January 22, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Defence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been ‘mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure’ A Russian “spy ship” was tracked closely by the Royal Navy this week after it entered UK waters on Monday and passed through the...The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain
January 19, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the world In the dark days of the...January 13, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
MI5 told Bogarde in 1971 that he had been identified as ‘practising homosexual’ of interest by Russian spies The film star Dirk Bogarde was “clearly disturbed” and “troubled” after MI5 warned him that his name had been given to the KGB...January 13, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964 The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a surveyor of the queen’s pictures and a member...January 11, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Naomi Alderman’s 50-part history of great thinkers gets off to a flying start. Plus, an exposé of Russian interference in UK politics; and in the week the BBC axed Short Cuts, where now for young audio talent? Human Intelligence Radio 4/...January 4, 2025 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
State-backed cyperspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems – even its phone-tapping systems You know the drill. You’re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name...January 3, 2025 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Vastly experienced former defense secretary who allowed women into combat is braced for backlash but feels ‘deep, deep down in my guts’ that norms will hold In January 2013, as US defense secretary, Leon Panetta lifted a ban on women...December 30, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Letter allegedly written by US official shows contradictions in how government handled mysterious health incidents A leaked letter purportedly written by a senior US military official and published on social media on Monday highlights...December 27, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Workers who reported symptoms of the illness often faced delayed or denied care and struggled to access benefits A newly declassified US Senate report found that the CIA’s handling of mysterious health incidents known as Havana syndrome...December 24, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge – but his true legacy is a...December 23, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog in Europe’s digital connectivity At the end of an unmarked path on a tiny island at the edge of Stockholm’s extensive Baltic Sea archipelago lies an...December 23, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful Two investigative journalists who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by police have said that they are in “no doubt”...December 21, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
The Duke of York is a royal problem, says Marina Hyde: it’s time they owned it. Matt Goss discusses mega-fame, political correctness and loneliness with Simon Hattenstone. After April Balascio’s foster brother was killed, she started...December 18, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
The PM’s attitude to China exposes the void where there should be a strategic concept of Britain’s place in the world When Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio last month he declared that Britain should build a “...December 18, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Claims of refused FOI requests into Duke of York’s business dealings come as controversy over alleged Chinese spy continues Getting information from government departments about the Duke of York’s past business dealings is like playing...December 17, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Exclusive: Despite calls for more scrutiny in light of Prince Andrew spy allegations, Starmer’s instinct is not to do anything to hamper growth A review of UK-China relations has been delayed until after the chancellor makes her first...December 17, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Yang’s first firm was described as a tour operator; 17 years later he was in business with an adviser to Prince Andrew During his time in the UK, Yang Tengbo created and operated a range of entities, interests and trade associations. The...December 17, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
The Duke of York has proven to be a scandal magnet. He is a problem, a royal problem: it’s time they owned it No matter how much you try to digest the implications of the alleged Chinese spy scandal, some details are just comically...December 17, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
MI5 acted lawfully when it issued ‘interference alert’ about Christine Lee in January 2022, tribunal rules UK politics live – latest updates A lawyer who was accused of improperly trying to influence MPs and peers on behalf of China has...December 16, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Royal’s relationship with alleged spy, Yang Tengbo, should be seen as a blessing in disguise, says China analyst Prince Andrew should be commended for doing Britain a great service according to longstanding China watcher, Charles Parton....December 16, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Duke of York’s decades of playing everyone’s useful idiot – all for the good of the country – were off-limits in the Commons At last. The full truth can be revealed. A story of self-sacrifice and public service. Of a man who has devoted...December 16, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
Claims surrounding businessman Yang Tengbo put spotlight on whether to designate China as enhanced risk An alleged spy who befriended Prince Andrew has been named as the businessman Yang Tengbo, amid a row at the heart of government over...December 16, 2024 from World news: Espionage | theguardian.com
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Intelligence agency has been trying to entice Russians disaffected by invasion of Ukraine but president-elect is likely to want to make an ally of Kremlin For the past three years, the CIA has run an unusually bold outreach programme. It...November 15, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Lawsuit alleges law enforcement agencies knew of plot to kill civil rights leader but did not act to stop it The family of Malcolm X , the militant civil rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 years ago, filed a $100m federal...November 13, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
CIA’s Asif W Rahman will appear in court over espionage offenses following a release of highly classified documents A US intelligence official has been charged with espionage offenses following an investigation into the leak last month...November 7, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Leon Panetta says he also expects US president-elect to favor letting Russia retain control of areas of Ukraine US elections 2024 – live updates Donald Trump will as president give Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check” in the Middle East,...October 6, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
House of Trump, House of Putin author sees dark parallels between 2024 and a 1980 election beset by foreign intrigue Late last month, Hillary Clinton warned of an impending “October surprise”, the sort of political bombshell often seen...September 19, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Brian Jeffrey Raymond of California was found guilty of drugging and raping women in his government apartments A former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, the...September 14, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
State department says allegations of American collusion are ‘categorically false’ as US navy member identified among foreign citizens detained The US state department rejected wild allegations of CIA involvement in an alleged...September 12, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from China in return for delivering US defense information A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in...September 7, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Bill Burns calls Vladimir Putin a ‘bully’ whose ‘sabre-rattling’ should not always be taken literally Western leaders should not be intimidated by Kremlin threats of nuclear escalation, the head of the CIA said on Saturday, amid a debate...August 2, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Image shows one of five men accused by US government of plotting 9/11 attacks, who remains in custody without a criminal conviction Warning: this article contains graphic images and descriptions of torture The man is very slight of...July 18, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Leon Panetta says lapses ‘particularly disturbing’ given reports of threats from Iran towards former president The former CIA director Leon Panetta decried security failings around the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in...May 9, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
Tactic can disrupt adversaries’ plans but also risks politicising intelligence and compromising sources, article argues An increasingly common US tactic of declassifying intelligence with the aim of disrupting the plans of adversary...April 12, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
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...March 18, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
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...February 13, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
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...February 1, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
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...January 26, 2024 from World news: CIA | theguardian.com
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...September 28, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 27, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 24, 2021 from intelNews.org
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...September 23, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 22, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 21, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 20, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 17, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 16, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.September 15, 2021 from intelNews.org
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.