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US CIA Director John Ratcliffe is preparing to take a bigger role in Washington’s negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, US officials told their European counterparts, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons denied the report, calling it “false” in a post on X. The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matte…
Last Updated:June 16, 2026, 07:25 IST CIA Director Ratcliffe warned Trump that intelligence collected by US agencies raised concerns over Iran’s true intentions as negotiations move towards a possible final agreement. CIA Director John Ratcliffe (Photo: CNN) A preliminary agreement signed between the United States and Iran to end the West Asia conflict has exposed…
The fear of an American attack in Cuba has increased after the visit of John Ratcliffe, head of the American intelligence agency CIA, to Havana. The Cuban government has intensified war-like preparations in view of a possible military conflict. People across the country are being trained in guerrilla warfare and have been asked to be…
Last Updated:May 17, 2026, 10:02 IST Blast at Tomer defence test site near Beit Shemesh sparks speculation, officials call it a planned experiment, but Larry Johnson links it to Arrow 3 and warns war may be imminent. Was Israel’s Massive Explosion Really Planned? Former CIA Officer Questions Official Version A powerful blast near the Jerusalem-area…
Iran formally named Mojtaba Khamenei as its third Supreme Leader on March 9. Mojtaba is yet to appear in public since the strike that killed his father, wife, and son. Intelligence agencies around the world, including the CIA and the Mossad, waited on Friday to see if Mojtaba would follow his father’s tradition and give…
Renowned American economist Jeffrey Sachs discusses the escalating geopolitical tensions following the United States’ recent actions in Venezuela. Speaking to India Today Global, Sachs characterises the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president as a “flagrant violation of international law” and argues that the US is currently governed by a “military security apparatus” rather than a constitutional…
Washington: Security guards opened fire on a woman who drove toward the gates of the CIA’s headquarters near Washington, DC on Thursday, ignoring orders to stop, and she was then taken into custody, according to a person familiar with the matter. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a check of public records showed…
Washington: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump’s national security team. The upper house of the US legislature voted 74-25 to approve Ratcliffe, who served as the director of national intelligence from 2020-2021 during Trump’s first term…
Washington: A CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal charges that he willfully retained and transmitted national defense information, the U.S. Department of Justice said. In pleading guilty, Asif William Rahman, who worked at the U.S. intelligence agency since 2016, acknowledged…
Last Updated: October 20, 2024, 2:08 pm IST David Headley is currently serving a 35-year sentence in the US. (File) Indian intelligence agencies say Headley may have been an FBI informant before his involvement with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The FBI has faced criticism for not acting sooner to prevent Headley’s involvement in the 26/11 attacks…