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We must face down Putin threat with power, says former MI6 chief
The UK’s emphasis on Islamist terrorism has meant it has ignored the traditional threat from nation states like Russia, according to a former head of MI6.
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Is the rise of the Islamic State the biggest threat to the UK’s security and safety in the history of the country?
The train was carrying military personnel and their families when a bridge collapsed. The army claims it was sabotage, officials said.
A suicide car bomber rammed a European Union vehicle near the main airport in Kabul, killing at least two Afghans and a British national in the latest attack in the city, officials say.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is panned for trashing the official version of the Osama bin Laden assassination – so should we start believing other outlandish theories about the killing?
The trial of four men suspected of murdering a woman falsely accused of burning the Koran, has shown the suffering still faced by Afghan women, Nelufar Hedayat writes.
Sabeen Mahmud, one of Pakistan’s most outspoken human rights campaigners, has been killed by armed men after giving a talk in Karachi, writes Saira Jaffer.
Propaganda videos on social media from the so-called Islamic State shows the apparent destruction of Iraq’s priceless artefacts and some of the most important surviving relics of the ancient world.
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl could face life in prison after being charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy following his disappearance from an Afghan outpost in 2009.
The UK’s emphasis on Islamist terrorism has meant it has ignored the traditional threat from nation states like Russia, according to a former head of MI6.
If Tony Blair was ever considered an honest broker as Middle East envoy, it is a title he may well have lost – even if most of what has gone wrong is not his fault.
Fourteen people are killed and nearly 80 wounded after bombs explode outside two churches in Lahore, Pakistan. A Taliban splinter group has claimed responsibility.
While the bravery and sacrifice of British troops is not in doubt, British strategy in Afghanistan does not bear up well under scrutiny.
Services are held to commemorate British soldiers who fought and died during the Afghan campaign. But in Afghanistan, there are fears the Taliban could link up with IS and retake the country.
A Muslim group is under fire after claiming that Mohammed Emwazi or ‘Jihadi John’ turned to violence after being harassed by the British security services. What do we know about Cage?
Better that at least some vestiges of previous civilisations be kept safe in the great museums of London, Berlin and New York, courtesy of the colonial looters of yesteryear.