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Afghanistan: 2,000 people who worked for UK still to be airlifted
Unidentified number of rights activists, judges, LGBTQ+ advocates and others also waiting to get out, sources …
- Afghanistan, Defence policy, Islam, Joe Biden, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, US news, World news
Nosedive in UK-US relations is another casualty of Afghanistan’s fall
Ministers are becoming openly critical of Joe Biden after being left in the dark about major decisionsSo much …
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Joe Biden, Military, Ministry of Defence, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
Too little, too late: why it was panic stations in Whitehall as Kabul fell
How the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan precipitated a political one at the heart of UK governmentOn Thursd…
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‘Greater stability’ as western forces help to secure Kabul airport
Commander of UK’s evacuation effort says aim is 1,000 people a day leaving, but airport could be closed at any…
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Swift Taliban takeover proves US and UK analysis badly wrong
Analysis: Joe Biden and Boris Johnson five weeks ago claimed Afghan government would not fall so easilyDespera…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Labour, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Boris Johnson announces end of UK military mission in Afghanistan
Labour says ‘washing hands’ of conflict now will lead to bloodier war and wider Taliban controlBoris Johnson h…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Foreign policy, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
Boris Johnson admits concern for Afghanistan as UK withdraws
PM says he is ‘apprehensive’ and situation is ‘fraught with risks’ as Taliban make advancesBoris Johnson has a…
- Asia Pacific, Biden administration, China, Europe, Joe Biden, Nato, Russia, US news, US politics, Vladimir Putin, World news
Nato summit: leaders declare China presents security risk
Communique is first time alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing powerNato leaders have…
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UK quietly expelled Chinese spies who posed as journalists
MI5 concluded three Beijing security ministry employees used cover of working for Chinese press agenciesBritai…
- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ben Wallace, Defence policy, Drones (military), Military, Nagorno-Karabakh, UK news, World news
UK wants new drones in wake of Azerbaijan military success
MoD wants to procure cheaper armed drones for UK as it studies lessons from recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabak…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus, Europe, Infectious diseases, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, North Korea, Russia, Science, World news
Hackers ‘try to steal Covid vaccine secrets in intellectual property war’
Agencies point finger at state-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North KoreaWho is targeting vacc…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Huawei, MI5, MI6, Michael Gove, Politics, Technology, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
UK spy agencies urge China rethink once Covid-19 crisis is over
MI6 and MI5 expect Beijing to be more assertive and want government to consider tighter control of strategic i…
- China, Civil service, Coronavirus outbreak, Culture, Espionage, Infectious diseases, Oliver Dowden, Politics, Russia, Science, Technology, UK news
Cross-Whitehall unit set up to counter false coronavirus claims
DCMS-based unit aims to identify disinformation about virus and establish its scopeA special cross-Whitehall u…
- Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Canada, GCHQ, New Zealand, Politics, Priti Patel, Surveillance, Technology, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, US news, WhatsApp, World news
Calls for backdoor access to WhatsApp as Five Eyes nations meet
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence…