Politics

A suspected network of up to 20 “illegal” Russian agents in Britain is being investigated by internal spy agency MI5. The agency’s focus on unravelling Moscow’s “deep cover” operations has intensified after the arrest last […] […]

KABUL—“We are in this to win,” Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to […] […]

Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the security given to former prime ministers to be as “cost effective as possible” after details emerged of the sums involved in protecting Tony Blair. The Mail on […] […]

US General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan at a time of rising casualties and growing scepticism about the direction of the nearly nine-year-old war. Gen Petraeus received […] […]

David Cameron has spelt out his five-year exit strategy for British forces in Afghanistan. While the Prime Minister said combat troops should be out by 2015, he said there would continue to be a diplomatic […] […]

Chancellor George Osborne has ordered Government departments to draw up plans for spending cuts of up to 40% – slashing services and axing hundreds of thousands of jobs. The instruction – to be confirmed in […] […]

The Government is to go ahead with Labour legislation which could require employers to disclose whether they pay women as much as men, it has been announced. Home Secretary Theresa May, who is also the […] […]

NEW YORK – Children often ask the question “Who am I?” as they come of age, but that’s nothing like the identity crisis now confronting the sons and daughters of four couples accused of spying […] […]

LOS ANGELES: The United States Ambassador to Cyprus held tense discussions with the country’s President yesterday, after authorities managed to lose track of Christopher Metsos, the alleged paymaster of a Russian spy ring who was […] […]

Grumbling about a U.S. Supreme Court they say is out of touch with America’s cities, Chicago aldermen voted 45-0 today to approve a rushed-through compromise gun ban. The law, weaker than the gun ban tossed […] […]