The UK urgently closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated all staff
Against the backdrop of a sharp escalation of the situation in Iran, the UK government took an emergency decision to temporarily close its embassy in Tehran. “We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran. It will now operate remotely,” the British Foreign Office press service said. According to official…
Russia accused a British embassy employee of working for the secret services under diplomatic cover
On January 15, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service announced that it had uncovered an undeclared British secret service agent operating under cover of a position at the British Embassy in Moscow. According to the FSB Public Relations Center, counterintelligence operations identified Davis Gareth Samuel, born in 1980. Officially, he held…
Russia recruits “disposable” saboteurs in Europe
In 2025–early 2026, European intelligence agencies recorded a sharp increase in attempts to recruit EU citizens to carry out sabotage operations on the territory of NATO and EU countries. According to estimates by the counterintelligence services of several countries, this involves a scheme using so-called “disposable” operatives — people who…
Danish company ROCKWOOL announces the actual seizure of its factories in Russia
Danish thermal insulation manufacturer ROCKWOOL has officially announced that it has lost control of all its Russian assets, including four factories. The company explicitly points to the forced seizure of property by the Russian authorities. According to a statement by ROCKWOOL published on January 13, 2026, on December 31, 2025,…
Greenland has officially called on the UK to defend it against threats from Donald Trump
The Greenlandic authorities have openly called on the UK to “dare to have principles” and to be more active in helping to counter pressure from US President Donald Trump, who has been threatening for several weeks to use force to annex the world’s largest island to the United States. Speaking…