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Pakistan’s ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed, considered close to Imran Khan, indicted on multiple charges
2 weeks ago

Pakistan’s ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed, considered close to Imran Khan, indicted on multiple charges

Live Mint  

Former Pakistani spymaster Faiz Hameed has been indicted on multiple charges — including misuse of authority and engagement in political activities. Hameed — considered to be close to former Prime Minister Imran Khan — has remained in military custody since martial proceedings began in August. “…Hameed has been formally arraigned on charges of engaging in political activities, violations of Official …

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Westminster penthouse with MI6 history up for grabs for just shy of £4m
1 month ago

Westminster penthouse with MI6 history up for grabs for just shy of £4m

Daily Mail  

A two-bedroom 2,759 sq ft triplex penthouse located in the heart of Westminster, London, has gone on sale for £3,950,000. Propertalis is selling a two-bed penthouse flat in Westminster for £3,950,000 The penthouse flat comes equipped with three reception rooms, two bedrooms, three bathrooms, an office, a wine cellar and a large outdoor terrace. He added: 'This flat is destined …

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'Stunningly unqualified': Expert urges Senate to reject Trump's spymaster pick
1 month, 1 week ago

'Stunningly unqualified': Expert urges Senate to reject Trump's spymaster pick

Raw Story  

Anti-Trump conservative and former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols urged the Senate to reject Donald Trump's pick of former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence in a scathing article for The Atlantic. In addition to promoting conspiracy theories about the Syrian government's attacks on civilians, Gabbard has largely embraced Russian propaganda about the Ukraine war, blaming …

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Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son : Fresh Air
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son : Fresh Air

NPR  

Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son : Fresh Air The HBO series Somebody Somewhere is about a 40-something woman who returns home to Kansas to care for her dying sister, then stays, but feels like an outsider until she finds a place in the LGBTQ community. Also, writer Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Karla's …

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After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley
2 months ago

After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley

NPR  

After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley toggle caption Nadav Kander/Penguin Random House When acclaimed British novelist John le Carré died in 2020, he left behind a literary legacy — and a mission for his family. Le Carré's son, author Nick Harkaway, describes it as "an obligation to try to keep the …

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‘Berlin’ movie review: Aparshakti Khurana and Ishwak Singh become the voice of dissent in this subversive espionage thriller
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Berlin’ movie review: Aparshakti Khurana and Ishwak Singh become the voice of dissent in this subversive espionage thriller

The Hindu  

Set in the Delhi winter of 1993 when the Iron Curtain had just lifted over Europe after years of Cold War, Berlin takes us to the period when India was still under Soviet influence in more ways than one. Berlin Director: Atul Sabharwal Cast: Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Bose, Kabir Bedi, Anupriya Goenka Duration: 124 minutes Storyline: When a …

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Imran Khan demands open court trial of former ISI chief
4 months ago

Imran Khan demands open court trial of former ISI chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday demanded an open court trial of former Pakistan spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed if his links with the May 9 violence were established as then "it would not be an internal military affair." During an informal conversation with journalists at the Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi, where he has been lodged since …

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'An honour...': Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia's list of 'terrorists and extremists'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'An honour...': Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia's list of 'terrorists and extremists'

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov's name has been added to Moscow's list of "terrorists and extremists" by Rosfinmonitoring, Russia's financial monitoring agency. In response to the listing, the former World Chess champion called it an "honour that says more about Putin's fascist regime than about me". After Russia invaded Ukraine in May 2022, the chess player and other public …

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Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'died his own death', says Russian spymaster
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'died his own death', says Russian spymaster

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'died his own death' - due to natural causes - said Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief, Sergei Naryshkin on Tuesday. Navalny, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent, died last month, aged 47, in an Arctic penal colony last month and there has been widespread speculation over the Russian President's involvement in his death. …

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Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes

Associated Press  

Russia’s spymaster said Tuesday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes, a statement that appeared to reflect the Kremlin’s efforts to assuage international outrage over the death of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe. Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the top spy agency known under its Russian acronym SVR, made the statement in an interview …

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‘The Sympathizer’ teaser trailer: Robert Downey Jr., Hoa Xuande headline Park Chan Wook’s spy saga
10 months, 1 week ago

‘The Sympathizer’ teaser trailer: Robert Downey Jr., Hoa Xuande headline Park Chan Wook’s spy saga

The Hindu  

Robert Downey Jr. is a many-faced spymaster in the new trailer for Park Chan Wook’s The Sympathizer. The upcoming HBO Max miniseries is adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel of the same title. “Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles …

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Biting the bullet
1 year, 2 months ago

Biting the bullet

New Indian Express  

The story goes that young Chanakya assassinated King Porus after striking a bargain with his ally to defeat the arrogant King Dhanananda in return for half of the Nanda kingdom. Subsequently, Chanakya dispatched vishakanyas—female seductress fed on poison— to assassinate Porus. True or not, Chanakya was also a great spymaster whose treatise on statecraft Arthashastra has details about the craft …

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Shabtai Shavit, Israeli spymaster who led Mossad in 1990s, dies at 84
1 year, 3 months ago

Shabtai Shavit, Israeli spymaster who led Mossad in 1990s, dies at 84

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel’s historic peace treaty with Jordan during his term as director of the Mossad intelligence agency, died Tuesday in Italy. The statement quoted Mossad chief, David Barnea, praising Shavit as “a pillar of the world of operations, intelligence, security and strategy of the state of Israel.” Shavit led …

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Pakistan ISI Chief Nadeem Anjum’s Tenure Extended, to Remain Spymaster for Another Year
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan ISI Chief Nadeem Anjum’s Tenure Extended, to Remain Spymaster for Another Year

News 18  

Pakistan spy chief Nadeem Anjum’s tenure has been extended and he is set to remain as the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan for one more year, people familiar with the developments told CNN-News18. The decision to extend the tenure comes shortly after Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, held an important meeting with top businessmen in …

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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power
1 year, 4 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Hindustan Times  

BILL BURNS, the director of the CIA, recently mused on what fate might await Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Mr Prigozhin’s Embraer business jet climbed to nearly 30,000 feet before suddenly falling in the Tver region near Moscow after less than 30 minutes in flight, according to public tracking data. Notably, …

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‘Our Doors Are Always Open’: CIA Chief Burns, MI6 Head Moore Urges Russians to Switch Sides
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Our Doors Are Always Open’: CIA Chief Burns, MI6 Head Moore Urges Russians to Switch Sides

News 18  

The Central Intelligence Agency of the US and the UK Security Service, MI6, want to capitalise on the short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who turned against him using his mercenary group Wagner late last month. CIA Director William Burns and his British counterpart MI6 Chief Richard Moore in separate events tried to …

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CIA Chief William Burns Gets a Cabinet Seat, Biden Showers Praise on Spymaster
1 year, 5 months ago

CIA Chief William Burns Gets a Cabinet Seat, Biden Showers Praise on Spymaster

News 18  

President Joe Biden announced Friday that he has invited CIA Director William Burns to sit on the cabinet, a mostly symbolic elevation that recognized the US spymaster’s broader role in the administration. Biden praised Burns for providing him “clear, straightforward analysis that prioritizes the safety and security of the American people.” “Under his leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, …

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Ex-Venezuelan spy chief is extradited from Spain to US on drug trafficking charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief is extradited from Spain to US on drug trafficking charges

Associated Press  

MADRID — A former Venezuelan spymaster close to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez has been extradited to New York from Spain on Wednesday to face decade-old drug trafficking charges. He did so in dramatic fashion: releasing a videotaped speech from an undisclosed location calling on his former cohorts in the military to rebel against their commander in chief a …

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Book Review: A spymaster speaks in A.S. Dulat’s ‘A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir’
1 year, 7 months ago

Book Review: A spymaster speaks in A.S. Dulat’s ‘A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir’

The Hindu  

Published : May 18, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ There is no contesting the fact that a spy’s life is lived in the shadows. A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir By A.S. Dulat HarperCollins India Pages: 264 Price: Rs.699 This book, which reads like a novel, is decidedly well-written. Art of engagement Dulat invokes Richard Helms, Efraim …

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'Citadel is quite Extraordinary,' says Citadel's spymaster David Weil on making a global franchise for Prime Video
1 year, 7 months ago

'Citadel is quite Extraordinary,' says Citadel's spymaster David Weil on making a global franchise for Prime Video

Firstpost  

In shaping this intense spy thriller into a global phenomenon, showrunner David Weil, who is popularly known for having created the Amazon Original series- Hunters, has been instrumental, and rightly given the title of being Citadel’s ‘Creative Spymaster.’ Making waves all over the world, Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, and Lesley Manville starrer Citadel is all set to …

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Syed Asim Munir takes charge as Pakistan’s Army chief
2 years ago

Syed Asim Munir takes charge as Pakistan’s Army chief

The Hindu  

General Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s former spymaster, on Tuesday assumed charge as the country’s new Army chief, replacing General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired after two consecutive three-year terms. Lt. Gen. Munir assumed charge during an impressive ceremony at the General Headquarters, becoming the 17th Chief of the Army Staff. There has been extraordinary interest in the appointment of Gen. …

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The spymaster-turned-Army chief - The Hindu
2 years ago

The spymaster-turned-Army chief - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Lieutenant-General Syed Asim Munir was the shortest serving head of the Inter-Service Intelligence, Pakistan’s infamous spy agency. While there was no official word on why the ISI chief was fired, an alleged audio clip of Aleem Khan, a former leader of Mr. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, surfaced earlier this year in which he accused the former Prime Minister of sacking Lt.Gen. …

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Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan to address first rally since assassination attempt
2 years ago

Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan to address first rally since assassination attempt

Firstpost  

The rally will take place on a vast open ground between the capital, Islamabad, and neighbouring Rawalpindi – the garrison city that is home to the headquarters of the country’s powerful military Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is expected on Saturday to address thousands of supporters at his first public appearance since being shot earlier this month …

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From Mata Hari to Markus Wolf: A look at how honey traps are used in espionage
2 years, 1 month ago

From Mata Hari to Markus Wolf: A look at how honey traps are used in espionage

Firstpost  

The use of a romantic relationship or sex for espionage is one of the oldest tactics used to elicit sensitive information On Friday, the Delhi Police arrested a driver working with the Ministry of External Affairs in connection with an alleged espionage case. Most alluring honey traps in the world Mata Hari case Honey trapping in espionage dates back to …

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