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🇬🇧 MI5 Faces Most Foreign Threats Since Cold War

MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum has warned that Britain is entering a "new era of national security," with the agency now tackling more state-directed threats than at any point during the Cold War.

McCallum singled out Russia and Iran as primary sources of hostile activity, noting that the suspected attack against RAF Fairford was "not unique in the UK." He also flagged emerging risks from artificial intelligence as compounding the threat landscape.

The warning marks a significant escalation in public messaging from Britain's domestic intelligence service, signalling that state-sponsored operations against UK targets have moved beyond isolated incidents into a sustained pattern.

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🇨🇳 Liberal Donor Faces Deportation Over Alleged PLA War Crimes

A prominent Liberal Party donor and founder of a Canada-China relations group faces deportation after the Canada Border Services Agency alleged he committed war crimes during service in the People's Liberation Army.

The CBSA has filed allegations against Rong Xiang Yuan, who built a profile in Canadian political circles through his leadership of a Canada-China relations organisation and donations to the Liberal Party.

The case adds to scrutiny over foreign influence and vetting of individuals with ties to the Chinese military gaining access to Canadian political networks.

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🇮🇷 UK Summons Iran Ambassador Over RAF Fairford Threat

Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador after the government concluded Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed a threat against RAF Fairford, a major US Air Force base on UK soil.

Prime Minister Miliband warned that Britain "won't tolerate threats on our soil," signalling a sharp deterioration in UK-Iran relations. The summoning of an ambassador is one of the most formal diplomatic protests short of expulsion.

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🇺🇸 US Navy Eyes Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile to Beat China's Defenses

The US Navy is moving to field Blackbeard, a carrier-launched hypersonic missile designed to fly at over five times the speed of sound and strike both ships and land targets — at a fraction of the cost of existing hypersonic weapons.

Developed by California-based Castelion, Blackbeard is built around affordability and mass production, allowing the Navy to deploy it in large numbers. Experts say the weapon could overwhelm the layered air defences protecting Chinese warships and coastal military installations.

The shift toward lower-cost, high-volume hypersonic strike reflects a broader US strategy of quantity as well as capability in any potential Pacific conflict.

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🇨🇳 China Sanctions Paraguay and Belize Ministers Over Taiwan Ties

China imposed sanctions Monday on ministers from Paraguay and Belize, citing the two countries' formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and what Beijing called "Taiwan separatist activities."

Paraguay's communications minister Gustavo Villate and Belize's foreign minister Francis Fonseca were sanctioned under China's anti-foreign sanctions law, following deals both nations sealed with Taipei in recent months. Paraguay and Belize are two of only 12 countries maintaining formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

The measures are largely symbolic — ministers from Taiwan's diplomatic allies rarely travel to China — but signal Beijing's continued pressure on Taipei's shrinking circle of formal allies.

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🕌 Houthi Missiles Strike Riyadh in Rare Deep-Penetration Attack

Yemen's Houthi movement has launched ballistic missile strikes on Riyadh, marking a significant escalation in the group's demonstrated military reach into Saudi Arabia's capital.

The attacks signal that Houthi forces possess the capability to strike deep into Saudi territory, challenging earlier assessments of their military sophistication. The group, backed by Iran, has been engaged in conflict with a Saudi-led coalition since 2015.

The strikes underscore Iran's role in arming and equipping regional proxy forces with increasingly advanced ballistic missile technology.

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🌍 Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti — 109 Dead, 100 Missing

At least 109 people are dead and more than 100 remain missing after a migrant vessel carrying over 300 people capsized near Guhere, off the coast of Djibouti.

Search and rescue operations are underway. The scale of casualties makes this one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the region in recent memory.

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