Australian writer Yang Hengjun sentenced to death on China spy charges | Espionage News

Australian writer Yang Hengjun sentenced to death on China spy charges | Espionage News

Yang has been detained for five years on charges of espionage that he and Australia have rejected. Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who was detained in China on espionage charges in 2019, has been handed a suspended death sentence by a court in Beijing. The terms of the sentence mean Yang’s…

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

Pyongyang is thought to use the money stolen in cyber-heists to fund its illegal weapons programmes. South Korea has imposed sanctions on North Korea’s spy chief and seven other North Koreans for alleged illicit cyber activities, which are believed to fund their country’s nuclear weapons and conventional missile programmes. Ri…

Spain expels two US embassy staff for allegedly bribing intelligence agents | Espionage News

Spain expels two US embassy staff for allegedly bribing intelligence agents | Espionage News

The Spanish paper El Pais reports that the US quietly withdrew two staff workers at the request of Spain’s government. Spain has ejected two staff workers at the United States embassy, following allegations that they attempted to bribe Spanish intelligence officers in exchange for secrets. Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles…

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans | Politics News

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans | Politics News

Washington says ‘no higher priority’ than effort to secure release from Russia of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The United States has said Moscow rejected what it said was a “substantial” proposal to secure the freedom of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan who…

Former US ambassador accused of acting as covert agent for Cuba | Espionage News

Former US ambassador accused of acting as covert agent for Cuba | Espionage News

Former ambassador to Bolivia charged for allegedly collaborating with Cuban intelligence services over several decades. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a former US ambassador to Bolivia for allegedly working with Cuban intelligence services as an undercover agent for several decades. In court papers unsealed on Monday,…