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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: Espionage

Australian PM tells Russia to ‘back off’ over accusation of spying charges

According to police, the married couple were arrested on charges of working to access material related to Australia's national security, though no significant compromise was identified.

Assange walks free after 14 years of legal woes, sentenced by US to time already served in UK prison

Founder of WikiLeaks reaches home in Australia, as a free but convicted felon. In deal with US, he agreed to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by US Court after pleading guilty in espionage case

During a three-hour hearing, Assange pled guilty to conspiring to disclose classified US defence documents but said he believed the Constitution's First Amendment protected his actions.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed from UK prison after pleading guilty to US espionage charge

Assange was indicted during Trump's administration for WikiLeaks' release of secret US documents leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former US military intelligence analyst.

Man arrested in UK on charges of spying for China found dead, probe on

Matthew Trickett was 1 of 3 men charged for engaging in information gathering & acts of deception. The 3 were out on bail with a hearing scheduled in a UK court later this week.

Amid Hong Kong spying row, China ‘uncovers’ espionage attempts in its aerospace sector

In a post on WeChat, Chinese Ministry of State Security claimed that it has cracked down on multiple espionage attempts in cases including inducement & coercion of 'core secrets'.

UK summons Chinese envoy after three men arrested for working with Hong Kong intelligence

On Monday, Metropolitan Counter Terrorism Command arrested & charged them with assisting foreign intelligence services & foreign interference.

India must avoid confrontation with Five Eyes. It’s an important counterterrorism ally

India and Five Eyes diverge on a number of issues such as strategic autonomy and data privacy. But by focusing on areas of convergence, they can better address common challenges.

Australian foreign minister stresses on democratic principles amid Indian ‘espionage’ reports

It is important to maintain resilience of democracy, including in face of any suggestion of foreign interference, and there are laws to deal with that, Penny Wong adds.

Germany accuses China of spying on it, arrests 4 Germans. Beijing denies, summons envoy

Arrests come amid growing friction between Berlin and Beijing, with German ambassador to China Patricia Flor calling the summon ‘a telling move’.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.