Chinese, Russian, US and other firms are all in a race to bid to construct the first new nuclear plant in the Czech Republic in years that will have major political implications.

Few national security analysts were surprised by recent allegations of Russian bounty payments to Taliban insurgents who killed Americans, even as many were disturbed by President Trump’s failure to take any action against Moscow after being briefed about the plot.

A former Cambridge University student has denied possessing a bomb-making instruction manual.