Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from John Sawers

From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East

While there are similarities with the wars against Iraq, the Iran conflict may prove to be the most dangerous and consequential yet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Tony Blair government lobbied by Australia not to meet Indigenous ‘troublemakers’, archives reveal

Newly-released files reveal how Australia lobbied hard to block a meeting with Patrick Dodson-led Indigenous delegation

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Cables and notes reveal UK view on Howard’s personality, Australia’s part in Kyoto ‘awkward squad’ and an aborted cricket match

The just released papers reveal Australia’s fears about its relationships with major powers, and its equivocation about the climate crisis and Indigenous reconciliation are nothing new

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2025

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Australia pressed Tony Blair to avoid meeting ‘troublemaker’ 1999 Indigenous delegation, archives reveal

Representatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead ‘diary problems’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

'Strong case' for Donald Trump to attack Iran's nuclear sites with bunker-busting bombs, says ex-MI6 chief

Sir John Sawers, head of the Secret Intelligence Service from 2009 to 2014, believes it may be better if the US president ‘got on with it’

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

British peace troops in Ukraine attacked by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Keir Starmer welcomes collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’

UK prime minister calls for civilians in Syria to be protected after rebel forces take control of Damascus

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Middle East killings may bring back terror attacks to UK, says ex-MI6 chief

Sir John Sawers says intelligence agencies should be ‘on their toes’ after deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

UK Islamic terror may get ‘boost’ after death of Hamas leader, ex-MI6 chief says

Sir John Sawers said the situation in the Middle East will not change ‘a great deal’.

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2024

Iran decides on response to Israeli strike that killed top commanders

Supreme national security council met to decide on action after strike on Damascus consulate that killed IRGC commanders

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

National archives: Tony Blair was advised to work with militants in Kosovo

Former prime minister had concerns about being seen to be too close to the Kosovo Liberation Army

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023

Former MI6 spy chief says all signs suggest Wagner boss Prigozhin was ‘taken out’ by Putin

Second former intelligence officer suggested a bomb in a ‘wine crate’ may have downed the jet

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’

Wagner mercenaries were on Thursday reported to be trying to head back into Russia after threatening retaliation over the suspected killing of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on the orders of Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

Blair’s rush to make friends with Bush revealed in newly released files

Aides to the then PM warned at the time that the new US president would not be as helpful as his predecessor Bill Clinton.

France 24 · Feb 21, 2022

'Russia has the capability to topple Kiev's government,' former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Sir John Sawers, the former head of Britain’s secret intelligence service. Sawers, who headed the MI6 between 2009 and 2014, said that if Russia’s President Vladimir Putin decides to take military action against Ukraine, it would be in his interest to limit an invasion to eastern…

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the National Archives

169 stories

GRU

162 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.