Tag: spying

• Friday, July 4th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Lula and Peña discuss espionage case

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Thursday discussed during the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires the ongoing investigation into an intelligence operation carried out during the Jair Bolsonaro years to obtain confidential information from Paraguayan officials involved in negotiations on the binational Itaipu power plant. Both leaders also exchanged invitations for reciprocal visits.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Mexican government accused of spying on non-acquiescent columnists

  

  The Mexican government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been accused this week of mounting an espionage scheme to intimidate journalists, it was reported by the newspaper El Universal.

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Merkel frustrated with Russia's “outrages” spying attempts

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced frustration on Wednesday that Russia was targeting her in hacking action, saying she had concrete proof of the “outrageous” spying attempts.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Mexican president claims he was spied with a “sophisticated camera”, but downplays the situation, “I have nothing to hide”

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a “sophisticated camera” had been found in his offices, but added that he was unconcerned because he has nothing to hide.

• Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Germany plans to block China's Huawei products from its 5G network

  

  Germany is considering ways to block Huawei from its next-generation mobile phone network, according to reports. Berlin is exploring stricter security requirements which may prevent Huawei products being used in its 5G network.