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France : Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises

Thu, 21/05/2026 - 06:00
Relations between the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, and her deputy minister, Alice Rufo, are frosty, according [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

Russia/Ukraine : Ukraine military intelligence sees rise of Chechen Rayana battalion

Wed, 20/05/2026 - 06:00
Ukraine's GUR military intelligence has in recent weeks been investigating a new component of Chechen Akhmat forces fighting for Moscow, the Rayana battalion affiliated with Russia's Spetsnaz special forces. According to several Ukrainian security sources, the GRU's investigations are notably [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

France/Taiwan : French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit

Wed, 20/05/2026 - 06:00
According to Intelligence Online sources, Benoît Guidée, (IO, 26/09/24), the Asia and Oceania director at the French foreign ministry, visited [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

Bulgaria/Greece/United States : US ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing transatlantic LNG deal

Wed, 20/05/2026 - 06:00
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the current US ambassador to Greece and a one-time fiancee of one of President Donald Trump's sons, is [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

France/Syria : Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

Wed, 20/05/2026 - 06:00
The French president's diplomatic teams are currently planning a visit for Emmanuel Macron to Syria in early July, Intelligence Online [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

France/UAE/United States : FGS in Abu Dhabi, CIA cyber veteran launches consultancy, Saint-Gobain hiring

Wed, 20/05/2026 - 06:00
Abu Dhabi - Government media office engages FGS Public affairs group FGS Global was engaged in mid-May by the Abu Dhabi [...]
Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

Ukraine : Ukrainian drones in Transcarpathia

Tue, 19/05/2026 - 06:00
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Categories: Afrique, Defence`s Feeds

Russia/Ukraine/United States : US lawmakers call on Marco Rubio to take charge of 'stolen' Ukrainian children dossier

Thu, 14/05/2026 - 06:00
US lawmakers are urging Marco Rubio's State Department to take more interest in the predicament of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, whilst the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard continues to show little interest in addressing the sensitive issue.The [...]

France/Russia : Court partially restores security clearance to Naval Group engineer accused of Russian links

Thu, 14/05/2026 - 06:00
The weapons engineer trained at France's elite École Polytechnique before racking up 29 years of professional experience in the defence [...]

Japan/Vietnam : Satellites play central role in Hanoi-Tokyo courtship

Thu, 14/05/2026 - 06:00
Alongside Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to Hanoi from 1 to 3 May, the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) [...]

France/Turkey : French government turns intel focus on Turkey's Milli Gorus

Thu, 14/05/2026 - 06:00
"We're talking about the Tabligh, Milli Gorus, Salafism, the Muslim Brotherhood and so on": In presenting new proposals to tackle [...]

Africa/Russia : Moscow keen to win back African partners at Kazan forum

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
Intelligence Online understands that the Mufti of Moscow, Albir Rifkatovich Krganov, who has close ties to Russian security circles, is attending the Kazan International Economic Forum, which runs from 12 to 17 May. At the forum, he is expected to [...]

United States : Ex-US counterterrorism official enlisted to help lift sanctions on Chinese telecom firm

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
A former top US counterterrorism official has entered the consulting world and is lobbying on behalf of a Chinese telecom [...]

Saudi Arabia : Riyadh turns to Belgian construction group in bid to move Qiddiya gigaproject forward

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
Saudi gigaproject owner Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has approached Belgian construction group Besix to request a proposal for the construction of [...]

France : Government pushes lawmakers to approve messaging app backdoors

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in January tasked the chair of the National Assembly's law commission, Florent Boudié (IO, 16/02/26), [...]

Afghanistan/United Kingdom/United States : UN security contract in Afghanistan, More turmoil at K2, Vantage Intel gets a new neighbour

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
Afghanistan – UN poised to renegotiate long-standing security contractThe United Nations is set to issue a new tender to secure [...]

Cambodia/Netherlands : Phnom Penh seeks Dutch solution for secure communication needs

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 06:00
Since the start of the year, representatives of Arma Instruments have met several times with the Cambodian defence ministry to [...]

Russia/Turkey : Russia rejigs covert military shipping via Turkey

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 06:00
The cargo ship MY Rose could eventually join the list of vessels sanctioned by the West for its central role in the logistics network facilitating Russia's military deployment in Africa. A confidential report from a European military intelligence service, which [...]

United States : In Washington, China hawks step up pressure on Beijing ahead of Trump visit

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 06:00
Ahead of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing on 14 May, China hawks in Congress are ramping up efforts [...]

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