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Former Houthi prisoner tells ‘Post’ of being trapped among the dead for months by terror group

It felt like living in an open-air prison. I was not even free to meet my friends, former classmates, or colleagues from work,” said Ezzadin al-Awadhi.

Former Houthi prisoner Ezzadin Al Awadhi.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks on stage during the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, Germany, October 19, 2026.

Nvidia opens probe after report of CEO Huang's relationship with alleged Chinese spy

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Russian spymaster claims he helped topple Austrian chancellor in Kremlin operation - report

10 DOWNING STREET, the residence of Britian’s prime ministers, is the site of an ingenious Russian drone attack in the plot of ‘Ransom.’

Daniel Silva's newest novel 'Ransom' proves to be a superb and timely spy thriller - review


In Syria, Israel’s female field intelligence soldiers power the IDF's covert operations

MILITARY AFFAIRS: With Iran actions spiking, pressure from US to withdraw and reduce activities, the ‘Post’ visits female field intel soldiers who say they're operating in Syria to keep Israel safe.

BATTALION 595 intelligence collection soldiers ‘N.’ (left) and ‘R.’ during field operations. The two talked to the ‘Post’ of the challenges of clandestine surveillance missions in Syria, where remaining undetected and maintaining close coordination can be critical to their safety.

Austria foreign ministry expels four Russian diplomats from Vienna over suspected espionage

Russia will respond to the expulsions, Russian news agencies cited a foreign ministry official as saying soon after Friday's announcement, without elaborating.

A Russian flag flies in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation is seen in Vienna, Austria on May 4, 2026.

Online ads helped deliver Israeli spyware to devices visiting Al Jazeera, 120,000 websites

Its services gave Candiru, a spyware company blacklisted by the US government, and other surveillance firms access to advertising platforms run by Google, Comcast, Russia's Yandex, and others.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

The thumb-sized device, which had a microphone and could connect to a camera, was concealed in toilet paper, according to an FBI complaint.

A device, which the US Justice Department says is a hidden audio recording device installed in an OpenAI executive conference room by Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an engineer at the AI company, at a location given as San Francisco, California, US. Photo released Oct. 13, 2026.

Pegasus spyware scandal deepens as Poland questions Israeli tech, strengthens ties with Turkey

Investigators found that NSO Group retained technical access to surveillance tech but could not tell whether it examined intercepted data, while Warsaw continues to buy Israeli military equipment.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

Montenegro expels founder of pro-Kremlin war blog Rybar over security concerns

Mikhail Zvinchuk, who is also a former Russian Defense Ministry official, was detained with others, including his wife, on charges of spreading 'Russian influence.'

Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, 31, who runs Telegram account called Rybar (fisherman in Russian), attends an AFP interview in Moscow on April 28, 2023

German spy chief accused of treason, espionage issued formal arrest warrant

The case of attempted treason, which shocked the German intelligence community, could emerge as one of the biggest leaks of classified documents in Germany since the end of the Cold War.

A sign on a fence outside the headquarters of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence service, is pictured, after former BND chief August Hanning was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted treason and obtaining state secrets, in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2026.

Three Iranian men on trial for spying on UK-based journalists, planning 'serious violence'

"Eliminating hostile or critical voices... has effectively become a staple policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran," prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors.

General view of Woolwich Crown Court on September 26, 2025 in London, England.

Israeli man used AI, ChatGPT in covert tasks while spying for Iran, prosecution indictment reveals

Prosecutors say the 25-year-old from Baka al-Gharbiya carried out missions for an Iranian handler, received cryptocurrency payments, used AI tools, and shared details about his workplace security.

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Petah Tikva man sentenced to over 13 years in prison for carrying out tasks for Iranian agent

Alexander Granovsky admitted to setting nine vehicles on fire and sending his handler footage of sensitive locations. Prosecutors say the sentence is the harshest yet in this series of cases.

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.