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Two Chinese nationals get prison terms for spying as MSS agents

Two Chinese nationals convicted of spying as unregistered agents were sentenced to prison in California for collaborating with China's Ministry of State Security intelligence service, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Netanyahu's party calls record Arab turnout the 'Islamization of Israel'

Israel certified its election results Friday, confirming that the Jewish state's minority Arab population will control a record 19 seats in the Knesset -- enough, at least on paper, to break the stalemate between incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot.

How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system – but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of the world’s most sophisticated hacking.Experts, such as TRM Labs, quickly attributed the extraordinary $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance cryptocurrency theft to TraderTraitor, an elite North Korean hacking unit that has also been known as the Lazarus Group. Though the link may not be proven yet, the pattern of behaviour is familiar. Continue reading...

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Navy's top enlisted sailor says 10- to 11-month sea deployments more likely for now

U.S. Navy sailors and their families should expect extra-long sea deployments for the foreseeable future.

Trump ties Hubbard's release to lifting of sanctions on Russia

President Trump appeared to link Russia's release of American hostage Stephen Hubbard to his decision to suspend economic sanctions against Moscow.