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UK embassy guard in Berlin jailed for spying for Russia

A London court has sentenced David Ballantyne Smith to more than 13 years in prison for putting UK diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia.

Tech News

Were Twitter moderators too close to the intelligence community?

Some have questioned whether Twitter users were being unnecessarily censored and whether twitter’s content moderation policy was its own, or whether it was effectively outsourced to the US intelligence community

Sweden

Sweden detains two people on suspicion of spying after Stockholm raids

One of the suspects had allegedly passed on information about Sweden and another unnamed country.

Germany

Reserve German army officer convicted of spying for Russia

Prosecutors say the man wanted to present himself as a "security expert" to senior Russian military officials.

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Europe News

Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia

The two men, Swedish citizens, are accused of passing information to Russia's GRU military intelligence service over a 10-year period and face life imprisonment.

Germany

German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of the BSI agency, Arne Schönbohm, was dismissed after allegations appeared linking him to a security agency founded by a former Russian intelligence agent.

Denmark

Denmark's former foreign intelligence chief charged with spying

Lars Findsen is accused of leaking state secrets to several people, including some journalists.

Russia

Russia 'spent hundreds of millions' to influence elections in Europe

A new US intelligence report says the Kremlin spent $300 million since 2014 to try and influence several European countries using front companies and think tanks.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: President Zelenskyy fires spy chief and top prosecutor

The Ukrainian president cited the fact that 'more than 60 employees' of the prosecutor’s office and the state security service stayed in occupied territory to work for the Russians.

Denmark

Danish MPs block state secrets charges against former defence minister

Claus Hjort Frederiksen had been accused by prosecutors of illegally disclosing "highly classified information".

Spain

Spain's intelligence chief dismissed over Pegasus spyware scandal

The agency has been under fire for spying on Catalan separatists and also failing to discover that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had been hacked.

Switzerland

Serbian intelligence denies alleged murder plot on Swiss prosecutor

Dick Marty had investigated war crimes during the Kosovo War for the Council of Europe.

France

French military spy chief leaves job over Ukraine war failures: report

General Eric Vidaud will immediately be removed as the head of the DRM, a source told AFP.

Russia

Russian forces 'demoralised and disobeying orders'

Jeremy Fleming, who heads the GCHQ electronic spy agency,, says Russian troops are sabotaging their own equipment, and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft.

Ukraine

UK says Russia plotting to install pro-Moscow government in Ukraine

The UK government says it has intelligence information that Moscow is looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv, a claim Russia has dismissed as nonsense.

Denmark

Former head of Danish intelligence accused of leaking secrets

Lars Findsen was arrested in December alongside three other current or former employees at Denmark's intelligence services.

Denmark

Four arrested over alleged leak of 'highly classified information'

The suspects are all current or former employees at Denmark's two intelligence services.

Serbia

Four ex-Serbian officers convicted of 1999 journalist's murder

The four men were sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison for their involvement in the killing.

Germany

German man convicted of passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

World News

NATO expels 8 'undeclared' Russian intelligence officers

NATO says the members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance were secretly working as intelligence officers, which Moscow denies.