6 d. ago UK aid cuts a tragic mistake that will put national security at risk, MPs warn

Savage aid cuts and a narrow focus on cost to the taxpayer risked undermining ‘the very reason the aid budget exists’, the International Development Committee says

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial

The indictment of critics including John Bolton rings alarm bells as the US president expands his power and seeks to use the justice system to exact revenge“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted after beginning his second term – emboldened, perhaps, by the supreme court’s bombshell ruling on presidential immunity last year, which many say gave the office-holder the powers of a monarch.Millions of Americans are expected to push back against the president’s growing power at No Kings protests across the US on Saturday. The demonstrations come as former intelligence and national security officials warn that the country is sliding towards “competitive authoritarianism”, in which elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago China represents a 'highly sophisticated and capable threat', Britain's cyber security to warn

Richard Horne (pictured), head of GCHQ 's National Cyber Security Centre, will set out in an annual review the 'significant threat' Britain faces from hostile states

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3 w. ago Popular VPN app can empty your bank accounts, security experts warn

More than 3,000 devices have already been infected by the Android malware

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3 w. ago The world leaders attending North Korea’s 80th anniversary of ruling party

High-level representatives from China, Russia and other allies of North Korea are expected to participate in the celebrations

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3 w. ago North Korea’s ruling party turns 80 – the world leaders attending celebrations

High-level representatives from China, Russia and other allies of North Korea are expected to participate in the celebrations

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3 w. ago National security threatened by climate crisis, UK defence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s defence chiefs is due to warn.However, the report, which was supposed to launch on Thursday at a landmark event in London, has been delayed, and concerns have been expressed to the Guardian that it may not now be published. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn.However, the report, which was supposed to launch on Thursday at a landmark event in London, has been delayed, and concerns have been expressed to the Guardian that it may have been blocked by number 10. Continue reading...

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