40 h. ago ‘We are not for sale’: chair of Greenland’s top labor union rebukes Trump’s call for annexation

Exclusive: SIK leader Jess Berthelsen rejects Trump claim that the US needs Greenland for ‘national security’Greenland “will not be annexed”, the longtime leader of its largest labor union has declared, refuting Donald Trump’s claims that the Arctic territory’s current status poses a national security threat to the US.In an interview with the Guardian, Jess Berthelsen, chair of SIK, Greenland’s national trade union confederation, said people in the territory do not recognize the US president’s allegations that Russian and Chinese ships are scattered throughout its waters. “We can’t see it, we can’t recognize it and we can’t understand it,” he said. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Families seek funds in bid to block Chinese 'mega embassy' amid warnings of threats to national security

Plans for the site by the Tower of London were blocked by the last Tory government on security grounds. But they look set to be allowed by Labour, which wants closer ties with Beijing.

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8 d. ago Lack of reading is security threat by 'leaving kids vulnerable to fake news from Russia'

Just 33% of kids aged over eight say they enjoy reading in their free time, down from 51% two decades ago. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says it's a national security threat

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2 w. ago Britain must act now to stop the increasingly visible spread of anti

The massacre of Jewish people on Bondi Beach was fuelled by the same ancient hatred as the murder of Jews in Manchester, Lord Walney writes.

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2 w. ago Britain will be defended over Christmas as thousands of troops ready for 'national security threat'

British troops won't be home for Christmas as 19,000 personnel remain on duty or on standby in case the UK collapses in ruin on Christmas day

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2 w. ago Trump calls the New York Times ‘a threat to national security’ in late night social media rant

Trump lashed out at the widely-respected newspaper in his latest attack on the media

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2 w. ago President Trump calls the New York Times a 'serious threat to the National Security of our Nation' and says the outlet 'must be dealt with and stopped'

'The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation,' wrote Trump on Truth Social.

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2 w. ago The 'deeply concerning' Scottish wind farm plans that threaten UK national security

The scaled back plans could threaten the UK’s ability to detect nuclear tests across the globe

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3 w. ago Survivors of Epstein’s abuse condemn justice department for only partly releasing files

Lawyers for victims say they have been ‘repeatedly denied justice’ while deputy attorney general says more files will be releasedAnalysis: Trump over-promises and under-deliversRepresentatives for victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein condemned the US Department of Justice on Friday for only partially releasing investigative documents while at least one survivor said she felt “redeemed” by the documents.The documents were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the disclosures by 19 December. The law allows for records to be withheld if they threaten current investigations, disrupt national security or identify Epstein’s victims. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump expands US entry ban to include Palestinians and Syrians

Administration cites war and weak governance without citing evidence of specific security threats from nations listed

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3 w. ago UK must stop ‘dragging heels’ over China threat, intelligence watchdog warns

It comes amid ongoing disquiet following the collapse of a Chinese spying case and warnings by MI5 of the threat posed by the communist state to UK national security

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last month JPMorgan warns of ‘national security’ threat due to American worker skill gaps

The company warned that simply investing in emerging industries won’t matter if workers don’t have the skills to match opportunities

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