A former U.S. ambassador who had access to top secret government information has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to working for communist-run Cuba’s spy service for decades. Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia and member of the White House National Security Council, was recruited by Cuba’s spy […]
The House Rules Committee, in a late night vote, advanced a bill that would reauthorize a controversial spying authority but left a key aspect of the debate to be decided later. The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), is one of several post 9/11 surveillance authorities that have come […]
A Chinese citizen has been reportedly detained on spying charges in her homeland after working for a U.S. company. Find out what went down and why doing business in China might be riskier than you think. Maritime tensions between China and Taiwan are heating up. Chinese officers boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat without warning in […]
NEW DELHI—Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The pigeon’s ordeal began in May when it was captured near a port in Mumbai with two rings tied to its legs, carrying words that looked like Chinese. […]
The United States has urged North Korea to engage in “serious negotiations” after the North Korean regime launched a spy satellite into orbit on Nov. 21. This came as the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed that North Korea had placed a spy satellite named Malligyong-1 into orbit using its Chollima-1 carrier rocket on […]
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea said Monday it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the end of this month to better monitor rival North Korea, as the North pushes to expand its arsenal of nuclear weapons targeting its adversaries. The plan was unveiled days after North Korea failed to follow through on […]
LONDON—A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency’s work was sentenced Monday to life in prison for attempted murder in the vicious stabbing of an American intelligence worker assigned to the U.K. Joshua Bowles, 29, punched the woman and knifed her repeatedly in what was called a “politically motivated” […]
Westminster is still in shock following the arrest of a British parliamentary researcher for allegedly spying for Beijing. The incident has put a spotlight on the UK’s approach to China. NTD spoke with Benedict Rogers, Chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, who said that Chinese Communist Party infiltration in the British Parliament is much more […]
The public is upset with the government’s immigration policies. We speak to a migration expert for further analysis. We discuss the arrest of a British parliamentary researcher for allegedly spying for Beijing. Ukraine banks on newer and better weapons systems as it braces for more Russian attacks on its key infrastructure during winter. The caving […]
A Chinese data collection firm is potentially aiding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) spy operations on the United States. The company called Logink is state-controlled, which means the Chinese regime could have access to its information—including logistics data of U.S. commercial and military shipments. Meanwhile, Chinese malware is purportedly threatening U.S. networks. NTD spoke with […]
Deepening its anti-espionage campaign, Beijing is pointing the finger at the CIA again over alleged spy recruitment. China’s “underwhelming” interest rate cut struggles to reignite subdued economic sentiment. Chinese leader Xi Jinping ventures out of China for just the second time this year. He’s headed for a summit in South Africa, and is expected to […]
SAN DIEGO—The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer, telling her son it might help him get a job with the Chinese regime someday, the prosecution said Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard made the accusation at a hearing […]
SEOUL, South Korea—Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last month “the most serious” shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible, state media reported Monday. In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a military reconnaissance […]
The United States on Thursday denied a report that China had struck an agreement with Cuba to build an electronic surveillance facility on the island, which is some 100 miles from Florida and home to U.S. military installations. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Defense Department was “not aware of China and Cuba […]
SEOUL/TOKYO—A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle. The new “Chollima-1” satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the engine and fuel system, state news […]
A two-year investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) associations with a Chinese national and suspected spy has concluded, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee stated on May 22. The Committee announced the news in a private letter (pdf) to Swalwell in which Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking Democratic member Susan Wild (D-Pa.) explained that no further action will […]
North Korea’s leader has ordered that the launch of his country’s first military spy satellite proceed “as planned” to ensure its military effectiveness amid regional tensions, the state-run media reported on April 19. During his visit to the North’s aerospace agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s military reconnaissance satellite had been […]
Master Sergeant Juan Paolo “JP” Bordador was found dead in his car at the Pentagon North parking lot on March 14. The parking lot is located north of the Pentagon across Virginia Highway 110, a short distance from the Potomac River. Emergency medics responded immediately to the scene, according to Pentagon officials. Bordador was a […]
Leading Senate Republicans are criticizing the Pentagon for avoiding their questions about the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States for days before being shot down. In a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republicans on the Armed Services and Intelligence committees, […]
Republican lawmakers are demanding answers after President Joe Biden gave his first extensive comments on the U.S. military responses to a Chinese spy balloon and three unidentified aerial objects on Thursday. “We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were. But nothing right now suggests they were related to China’s spy balloon program or […]
