Central Intelligence Agency

National intelligence agency of the United States

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The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT). As one of the principal members of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), the CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the President and Cabinet of the United States.

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Chrissy Teigen bemoans teenagers on TikTok behaving like 'CIA ops' TikTok has encouraged teenagers to behave like "CIA ops", according to Chrissy Teigen. Credit: Bang Media World Duration: 01:05Published on July 9, 2020

Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won't be threatened by 'kangaroo court' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that Washington would not allow Americans to be threatened by "a kangaroo court," after President Donald Trump authorized sanctions against an.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published on June 11, 2020

Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won't be threated by 'kangaroo court' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that Washington would not allow Americans to be threatened by "a kangaroo court," after President Donald Trump authorized sanctions against an.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published on June 11, 2020

Sweden says 34 year mystery of Palme assassination is solved A Swedish prosecutor closed the case of the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on Wednesday, accusing an insurance company graphic designer who died 20 years ago of the country's most.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:48Published on June 10, 2020

Iran to execute alleged ‘CIA spy’ involved in Soleimani's killing Iran judiciary says Iranian citizen who provided information to CIA, Mossad about General Soleimani to be executed soon. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:02Published on June 9, 2020

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CIA did not verbally brief Trump on Russia report, says official Mr Trump wasn't briefed on Russian allegations due to unverified information, a CIA official says. BBC News - Published on July 1, 2020
'Woefully lax': report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak Many of the Central Intelligence Agency's most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Former DEA official admits to posing as CIA agent in fraud scheme A former spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday pleaded guilty to orchestrating a fraudulent scheme in which he generated millions of dollars by falsely claiming to be a.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020

Iran says it will execute man convicted of spying on Soleimani for CIA An Iranian who spied for U.S. and Israeli intelligence on slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani has been sentenced to death, Iran said on Tuesday, adding the case was not linked to.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran's slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani will be executed soon, Iran's.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Iran will execute CIA agent involved in commander Soleimani's killing: official An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran's slain top commander Qassem Soleimani will be executed soon, Iran's judiciary said on.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020

Palestinians shun CIA after declaring end to security coordination with U.S. and Israel The Palestinians have suspended contacts with the CIA after announcing an end to security coordination with Israel and the United States in protest at Israeli proposals to annex territory in the West.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
Robert Levinson: US hostage has died in Iran, says family His family say he was working on an unauthorised CIA mission in Iran when he was kidnapped in 2007. BBC News - Published on March 25, 2020
No spying from home in CIA's coronavirus plan In the age of the coronavirus, working from home is no option for many employees of America's spy agencies. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
Jury deadlocks on main counts against ex-CIA coder accused of leaking classified data A New York jury on Monday found a former CIA employee accused of giving classified data to WikiLeaks guilty of making false statements to investigators and contempt of court, but failed to reach a.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020

Chinese cybersecurity company accuses CIA of 11-year-long hacking campaign Chinese antivirus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets, a blunt allegation of American espionage from a.. Reuters - Published on March 3, 2020
Iran's judiciary says 'CIA spy' will be executed soon in online statement A website linked to Iran's judiciary carried a statement on Tuesday saying a man convicted of spying for the CIA would be executed soon. Reuters - Published on March 3, 2020
Swiss investigate report that firm helped CIA break codes Switzerland is probing news reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and West Germany's spy service used a Swiss company's encryption technology to covertly crack other nations' top-secret.. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020	Tory links to far-right in spotlight as MP gives thumbs-up to French conspiracy theorists Andrea Jenkyns celebrates campaign by Union Populaire Républicaine whose leader believes Front National was founded by CIA Independent - Published on February 7, 2020
Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA The judiciary alleges that Amir Rahimpour passed on information about the Iranian nuclear programme. BBC News - Published on February 4, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	Iran to execute man for spying for CIA: judiciary A man sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the CIA and attempting to pass on information about Tehran's nuclear program will be executed soon, authorities said on Tuesday, according to the.. Reuters - Published on February 4, 2020
Man sentenced to death for spying for CIA: Iran judiciary spokesman A man has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the CIA and attempting to pass on information about the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, Iran's judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday,.. Reuters - Published on February 4, 2020	Two charity staff in Iran convicted of spying for CIA, jailed: Iran's judiciary Two people working for a charity have been sentenced to jail on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Iran's judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on February 4, 2020
Architect of CIA's 'enhanced interrogation' testifies at Guantánamo tribunal A psychologist who designed the "enhanced interrogation" techniques gives evidence at Guantánamo Bay. BBC News - Published on January 22, 2020	France apology after history textbook links CIA to 9/11 The statement aimed at students echoed a debunked conspiracy theory and was spotted by teachers. BBC News - Published on January 21, 2020
CONTEXT: US-Iran relations: A brief history From the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of Iran's prime minister to tension in the time of President Trump. BBC News - Published on January 6, 2020	CIA devised way to restrict missiles given to allies, researcher says The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has devised technology to restrict the use of anti-aircraft missiles after they leave American hands, a researcher said, a move that experts say could persuade the.. Reuters - Published on December 31, 2019
Iran says it arrested eight with CIA links during unrest Iranian security agents arrested at least eight people linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency during last week's unrest over gasoline price hikes, the official news agency IRNA reported on.. Reuters - Published on November 27, 2019	Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to spy for China A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors.. Reuters - Published on November 22, 2019
Jerry Chun Shing Lee: Ex-CIA agent sentenced over China spying Jerry Chun Shing Lee is sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to share US secrets with China. BBC News - Published on November 22, 2019	Saudi king receives CIA chief in Riyadh: state media Saudi Arabia's King Salman received the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Riyadh, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Thursday. Reuters - Published on November 7, 2019
CIA-backed Afghan units carry out illegal killings, other abuse: group Afghan security units backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have carried out extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, indiscriminate air strikes and other rights abuses and.. Reuters - Published on October 31, 2019	CIA-backed Afghan troops 'committed war crimes': report Human Rights Watch reports that Afghan forces committed "extrajudicial killings" and other abuses. BBC News - Published on October 31, 2019
Former CIA Director Brennan: Votes were swayed by Russian influence operation Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that at least some American voters were swayed as a result of Russia's 2016 election interference operation, a statement that went further than the.. Reuters - Published on October 31, 2019	Ex-CIA spy flees from Italy to U.S. fearing for her safety: paper A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety, Italian newspaper Il.. Reuters - Published on October 27, 2019
Shakil Afridi: The doctor who helped the CIA find Bin Laden Shakil Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination scheme and says he never got a fair trial. BBC News - Published on October 9, 2019	Trump impeachment inquiry: Whistleblower 'is CIA officer' The complaint says White House officials concealed details of Mr Trump's call with Ukraine's leader. BBC News - Published on September 27, 2019
Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer: sources The whistleblower who said U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden is a CIA officer and at one point was assigned to work at the White House, two sources.. Reuters - Published on September 26, 2019

Central Intelligence Agency

National intelligence agency of the United States

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