North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has often kept his family life shrouded in secrecy. Now, South Korea's intelligence agency says it is trying to determine whether Kim has an older son. While speculation over a possible male heir has resurfaced, officials stress that even if such a son exists, he is not currently in a position to succeed the North Korean leader. The revelation has sparked fresh questions about the future of the Kim dynasty and succession plans in the isolated state.


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The US Bureau of Prisons on Friday announced that Ana Belen Montes, one of the highest-ranking US officials, who worked as a Cuban spy has been released after two decades. The 65-year-old was found guilty in 2022 for using her position as a Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) official to leak information and pleaded guilty to committing espionage. She was sentenced to 25 years, Reuters reported.

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Montes began working in DIA in 1985 and later became one of the agency's top Cuba analysts.&nbsp;

According to the prosecutors,&nbsp;Montes received several messages from Havans over a short-radio wave, which she would then type on her laptop and decode. She was also accused of supplying information about four U.S. spies to&nbsp;Cuba,&nbsp;besides other classified information.&nbsp;

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After this, she was arrested in September 2001. During her sentencing a year later, Montes argued that she had always obeyed conscience and that US policies to Cuba were cruel and unfair. She said, "I felt morally obligated to help the island defend itself from our efforts to impose our values and our political system on it."

The US sentencing judge, Ricardo Urbina said that she put US citizens and the nation as a whole at risk.&nbsp;

After the release, Urbina ordered that Montes should be placed under supervision for five years, with a ban from working for governments or contacting foreign agents without permission. She also said that her internet access to be monitored.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

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The US Bureau of Prisons on Friday announced that Ana Belen Montes, one of the highest-ranking US officials, who worked as a Cuban spy has been released after two decades.

The US Bureau of Prisons on Friday announced that Ana Belen Montes, one of the highest-ranking US officials, who worked as a Cuban spy has been released after two decades. The 65-year-old was found guilty in 2022 for using her position as a Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) official to leak information and pleaded guilty to committing espionage. She was sentenced to 25 years, Reuters reported. Also read | US: Six-year-old boy detained after shooting teacher, police say 'not an accident' Montes began working in DIA in 1985 and later became one of the agency's top Cuba analysts. According to the prosecutors, Montes received several messages from Havans over a short-radio wave, which she would then type on her laptop and decode. She was also accused of supplying information about four U.S. spies to Cuba, besides other classified information. Also read | US announces $3 billion in aid package for Ukraine, including Bradley armoured vehicles After this, she was arrested in September 2001. During her sentencing a year later, Montes argued that she had always obeyed conscience and that US policies to Cuba were cruel and unfair. She said, "I felt morally obligated to help the island defend itself from our efforts to impose our values and our political system on it." The US sentencing judge, Ricardo Urbina said that she put US citizens and the nation as a whole at risk. After the release, Urbina ordered that Montes should be placed under supervision for five years, with a ban from working for governments or contacting foreign agents without permission. She also said that her internet access to be monitored. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

US releases Cuba spy Ana Belen Montes after 20 years in prison

Britain’s three spy agencies have entered into a contract with Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, to host classified materials aimed at facilitating data analysis and artificial intelligence for espionage activities, the Financial Times has reported.

The GCHQ is said to have struck a deal for the procurement of high-security cloud which will also be used by MI5 and MI6 and other government departments during joint operations.

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&nbsp;The deal, which is estimated by industry experts to be worth £ 500 to £ 1 billion over the next decade, will reportedly boost the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence for the UK's intelligence agencies.

According to the report citing people familiar with the development, the agreement was signed this year with AWS, Amazon.com Inc's cloud service unit, and the data of all the agencies will be held in Britain.

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In February, Britain's cyber spies at the GCHQ intelligence agency said they had fully embraced artificial intelligence to uncover patterns in vast amounts of global data to counter hostile disinformation and snare child abusers.

GCHQ has been using basic forms of AI such as translation technology for years but is now stepping up its use, partly in response to the use of AI by hostile states and partly due to the data explosion that makes it effective.

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Earlier on Monday, GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming told a conference the number of ransomware attacks had doubled across the UK in 2021, compared with last year, according to the FT

(With inputs from agencies)

Britain’s three spy agencies have entered into a contract with Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, to host classified materials aimed at facilitating data analysis and artificial intelligence for espionage activities, the Financial Times has reported.

Britain’s three spy agencies have entered into a contract with Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, to host classified materials aimed at facilitating data analysis and artificial intelligence for espionage activities, the Financial Times has reported. The GCHQ is said to have struck a deal for the procurement of high-security cloud which will also be used by MI5 and MI6 and other government departments during joint operations. Also read | Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 looking for new 'Q' spy tech master The deal, which is estimated by industry experts to be worth £ 500 to £ 1 billion over the next decade, will reportedly boost the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence for the UK's intelligence agencies. According to the report citing people familiar with the development, the agreement was signed this year with AWS, Amazon.com Inc's cloud service unit, and the data of all the agencies will be held in Britain. Also read | UK spy agencies too male and pale: Report In February, Britain's cyber spies at the GCHQ intelligence agency said they had fully embraced artificial intelligence to uncover patterns in vast amounts of global data to counter hostile disinformation and snare child abusers. GCHQ has been using basic forms of AI such as translation technology for years but is now stepping up its use, partly in response to the use of AI by hostile states and partly due to the data explosion that makes it effective. Also read | British intelligence agency says dyslexics possess skills that it requires Earlier on Monday, GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming told a conference the number of ransomware attacks had doubled across the UK in 2021, compared with last year, according to the FT (With inputs from agencies)

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