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Russian agents reportedly attempted to assassinate a CIA informant on American soil in 2020, a dramatic ploy that has since been blamed for a sudden deterioration of relations between Washington and leaders of the Russian Federation. Their target was a former Russian agent whose defection to the United States led to a counterintelligence investigation that resulted in the capture and expulsion of nearly a dozen spies embedded along the US eastern seaboard. His attempted murder is just the latest alleged effort by agents of Vladimir Putin, formerly head of the country’s feared intelligence service and now its leader, to get revenge against Russian defectors living abroad. Three former senior US officials told The New York Times that Russian agents targeted Aleksandr Poteyev with an operation in early 2020 that involved an effort to tail Mr Poteyev around his new hometown of Miami. A Mexican scientist, coerced into being the face of the effort after members of his family were prevented from leaving Russia, is reported to have rented an apartment near Mr Poteyev’s residence for the purpose of surveiling the ex-spy. That scientist, Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, would later be instructed by his Russian handlers to tail Mr Poteyev, leading to an incident where he and his wife were spotted by security agents and cameras (apparently at their victim’s apartment complex) photographing Mr Poteyev’s license plate. Realising they had likely just blown their cover, the two fled for Mexico, but were stopped at the US border and arrested. According to one former official, Mr Fuentes was likely unaware of the eventual goals of the operation and was merely tasked with providing initial intelligence regarding Mr Poteyev’s whereabouts. More follows... Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary

According to Bill Simmons, it seems like Zion Williamson may have played his last game in New Orleans. There have been tons of rumors saying that Williamson will end up being traded this off-season. What does this mean for the Pelicans? How likely is this situation?Appearing on his podcast, he s...

Let’s get into two Monday night first inning bets to kick off our week of gambling. No need to wait for any games on the 10-game baseball slate to finish up before cashing our first bet of the new week. We can win after just six outs with No Run First Inning and Yes Run First Inning bets.H...

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has spoken about his plans for next season following successful Reims loan.

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The St. Louis Cardinals should be willing to try new tactics to get back on track. There's a clear path they could take with their pitching staff. Another day and the same story rings true: The St. Louis Cardinals, who once had hopes to take the division title home, sit last in the NL Centr...

Rounding up all the latest Liverpool transfer rumours.

Major League Baseball has a bit of a shorter slate on Monday, but that’s not stopping me from finding three different pitching props to bet on June 19.We’re starting with a pair of undervalued pitchers in the strikeout market before fading Kansas City Royals starter Jordan Lyles, who...

The U.S. Open is in the books and before the golf world starts to focus on the final major of the season, the Open Championship, we have to get through the final "designated" event of the season, the Travelers Championship.In this article, I’m going to power rank the top 10 golfe...

Germany’s energy regulator will practice a large-scale emergency exercise with companies this September, testing their preparedness should gas

The deal between Indian carrier IndiGo and Airbus is the largest single order by any commercial airline.

Sophia Whitbread, the only female portfolio manager at what used to be Crispin Odey’s investment empire, has been