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Europe News

CIA director Ratcliffe makes secret trip to Moscow, US reports claim

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital on Tuesday for meetings, in what appears to be his first visit to Russia as CIA director.

Cuba

US seeks to indict Cuba's ex-president Raúl Castro, media report

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has renewed an offer of €85 million in aid on the condition that the assistance be distributed by the Catholic Church, bypassing the government.

Germany

Rescued US pilot treated in Germany after CIA located him by heartbeat

Using top-tier technology, the CIA was able to locate a US weapons systems officer in Iran after his fighter jet was downed. He is now being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre (LRMC), the largest American military hospital outside the US.

USA

Who is Trump's intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard?

Having sided with Bashar al-Assad while a member of the Democratic Party, the former congresswoman's hard-right turn and sympathy for the Kremlin have the intelligence community deeply concerned.

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Health news

New CIA report claims COVID 'probably' leaked from Chinese lab

It points the finger at China, despite acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion of a lab leak in Wuhan.

USA

John Ratcliffe confirmed as Trump's new CIA director

The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) becomes the second Cabinet member of US President Donald Trump's administration.

USA

CIA seeks more informants in China, Iran and North Korea

In a bid to attract more tipsters, the CIA published a set of online instructions on how to reach out to Langley in Korean, Mandarin and Farsi on Wednesday.

Austria

CIA: Taylor Swift plotters aimed to kill 'tens of thousands' in Vienna

The singer cancelled Austrian dates on her record-breaking Eras tour out of concern for the safety of her fans.

Culture news

Exploding martini, anyone? Inside the CIA's top secret spy museum

The CIA museum in Virginia has its doors firmly closed to the public - making it one of the most top secret collections in the world. What is in their private museum?

USA

US lawyers sue CIA for allegedly spying on Julian Assange

The US intelligence agency is accused of recording lawyers' conversations with Assange and copying the data on their mobile devices.

Russia

Vladimir Putin 'entirely too healthy' says CIA chief

Speaking at a security forum in Aspen, Colorado, William Burns dismissed rumours that Putin was seriously ill with cancer.

Lithuania

Lithuania opens doors of alleged former CIA secret prison

The complex is now being prepared to be put up for auction.

Lithuania

Detention centre in Lithuania opened after inmate won compensation

Lithuania has opened up a former riding club on the outskirts of its capital Vilnius to the media which was once used by the CIA as a detention facility.

Afghanistan

Taliban denies freeing suicide bomber before deadly Kabul attack

The explosion killed almost 200 people and 13 American troops at Kabul's airport in August last year.

USA

Russia likely behind huge hack on US government, say security services

Officials say the hackers appeared to want to gather intelligence rather than cause disruption.

World News

US and German intelligence 'used Swiss firm to spy on governments'

The Swiss encryption firm Crypto was secretly used for spying by CIA and West Germany for decades, a new German and American media investigation says.