In response to the attempted hack in 2021 of emails belonging to British politicians "prominent in calling out the malign activity of China", Britain imposed sanctions on two people and one company linked to state-backed Chinese hacking group APT31, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was due to face Parliament Monday to explain why the U.K. joined the U.S. in striking Houthi targets in Yemen — and why British lawmakers did not get a say on the military action. Four Royal Air Force Typhoon jets took part in last week’s U.S.-led strikes on sites used by the Iran-backed rebels, who have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea. The U.S. says Friday’s strikes hit Houthi weapons depots, radar facilities and command centers.
Live Facial Recognition called to be urgently stopped. Live facial recognition is called to be stopped on Friday by 65 British Lawmakers, Reuters reports, joining the European Union's blanket ban on the tech that was implemented earlier this year.
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom are set to declare the Wagner Group, an outfit of mercenaries, as a terrorist organization, making it illegal to support or join.