Spying

Japan launches National Intelligence Bureau amid counter-espionage push

The launch of the National Intelligence Bureau is part of the Japanese government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s intelligence capabilities and pursue counter-espionage legislation.

Will Japan finally shed its reputation as a spy paradise?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave her assurance on July 27 that intelligence reforms would be balanced with appropriate protections for freedom and human rights.

Arrested Canadian NATO intern suspected of spying for China, sources say

Belgian prosecutors said the woman worked at NATO’s military headquarters in the city of Mons and was a “Canadian national of Chinese origin” suspected of spying for a third country and belonging to a criminal organisation.

New Zealand intelligence casts doubt on Russia spy accusation

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he would follow the convention against commenting on intelligence matters.

Japan to launch new intelligence bureau on July 31 in counter-spy push

The launch of the bureau is part of a push to strengthen intelligence capabilities championed by PM Sanae Takaichi.

Cuban President accuses US of ‘political genocide’ on anniversary of revolution

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks during a July 26 ceremony in Pinar del Rio, commemorating the 1953 uprising against US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista that sparked the Cuban Revolution.

Canadian intern at NATO military HQ arrested in Belgium on spying charge

White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.

Office of Iran’s former leader denies a New York Times report on an Israeli plot to elevate him

Israeli officials have not commented publicly about the plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader.

UK approval for China’s mega embassy in London challenged in court by locals

China’s plans to build an embassy on the site of the two-century-old Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London were approved in January.

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