An American intelligence chief would normally have every means at his disposal to travel to Moscow without being noticed. That is, after all, part of the job. John Ratcliffe, the CIA chief,
The once-unstoppable James Bond franchise finds itself at an unprecedented crossroads. With no new actor, no clear script, and tensions over creative direction, the world’s most famous spy is adrift in a
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The following excerpts are adapted from a report published in The Times (UK). In 1990, the eccentric British art duo Gilbert & George found themselves in Moscow, invited to display their work
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has updated its assessment on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating with “low confidence” that the virus likely originated from a laboratory leak in China. This
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declassify documents relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King
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Britain’s Defence Minister, John Healey, issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that the UK “will not shy away from robust action” after confirming the presence of a Russian
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On the first day of his second term, President Trump revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for John Bolton, his former national security adviser. Bolton had been granted security in 2021 by President
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At 89 years old, Dame Stella Rimington remains a formidable voice in the world of intelligence and literature. As she prepares to release her 12th and final spy novel, The Hidden Hand,
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In a surprising twist, US and European intelligence agencies now agree that recent damage to underwater cables in the Baltic Sea was caused by accidents involving commercial vessels, not deliberate sabotage by
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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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