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    Spotlight | UAE
    Abu Dhabi police raid offices of collapsed messaging app Tawasal

    Part 1 French technology entrepreneur Éric Léandri in Toulouse, France, 15 November 2019.
    French technology entrepreneur Éric Léandri in Toulouse, France, 15 November 2019.© Ortola/Lecarpentier/Réa

    The fall of an UAE super-app (1/2) – Launched as the Emirates' answer to WhatsApp and once boasting more than half a million monthly users, Tawasal SuperApp went offline in October, after months of financial problems and allegations of intellectual property theft.

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    Iraq, United States
    Despite withdrawal, Pentagon seeks to maintain influence over Iraqi defence ministry

    US soldiers fold their national flag as they prepare to leave the Scania military base in Hilla, Iraq, 15 July 2010. US forces officially withdrew from the country on 30 September 2026.
    US soldiers fold their national flag as they prepare to leave the Scania military base in Hilla, Iraq, 15 July 2010. US forces officially withdrew from the country on 30 September 2026.© Khider Abbas/EPA/MaxPPP

    While troops officially left the country on 30 September, the US Department of War is working to extend its advisory programme with Iraq's defence ministry.

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    China, Myanmar
    Beijing helps Myanmar rebels after junta attack on Chinese vehicle

    A member of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the village of Kaung Tat in Shan State, Myanmar, 2 June 2026.
    A member of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the village of Kaung Tat in Shan State, Myanmar, 2 June 2026.© STR/AFP

    With relations warming between Naypyidaw and Washington, and after a junta warplane attacked a Chinese vehicle, Beijing abruptly opened its border along areas controlled by the Kachin Independence Army and two groups belonging to the Brotherhood Alliance in Shan State.

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    France
    Macron gathers specialists for Élysée briefing on AI security

    French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the Adopt AI international summit in Paris, 25 November 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the Adopt AI international summit in Paris, 25 November 2025.© Julien de Rosa/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

    French President Emmanuel Macron will host a gathering of European practitioners and researchers specialising in AI on 9 November, as part of the 'Global Tech Thinkers' intiative. The latter forms part of a broader project led by the French foreign ministry, with the involvement of intelligence services.

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    The Agencies' Gazette
    ODNI reshuffle, Fresh faces at French parliamentary intel committee, NUG minister flees, 'One China' in the skies

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

    United StatesDeputy DNI Aaron Lukas under pressure

    FranceParliamentary intel delegation wants free access to encrypted messaging services

    MyanmarNUG home affairs minister quits stronghold, flees to Thailand

    China/Pakistan/TaiwanAfter Pakistan trial, Beijing seeks to close airspace
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