COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, Norway’s NTB news agency reported Tuesday, citing the Scandinavian country’s domestic security agency. The person, who wasn’t identified, was arrested Monday, according to NTB’s report, based on information from the security agency, known by its Norwegian acronym PST. The […]
BERLIN (AP) — Three men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of trying to collect information on a person from Ukraine for a foreign intelligence agency, prosecutors said Friday. The suspects were arrested in Frankfurt on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They were identified as Robert A., a Ukrainian citizen; Vardges I., […]
A university professor was jailed Tuesday in Estonia after being found guilty of spying for Russia. Viacheslav Morozov, a Russian citizen, taught at the Baltic country’s most prestigious university and was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for collecting information about Estonia’s defense and security policy and the people and infrastructure related […]
A former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared and is free to leave the country, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday. U.K. media reported this week that Matthew Croucher, who won one of Britain’s highest bravery honors for his service in Afghanistan, had been arrested […]
Moscow says it has detained a French citizen accused of gathering information about Russia’s military activities and failing to register as a “foreign agent”. “Such information, if obtained by foreign sources, may be used against the security of the state,” said Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK). It also posted footage purportedly showing the arrest of the […]
A Chinese supersonic spy drone was intercepted by Japan over the East China Sea. The WL-10/WZ-10 drone is a reconnaissance/attack drone with electronic warfare capabilities. The drone’s flight path indicates it was flying near a Japanese base key to US airpower in the region. Japan intercepted the Chinese supersonic WL-10/WZ-10 drone over the East China […]
A German military officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia. The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army’s procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information. German police arrested him in the city of Koblenz in […]
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Police are not treating the death of a former Royal Marine accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service as suspicious. Immigration enforcement officer Matthew Trickett, 37, was found dead after being bailed […]
A British man accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service has died in unexplained circumstances in a park in England. Matthew Trickett (37), of Maidenhead, Berkshire, was also accused of foreign interference and had appeared alongside Chi Leung (Peter) Wai (38), and Chung Biu Yuen (63), at a London court last week. Police said […]
A City of Douglas code enforcement officer was arrested for illegally surveilling a teacher. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of Rodger Goddard, who was employed as the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Douglas, Friday. Goddard was arrested at the Douglas City Hall on Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for […]
Maximilian Krah, a leading member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), is standing down from the far-right party’s executive, party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla told journalists in Berlin on Tuesday. Krah has been in the headlines for weeks following reports of possible links to pro-Russian networks and to China, as well as possible […]
German legislator Maximilian Krah, the top candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in June’s European elections, says he is set to return to the campaign trail despite being embroiled in a foreign influence scandal. German police arrested his former assistant Jian Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22, and Krah fired […]