Man arrested on suspicion of Chinese spying was in UK parliament as recently as January

David Taylor held a key role in a cross-party group of MPs on relations with Qatar.

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$500 and a trip abroad: How recruits end up in Russian sabotage training camps

Court cases in Moldova are lifting the curtain on Russia’s transnational network to recruit, train and deploy spies and saboteurs.

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Tusk says no ‘surprise’ Hungary leaks to Moscow from EU summits

“We’ve had our suspicions about that for a long time,” Tusk said after Washington Post report on Hungarian foreign minister.

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Trump affirms ‘total endorsement’ of Orbán ahead of Hungary election

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly due to visit Budapest in April in support of the Prime Minister Orbán.

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Two men charged with spying on UK Jewish communities for Iran

The individuals appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court Thursday over “extremely serious” allegations.

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Orbán’s rival accuses Kremlin of new smear blitz in Hungary election 

The opposition fears that an impending barrage of disinformation videos aims to force its candidates out of the race.

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Russian hackers target officials via WhatsApp and Signal

Cyber spies are posing as a fake Signal support chatbot to gain access to government officials’ messages.

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UK cops arrest 4 in Iran spying probe

Metropolitan Police say the men are suspected of scoping out “locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community” in London.

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Germany’s privacy chief gets sidelined as intel services bulk up

Berlin is preparing a reform of its spy services to grow less reliant on allies’ intel sharing.

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