- Men accused of working with secret service to target sites, including US military bases, to undermine Ukraine support Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in southern Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks,...
- Manuel Rocha, 73, will also pay a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government A former career US diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for...
- Belgian PM says Russia is trying to influence forthcoming elections to weaken European support for Ukraine Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into alleged payments by Russia to members of the European parliament...
- IDF cyber-intelligence chief Yossi Sariel exposed online by social media activity and accidental government leak The commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is facing fresh embarrassment after it emerged that an...
- Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account Middle East crisis – live updates The identity of the commander of Israel’s Unit 8200 is a...
- The surveillance specialist was invited to dine with the home secretary after the company he ran gave the party thousands Christen Ager-Hanssen was in Mallorca conducting an espionage operation when the email from Conservative party...
- Letter reveals disappearance of 17th century British pirate was tied to William III’s spy ring, Daniel Defoe and an archbishop In 1695, Henry Avery led his 160-strong crew to pull off the most lucrative heist in pirate history on the...
- Experts say UK-imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with Beijing With the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of...
- Despite pressure from some Conservative MPs, the government stopped short of defining China as an official threat this week. How deep does Chinese interference in the UK go? John Harris speaks to the Guardian’s foreign leader writer...
- UK does not ‘solicit, encourage or condone’ inhumane treatment, but critics say ministerial approval system contradicts this The number of requests for UK ministerial approval of intelligence-sharing where there was a real risk of...
- Beijing’s chargé d’affaires told that UK government will not tolerate ‘threatening’ cyber-attacks Ministers summoned a senior Chinese diplomat to the Foreign Office on Tuesday after accusing Beijing-backed hackers of a cyber-attack on...
- In today’s newsletter: Information about 40 million UK voters was stolen by Chinese spies in a hack that also targeted elected officials. A cybersecurity experts walks us through whether these are isolated incidents, or the tip of a...
- Chinese hacking group APT 31 has been accused by UK and US officials of targeting critics of Beijing, while New Zealand’s systems have also been attacked The US and UK have imposed sanctions on individuals and groups that they say...
- Senior Tories say ministers not holding China to account after Beijing targeted elections watchdog and politicians Tory MPs have urged ministers to take a tougher approach towards China after the security services confirmed...
- We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2020: During the 1970s and 80s, eight US-backed military dictatorships jointly...
- Such blinkered focus on TikTok as the bad guy of the internet derails a much more pressing task What year is it? All this talk of a TikTok ban makes it feel like 2020 again. But this time it might eventuate. Last week the US House of...
- Ex-president’s support for the Russian strongman has experts fretting over American interests and security sources overseas Donald Trump’s continuing lavish praise and support for Vladimir Putin are fueling alarm among former...
- Victims’ families say Jon Boutcher’s report into British spy proves state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators’ in murder The police chief who led the inquiry into a murderous British spy in the IRA known as Stakeknife has condemned MI5 for...
- Report into British agent in the IRA has not resulted in prosecutions but families hope it can at least shed light on his actions After seven years, a 1,000 witness statements, 50,000 pages of evidence and £40m, the police inquiry known...
- Linwei Ding, facing four counts of theft of trade secrets, accused of transferring confidential information to his personal account A Chinese software engineer has been arrested for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology...
- One of the generals on conference call about Ukraine used non-secure line to dial in, says defence minister Ukraine war – live updates Germany’s defence minister has said that one of the generals on a military conference call on Ukraine...
- US national security spokesperson says talks in Cairo ‘constructive and moving in right direction’ Middle East crisis – live updates Israel and Hamas are making progress towards a deal that would bring about a ceasefire and free hostages...
- Joshua Schulte, who prosecutors said was responsible for agency’s largest data breach, also guilty of possessing child abuse images A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer who was convicted for carrying out the...
- This blog is now closed. What is the ICJ and what is South Africa’s claim against Israel? Snipers around the vicinity of al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis , southern Gaza , are shooting people as they try to leave the buildings, according...
- William Burns and the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service will reportedly meet Qatari prime minister in Europe as part of efforts to broker a deal See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage The director of the Central Intelligence...
- Strasbourg court says interrogation in secret location broke human rights laws Lithuania broke European human rights laws by allowing the CIA to subject an alleged 9/11 suspect to “inhuman treatment” in a secret interrogation centre in...
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- Palestinian national claims British intelligence services asked CIA to put questions to him while he was being tortured in ‘black sites’ A Guantánamo Bay prisoner can sue the UK government in England and Wales over allegations that...
- Sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro who turned against her brothers and their regime, became a CIA informer and sought exile in the US Juanita Castro, one of the younger sisters of the revolutionary Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro, was...
- Heads of US and Israeli spy agencies to meet Qatari leadership, with focus on persuading Hamas to release male hostages Israel-Hamas war – latest updates US and Israeli spy chiefs have flown to Qatar for talks on how to extend the...
- Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri claim UK intelligence was ‘complicit in his ill-treatment’ by the US The UK’s intelligence agencies are facing a fresh judicial investigation into allegations that British spies were complicit in the...
- Trailblazer for women in politics who served in the US Senate for more than 30 years and took on the CIA and gun lobby The US senator Dianne Feinstein , who has died aged 90, was long cherished by the CIA and others in the defence and...
- Ramzi bin al-Shibh was one of five defendants facing trial in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaida A military judge at Guantánamo Bay has ruled a 9/11 defendant incompetent to stand trial after a military...
- We just returned from a delegation to Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Each country is still seeking answers about the history of US intervention On the morning of 11 September 1973, the Central Intelligence Agency briefed President Richard...
- Former foreign secretary says doing so would benefit both reform movement in country and Britain’s credibility ‘Written out’: the British spy who planned the Iranian coup The UK should finally acknowledge its leading role in the 1953...
- President hosted rightwing mogul Agustín Edwards in September 1970 and discussed plans to foil socialist election-winner Days before Salvador Allende’s confirmation as Chile ’s president in 1970, US President Richard Nixon met with a...
- Sergei Naryshkin says he and Bill Burns discussed the mutiny and ‘what to do with Ukraine’ in phone call last month Russia’s foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin has said that he and his CIA counterpart discussed the shortlived...
- This film tells the story of concrete slabs that have been rehomed thousands of miles away in bizarre yet unremarkable locations Tracking down various segments of the Berlin Wall scattered all over the US, this eccentric yet...
- Investigatory powers tribunal to examine complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was tortured while detained by CIA The UK’s intelligence agencies are facing a rare judicial investigation after a tribunal said it would look into...
- THE PALESTINIAN MILITANT GROUP Hamas has published the name, address and photograph of an individual believed to be the incoming director of Israel’s security service.
- A JUDGE IN NEW Zealand rejected on Monday a request by news media to lift the ban on the identity of a soldier, who was arrested nearly two years ago for allegedly spying for a foreign country.
- EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER, FIVE members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and one member of Fatah escaped from the Gilboa Prison in Israel, by digging a tunnel under the prison walls. The escape was a dramatic surprise and caused wonder in the...
- THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS summoned the chief Georgian envoy to Brussels, in response to allegations that European, American and other diplomats were spied on by the Georgian security services.
- THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF Venezuela’s military spy agency has been captured in Madrid after two years on the run, and is now likely to be extradited to the United States, where he will face drug trafficking charges.
- A WHISTLEBLOWER WHO CLAIMS that a major Dutch oil firm paid millions in bribes to officials in return for lucrative contracts, is to be extradited to Monaco, following his arrest in Croatia last summer.
- ISRAEL’S PRIMARY EXTERNAL INTELLIGENCE agency, the Mossad, assassinated the lead military scientist behind Iran’s nuclear program using a remote-controlled robot, according to a new report.
- THE SOMALI CAPITAL MOGADISHU remains tense today, after the country’s president and prime minster, who are supported by rival militias, leveled accusations at each other over an intelligence officer’s disappearance.
- Three former employees of American spy agencies, who helped the United Arab Emirates hack targets around the world, including United States citizens, have agreed to cooperate with the investigation into their activities.
- AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ARE noticing early signs that al-Qaeda may be regrouping in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, according to the deputy director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
- A GROUP OF COMPUTER hackers with links to the Chinese state is likely behind a major breach of networks belonging to at least ten Indonesian government ministries and agencies, including the country’s primary intelligence service.