8 h. ago Government report's 13 terrifying warnings for Brits to 'actively prepare' for war

A chilling National Security Strategy lists a string of dangers facing the UK including our adversaries working closer together.

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10 h. ago Why dreams of regime change in Iran will end in a rude awakening | Rajan Menon

It would be naive to believe that the US could take a wrecking ball to the Iranian state and walk away unaffectedDuring his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump lambasted “forever wars” and “regime change” interventions. More than any candidate, he sensed the war-weariness of Americans after the fiascos in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and especially the dismay of military veterans, 60% of whom voted for him over Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Trump’s maverick, anti-interventionist “America First” narrative also resonated strongly with those in the Maga movement who have never served in the military, particularly blue-collar workers.Now, Trump, once an unsparing critic of military misadventures, has bombed the nuclear enrichment installations of Iran, a country that hadn’t attacked the US, wasn’t preparing to and didn’t even threaten war. Since the bombing, Trump has gone further: he has ruminated about regime change in Iran. His transformation has startled many ...

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11 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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12 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security report warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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13 h. ago UK should 'actively prepare' for WAR  on British soil amid Russia, Iran and North Korea threat, ministers are warned

In the national security strategy published today, ministers said the UK now finds itself in 'an era in which we face confrontation with those who are threatening our security'.

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13 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Our top stories from Trump's sweary rant to BBC's Glastonbury headache

In this Tuesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Trump's desperate warning to Israel to Neil Young's BBC drama and Brits being told 'prepare for war'

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14 h. ago 13 terrifying warnings from new dossier as Brits warned to 'actively prepare' for war

A chilling National Security Strategy, published this afternoon, lists a string of dangers facing the UK and warns Brits must 'actively prepare' for war

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15 h. ago UK must ‘actively prepare’ for a war on home soil, major government review warns

The new National Security Strategy has been published with a grim warning as international turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine continues

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15 h. ago Scots must 'actively prepare' for war on UK soil in chilling government strategy warning

It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned of a period of "radical uncertainty".

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15 h. ago ‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the Commons the whole country must now be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about the threats it faces.

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16 h. ago Brits must 'actively prepare' for war on UK soil, chilling government strategy warns

The Government's long-awaited National Security Strategy says the nation's World War 2 spirit will need to be mobilised as it said the UK homeland may face a 'wartime scenario'

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38 h. ago Tehran warns US, Israel and UK will 'bear full responsibility' for attacks in Iran and declares it is prepared to wage war on the West for the next two years

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East as Israel has launched an 'unprecedented' attack on 'regime targets' in Tehran and Iran vows retaliation against Israel and the US.

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3 d. ago Top Republican turns on Trump after 'unconstitutional' strikes on Iran as MAGA warns against starting World War III

'This is not Constitutional,' wrote Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who last week made preparations to introduce a resolution under the War Powers Act.

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3 d. ago Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker’s killing was ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter had texted his family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed upThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter texted family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed up, filings allegeThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Life inside Iran: How war reduced bustling Tehran to a desert of empty streets and boarded

Ordinary Iranians are now caught in a war they neither chose nor are prepared for, reports Sayeh Rahimy

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7 d. ago Trump wants a 'real end' to Iran's nuclear program as US forces 'prepare to join the war' and he storms out of G7

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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7 d. ago Trump condemns 'foolish' Tehran as US forces 'prepare to join the war' and he abruptly leaves G7

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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2 w. ago Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack

Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war sheltersGermany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters, the government’s most senior civilian protection official has said, warning the state needs to be prepared for an attack from Russia within the next four years.Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), said Europe’s largest economy needed to wake up to the reality of conflict, and that in its current state Germany was inadequately prepared. Continue reading...

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