Espionage

UK's May says Russia 'highly likely' behind poisoning of spy

Prime Minister Theresa May said it is "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Russia called May's statement a "circus show."

UK deploys military in Russia spy attack probe

Sergei Skripal, who passed Russian secrets to Britain, and his daughter Yulia, have been in intensive care since they were found slumped unconscious on a bench last week in Salisbury.

UK police say the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy was attempted murder

Sergei Skripal, once a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence service, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were found slumped unconscious on a bench outside a shopping centre in the southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday afternoon.

UK to respond if Russia link proven in illness of ex-spy

Speaking in the House of Commons, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says if state involvement was proven, Britain will take action.

Ex-Russian spy critically ill after substance exposure in UK

Sergei Skripal, once a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence service, was convicted in Russia of treason in 2006 but exchanged as part of a Cold War-style spy swap in 2010.

Greek soldiers arrested in northwest Turkey

Two soldiers who were detained on grounds of attempted military espionage and entering a prohibited military zone in Turkey say they had lost their way and crossed the border due to bad weather.

Turkish security HQ summons FBI representative

The FBI representative was summoned after Huseyin Korkmaz, a fugitive and former Turkish police supervisor, said he received financial help from the bureau. Korkmaz was testifying in the US case against Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla.

Who betrayed Anne Frank? New investigation hopes to solve mystery

A retired FBI agent says he has high hopes of solving one of the biggest World War Two mysteries in the Netherlands with the help of modern policing techniques.

Macedonia's prosecutor calls for arrest of former PM Gruevski

Charges have been brought against 94 individuals including the country's former security and counterintelligence chief as part of anti-corruption clampdown.

Activists and journalists in Mexico accuse government of spying

A group of prominent journalists and activists say their phones were hacked by the government using Israeli spyware sold exclusively to the state.

China killed or jailed up to 20 US spies in 2010-12, NYT report says

By 2013, US intelligence concluded China's ability to identify its agents had been curtailed, the newspaper says, and the CIA has been trying to rebuild its spy network there. Both the CIA and the FBI declined to comment on the issue.

India asks ICJ to intervene in Pakistan's planned spy hanging

India seeks interim relief from the International Court of Justice in the case of an Indian naval officer who was convicted of espionage and sentenced to death.