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Sean Rayment

Hamas buys sophisticated criminal malware to target Israel

The computer viruses can be purchased for as little as $200 USD a month with the more sophisticated versions being rented to terrorist groups for up to $1million USD a year.

Ukraine’s path to Nato membership is “irreversible”.

Nato members meeting at the 75th anniversary of the alliance have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine.While a formal timeline for it to join the military organisation was not agreed at a summit in…

Europe’s most sophisticated rocket Ariane 6 prepares for lift-off

Europe’s new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket is set to make its long-delayed debut today (July 9). Providing all goes to plan, the Ariane 6 will launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday during a four-hour window that…

Britain’s new Prime Minister will reinforce the UK’s commitment to NATO at Washington summit.

Britain’s new Prime Minister will make his debut on the world stage next week when he joins other Western leaders at the US-hosted NATO summit in Washington.Sir Keir Starmer, who won a landslide victory as leader of the Labour Party,…

Eight ways to make the British Army more lethal

From drone warfare to weapon upgrades, new Army chief General Sir Roly Walker has ambitious plans to strengthen the country’s military. The new head of the British Army, General Sir Roly Walker, has declared in an opening salvo to whichever…

Iran will choose a new president on Friday

Iran will hold a run-off election to choose a new president on Friday 5th July after the two leading candidates failed to secure a majority. Hardliner Saeed Jalili and rival Masoud Pezeshkian, who is seen as reformist, are both hopeful…

Has World War Three already begun?

Sir Iain Duncan Smith is a long serving Tory MP and a vocal critic of the Chinese state. He has been sanctioned by China for describing the treatment of the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western…

The West needs a Nato style form of defence against cyber attacks 

A NATO-style form of collective defence is the best protection against cyber security attacks by hostile states and organised crime gangs, experts have warned. Governments and corporations of all sizes risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in cyber attacks…

Former US Secretary of Sate for Defence warns that the US needs to be prepared for the threats posed by Russia and China

The former US defense secretary, James Mattis, has warned that America will need to strengthen its military forces to counter the  joint threat from Russia and China. Mattis, a former US Marine Corps general, spoke of the growing nexus between the…

Western intelligence chiefs recruiting members of the Russia military elite

US and British intelligence chiefs are recruiting disaffected members of Russia’s high command humiliated by the Kremlin’s failure to win the war in Ukraine. Senior intelligence officials within the CIA and MI6 believe that a growing number of senior officers…