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Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace

Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.

NBC News - 10h

Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

The New York Times - 2d

Monday Briefing: Number of Missing Rises in L.A.

Plus, how cured ham fixed an antique organ in France.

The New York Times - 2d

Queen not officially told for years about Palace spy, MI5 papers reveal

Anthony Blunt confessed in 1964 to being a Soviet agent, but Elizabeth II was not informed.

BBC News - 21h

MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years

Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964. The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a ...

The Guardian - 1d

White House holds press briefing

Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing.

NBC News - 1d

Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown

Serbia’s striking university students have protested outside the Balkan country’s top court to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist ...

ABC News - 2d

George Orwell to be honoured on new £2 coin by Royal Mint

Author of Nineteen Eighty-Four to be commemorated on coin to coincide with 75th anniversary of his death. He was a writer concerned with poverty, class and power; we will never know how George ...

The Guardian - 2d

Friday Briefing: Racing to Control Los Angeles Fires

Plus, renovating a wrecked palazzo.

The New York Times - 2d

Officials hold briefing on Los Angeles wildfires

Watch live coverage as a briefing is held on the wildfire situation in the greater Los Angeles area.

NBC News - 3d

Friday Briefing

Three days of wildfires.

The New York Times - 3d

Thursday Briefing: Los Angeles Battles Deadly Wildfires

Plus, how genetics factor into longevity.

The New York Times - 3d

Split emerges among U.S. spy agencies over mysterious 'Havana syndrome'

A split has emerged between U.S. spy agencies over whether a foreign adversary may be responsible for “Havana Syndrome” injuries to Americans stationed overseas.

NBC News - 4d

Asian American professor wrongfully accused of spying for China is suing University of Kansas

Franklin Tao, an Asian American scientist who was wrongfully accused of spying for China, is suing the University of Kansas, his former employer, accusing it of “vicious, unabated discrimination.”

NBC News - 4d

New York’s Chinese Dissidents Thought He Was an Ally. He Was a Spy.

Shujun Wang seemed to be a Chinese democracy activist, but an F.B.I. investigation showed just how far China will go to repress citizens abroad.

The New York Times - 4d

Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband

Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIs. A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace ...

The Guardian - 4d

2 spy agencies float possibility of foreign weapon behind 'Havana syndrome,' but most find no links

A report from the intelligence community released Friday maintains its conclusion that a foreign adversary is not behind the mysterious ailments plaguing government workers, but it opened the door ...

The Hill - 4d

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.

Wired - 5d

German prosecutors indict three people alleged of spying for China

Yahoo News - 5d

Royal arms, traffic jams and plastic bans – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?. Welcome once again to the Guardian Thursday quiz, a test of the little grey cells and how ...

The Guardian - 5d

Vicar of Dibley stamps launched by Royal Mail

Royal Mail reveals 12 stamps to celebrate award-winning comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.

BBC News - 6d

Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

The New York Times - 6d

Biden briefed on California wildfires as blazes grow

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley and other officials updated President Biden on the catastrophic wildfires spreading in Los Angeles County. CBS News chief White House correspondent ...

CBS News - 6d

NHL Power Rankings: Kings becoming royal pain for Western Conference contenders

The Kings are asserting themselves in the West

CBS Sports - 6d

Wednesday Briefing: Meta Set to End Fact-Checking

Plus, 52 places to go this year

The New York Times - Jan. 7

The solicitor general climate change briefs that didn’t bark

This failure exposes the weakness of the Biden administration’s position supporting the climate change plaintiffs.

The Hill - Jan. 7

Tuesday Briefing

Justin Trudeau will step down as Canada’s prime minister.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Tuesday Briefing: Canada’s Prime Minister Is Stepping Down

Plus, a recap of the Golden Globes.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

Monday Briefing

The Jan. 6 riot, four years on.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

Royal family pays tribute to Prince William, Harry's nanny who lost stepson in New Orleans attack

Prince William shared his condolences to the family of his former nanny after her stepson was killed in the New Year’s terror attack in New Orleans. “Catherine and I have been shocked and saddened ...

The Hill - Jan. 4

Royal family pays tribute to New Orleans attack victim, stepson of nanny to Princes William and Harry

The royal family paid tribute Saturday to Alexander Pettifer, the British man killed in the New Orleans attack, whose stepmother Tiggy Legge-Bourke was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry.

NBC News - Jan. 4