Former Deputy Head of Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) Levan Akhobadze has been arrested on charges of receiving a particularly large bribe, according to the country’s Anti-Corruption Agency.

On Thursday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin arrived at Mexico’s National Palace to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and her security cabinet.

Kyrgyzstan has entered a new period of political uncertainty after authorities charged former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev and seven others with allegedly plotting to seize power from President Sadyr Japarov.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed the assassination of its chairman, Ali Larijani, in a statement released by the semi-official Mehr news, following Israel's claim that it had killed him in targeted attacks earlier today.

The Israeli Air Force struck and killed Mahmoud al-Aswad, Hamas’s General Security Apparatus leader in Western Gaza, the IDF announced Wednesday.

NATO defense chiefs were set to hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, according to a senior alliance official. The meeting comes as Western countries, aiming to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, explore potential future security guarantees for Kyiv that could contribute to a peace agreement.

Haiti’s transitional government has named former national palace security chief Vladimir Paraison as national police chief, replacing Rameau Normil after just over a year in the role.

On Wednesday, Iran urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter in response to the ongoing conflict with Israel.