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@MickWSmith

Michael Smith - Award-winning journalist and No 1 Bestselling Author. JUST OUT to RAVE REVIEWS The Real Special Relationship!

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Insane! The budget begins to fall apart in spades. spectator.com/article/the-bu…
The Budget’s fine print will bring more cheap foreign labour to Britain

The Budget’s fine print will bring more cheap foreign labour to Britain

This government’s approach is to create problems with one hand and then offer to compensate us for them with the other.

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Confused about Israel’s election? You’re not the only one washingtontimes.com/news/202…
Confused about Israel’s election? You’re not the only one

Confused about Israel’s election? You’re not the only one

Israeli politics can seem bewildering to Americans because they are based on separate electoral, constitutional, and cultural foundations.

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Army commander: China invasion of Taiwan by April remains real threat - go.shr.lc/4eIqVMX - @washtimes
Army commander: China invasion of Taiwan by April remains real threat

Army commander: China invasion of Taiwan by April remains real threat

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the coming months remains a real threat and U.S. forces in the Pacific are preparing for a conflict should an attack take place, according to the commander of Army forc

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Ukrainian Soldier Suspected of Passing Troop Positions to Russia kyivpost.com/post/88646
Ukrainian Soldier Suspected of Passing Troop Positions to Russia

Ukrainian Soldier Suspected of Passing Troop Positions to Russia

Investigators say the serviceman passed information on Ukrainian troop positions, weapons and equipment in two southern regions.

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IDF soldier charged with spying for Iran in exchange for cryptocurrency | The Times of Israel timesofisrael.com/idf-soldie…
IDF soldier charged over spying for Iran in exchange for cryptocurrency

IDF soldier charged over spying for Iran in exchange for cryptocurrency

Prosecutors say soldier sent Iranian handler sensitive info about military's readiness and call-ups, including his own deployment during Iran war; probe finds handler joined Telegram group for...

timesofisrael.com
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British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say how many theregister.com/security/202…
British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say...

British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say...

Other agency errors included an unchecked software bug that led to Terrorism Act detentions

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AI may help, but it’s no substitute for sturdy cyber defence | The Strategist aspistrategist.org.au/ai-may…
AI may help, but it’s no substitute for sturdy cyber defence | The Strategist

AI may help, but it’s no substitute for sturdy cyber defence | The Strategist

Sprinkling AI pixie dust around the place doesn’t automatically provide cyber defence. In its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2025–26, the Australian Signal Directorate urges organisations to embrace AI...

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Six military freezers went bad in August. Was it a cyber attack? - Defense One nextgov.com/cybersecurity/20…
Pentagon investigates suspected cyberattack behind military freezer failures

Pentagon investigates suspected cyberattack behind military freezer failures

August outages spoiled food at military commissaries across the nation. Investigators are also examining a similar attack on refrigeration systems in France.

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A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System | WIRED archive.ph/2026.10.29-194127…
A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure …

A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure …

archived 29 Oct 2026 19:41:27 UTC

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Fired US general admitted leaking classified information on Iran | Iran International iranintl.com/en/202610295197
Fired US general admitted leaking classified information on Iran

Fired US general admitted leaking classified information on Iran

The Pentagon’s former top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, admitted to leaking classified information about Iran and Ukraine to two reporters over roughly a year, Axios reported Thursd...

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Just the Docs: Unsealed Criminal Information Against James Comey Under Espionage Act justsecurity.org/162425/come…
Just the Docs: Unsealed Criminal Information Against James Comey Under Espionage Act

Just the Docs: Unsealed Criminal Information Against James Comey Under Espionage Act

Unsealed criminal information charges ex-FBI Director James Comey under the Espionage Act over alleged 2016 leak.

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Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years, MCPON, CNO Say - USNI News news.usni.org/2026/10/29/lon…
Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years, MCPON, CNO Say - USNI News

Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years, MCPON, CNO Say - USNI News

It will take a couple years before deployment lengths shift from the extended 10-11 months back to the normal seven, the Navy’s top enlisted sailor said Wednesday.  As sailors deploy with carrier...

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Canada unveils first national security strategy in more than 20 years - Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…
Canada unveils first national security strategy in more than 20 years - Breaking Defense

Canada unveils first national security strategy in more than 20 years - Breaking Defense

The strategy comes amid tension between Canada and its North American neighbor over tense trade negotiations.

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The Kremlin Renews the Myth of the Honorable Chekist — Russia Post russiapost.info/articles/the…
The Kremlin Renews the Myth of the Honorable Chekist — Russia Post

The Kremlin Renews the Myth of the Honorable Chekist — Russia Post

The Kremlin is effectively outlawing movies and TV shows depicting disreputable siloviki, a move that reflects the Russian authorities’ longstanding concern with protecting the public image of...

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Five Quick Questions: The Oleshky ceasefire tvpworld.com/96214058/five-q…
Five Quick Questions: The Oleshky ceasefire

Five Quick Questions: The Oleshky ceasefire

Before the ceasefire the starving residents of Oleshky had resorted to eating pets

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Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say - Defense News defensenews.com/global/europ…
Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say

Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.

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Putin says Russia is ready for war with Europe defence-blog.com/putin-says-…
Putin says Russia is ready for war with Europe

Putin says Russia is ready for war with Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Oct. 29 that Russia is "ready" for a war with Europe but does not want one, and warned that a conflict between them would leave no winners, responding to...

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With all votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot's 48, Arab parties 19 | The Times of Israel timesofisrael.com/with-all-v…
With all votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48, Arab parties 19

With all votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48, Arab parties 19

Official turnout was 77.9%, with 5,716,665 total votes cast; Central Elections Committee reiterates that investigation into alleged voter fraud 'will not affect final results'

timesofisrael.com
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Binance halts trading over hack linked to North Korea dw.com/en/binance-crypto-exc…
Binance crypto exchange suspends trades over North Korea-linked hack

Binance crypto exchange suspends trades over North Korea-linked hack

Crypto platform Binance has suspended trading following a suspected hack now linked to North Korea. The disruption has left users unable to trade on the cryptocurrency platform while the suspected...

dw.com
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Crypto industry suffers 'largest bank heist in human history' as billions stolen in Binance hack | Money News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/crypto-wo…
Crypto industry suffers 'largest bank heist in human history' as billions stolen in Binance hack

Crypto industry suffers 'largest bank heist in human history' as billions stolen in Binance hack

According to TRM Labs, which tracks the industry, digital assets worth more than $6.3bn (£4.7bn) have been taken from Binance by North Korean hackers. This would be the largest cryptocurrency hack to...

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