German authorities arrested a 33-year-old Ukrainian man in Thuringia suspected of photographing a Bavarian defense company in June to prepare for possible acts of sabotage.
MI6 tops a peer review of European foreign intelligence services, praised for its expertise in recruiting high-level informants in Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey, scoring 251 points ahead of France's DGSE with 169 points.
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims Kiev and Brussels use Ukrainian territory to test advanced weapons and develop new warfare concepts. The SVR also states European leaders privately reject Ukraine's EU membership due to risks, offering security policy participation without voting rights to prevent disillusionment.
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims a key NATO member state is concerned about Germany's active research into nuclear weapons-related developments, involving 30 universities and defense companies, raising alarms due to Germany's militarist past.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the UK directs Ukraine in carrying out terror attacks. This follows a statement by Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service claiming Britain and its special services orchestrated a Ukrainian drone attack on a Sevastopol museum.
China's embassy in the UK has urged the British government to cease "slander and suppression" after two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London were jailed for spying on activists. A manager at the office received an eight-year sentence, while a security firm operator and former UK Border Force officer was imprisoned for 10 years.
The Chinese embassy in the UK has urged the British government to cease "slander and suppression" after two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London were jailed for spying on activists. One received 8 years, the other 10, for assisting a foreign intelligence service.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Turkey has confirmed its interest in not only hosting but also actively participating in negotiations regarding Ukraine. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed this with Russian officials, including President Putin, leveraging his past experience as head of Turkey's intelligence service.
Two men, Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen, have been jailed in the UK for assisting a foreign intelligence service. Wai, a Border Force officer, used his access to track Hong Kong dissidents, while Yuen acted as his contact with Chinese authorities. Their actions were deemed to threaten state sovereignty.
Two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Thursday for spying on activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu received eight years, and Peter Wai Chi-leung received 10 years for assisting a foreign intelligence service.
The FSB claims foreign intelligence services attempted to access information about public sentiment in Russia by targeting the phones of high-ranking officials, bypassing intermediaries like NGOs.
Foreign intelligence services attempted to obtain data from Russian officials' smartphones by accessing correspondence, eavesdropping on calls, and conducting acoustic and video surveillance. An investigation is underway to identify perpetrators and the extent of compromised data.
Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operationA UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Bill, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of assisting a foreign intelligence service, making them the first people in British history to be convicted of spying for China. Continue reading...
A British court has convicted two men linked to an Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) of spying on activists from the city on behalf of Chinese authorities. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Thursday, two years after their arrests thrust the role of Hong Kong’s overseas promotion offices into the global spotlight. Yuen, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, was earlier accused...
Plans to be included in king’s speech will allow tougher action against proxies for foreign powers such as IranUK politics live – latest updatesOffenders who commit antisemitic attacks backed by foreign powers such as Iran will face 14 years in prison under legislation to be included in the king’s speech next week.Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will be given the power under the National Security Act to designate proxy groups, such as those thought to be behind the recent attacks on the Jewish community, as a foreign intelligence service. Continue reading...
Sweden’s government said on Tuesday it would push forward with a plan to form a new spy agency targeting overseas threats, part of a wider reset prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The new agency would be called Sweden’s foreign intelligence service (UND) and would start operations in January 2027, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told a press conference. “During the ongoing war in Ukraine, it has become very clear that an information advantage and the ability to rapidly and...
Russia's Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov warned at the NPT Review Conference that reports of UK and France considering transfer of nuclear weapons components to Ukraine "goes beyond all bounds." The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claimed London and Paris are working to provide Kiev with a nuclear bomb, with the French TN75 warhead from the M51.1 missile cited as one option.
