"Investigators also discovered earlier this month that the state-aligned actor had unsuccessfully attempted to access an account held by a Wall Street Journal journalist involved in coverage of the breaches." The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/politics/natio…

Big Financial Times scoop - Russia has recruited Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine ft.com/content/da9660… top reporting by Charles Clover Andrew England & Christopher Miller

Internal NSW Police documents reveal a youth gang accused of gay hate crimes has allegedly been bashing men across Sydney without prior contact since August. Some, not all, are charged and face firearm and knife offences. They are on bail. 7NEWS Sydney 7news.com.au/news/southwest…

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"Born and raised in Ukraine’s Kherson region, the teenager spent the last year of his life with a foster family in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. At 18, he died by suicide." meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Cecilia Sala was jailed days after two Iranians were detained in Italy and Switzerland for allegedly passing on drone technology ft.com/content/b714d0…

Exclusive: The counter terrorism investigation into an explosives-ridden caravan in Dural has spread beyond NSW. 7NEWS Sydney 7NEWS Queensland 7NEWS Australia. 7news.com.au/news/another-s…

"How much faith can we have that the relevant authorities will know what’s going on and keep the public accurately informed about the threats on the high seas? Very little, based on what we’ve seen so far." Matthew Knott The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Exclusive: A 23-year-old has been convicted after threatening to kill a stranger during an armed gay hate crime beside Oxford Street. 7NEWS has obtained footage of the attack. 7NEWS Australia 7NEWS Sydney 7news.com.au/news/violent-g…

Exclusive: A man wanted by police in two Australian states has been captured after a 7NEWS investigation uncovered his years of allegedly exploiting men during sexual encounters at luxury hotels. 7NEWS Australia 7NEWS Sydney 7news.com.au/news/accused-l…

My little first-person story in the wake of the verdict today.

Exclusive: Police deemed Avalon Airport a high terrorism risk and had a multimillion-dollar land lease there specifically for special operations training. When a 17-year-old allegedly boarded a plane with a loaded shotgun, police were nowhere to be seen. 7news.com.au/news/226-milli…

Exclusive: Senior Australian officials handling the nation’s top secret intelligence are using platforms actively surveilled by the Chinese Government for their most personal conversations. 7news.com.au/news/world/aus…

Farewell to one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Oleg Gordievsky has died. A KGB officer who spied for MI6, he supplied vital intelligence that helped manage tensions between the West and the Soviet Union in the 80s. Nothing suspicious to his passing, I understand

Oleg Gordievsky: the loneliest and bravest man I ever met thetimes.com/article/1ecc0f…

Exclusive: A NSW court has convicted and issued an arrest warrant for a man after a 7NEWS Sydney 7NEWS Australia investigation uncovered his years of allegedly exploiting men during sexual encounters at luxury hotels. 7news.com.au/news/identity-…

Australian citizen Robert Pether has now been in prison in Iraq for four years. He has served the custodial sentence imposed on him by the Iraqi courts. It’s time for him to be returned to his family. The Australian Government will continue to advocate for Mr Pether’s release.

We stand with our Australian partners in calling for the release of Robert Pether, following the end of his custodial sentence. We hope to see him reunited with his family as soon as possible.

Exclusive: The Liberal candidate for Bennelong opened a business dinner backed by an “overseas Chinese liaison station” — which was part of a global network bankrolled by the Chinese government. 7news.com.au/news/embattled…

The Anhui Convergence: Chinese United Front Network Surfaces in Australian and Canadian Elections, Revealing Beijing’s Transnational Influence Strategy thebureau.news/p/the-anhui-co…