Ex-MI6 chief says the biggest risks for CEOs are the threats they already know about Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Aug 11
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of the U.S. government’s decision to reunite her with her Afghan family The Independent UK · Feb 12
Takeaways on AP report about how US government worked against itself to let Marine adopt Afghan girl Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family The Independent UK · Feb 6
US government worked against itself to let Marine adopt Afghan girl, documents obtained by AP show Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family The Independent UK · Feb 6
Downing Street plays down prospect of Iranian revolutionary guard ban No 10 pointed to comments made by the former head of MI6, who suggested that proscribing the organisation would have no ‘practical effect’. Evening Standard · Jan 12
‘The frontline is everywhere’: new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat Blaise Metreweli expected to say UK faces new ‘age of uncertainty’ in speech identifying Kremlin as key threat The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh charges The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
Outgoing MI6 chief Moore does not want to be US ambassador – report Sir Richard’s name had been floated among potential contenders to take over as the UK’s top diplomat in the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked. Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Drones blast Russia’s Saratov refinery for second time in a week Ukrainian leadership continues to talk up recapture of territory in counteroffensive; EU moves to phase out Russian gas faster. What we know on day 1,305 The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2025
Trump hits out at Russia after fighter jets enter Estonian airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion The foray happened just over a week after Nato planes downed Russian drones over Poland The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Estonia says 3 Russian fighters entered its airspace without permission and stayed for 12 minutes Estonia has summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission on Friday The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Britain's outgoing spy chief highlights Russia, China and Iran as threats The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine Richard Moore said Russia was unlikely to win on battlefield, as his agency launched call to recruit spies The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
'Absolutely no evidence' Putin will negotiate peace in Ukraine, outgoing MI6 chief says Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal. Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
Euronews · Sep 19, 2025 UK spy agency MI6 launches new portal to recruit foreign informants via dark web MI6 has launched a dark web portal, Silent Courier, to recruit spies and gather information securely. The platform targets potential informants worldwide, including Russia.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 UK spy boss warns Putin is ‘stringing us along’ in stark outgoing speech It comes afte Trump said he has been ‘really let down’ by Putin
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2025 UK spy chief says ‘absolutely no evidence’ Putin wants peace negotiations Sir Richard Moore used an outgoing speech to say the Russian president is ‘stringing us along’ amid faltering efforts to broker a truce.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025 Estonia requests Nato article 4 consultation after ‘unacceptable’ violation of its airspace by Russian MiG-31s – as it happened Nato condemns ‘reckless Russian behaviour’ after its jets intercept three MiG-31 fighters over Estonian airspace
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025 Who is in the running to replace Peter Mandelson as Britain’s US ambassador? Keir Starmer may need to move quickly to appoint new envoy given Donald Trump’s imminent state visit
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025 Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025 OPINION - Battle of the spies: how Blaise Metreweli triumphed, and saw off her biggest rival, in the fight to lead MI6 Apart from the odd tiresome comment about being a “diversity hire” — the first female head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, has had a smooth landing as the new “C” — Chief, replacing the affable Sir Richard Moore when he leaves the post in October.
Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2025 Who is Blaise Metreweli, first female head of Britain’s MI6? A spook for over a quarter of a century, Metreweli was ‘Q’ at the spy agency. Now she’ll be known as ‘C’. Here’s why.
Euronews · Jun 16, 2025 Britain's MI6 appoints Blaise Metreweli as its first female chief in 116-year history Blaise Metreweli, a Cambridge graduate who has worked in the intelligence service since 1999, will become the organisation's 18th leader.
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 Blaise Metreweli appointed first ever female MI6 chief as Britain faces 'unprecedented threats' She is currently Director General ‘Q’, responsible for technology and innovation at the Secret Intelligence Service, a role made famous by the gadgets chief in James Bond films
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025 MI6 gadget master becomes first female chief Blaise Metreweli is succeeding Sir Richard Moore, who leaves this autumn after four years in charge