FBI brings alleged China-linked hacker to US in rare extradition as Patel defends Italy trip

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI Director Kash Patel says a trip to Italy that raised questions earlier in 2026 helped set the stage for the arrest of a Chinese national accused of hacking U.S. COVID-19 research.  Xu Zewei is now in U.S. custody after what Patel described as a coordinated operation … Read more

Former U.S. Marine pilot accused of training Chinese aviators loses extradition appeal in Australia

An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago. Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the Test Flying Academy … Read more

Australian judge rejects US Marine pilot’s appeal against extradition to US

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago. Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the … Read more

U.S. returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition, Beijing says

The United States recently repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a “first” such return in recent years, Beijing’s public security ministry said on Friday. China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid underpinning a deadly drug epidemic in the United States. Beijing says it is … Read more

Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives extradition hearing in fatal shooting case

CHARLOTESVILLE, Va. — A professional cornhole player who’s also a quadruple amputee waived his right to an extradition hearing on Thursday, as authorities seek to move him from Virginia to Maryland, where he faces charges of fatally shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument. Dayton James … Read more