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Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China
The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said. The increased cooperation by the Five Eyes alliance — grouping Australia, ...
Chinese spy charged, extradited to U.S. for allegedly trying to steal aviation trade secrets
A Chinese spy who allegedly attempted to steal trade secrets from several American aviation and aerospace companies was charged Wednesday and extradited to the U.S. Yanjun Xu, an operative of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, is accused of recruiting experts who worked at aviation ...
'No James Bond': Dutch hotel says four alleged Russian spies went quietly
Four alleged Russian spies were arrested by Dutch agents as they walked out of a hotel elevator in The Hague without force and with "no James Bond involved," the manager said Thursday. Dutch security forces said they had seized the men on April 13 as ...
U.S. Congress subpeonas reluctant Fusion GPS founder over Steele dossier on Trump-Russia allegations
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee on Friday subpoenaed a U.S. research firm's founder to give a deposition on his hiring of a former British spy to compile a dossier on alleged links between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Chinese resident of Chicago accused of spying, helping recruit U.S. engineers
A Chinese citizen living in Chicago was arrested Tuesday for allegedly spying, including by helping with the recruitment of U.S. engineers, defense contractors and scientists for intelligence services in China, federal prosecutors said. Ji Chaoqun, 27, is charged with one count of knowingly acting in ...
Moscow on Monday summoned Norway's ambassador over the arrest in Oslo of a Russian national on suspicion of spying, and urged that country's government to release him. Norway's PST intelligence service announced Sunday it had arrested a 51-year-old Russian suspected of "illegal intelligence activity. The Russian ...
President Donald Trump on Friday delayed his own order to declassify and release documents from the FBI's Russia investigation, saying the Justice Department and U.S. allies have raised security concerns about their disclosure. The announcement, in a pair of tweets, represented a highly unusual walk-back ...
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly considered secretly taping Trump
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump last year amid law enforcement concerns about chaos in the White House, according to people familiar with exchanges at the time. One person who was present said Rosenstein was just being sarcastic. Rosenstein's ...
China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
China on Sunday accused Taiwan's spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of "infiltration" and "sabotage," and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties. The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua ...
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort pleads guilty, will cooperate with Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate with the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal crimes and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to more time in prison. The deal gives special ...
Undisclosed 'security concern' closes top solar observatory in New Mexico
An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of the sun has found itself at the center of a mystery that is creating a buzz here on Earth. The Sunspot Solar Observatory, established in 1947, has been ...
U.S. judge declines to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina pending trial
A U.S. judge on Monday refused to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina from jail pending trial, deciding that she remains a serious flight risk. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sided with prosecutors, who opposed a bid by Butina's lawyers during a status hearing in ...
