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Iran Nuclear Ambitions 'Threaten All Of Us': UK Foreign Intelligence Chief
Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a major global security threat even after setbacks dealt to Hamas and Hezbollah, the UK's foreign intelligence chief said Friday.
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Russia Behind 'Staggeringly Reckless' Sabotage In Europe: UK Spy Chief
British security services have uncovered a "staggeringly reckless campaign" of Russian sabotage in Europe, that comes as Russia also resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling to deter countries from backing Ukraine, its foreign spy chief said on Friday.
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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UK Security Head " Sorry" For Failing To Prevent 2017 Manchester Bombing
The head of Britain's security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a "significant" opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester.
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More Liz Truss Drama: When Chief Whip Quit, "She Took Her By Arm And..."
Liz Truss's premiership looks close to imploding after she fired one minister over a security breach and two others were heard resigning amid the fallout from a chaotic parliamentary vote before agreeing to stay in their posts.
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Fear Driving China's Tech Manipulation, Poses Threat To All: UK Spy Chief
China is using its financial and scientific muscle to manipulate technologies in a manner that risks global security, Britain's top cyber spy will say on Tuesday, warning that Beijing's actions could represent "a huge threat to us all."
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MI5 Chief Slams Facebook Over Encryption, Says Gives "Free Pass" To Suspects
Extremism on social media is as much a national security risk now as terrorism from Afghanistan or Syria, the head of UK domestic intelligence has warned as he slammed Facebook in particular.
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EU Position Must Change "Substantially" To Seal Brexit Deal: UK
Britain said Thursday it was "very likely" a Brexit trade deal would not be secured unless Brussels' position "changed substantially", after Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
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UK Review Of 5G Security "Important": NATO Chief On Huawei
The head of the NATO military alliance said on Wednesday that the West could not ignore the rise of China and so it was important that Britain had a review of the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security.
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Huawei Denies Being Bound by Chinese Spy Laws
Huawei's cyber-security chief told the UK parliament Monday that the Chinese telecoms giant has been advised it was under no obligation to spy for Beijing if so asked by the Communist state.
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"Victory For American Diplomacy": Mike Pompeo On UN Ban On Masood Azhar
Masood Azhar being declared a global terrorist is "a victory for American diplomacy", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted today after the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief was blacklisted by the UN Security Council. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a c...
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Pakistan Says Won't Be "Pressured" By Anyone On Masood Azhar
Pakistan will not be "pressured" by anyone on the issue of banning Masood Azhar, a top official in Islamabad said on Thursday, a day after China dismissed reports that the US, the UK and France have served an ultimatum to Beijing to lift its "technical hold" on designating the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief as a global terrorist by the UN.
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"No Complacency On World Cup Security": ICC Chief David Richardson After Christchurch Mosque Shooting
The England and Wales Cricket Board will host the World Cup from May 30 to July 14.
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US, UK, France In "Intense" Talks With China Over Listing Of Masood Azhar
The US, France and the UK are believed to be in intense "good faith" discussions with China to arrive at a "compromise", including on the language on the UN designation of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, according to people familiar with the matter.
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China Blocks Move To Blacklist Masood Azhar As Global Terrorist Again
China on Wednesday once again blocked the proposal to blacklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" by the UN Security Council by placing a "technical hold" on it. The proposal was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after the Pulwama terror attack that increased tensions between Pakistan a...
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Iran Nuclear Ambitions 'Threaten All Of Us': UK Foreign Intelligence Chief
Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a major global security threat even after setbacks dealt to Hamas and Hezbollah, the UK's foreign intelligence chief said Friday.
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Russia Behind 'Staggeringly Reckless' Sabotage In Europe: UK Spy Chief
British security services have uncovered a "staggeringly reckless campaign" of Russian sabotage in Europe, that comes as Russia also resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling to deter countries from backing Ukraine, its foreign spy chief said on Friday.
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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UK Security Head " Sorry" For Failing To Prevent 2017 Manchester Bombing
The head of Britain's security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a "significant" opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester.
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More Liz Truss Drama: When Chief Whip Quit, "She Took Her By Arm And..."
Liz Truss's premiership looks close to imploding after she fired one minister over a security breach and two others were heard resigning amid the fallout from a chaotic parliamentary vote before agreeing to stay in their posts.
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Fear Driving China's Tech Manipulation, Poses Threat To All: UK Spy Chief
China is using its financial and scientific muscle to manipulate technologies in a manner that risks global security, Britain's top cyber spy will say on Tuesday, warning that Beijing's actions could represent "a huge threat to us all."
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MI5 Chief Slams Facebook Over Encryption, Says Gives "Free Pass" To Suspects
Extremism on social media is as much a national security risk now as terrorism from Afghanistan or Syria, the head of UK domestic intelligence has warned as he slammed Facebook in particular.
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EU Position Must Change "Substantially" To Seal Brexit Deal: UK
Britain said Thursday it was "very likely" a Brexit trade deal would not be secured unless Brussels' position "changed substantially", after Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
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UK Review Of 5G Security "Important": NATO Chief On Huawei
The head of the NATO military alliance said on Wednesday that the West could not ignore the rise of China and so it was important that Britain had a review of the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security.
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Huawei Denies Being Bound by Chinese Spy Laws
Huawei's cyber-security chief told the UK parliament Monday that the Chinese telecoms giant has been advised it was under no obligation to spy for Beijing if so asked by the Communist state.
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"Victory For American Diplomacy": Mike Pompeo On UN Ban On Masood Azhar
Masood Azhar being declared a global terrorist is "a victory for American diplomacy", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted today after the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief was blacklisted by the UN Security Council. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a c...
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Pakistan Says Won't Be "Pressured" By Anyone On Masood Azhar
Pakistan will not be "pressured" by anyone on the issue of banning Masood Azhar, a top official in Islamabad said on Thursday, a day after China dismissed reports that the US, the UK and France have served an ultimatum to Beijing to lift its "technical hold" on designating the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief as a global terrorist by the UN.
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"No Complacency On World Cup Security": ICC Chief David Richardson After Christchurch Mosque Shooting
The England and Wales Cricket Board will host the World Cup from May 30 to July 14.
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US, UK, France In "Intense" Talks With China Over Listing Of Masood Azhar
The US, France and the UK are believed to be in intense "good faith" discussions with China to arrive at a "compromise", including on the language on the UN designation of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, according to people familiar with the matter.
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China Blocks Move To Blacklist Masood Azhar As Global Terrorist Again
China on Wednesday once again blocked the proposal to blacklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" by the UN Security Council by placing a "technical hold" on it. The proposal was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after the Pulwama terror attack that increased tensions between Pakistan a...
