Nine hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on London-bound train – The Irish Times

Nine hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on London-bound train – The Irish Times

Nine people have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after a mass stabbing on a train travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Saturday evening. A 10th person suffered non life-threatening injuries, and two men were arrested in what prime minister Keir Starmer called an “appalling incident”. A man with a large knife is believed…

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Europeans vow to choke Russian oil sector after Trump sanctions – POLITICO

Europeans vow to choke Russian oil sector after Trump sanctions – POLITICO

One person familiar with Friday’s discussion pointed out Surgutneftegas, Putin’s personal company, has not been targeted yet and predicted: “If their [Russia’s] entire oil sphere could be squeezed it would have some chance of bringing Putin to the table.” A senior U.K. official separately added that the U.S. action had been “a really important new…

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Zelenskyy meets European partners to discuss arming Ukraine with more missiles, depriving Putin of more money

Zelenskyy meets European partners to discuss arming Ukraine with more missiles, depriving Putin of more money

London — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began his third visit to Britain this year with a highly symbolic show of support from one of his country’s most vociferous Western partners. Zelenskyy was greeted on Friday by both rare British autumn sunshine and King Charles III at Windsor Castle, ahead of a summit with Prime Minister…

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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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