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Sean Rayment

MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran

Russia’s intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate “mayhem on British and European streets,” the head of MI5 has said. MI5’s director general Ken McCallum also warned the UK faces the most “complex and interconnected” threat the organisation…

Israel expands its military operations in Southern Lebanon

Israel has expanded its military operation in Lebanon with up to 15,000 members of the Israeli Defence Forces on the ground in the country. The disclosure came just hours after the IDF announced it had claimed to have killed a…

The Army lawyer who accused British soldiers of committing war crimes in Iraq now faces being jailed for fraud

This story was originally published by The Telegraph. Phil Shiner made a string of high-profile accusations that the British Army abused Iraqi civilians, but now his world has come crashing down. Once upon a time, Phil Shiner was the superstar Left-wing lawyer…

Ukraine boosts military innovation to confront Russian hostilities independently

Ukraine is creating a new military industrial complex to strengthen its defence capability and reduce reliance on Western Allies.

These won’t be the last casualties Israel sustains in Lebanon

Israel has sustained its first casualties since the launch of its cross-border incursion into southern Lebanon. Eight soldiers have been killed in battles with Hezbollah and, tragically, they are unlikely to be the last casualties of this conflict.  Captain Eitan…

Israel’s survival at stake in multi-front war says former US Admiral

Israel is fighting for its survival in a multi-front war being funded by Iran and executed by the Islamic state’s proxies, a former US senior officer has claimed. US Admiral Mike Hewitt spoke out less than 24 hours after Israel…

UK urged to build a spacecraft capable of collecting defunct satellites

Britain has been urged to create a spacecraft capable of removing the growing amount of debris and redundant satellites from the earth’s orbit. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Stephanie Ayres of UK Space said that the UK could become…

The danger of a ground campaign against Hezbollah

There has never been a better time in recent years for Israel to launch a cross-border ground attack against Hezbollah. The Iran-backed terrorist group’s senior leadership, both political and military, has almost been wiped out – with up to 19…

Synack’s army of ethical hackers bolsters corporate security, US election systems

We have just over 1,600 fully vetted freelance ethical hackers in the community from over a hundred countries around the world.

Norway is rearming amid fears of a growing conflict in the Arctic

Norway has announced that it is rearming amid growing fears that the melting Arctic caused by global warming will increase the chance of war with Russia and China. In a bid to combat the potential threat the Nordic country has commissioned…