Intelligence

UK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes
Those singled out for sanctions will have their assets frozen and be banned from traveling to Britain.

Spain under fire for contracting Huawei to store judicial wiretaps

Trump needs to impose more Russia sanctions now, Latvian foreign minister urges

Britain’s secretive fund for spies comes out of the shadows

How Europe can modernize to meet an energy-intensive future

Trump flags ‘bit of a problem’ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine

Starmer and Macron seal limited migration deal
Treat Iranian kidnap and murder plots as an attack on Britain, government urged
Report by Britain’s intelligence watchdog urges government to get serious about Iran-backed attacks on dissidents and critics of the state.
Russia hires migrants to wreak havoc, Czech intel report says
Most of them are hired through Telegram, says Czech intelligence service.
Macron pitches Starmer on new special relationship
The countries have dubbed their defense refresh an “entente industrielle.”
Trump officials used shadowy website to target pro-Palestinian academics for deportation, court records show
The unsealed court records also reveal how deeply involved Trump aide Stephen Miller was in the effort to revoke the visas of pro-Palestinian academics.
EU cuts ties with interpreter over Zelenskyy security fears
European Commission said it took action over “an incident related to note-taking” at a meeting with Ukrainian president.
German far right’s strategy for seizing power: Foment US-style polarization
The approach appears to be inspired in part by Donald Trump’s attacks on the left in the United States.
Von der Leyen’s top diplomatic aide quits
Elisabetta Belloni only joined the European Commission president’s cabinet earlier this year.
The AI energy crunch: Meeting the data center surge
The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and machine learning is driving unprecedented demand for electricity. How can the UK tackle this challenge?
Europe’s top CEOs ask EU to pause AI Act
Mistral, ASML and Airbus CEOs add to the pressure on the AI Act.
Ukraine kills deputy chief of Putin’s navy
Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian airstrike on a Russian command post.
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon’s Ukraine weapons freeze
The decision left officials on both sides of the Atlantic scrambling to find out how long the pause might last.
CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has presented a darker view on social media.
Iran halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
The decision follows Israeli and US strikes on Iranian soil.
A new tech race is on. Can Europe learn from the ones it lost?
EU faces familiar problems to win out on quantum computing.
Keir Starmer faces a second-year nightmare, too
It’s not just the welfare rebellion — Keir Starmer goes into his second year with a host of challenges to confront.
ICC hit by cyberattack around NATO summit
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was hit by a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack as NATO leaders gathered in The Hague for a summit last week. …
Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown
North Korean operatives worked with individuals in the US, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to successfully obtain employment with more than 100 US companies.
Iran could resume uranium enrichment in ‘months,’ says IAEA chief
“It is clear that there has been severe damage, but it’s not total damage,” head of U.N. nuclear watchdog tells CBS.
US Senate rejects push to rein in Trump on Iran
Support for Sen. Tim Kaine’s war powers resolution fell largely along party lines.
Spain accuses Brussels of ‘complicity’ in Orbán’s ban on Budapest Pride
The European Commission must be “much stronger” in confronting the Hungarian leader, say Spanish officials.
Trump team struggles to back up president’s bold claims on Iran strikes
Trump officials are trying to prove the airstrikes in Iran were every bit as flawless as the president first claimed.
Trump’s spy chiefs say new intel shows Iran’s nuclear facilities were destroyed
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard joined the chorus of administration officials batting away an early intel assessment that U.S. strikes had limited impact.