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Israel says it foiled Iranian plot to target, spy on senior Israeli politicians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel arrested five Palestinians in a plot allegedly hatched in Iran to target and spy on senior Israeli politicians, including Israel's far-right national security minister, the country’s internal security agency said Wednesday. The Shin Bet security service...
With spying charges behind him, NYPD officer now fighting to be reinstated
NEW YORK (AP) — A suspended New York City police officer who had been accused -- then later cleared -- of spying for China is fighting to be reinstated, but the department wants him fired for refusing to be interrogated by the bureau of internal affairs exploring possible disciplinary action. ...
5 Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia appear by video in UK court
LONDON (AP) — Five Bulgarians living in the U.K. who were charged with spying for Russia appeared Tuesday in court for an initial hearing. The three men and two women were accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy,”...
US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A contractor for the U.S. government has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system, the Justice Department said Thursday. Abraham Teklu Lemma, who...
Bulgaria expels a Russian and 2 Belarusian clerics accused of spying for Moscow
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is expelling one Russian and two Belarusian nationals for carrying out activities against Bulgaria’s national security and interests, authorities said on Thursday. The country’s agency for national security said in a press release that the three...
UK prosecutors have charged 5 Bulgarians with spying for Russia. They are due in court next week
LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Thursday charged five Bulgarians living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorized charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women. The five — Orlin...
A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich
MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared Tuesday in Moscow City Court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it declined to hear his appeal and returned the case to a lower court to deal with unspecified procedural violations. The decision...
Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. ...
Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets owed by a third country, South Korea. ...
A look at the prisoners Iran and US have identified previously in an exchange
Iran and the United States have previously identified eight of the 10 prisoners in an exchange Monday. Here is some information about them: SIAMAK NAMAZI Siamak Namazi, an energy executive, was arrested in Iran in 2015. He had advocated closer ties between Iran and the...
