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Sunak promises ‘whatever it takes’ to keep UK safe amid balloon incident row

The Government will do “whatever it takes” to keep the UK safe from the threat of spy balloons, Rishi Sunak has said. It come after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced Britain will conduct a security review after a series of objects in western ...

13 Feb 2023 at 17:02

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China to take measures against US entities over balloon incident

China has said it will take measures against US entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American east coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify ...

15 Feb 2023 at 12:01

Delete TikTok app to protect your personal data, says Tory MP

People should delete TikTok from their phones to protect their personal data from “hostile” threats, according to a senior Conservative MP. Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, said users should “without question” get rid ...

05 Feb 2023 at 16:29

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China brands US resolution on ‘spy balloon’ incident political manipulation

The Chinese government has dismissed a resolution by the US House of Representatives, condemning China over a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above American waters as “purely political manipulation and hyping up”. Foreign ministry ...

10 Feb 2023 at 08:53

UK can deal with spy balloons despite defence under-investment, says ex-diplomat

A former British ambassador to the US said people should “sleep easy in their beds” despite the threat of Chinese spy balloons because “an awful lot of that goes on everywhere”. Lord Darroch said the UK had “under-invested in defence” ...

14 Feb 2023 at 10:35

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Chinese officials refused US call because atmosphere was not ‘proper’

Chinese officials said they refused a call from US defence secretary Lloyd Austin following the shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon because the US had “not created the proper atmosphere” for dialogue and exchange. The US ...

10 Feb 2023 at 07:59

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US sanctions six Chinese entities over balloon programme

The United States government has sanctioned six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programmes as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed US airspace. The economic ...

11 Feb 2023 at 07:14

The fighter jets which would shoot down spy balloons in UK skies

As reports of suspected Chinese spy balloons entering US airspace continue, the Prime Minister has given assurances that RAF fighter jets are ready to counter similar intrusions over the UK. Rishi Sunak claimed Typhoon ...

13 Feb 2023 at 13:53

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