Latest Espionage News
Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the...
A former Canadian RCMP intelligence official is found guilty of breaching secrets law
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A jury found a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force guilty on Wednesday of breaching the country’s secrets law. Jurors declared Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of three counts of violating the Security of Information Act and one...
Serbia and Croatia expel diplomats and further strain relations between the Balkan neighbors
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Croatia each have expelled a diplomat from the other country, a move that further strains relations between the two former wartime foes and Balkan rivals. The Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday that the first secretary of the Croatian...
Today in History: November 21, Las Vegas hotel fire kills 87
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2023. There are 40 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1980, 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this...
First person charged under Australia's foreign interference laws denies working for China
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws insisted in court Friday that a donation to a hospital made via a federal government minister was not a covert attempt to curry favor on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. ...
Sweden appeals the acquittal of a Russian-born businessman who was accused of spying for Moscow
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's prosecution authority on Wednesday appealed a ruling that acquitted a Russian-born Swedish businessman who had been accused of collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service for almost a decade. On Oct. 26, the Stockholm District Court...
State-sponsored online spies likely to target Australian submarine program, spy agency says
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s cooperation with the United States and Britain to develop an Australian fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology is a likely target of state-sponsored cyberespionage, the nation’s digital spy agency said on Wednesday. The...
Mexico City prosecutors accused of asking for phone records of prominent politicians
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An opposition candidate for the mayorship of Mexico City accused the city prosecutor’s office of having filed a request for his phone records and those of other prominent politicians Thursday. The allegation is the latest suggestion that city prosecutors have...
Denmark's intelligence agencies win a case against a foreign fighter who claims he worked for them
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s domestic and foreign intelligence services on Wednesday won a case against a Dane of Syrian origin who claimed he worked for them in Syria in 2013 and 2014 and spied on Danish jihadi fighters. Ahmed Samsam was sentenced to eight years in 2018...
Book Review: Tess Gerritsen writes an un-put-downable spin on espionage novels with 'The Spy Coast'
Maggie Bird just wants to relax into a quiet retirement, raising chickens in the cold little town of Purity, Maine. Even in these remote woods, though, trouble manages to find her. She’ll have to face her past if she has any hope of staying alive. Spy novel meets travelog with a...
