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25 January 2023 Security News

Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020 US Dept. of Justice 25 Jan 2023 -- A dual citizen of Canada and France pleaded guilty today to sending a threatening letter containing homemade ricin to then-President Donald J. Trump at the White House in September 2020, and eight similar letters, each containing ricin, to Texas State law enforcement officials.

Two Members of the Aryan Circle Sentenced for Attempted Murder US Dept. of Justice 25 Jan 2023 -- Two members of the Aryan Circle were each sentenced today to 10 years in prison for their role in the attempted murder of an inmate that occurred while they were incarcerated at U.S. Penitentiary Yazoo City in Mississippi.

Human rights must be defended in the fight against terrorism: UN chief UN News 25 Jan 2023 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights.

US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing VOA 25 Jan 2023 -- The United States is "actively seeking to reengage" China on counternarcotics, including stopping the flow of illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the U.S., said the State Department ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing in early February.

Estonia should continue to strengthen the private sector's role and law enforcement efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing Council of Europe 25 Jan 2023 -- In a new report the Council of Europe's anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL encourages Estonia to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism (FT), among others by re-enforcing the capacities and performance of the private sector and improving its law enforcement efforts in this field.

COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 25 Jan 2023 -- 220.32 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.16 cr Second Dose and 22.59 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

COVID-19 kills 3 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 25 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,744 with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan reports 16,518 new COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths CNA 25 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan reported 16,518 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths from the disease on Wednesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea locks down capital city, Pyongyang, over respiratory illness Press TV 25 Jan 2023 -- Authorities in North Korea's capital city, Pyongyang, have issued a health notice, ordering a five-day lockdown due to the increasing cases of an unspecified respiratory disease.
North Korean capital Pyongyang on lockdown as COVID spreads through the city Radio Free Asia 25 Jan 2023 -- North Korean authorities have locked down the capital city of Pyongyang due to 'rising' cases of an unspecified respiratory illness according to media reports citing a central government notice, and sources confirmed to Radio Free Asia that multiple people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19.
North Korea Orders Lockdown in Capital After Spread of 'Respiratory Illness' VOA 25 Jan 2023 -- North Korean authorities have ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital, Pyongyang, amid an increase in unspecified respiratory illnesses, according to Russian diplomats and a Seoul-based news outlet.

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