BBC World
Aug 23, 2026
Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip and reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
It comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.
Geopolitics
The Guardian
Aug 23, 2026
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow componentsBritain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign…
Hacker News
Aug 23, 2026
Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras
Article URL: https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-slovakia-finds-russian-backdoor-in-traffic-speed-cameras/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409200 Points: 21 # Comments: 2
The Guardian
Aug 23, 2026
Russia withdraws ambassador to UK as Kremlin raises pressure over Ukraine support
Embassy in London says Andrey Kelin left last month after seven years in diplomatic postRussia has withdrawn its ambassador to the UK, it has emerged, as the Kremlin continues to try to put pressure on Britain over its support for Ukraine.Andrey Kelin left last month after seven years in the diplom…
The Guardian
Aug 23, 2026
Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles and considering wheth…
The Guardian
Aug 23, 2026
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressorsDonald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war.In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Wa…
The Guardian
Aug 23, 2026
The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea
Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan throughIt was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district …