8 d. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: Why Putin has been denied a propaganda 'triumph' by the Mail's gripping revelations about the brilliant new boss of MI6

His is getting to be a habit - and an embarrassing one for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6.

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9 d. ago Britain's spies spent 20 years hunting a Russian double agent at the heart of MI6 in extraordinary global operation

The 'highly unusual' investigation, believed to have began in the mid-to-late 1990s before concluding in 2015, came following a tip-off from the CIA about an alleged spy.

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1 week ago Trump’s latest rejection of intelligence isn’t the first time he hasn’t trusted spy agencies

The president’s friction with the intelligence community echoes the tumultuous relationship that defined much of his first term

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2 w. ago Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi

Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination in British Columbia of a prominent Sikh activist signaled a “significant escalation in India’s repression efforts” and reflects a broader, transnational campaign by the government in New Delhi to threaten dissidents.The report was made public a day after Mark Carney shook hands with Narendra Modi at the G7 and pledged to restore diplomatic relations in a very public attempt to turn the page on the bitter diplomatic row unleashed by the murder of the Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why two of the world’s most powerful spy agencies disagree on Iran’s nuclear capabilities

Donald Trump has publicly disputed analysis by his own intelligence officials that suggests an Iranian nuclear weapon may be years away

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3 w. ago Blaise Metreweli appointed first ever female MI6 chief as Britain faces 'unprecedented threats'

She is currently Director General ‘Q’, responsible for technology and innovation at the Secret Intelligence Service, a role made famous by the gadgets chief in James Bond films

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3 w. ago Britain’s MI6 spy agency promotes ‘Q’ to be first female head 

Appointment of Blaise Metreweli comes as agents grapple with competing threats

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3 w. ago Mossad video shows covert Israeli agents launching missiles from inside Iran

Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, has released footage allegedly showing Israeli covert agents inside Iran deploying missiles as part of an overnight strike against Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

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3 w. ago UK spy agencies too slow to realise CIA was mistreating prisoners after 9/11, government admits

Government acknowledges UK involvement in detention operations for first time in Guantánamo inmates caseThe UK government has admitted its intelligence agencies were “too slow” to realise the CIA was mistreating prisoners in its post-9/11 torture programme, acknowledging in court for the first time British involvement in the US agency’s notorious detention operations.The admission was made during a trial that concluded on Friday at the investigatory powers tribunal, which has been investigating claims that British intelligence was complicit in the mistreatment of two men who were repeatedly tortured by the CIA in the early 2000s. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chadwick encouraged by female participation in motorsport before Le Mans debut

Briton to race in LMP2 class for French IDEC team‘In the next decade we’ll see a huge transition’Jamie Chadwick believes motor racing is undergoing a fundamental change in female participation, a transition the British driver has played a central role in. Chadwick is committed to taking it even further as she prepares to compete for the first time in the endurance classic, the Le Mans 24 Hours, this weekend.The 27-year-old has long been an advocate of promoting women in motorsport, including founding her own female karting championship, and is convinced the motor racing landscape is finally beginning to change. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Germany’s main opposition party harbouring 20,000 extremists, says spy agency

The number of identified extremists within the AfD surged 77 per cent in 2024

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4 w. ago Claims that UK spy agencies aided CIA torture after 9/11 to be heard in rare trial

Cases filed by two Guantánamo Bay prisoners allege MI5 and MI6 were complicit in their mistreatmentThe UK government’s decades-long efforts to keep details of its intelligence agencies’ involvement in the CIA’s notorious post-9/11 torture programme hidden will face an “unprecedented” challenge this week as two cases are brought before a secretive court.The cases, filed by two prisoners held at the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, will be heard across a rare four-day trial at the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT), which has been investigating claims the UK’s intelligence agencies were complicit in their mistreatment. Continue reading...

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