The Russian former head of RT France, who now works for far-right billionaire Vincent Bolloré’s media group, played a minor role in a film praising Russia’s FSB domestic intelligence service.
By opting for low-enriched uranium, domestic production, and safeguards from the International Atomic Energy Agency for its future nuclear submarine programme, Seoul is trying to keep Washington on side without abandoning its alliance with Paris. As such, the programme is emerging as a verifiable and transparent alternative to AUKUS.
The Technology Innovation Institute, an institution focused on creating a sovereign R&D ecosystem to support the UAE’s defence sector, is undergoing serious upheaval. A power struggle within the institute’s senior leadership lies at the root of this turmoil.
A new round of talks is due to begin in Doha today between the US, Iran and two mediators from Pakistan and Qatar. Since the start of the discussions, Paris has managed to keep a hand in one key aspect of the negotiations on this multi-faceted crisis: Lebanon.
US officials are pressing European authorities for guarantees over immigration controls. In a barely veiled threat, Washington has said it could remove these countries from the Visa Waiver Program administered by DHS and the State Department if they do not meet its demands.
Thanks to unprecedented cooperation, EU member states’ and Kyiv intelligence services have found that Turkey has become a hub for Russia’s shadow fleet. A network of companies in Istanbul now provides Moscow’s preferred way to smuggle oil, an activity that remains legal under Turkish law.
The Netherlands, where the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is based, has asked for extra funding to boost its defences against threats of interference and espionage from the main defendant, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Beijing’s anti-corruption authorities have submitted a dossier to Chinese President Xi Jinping deemed too sensitive to be passed on to the Politburo Standing Committee. This follows the launch of an investigation into Wei Xiaodong, a senior official from Fujian, whose downfall threatens part of the party elite and places the head of state in a delicate position ahead of the 5th Plenum.
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