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Former CIA director’s death renews questions about his Havana syndrome claims

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The Independent UK · Jul 23

Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role

US intelligence analysts are investigating Russian involvement in recent Iranian drone attacks. These strikes targeted sensitive CIA facilities in the Gulf region. Analysts suspect Russia provided targeting data and advanced drone technology. This potential Russian support for Iran is a significant concern for US operations. The investigation follows earlier reports…

The Economic Times · Jul 23

US Probes Whether Russia Helped Iran Target CIA Facilities With Advanced Drone Technology: Report

U.S. intelligence is reportedly investigating whether Russia provided Iran with targeting intelligence or advanced drone technology following Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf.

Benzinga · Jul 23

Former CIA chief James Woolsey dies after wife says Havana syndrome took its toll

James Woolsey, the former CIA director who defended it during one of its biggest espionage scandals, has died at 84

The Independent UK · Jul 22

New Trump book will have readers playing the parlour game: who blabbed?

With their latest book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Australian-American Jonathan Swan have written an “inside-the-beltway” account, as they say in Washington, for political nerds and Trump obsessives. It covers in intricate detail the first year of Trump’s second…

The Conversation · Jul 21

Declassified intelligence is not the same as proof

President Donald Trump used a nationally televised address on July 16, 2026, to unveil a collection of declassified documents. He said these documents, which the White House posted online during the address, show serious vulnerabilities in American election systems, extensive Chinese acquisition of U.S. voter data, and an intelligence community…

The Conversation · Jul 20

This US tech billionaire once begged power companies to keep his electricity on, faced rejection from almost every investor, now owns a $300 million Hawaiian island

Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, once struggled to pay his electricity bills for his computer and faced investor rejection while building his early software products. Later, he named his company Oracle after a CIA project code. Ellison purchased nearly all of a Hawaiian island for three hundred million dollars.

The Economic Times · Jul 20

The cartel boss, the FBI and the small plane: Mystery surrounds arrest of notorious Mexican drug kingpin

IN DEPTH: Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García was arrested by the FBI in 2024 following a stunning betrayal by another cartel boss. Nearly two years later, there are growing questions over whether US intelligence was involved, writes Alex Croft

The Independent UK · Jul 19

"Many Things Are Going to Happen": Trump's Vague Cuba Warning, Explained

Trump hints at big Cuba news within two months. Here's the year of sanctions, indictments and military contacts behind the vague warning.

Latin Times · Jul 18

DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims

Markwayne Mullin at presser repeated many of Trump’s unverified claims from controversial primetime speech

The Guardian - US · Jul 17