US jails two Chinese nationals for spying
Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating ‘dead drop’ cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US.
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Saudi national charged with planting a listening device at OpenAI offices
US FBI said Abdulrahman Alfozan was engineer at the tech giant from June 2025.
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Russia arrests Japanese journalist on suspicion of ‘espionage’
A Japanese journalist has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying for Japanese intelligence.
Published On 14 Oct 2026
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Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist: Why are tensions rising?
Japanese journalist Imai Yuki arrested on Sakhalin for allegedly spying on Russian defence capabilities, says the FSB.
Russia arrests Japanese reporter for alleged espionage
Suspect was arrested on Russia’s far-eastern Sakhalin Island before being transferred to Moscow, says Russia’s FSB.
Poland says two Turks arrested over Russia-linked Starlink station fire
Warsaw says the 2 suspects held in Germany will face sabotage charges.
Two Latvian men arrested inside UK military base after breach
Police say nothing so far suggests the incident at RAF Molesworth linked to events surrounding RAF Fairford last month.
UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power
Police say the incident is not connected to ongoing investigations at the RAF Fairford airbase.
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Ex-German spy chief arrested: A history of spooks working for enemy powers
There have been many cases of top spies giving classified information to enemy nations. Here are some of the highlights.
![Kim Philby - British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent and fled to the USSR, pictured: Kim Philby with his last wife Rufina Pukhova in Moscow, 1980s [Laski Diffusion/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-667271841-1791376785.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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German ex-spy chief arrested for treason: What we know
Former top spy August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005.
Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of treason and espionage
August Hanning’s former chief of staff was also arrested on suspicion of ‘aiding and abetting attempted treason’.
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