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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hackers linked to Chinese intelligence used precision strikes to quietly compromise cellphone lines used by an array of senior national security and policy officials across the U.S. government in addition to politicians, according to people familiar with the matter.

Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault and they have told AFP of their «huge anger» that his alleged campaign of abuse and humiliation went unpunished. «It looked like the dream job,» said Jen, who was 16 when she joined the London department store considered to be the height of glamour. But the prestige came at a price. Lawyers said Friday that more than 400 women and witnesses linked to Harrods, Fulham football club, the Ritz hotel in Paris and other Fayed entities have come forward in the past six weeks to allege that he raped or assaulted them.

«We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against Government of Canada networks for the purpose of espionage,» the report said. The development comes as the bilateral relationship has gone south since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago that Canada had credible evidence that agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023, a charge dismissed as absurd by India.

U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia is behind two new fabricated videos that appeared on social media this week falsely claiming that Haitians illegally voted in Georgia and that Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband received a $500,000 bribe from performer Sean Combs. The U.S. government issued a new warning about the fabrications Friday, a week after blaming Russia for another video that falsely claimed that ballots in Pennsylvania were being destroyed. Officials say foreign powers are working to undermine faith in the election, and government agencies in charge of protecting the vote on Tuesday have said the current torrent of false claims is greater than before. A senior official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency called it a «fire hose of disinformation.»

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya ended their relationship in 2021, but this has not stopped fans from speculating about their history together. Recently, Samantha's intriguing admission has drawn attention. In a recent interview, she expressed a desire to have «spied» earlier in her life, prompting her fans to wonder if she was referencing her marriage with Naga. This remark comes at a time when Naga is preparing to embark on a new journey by marrying actress Sobhita Dhulipala. A snippet from her recent interview promoting her upcoming web series, Citadel: Honey Bunny, surfaced on Reddit, where she discussed her wish to be a spy in real life. During the interview, Samantha was asked if she had ever engaged in spying in her personal life. In the series, she will portray a spy.

China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had retrieved spying devices both on the ocean surface and in the depths of the sea, including underwater «lighthouses» that could guide the transit of foreign submarines. The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could «pre-set the field for battle,» in an article on its official WeChat account, China's most popular social media app. Recent sea and air confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines over competing territorial claims in the highly strategic waterway have raised the risk of an escalation that could eventually involve the U.S., which is treaty-bound to defend the Philippines if it is attacked.

Wednesday Season 2 builds, fans of the hit Netflix series have been treated to glimpses during Netflix's Geeked Week. With a promising trajectory, the upcoming season is shaping up to offer more of the macabre charm that endeared audiences to the show in its first outing.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said there is evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia on Monday, and South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers that 3,000 North Korean troops are in the country receiving training on drones and other equipment before being deployed to battlefields in Ukraine. Austin told reporters Wednesday «What exactly they are doing? Left to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out,» according to a video posted by the Washington Post. If the troops join the war in Ukraine on Russia's side, it will be «a very, very serious issue,» Austin said, adding it would have an impact in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific region. South Korean intelligence first publicized reports that the Russian navy had taken 1,500 North Korean special warfare troops to Russia last week, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier said his government had intelligence that 10,000 North Korea soldiers were being prepared to join the invading Russian forces.

Australian senator heckled King Charles by yelling that he is not her king, as quoted in a report by the New York Post. A senator yelled and accused King Charles of committing genocide against their people, causing chaos during his speech to the Australian parliament on Monday. The 75-year-old monarch, who has cancer, is currently on a five-day tour of Australia with his wife, Queen Camilla, as part of an official state visit. The king is visiting Australia for the first time in his capacity as monarch.

The two documents were prepared in recent days by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which is responsible for analyzing images and information collected by American spy satellites. They began circulating Friday on the Telegram app and were being discussed by largely pro-Iran accounts. The documents, which offer interpretations of satellite imagery, provide insight into a potential strike by Israel on Iran in the coming days. Such a strike has been anticipated in retaliation for an Iranian assault earlier this month, which was itself a response to an Israeli attack.

Prince Charming in a new spin-off. Directed by Paul King, known for his work on Paddington and the upcoming Wonka, the new project promises a unique perspective on the iconic character. According to reports by Deadline, while specific plot details remain under wraps, the spin-off aims to reimagine the often-overlooked prince from Disney's 1950 animated classic, Cinderella, as mentioned in a report by Digital Spy.

China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list” to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), seeking to reverse a slump in the property industry

Several notable crypto occurrences happened in 2024. This includes the pump of several meme coins and also the approval of crypto ETFs in the US.

Black Doves, featuring acclaimed actors Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw. The streaming giant recently unveiled a series of promotional images alongside the announcement of the show’s premiere date, set for December 5, 2024, as mentioned in a report by Deadline. Directed by Alex Gabassi and Lisa Gunning, this series promises to deliver an engaging narrative set against the backdrop of London during the festive Christmas season.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. LONDON—The Kremlin’s spy services are on a “sustained mission to generate mayhem" on Europe’s streets, the head of the U.K. domestic spy agency warned Tuesday, saying that the number of investigations into state-orchestrated threats his agency is handling has jumped by nearly half in the past year.

Indian Air Force proved its capability to strike down Chinese spy balloon type targets at a very high altitude of 55,000 plus feet along the eastern front recently. In early 2023, the US government had used a fifth generation F-22 Raptor fighter jet to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon over the sea. The IAF had been holding discussions on the issue of tackling the challenge posed by such balloons which fly at very altitude and also held discussions with the American Air Force last year

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was then tracked down, spied upon, and then ultimately killed by Israeli agencies, reveal reports. This comes in after the pager and walkie-talkie blasts in parts of the Middle East, which saw hundreds of Hezbollah's top officials get injured, with multiple deaths of some of the Hezbollah's premier brackets.

Fans can mark their calendars for October 8, when the film will be available for streaming exclusively on the platform. Meanwhile, viewers in the United Kingdom will be able to catch the movie on Sky Cinema and NOW, though the exact release date for these platforms remains undisclosed, as per a report by Digital Spy.

Merchants can now accept cryptocurrency payments without fear of common issues through the new SpacePay solution. SpacePay is creating various tools to make it easy for everyone to use cryptocurrencies for daily transactions and business operations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A year ago, Israel suffered its worst-ever intelligence failure when Hamas launched a surprise attack, killing 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. Today, a wave of strikes against Hezbollah has Israel’s long-vaunted spies back on the front foot.

Quad summit this weekend, Australian PM Anthony Albanese appears to have broken ranks with the US and Canada, co-members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, on the issue of Indian «spies» in Australia by pointing out that such matters are raised privately. Responding to media queries during his ongoing US trip on the «nest of Indian spies» in Australia, Albanese said, «Well, what I do is act diplomatically and have those discussions, and that will, no doubt, be something that is raised.