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Iranian authorities have arrested a person accused of having a link to two French citizens being held on espionage charges, state television reported Thursday. According to The Associated Press, the report said the suspect was a Marxist who visited two French spies before the May 1 International Workers' Day, as…

In 1956, President Eisenhower faced a new kind of threat to world peace. The postwar balance of power between the United States and the Soviet Union led to the emergence of regional proxy wars, international espionage and the constant threat of nuclear annihilation. The Cold War required a different approach…

Lawyers hope to appeal against decision to block access to documents about Timor-Leste espionage operation

Based on the 1965 Michael Caine espionage thriller of the same name, “The Ipcress File” on AMC+ (by way of ITV in the U.K.) keeps the Cold War action set in the early 1960s. Harry Palmer is a young Brit with clever instincts but not much spy experience, and he…

The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali accused of espionage and threatened with execution in Iran, on Saturday called on the European Union to secure her husband's release. "I hope that the EU can really act decisively in order to bring Ahmadreza home," Vida Mehrannia said according to excerpts of…

The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service says levels of espionage now are as high as during the Cold War, or even higher

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence service said Thursday that levels of espionage are as high as during the Cold War, or even higher. Thomas Haldenwang, president of the BfV intelligence agency, also warned of the increased risk of sabotage against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

The Swiss government proposed on Thursday letting its spy agency penetrate the country's famous banking secrecy to snoop on financial transactions that it suspects are funding terrorism, espionage or violent extremism.

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