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A Virginia jury acquits an ex-CIA recruit in an assault case that led to sexual misconduct reforms
A former CIA officer-trainee was acquitted by a Virginia jury Wednesday of charges that he attacked a female colleague in a stairwell, accusations that spurred a flood of sexual misconduct complaints and reforms at the spy agency. Prosecutors said Ashkan Bayatpour came up behind a...
With or without the far right in power, Austria's links with Russia cause concern among allies
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of devastated Swifties trading friendship bracelets, wearing sparkly dresses and singing songs in the streets of Vienna. Workers taking down the Taylor Swift stage inside an empty stadium. This was the scene at the beginning of August in the...
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations
LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.'s ties with Beijing and seek “pragmatic engagement” despite human rights and other concerns. Relations between Britain and China have turned...
Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats published Tuesday by Microsoft. The growing collaboration between...
French citizen convicted in Russia of collecting military information and gets 3 years in prison
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday convicted a French citizen of collecting military information and sentenced him to three years in prison. Laurent Vinatier, who was arrested in Moscow in June, earlier admitted guilt, setting the stage for a fast-tracked trial. His lawyers’...
Germany arrests woman who allegedly passed airport details to suspected spy for China
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested a Chinese national accused of passing information on a major air freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China, prosecutors said Tuesday. The woman, identified only as Yaqi X. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested...
Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Friday gave prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies. Russian-born couple Kira and Igor Korolev in July became the first suspected foreign operatives to be...
What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria
NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people. ...
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of four Americans detained in China said Wednesday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, urging the U.S. government to take action to bring them home. Appearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission of China, the...
US imposes sanctions on a spyware firm behind a tool used to spy on dissidents and journalists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced new sanctions Monday against a commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer whose program allowed easy access to almost any information stored on a smartphone. U.S. officials and private researchers say...
