UK’s MI5 issues rare alert: Politicians targeted by Chinese, Russian, and Iranian spies in effort to undermine democracy

UK’s MI5 issues rare alert: Politicians targeted by Chinese, Russian, and Iranian spies in effort to undermine democracy

Britain’s domestic security service, MI5, publicly warned members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in a concerted attempt to undermine the UK’s democratic institutions. The rare public advisory highlights strategies used by foreign intelligence operatives to gather sensitive information, exert influence, and disrupt governance. MI5…

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Keir Starmer Unveils New Initiatives To Boost India-UK Ties In Technology, Education And Film Collaboration

Keir Starmer with PM Modi | Image: X United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced new initiatives to strengthen bilateral cooperation with India across technology, education, and creative industries, reaffirming the deep and evolving partnership between the two countries. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Starmer said, “We are opening the UK-India Technology…

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“India-UK partnership is “trustworthy, talent and technology driven”: PM Modi

ANI | Updated: Oct 09, 2025 12:56 IST Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and UK is driven by “trustworthiness, talent, and technology”.Following high-level talks with his British counterpart, Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai today, PM Modi stressed that India’s dynamism and…

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Britain’s Starmer denies trying to appease China, says spying case dropped on legal grounds

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected on Wednesday accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…

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UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn't call China a threat

UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn’t call China a threat

LONDON – The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country’s chief prosecutor said. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry were charged in April 2024 with violating the Official Secrets Act by providing information…

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