Denmark’s chief of foreign intelligence, Lars Findsen, has been remanded for his involvement in a “highly classified” information leak, reported public broadcaster DR on Monday. Despite two current and two former foreign intelligence employees being detained back in December, Findsen is the only one who remains in custody. A publication
The person who crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea last week is said to be a North Korean defector, according to Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense. While border-crossing is illegal in South Korea, the person managed to escape into South Korea back in 2020 and
A senior official of the U.N. has condemned the reported killings of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar that took place last Friday. The U.N. official also called for an investigation into the killings that were carried out by Myanmar’s military against opposition activists. The ruling military has not released
On Friday of last week, the Polish parliament rushed through a new national law that would ban media outlets owned by non-Europeans. Many critics claim that the legislation targets the American-owned Discovery media group. Discovery controls Polish broadcaster TVN Group, whose popular news network show, TVN24, has openly criticized Poland’s
On Monday this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin advised U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson that members of the NATO military alliance were threatening Russia by increasing their presence along the Ukraine-Russia border. This comes in response to the mass amounts of Russian troops and artillery brought near the eastern Ukrainian
The Ethiopian government has announced that it has retaken the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from northern Tigrayan fighters. Just last month, groups aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) had captured these towns and threatened advancement to the capital, Addis Ababa. The Tigrayan War, which began in
Earlier this week, France’s Armed Forces Minister, Florence Parly, called for an investigation following reports that French intelligence that was originally intended to track jihadist militants, was used by Egypt to kill civilians and target smugglers on the Libyan border. The investigative website Disclose revealed classified documents that detailed 19
Aid workers were set to stand trial this week in Greece following accusations of espionage, and the disclosure of state secrets before the trial was immediately adjourned. The trial has received much criticism from many human rights groups, claiming the charges to be “absurd.” Operating from the Greek island of
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it would be deploying experts to prevent sexual abuse cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the release of an independent report last month, it was revealed that at least 20 WHO employees had taken part in the sexual
