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    Spotlight | Germany
    BND's new diplomat-VP embodies spy service's sweeping reform drive

    Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service).
    Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service). © Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform/Sipa USA/Reuters

    The appointment of diplomat Maximilian Rasch to the strategic post of BND vice-president signals the German spy service's rising influence. Rasch, now tasked with overseeing the BND's foreign affairs, served in Kyiv and is close to the agency's director.

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    France, Syria
    Several CAC 40 leaders set to join Macron in Damascus

    The French and Syrian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
    The French and Syrian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.© Imago/MaxPPP

    The French president is due to visit Syria early this week, days after a deadly bombing in Damascus on 2 July. As well as business leaders keen to tap into the local market, the economic delegation should include several top executives from state-owned companies, covering sectors ranging from energy to defence.

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    The Agencies' Gazette
    French spy's daughter and SVR, French combat swimming facilities, Hanoi and French security archives, CCP and rare earths

    Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

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    FranceFacility for training combat swimmers in hand-to-hand combat

    France/VietnamGeneral Secretary of VCP seeks French security archive access

    ChinaCCP wants citizens to whistleblow on unregulated rare earth mining
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