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Frederick Forsyth, UK Author Known For Spy Novels, Dies At 86
A pilot who turned to writing to clear his debts, British author Frederick Forsyth, who died Monday aged 86, penned some 20 spy novels, often drawing on real-life experiences and selling 70 million copies worldwide.
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British Man Charged Over Plot To Smuggle US Military Tech To China, Called Xi Jinping "The Boss"
According to court documents, John Miller and Cui Guanghai allegedly discussed exporting a device used for encryption and decryption, paying a $10,000 deposit for the equipment.
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The Mole In MI6: How A Cambridge Spy Fooled British Intelligence For Decades
He was the perfect British gentleman - polite, well-spoken, impeccable manners and a knack for charming everyone who came in his orbit. But behind all of that, Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was living a dangerous double life.
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Trump Must Pay $741,000 Legal Bill Over Failed Lawsuit, Rules UK Court
The High Court in London on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to pay £625,000 ($741,000) in legal costs after he unsuccessfully sued a former British spy over a salacious dossier.
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Russia Expels 2 British Diplomats For "Spying" As It Negotiates To Restore US Ties
Russia accused two British diplomats on Monday of spying and gave them two weeks to leave the country, reinforcing the downward trajectory of Moscow's diplomatic relations with Europe even as it negotiates to restore ties with the United States.
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Iran Says Jailed British Couple Charged With Espionage
Iran has charged British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman with espionage, accusing them of collaborating with Western intelligence services, following their arrest last month, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Hidden In Plain Sight: The World's Most Bizarre Secret Weapons
What became a very successful CIA programme during the cold war took its inspiration from British efforts during the second world war.
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Russia Behind 'Staggeringly Reckless' Sabotage In Europe: UK Spy Chief
British security services have uncovered a "staggeringly reckless campaign" of Russian sabotage in Europe, that comes as Russia also resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling to deter countries from backing Ukraine, its foreign spy chief said on Friday.
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Russia Expels UK Diplomat On Spying Allegations In Fresh Diplomatic Spat
The foreign ministry in Moscow summoned British ambassador Nigel Casey after the FSB security services said they had uncovered a British spy.
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Russia Seeking To Cause "Mayhem" In UK Over Support For Ukraine: Spy Agency
Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, the chief of Britain's domestic intelligence service said.
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Former British Navy Officer Arrested In Dubai For Spying
Matt Croucher, a former British Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been held in Dubai for seven months on spying charges, the Times newspaper said on Tuesday.
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China Says Britain's Intelligence Service Hired Chinese Government Staff As Spies
China has accused the British foreign intelligence service MI6 of recruiting two staff members from unnamed Chinese central state bodies as spies for the British government, its State Security Ministry said on Monday.
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China Accuses British Secret Service Of Recruiting Its Citizens To Spy
China on Monday accused Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to months of mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and Western powers.
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Ex UK Marine Accused Of Spying For Hong Kong Found Dead. Was Bailed Last Week
A former member of the UK's Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week over allegations of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services in a Chinese-linked espionage case, has been found dead, British police said Tuesday.
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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Frederick Forsyth, UK Author Known For Spy Novels, Dies At 86
A pilot who turned to writing to clear his debts, British author Frederick Forsyth, who died Monday aged 86, penned some 20 spy novels, often drawing on real-life experiences and selling 70 million copies worldwide.
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British Man Charged Over Plot To Smuggle US Military Tech To China, Called Xi Jinping "The Boss"
According to court documents, John Miller and Cui Guanghai allegedly discussed exporting a device used for encryption and decryption, paying a $10,000 deposit for the equipment.
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The Mole In MI6: How A Cambridge Spy Fooled British Intelligence For Decades
He was the perfect British gentleman - polite, well-spoken, impeccable manners and a knack for charming everyone who came in his orbit. But behind all of that, Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was living a dangerous double life.
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Trump Must Pay $741,000 Legal Bill Over Failed Lawsuit, Rules UK Court
The High Court in London on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to pay £625,000 ($741,000) in legal costs after he unsuccessfully sued a former British spy over a salacious dossier.
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Russia Expels 2 British Diplomats For "Spying" As It Negotiates To Restore US Ties
Russia accused two British diplomats on Monday of spying and gave them two weeks to leave the country, reinforcing the downward trajectory of Moscow's diplomatic relations with Europe even as it negotiates to restore ties with the United States.
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Iran Says Jailed British Couple Charged With Espionage
Iran has charged British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman with espionage, accusing them of collaborating with Western intelligence services, following their arrest last month, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Hidden In Plain Sight: The World's Most Bizarre Secret Weapons
What became a very successful CIA programme during the cold war took its inspiration from British efforts during the second world war.
-
Russia Behind 'Staggeringly Reckless' Sabotage In Europe: UK Spy Chief
British security services have uncovered a "staggeringly reckless campaign" of Russian sabotage in Europe, that comes as Russia also resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling to deter countries from backing Ukraine, its foreign spy chief said on Friday.
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Russia Expels UK Diplomat On Spying Allegations In Fresh Diplomatic Spat
The foreign ministry in Moscow summoned British ambassador Nigel Casey after the FSB security services said they had uncovered a British spy.
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Russia Seeking To Cause "Mayhem" In UK Over Support For Ukraine: Spy Agency
Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, the chief of Britain's domestic intelligence service said.
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Former British Navy Officer Arrested In Dubai For Spying
Matt Croucher, a former British Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been held in Dubai for seven months on spying charges, the Times newspaper said on Tuesday.
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China Says Britain's Intelligence Service Hired Chinese Government Staff As Spies
China has accused the British foreign intelligence service MI6 of recruiting two staff members from unnamed Chinese central state bodies as spies for the British government, its State Security Ministry said on Monday.
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China Accuses British Secret Service Of Recruiting Its Citizens To Spy
China on Monday accused Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to months of mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and Western powers.
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Ex UK Marine Accused Of Spying For Hong Kong Found Dead. Was Bailed Last Week
A former member of the UK's Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week over allegations of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services in a Chinese-linked espionage case, has been found dead, British police said Tuesday.
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
