Britain must ‘enhance lethality’ amid growing cyber threat, says defence secretary February 11, 2019 Defence secretary Gavin Williamson will this morning crank up his military rhetoric, saying Britain cannot be seen as a “paper tiger” and must be ready to take action against countries that “flout international law”. The more aggressive tone, which comes ahead of the UK striking out on its own outside the European Union, will be [...]
City Moves for 8 February – who’s switching jobs at Morrison & Foerster, Jefferies and DMH Stallard? February 8, 2019 Morrison & Foerster Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Christopher Kandel will be joining the firm’s London office in the coming days as a partner in its Finance practice. Christopher brings to the firm a wealth of experience in leveraged finance and complex international acquisition finance, and restructuring [...]
Donald Trump set to return to London for Nato meeting February 6, 2019 Donald Trump looks set to visit London for the second time as US President later this year. Trump will likely be one of the Nato leaders to descend on the capital in December as the alliance celebrates its 70th year. Read more: UK warns of further sanctions on Russia after cyber attacks Nato secretary general [...]
EU countries recognise opposition leader Guaido as president of Venezuela February 4, 2019 The UK, France, Spain and Sweden have recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela after a deadline for President Nicholas Maduro to call fresh presidential elections expired. British Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt wrote on twitter: Nicolas Maduro has not called Presidential elections within 8 day limit we have set. So UK [...]
High-ranking Venezuelan general backs opposition leader as supporters rally in the capital February 2, 2019 A Venezuelan airforce general has publicly declared his support for the self-declared interim president of Venezuela Juan Guaido as thousands of opposition supporters rally in Caracas. In a video circulating on Twitter today, General Francisco Yanez of the air force’s high command, said most of the armed forces already disavowed Maduro, who claims he is [...]
Putin suspends missile treaty and pledges to build more weapons February 2, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia has suspended a cold war era treaty to limit missile building after a similar move by the US. Putin told a meeting with foreign and defence ministers that Russia had suspended the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty which limits land-based missiles with ranges of 310–3,420 miles. Putin [...]
US to withdraw from Cold War nuclear missile treaty with Russia February 1, 2019 The US confirmed today that it will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that came about in the wake of the Cold War, after repeatedly claiming that Russia has violated the agreement. The pact, signed between the US and Soviet Union in 1987, bans production, testing and deployment of land-based cruise and [...]
Gold rush: Central banks turn to precious metal at fastest rate in 50 years to avoid global volatility January 31, 2019 The world’s central banks bought more gold last year than at any point in nearly half a century as emerging countries looked for somewhere to shelter against international tension. Buying rose 74 per cent, making 2018 the second highest year on record just below 1971 when the US abandoned the gold standard. Read more: Gold rises [...]
Venezuela braced for more protests as Maduro rules out snap election January 30, 2019 Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro today said he is ready to negotiate with the country’s opposition but dismissed calls for a snap election. The socialist leader said calls for early elections amounted to blackmail and insisted a vote will not take place until 2025, RIA Novosti reported. Read more: Labour leadership accused of 'weasel words' over Venezuela [...]
Bill Browder attacks British establishment for allegedly accepting Russian money laundering bribes January 30, 2019 Financier and prominent Putin critic Bill Browder has launched an incendiary attack on "members of the British establishment" for allegedly accepting bribes linked to Russian money laundering. Browder, the chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management, alleged that an investigation into money laundering had uncovered evidence that members of the House of Lords have received bribes [...]