espionage
USA
The US Recovers Portion of Chinese ‘Spy Balloon’ Wreckage
A portion of the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over the US has been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says.
Search crews found "significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics...
Diplomacy
China Claims US Spy Balloons Violated Airspace As Relations Worsen
Chinese-American relations continue to worsen, with China now claiming that spy balloons belonging to the US entered Chinese airspace without permission more than ten times last year.
Beijing's claims come shortly after an American fighter jet shot down a suspected...
Military
US Military Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska
On Friday, a US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object found flying over Alaska. US President Joe Biden ordered the military to shoot down the object, which was flying at a high altitude.
The discovery and subsequent shooting down...
Diplomacy
Turkey Claims to Have Nabbed Greek Spy
Turkish state media claims that a Greek spy has been apprehended in the country, but Greece denies the claims.
Turkey alleged that Greek citizen Mohammmed Amar Ampara was spying on the country on behalf of the Greek National Intelligence Organization,...
Europe
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Faces Extradition to the US
On Friday, the British Home Secretary approved a London court's extradition order on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.
Twelve years ago, WikiLeaks published 250,000 leaked US diplomatic cables packed with classified information. Assange was charged with...
Greek News
Norwegian Photographer Suspected of Espionage Arrested on Greece’s Lesvos
Internationally acclaimed Norwegian photographer Knut Bry was arrested on the Greek island of Lesvos on Thursday, suspected of espionage.
According to local media stonisi, he was arrested for taking pictures of the Greek Coast Guard and Navy vessels.
Citing Coast Guard...
Crime
Turkey Fumes at Greece as Two Found Guilty on Espionage Charges
Turkey condemned Greece on Wednesday after a court in Rhodes found two men arrested last year on the island guilty of espionage against Greece.
The men are Sebahattin Bayram, 36, a secretary who worked at the Turkish Consulate General in...
Europe
UK Top Court Opens Door for Julian Assange’s Trial in the U.S.
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange maybe eventually tried in the US on espionage charges after the UK High Court on Friday granted the US government’s appeal.
In January, a district court denied the US extradition request, citing the vulnerable mental state...
Greek News
Israeli Couple Face Espionage Charges in Turkey
The vacationing Israeli couple who were arrested in Turkey last week after they took a photo of a palace that was the former residence of the country's rulers are now facing espionage charges.
The couple, Mordy Oknin and his wife...
Crime
Assange Extradition to US Denied by British Judge
Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States, according to a new ruling by a British judge on Monday.