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Russia
Kiriyenko dynasty flouts sanctions and gains influence at heart of Kremlin

Russian oligarchs and politicians hit by Western sanctions are seizing the new opportunities that have begun to surface from the reshaping of the balance of power within the country's intelligentsia, and there is one clan rising above the rest.

China, Ukraine
War in Ukraine: China concentrates its diplomatic attention on Europe

Although China, Russia and America are toughening up their public positions, the authorities in Beijing are working behind the scenes to push the different parties towards their own proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

India, Turkey, UAE
India's fallen signal intelligence king hawks Turkish drones to Dubai

From Dubai, where he now runs his firm specialising in intelligence equipment, Stratign, Anant Bindal is selling military drones. Branded as being his company, they are in fact designed by Turkish manufacturers.

France, Israel, Vietnam
Anti-corruption investigation: Charges against Vietnamese businesswoman threaten to impact Israeli and French defence companies

Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, a key Western defence deals broker, is keeping away from her native Vietnam where she is wanted for corruption in a case that has exposed an influence battle in Hanoi.

Turkey
Cyberinvestigation firm DIFOSE supplies foreign technology to Turkish law enforcement agencies

The Ankara-based judicial forensics firm DIFOSE, trusted local security forces's contractor founded by former Turkish gendarmes, grows its foreign solutions portfolio that have been of benefit to Turkey's own fight against terrorism and crime.

Australia, United Kingdom, United States
John Coates affair: private investigations at heart of International Olympic Committee rift

The rivals of Australia's sports king are going all out to kick him into touch.

The Agencies' Gazette
Afghan planes in Tashkent, Russian military engineers decorated, DNI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, we serve up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we go from Paris to Tashkent, Washington, Brussels and Kabul.

Uzbekistan/AfghanistanTashkent refuses to return Afghan planes to Kabul.

RussiaMoscow decorates military engineers.

FranceMarc Burg lures more top spies to his degree course.

ParisSenators call for a law on facial recognition.

United StatesDNI tasked again to tackle China's support to Russia.

EuropeEuropol, future watchdog of foreign investment in the EU.