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Italy, Japan, United Kingdom
GCAP officials warn engineers against taking work devices to US

A scale model of the sixth-generation stealth fighter developed as part of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, 21 July 2026.
A scale model of the sixth-generation stealth fighter developed as part of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, 21 July 2026.© Andrew Matthews/Press Association Images/MaxPPP

Officials of the fighter jet joint venture between London, Rome and Tokyo are said to have specifically named the United States in warnings to staff about the dangers of travelling with professional laptops and phones.

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China, Serbia
Beijing tests new forms of police cooperation in Balkans

Chinese police officers on a joint patrol with their Serbian counterparts in Belgrade, Serbia.
Chinese police officers on a joint patrol with their Serbian counterparts in Belgrade, Serbia.© Marko Djurica/Reuters

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security is taking back control of matters previously managed by its alleged secret overseas police stations. Cooperative efforts with Belgrade are being used to test a scheme for the Chinese diaspora and businesses in an official bilateral framework.

Afghanistan, France
Interior ministry seeks to block visa granted to Afghan former spy in hiding

The French Ministry of the Interior in Paris, 12 November 2024.
The French Ministry of the Interior in Paris, 12 November 2024.© Vincent Isore/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

An Afghan former domestic intelligence officer, who has been in hiding from the Taliban since 2021 and is subject to a fatwa, has had his visa request rejected by the French interior ministry. A French court had earlier ruled in favour of issuing him a long-stay visa, which would open the door to seeking asylum.

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