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 President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and confirmed he will not attend the UN’s annual climate conference….
Germany’s wish list on defence spending has been revealed in a leaked document
Germany is preparing to spend €377 billion on military equipment including an arsenal of cruise missiles that can reach Moscow, according to a leaked document. The country’s defence budget, which has been exempted from the constitutional limits on public borrowing,…
Scientists at secret military base at centre of Novichok murder probe fear their details may have been stolen by cyber criminals
Scientists working at a military base which was at the heart of the Skripal nerve agent probe fear their personal details may have been stolen by cyber criminals.Workers at the Defence Scientific Technical Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down, Salisbury, were…
Two leading cyber companies sign agreement to launch AI powered cyber security defence system
By Sean Rayment Two leading cybersecurity companies have joined forces to deploy a cutting-edge artificial intelligence tool to bring greater security to hundreds of international organisations. Beyon Cyber, a Beyon Group company and the fastest-growing cybersecurity company in the Middle…
US carries out fourth strike against drug cartels
By Andre Pienaar US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed on that American forces carried out a fourth successful strike against a drug-smuggling vessel in international waters off Venezuela.The strike launched on 3rd October killed four suspected traffickers and destroyed…
Russia targets UK’s military satellites – head of Space Command warns.
By Sean Rayment Russia has been targeting and attempting to jam British military satellites, according to the head of the UK Space Command.Maj Gen Paul Tedman has for the first time set out the level of interference from Moscow against…
Top UK intelligence official has warned that the sale of Thames Water to a Chinese – controlled company could threaten national security
By Sean Rayment One of Britain’s most senior intelligence officials has warned the government that the sale of Thames Water to a Chinese-controlled company could pose a risk to national security. Sir Simon Gass, who served as chairman of the…
505 American families who lost loved ones brought Anti-Terrorism Act claims against MTN
By Sean Rayment Hundreds of US veterans wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan along with families of those killed in combat are taking legal action against a telecommunications company accused of paying protection money to insurgents. More than…
Iranian security agencies have issued death threats against dozens of journalists critical of the regime
By Sean Rayment Staff in Europe and North America have been told: “Stop reporting on Iran or you and your immediate relatives will die.” The campaign of systematic intimidation began shortly after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear bases, with the Tehran authorities…
