In Soviet-occupied Latvia, a nondescript building on Brīvības Street became the headquarters of the KGB — a place where thousands were interrogated, tortured, and executed. Locals called it The Corner ...

MINSK, 7 August (BelTA) – The State Security Committee (KGB) effectively counters challenges and threats despite the rapidly evolving situation around Belarus, State Secretary of the Security Council ...

Pravda and KGB, Wilmington nightclubs owned by Dustin Cook and Edie Senter, will close on August 31, 2025. The closures are due to renovations planned by new property owner James Goodnight. Cook and ...

Beneath the shadowy world of Cold War espionage lies a story of quiet discipline, relentless precision, and mental toughness—the kind more commonly associated with elite athletes than covert agents.

During a recent trip to Tallinn, I visited the horrific manifestations of an unredeemable totalitarian regime. A similar system is unfolding in Trump’s America. Beds are seen inside a migrant ...

The Illegals. By Shaun Walker. Knopf; 448 pages; $32. Profile Books; £22 The Mission. By Tim Weiner. Mariner Books; 464 pages; $35. William Collins; £25 The Spy in the Archive. By Gordon Corera.

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

MINSK, 22 June (BelTA) - Foreign spies were among the 14 convicts pardoned recently by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Chairman of the State Security Committee of Belarus (KGB) Ivan Tertel ...

Art by Alexey Kotolevskiy. Photo courtesy of Alexey Kotolevskiy. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The KGB Espionage Museum in Manhattan was a surprisingly popular ...

In February 2025, Alnur Mussayev, a former Soviet and Kazakh security official, claimed in a Facebook post that U.S. President Donald Trump was recruited in 1987 by the KGB, the intelligence agency of ...

LONDON (AP) — Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer agent who helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing secrets to Britain, has died. He was 86. Gordievsky died March 4 in England, ...

In February 2025, Alnur Mussayev, a former Soviet and Kazakh security official, claimed in a Facebook post that U.S. President Donald Trump was recruited in 1987 by the KGB, the intelligence agency of ...