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Russia frees US reporter in prisoner swap
Published on 01/08/2024
» Jailed American reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners from the United States, Russia and a number of their allies being freed in a multi-country prisoner swap on Thursday, the presidency of Turkey has confirmed.
Underfire Canada stun France with dramatic 2-1 win; US, Spain advance to quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2024
» PARIS: Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women's football on Sunday.
Canada edge New Zealand 2-1 amid Olympic spying scandal
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2024
» ST-ETIENNE, France: Defending champions Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 in their Paris Olympics opening game on Thursday overshadowed by a spying scandal that has engulfed the women's tournament.
Russia jails US reporter for 16 years
Published on 19/07/2024
» MOSCOW - A Russian court on Friday found the American reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and jailed him for 16 years, the state news agency RIA said, in a case that his employer, the Wall Street Journal, has called a sham.
China starts smartphone inspections to boost anti-espionage efforts
Published on 02/07/2024
» BEIJING: China implemented new regulations on Monday under its toughened counterespionage law, which enables authorities to inspect smartphones, personal computers and other electronic devices, raising fears among expatriates and foreign businesspeople about possible arbitrary enforcement.
Flying of drones banned in far South
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/06/2024
» Security authorities have banned the flying of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, in the three southernmost border provinces and part of Songkhla province.
TEST YOURSELF: Double agent drama
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2024
» New spy drama The Sympathizer is worth watching
Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?
News, Published on 29/04/2024
» In the eastern Chinese port of Dongying, the start of 2024 has often seen several tankers docked simultaneously discharging Russian crude oil into a new 31.5-million-barrel storage facility completed late last year.
Unravelling a double agent
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/04/2024
» The seven-episode series The Sympathizer recently dropped on HBO GO. Created by Park Chan-wook, the South Korean filmmaker of Oldboy and The Handmaiden fame, and produced by Robert Downey Jr, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and war drama filled with Hollywood satire. The bilingual miniseries will be released weekly until the end of May.
China reveals it executed scientist for spying in 2016 in documentary about 'shocking' cases
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/04/2024
» Authorities in Beijing have revealed that a Chinese scientist who was convicted in 2015 of selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies was executed in 2016, one of several "shocking" spy cases.