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New York Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner
The Trump White House has repeatedly sounded an alarm about visitors with ties to China's Communist Party coming to the United States, arguing that they are a potential security threat. But the administration appears to have literally left the door open to a member of a Chinese government group when it went along with a plan to give the biggest purchasers of President Trump's digital currency access to the president and the White House. Mr. Trump launched a so-called memecoin, a type of cryptocurrency, just days before his inauguration. To bolster sales, the president's business partners created a contest in April, offering the coin's top buyers a tour of the White House and a private dinner with Mr. Trump at his Virginia golf club. One of those buyers was He Tianying, who is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, according to government documents in China examined by The New York Times. That government group, referred to as the C.P.P.C.C., is an advisory body that seeks to broaden the Communist Party's influence and solicit support from influential people in Chinese society. Mr. He, who was registered at the Trump event as a resident of Hong Kong, advises the Chinese government through his role as a delegate of the Fangshan C.P.P.C.C., a district of Beijing. He is listed as a member of the organization's science and technology committee. The Times could find no indication that Mr. He is a member of the Communist Party, and the government body he serves on is fairly low level. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Cops foil ‘Lee Rigby-style' plot to behead British paratrooper as families on airbase told ‘protect your kids'
COPS have reportedly uncovered a plot to behead a British paratrooper, with army families warned to be "vigilant". An image of the suspect was circulated by security at a base in Essex. 2 2 Bases in Colchester, where the two Parachute Regiment battalions are stationed, have tightened their security. The Ministry of Defence confirmed an ongoing incident is being investigated. Nottinghamshire Police intercepted online messages and are looking into the threat. It is not yet known whether anyone has been detained. Military staff at the Colchester base have been warned not to wear any army uniforms or clothing. There are around 3,500 troops and 750 civilian workers at the base, and both personnel and their families have been warned to be careful. According to the Mail, the instructions to gate security staff read: "Urgent. All, please disseminate to all your people in camp. "We have received warning that a man has made threats against members of the Para Regt and wants to carry out a 'Lee Rigby' style attack. "The SCC [Security Control Centre] and main gate have been informed but ensure no Para Regt/military clothing is worn outside camp and remain vigilant." The MOD confirmed it is aware of an "online threat". The Sun understands the plot is now being investigated by by Nottingham Police. An Army spokesperson said: "The safety and wellbeing of our personnel is our top priority. "We are aware of an online threat, which is being investigated by the civilian police. "Personnel are always advised to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to the Royal Military Police." Lee Rigby was beheaded outside a Royal Artillery barracks in London twelve years ago. His death in Woolwich, South East London, sent shock waves across the nation. The 25-year-old was a drummer in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. He was returning to Woolwich barracks after working at the Tower of London when he was spotted by his killers in Wellington Street at around 2.20pm. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale had circled the barracks in a blue Vauxhall Tigra for an hour hunting for a victim. As Lee crossed the road, the pair spotted his Help 4 Heroes hoodie and mowed him down in the car. The killers then leapt out of the vehicle and began stabbing and hacking at Lee's bod y with knives and a meat cleaver in an assault so fierce they almost decapitated him. Then they dragged his body into the road, where brave passer-by Ingrid Loyau-Kennett tried to shield him from further blows. Adebolajo told onlookers to call the police and urged them to film him as he launched into a rant, his hands soaked in Lee's blood. The pair waited for armed cops to arrive, then charged at the patrol car hoping to be martyred. They were both shot and injured. on July 4 2017. She said: 'My heart still bursts with pride at every minute of his life. 'My flesh and blood and my adored and only son." My son Lee Rigby was murdered 10 years ago…but I still leave an empty chair out for him every night By Holly Christodoulou LEE Rigby's mum has revealed she still leaves an empty chair at the table for her son ten years after he was murdered. Fusilier Lee, 25, was stabbed to death as he walked home near his barracks in Woolwich, South East London, on May 22, 2013. Extremists Michael Adebolajo and accomplice Michael Adebowale were jailed for life over the killing, which horrified the nation. Ten years on, Lee's mum Lyn Rigby has opened up about life without her beloved son. She told GMB she still has a picture of Lee next to her bed and says "good morning" to him each morning as a "focus to get up". Lyn added: "At family occasions when we all get together on a celebration, there's always an empty chair there for Lee at the dining table. "That's just what we do." The mum also revealed how she is sure her son can hear her when she speaks to him. She said strange things have happened at home and that she can feel Lee hugging her at night telling her to carry on. Lyn added: "Things happen in the house, you know, things can fly off the windowsill or the mantlepiece."
Fox News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Evening Edition: Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed In D.C. Terror Attack
Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed Wednesday evening in a targeted attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago who shouted 'Free, Free Palestine' while being taken into custody by law enforcement. The victims were identified as were identified as Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Milgrim, an American woman, the young couple were about to be engaged. FOX's John Saucier speaks with Michael Masters, CEO and National Director Of The Secure Community Network, which serves as the official safety and security organization for 'The Jewish Community In North America', who says the threat against the Jewish community is extremely high following this tragedy and the rest of the country needs to listen to what these attackers say, because it does reveal who they truly are. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police raid conspiracy theorist group 'Kingdom of Germany'
German authorities on Tuesday banned an extremist group called the "Kingdom of Germany", raided multiple locations nationwide and arrested four of its leading members. The group is part of a right-wing conspiracy theorist movement known as the "Citizens of the Reich" ("Reichsbuerger"), which rejects the legitimacy of the modern German republic. Among those detained was the group's self-proclaimed "king" Peter Fitzek, 59, a former chef and karate instructor. He founded the organisation, which has claimed to have about 6,000 members. Long dismissed as malcontents and oddballs, the Reichsbuerger have become increasingly radicalised and are considered a security threat by German authorities. Hundreds of security forces searched properties in seven states linked to the group, known in German as "Koenigreich Deutschland". The interior ministry said that over the past 10 years, the group had established "pseudo-state structures and institutions", issuing its own currency and identity papers and running an insurance scheme for its members. The ministry declared the dissolution of the group, which it accused of "attacking the liberal democratic order" of the federal Republic of Germany. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that the members of the group had "created a 'counter-state' in our country and built up economic criminal structures". "In this way, they persistently undermine the legal system and the Federal Republic's monopoly on the use of force." Authorities said the association had financed itself primarily through prohibited banking and insurance transactions for its members as well as donations. The Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe said Fitzek was arrested along with three other suspected ringleaders of the group, which was classified as a criminal organisation. - 'Supreme sovereign' - As the "so-called supreme sovereign," Fitzek had "control and decision-making power in all key areas", the Prosecutor's Office said. "The Kingdom of Germany considers itself a sovereign state within the meaning of international law and strives to extend its claimed 'national territory' to the borders of the German Empire of 1871," it added in a statement. Fitzek, who once ran unsuccessfully to enter parliament, anointed himself as "king" in 2012 in an elaborate ceremony complete with a crown and sceptre. He told AFP in an interview in 2023 that founding the organisation was the only answer to the "mass manipulation" he saw in German society. His followers tend to be people with a "pioneering spirit" who "want to make a positive change in this world", Fitzek told AFP in Wittenberg, the group's original base in eastern Germany. In Tuesday's raids, police searched locations in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There were around 23,000 members of the Reichsbuerger movement in 2022, according to Germany's domestic intelligence agency. More than 2,000 of them were considered potentially violent. While Reichsbuerger members subscribe to an ideology similar to that of the Kingdom of Germany, the Reichsbuerger movement is made up of many disparate groups. In 2022, members of a group including an ex-MP and former soldiers were arrested over a plot to attack parliament, overthrow the government and install aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss as head of state. Another high-profile case saw a group of Reichsbuerger members charged with plotting to kidnap the then health minister, Karl Lauterbach, in protest at Covid-19 restrictions. bur-smk/fz/gil
Arab News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Police raid conspiracy theorist group 'Kingdom of Germany'
BERLIN: German authorities on Tuesday banned an extremist group called the "Kingdom of Germany", raided multiple locations nationwide and arrested four of its leading group is part of a right-wing conspiracy theorist movement known as the "Citizens of the Reich" ("Reichsbuerger"), which rejects the legitimacy of the modern German those detained was the group's self-proclaimed "king" Peter Fitzek, 59, a former chef and karate founded the organisation, which has claimed to have about 6,000 dismissed as malcontents and oddballs, the Reichsbuerger have become increasingly radicalised and are considered a security threat by German of security forces searched properties in seven states linked to the group, known in German as "Koenigreich Deutschland".The interior ministry said that over the past 10 years, the group had established "pseudo-state structures and institutions", issuing its own currency and identity papers and running an insurance scheme for its ministry declared the dissolution of the group, which it accused of "attacking the liberal democratic order" of the federal Republic of Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that the members of the group had "created a 'counter-state' in our country and built up economic criminal structures"."In this way, they persistently undermine the legal system and the Federal Republic's monopoly on the use of force."Authorities said the association had financed itself primarily through prohibited banking and insurance transactions for its members as well as Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe said Fitzek was arrested along with three other suspected ringleaders of the group, which was classified as a criminal the "so-called supreme sovereign," Fitzek had "control and decision-making power in all key areas", the Prosecutor's Office said."The Kingdom of Germany considers itself a sovereign state within the meaning of international law and strives to extend its claimed 'national territory' to the borders of the German Empire of 1871," it added in a who once ran unsuccessfully to enter parliament, anointed himself as "king" in 2012 in an elaborate ceremony complete with a crown and told AFP in an interview in 2023 that founding the organisation was the only answer to the "mass manipulation" he saw in German followers tend to be people with a "pioneering spirit" who "want to make a positive change in this world", Fitzek told AFP in Wittenberg, the group's original base in eastern Tuesday's raids, police searched locations in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and were around 23,000 members of the Reichsbuerger movement in 2022, according to Germany's domestic intelligence than 2,000 of them were considered potentially Reichsbuerger members subscribe to an ideology similar to that of the Kingdom of Germany, the Reichsbuerger movement is made up of many disparate 2022, members of a group including an ex-MP and former soldiers were arrested over a plot to attack parliament, overthrow the government and install aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss as head of high-profile case saw a group of Reichsbuerger members charged with plotting to kidnap the then health minister, Karl Lauterbach, in protest at Covid-19
