8 h. ago Cruise ship carrying Brits in 'Russian spy hijacking' fear: Vessel 'is secretly bugged to allow remote control'

Investigators are probing whether Moscow spies were behind the attempted hijacking of a cruise ship that was carrying British tourists, potentially with a view of launching a violent attack.

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38 h. ago Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past | Austin Sarat

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmireDonald Trump seems determined to have a military confrontation with Venezuela. He has deployed a massive military arsenal in and around the Caribbean Sea and taken a series of provocative actions off the Venezuelan coast, justifying it as necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.The Council on Foreign Relations says that deployment includes an “aircraft carrier, destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and a special forces support ship. A variety of aircraft have also been active in the region, including bombers, fighters, drones, patrol planes, and support aircraft.” This is the largest display of American military might in the western hemisphere since we invaded Panama in 1989.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Bot...

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1 week ago Britain and Norway to launch joint fleet of warships to hunt down Russian spy vessels amid growing concern over threat from Putin

The new defence pact between the two Nato member states is aimed at protecting critical undersea cables which are under increasing threat from Vladimir Putin 's forces.

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1 week ago British & Norwegian warships to team up in hunt for Russian subs including laser

BRITISH and Norwegian navies will hunt down Russian submarines together, as the threat of war continues to escalate across Europe. The first-of-its-kind defence pact will be signed today at Downing Street, as part of a £10 billion warship deal between the UK and Norway. The agreement is aimed at protecting critical undersea cables in the...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Peace push fizzles as Witkoff leaves Moscow with no sign of deal

Zelenskyy says ready to meet Trump and that Russia is hoping US loses interest; Briton held in Ukraine on Russian spy allegations. What we know on day 1,379See all our Ukraine war coverageSteve Witkoff was reported to have flown out of Moscow on Tuesday night after Kremlin aides said no progress was made towards ending the Ukraine war. It came after two weeks of diplomatic chaos and haggling beginning with the Russian leaking of a 28-point wishlist that Moscow had discussed with the US, followed by frenzied efforts involving Ukraine and Europe to produce a counter-proposal more acceptable to Kyiv.Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that after their five-hour meeting the two sides were “neither further nor closer to resolving the crisis in Ukraine. There is a lot of work to be done.” On Tuesday, a video feed showed Vladimir Putin asking Witkoff, Donald Trump’s envoy, about a short tour of Moscow he had taken before the meeting, with Witkoff calling it a “magnificent city”. The feed then c...

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2 w. ago Father's 'shock' as British soldier is accused of helping Russia kill Ukrainians

Former British soldier Ross David Cutmore was detained in Ukraine on suspicion of covertly working for the Russians to supply firearms for major assassinations.

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2 w. ago Ukraine detains British military instructor 'acting as Russian spy' who 'supplied weapons for three high profile killings by Putin's secret services'

A British military instructor in Ukraine has been detained on suspicion of covertly working for the Russians to supply firearms for major assassinations.

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3 w. ago Moment diver finds ‘Russian spy buoy’ off UK coast on route used by Britain’s nuclear submarines

A SUSPECTED Russian spying device has been found on a route used by our nuclear subs.  The cylindrical “sonobuoy” was hauled up by volunteer divers who were clearing the sea of litter.  It had lurked undetected beneath the Irish Sea near Skomer Island, off the southwestern tip of Wales. A Navy source said it may have been...

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3 w. ago Russia mocks Britain hours after warning saying UK suspicions 'raise a smile'

The Russian embassy has hit out against the 'suspicions of British leadership' after defence secretary John Healey called a Russian spy ship in UK waters 'deeply dangerous'

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3 w. ago UK looking at ‘military options’ if Russian spy ship comes closer to Britain

Defence Secretary John Healey said the Yantar’s crew had shone lasers at RAF pilots.

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3 w. ago RAF pilots targeted with lasers by Russian spy ship off British waters in Putin's 'grey warfare'

‘Military options’ may be ordered against the vessel if it gets close to the UK, says Defence Secretary

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Russia a bigger threat to the UK than China?

Britain was today monitoring the Russian spy ship Yantar on the edge of UK waters, in the same week as MI5 issued warning over spying threats from China.

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