Fragments of 2003 Cable Detail Torture in a Secret C.I.A. Prison NYT | Top Stories By: Carol Rosenberg 13 October 2025 at 17:09 An interrogator covertly used a power drill and handgun to menace a prisoner, without permission from the agency’s headquarters. The document offers some insight into the way Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was tortured.
State Department Fires Diplomat, Citing Relationship With Chinese National NYT | China By: Neil Vigdor 10 October 2025 at 05:32 The foreign service officer failed to disclose his contact with the woman, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, the State Department said.
Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial NYT | China By: Lizzie Dearden and Stephen Castle 9 October 2025 at 02:28 The British government has come under scrutiny after charges against two men accused of spying for Beijing were dropped. Here’s what to know.