Chris Summers
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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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Why Russia Support for Bosnian Serbs in Western Balkans Is Opposed by EU, NATO
The region is strategically important as Croatia, an EU member, has a border with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia that is exploited by human traffickers.
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Chinese ‘Cryptoqueen’ Sentenced in UK for Over $6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
Prosecutor Gillian Jones KC told a court in London the Lantian Gerui investment fund, created by Qian Zhimin, was a classic Ponzi scheme.
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Drug Traffickers Using ‘Parasite Smuggling’ to Diversify Risk, Experts Say
Brian Townsend, a retired DEA special agent, said narcotics traffickers ‘adapt all the time to avoid enforcement and our interdiction operation.’
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GPS Spoofing, Jamming Attacks in the Air Are Increasing, Experts Say
Mario Paniccia, CEO of Anello Photonics, said the fate of Flight 8243, shot down by mistake in an area of GPS jamming, highlighted the ’reality.'
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Chinese Super Embassy in London Would Boost Capacity for Transnational Repression, Experts Say
UK parliament joint committee said new embassy site ‘presents eavesdropping risks in peacetime and sabotage risks in a crisis.’
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Russia’s Oil-Dependent Economy Struggling as Sanctions Begin to Bite, Say Experts
A senior market analyst said Russia’s fiscal health and the stability of its currency was linked to movements in the price of crude oil.
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Spy Trial Collapse Highlights Shift in UK–China Relations Over a Decade
In 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Since then, London’s view of Beijing has gradually become more skeptical.
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British PM Publishes Witness Statements Detailing CCP’s ‘Large-Scale Espionage’ in UK
‘China also presents the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security,’ Matt Collins, a senior civil servant, wrote in a witness statement.
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UK Prime Minister Agrees to Release Evidence From Collapsed China Spy Case
The leader of the opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, said Parliament deserves better than what she said were ‘evasive answers.’
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MI5 Warns UK Politicians of Targeting by Spies From China, Russia, Iran
Lawmakers are being warned of attempts to gain information through phishing attacks, blackmail, and by cultivation of long-term personal relationships.
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Why Russia Support for Bosnian Serbs in Western Balkans Is Opposed by EU, NATO
The region is strategically important as Croatia, an EU member, has a border with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia that is exploited by human traffickers.
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Chinese ‘Cryptoqueen’ Sentenced in UK for Over $6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
Prosecutor Gillian Jones KC told a court in London the Lantian Gerui investment fund, created by Qian Zhimin, was a classic Ponzi scheme.
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Drug Traffickers Using ‘Parasite Smuggling’ to Diversify Risk, Experts Say
Brian Townsend, a retired DEA special agent, said narcotics traffickers ‘adapt all the time to avoid enforcement and our interdiction operation.’
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GPS Spoofing, Jamming Attacks in the Air Are Increasing, Experts Say
Mario Paniccia, CEO of Anello Photonics, said the fate of Flight 8243, shot down by mistake in an area of GPS jamming, highlighted the ’reality.'
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Chinese Super Embassy in London Would Boost Capacity for Transnational Repression, Experts Say
UK parliament joint committee said new embassy site ‘presents eavesdropping risks in peacetime and sabotage risks in a crisis.’
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Russia’s Oil-Dependent Economy Struggling as Sanctions Begin to Bite, Say Experts
A senior market analyst said Russia’s fiscal health and the stability of its currency was linked to movements in the price of crude oil.
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Spy Trial Collapse Highlights Shift in UK–China Relations Over a Decade
In 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Since then, London’s view of Beijing has gradually become more skeptical.
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British PM Publishes Witness Statements Detailing CCP’s ‘Large-Scale Espionage’ in UK
‘China also presents the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security,’ Matt Collins, a senior civil servant, wrote in a witness statement.
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UK Prime Minister Agrees to Release Evidence From Collapsed China Spy Case
The leader of the opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, said Parliament deserves better than what she said were ‘evasive answers.’
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MI5 Warns UK Politicians of Targeting by Spies From China, Russia, Iran
Lawmakers are being warned of attempts to gain information through phishing attacks, blackmail, and by cultivation of long-term personal relationships.
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