In “Back in Action,” a generic domestic spy thriller like its title, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, as two CIA agents who become a romantic couple, attend a birthday party for children thrown by a Belarusian cyber-terrorist whose safekeeping they keep. Re-planning the storm. But their identities are revealed in about five minutes. They must … Read more
There are some types of screen narratives that probably shouldn’t be attempted with limited means, and “international spy thriller” might be one of them. This idea is illustrated by “Alarum,” which stars Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald as “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” former spies united in an under-the-radar home life interrupted by gun-toting reminders of … Read more
An underwater drone suspected of originating from China has been recovered from waters off the central Philippines, police said Thursday, warning of “potential national security implications.” Three fishermen found the drone on Monday about six miles off the coast of San Pascual, in Masbate province, according to a police report. The Philippines and China have … Read more
Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely monitoring whether China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japanese airspace after explaining that a incursion of a Chinese military plane almost three months ago, was unintentional and caused by turbulence. Tokyo protested and demanded an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly … Read more
British planes were dispatched to monitor a Russian reconnaissance plane flying near British airspace, the defense minister said in London on Friday, just days later. NATO planes have been mobilized when Russian planes were spotted over the Baltic Sea and off the Norwegian coast. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland tracked the Russian Bear-F … Read more