London: Britain faces a rapidly escalating security challenge, with hostile states and terrorist organizations increasingly targeting the nation, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warned on Thursday. Speaking at MI5’s headquarters in London, McCallum highlighted a 35% rise in investigations involving state-sponsored threats, emphasizing that nations like Russia, Iran, and China are employing tactics once largely associated with terrorism.

McCallum revealed that MI5 has successfully disrupted numerous surveillance and attack plots, including over 20 potentially lethal operations linked to Iran. Russia, according to the MI5 chief, has orchestrated espionage and sabotage activities, including arson attacks on Ukraine-linked businesses in London, with connections to the Wagner mercenary gro

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