Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backed President Trump’s assertion that the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan, though intelligence agencies say they have reached no conclusion on the issue.
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C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
Intelligence officials have told the White House for weeks that China has vastly understated the spread of the coronavirus and the damage the pandemic has done.
Translator Accused of Revealing U.S. Secrets Amid Tensions With Iran
Prosecutors said a contractor shared the names of informants — among the government’s most closely held secrets — to a Lebanese man with ties to an Iran-backed group.
Analysis Said to Tie Hacking of Bezos’ Phone to Saudi Leader’s Account
Two United Nations experts plan to release a public statement Wednesday morning “addressing serious allegations.”
It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.
ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race.
Assange to Testify on Being Recorded in Embassy in London
Recordings have emerged of private conversations that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, had while living in the Ecuadorean Embassy. He and a Spanish prosecutor blame the United States.
Fourth Spy Unearthed in U.S. Atomic Bomb Project
His Soviet code name was Godsend, and he came to Los Alamos from a family of secret agents.
He Was Canada’s ‘Clark Kent.’ Then Police Say He Went Rogue.
Cameron Ortis, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was accused of passing on or offering secrets in 2015, and then gathering information last year with the intent to do it again.
Julian Assange Must Stay in Jail as Flight Risk, U.K. Judge Rules
The WikiLeaks founder won’t be released next week when he finishes a sentence for jumping bail.
What Spy? Kremlin Mocks Aide Recruited by C.I.A. as a Boozy Nobody
The Russian news media have been working overtime to diminish the importance of a turncoat who the United States says helped expose 2016 election meddling.