
Britain’s MI6 spy agency names first female chief
It’s a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain’s MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she’ll be C.
FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2025, 03:15
It’s a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain’s MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she’ll be C.
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