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A month after the incident at the UK's RAF Fairford base, charges have been brought against two 24-year-old men: one for assisting a foreign intelligence service (police believe it to be Iran), the other for entering a prohibited site. Another detainee has been released without charge.
Aziz KarimovThe UK government has published a White Paper with plans to modernise 140-year-old legislation: up to 14 years in prison and unlimited fines for deliberate damage to subsea infrastructure, new requirements for telecom companies and additional state powers. A 12-week consultation has been launched.
Sevara AzamovaThe UK government has proposed new measures to protect subsea internet cables and pipelines: emergency powers over telecom companies, access to cable landing stations, and tougher criminal penalties — up to 14 years' imprisonment. The measures followed accusations against Russia, which denies them.
Sevara AzamovaShadow Home Affairs Minister Alicia Kearns wrote to the prime minister asking whether national security adviser Jonathan Powell can remain in his post following social media posts about Palestine Action by his wife Sarah Helm. The Metropolitan Police ruled that her post did not meet the criminal threshold. Downing Street is defending Powell; an appeal against the organisation's ban awaits a Supreme Court hearing. Shadow Home Secretary Alicia Kearns wrote to the Prime Minister asking whether national security adviser Jonathan Powell can remain in his post following social media posts about Palestine Action by his wife Sarah Helm. The Metropolitan Police concluded that her post did not reach the criminal threshold. Downing Street is defending Powell; an appeal against the ban on the organisation is awaiting consideration by the Supreme Court.
Sevara AzamovaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a three-page national security doctrine focused on preemptive strikes and buffer zones. Opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot criticized the document as superficial and election-driven. The Knesset elections will be held on October 27.
Aziz Karimov
