A four-day “extreme heat” warning has been issued for parts of England and Wales today as temperatures are expected to exceed 35C in a new heat wave that could put pressure on water supplies and transport services. The Met Office issued an orange warning, the second most severe after red in its system, which it […]
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Chinese embassy in Britain condemns ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ about Taiwan
The Chinese embassy in London today condemned Britain’s “irresponsible rhetoric” after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss summoned the Chinese ambassador to the UK to explain Beijing’s actions on Taiwan. Truss summoned Zheng Zeguang earlier today, stressing that China’s “increasingly aggressive behavior” following the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatens peace and stability in the […]
London: He calls the Chinese ambassador for an explanation against the backdrop of the aggressive escalation in Taiwan
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss today summoned China’s ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing’s actions towards Taiwan following the visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Following the visit by Pelosi – the highest-ranking US official to the island in decades – China has moved ahead with the largest-scale military […]
Britain is drawing up plans for organized blackouts in January
Britain is drawing up plans for organized power outages to industry and households during the winter, when cold temperatures are likely to coexist with natural gas shortages, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, Tuesday. Reduced power generation capacity could account for 1/6 of peak power demand, according to the government’s latest “worst-case” scenario, even after the emergency […]
Britain: Plans for organized blackouts in January
Britain is drawing up plans for organized power outages to industry and households during the winter, when cold temperatures are likely to coexist with natural gas shortages, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, Tuesday. Reduced power generation capacity could account for 1/6 of peak power demand, according to the government’s latest “worst-case” scenario, even after the emergency […]
British services: Russia has created a new ground army formation to strengthen the attack on Ukraine
Russia has “almost certainly” created a new ground force formation to support its war of aggression in Ukraine, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. The particular formation, known as the 3rd Army Corps, is based in the town of Mulino, east of the capital Moscow, the British noted in their regular daily military intelligence […]
Boris Johnson leaves cost of living crisis ‘to future PM’
Downing Street said today it was up to the “future prime minister” to take action on the cost of living crisis, as outgoing Boris Johnson was blamed for his absence despite a worsening economic situation. The head of the Conservative government, who is supposed to handle current affairs, went on honeymoon in Slovenia last week […]
British agencies: Russia is planting anti-personnel mines on the Donbass front
Russia is likely deploying anti-personnel mines along its front line of defense in Ukraine’s Donbas, part of which it has seized, according to British military intelligence, which did not cite its source. In Donetsk and Kramatorsk, Russia is likely to have deployed PFM-1 and PFM-1S anti-personnel mines, commonly called “fly mines,” the UK Ministry of […]
Retired British general: If Putin faces defeat in Ukraine, he will resort to nuclear weapons
LAST UPDATE: 11:29 Retired British general Sir Richard Barrons, in an article in the Sunday Times, warns the West that if Russian President Vladimir Putin is faced with a scenario of defeat in Ukraine, he will resort to the use of nuclear weapons. Barrons emphasizes that Putin hoped for a quick and overwhelming victory, the […]
Britain: In the final straight the battle for the leadership of the Tories
In Britain, as the days go by, the battle for the leadership of the Conservatives is intensifying. In the heat of the moment, the two gladiators — former Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State Liz Truss — are continuing their election campaign at a feverish pace. For about two weeks now, they have […]
