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Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall as she is currently head of the service’s technology and innovation teams

UK to get first female spy chief

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the

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An Iranian security official pictured at the Isfahan in 2005.

Israel’s strikes zeroed in on Iran’s nuclear program. How much damage was done?

By Rob Picheta and Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – and a number of top scientists involved in nuclear research and development. The

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Military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during his funeral in Tehran

Israel’s unprecedented attack shows Iran has become a ‘playground’ for the Mossad

By Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Before Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, its spies were already on the ground in enemy territory. Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had smuggled weapons into Iran ahead of the strikes, according to Israeli

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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before the US Senate on April 2. He has reportedly canceled plans to attend the Paris Air Show this year.

Black boxes will give investigators more certainty of what happened on Air India flight, experts say

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Investigators have recovered equipment from this week’s tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, which could shed light on the final moments on the flight deck. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which were recovered from on top of the medical college hostel

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People and first-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday

Israel hit Iran’s nuclear program – and Iran hit back. Here’s what we know

By Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran and Israel have continued to trade deadly blows into the weekend, following an unprecedented Israeli attack on Friday aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear program and decapitating its military leadership. Iran launched multiple waves of missiles and drones toward Israel throughout the day on Saturday. Simultaneously,

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