Ex-CIA officer Alexander Yuk pleads guilty to spying for China
A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI accused of spying for China for at least a decade pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal courtroom in Honolulu. …
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At the top of Benjamin Netanyahu’s agenda: self-preservation
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began addressing a solemn ceremony in Jerusalem earlier this week commemorating the country’s dead from wars and other hostilities, Nir Galon rose to his feet and …
Netanyahu dismisses U.S. threat to withhold weapons if Israel launches full Rafah assault
Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from the country if …
US$1.3 billion Powerball win draws attention to Laos’ ethnic group from China – the Iu Mien people
After the conflict as well as the Laotian civil war, when the US-backed government of Laos fell in 1975, they fled by the thousands to avoid reprisals from the new …
Ukraine in danger of losing war by end of year, CIA director warns
CIA Director William Burns warned Thursday that without additional US military aid, Ukraine could lose the war with Russia by the end of the year. The US is “running out …
Former U.S. ambassador gets 15-year prison sentence after decades as secret Cuban agent
A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement …
Israel’s Netanyahu says date set to invade Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians, as a Hamas official said no progress had …
Kremlin dismisses report Russia is behind Havana Syndrome affecting US spies
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report that Russian military intelligence may be behind the mysterious “Havana Syndrome” ailment that has afflicted US diplomats and spies globally. Insider, a Russia-focused …
Israel-Gaza war: CIA, Mossad chiefs leave Qatar following truce talks, says source
US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in efforts to secure a second truce in the war between Israel and Hamas and the release …
Israel says CIA and Mossad chiefs met to ‘advance’ Gaza deal
Israel said on Saturday its spy chief had met his US counterpart as part of efforts to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza. “The head of the …