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Official Statistics: UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2025
UK overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data has been linked with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics.
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Official Statistics: UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2025
UK overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data has been linked with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics.
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Army designates 2 additional ‘permissive’ sites for commercial vendors to test their drone and counter-drone tech
The move is part of a broader Army initiative aimed at facilitating vendor access to test ranges. The post Army designates 2 additional ‘permissive’ sites for c
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U.S. military building resilience against emerging OPSEC risks from automated surveillance networks
Frontier AI and other advanced technologies are making it easier for adversaries to find and exploit vulnerabilities associated with those interconnected capabi
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BUSINESS REFLECTION: Loaded For Bear: Equity markets have not priced in Trump’s next coup attempt
Election theft is par for the course in many failed states and democracies, from Russia to Zimbabwe. But this is not just any run-of-the-mill banana republic: t
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Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes kill 5
Israeli strikes in Gaza have reportedly killed five people and injured several others. The attack included a drone strike in Rafah, according to local sources.
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Qatar’s PM offers condolences to Jordan after tragedy in Karak
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, extended condolences to Jordan's King Abdullah following a mass
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Iranian foreign minister says Tehran in talks with mediators to implement 7-day plan with US
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran is in contact with mediators to review proposals to implement a seven-day plan with the US, Anadolu rep
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Yemeni army claims 239 Houthis neutralized in 749 operations over 24 hours
Yemen’s armed forces said they neutralized 239 Houthi commanders and fighters in 749 operations targeting the group’s military positions across several fronts d
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In Deadlocked Israeli Election, Netanyahu Has Upper Hand
Main opposition parties fail to muster majority.
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Jihadism’s Global Struggle, and Where It’s Gaining
In 2018, Barak Mendelsohn wrote, “Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem,” where he argued that transnational j
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Fake News for the Resistance: The Office of Strategic Services and the Nexus of Psychological and Unconventional Warfare During World War II
Access the web page for this fascinating and important dissertation HERE. Fake News for the Resistance: The Office of Strategic Services and the Nexus of Psycho
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How Far Could the Student List Reshape Serbia? | A Debrief With Misha Glenny
Europe Center Resident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare speaks with Misha Glenny to discuss Serbia's parliamentary results. The post How Far Could the Student List Resha
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U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites
Battlefield space is heating up as the DIA warns that China could use orbital directed energy weapons to take down satellites by the end of the decade. The post
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Counter-UAS solution finds and classifies targets at standoff distance with “autonomous perception”
[Sponsored] Warden’s passive, first layer of detection complements EO/IR and radar.
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EUDI wallet certification: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started”
By Gillan Ward, Principal Consultant at Consult Hyperion By December 2026, every EU Member State must issue at least one certified EUDI Wallet containing Person
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SITA pursues one-stop aviation technology model with latest acquisition
Airport biometrics provider SITA has agreed to acquire CAE's Flightscape airline operations software business in a deal valued at US$500 million. Flightscape pr
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Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for land or property transactions
Find out what the main Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs are for land or property transactions.
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Zero rating medicines supplied free of charge (VAT Notice 1004)
Find out when you can zero-rate medicines supplied free of charge, including medicines for NHS treatment, clinical trials and continued treatment after a clinic
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Policy paper: Revenue and Customs Brief 13 (2026): VAT and Climate Change Levy on electric vehicle charging for non-domestic use
This brief explains that publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points and charging points at workplaces are not for domestic use for the purposes of VAT
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Guidance: Rates and allowances for Landfill Tax
Find out the rates of Landfill Tax payable on material disposed of at a landfill site.
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Check if you need to pay Landfill Tax
Find out what landfill activities are taxable at your landfill site if you’re a landfill operator or controller and what rates you’ll pay.
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Notice: Excise Notice LFT1: a general guide to Landfill Tax
This notice gives you detailed information about Landfill Tax rules and your obligations.
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Fuel and power (VAT Notice 701/19)
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
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Policy paper: Revenue and Customs Brief 12 (2026): VAT zero rate on donated medicines
This brief explains when the zero rate of VAT applies to medicines supplied free of charge. This change applies from 23 June 2026.
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