Foreign Spy Agencies

China insisted Thursday it did not pose a threat to New Zealand's national security after the country's spy service singled out Beijing-backed groups as a "complex intelligence concern".

China's state security agency on Wednesday warned students with access to sensitive information against falling for "handsome men" or "beautiful women" that might entice them to spy for foreign powers.

Canada has accused India and Pakistan of meddling in its federal elections - a charge unequivocally rejected by India. Canada's spy agency released an unclassified summary tabled as part of a federal inquiry examining potential foreign interference.

President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked the secretary of Ukraine's national security council and replaced him with the head of his foreign spy agency on Tuesday in a new shakeup that follows the overhaul of the military high command last month.

The head of Australia's main intelligence agency on Wednesday revealed the existence of an "A-Team" of foreign spies that for several years has recruited Australian academics, politicians and businesspeople, gaining access to sensitive information.

China has been cracking down on perceived threats to its national security, revealing several cases of spying that it caught in recent years.

Poland said Wednesday it had charged 16 foreign individuals with spying for Russia, for allegedly preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine.

Sri Lanka has granted 48 hours for a Chinese vessel to conduct marine research off the island's west coast under supervision, the foreign ministry said Sunday, despite Indian concerns that it could be a spy ship.

Two German men been charged with high treason for gathering state secrets from Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency and passing them to Russia, prosecutors said on Friday.

New Zealand's spy agency accused China on Friday of espionage and foreign interference, a frank assertion from a country typically wary of angering its largest trading partner.

When asked about the alleged spying base at a regular press briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said he was "unaware of the situation" before criticising US policy on Cuba.

The United States so far has no evidence that three unidentified aerial objects shot down this month were connected to China or any foreign spying program, the White House said Tuesday.

A US decision to shoot down a balloon Beijing claimed had veered off course has "seriously impacted and damaged" relations between the countries, China's foreign ministry said Monday.

Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview published on Wednesday that he discussed nuclear issues and Ukraine in a meeting earlier this month with United States Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrested several foreign diplomats including a Briton, accusing them of "spying", the Fars news agency and state television said Wednesday.

China insisted Thursday it did not pose a threat to New Zealand's national security after the country's spy service singled out Beijing-backed groups as a "complex intelligence concern".

China's state security agency on Wednesday warned students with access to sensitive information against falling for "handsome men" or "beautiful women" that might entice them to spy for foreign powers.

Canada has accused India and Pakistan of meddling in its federal elections - a charge unequivocally rejected by India. Canada's spy agency released an unclassified summary tabled as part of a federal inquiry examining potential foreign interference.

President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked the secretary of Ukraine's national security council and replaced him with the head of his foreign spy agency on Tuesday in a new shakeup that follows the overhaul of the military high command last month.

The head of Australia's main intelligence agency on Wednesday revealed the existence of an "A-Team" of foreign spies that for several years has recruited Australian academics, politicians and businesspeople, gaining access to sensitive information.

China has been cracking down on perceived threats to its national security, revealing several cases of spying that it caught in recent years.

Poland said Wednesday it had charged 16 foreign individuals with spying for Russia, for allegedly preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine.

Sri Lanka has granted 48 hours for a Chinese vessel to conduct marine research off the island's west coast under supervision, the foreign ministry said Sunday, despite Indian concerns that it could be a spy ship.

Two German men been charged with high treason for gathering state secrets from Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency and passing them to Russia, prosecutors said on Friday.

New Zealand's spy agency accused China on Friday of espionage and foreign interference, a frank assertion from a country typically wary of angering its largest trading partner.

When asked about the alleged spying base at a regular press briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said he was "unaware of the situation" before criticising US policy on Cuba.

The United States so far has no evidence that three unidentified aerial objects shot down this month were connected to China or any foreign spying program, the White House said Tuesday.

A US decision to shoot down a balloon Beijing claimed had veered off course has "seriously impacted and damaged" relations between the countries, China's foreign ministry said Monday.

Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview published on Wednesday that he discussed nuclear issues and Ukraine in a meeting earlier this month with United States Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrested several foreign diplomats including a Briton, accusing them of "spying", the Fars news agency and state television said Wednesday.