espionage
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LONDON—A U.K. immigration official and Hong Kong trade official have been found guilty of helping the Chinese state spy on dissidents in Britain, the first convictions related to Chinese espionage in British history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
At least one Japanese executive, with a Japanese drugmaker and a leading figure in Japan’s business community in Beijing, was sentenced for espionage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Germany, Kyiv's biggest provider of military aid, has been battling a surge of cyberattacks, as well as espionage and sabotage plots since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
It’s a dream to watch a “Black Bag” or a little espionage thriller.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"We spoke guardedly," Wolf remembered, "about great Soviet traitors—Penkovsky, Gordievsky, Popov—men whose change of loyalties helped the Americans keep pace with Soviet espionage."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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