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Outdated penal code prevented action against far-right Flemish politician, says justice minister
Chinese spies ran a Belgian politician as an intelligence asset for more than three years
Covert officer paid and directed far-right Belgian politician for more than three years
Charles McGonigal had pleaded guilty to violating US sanctions by helping the Russian oligarch spy on a rival
Foreign Office says campaign has targeted MPs, peers, civil servants, journalists and NGOs since 2015
Prosecutors described the case as one of the ‘highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations’ of federal government
Two arrested in São Paulo after Hizbollah cell was alleged to have been planning an attack on Jewish targets
Ruling BJP rejects claims of involvement following Apple notifications of possible ‘state-sponsored’ attacks
New Delhi expresses ‘shock’ over fate of ex-naval officers at a time when Gulf state is mediating in Israel-Hamas war
Russian-US citizen Alsu Kurmasheva faces up to five years in jail if found guilty of charges
US and allies say Beijing is targeting intellectual property in range of high-tech sectors
The former US president has brought a data protection claim against Orbis Business Intelligence
Penny Mordaunt presses for new information-sharing framework to prevent infiltration by spies
Belgian security service says Chinese group’s logistics arm in Liège under scrutiny over use of sensitive data
As western governments increasingly call out foreign spies, the risks to travellers in Moscow and Beijing will grow
Jan Marsalek named as connection to Bulgarian nationals accused of espionage by UK authorities
UK public prosecutor authorises charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women
R&AW has aided insurgencies in south Asia — but Sikh activist’s slaying in Vancouver would be first in a western country
Also in this newsletter, Britain’s botched hosting of two Soviet dignitaries in 1956
Prime minister was told about parliamentary researcher’s arrest shortly after incident in March
The inevitable consequence of events will mean further demands for greater distance
Critics say London is too soft on Beijing as MPs ask whether their safety is at risk
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden confirms that government is considering tougher controls on Beijing
Rishi Sunak’s comments come after arrest of parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing
Calder Walton’s engrossing history of a century of rival spookery offers lessons for the present
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