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Complaint Accuses Gabbard of Playing Politics With Intelligence, Which Spy Agency Rejects

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 · US News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political…

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Ex-San Diego Navy sailor sentenced for selling military secrets to China

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway. (File photo courtesy of U.S. Navy) A former San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling military secrets to a Chinese…

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Canada and China: A half-century journey from Pierre Trudeau to Mark Carney

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 · Finance

Canada, under Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, was among the first Western nations to recognize the communist government in China, nearly a decade ahead of the United…

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Opinion | Suspicious Drones Over Europe

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 · World News

Has the West absorbed the right lessons from Ukraine’s war with Russia? For the unsettling answer, look at what’s buzzing mysteriously in the skies above Europe’s cities. Drones…

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Anthropic Has Some Key Advice for Businesses in the Aftermath of a Massive AI Cyberattack

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 · Business

Safety-focused AI startup Anthropic says that a “Chinese state-sponsored group” used Claude Code, the company’s agentic coding tool, to perform a highly advanced cyberattack on roughly 30 entities—and…

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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 · Gadgets

On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not a routine purge.…

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Opinion | Britain’s Do-It-Yourself Version of Chinese Sabotage

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 · World News

A ‘spying’ case that may have been a mistake all along sows more distrust than Beijing ever could. Joseph C. Sternberg Source link

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Opinion | China’s Big London Spy Platform

October 21, 2025October 22, 2025 · World News

Did Britain’s Labour government torpedo a spying case to appease Beijing? Prime Minister Keir Starmer finds himself on the defensive as the opposition claims his government prioritized economic…

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How Venezuela’s Maduro Became Coup-Proof After Years of Military Purges

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 · World News

For years, Venezuelans fighting to unseat President Nicolás Maduro have hoped the country’s military would do the job for them. But even with a menacing U.S. Navy buildup…

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Venezuela Mobilizes Troops and Militias as U.S. Military Looms Offshore

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 · World News

Venezuela is moving troops into position on the Caribbean coast and mobilizing what President Nicolás Maduro asserts is a millions-strong militia in a display of defiance against the…

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Opinion | Russia’s Weakness Is Trump’s Opportunity

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 · World News

Having just commemorated two years since Oct. 7, 2023, we’re now approaching another grim anniversary—Feb. 24, four years since Russia invaded Ukraine. For all of President Trump’s shortcomings,…

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Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Operations in Venezuela

October 15, 2025October 16, 2025 · World News

President Trump has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert action in Venezuela, while also floating the idea of land strikes, in a broadening campaign against alleged…

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UK Prosecutor Says a Spying Case Collapsed Because the Government Wouldn’t Call China a Threat

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 · US News

Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry were charged in April 2024 with violating the Official Secrets Act by providing information or documents that could be…

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Germany Jails Chinese Spy, Marking New Low in China-Europe Relations

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · World News

The sentencing of the former assistant to a German far-right lawmaker casts fresh light on China’s spying efforts in Europe. Bertrand Benoit Source link

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Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a deadly attack. Here’s what we know.

Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a deadly attack. Here’s what we know.

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 · Technology

NEW YORK — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday,…

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Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and “subversive activities”

Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and “subversive activities”

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 · Breaking News

Russia’s Federal Security Service on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation. Russian state TV quoted an…

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Indonesia deports an ex-Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of cybercrimes

Indonesia deports an ex-Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of cybercrimes

September 5, 2024September 15, 2024 · World News

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Thursday deported a dismissed Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam center and evading…

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New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat

New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 · Technology

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The new Dutch prime minister has banned cell phones and other mobile devices from the weekly meetings of his Cabinet in a move aimed…

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Russia seeks 18-year prison sentence for US reporter on trial on espionage charges

Russia seeks 18-year prison sentence for US reporter on trial on espionage charges

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 · Sacramento, California Local News

Russian prosecutors sought a prison sentence of 18 years on Friday for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on espionage charges that his employer…

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Russia seeks 18-year sentence for US reporter on trial for spying in highly politicized legal system

Russia seeks 18-year sentence for US reporter on trial for spying in highly politicized legal system

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 · US News

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russian prosecutors sought a prison sentence of 18 years on Friday for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on espionage charges…

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