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Spying

Swedish espionage suspect appears to have been working for Russia, prosecutor says

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel

Iran is entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel.
Iran is entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel.

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who helped the Soviets, dies at 84

Former senior Central Intelligence Agency office Aldrich Hazen Ames is led from US Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, 22 February 1994, after being arraigned on charges of spying for the former Soviet Union. Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to Moscow, costing the lives of a dozen double agents, died January 5 in custody, US authorities said.
He was 84, according to the Bureau of Prisons. (Photo by LUKE FRAZZA / AFP)
Former senior Central Intelligence Agency office Aldrich Hazen Ames is led from US Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, 22 February 1994, after being arraigned on charges of spying for the former Soviet Union. Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to Moscow, costing the lives of a dozen double agents, died January 5 in custody, US authorities said.
He was 84, according to the Bureau of Prisons. (Photo by LUKE FRAZZA / AFP)

CIA source inside Venezuelan government helped track Maduro

It is not clear how the CIA recruited the Venezuelan source who informed the Americans of Mr Maduro’s location.
It is not clear how the CIA recruited the Venezuelan source who informed the Americans of Mr Maduro’s location.

UN chief condemns Houthi detention of another 10 UN staff in Yemen

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks on the day of the Second World Summit for Social Development, focusing on advancing social development and reaffirming commitments to the Copenhagen Declaration, in Doha, Qatar, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks on the day of the Second World Summit for Social Development, focusing on advancing social development and reaffirming commitments to the Copenhagen Declaration, in Doha, Qatar, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

British MI6 spy chief to warn of ‘aggressive’ Russia threat in first speech

Ms Blaise Metreweli (left) took over from Mr Richard Moore in ‍October, becoming the first female chief of MI6 in its 116-year ​history.
Ms Blaise Metreweli (left) took over from Mr Richard Moore in ‍October, becoming the first female chief of MI6 in its 116-year ​history.

Putin authorised 2018 poisoning of ex-Russian spy, British inquiry says

Police officers stand outside the street where Dawn Sturgess lived before dying after being exposed to a Novichok nerve agent, in Salisbury, Britain, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Police officers stand outside the street where Dawn Sturgess lived before dying after being exposed to a Novichok nerve agent, in Salisbury, Britain, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

From Litvinenko to Skripals and Bulgarians: UK-Russian tensions this century

A police officer walks in front of the house of former spy Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
A police officer walks in front of the house of former spy Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce, FT says

U.S. and China flags are pictured at Lancaster House, on the second day scheduled for trade talks between the U.S. and China, in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville
U.S. and China flags are pictured at Lancaster House, on the second day scheduled for trade talks between the U.S. and China, in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

120,000 home cameras hacked for sex video footage, say South Korean police

Four people were arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea.
Four people were arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.