A Qatar court on Thursday (Nov 23) accepted India's appeals against the death penalty to eight nationals who have been detained in Doha for over a year. The Qatari court will set a hearing date to re-examine the death penalty awarded to the Indian nationals, based on the appeal, according to an NDTV report, citing sources The eight men were arrested in August last year by Qatar’s intelligence agency, based on spying allegations.

Qatar court accepts New Delhi's appeal against death penalty to 8 Indian men

China has reportedly cleaned up hundreds of "illegal foreign-related" weather stations that were allegedly spying on the country. This is the latest broad counter-espionage campaign undertaken by Chinese leader Xi Jinping's government amid intensifying geopolitical tensions with the United States.

China's top spy agency says foiled hundreds of weather stations relaying data to foreign governments

Tensions between the United States and China continue to be at an all-time high and now according to a Wall Street Journal report, Washington says that it has tracked at least a hundred incidents involving Chinese nationals trying to access American military and other installations.

US concerned over base intrusion by China, sparks espionage concerns

In a case that has captured international attention, a Swedish-Russian man, Sergei Skvortsov, who was arrested during a dramatic helicopter raid on his suburban Stockholm residence last year, is now facing charges in Sweden.

Swedish-Russian national accused of espionage, supplying western tech to Moscow

The Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany's Bavaria state has declared a suspension of researchers holding scholarships from the China Scholarship Council (CSC), a Chinese government entity.

German university suspends acceptance of Chinese state-funded researchers over espionage concerns

Poland foiled a network of "amateur" agents established by Russia in its territory who were tasked with carrying out operations like sabotage, assassination and arson, Washington Post reported on Friday (Aug 18).

Poland foiled network of ‘amateur’ espionage agents planted by Russia: Report 

Russian government has asked employees to refrain from using Apple iPhones and iPads for work purposes, as reported by Interfax. Russian ministry of digital development has put the ban due fears of espionage.

Russian ministry bans use of iPhones, iPad for government employees

Taiwan's military vowed on Wednesday to step up counter-espionage efforts as authorities investigated several serving and former military officers suspected of spying for China.

Taiwan steps up counter-espionage action after Chinese infiltration in military, civil ranks

In a significant development, Canadian authorities have apprehended a retired police officer, William Majcher, on charges of engaging in foreign interference on behalf of China.

Canada charges retired police officer for illegally aiding China

In order to strengthen national security, China is enacting a new counter-espionage law that will grant State agencies broad authority. Under this updated law, any unauthorised acquisition of documents or data connected to national security interests can be considered spying. Beijing is combating espionage by addressing the entire society.

China: Unauthorised acquisition of data to be termed a 'spying offence'

A grand jury in the US on Tuesday indicted a former Apple employee, charging him with theft and attempted theft of trade secrets and then fleeing to China. The accused has been identified as 35-year-old Weibao Wang who was hired by Apple in March 2016 to work as a software engineer.

Former Apple engineer charged with stealing trade secrets and fleeing to China

The Biden administration on Friday proposed a new regulation that makes the United States government's approval must before foreign companies or individuals purchase land close to eight US military bases.

US cracks down on Chinese firms buying land near military base; new purchases need govt approval

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested Pradeep Kurulkar, a DRDO scientist from Pune, on allegations of espionage. The director of the DRDO (Engineers), scientist Pradeep Kurulkar (60), was detained in connection with an alleged honeytrap case, according to an ATS press statement.

India | DRDO espionage case: Who is Pradeep Kurulkar? Honey-trapped scientist accused of spying

China's updated law on espionage could be the latest point of concern for foreign companies. The amended anti-espionage law broadens the definition of national security. But it falls short of defining what exactly constitutes "National security".

China's updated law on spying spooks foreign businesses

Concerns over the potential dual-use of research station as China speeds up construction of its new station in Antarctica. Western experts say that the station could be used for espionage, something China denies. Clearly another potential flashpoint between the US & China.

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Russian agencies, citing FSB security service, reported Thursday that a US reporter for the Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage.

Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia for espionage; Moscow claims he was ‘caught red handed’

A Japanese person arrested in China earlier this month has been charged with espionage activities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.

Japanese man in 50s arrested in China for 'espionage' activities

David Smith, a British national, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for betraying his nation and colleagues by selling information to Russia while working as a security guard at the British embassy in Berlin.

British guard turns Russian spy: David Smith sentenced to 13 years in prison for leaking data to Russia

Earlier this month, an engineer with ties to Chinese companies was arrested by the FBI and charged with theft of trade secrets. Priyanka Sharma tells you more in this report.

WION Fineprint: US cracks down on Chinese industrial espionage

Iran has sentenced a former top defence officer Ali Reza Akbari to death, after being found guilty of espionage for the United Kingdom, state-affiliated media reported on Wednesday.

Iran sentences ex-deputy defence minister to death over alleged espionage for the UK

The month-long unrest in Iran growing by the day and so is the Iranian regime's crackdown on protesters from handing out death sentences to directly firing on protesters, the Iranian regime is doing everything at its disposal to curb dissent.

Tehran: Dissident Iranian author Mehdi Bahman sentenced to death for 'espionage'

On Tuesday, authorities in Sweden said that they had detained two people — one on the suspicion of espionage and the other for supposedly being an accomplice with the suspected crimes, in Stockholm area in a dramatic predawn operation.

Sweden arrests two suspect spies for ‘gross illegal intelligence activities’ in dramatic predawn raid

A former US naval officer and his wife were convicted and jailed for selling military secrets to an unnamed foreign country. Jonathan Toebbe, 42, was caught stealing secrets about nuclear-powered submarines.

US couple jailed for trying to sell sensitive military secrets to foreign country  

A Swedish-Iranian man who was convicted on spying charges would be executed by May 21, Iran’s ISNA news agency said on Wednesday citing unnamed officials. Ahmad Reza Jalali, who specialises in disaster relief and has taught at European universities, was arrested in Iran in April 2016 for allegedly “spying on behalf of Israel and having a role in the killing of Iranian nuclear physicists", ISNA said citing sources.

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian man on espionage charges: Reports

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