Australia concerned for three citizens held in Iran on spying charges
An Australian government minister on Wednesday expressed concern for three Australians arrested in Iran on suspicion of spying and separated their plight from a tense standoff in the Middle East over the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham was responding ...
In the throes of a geopolitical shift, Japan-U.S.-South Korea framework being tested
In September 2015, a major military parade was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the 1937-1945 war with Japan. Among guests at the viewing deck was then-South Korean President Park Geun-hye, side by side with Russian ...
Iran has charged three detained Australians with spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, after the reported arrest of a travel-blogging couple and an academic. Two of the Australians were alleged to have used a drone to take pictures of military sites, while a third ...
Arrest of Canada intelligence official over leaked secrets could hurt allies, top cop says
The arrest of a top Canadian police officer on charges of leaking secret information could hurt intelligence operations by allied nations, the head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Monday. Cameron Ortis, a director general with the RCMP's intelligence unit, was charged on ...
The CIA's secret Cold War animal spies included cats, dolphins and one smart raven
In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: He handled himself better in the rough, carried heavier loads and could brush off attackers. But on his toughest test, he disappeared, done in by some ...
Edward Snowden tells life story and why he leaked NSA secrets in new memoir
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir, telling his life story in detail for the first time and explaining why he chose to risk his freedom to become perhaps the most famous whistleblower of all time. Snowden, who now lives in ...
Ex-Pentagon official sees signs of 'turbulence' in U.S.-South Korea ties
Former senior Pentagon official David Shear has expressed strong concern over South Korea's recent decision to withdraw from a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, calling the move "an indicator of turbulence." The 65-year-old former assistant defense secretary for Asian and Pacific affairs recalled that the ...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Friday that they had arrested a senior intelligence officer for allegedly stealing sensitive documents. Cameron Ortis faces five charges under Canada's criminal code and its Security of Information Act, the federal police agency said in a statement. "The ...
Venezuela's former military spy chief told a Spanish court on Thursday that he won't waive extradition to the United States, claiming the drug smuggling and other charges against him are politically motivated. Defense lawyers for retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal claimed in the court that ...
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz denied a media report that Israel had planted listening devices in Washington D.C. "Israel doesn't carry out any espionage operations in the U.S.," Katz said. "The U.S. and Israel share a large amount of intelligence information and work together to ...
Chinese-born Australian lawmaker under fire over past links to Beijing influence network
The first Chinese-born lawmaker to be elected to Australia's Parliament has come under attack over her links to the Chinese foreign influence network. Gladys Liu, who was born in Hong Kong in 1964, was elected to the conservative government in May elections to represent a ...
Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, hit for aiding authoritian regimes, adopts 'human rights policy'
An Israeli spyware company that has been accused of helping authoritarian governments stifle dissent says it has adopted "a new human rights policy" to ensure its software is not misused. The NSO Group said Tuesday it would institute a series of oversight measures to ensure ...
