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Senate confirms Colin McDonald as first DOJ fraud enforcement chief | Fox News

By Jasmine Baehr, Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 6:03pm EDT

The crackdown on fraud in Minnesota will serve as a blueprint for a new Department of Justice office focused on protecting taxpayer funds from scams, according to DOJ nominee Colin McDonald.

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The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on a 52–47 vote to serve as the Justice Department’s first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement on Tuesday, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to crack down on abuse of taxpayer-funded programs.

The confirmation comes as federal officials continue investigating large-scale fraud schemes, including a Minnesota daycare fraud probe involving millions in taxpayer-funded federal dollars, while House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has alleged whistleblowers warned state leaders about the issue for years.

President Donald Trump created the new National Fraud Enforcement Division to target systemic fraud across federal programs, pointing to cases such as Minnesota, which officials say have both exposed widespread abuse and helped shape the federal government’s response.

“My Administration has uncovered fraud schemes in states like Minnesota and California, where these thieves have stolen hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars,” Trump said. “Together, we will end the fraud and restore integrity to our federal programs.”

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Colin McDonald, U.S. assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement nominee, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Feb. 25, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

The new role is intended to centralize enforcement efforts and expand the Justice Department’s ability to investigate and prosecute complex fraud schemes tied to public assistance programs.

During his confirmation hearing, McDonald said the work in Minnesota had been “pivotal” spotlighting fraud in taxpayer-funded programs and that the new division would seek to “scale” similar efforts nationwide.

Attorney General Pam Bondi called McDonald an “experienced, skilled, and tough prosecutor” who will “continue doing incredible work to root out fraud across America.”

FEDERAL FRAUD FACES SENATE SHOWDOWN AS THUNE TAPS ERNST TO LEAD REFORMS AFTER MINNESOTA SCANDAL

Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was found at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state.(Madelin Fuerste / Fox News Channel)

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described McDonald as “one of the most effective attorneys” he has worked with and said the American people should have confidence in his leadership of the new division.

Vice President JD Vance said McDonald has an “exceptional prosecutorial track record” and is well positioned to take on the role.

McDonald currently serves as an associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, where he has worked on major enforcement initiatives under Blanche.

GOP SENATOR PUSHES TO CREATE ANTI-FRAUD SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL AFTER MINNESOTA FRAUD REVELATIONS

Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, and Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, during a confirmation hearing.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

During his testimony, McDonald emphasized the scale of the problem, citing estimates that hundreds of billions of dollars are lost to fraud annually, and said the Justice Department would work with federal, state and local partners to investigate and prosecute cases, adding that “no fraud is too big” and “no fraud is too small” for enforcement.

The Minnesota daycare fraud investigation has drawn particular scrutiny as part of the broader crackdown, with federal investigators and lawmakers examining allegations that funds intended for childcare and meals for children were diverted or misused.

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A recent state audit found Minnesota officials failed for years to properly investigate fraud-related allegations, concluding the Department of Human Services had the authority to pursue cases but did not act, according to the report.

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion, Andrew Mark Miller, Emma Colton and Max Bacall contributed to this reporting.

Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.

OpenAI pulls the plug on its Sora AI video app

Updated on: March 24, 2026 / 6:00 PM EDT / CBS News

OpenAI said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its Sora AI video app.

The move comes as the video platform wanes in popularity among users, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported OpenAI’s decision to pull the plug.

“We’ve decided to discontinue Sora in the consumer app and API. As we focus and compute demand grows, the Sora research team continues to focus on world simulation research to advance robotics that will help people solve real-world, physical tasks,” an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News.

In a social media post, OpenAI also expressed thanks to Sora users, saying that “we know this news is disappointing.”

AI video apps have wowed tech fans for their ability to almost instantly generate videos, while drawing criticism for making it harder to distinguish real from fake images.

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The torrent of AI-created videos from Sora and other developers heightened concerns about the proliferation of AI “slop” — low-quality or deliberately deceptive videos that critics say are swamping the internet.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, launched Sora in February 2024, sparking vigorous discussion about the future of content creation, filmmaking and media in the age of artificial intelligence.

In September 2025, OpenAI released a more powerful version of the tool, Sora 2, with one feature enabling users to create “cameos” of themselves, friends and others. The app quickly jumped to the top of Apple’s app store.

Yet Sora also generated its fair share of debate. In 2025, the app courted controversy when some users produced what the company characterized as “disrespectful depictions” of Martin Luther King Jr., prompting it to temporarily block app users from making videos using the civil rights activist’s likeness.

Sora also raised copyright concerns after users started making videos with popular characters like Ronald McDonald.

In December of last year, Disney announced that it reached a licensing deal with OpenAI to allow users to create videos with hundreds of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars.

“We appreciate the constructive collaboration between our teams and what we learned from it, and we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Although OpenAI is scrapping Sora, the company said ChatGPT’s AI image generator will remain intact.

“Every day we’re making tradeoffs in how we apply compute across research, product launches and inference, and we’re prioritizing the highest-value uses that best advance our mission,” OpenAI said in its statement to CBS News.

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FedEx to offer same-day delivery as it battles with Amazon and other retailers

March 24, 2026 / 5:10 PM EDT / CBS News

FedEx said Tuesday that it will offer same-day delivery in partnership with logistics company OneRail, with the announcement following a recent move by Amazon to offerexpedited deliveries across the U.S.

The new shipping option allows FedEx customers to choose two-hour or end-of-day delivery when they are completing the checkout process for a package. The company said it will then match the order with other delivery providers in its national network, while also allowing customers to track packages.

Customers can opt in for same-day delivery for different packages, including large, oversized or specialized deliveries, FedEx said in a news release.

FedEd did not immediately respond to a request for comment on when the service will launch or where it will be available.

OneRail did not respond to a request for comment. On its website, the Orlando, Florida-based company said it uses artificial intelligence to streamline deliveries. Other OneRail customers in Lowe’s and PepsiCo.

FedEx is moving to speed its deliveries as retail giants Amazon and Walmart also roll out same-day delivery. Amazon last week introduced one-hour and three-hour delivery options, with the latter available in thousands of cities across the U.S.

Walmart has also expanded its delivery services over the years to include faster shipping services throughout the day, including earlymorning hours and late evening.

Edited by Alain Sherter

Venezuelan man sues US over deportation to El Salvadoran prison | Reuters

By Mike Scarcella
March 24, 2026 8:24 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

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Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel, who has filed a formal complaint against the U.S. government for sending him to El Salvador’s most notorious prison, claiming he was falsely accused of gang membership by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, looks on during an interview, in Caracas, Venezuela July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab]

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – A Venezuelan man who said he was wrongfully identified as a gang member and deported to a notorious El Salvador prison in violation of a ​U.S. court order has sued the U.S. government for at least $1.3 million ‌in damages.

Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, a barber who lived in Irving, Texas, filed the lawsuit, opens new tab on Tuesday in federal court in Washington, accusing the government of false imprisonment, negligence and other claims.

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Rengel alleges he was wrongly ​identified in March 2025 as a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de ​Aragua and detained by U.S. immigration officers while he was heading to ⁠work. The lawsuit said the only justification offered at the time of his arrest was ​that his tattoos indicated gang membership.

“This case reveals an illegal and morally bereft plan of ​action at the highest levels of our government to defy a federal court, strip a man of his rights, and hand him over to a foreign government for torture to prove a political point,” said ​Norm Eisen, a lawyer for Rengel. “Adrián Rengel spent four months in abhorrent, inhumane conditions ​because senior officials chose to flout the rule of law.”

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DHS SAYS RENGEL A PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT

The lawsuit appears ‌to ⁠be the first seeking damages from the U.S. by a deportee to the prison in El Salvador.

The Department of Homeland Security, in a statement, reiterated its claim that Rengel entered the country illegally in 2023 from Venezuela and is an associate of Tren de Aragua. The agency ​said Rengel was deemed “a ​public safety threat.”

The Trump ⁠administration made a crackdown on immigration a hallmark of the president’s second term, which began in January 2025. Rengel was one of ​the 252 Venezuelans who were deported by the administration to El Salvador’s ​Terrorism Confinement Center ⁠last year.

Rengel spent four months in the maximum-security prison, where he said Salvadoran officials subjected him to physical and psychological abuse, humiliation and degradation.

He was released from the center in July ⁠2025 and ​sent back to Venezuela as part of a prisoner ​swap agreement between the United States and Venezuela. Rengel last year filed a formal administrative complaint against the U.S., ​a necessary precursor to bringing a lawsuit.

Reporting by Mike Scarcella; Editing by David Bario, Rod Nickel

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New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law over child exploitation claims

March 24, 2026 / 6:46 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.

The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta — which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — prioritized profits over safety. The jury determined Meta violated parts of the state’s Unfair Practices Act on accusations the company hid what it knew about the dangers of child sexual exploitation on its platforms and impacts on child mental health.

The jury agreed with allegations that Meta made false or misleading statements and also agreed that Meta engaged in “unconscionable” trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children.

Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.

Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net.

“We respectfully disagree with the verdict and will appeal,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told CBS News in a statement Tuesday evening. “We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and are clear about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors or harmful content. We will continue to defend ourselves vigorously, and we remain confident in our record of protecting teens online.”

New Mexico’s case was among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media platforms and their impacts on children.

The trial that started Feb. 9 is one of the first in a torrent of lawsuits against Meta and comes as school districts and legislators want more restrictions on the use of smartphones in classrooms.

In a federal court in Southern California, a jury has been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta and YouTube should be liable for harms caused to children on their platforms, in one of three bellwether court cases that could set the course for thousands of similar lawsuits.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in the Los Angeles trial last month, telling jurors that while users under 13 are not allowed on Instagram, it is a difficult rule to enforce because there are “a meaningful number of people who lie about their age to use our services.”

In addition, more than 40 state attorneys general have filed lawsuits against Meta, claiming it’s contributing to a mental health crisis among young people by deliberately designing Instagram and Facebook features that are addictive.

New Mexico’s case relied on a state undercover investigation where agents created social media accounts posing as children to document sexual solicitations and Meta’s response.

A recording of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition is played for the jurors on March 4, 2026, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool

The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, also says Meta hasn’t fully disclosed or addressed the dangers of social media addiction. Meta hasn’t agreed that social media addiction exists, but executives at trial acknowledged “problematic use” and say they want people to feel good about the time they spend on Meta’s platforms.

“Evidence shows not only that Meta invests in safety because it’s the right thing to do but because it is good for business,” Meta attorney Kevin Huff told jurors in closing arguments. “Meta designs its apps to help people connect with friends and family, not to try to connect predators.”

Tech companies have been protected from liability for material posted on their social media platforms under Section 230, a 30-year-old provision of the U.S. Communications Decency Act, as well as a First Amendment shield.

New Mexico prosecutors say Meta still should be responsible for its role in pushing out that content through complex algorithms that proliferate material that can be harmful for children.

“We know the output is meant to be engagement and time spent for kids,” prosecution attorney Linda Singer said. “That choice that Meta made has profound negative impacts on kids.”

A slated second phase of the trial, possibly in May before a judge with no jury, would determine whether Meta created a public nuisance and may be ordered to change course and pay for remedies.

The New Mexico trial examined a raft of Meta’s internal correspondence and reports related to child safety. Jurors also heard testimony from Meta executives, platform engineers, whistleblowers who left the company, psychiatric experts and tech-safety consultants.

The jury also heard testimony from local public school educators who struggled with disruptions linked to social media, including sextortion schemes targeting children.

“What this case is about is one of the biggest tech companies in the world taking advantage of New Mexico teens,” state Chief Deputy Attorney General James Grayson told the jury in closing arguments.

The jury was assembled from residents of Santa Fe County, including the politically progressive state capital city.

In reaching a verdict, it considered whether social media users were misled by specific statements about platform safety by Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosseri and Meta global head of safety Antigone Davis.

In deliberations, the jury used a checklist of allegations from prosecutors that Meta failed to disclose what it knew about problems with enforcing its ban on users under 13, the prevalence of social media content about teen suicide, the role of Meta algorithms in prioritizing sensational or harmful content, and more.

TSA warns shutdown is forcing some workers to draw blood to pay for gas

More than 400 TSA agents have resigned since the shutdown began Feb. 14, with Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl warning staffing shortages will continue to grow

By Adam Pack
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Published March 24, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Some Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are selling their blood plasma to make ends meet as the 38-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on, acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl told reporters Tuesday.

“We got folks sleeping in cars,” Stahl told reporters at Washington’s Reagan National Airport, referring to TSA employees. “I talked to a single mother recently who has a three-year-old child with special needs and can’t afford to pay for childcare for that three-year-old child.”

Stahl also said some agents are having “blood drawn to afford gas to come to work.”

The bleak situation comes as TSA agents nationwide have been forced to report to work without pay during the prolonged funding lapse. More than 50,000 TSA personnel will miss their second full paycheck of the shutdown if the funding lapse is not resolved by Friday.

TRUMP SAYS ICE WILL DEPLOY TO AIRPORTS MONDAY TO ASSIST TSA AMID FUNDING STANDOFF

More than 400 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have quit since the shutdown began on Feb. 14.(Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images)

Though talks to end the shutdown have ramped up in the past 24 hours, Stahl warned that the impact funding lapses have on TSA agents would continue to worsen if the shutdown does not end soon.

“It’s a dire situation,” Stahl said. “The longer our folks don’t get paid, the more they’re going to not be able to come into work and the more they’re going to quit altogether.”

The shortage of TSA workers at major travel hubs across the country has led to hours-long wait times at airport security checkpoints. Stahl said the ongoing spring break travel season could exacerbate airports’ staffing constraints.

More than 400 TSA agents have quit since the shutdown began on Feb. 14.

“This again is going to get worse before it gets better if Senate Democrats particularly don’t act and don’t act soon,” he said, adding that a mass exit of TSA workers hurts the agency’s ability to prepare for the upcoming FIFA World Cup later this summer.

Some TSA agents have begun selling their blood plasma for money during the partial government shutdown, Acting Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl said Tuesday.(Carl Court/Getty Images)

LIZ PEEK: VOTERS TELL CONGRESS ‘DO YOUR JOB’ AND END THE DHS SHOWDOWN

GOP lawmakers have blasted their Democratic colleagues for withholding support for a full-year DHS funding bill as the party demands reforms to immigration enforcement. They argue that TSA agents — in addition to thousands of other DHS workers employed by various sub-agencies — are victims of Democrats’ hardball tactics.

“The men and women who work for TSA agents are American heroes,” Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., said at Reagan National airport Tuesday. “Would you still be at your job if you were facing a third paycheck of not getting paid?”

TSA agents were also forced to work without pay during the record-breaking 43-day shutdown in fall 2025.

Democrats, by contrast, have blamed Republicans for opposing legislation that would fund DHS — including TSA — minus the department’s immigration enforcement functions.

Rep. Mark Alford highlighted TSA agents’ financial struggles during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown at a press conference at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Tuesday.(Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump laid into Democrats Tuesday when asked about TSA agents working for over a month without their salary.

“They’ll do anything to hurt our country so they can try and win the midterms,” Trump said

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Senate rejects latest push to rein in Trump’s powers in Iran as war’s off-ramp unclear

March 24, 2026 / 7:43 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday rejected the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in President Trump on Iran as the U.S. and Tehran send conflicting messages about how the war might end.

The near party-line vote was 47 to 53, falling short of the simple majority it needed to advance. Every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against it, while every Democrat except Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania backed it.

Earlier this month, Democrats filed a handful of war powers resolutions to block Mr. Trump from continuing the military offensive against Iran without congressional approval. They vowed to continue forcing votes on the issue as a means of securing public testimony from Trump administration officials about the conflict.

Tuesday’s vote on a resolution introduced by Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is the third time since the conflict began on Feb. 28 that Senate Republicans have blocked efforts to challenge Mr. Trump’s authority to wage war on Iran. Another vote last year in the wake of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities was also unsuccessful.

“This is an extraordinary moment,” Murphy said during floor debate ahead of the vote. “I don’t think we have had a moment like this, where the United States has been unquestionably at war with a foreign power, where American soldiers are dying as we speak and it is being hidden actively from the public by the Congress.”

Murphy argued there haven’t been public hearings on the matter because the administration “cannot defend and explain this war.” He called the war’s consequences “stunning in their scope.”

“If they are not willing to come to Congress and defend this war, it speaks to the indictment of the preparation and strategy,” he said.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, who has led the war powers push, said “any proposal of this magnitude that’s going to risk the lives of our troops should be subjected to the most searing examination that we would do of anything in this body.”

The Trump administration and Republicans have argued that the president does not need congressional authorization because the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Act grant him authority to order military action in self-defense. Mr. Trump has claimed that Iran posed an “imminent” threat to the U.S., though critics have pushed back on the assertion.

Mr. Trump has said for weeks that the war would wrap up soon, but the off-ramp remains unclear. Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran as the president weighs next moves.

On Monday, Mr. Trump announced that military strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure, which he previously threatened over the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, would be postponed for five days. Mr. Trump has also said that talks with Iran are underway, though Iran has denied any direct discussions. A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official confirmed to CBS News that the U.S. sent Iran a message through mediators.

Democrats in the lower chamber could also move on another war powers resolution soon, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was noncommittal on a timeline Tuesday.

Jeffries said there are “ongoing conversations” about moving forward “sooner rather than later” but they want to put something on the floor that is successful.

“When we present something on the floor, it’s our determination to win,” he said.

Watch: Trump takes questions on Iran war, more

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发改委主任郑栅洁：欢迎三星进一步扩大在华投资合作 | 联合早报

2026-03-24T23:16:42.000Z / 联合早报

中国国家发展改革委主任郑栅洁会见韩国半导体巨头三星电子的会长李在镕时说，欢迎三星能够抓住中国持续扩大对外开放的机遇，坚定在华发展信心和决心，进一步扩大在华投资合作。

据“国家发展改革委”微信公众号消息，郑栅洁星期二（3月24日）会见李在镕。双方重点就中国宏观经济形势、中国进一步扩大高水平对外开放、三星公司在华业务发展等议题进行交流。

郑栅洁称，当前国际环境复杂多变、国际经贸秩序遭受重创、不稳定性、不确定性增加，作为全球第二大经济体，中国经济的稳健表现不仅关乎自身发展，更为动荡不安的世界经济注入宝贵的信心与活力。

他说，从今年开始中国已开启第十五个五年规划，展现了中国经济社会发展的深厚底蕴和蓬勃生机；有信心在激烈的国际竞争中，以高质量发展的确定性应对各种不确定性。

郑栅洁说，中国将继续扩大高水平对外开放，持续改善营商环境，充分保障外资企业国民待遇，为外资企业创造规则透明、机会均等的政策环境，与各国分享发展红利。

他表示，国家发展改革委欢迎三星能够抓住中国持续扩大对外开放的机遇，坚定在华发展信心和决心，进一步扩大在华投资合作，积极维护全球半导体产供链稳定，实现互利共赢。

日本自卫队现役官员闯中国使馆 中国专家：不应简单视为个案 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月25日 07:45

日本一名日本自卫队现役官员翻墙闯入中国驻日本大使馆，威胁杀死中国外交人员，引发中国强烈抗议。中国媒体引述中国国际问题研究院美国研究所副所长苏晓晖说，不应将该事件简单视为孤立个案，而是要清晰看到日本右翼、极右翼思潮，“正对中日关系包括日本自身造成深刻影响”。

中国外交部发言人林剑星期二（3月24日）主持例行记者会时说，当天上午，一名自称为日本自卫队现役官员的不法之徒翻墙强行闯入中国驻日本大使馆。他称，此人承认自身行为非法，威胁要以所谓“神的名义”杀死中国外交人员。

林剑说，中国对这一事件深感震惊，已向日本严正交涉，提出强烈抗议。他指出，这一事件再次反映出日本国内极右翼思潮和势力十分猖獗，“新型军国主义”乘势为患，也暴露日本政府在历史台湾等涉及中日关系重大核心问题上的错误政策瘤毒深重。

林剑也批评日本对自卫队人员失管失教，未能履行对中国使领馆和外交人员的安保责任。他说，中国要求日本立即彻查事件，严惩有关人员，给中国一个负责任的交代。

林剑说：“日方必须切实保障中国驻日使领馆馆舍及人员安全，在对华政策上反思纠错，从根本上杜绝此类事件再次发生，国际社会应高度警惕日本国内加速右倾化和自卫队扩军失管的危险动向。”

澎湃新闻星期二引述苏晓晖称，该事件的发生并非绝对偶然。这一事件背后，反映的是日本国内右倾化的持续加剧，尤其是日本首相高市早苗执政后，其政策导向对日本国内社会产生的深刻影响。

苏晓晖说，根据目前掌握的细节来看，闯入者是日本现役自卫队人员，其闯入后的行为以及事后供词均指向他是有明确目的性，刻意采取的一系列行动。“因此，不应将该事件简单视为孤立个案，而是要清晰看到日本右翼、极右翼思潮，正对中日关系包括日本自身造成深刻影响。”

苏晓晖指出，日本右翼思潮的危害性在于煽动非理性情绪，刻意制造仇恨、激化矛盾，这会进一步推高两国关系的风险隐患。“若任由右翼思潮持续蔓延、侵蚀中日两国关系根基，日本加速右倾的态势势必引发更危险的举动”。

据日本共同社报道，东京警视厅星期二以闯入中国驻日本大使馆馆区、涉嫌闯入建筑物为由，逮捕了宫崎县海老野市的一名男性三等陆尉，年23岁。

另据日本《读卖新闻》，该男子是驻扎在宫崎县某基地的日本陆上自卫队少尉。调查人员称，该男子自供：“我想向（中国）大使表达我的意见。如果我的意见不被采纳，我打算自杀。”

报道称，这名男子是携刀从邻近建筑翻越围栏进入中国大使馆。使馆工作人员无人受伤。事件发生在地铁麻布十番站以西约800米处，周围有其他外国使馆。

高市早苗去年11月发表 “台湾有事”论后，中日关系急转直下，引发一连串外交风波，中国呼吁公民避免前往日本旅游、暂停日本水产品输华、限制军民两用物项出口日本等。

Approximately 1,000 US soldiers preparing to deploy to the Middle East to be available for Iran operations

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Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division stand in formation in the town square of Sainte Mere Eglise, France, in June 2019.

Master Sgt. Daniel Wallace/82nd Airborne Division/File

Approximately 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to the growing military firepower in the region as the Trump administration says it is in talks with Iran to end the conflict

The contingent includes Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, commander of the 82 nd Airborne Division, and division staff, as well as a battalion of the 1 st Brigade Combat Team which is currently acting as the division’s Immediate Response Force (IRF), the sources said. The initial elements of the division staff and battalion are expected to begin deploying within a week, one of the sources familiar said; other elements within the brigade are also expecting to deploy at a later date, though those expectations could change as the situation develops.

The brigade will be the “ready unit” in the Middle East, prepared to be called upon if needed, the source said. The 82nd Airborne Division [made a similar movement in 2020] after the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

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The IRF is a brigade that is ready to move with limited notice, acting as a rapid response force able to deploy within hours when called upon. The designation of the IRF rotates between teams in the Army brigade.

The first source familiar said there had not yet been official orders to deploy, though they were expected imminently.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US and Iran had reached [15 points of agreement] in conversations to end the conflict, and that Iran would “very much” like to make a deal. Iran previously denied there was any dialogue happening with the US, but on Tuesday, an Iranian source told CNN that there was “outreach” between the two countries and that Iran was willing to listen to “sustainable” proposals to end the war.

Still, amid the talks, thousands more US forces are coming to the region in addition to the 82nd Airborne.

Two Marine Expeditionary Units and Amphibious Ready Groups have also recently deployed to the region, bringing significant firepower and military options. CNN reported last week that the 11th MEU and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group were having their scheduled deployments accelerated and rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, where the 31st MEU and Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group were also deploying.

The ARG-MEUs come with roughly 4,500 Marines and sailors each and bring a range of capabilities outside of on-the-ground support, including substantial aviation and logistics components.

This story has been updated with additional details.

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