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Trump, who has a history of quarreling with U.S. intelligence analyses, has previously rejected that intelligence assessment, which was made public in an unclassified version in January 2017

Putin’s secretive spymaster emerges as key figure in US-Russia Ukraine peace talks

Russia’s top spy Col. Gen. Sergei Beseda, long a secretive figure, has emerged as Putin’s lead negotiator in US-Russia Ukraine peace talks, signalling Moscow’s shift from diplomacy to intelligence-led negotiations.

CIA fires an unspecified number of recent hires

The recent hires, known as probationary employees, worked across a number of different portfolios and were fired because of performance issues, a person familiar with the matter said.

Donald Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China

Three former officials told Reuters that the CIA created a small team of operatives who used bogus internet identities to spread negative narratives about Xi Jinping’s government while leaking disparaging intelligence to overseas news outlets. The effort, which began in 2019, has not been previously reported.

CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy: US official

"Director Burns traveled to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian intelligence counterparts as well as President Zelenskiy and reinforced our continued support for Ukraine and its defense against Russian aggression," the U.S. official, who declined to be identified, said.

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri had been in hiding for years and the operation to locate and kill him was the result of "careful patient and persistent" work by the counter-terrorism and intelligence community, a senior administration official told reporters.

News Highlights: China condemns Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, says her trip violates the “one China” principle

News Highlights: Nancy Pelosi is the first US House leader to visit Taiwan since 1997. China says visit ‘Dangerous act of playing with fire’: Xinhua

CIA's first-ever chief technology officer Nand Mulchandani studied at this Delhi school

USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has appointed Nand Mulchandani as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer.

CIA picks Nand Mulchandani as its first chief technology officer

With more than 25 years of experience working in Silicon Valley as well as the Department of Defense (DoD), Mulchandani brings substantial private sector, startup, and government expertise to CIA

CIA-NSC meet: Americans, facing Chinese heat, reach out to Russia

Patrushev, the National Security Council head from Moscow and Putin's right-hand man, is dealing directly with the world’s strategic big wigs

CIA officer reports Havana syndrome symptoms on India trip: Reports

The victim, who was not identified, had to receive medical attention, CNN reported, citing unnamed sources.

CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday: Report

The Post, citing unnamed US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said CIA Director William Burns met Taliban Leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday as the Biden administration continues efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and other allies amid chaos at the airport in Kabul.

Out competing China will be key to national security in decades ahead: Joe Biden's CIA nominee

Willian Burns, 64, a former diplomat who served in Russia and the Middle East, shared the assessment with members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday for the post of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director.

Kremlin says Alexei Navalny works with CIA, after he accuses Vladimir Putin of poisoning

The accusation from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appears to be the first time the Russian authorities have directly accused Putin's highest-profile critic of working with a foreign intelligence agency.

How US funds reach the terror groups it fights

It’s going to take dedicated effort and sustained investigation by various US government agencies to understand, isolate and prosecute Islamists who claim to represent all American Muslims and dominate the discourse

Why the CIA doesn't spy on the UAE

The CIA's failure to adapt to the UAE's growing military and political ambitions amounts to a dereliction of duty, said a fourth former CIA official.

With eyes set on Kabul seat, Taliban don new T-shirts and guns, bodes ill for Kashmir

Since January 2019, the Taliban control has been widely reported to have increased

Donald Trump junks Barack Obama's policy on public report on drone-strike deaths in countries like Pakistan

The 2016 executive order was brought in by then-President Barack Obama, who was under pressure to be more transparent on drone strikes carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible

The CIA's finding is the most definitive US assessment to date tying Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler directly to the killing and contradicts Saudi government assertions that Prince Mohammed was not involved

CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince ordered murder of Khashoggi: Report

The death of Khashoggi, a onetime insider turned critic of the crown prince and a resident of the US, has spurred a wave of international anger against Saudi Arabia and its ruler

CIA pondered on using 'truth serum' after 9/11 to get terror suspects to speak

After months of research, the agency decided that a drug called Versed, a sedative often prescribed to reduce anxiety, was "possibly worth a try."

Opinion | How to spot the liar in the boardroom

Alongside our forensic accounting model, we also use questioning techniques popularised by the CIA to figure out whether the CEOs we are meeting are making things up

Donald Trump to attend swearing-in of CIA's 1st female director

A veteran spy, Haspel won Senate confirmation last week after overcoming concerns about her role in the agency's use of harsh interrogation techniques after 9/11.

All you need to know about Gina Haspel, the first-ever woman CIA director

As a clandestine officer at the CIA, Haspel was in charge of a secret operation labelled 'Cat’s eye'.

CIA chief Mike Pompeo sworn in as new US Secretary of State

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito administered the oath to Pompeo in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court, State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.