US clears the path to launch an attack on Venezuela
By Sean Rayment The US is poised to launch a direct attack against Venezuela following an announcement that a cartel allegedly run by the country’s president will be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued…
COP30: Nations unite to tackle climate disinformation at ‘COP of Truth’
By Staff Writer Disinformation is one of the greatest threats to global climate action, world leaders at the COP30 summit in Belém declared. Twelve countries, including Brazil, France, Canada and Germany, have signed the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate…
UK Special Forces involved in the targeted killing of more than 4,000 terrorists
By Sean Rayment Britain’s elite special forces have been directly involved in the killing of more than 4,000 Islamic State terrorists in Syria and Iraq over the past 10 years. Troops from the SAS, the SBS and the Special Reconnaissance…
RAF to help protect Belgium from suspected Russian drones disrupting at military bases and airports
By Sean Rayment Britain is sending a specialist Royal Air Force regiment counter-drone unit equipped with advanced technology to Belgium after repeated incursions by “uncrewed aerial systems” over the country’s airports and military bases. Sir Richard Knighton, the head of…
Opinion: Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords: advancing President Trump’s vision of peace, prosperity, and energy security
Opinion by Andre Pienaar Kazakhstan’s accession to the Abraham Accords marks a new milestone in the global movement for peace and cooperation first launched under the visionary leadership of President Donald J. Trump. When President Trump introduced the Abraham Accords…
Record surge in Prevent referrals after Southport killings raises questions over counter-extremism response
By Staff Writer Referrals to the Government’s flagship counter-extremism programme Prevent have reached their highest level on record, driven by a surge in cases following the Southport child murders last year. Home Office figures show 8,778 referrals were made to…
Britain urged to invest in the race for space
By Sean Rayment The UK Government has been urged to invest in the global “race for space” by a House of Lords committee. In a report focused on growing the UK’s space economy, the House of Lords cross-party committee said…
UK cuts to overseas aid budget could threaten national security
By Sean Rayment Deep cuts to Britain’s overseas aid budget, carried out to boost spending on defence, will have “devastating consequences” without improving national security, a parliamentary report has stated. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement in February of heavy reductions…
Can the world’s climate summit deliver without America?
By Staff Writer When world leaders meet in Belém, Brazil, this November for COP30, the United States will be absent. President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and confirmed he will not attend the UN’s annual climate conference….
US–China talks yield rare earths pause, but national security risks remain
By Staff Writer US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have reached a temporary truce over rare earth exports, in what could ease immediate supply-chain fears but leaves Washington’s long-term national security vulnerabilities largely intact. Meeting for the…
