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'Le snooping': WikiLeaks claim US spied on 3 French presidents

French President François Hollande has said his country “will not tolerate” any acts which threaten the security of France. The president issued the

France

NSA "spied" on three French presidents - WikiLeaks

France media is awash with revelations that the United States’s National Security Agency (NSA) spied on three French presidents for a period of six

World News

Swiss and Austrian police pursue Iran-P5+1 cyber-intruders

Swiss authorities have searched a house in Geneva and seized computer material in connection with a possible cyber attack on nuclear negotiations

My Europe Series

Spies like us: why did German intelligence help America's NSA access their citizens data?

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France

France MPs approve vast new surveillance rules in 'French Patriot Act'

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, France is moving to expand surveillance powers allowing the deployment of hidden microphones and cameras without a judicial warrant.

Germany

Austria lodges legal complaint over German-US spy scandal

A German spy scandal deepens with the news that Austria has filed a legal complaint over suspicions that Germany’s intelligence services helped

Lithuania

Lithuania detains Russian "spy"

Lithuania has ordered the detention of a Russian citizen on suspicion of spying. The individual is accused of trying to infiltrate Lithuania’s

Germany

Merkel defends BND amid NSA spy scandal

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made her first public comments on a spying scandal that has gripped the nation for weeks. The country’s

Germany

Snowden, Assange and Manning statues unveiled in Berlin

Taking a stand in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz are whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. The life-size bronze statues were

France

Airbus to file complaint over US-Germany spying allegations

Airbus says it plans to complain to German authorities over reports of spying. The aviation giant claims Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency helped

Germany

Turning a blind eye? Germany alleged to have helped NSA spy on Europe

German tabloid Bild claims Berlin not only knew about, but assisted with US spying within Europe dating back to 2008.

USA

Ex-commander and CIA director David Petraeus sentenced in military leak case

The former US military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan and director of the CIA, David Petraeus, has been fined $100,000 (92,000 euros) and

Iran

Washington calls Iran charges against US journalist 'absurd'

The charges held against US journalist Jason Rezaian by Iranian authorities are “absurd,” the White House said on Monday (April 20). Rezaian, the

United Kingdom

Julian Assange agrees to Swedish questioning in London

Julian Assange has agreed to be questioned at Ecuador’s London embassy over allegations of sexual assault, according to the WikiLeaks founder’s

United Kingdom

James Bond's past comes back to haunt him in Spectre

James Bond is back! At least in a new trailer. A cryptic message from 007’s past sends the British spy on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation

Korea

South Korea demands release of 'spies' from North Korea

South Korea has demanded the release of two of its citizens, who are currently detained in North Korea on charges of espionage. KCNA, the North’s

Cinema

Oscar-winning doc 'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's

'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's exchanges with journalists in a Hong Kong hotel room as he reveals the scale of the US government's spying programme at home and abroad.

USA

Petraeus does deal and pleads guilty to avoid trial

Former CIA chief and four-star general David Petraeus is to plead guilty to charges of mishandling classified information. It’s part of an

Cuba

Fidel Castro meets the five spies freed from US

WATCH: The former Cuban president Fidel Castro has finally met the five Cuban spies released from long jail terms in the US. The last of the men

Venezuela

Venezuela to limit the number of US diplomats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced he will limit the number of US diplomats in the country and establish visa fees in retaliation to 'American meddling' in the nation's affairs.