Indian national admits role in plot to assassinate US Sikh leader
Prosecutors say plot to kill Sikh leader in US linked to Indian government employee, an allegation New Delhi denies.

Prosecutors say plot to kill Sikh leader in US linked to Indian government employee, an allegation New Delhi denies.






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The arrest of suspected Russian agents in Paris comes amid a wider surge of alleged Russian espionage in Europe.
CIA reportedly ‘alarmed’ by the meeting, which broke a longstanding policy of not speaking with convicted spies.
Suspect Serhii Kuznietsov faces charges of collusion to cause an explosion, sabotage and destruction of infrastructure.
Defence Secretary John Healey condemns the Yantar’s actions as ‘deeply dangerous’ and says Britain is poised to react.
Cecile Kohler, 41, and her partner, Jacques Paris, 72, had been jailed on charges of spying for France and Israel.
Authorities have not said which country or state actors may have benefitted from the alleged spying activities.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him.
UK prosecutors said defendants planned a ‘sustained campaign of terrorism and sabotage’ backed by Russia’s Wagner Group.
Authorities say Russia conducting increasingly bold campaign of espionage, sabotage and cyber-interference against UK.
Moscow is accused of running sabotage and espionage operations across Europe targeting nations supporting Ukraine.