Trump’s latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects long distrust of spy agencies (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump‘s fights with the intelligence community were a running theme of his first term, as he raged against an investigation into his campaign’s alleged links to Russia. Now, a sequel is playing out as Trump battles to shape […]
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Beijing has sharply criticised the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for what it called an “absurd” and “clumsy” attempt to recruit Chinese citizens through social media videos. In a statement posted Wednesday on its official WeChat account, China’s ministry of state security (MSS) called the […]
As the conflict between Iran and Israel entered its tenth day, Iranian authorities on Sunday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, according to the country’s judiciary.“Majid Mosayebi… was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” […]
File photo of Tulsi Gabbard and US President Donald Trump A rare and public fracture has emerged within the highest levels of the US national security establishment, as director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Saturday revised her stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, hours after being directly contradicted by President Donald Trump.In a striking turn, […]
Growing up, this writer’s mother often lamented that if one spent as much time poring over textbooks as one did perusing the collective works of Frederick Forsyth, one might have amounted to something worth writing about—instead of writing about worthless things. Tautologies, masquerading as jokes aside, Britain too has long mastered the art of making […]
Relatives of Venezuelan migrants in the US who were flown to a prison in El Salvador by the US government who alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protest outside of the United Nations building in Caracas, Venezuela (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies rejected a claim by President Donald Trump used […]
Russian spy sensors are being deployed to track the UK’s nuclear submarines, a recent report by The Sunday Times revealed.The Royal Navy found some of the covert devices in waterways surrounding Britain, sparking fears that Moscow is secretly monitoring and potentially plotting sabotage against major parts of UK infrastructure, including the country’s four Vanguard-class submarines, […]
KEW: For the first time in MI5’s 115-year history, the famous UK spy agency is revealing some of its secrets in a London show featuring confessions from double agents and James Bond-like gadgets.Under the spotlight is Karl Muller, one of the first major enemies captured by the domestic intelligence agency in 1915, and his fruity […]
