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Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov was detained in April last year by Dutch authorities for using fake identity papers. He worked at the ICC as a junior analyst. Cherkasov is currently in prison in Brazil on identity fraud charges. Source link

David Smith, who collected a range of highly sensitive information with the intention of supplying it to Russia, was paid for ‘treachery’, the judge said, which cost British taxpayers nearly US$1million after the embassy had to overhaul procedures and security in the aftermath. Source link

Beijing on ‘its back heels’ as Washington shares details of balloon incident with ‘dozens’ of countries, says spokesman. Source link

‘Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled, and a US F-22 successfully fired at the object,’ the Canadian prime minister tweeted. Source link

Washington is confident the manufacturer of the Chinese balloon has a ‘direct relationship’ with the People’s Liberation Army. Source link

U-2 spy planes that flew past the balloon revealed surveillance equipment that was inconsistent with Beijing’s claim it was a weather device. Source link

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said securing Whelan’s release remains a top priority. Source link

Australia has had 11 terrorist attacks, and disrupted another 21 plots, since the threat assessment was elevated from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ in 2014. Source link

‘China is an increasingly disruptive global power,’ said the strategy. ‘China is looking to shape the international order into a more permissive environment for interests and values that increasingly depart from ours’ Source link

Construction work on the site in an expensive Canberra surburb has been beset by delays and financial woes. Authorities said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had nothing to do with the decision to terminate the embassy’s lease. Source link