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Washington keeping close watch on Moscow's redeployment to Libya

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar in Moscow, on 10 May 2025.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar in Moscow, on 10 May 2025. © Gavril Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

The US Africa command and the CIA are keeping a close eye on the redeployment of Russian troops from Syria to Libya, where the transfer of key personnel and heavy equipment to the country's bases has been observed.

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China, Europe
Western researchers facing intimidation by state security spies

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students in the library of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in southern China, on 19 December 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students in the library of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in southern China, on 19 December 2024. © Ju Peng/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

A new crackdown on foreign ideas is underway. Along with Xi Jinping's radical plans for safeguarding China's internet from Western values, foreign academics are also being targeted through increased surveillance and some unannounced visits by Guoanbu spies to their hotel rooms.

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