Former Border Officer and Police Officer Jailed for Spying for China.
Two men were convicted under the National Security Act for aiding Chineseintelligencein tracking down Hong Kongdissidentsin the United Kingdom. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Twomenin the United Kingdom have been. . .
Two men were convicted under the National Security Act for aiding Chineseintelligencein tracking down Hong Kongdissidentsin the United Kingdom. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Twomenin the United Kingdom have been imprisoned forspying on behalf of China. 📺 DETAIL:Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, a formerBorder Force officer, and Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, a former Hong Kong police officer, weresentenced to ten and eight years in prison, respectively. The two men were found guilty of assisting Chinese intelligence intracking Hong Kong dissidentsin the United Kingdom. Both men wereconvicted under the National Security Actat the Central Criminal Court in London on Thursday. Wai, who began working for Border Force in December 2020 at Heathrow Airport in London, used hisaccessto Home Office databasesto track Hong Kong dissidents, leading to an additional conviction of misconduct in public office. “Will not let any cockroaches in,”wrote Wai in a message to Eddie Ma, a former chief superintendent of Hong Kong Police’s Criminal Intelligence Bureau with connections to Chinese intelligence. Meanwhile, Yuan, who secured a job as the office manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, acted as Wai’s go-between with the Chinese intelligence services. It was also revealed that Wai had served as a Metropolitan Police officer and in the Royal Navy. The pair’s activities included targetingprominentpro-democracy figureslike Nathan Law, a Hong Kong activist with aHK$1m (~$127,589) bountyon his head. Wai managed to gain assistance from Matthew Trickett, a fellow Border Force officer who was later found dead in asuspected suicide. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“These convictions send a clear message thattransnational repression, foreign interference, unauthorised surveillance, andattempts to operate outside the law will not be toleratedon British soil. ” – Bethan David, Head of the Counter Terrorism Division at the Crown Prosecution Service. 🎯 IMPACT:The pair’s actions underscore how far China is willing to go in order to suppress dissidents,even those operating abroad. Wai’s arrest for spying on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wasfirst reported in May. The conviction is thefirst of its kind in the United Kingdom. Notably, it wasreportedback in 2023 that the British government was“doxxing” Chinese dissidentsbased in the United Kingdom, providing the CCP with their addresses and bank details under an international tax treaty between the two countries. 📺 FLASHBACK:Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party, wassentenced to 20 years in prisonby a Hong Kong court inFebruary, sparkingbipartisan outcryfromUnited States lawmakers. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. More From The PulseThe Department of Homeland Security has criticized the Democrat Governor of Virginia’ssanctuarypolicies after anillegal immigrantcharged with sexually abusing a five-year-old girl was granted a low bond. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has criticized Democrat Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger’s sanctuary policies after anillegalimmigrant charged with sexually abusing a childwas granted a low bond. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“Sanctuary Spanberger’sREFUSALto work with [ICE] has made Virginians less safe and the commonwealtha magnet for illegal alien crime. ” – Department of Homeland Security statement📺 DETAIL:On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)called onAbigail Spanberger, the Democrat Governor of Virginia, to ensure that an illegal immigrant charged withaggravated sexual batteryof a five-year-old girl was not released back into the community. Jose Nahun Aleman Hernandez, a 43-year-old illegal immigrant, was arrested on June 3 by the Prince William Police Department. Hernandez was accused of inappropriately touching the child at her babysitter’s home. The incident took place inWoodbridge, Virginia, according to police reports. Despite the severity of the charges, Hernandez was granted a low$5,000 secured bond,sparking criticismfrom DHS on Wednesday. 🎯 IMPACT:When pressed by reporters on criticism from DHS, Governor Spanberger provided no answer. The case has reignited concerns about the public safety implications of sanctuary policies and reinforces the stereotype of Democrats treating illegal migrant crime with a soft touch. Sanctuary policieslimit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, disrupting enforcement. 📺 FLASHBACK:This is not the first time that DHS has criticized Governor Spanberger. Earlier in April, data from the Department revealed that75 percent of defendantsin Fairfax County, Virginia, murder trials this year wereillegal immigrants. In one such case, Abdul Jalloh, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone, wascharged with the murderof Stephanie Minter in Fairfax County. 5-YEAR-OLD MOLESTED BY ILLEGAL ALIEN IN VIRGINIA. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. We are calling on@GovernorVAto NOT RELEASE Jose Nahun Aleman Hernandez, a criminal illegal pedophilewhomolested a child while she was at her babysitter’shouse. Sanctuary Spanberger’s REFUSAL to work with@ICEgovhas made…https://t. co/JZAj11UI5Xpic. twitter. com/2rYkWnbaVl— Homeland Security (@DHSgov)June 17, 2026JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. show lessThe Department of Homeland Security has criticized the Democrat Governor of Virginia's sanctuary policies after an illegal immigrant charged with sexually abusing a five-year-old girl was granted a low bond. show moreA KoreanWarveteran has publicly endorsed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party ahead of the crucial Makerfield parliamentary by-election. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:A veteran of the Korean War, who claims to be Britain’slast living fighter pilotfrom that conflict, endorsed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in the crucial Makerfield parliamentary by-election (special election) on Thursday. 📰 DETAIL:Farage uploaded a video to social media on Thursday showing adoorstep conversationwith an unnamed elderly gentleman, who introduced himself as “the last fighter pilot living after the Korean War. ” The veteran said Farage’s party, which is in atight raceagainst Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, of Britain’s governing Labour Party, couldcount on “four votes” at his house. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“Please get in andget rid of him!” – Veteran, referring to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. 🎯 IMPACT:The endorsement highlightsReform’s standing among veterans. Farage and the veteran discussed the latter’s service flying Gloster Meteor and F-4 Phantom jets, and the former discussed his previous meetings with 105-year-old Second World War pilot Colin Bell. Faragethanked him for his service, and the veteran told the Reform leader it was a pleasure to meet him, urging him to “get rid” of Labour. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessA Korean War veteran has publicly endorsed Nigel Farage's Reform UK party ahead of the crucial Makerfield parliamentary by-election. show moreThe alleged ringleader of adroneand sniper plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday is reportedly anillegal immigrant. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:The alleged ringleader of aplotto target UFC Freedom 250 withexplosive drones and snipers, Abraham Alvarez, is reportedly anillegalimmigrantfrom Mexico who benefited from former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. 📺 DETAIL:Alvarez entered the U. S. asachild on a B2 visa, which expired in 2001. He was granteddeportation reliefunder the Obama Administration’sDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program in 2014. He and the other four suspects the authorities have arrested allegedly planned to detonate explosives carried by drones at UFC Freedom 250,target the crowds with snipersduring the subsequent evacuation, and then storm the gates of the White House in a “second wave” attack. 🎯 IMPACT:If convicted, each suspect faces a maximum penalty oflife in prisonand a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit murder, along with an additional five years for planning violence on White House grounds. The case raises concerns over the vulnerabilities in immigration enforcement and national securitycaused by DACA. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“This illegal alien from Mexico shouldnever have been allowed in our country,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis, adding: “He will face justice andswiftly be removed from our country. ”📺 FLASHBACK:The DACA program, introduced by the Obama Administration, has faced years of criticism for providing protections to migrants whoentered the U. S. illegally as minors, creating amnesty-style loopholes for abuses such as overstaying visas. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessThe alleged ringleader of a drone and sniper plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday is reportedly an illegal immigrant. show moreThe U. S. -Iran agreement to end hostilities and reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping route has led to a decline in oilprices, but the Federal Reserve’sinterestrate outlook has unsettled stock markets. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Oil pricesfell furtheron Thursday after the U. S. and Iran signedadeal to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for globaloilandfertilizershipments. 📰 DETAIL:Theagreementbetween President Donald J. Trump and his Iranian counterparts aims to end hostilities between Washington and Iran, which previously led to an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, spiking global energy prices, and a U. S. blockade of Iran. However, the Federal Reserve’s decision toraise its inflation forecastand hint athigher interest rateshas caused volatility in stock markets, offsetting some of the gains from the drop in oil prices. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“Persistently high prices are a burden for the American people,” said Kevin Warsh, the newly-installed Chairman of the Federal Reserve, while explaining the central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. “This committee willdeliver price stability,” he added. 🎯 IMPACT:The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is expected tostabilize oil prices, but the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates could dampen investor confidence regardless. Notably, it is expected to take some time before the reopening of the strait leads to a significant increase in global oil supplies. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessThe U. S. -Iran agreement to end hostilities and reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping route has led to a decline in oil prices, but the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook has unsettled stock markets. show moreA van with a fake campaign logo is causing controversy during a crucial UK specialelection, raising questions aboutelection integrityand illegality. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:A van with a fake “Muslims for Reform” logo was spotted illegally driving around the Makerfield constituency on polling day during a significant UK special election. The van – a clearcampaignstunt designed to stop people voting for Reform UK, thus aiding the incumbent Labour Party – had no “imprint” or election markings, as required under UK election law. 📰 DETAIL:The stunt was first highlighted on social media by supporters of the “Restore Britain” movement, with activist “Young Bob” initially posting images before distancing himself and deleting related tweets. The images were also posted by Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe, who also hastily deleted them once it became clear that Restore Britain activists were involved in promoting the unlawful campaign stunt. 🎯 IMPACT:This incident raises concerns about electionintegrityand the influence of fringe groups like Restore Britain, which polls at 3% nationally and aims to undermine Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, inadvertently supporting the establishment Labour and Conservative parties. Oh dear. Looks like this illegal stunt by Restore Britain activists is going to land them in some hot water. https://t. co/PRitoceMEypic. twitter. com/SsGVwjQqzYYour free, daily feed from The National Pulse. — Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam)June 18, 2026JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessA van with a fake campaign logo is causing controversy during a crucial UK special election, raising questions about election integrity and illegality. show moreOxfordshire County Council in England is pursuingaHigh Court injunction tobanthe display of the English and British flags on public highways, citing community “distress” and public safety. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:A local government in England has applied for a High Court injunction to prevent residents fromdisplaying the English and British flagson public infrastructure. 📰 DETAIL:Oxfordshire County Council, which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, a liberal-left party that wants Britain to rejoin the European Union (EU), has applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent residents from putting up England’s St George’s Cross flag and Britain’s Union flag. The council claims thatnational flagsare causing “distress within communities” and public safety risks. The council’s push for an injunction follows theRaise the Colours campaign, a nationwide initiative in which activists displayed the flags of the United Kingdom in public spaces. The council has alreadyspentroughly £15,000on flag removals, sparking criticism about its priorities. The council’s push for an injunction was announced on Wednesday. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“With theWorld Cupnow underway and communities across the country coming together to support their national teams, many residents will also question whether this is really the right time to be escalating matters further through the courts. Common sense and proportionality should always guide decision-making, particularlywhenthe costs involved are ultimately borne by taxpayers. ” – Liam Walker, a Conservative Party councillor in Oxfordshire🎯 IMPACT:If successful, the injunction could lead to penalties includingimprisonment or finesfor those who display the flags of England and Britain on English public highways. In March this year,a leaked draftof the government’s social cohesion policy called the British, English, and Scottish flags“tools of hate. ”👀 FLASHBACK:This is not the first time thatOxfordshire County Council has attacked the flags of England and Britain. In April earlier this year, itissued a formal noticeto Raise the Colours, instructing the group to end its campaign. Liz Leffman, then-leader of Oxfordshire County Council, claimed: “The widespread installation of flags by Raise the Colours is not a sign of patriotism. It is an act of intimidation and divisionthat is having a real and damaging impact on our communities. ”Image by THOR. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusiveeshow lessOxfordshire County Council in England is pursuing a High Court injunction to ban the display of the English and British flags on public highways, citing community "distress" and public safety. show moreA British nurse has been removed from the nursing register after telling acancerpatient that Covidvaccinescaused their illness, leading to a misconduct tribunal ruling. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:ABritishnurse,Penny Ann Senner, wasstruck off thenursingregisterafter a tribunal found shetold a cancer patient that Covid vaccinations caused their illness. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel ruled thather comments undermined public confidence in health guidanceand caused emotional distress. 📺 DETAIL:Senner, who worked for the Dorset Healthcare University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, was found to have told a patient undergoing chemotherapy that Covid vaccines were responsible for her cancer and that the link had been“hushed up,”while also providing a leaflet directing her to an anti-vaccination website. The patient said the comments left her distressed and fearful about her children receivingCovidvaccinations. The Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal ruled that Senner’s actions caused lasting emotional harm and failed to recognize the patient’s vulnerability. The panel also found that she hadaccessed numerous patient records without authorizationas part of what she described as “research” following the vaccine rollout. Concluding that her conduct was unprofessional and inconsistent with government health guidance, the panel ordered that Senner be removed from the nursing register. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“A member of the public would be shocked to learn that a registered nurse was sharing their personal beliefs with patients, when they knew that these wereinconsistent with their employer’s policiesand UK health guidance. ” – Panel ruling📺 FLASHBACK:A large-cohort retrospective study published in theBiomarker Researchjournal in 2025 suggested a possibleconnectionbetween COVID-19 vaccinations and anincreased risk of developing specific types of cancers, including thyroid, colorectal, lung, and breast cancers. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessA British nurse has been removed from the nursing register after telling a cancer patient that Covid vaccines caused their illness, leading to a misconduct tribunal ruling. show moreHungary’s National Assembly has passedaconstitutional amendment retroactively barring former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from office. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Hungary’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment preventing former Prime Minister Viktor Orbánfrom seeking the office again. 📺 DETAIL:The amendment imposedan eight-year term limiton prime ministers seeking office again. The amendment was passed this weekand applies retroactively, effectively barring Orbán from returning to power. Hungary’s Parliament, The National Assembly,voted 135 to 50 in favor of the measure. The passing of the measure has sparked accusations that Hungary’s recently-elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar is attempting to ban his political opponents. “Implementing personalised legislation with retroactive effect is a unique low point,” said Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary leader of Orbán’s Fidesz party. “Liberals preach democracy and apply legal means to exclude top challengers,instead of winning the argument and popular support. We’ve seen lawfare against conservatives in France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czechia, etc… In Hungary, we’ve been in power with a supermajority for 16 years. We’ve never banned our opponents from running. Tisza did it merely weeks after winning,” posted András László, Hungarian Member of European Parliament for Orbán’s Fidesz party on X (formerly Twitter). 💬 KEY QUOTE:“It doesn’t concern me,it’s about me. ” – Viktor Orbán, responding to a question whether the amendment concerned him. 🎯 IMPACT:Orbán served as Hungary’sprime ministerfor 16 years, from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2010 to 2023, earning a reputation among European leaders as a prominent opponent of European Union (EU) mandates, particularly on mass migration. The ban raises concerns about the use of lawfare against supporters of Orbán. Magyar’s decision to crack down on Fidesz may signal a shift in Hungary’s relationship with the EU, potentially unlocking relief funds withheld by the bloc due to Orbán’s conservative policies. This coincides with the creation ofan investigative committeeby the Magyar government to examine Orbán-era officials. 📺 FLASHBACK:In April, Orbán and his party were defeated ina major election victoryforchallenger Péter Magyarand hispro-EU Tisza party. The opposition coalitionsecured 138 of 199 seats in the National Assembly, allowing the new government to amend the nationalconstitution. Today the Hungarian Parliament banned Viktor Orbán from being elected prime minister again. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. The amendment to the constitution adopted today by the Tisza Party does not allow anyone to be prime ministerwhohas already served at least 8 years as prime minister since 1990. In…— András LÁSZLÓ MEP 🇭🇺 (@laszloan)June 15, 2026JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessHungary's National Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment retroactively barring former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from office. show moreBritish Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasizeda“closer relationship” with the European Union and refused to rule out rejoining the bloc in his lifetime at the G7 Summit inFrance. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hasrefused to rule out Britain re-joining the European Union(EU)during his lifetime. 📺 DETAIL:Prime Minister Starmer refused to rule out Britain re-joining the EU during theG7 Summit in Francethis week. When asked whether the country could re-join the 27-country bloc in his lifetime, the Labour Party leader referred to his party’s manifesto, which rules out re-joining the EU’s Single Market, although these promises only last until theend of this parliament. “We’ve got a clear manifesto commitment in terms of not rejoining the EU, and that’s why we’ve gone for thecloser relationshipthat we’re building. We’reslowly but surelybuilding with the EU,”the Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Starmer emphasized that his government is seeking a closer relationship with the EU in a variety of different areas, including, but not limited to, “defense, security, trade, the economy, and [carbon] emissions,” as well as a so-called “youth mobility” migration scheme set to be discussed at aUK-EU summit in late July. “We have been very clear thatwe want a closer relationship with the EU. And that is what we’re achieving,” Starmer told the press. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“We shouldn’t spend the whole time looking backwards to Brexit…We should look forward to what a relationship with the EU looks like. ” – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer🎯 IMPACT:Starmer was anavid supporter of the Remain campaign, even pushing for asecond referendumafter the Leave campaign emerged victorious a decade ago. As such, it’s possible that the Prime Minister will seek to reverse Brexit at a later date, or graduallyrejoin in all but nameby signing Britain up to various EU policies. Likely Labour leadership contender and former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for the United Kingdom to rejoin the EU outright, saying, “We need a new special relationship with the EU, because Britain’s future lies with Europe, and one day- one day –back in the European Union,” inMay. Image by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessBritish Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasized a "closer relationship" with the European Union and refused to rule out rejoining the bloc in his lifetime at the G7 Summit in France. show moreCalifornia’s Supplier Diversity Program has come under scrutiny for its preferential treatment of LGBTQ-owned businesses in utility contracts. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:California’s Supplier Diversity Program has been givingpreferential treatment to LGBTQ-owned businessesin utility contracts. 📺 DETAIL:California’s Supplier Diversity Program, which is managed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), began in 1988 topromote minority- and women-owned businesses. The program was expanded in 2014 by then-Governor Jerry Brown (D) to include “LGBTQ” firms. Under incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom (D), additional energy sector companies were encouraged to participate. In 2022, CPUC announceda target of allocating 1. 5 percent(approximately $633 million) “for the inclusion ofLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) certified businessesin competitive contracting process with California-based utilities,” starting with a 0. 5 percent procurement goal in 2022. However, critics argue this mayviolate the spirit ofProposition 209. The Proposition, which was passed in 1996, bans preferential treatment based on racial, sexual, and ethnic characteristics, among other traits, inboth contracting and public employment. Thesefindings were publishedbyCity Journalon Tuesday. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“If I was a straight, white male, I might be concerned I don’t have the same opportunity. It worked out great for me. ” – Mary Ann Horton, a transgender cybersecurity business owner and recipient of utility contracts under the program🎯 IMPACT:The findings and the program’s expansion raise concerns about fairness and legality, particularly as Californiavoters upheld Proposition 209 in 2020. The decisionby the Democrat-run state of California to grant preferential treatment is likely to spark backlash from businesses, especially smaller providers, that might otherwise benefit from contracting but have been effectivelyprevented from doing so. The decision to spend billions in this way is likely to raise concerns among those who see it as contrary to the Proposition’s intent. 📺 FLASHBACK:This is far from the only set of questionable targets pursued by California Democrats. In 2023, Governor Newsom signed a bill into lawrequiringall K-12 schoolsin the state to havegender-neutral bathroomsby July 2026. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessCalifornia's Supplier Diversity Program has come under scrutiny for its preferential treatment of LGBTQ-owned businesses in utility contracts. show more