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Swedish intel agent gets life for spying for Russia
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» STOCKHOLM - A judge on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former Swedish intelligence official convicted of spying for Russia for a decade and jailed his brother for 10 years.
Citizen spies foil Putin's grand plan
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an ageing Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and horrible knees, puttered down a narrow channel off the Dnieper River, his inflatable dinghy cutting through the mist.
Iran hangs official accused of spying for UK
Published on 14/01/2023
» Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for UK intelligence, the judiciary reported.
Greek court drops spying charges against migrant rescuers
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» MYTILENE (GREECE) - A Greek court on Friday dropped espionage charges against 24 activists involved in rescuing migrants, after a lengthy trial denounced by rights groups and international organisations.
Long-delayed trial of migrant rescuers resumes in Greece
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» MYTILENE (GREECE) - A trial in Greece of 24 migrant rescue workers accused of espionage, including Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini who inspired a Netflix film, resumed Tuesday after more than a year as leading rights groups slammed the case as a masquerade.
Fears of Russian spies take hold
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/01/2023
» In hindsight, some things just didn't add up about Jose Giammaria.
Shepherds told to mind their flocks
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/12/2022
» It was nearing the end of Hassan Zahra's workday, herding goats on a mountaintop along Lebanon's southeastern border, when he was ambushed by a group of Israeli soldiers, he said.
US basketball star swapped for arms dealer Bout
Published on 08/12/2022
» US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia for the arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and later jailed in the United States.
Kremlin sees 'risk' of Ukraine attacks on Crimea
AFP, Published on 08/12/2022
» MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Thursday that the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula was vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks after officials said they had shot down a drone near a key naval base.
'Planet killer' asteroid on the move
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 27/11/2022
» Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporise a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilise Earth's surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there's no immediate need to worry -- it'll be many generations until it may pose a danger to our planet.