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MI5 chief issues chilling warning on 25th anniversary of 9/11 | Politics | News

MI5 chief issues chilling warning on 25th anniversary of 9/11 | Politics | News

Published by Sam Flores

Director General of MI5 Sir Ken McCallum warned of the threats facing the UK (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) Britain is facing more danger than it was before 9/11, the head of MI5 has warned. Sir Ken McCallum admitted intelligence officers are detecting more conspiracies orchestrated by states such as Russia, China and Iran. And terrorists – noticeably Islamist fanatics – are still plotting mass casualty attacks in the UK, Britain’s top intelligence officer admitted. Sir Ken said on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: “The MI5 I lead in 2026 contends with a threat landscape markedly different to 2001’s. “Sadly, mass-casualty terrorist ambition endures, as in the recent conviction of an Islamist extremist who sought automatic weaponry for an assault on Manchester’s Jewish community. “But the terrorist threat now sits alongside strategic national security threats posed by capable states.” Referencing James Woolsey, the former CIA director who spoke in 1993 of the West slaying “a large dragon” after the Cold War, Sir Ken added: “We now face the worst of both worlds: dragons are …

RNLI breaks silence on migrant crisis as chief slams threats | Politics | News

RNLI breaks silence on migrant crisis as chief slams threats | Politics | News

Published by Sam Flores

RNLI volunteers have faced abuse during the migrant crisis (Image: Getty) The head of RNLI blasted thugs hiding “behind a balaclava or a keyboard” who are threatening volunteers. Peter Sparkes hit back at the abuse towards lifeboat volunteers, claiming it is “wholly unacceptable in a civilised society”. Hundreds of protesters descended on Eastney, near Portsmouth, late on Sunday night, vowing not to let three coaches of migrants through. They clashed with police as bricks and rocks were thrown towards officers. Some demonstrators even chased the buses down the motorway as they carried the migrants from Portsmouth to Dover. In total, seven police officers were injured. And some thugs branded lifeboats volunteers “traitors” after they brought migrants to shore. Some have even published photographs of the volunteers online, leading to fears they could be targeted. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr Sparkes said: “Recent events have generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding about the RNLI – our purpose, our tasking, and particularly our lifesaving work in the Channel. “Sadly, as a result, some of our …

Longtime Chief Executive of Film Academy Was 83

Longtime Chief Executive of Film Academy Was 83

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bruce Davis, who served as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ chief executive for 22 of the 30 years that he spent with the organization, during which he made a profound impact on Hollywood and global cinema, has died. He was 83. Davis passed away on Saturday evening following a battle with leukemia, his wife Joann told The Hollywood Reporter. Davis, who was born in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 1943, received an undergraduate degree in English from Juniata College in Pennsylvania and a masters degree in Medieval Literature from the University of Maryland. He initially entered academia and rose to become chair of the theater department at Juniata. But a longstanding desire to write screenplays motivated him to relocate to Los Angeles in 1980, where, shortly after his arrival, he attended a party where he met someone whose wife worked at the Academy. That encounter led to Davis being hired, just weeks later, to arrange seminars and lectures for the organization. In 1983, Davis was elevated to executive administrator and tasked with …

Russia Tries To Assassinate Ukraine’s SBU Chief With Unprecedented Drone Attack On Kyiv HQ

Russia Tries To Assassinate Ukraine’s SBU Chief With Unprecedented Drone Attack On Kyiv HQ

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Kremlin has long previewed that its next escalation step against Ukraine would be to start attacking ‘decision-making centers’, or headquarters and government buildings. That moment has clearly begun and is now in an active phase, also as strikes ramp up on the key southern port of Odesa, as well as on Ukraine-linked cargo and other shipping. On Friday a Russian drone slammed into the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in central Kyiv. The SBU is the country’s top domestic security and intelligence service – somewhat akin to the FBI in America. It primarily oversees counterintelligence, counterterrorism, espionage investigations, as well as engages in some law-enforcement functions, especially concerning top level crime including among government officials. It has been the mastermind behind multiple high-level deadly and destructive attacks on Russia. Drone targeted SBU chief at around 3:30pm local, via pravda.com.ua President Zelensky soon after the attack announced and confirmed that the SBU’s central building on Volodymyrska Street, in the heart of iconic downtown near St. Sophia Cathedral, was struck. Flames and smoke have been …

Bally’s finance chief exits as casino giant faces costly expansion pressures

Bally’s finance chief exits as casino giant faces costly expansion pressures

Published by skeptic

Bally’s Corporation is changing finance chiefs as the casino company pours money into major developments, deals with financial pressure and fights over video gambling terminals in Chicago. Mira Mircheva told Bally’s she plans to leave her jobs as executive vice president and chief financial officer for personal reasons, according to the company’s Thursday announcement. Her resignation becomes effective September 4, but she will stay with the company until September 30 to assist during the handover. Bally's announced its CFO resigned for personal reasons. This comes weeks after the company released its quarterly earnings that shows it's still operating at a loss with billions of debt. Construction slowed down on the new casino here in Chicago. @fox32news pic.twitter.com/xcRlgWvVgG — Bret Buganski (@Bret_Buganski) September 3, 2026 President George Papanier will temporarily handle the CFO duties in addition to serving as Bally’s president and sitting on its board. Directors are already looking for someone to fill the finance position permanently. The assignment puts a longtime gaming executive back into a familiar role. Papanier, who has more than four …

No, UN chief Guterres did not call Francesca Albanese ‘out of control’ – Truth or Fake

No, UN chief Guterres did not call Francesca Albanese ‘out of control’ – Truth or Fake

Published by Sam Flores

Pro-Israel lobby group UN Watch has alleged that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres referred to Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Palestine, as “out of control”, saying he’d previously called her a “horrible woman”. But Guterres named no one in his remarks. He said “many” independent rapporteurs were “totally out of control”, without singling out any individual. The UN has since said that linking the comment specifically to Albanese is a “misreading” of his remarks. Vedika Bahl fact-checks. Albanese has long been a vocal critic of Israel and its conduct of the war in Gaza, drawing criticism from Israel, the US and others over her outspoken comments on the conflict. UN Watch – a pro-Israel lobby group that says it aims to combat anti-Semitism – alleged online that the global body itself has called her “out of control,” and that the comments came from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres himself. UN Watch recently shared an extract from a Financial Times interview with Guterres, claiming the UN chief had “admitted anti-Israel bias” within the organisation and had described Albanese as …

Putin floats ‘chance’ at peace, NATO chief warns of ‘reckless’ Russia

Putin floats ‘chance’ at peace, NATO chief warns of ‘reckless’ Russia

Published by Sam Flores

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that there is a “chance” at “peace” with Ukraine, but repeated that Kyiv’s warnings to airlines to avoid Russian airspace amounted to “state terrorism.”  “Ultimately…the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict – Russia and Ukraine,” he said in translated remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, a city in Eastern Russia. “Is there a chance [at peace]? In my view, yes, there is.” Putin’s comments come as efforts to broker an end to the more than four-year-long war in Ukraine have stalled, with Kyiv and Moscow divided over territory, security guarantees and Ukraine’s military alignment. Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Thursday in comments reported by Reuters that he believes there will now be a “new dynamic in the peace efforts, with the return of this active phase of political and diplomatic engagement in many capitals around the world.” U.S. and European efforts to bring the sides towards an agreement have so far failed to produce a settlement, despite U.S. CIA Director John …