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Meet Sue Mi Terry, ex-CIA official charged with being a South Korean agent

FILE PHOTO: Sue Mi Terry, then director at Bower Group Asia, speaks on a "Crisis on the Peninsula: Implications for the U.S. - Korea Alliance" panel at the Asia Society in New York, U.S., June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Published on Jul 17, 2024 12:22 pm IST

Le Carré captured the human condition, in the Cold War and beyond

We should rejoice that David Cornwell, a mid-level intelligence officer, decided in 1961 to become a writer and transformed into John Le Carré
Published on Dec 17, 2020 09:32 pm IST

Italy, France consider giving Tunisia migrant boat alerts

The Italian minister, Luciana Lamorgese, and French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin held talks in Rome on Friday.
Updated on Nov 07, 2020 08:33 am IST

2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack: Second UK officer exposed to Novichok, says police

In this file photo specialist team members in military protective suits during Novichok nerve agent clean-up operations in Salisbury, England. British police confirmed Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that a second police officer who responded to the March 2018 nerve agent attack in the English city of Salisbury was exposed to the agent Novichock, after tests confirmed the exposure.
Published on Aug 15, 2019 09:06 pm IST

US warns Chinese drones could give spy agencies access to stolen data: Report

The warning comes as China’s tech sector attracts unprecedented scrutiny amid the bruising China-US trade war.
Updated on May 21, 2019 05:26 pm IST

Former CIA official gets 20 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for China

A former official of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was Friday sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for China.
Updated on May 18, 2019 11:01 am IST

Sri Lanka intelligence warns of attack on Buddhist temples: Report

Security personnel stand guard in front of St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 23, 2019, two days after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka.
Published on Apr 29, 2019 12:04 pm IST

‘Black sheep’: The mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings

After the blasts, Islamic State claimed credit and posted a video of Zahran, clutching an assault rifle, standing before the group’s black flag and pledging allegiance to its leader.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 02:03 pm IST

Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops to look for bombing suspects

Recriminations have flown since suicide bombers blew themselves up in luxury hotels and churches packed with Easter worshippers on Sunday.
Updated on Apr 25, 2019 12:39 pm IST

The royal spook: Prince William interns at MI5, MI6

Prince William also observed counter-terrorism teams analysing intelligence and carrying out investigations.
Updated on Apr 07, 2019 09:45 pm IST

Huawei presents security threat, has deep connections to Chinese intelligence service: Pompeo

Huawei has repeatedly denied allegations from US lawmakers that its technology could be used by the Chinese government to gather intelligence.
Updated on Mar 06, 2019 10:21 am IST

Russian watchdog launches ‘administrative proceedings’ against Facebook, Twitter

Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor launched “administrative proceedings” Monday against US social media giants Facebook and Twitter.
Published on Jan 21, 2019 04:55 pm IST

Story time

These are some of the books published this year that you need to pick up and read
Updated on Dec 29, 2018 11:28 pm IST

Murder of Jamal Khashoggi ‘premeditated’, says Saudi prosecutor

Saudi Arabia said Thursday the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was “premeditated” based on information supplied by Turkey, state media reported.
Updated on Oct 25, 2018 06:35 pm IST

Pakistani rights activist’s home ransacked, laptops and travel documents taken

The incident raises concerns it’s part of heavy handed crackdown by the military and the secret service on rights defenders and journalists.
Updated on Jun 22, 2018 09:26 pm IST

Britain’s top ministers to meet on mysterious illness of Russian double agent

Sergei Skripal, a former colonel of Russia's GRU military intelligence service, looks on inside the defendants' cage as he attends a hearing at the Moscow military district court, Russia August 9, 2006.
Updated on Mar 07, 2018 11:34 pm IST