44 h. ago Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy as Witkoff signals Putin’s wider security demands – Europe live

US president questions Ukraine counterpart’s competency as his envoy outlines ‘detail attached’ to any peace dealDavid Shimer, the former director for eastern Europe and Ukraine on Joe Biden’s national security council, writes for the Guardian today, asking “two key questions for Ukraine’s European allies” as he worries about the US military aid ceasing soon.The war between Russia and Ukraine is approaching a historic turning point: unless the Trump administration adjusts course, US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease.Since taking office, Trump has not approved a single military aid package for Ukraine. Even if Trump were to reverse course and utilize this remaining drawdown authority, the amount available is insufficient to sustain US support for Ukraine over time. To do that, Congress would need to approve additional Ukraine funding, which will not happen while the Republican party controls both chambers and the White House. As a result, the era of US military aid to Ukrain...

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3 d. ago Why UK Government stepped in to save British Steel but didn't keep Port Talbot blast furnaces going

The UK government has been accused of 'double standards' and has been warned that the people of Wales will not forget what has happened

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4 d. ago MPs demand explanation as colleague refused entry to Hong Kong

Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse said she was detained by security, questioned and then put on a flight back to the UK.

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5 d. ago Lebanese judge questions former top security chiefs over Beirut port blast

Lebanon’s lead investigator into the 2020 Beirut port blast has questioned two former security chiefs, including Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who appeared in court for the first time

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2 w. ago What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets

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2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene tells UK reporter ‘go back to your country’ when quizzed over Signal leak

MAGA loyalist MTG hit out at British reporter who tried to question her over the security blunder

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2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene tells reporter ‘go back to your country’ when quizzed over Signal leak

MAGA loyalist MTG hit out at British reporter who tried to question her over the security blunder

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3 w. ago The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans

Some military spouses and veterans are questioning the White House’s handling of security after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about military strikes in Yemen

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3 w. ago US security breach: Mike Waltz admits 'full responsibility' for leaked war texts saga

The US security breach raised concern and questions on Tuesday as messages were leaked off app Signal after Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief, was added to a group chat

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3 w. ago Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief – a key Kremlin demandThe Kremlin is pressing its advantage with a White House that is impatient to show that Donald Trump is the only leader who can deliver peace in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.At first blush, the deal agreed by US negotiators in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday offers concession on concession to the Kremlin, leaving observers to question whether Russia had given anything to secure its first offer of sanctions relief since the beginning of the war. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Signal: What is the app in the Trump leak scandal, how safe is it – and can you really add people by accident?

A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled

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3 w. ago Britain's nuke warning to Putin amid Nato crisis: Defence Secretary says UK deterrent can do 'untold damage' to Russia saying weapons are the 'ultimate guarantor' of security

John Healey insisted the deterrent was the 'ultimate guarantor' of the UK's security amid rising tensions and questions about the Nato alliance.

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