Russian military targeted UK and US passwords in wide-ranging hacking campaign July 1, 2021 Russian military hackers ran a campaign to steal and compromise the passwords of people employed in sensitive jobs at hundreds of companies and organisations worldwide, including US, UK and European government and military agencies, US and British national security officials said earlier today. They also targeted a range of political parties, government offices, defence contractors, [...]
Putin’s annual press conference: No World War 3 if UK navy ship had sunk June 30, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s massive annual question-and-answer session with members of the public took place earlier today. Responding to one question, Putin downplayed the idea that the confrontation between Russian forces and a British navy warship last week could have sparked World War Three, even if the situation had turned out differently. Watch the full [...]
Should EM investors be worried about tapering? June 30, 2021 In our latest Economic and Strategy Viewpoint we brought forward our expectations for Federal Reserve (Fed) policy tightening. We still think that the current bout of inflation in the US will prove to be largely transitory. However, the strength of the US economic recovery means that we now expect underlying price pressures to build next year such [...]
Black Widow review: Marvel returns with a familiar face June 29, 2021 By the time Black Widow hits cinemas, it will have been the longest we’ve ever waited for a Marvel Cinematic Universe instalment. Obviously there have been external reasons for this absence, but in a strange way the wait has been beneficial for the world’s biggest franchise. Yes, there have been two and a half Disney+ [...]
Classified Ministry of Defence documents left at bus stop in Kent June 27, 2021 Classified Ministry of Defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the military have been found in the rain at a bus stop in Kent. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an investigation after almost 50 pages of classified documents containing national security details were found in a soggy heap behind a bus stop [...]
Is there something out there? U.S. report does not rule out UFOs June 26, 2021 A major U.S. government report on UFOs that was released last night said defense and intelligence analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects observed by military pilots including whether they are advanced earthly technologies, atmospherics or of an extraterrestrial nature. Watch the full report. Congress in December required the director [...]
Video: Russians detained in Chad were merely ‘sightseeing’ June 25, 2021 A group of Russians picked up by police in an area of Chad where the military has recently been battling rebels say they were “merely sightseeing” and there to visit “rich natural sites” in the country’s north, they claimed. Watch the full report.
Video: The moment Britain’s HMS Defender meets Russian forces June 24, 2021 Russia is warning the UK that it will bomb British navy vessels if there are any further provocations in the Black Sea. Meanwhile, BBC footage shows yesterday’s confrontation between HMS Defender and Russian forces. Watch the full report.
Russia warns UK to respect borders, or it may ‘drop bombs’ on intruding ships June 24, 2021 Russia has warned the UK that if it fails to respect ‘Russian borders’ then it may bomb intruding ships, while the UK continues to deny any shots or bombs were fired. Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said: “The inviolability of the Russian borders is an absolute imperative”, adding that they will be protected “by [...]
Lib Dems unveil their answer to Vladimir Putin aggression: Webcams June 23, 2021 The Liberal Democrats have called for all Royal Navy ships to be on webcams 24/7 so the government can identify where they are at all times and to fight off potential Vladimir Putin aggression. The party’s defence spokesperson Jamie Stone MP said constant video surveillance would help clearly identify acts of aggression against UK ships, [...]