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In the complex and captivating ‘A Most Wanted Man,’ a German intelligence agent heads a counter-terrorist investigation that embroils an uneducated illegal immigrant. This is Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final role as a leading man.
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Ankara -
Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In the Media
by Fulya Ozerkan (AFP)
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Beijing -
Beijing has defended its dispatch of a spy ship to international waters off Hawaii, near where Chinese vessels are taking part in a US-led naval exercise for the first time, reports said Monday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Moscow -
Russia has provisionally agreed to reopen a major Cold War listening post on Cuba that was used to spy on the United States, a Russian daily reported Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin visited the island last week.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
President Barack Obama spoke to Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since a row over US spying prompted Germany to turf out the CIA station chief in Berlin.
In the Media
by AFP
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After the latest information on the extent to which the German government is being spied on, reports say that a few politicians want to go back to using typewriters since there are a few notable advantages to them.
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Berlin -
Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented on Saturday the breakdown in trust between Germany and the United States amid a spying row that saw the CIA chief in Berlin expelled from the country.
In the Media
by Céline Le Prioux (AFP) - 1 comment
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Berlin -
Germany's foreign minister said Friday he would urge a revived U.S. partnership based on "trust and mutual respect" in talks with his American counterpart after Berlin's expulsion of a CIA station chief in a spying row.
In the Media
by Kate Millar (AFP)
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Berlin -
Germany expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin over alleged spying by the United States which has refused to break its silence over the escalating row between the Western allies.
In the Media
by Frank Zeller (AFP)
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Berlin -
Germany on Thursday expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin in an escalating row over alleged spying by the U.S. that has opened the worst diplomatic rift in years between the Western allies.
In the Media
by Frank Zeller (AFP)
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Berlin -
The second case within days of alleged US spying in Germany on Wednesday threatened to further strain transatlantic ties already frayed by the NSA surveillance scandal.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
German authorities said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged foreign spy as reports said the suspect was the second within days believed to be working for US intelligence.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
Germany debated retaliatory measures against the United States on Tuesday after the discovery of an alleged double agent stoked still smouldering public anger over the NSA scandal.
In the Media
by Deborah Cole (AFP)
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Washington -
The US National Security Agency has been authorized to intercept information "concerning" all but four countries worldwide, top-secret documents say, according to The Washington Post.
In the Media
by AFP
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London -
Julian Assange has been asked to star in a fashion show by British designer Ben Westwood at Ecuador's London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder is currently holed up in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
Spies based in Iran created a bogus news organization used for espionage since 2011 against US and Israeli military targets, security researchers said.
In the Media
by Rob Lever (AFP)
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The U.S and Israel have been trying to put in place a visa waiver program that will allow Israelis to travel to the U.S as tourists for 90 days without having to apply for a visa.
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Tehran -
Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence handed to a former U.S. Marine convicted of espionage, with the penalty being cut to 10 years in jail, media reported Sunday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Jerusalem -
A new Israeli spy satellite entered orbit early Thursday, the defence ministry said, boosting the Jewish state's ability to monitor arch-foe Iran.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
President Barack Obama faces a classic costs versus benefits conundrum as he considers whether to free Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to save failing Middle East talks.
In the Media
by Stephen Collinson (AFP)
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Washington -
A US Senate committee will vote next week on whether to declassify its report on a CIA interrogation program, potentially shedding light on some of the most objectionable tactics of America's war on terror.Disputes over the 6,300-page review and the ye...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama is proposing to end the National Security Agency's controversial bulk telephone data collection, exposed by fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.A senior administration official said Tuesday that Obama had considere...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
President Barack Obama's administration is readying a legislative plan to end the National Security Agency's controversial bulk telephone data collection, US media reported.The "NSA would end its systematic collection of data about Americans’ calling...
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Chinese telecoms and Internet giant Huawei condemned the US National Security Agency on Monday after reports revealed the organisation had been secretly tapping the company's networks for years.The New York Times and Germany's Der Spiegel said on Satur...
In the Media
by AFP
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Jerusalem -
The United States could free Jonathan Pollard, serving a life term for spying for Israel, as a way of saving deadlocked peace talks with the Palestinians, Israeli radio reported Sunday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The US National Security Agency has secretly tapped into the networks of Chinese telecom and internet giant Huawei, the New York Times and Der Spiegel reported on their websites.
In the Media
by AFP
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Vancouver -
TED turns 30 years old with a mind-sizzling mix of intrigue, wonder and passion in the renowned gathering's new home in Canada.A conference born in California in 1984 that grew into a global forum for heady "ideas worth spreading" ended Friday after ga...
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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Vancouver -
The deputy head of the NSA spying agency accused fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday of displaying "amazing arrogance" in revealing US eavesdropping techniques.NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett argued that Snowden, hailed as a...
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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Vancouver -
NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett on Thursday spoke out against former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, saying he does a disservice to whistle blowers.Ledgett took aim at Snowden in a hastily arranged video-link to a prestigious TED conference...
In the Media
by AFP
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Vancouver -
Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned U.S. government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.His comments came during an on-stage chat at a TED gathering, where a day earlier fellow Google founder Sergey Brin was speaking.
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Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
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