British and US intelligence cracked the codes of Israeli drones operating in the Middle East and monitored their surveillance feeds for almost 20 years, according to documents leaked by an American whistleblower and published in international media.

The Swedish security service has accused Russia of conducting “extensive” espionage operations, using as many as one third of its diplomatic staff in the country for clandestine intelligence gathering.

In the first of two articles marking the 70th anniversary of the infamous American Note, Ryle Dwyer examines the bogus issues surrounding the controversy