Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of installing a recording device in his bathroom during a 2017 visit. Johnson alleges the bugging occurred after Netanyahu used his bathroom at the British Foreign Office. While the Israeli Embassy has not commented, this incident adds to a history of alleged Israeli surveillance activities against foreign governments.
New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell has called on FIFA to take immediate action following allegations that Canada’s women’s soccer team used drones to spy on New Zealand during practice sessions at the Paris Games. The incident, which resulted in the expulsion of Canada’s assistant coach and team analyst, threatens the integrity of the tournament, according to Pragnell.
The Canadian women’s soccer team at the Paris Olympics is facing backlash after two staff members were accused of using a drone to spy on New Zealand’s training sessions. The incident has led to apologies, investigations, and suspensions, raising questions about fair play and sportsmanship at the Games.
American journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of spying for the CIA, faced a closed-door trial in Russia. The prosecution alleges he gathered sensitive information about a tank manufacturer, while Gershkovich, his newspaper, and the US government maintain he was merely reporting. The trial is expected to continue for months, raising concerns about the case’s transparency and potential for political motivation.
China’s Ministry of State Security has accused the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of recruiting Chinese state employees as spies. The Chinese ministry claims that MI6 operatives turned a Chinese man identified as Wang and his wife Zhou against Beijing. According to the ministry, MI6 began cultivating Wang in 2015 when he went to the UK for his studies. The ministry alleges that Wang and Zhou collected intelligence for MI6 and that the UK took ‘special care’ of them. The Chinese government has condemned the alleged spying activities and said that an investigation is ongoing.
Maximilian Krah, a prominent German far-right lawmaker, will continue as the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections despite the arrest of his assistant, Jian Guo, on suspicion of spying for China. Guo, who worked for Krah since his election to the European Union legislature in 2019, is accused of passing on information on negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament and snooping on Chinese dissidents in Germany.
A man working for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. The suspect, identified as Jian G., was arrested in Dresden on Monday. German authorities did not specify which lawmaker he worked for, but the magazine Der Spiegel reported that he is an employee of Maximilian Krah of the Alternative for Germany party.
A former parliamentary researcher and another British man have been charged with spying for China by the Crown Prosecution Service. The two individuals, identified as Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, will make their first appearance in court on April 26th.
