Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that Chinese espionage activities could target German research institutions involved in cooperation with Chinese universities, citing insufficient awareness of security risks within parts of the research
German federal prosecutors have charged Berlin businesswoman Ilona W., 57, with alleged intelligence-agent activity on behalf of Russia, around eight months after her arrest. According to the 74-page indictment, the German-Ukrainian woman is accused of carrying out activities for a
An American intelligence chief would normally have every means at his disposal to travel to Moscow without being noticed. That is, after all, part
by Nil Rory Cormac’s Fakers is not merely a history of British covert propaganda. It is an anatomy of a state learning to weaponise
Adam LeBor’s The Last Days of Budapest: Spies, Nazis, Rescuers and Resistance is an evocative and unflinching examination of one of history’s most tumultuous moments, a harrowing narrative set against the crumbling
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, pledged Wednesday to uphold the agency’s apolitical nature and ensure its intelligence work remains free from political influence. The
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Harold Wilson, one of Britain’s most left-wing prime ministers, is shown to have had a close relationship with MI5 during his time in office, according to newly declassified files from the National
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A senior Labour MP has called for an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in a massacre at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984, an event that saw hundreds of Sikh
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Newly declassified MI5 files have unveiled that Queen Elizabeth II was aware of the treachery of Anthony Blunt, a Soviet spy and member of the notorious Cambridge Five, over a decade before
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Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends is a gripping exploration of the life, betrayal, and moral complexities surrounding Kim Philby, one of the most notorious double agents in history. Through meticulous research
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Recently declassified MI5 files have unveiled how British officials worked to maintain the UK-US “special relationship” during the Cold War by appeasing J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s long-serving director. As reported by
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A covert surveillance device known as a cell-site simulator was likely deployed during the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, according to findings reported by WIRED. The revelation, based on data
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that U.S. authorities, including the CIA, can access WhatsApp messages despite the platform’s robust end-to-end encryption. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Friday, Zuckerberg
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The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s book Dark Wire: The Inside Story of the Largest Law Enforcement Sting Operation Ever, which details how the FBI created its own tech start-up
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This excerpt has been adapted from Richard Kerbaj’s new book The Secret History of the Five Eyes. In this definitive account of the Western world’s most powerful—but least known—intelligence alliance, Kerbaj sheds
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by A Special Correspondent from Nairobi Chad’s yesterday announcement of thwarting a “destabilisation attempt” at the presidential complex has raised more questions than answers, especially against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions
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A newly declassified report reveals that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to engage Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in intelligence sharing to prevent foreign fighters from entering Iraq in 2004. According
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The Times has reported that declassified documents reveal King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, expressed skepticism over Margaret Thatcher’s nuclear defense strategy during the Cold War. His concerns, raised in 1983,
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Twin violent incidents rocked the US on New Year’s Day, with an ex-US Army vet plowing a pickup into a crowd in New Orleans and going down guns blazing in a firefight
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