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UK Green Party gambling on anti-Israel politics, former deputy leader warns 'Post' - exclusive
Shahrar Ali warns that the problem in the UK Green Party extends beyond Israel, describing what he sees as an erosion of its traditional eco-focused secular identity.
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Burnham condemns 'Zionism is racism' motion and rules out coalition with Greens
Burnham condemns 'Zionism is racism' motion and rules out coalition with Greens MEE staff on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 15:00 'It is wrong, it is antisemitic, and this side of the house will have nothing to do with it', the prime minister declared Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street in central London to take part in the weekly session of 'Prime Minister's Questions' (PMQs) at the parliament on 14 October 2026 (AFP) Off British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has condemned the G
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HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms
HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms Imran Mulla on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:52 MEE analysis reveals HSBC’s Islamic Global Equity Index Fund purchased shares in world’s second-largest arms company A branch of HSBC bank in central London on 24 February 2026 (AFP) Off The UK’s largest “sharia-compliant” fund has purchased more than $100m worth of shares in companies linked to the Israeli military in the first half of this year, a Middle East Eye analy
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HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms
HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms Imran Mulla on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:52 MEE analysis reveals HSBC’s Islamic Global Equity Index Fund purchased shares in world’s second-largest arms company A branch of HSBC bank in central London on 24 February 2026 (AFP) Off The UK’s largest “sharia-compliant” fund has purchased more than $100m worth of shares in companies linked to the Israeli military in the first half of this year, a Middle East Eye analy
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Iron Dome architect behind new counter swarm system
A defence technology company founded in Washington and Israel has unveiled what it describes as the world's first native counter swarm defence system, designed from the outset to engage large numbers of drones at once. Iron Dome architect behind new counter swarm system first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
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Excluding UK from ‘Made in Europe’ law will hurt entire EU car industry, Mercedes boss warns
Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc, the head of Mercedes-Benz has said. Speaking in his capacity as president of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Ola Källenius said such a move would “weaken the industry on both sides”
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Rights group ‘deeply alarmed’ by Israel’s escalating violence against journalists
LONDON: The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday that it was “deeply alarmed” by what it described as an escalating wave of violations against Palestinian and foreign journalists in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The group urged Israeli authorities to halt the practices, investigate attacks on members of the press, hold those responsible accountable and allow journalists to work without intimidation. “Israel’s actions against Palestinian and foreign journalists are
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3 injured in drone strike off Iran’s southern coast
LONDON: Three fishermen were injured on Wednesday when an unidentified drone struck their boat off the coast of southern Iran, local authorities said. The attack occurred off Sirik in Hormozgan Province, the provincial administration said in a statement carried by the Tasnim News Agency. The injured fishermen were taken ashore in a small boat, authorities said. The drone’s origin remains unknown. The incident came hours after a tanker and a container ship were hit by projectiles of unknown origi
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Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says
Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe UK politics live – latest updates Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said. Douglas Alexander helped negotiate deals with India and the US when he was a trade minister under Keir Starmer. Continue reading...
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Diplomats join Saudi blood donation campaign after deadly airport attacks
RIYADH: Foreign diplomats in Saudi Arabia are joining a nationwide blood donation campaign following deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. The campaign, launched on Oct. 6 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, comes as attacks by the Iran-backed group continue. Two strikes on the airport killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300. The British Embassy in Riyadh posted photos on Wednesday on X showing staff members donating blood. “Alongside our Saudi friends
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Top leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party sent to jail after protest
Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The commission, which oversees voting in the world’s most po
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Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
Relatives of William Chapman say footage of attack shared online ‘deeply offensive’ and causing them ‘severe distress’ The family of a man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have spoken at their “severe distress” at the circulation of online media content after the US president, Donald Trump, reposted a video of the incident. William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday. Continue reading...
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Lebanon urges UN to maintain UNIFIL presence amid Israeli occupation of south
DUBAI: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year, warning that its withdrawal would leave a security vacuum in southern Lebanon. Meeting UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to the continued presence of the peacekeeping force, highlighting its role since the start of its mission and the sacrifices made by its military perso
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FCC rejects Bushra Bibi's petition seeking suspension of 7-year Al-Qadir Trust sentence
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday rejected a plea moved by former first lady Bushra Imran seeking suspension of the seven-year sentence awarded to her by the Accountability Court in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Jan 17, 2025. Earlier in the day, a two-judge FCC bench consisting of Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi reserved its ruling and directed senior counsel Salman Safdar, who is representing the appellant, to submit written arguments before t
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Burnham says UK to increase supply of anti-drone missiles to Ukraine, ahead of PMQs and Zelenskyy – UK politics live
Prime minister to face MPs at PMQs before hosting Ukraine’s president in London Good morning. Andy Burnham is taking PMQs this afternoon, but he will regard his most important engagement as the meeting he has with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, later in No 10. Peter Walker has a preview. When Keir Starmer talked about his best achievements, he said one of the things he was most proud of was being able to embrace Zelenskyy outside No 10 only 24 hours after President Trump humiliate
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France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide
France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide Rayan Freschi on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 21:08 Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's hijab obsession is merely a symptom of the country's deeply rooted Islamophobia National Rally leader Marine Le Pen speaks during a party rally in Chalons-en-Champagne, France, on 18 March 2026 (Sameer al-Doumy/AFP) Off The French presidential race has begun. For the first time since 2017, Emmanuel Macron won’t be a part of it. And for the first time in her c
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The United Kingdom’s Military AI Ambitions Need Guardrails
Advancing military AI capability is a priority for the United Kingdom, and in recent weeks, the new government has doubled down on its ambitions for AI and defense via two major partnerships.On Aug. 24, 2026, on his first overseas trip as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham signed a landmark partnership: The United Kingdom is the first international partner to receive access to Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs. The deal will allow the United Kingdom to train its military AI syst
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Pollinating insects flock to plants gardeners might think of as ‘weeds’
Citizen scientists on UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme recorded insect visits to flowers during 10-minute surveys Ubiquitous urban plants often derided as “weeds” are the most attractive to pollinating insects. The autumn blooms of common ivy, rich in pollen and nectar, are the most visited by insects including bees and butterflies, according to an eight-year study. Continue reading...
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HOCKEY: HOPE AND REALITY
Pakistan’s hockey team won the bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Is this satisfactory or unsatisfactory? The answer to this is not straightforward. A medal is always welcome. Pakistan failed to win a medal at the previous two Asian Games. Yet, for a country with an enviable Asian Games record of eight gold medals — compared to India’s five — a bronze hardly represents a return to the top. There is another, more important, way of looking at it. The Asian Games winner earns direct qualificatio
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UK to speed up delivery of missiles to counter jet-powered drones in Ukraine
The UK will accelerate the delivery of its Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs) to Ukraine, bringing forward £10 million worth of weapons to meet urgent needs ahead of winter. The move comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to visit the UK.
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Wednesday briefing: Why small boat crossings are here to stay
In today’s newsletter: The collapse of the UK’s ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal with France exposes the limits of border enforcement that did little to stop crossings, and only made them more dangerous Good morning. You’d be forgiven for missing it. Earlier this month, the government quietly scrapped its “one in, one out” deal with France. The partnership was supposed to eliminate small boat crossings by deterring asylum seekers from making the treacherous journey across the world’s busiest ship
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Iran, Russia, AI, Terrorists: MI5 Chief Flags Threats To UK
Ken McCallum called Russia, which denies involvement in hostile acts in Britain and other Western countries, "aggressor number one". He said it was escalating "hybrid" warfare.
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Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say
By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil Stewart DUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters.
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Attacks on Hormuz shipping at wartime high, report says
Attacks on Hormuz shipping at wartime high, report says Iranian missile and drone attacks on ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz were at their most intense in the two weeks to 11 October, the highest level since the US-Israeli strikes began seven months ago, the Financial Times reported. The next most intense period of attacks was during the first two weeks of March, when 13 ships were hit, the newspaper said, citing data from naval agency UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monito
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J7 global task force convenes in London to discuss combating global antisemitism
The multi-day summit comes as the J7’s latest annual report found that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel since 1994.
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Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says
LONDON: Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine’s allies, the UK’s domestic spy chief said on Tuesday. In his annual speech on wide-ranging threats to Britain, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum also said the greatest concern about the misuse of AI was terrorists being able to develop bioweapons or even create new pathogens. McCallum said state threats had quadrupled over the last decade,
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Two ships hit by projectiles in Hormuz Strait, maritime agency says
Two ships hit by projectiles in Hormuz Strait, maritime agency says A tanker and a container ship were hit by projectiles of unknown origin in the Strait of Hormuz, the British maritime agency UKMTO said on Tuesday, as Iran keeps up its blockade of the strategic waterway in place since the start of the Middle East war. An investigation is underway, the agency said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties. Since the beginning of the war, triggered in late February
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Two ships hit by projectiles in Hormuz strait: maritime agency
DUBAI: A tanker and a container ship were hit by projectiles of unknown origin in the Strait of Hormuz, the British maritime agency UKMTO said on Tuesday, as Iran keeps up its blockade of the strategic waterway in place since the start of the Middle East war. An investigation is underway, the agency said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties. Since the beginning of the war, triggered in late February by US and Israeli strikes against Tehran, Iran has claimed con
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Israeli forces detain 30 Palestinians in West Bank raids, while assaults by settlers continue
LONDON: Israeli forces detained 30 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. Meanwhile, several people were reportedly injured when Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family near Nablus and olive harvesters near Tulkarem, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office said troops searched houses during the raids and turned one of them, in Asira Al-Shamaliya, into an interrogation center. Most of the arrests took place in the northern province of Nablus, where Is
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Two Ships Hit By Missiles In Strait Of Hormuz: UK Maritime Agency
Since the beginning of the war, triggered in late February by US and Israeli strikes against Tehran, Iran has claimed control of the strait and regularly targets ships that try to transit it without its permission.
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Trump says Somaliland is its own country, but should change its name
Trump says Somaliland is its own country, but should change its name MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 19:40 Trump says Gulf of Aden breakaway state should be renamed 'Somalia Land' US President Donald Trump shouts to the press as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on 13 October 2026 (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he recognises the breakaway republic of Somaliland as “a totally different country”, although he would prefer it
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Syria says it has handed over 100,000 documents to chemical weapons watchdog
LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic has submitted more than 100,000 official documents to the international chemical weapons watchdog, Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani said on Tuesday. Speaking at a joint news conference in Damascus with Sabrina Dallafior, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Al-Shaibani said the government had disclosed facilities and munitions concealed by the ousted government of Bashar Assad. “Last June, we took the initiative to corre
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Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI
Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for Britain MI5’s annual threat update covers so much ground it is easy to feel anxious. The terror threat has become more diverse, with far-right anti-migrant threats on the rise; while Iran has now firmly emerged alongside Russia as a country seeking to undertake violent and deadly plots in the UK. “There is no law of physics dictating that rising state threats will be accompanied by diminishing
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Ukraine war latest: Russian missiles slam central Kyiv before air raid alert sounds
Key developments on Oct. 13: * Kyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert issued * French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean * Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed' * 'Absolutely unacceptable' — 11 crew members lost at sea after commercial ships hit by drones near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast * Russian forces use group of civilians as 'human shields' near Kupiansk, fire at them afterwards, Uk
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Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford airbase incident, foreign ministry says
Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford airbase incident, foreign ministry says Iran summoned the British ambassador to Tehran over "accusations" linking Tehran to a suspected plot against Fairford airbase in Britain, Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The move comes after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the base, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran. Te
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric in UK shifting toward ‘terrorist intent,’ MI5 chief warns
LONDON: People in the UK who hold anti-Muslim beliefs are becoming more likely to consider staging terrorist attacks against migrant centers and asylum hotels, the head of MI5, the country’s counterintelligence and security agency, warned. In an annual threat update, Ken McCallum said the agency had documented a significant shift from radicalized, right-wing sentiment toward violence, The Guardian newspaper reported. He described this change as the “most marked trend” in MI5’s caseload over the
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Iran seeking 'harder targets' for attacks abroad, UK warns
The warning from the head of the UK's domestic security agency comes after PM Burnham said an attempted plot at an air force base hosting US bombers was "almost certainly" coordinated in Tehran.
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Egypt ready with ‘any kind of support’ for Saudi Arabia to tackle Houthis
LONDON: Egypt will provide “any kind of support” to Saudi Arabia, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, amid a wave of attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthi militia in Yemen. Asked if his country would offer military support to its Gulf ally, Badr Abdelatty told Bloomberg TV: “Whatever is being asked by the Saudis, of course we will respond.” He added that requests for “any kind of support from Egypt” would be met with a positive response. The Houthis have ramped up attacks on Saudi Ar
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Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum says
McCallum added that AI was "supercharging the cybersecurity contest between attackers and defenders," and terrorists were exploiting it to improve reconnaissance and attack methodologies.
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Israel turns back Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight over pilot’s nationality, reports say
LONDON: An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane bound for Israel returned to Addis Ababa overnight on Sunday after Israeli authorities denied it permission to land because its pilot was an Indonesian citizen, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The decision followed tighter restrictions on foreign airline crews introduced after a reported attack aboard a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv. Israel and Indonesia do not have diplomatic relations. The Ethiopian Airlines flight’s crew list was submitted to Israeli
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UK spy chief says Iran is stepping up targeting of military bases
MI5 chief says 50 arrests were made in past year to disrupt Iran-led operations.
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‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes
‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes Elis Gjevori on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 16:14 Ten soldiers describe killing unarmed Palestinians and recording the dead as ‘terrorists’ during Israel’s Gaza genocide A Palestinian boy carrying UNICEF bag, looks at the wreckage of a car after it was destroyed in Israeli strike at the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on October 13, 2026. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Der Spiegel has published accounts from ten Israeli soldiers d
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MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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International community must respond to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The escalatory nature of the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia cannot be ignored. Attacks on civilian airports, causing about 20 fatalities, are simply not something any state is able to ignore. That these are illegal and a violation of international law is not debatable. Many states have condemned the attacks. These include Egypt, Pakistan, India, Japan, Canada and Australia. Most major European states, including France and Germany, have done likewise. UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting called the
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Argentina files international case against Israeli-led oil project in UK's Falkland Islands
In September, Argentina began sanctions proceedings against more than 60 companies and people linked to the offshore oil drilling project, a move UK officials have strongly pushed back on.
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Balloon likely triggered sirens near southern Lebanon, Israeli military says
LONDON: Israel’s military on Tuesday said an unidentified object that triggered air raid sirens in a village near the Lebanese border over the weekend was likely a balloon, not a drone. The object set off sirens on Saturday night in Arab Al-Aramshe, in the Western Galilee, Israeli media reported. After an “in-depth investigation,” the military concluded it was “most likely a balloon-like object or a device that floats using hot air.” The military said it could not determine the object’s origin o
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British journalist says Israel asked if he believed Gaza genocide claim
LONDON: British journalist Secunder Kermani said Israeli border officials asked him whether he believed Israel was committing genocide in Gaza after initially denying him entry at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday. Kermani, an award-winning foreign affairs correspondent for Channel 4 News, arrived in Israel to cover the country’s upcoming election. He said he received a written notice saying he would not be allowed into the country and was taken to an immigration detention facility. Border officials
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Letters to the editor: Readers question Trump's Russian diesel deal and US sanctions policy
This week's letters come from readers questioning the Trump administration's decision to purchase Russian diesel fuel amid rising prices in the United States. An American reader argues the deal benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin at Ukraine's expense, a scholar questions whether a U.S. sanctions bill will meaningfully pressure Moscow, and a British reader raises concerns about Washington's turn to Russian oil. Got an opinion on anything you've read in the Kyiv Independent? Send it to lett
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MI5 chief warns Iran is targeting military sites in UK as hostile state threats surge
Iran is trying to hit military sites in the UK and the suspected plot to attack a US-run military airbase in September was “not unique”, the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum, who leads the UK’s domestic security service, said Tehran was seeking to intensify its attacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the country’s Islamic authorities. That has included arson and sabotage attacks on Jewish sites that Britain says were carried out by..
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