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Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum delivers a speech at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London on 13 October 2026. [Getty]

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Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns: UK spy chief

McCallum said state threats had quadrupled over the last decade meaning his organisation now devoted more resources to the issue than during the Cold War.

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13 October, 2026

UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR

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Trump's Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion

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12 October, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks at the "Golden Age of American Innovation Summit" at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2026. (

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Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to 'energy ceasefire'

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11 October, 2026

Russian President Putin (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump (R)

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US invites Putin to December G20 meeting, possible Trump summit

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24 September, 2026

A general view of the United Nations Security Council members voting during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN headquarters in New York on 10 June 2024

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Russia and China veto UN Iran sanctions proposal

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18 September, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House

US-Israel war on Iran

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Trump not happy with latest Iran proposal to end the war

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28 April, 2026

Luxury megayacht Nord, reportedly tied to billionaire Alexei Mordashov, is seen anchored in Hong Kong waters

Strait of Hormuz

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Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz

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28 April, 2026

Giant gantry cranes lined up in Haifa container port, Israel

Russia-Ukraine war

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Ukraine to take measures against Israel if grain ship docks

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27 April, 2026

Russia's demand came during a call between Putin and Trump

Iran

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Iran FM to meet Putin on Russia trip, says Tehran's ambassador

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26 April, 2026

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Turkiye Alparslan Bayraktar

Turkey

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Turkey says Iran gas pipeline contract nearing expiry

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18 April, 2026

Infantrymen of the 13th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine 'Khartiia' practice tactical techniques of firing from cover at a training ground in Kharkiv region

Russia-Ukraine war

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Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Zelensky agrees

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10 April, 2026

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US-Israel war on Iran

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Europeans to press US over Russian support for Iran during war

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27 March, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

US-Israel war on Iran

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US says wouldn't be 'happy' if Russia giving Iran intel

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11 March, 2026

A U.S. Army carry team moves the flagged-draped coffins containing the remains of the US soldiers killed in the retaliatory Iranian strike

US-Israel war on Iran

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US lawmakers worry Trump may put 'boots on the ground' in Iran

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11 March, 2026

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on April 18, 2025.

US-Israel war on Iran

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Russia 'providing intelligence to Iran to target US forces'

The New Arab Staff

06 March, 2026

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Iraq

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Iraq arrests 17 over 'forced recruitment' for Russian army

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26 February, 2026

Police take security measures during the third round of trilateral peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by the US, in Geneva

Russia-Ukraine war

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Two days of 'difficult' Ukraine talks end with no breakthrough

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18 February, 2026

Valery Gerasimov [Getty]

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Russia says seized a dozen Ukrainian villages in February

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15 February, 2026

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the Russian government and in memory of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny outside the Russian Embassy in Lisbon

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European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin

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15 February, 2026

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Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday

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14 February, 2026

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Ukraine

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Ukraine urges more peace talks, says only Trump can broker deal

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08 February, 2026