George Grylls

London

Washington Correspondent at The Times

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Articles

Who are the US military contractors deliving aid to starving Gazans?

5 days ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls

At first glance, Safe Reach Solutions looks like the shell company of a Wyoming-based wealth management firm. Yet a recent job advert posted on LinkedIn lists a very particular set of requirements. The role of “imagery systems technician” will be located in the Middle East and may involve deploying to an active war zone. Former US military personnel are encouraged to apply, especially those who have a “familiarity with queuing”.
do what they did in the Depression

1 week ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls
Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs must be overturned, declares court

1 week ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls
All foreign students in US to face social media checks

1 week ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls

All foreign students applying to US universities will have their social media profiles vetted, according to leaked plans from the White House. President Trump has escalated his campaign against American universities by ordering US embassies to stop scheduling visa interviews for prospective international students. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, told embassies on Tuesday about an "expansion" of checks on students' online profiles.
UK puts Chagos Islands deal on hold to avoid 'toxic backlash'

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Oliver Wright |Max Kendix |George Grylls

At the point at which the agreement is signed ministers will have to publish details of the financial settlement, which aides to Starmer fear will fuel a backbench rebellion over the government's welfare reforms. The Times understands that up to 170 MPs have privately warned ministers that they could vote against the plans or abstain in a vote next month on the measures, which are due to cut £5 billion from the welfare bill.
Will Russia attack Nato? Experts warn of invasion as early as 2027

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls
SAS accused of 'barbaric' war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls
My elite air attack squad was nixed

4 weeks ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls
Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Fiona Hamilton |George Grylls

The Israeli embassy was the target of a terror plot linked to Iran, The Times has learnt. A group of Iranian men are suspected of planning an atrocity at the embassy in Kensington, west London. Counterterrorism officers, supported by the military, swooped in to make arrests at the weekend fearing that an attack was imminent. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, said that it was one of the biggest counterterrorism operations in recent years.
Biden interview: Trump ‘appeasing’ Russia over Ukraine

1 month ago | thetimes.com | George Grylls

Joe Biden has accused President Trump of appeasing Russia as he said the row with President Zelensky in the Oval Office was “beneath America”. The former US president said it was “foolish” to think President Putin would be satisfied with a peace deal that ceded some Ukrainian land to Russia.