
U.S. · Crime & justice · 31 outlets (L 4 · C 11 · R 12 · 4 not rated)
US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
A 41-year-old member of the US Army was arrested in Britain on suspicion of espionage linked to Russia, British authorities said.[3, 20, 25] The man, who was not named, was arrested near Gloucester, England, on Tuesday by counter-terrorism police.[17, 22, 25] He is suspected of assisting a foreign intelligence service, which is allegedly Russia, and of obtaining or disclosing protected information under the National Security Act 2023.[19, 22, 39]
Counter Terrorism Policing London said the investigation was conducted closely with US authorities, the US military and the FBI.[3, 26, 35] The suspect remains in custody pending possible charges as the investigation continues.[4, 25]
Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and 28 more
Background US soldier arrested for Russia spying: What we know
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 27 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 11 are center and 12 are right of center (9 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64), The National Interest (+0.72).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), The Daily Caller (+1.91), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), The National Pulse (+2.62).
Not rated Al Jazeera, Financial Times, Sky News, BBC News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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