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Russia
Wagner plane crash sparks unprecedented frenzy for spy satellites

All the major players in Earth observation, not least from the US, China and France, scrambled to inspect the site of the Wagner leaders' plane crash - seeking to confirm or debunk the initial rumours, as well as Russia's official accounts.

China, Japan
Tokyo tries to step up fight against Chinese disinformation

China's vast campaign following the Japanese decision to discharge Fukushima's waters into the sea is forcing Tokyo to step up its fight against state-sponsored disinformation.

The Agencies' Gazette
Ukraine's SSSCIP, Foreign Affairs Committee, China experts at Foreign Office, Wiretapping radicals

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

UkraineSpecial communications service wants more soldiers

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee calls on intelligence experts to tackle terrorism mission

United Kingdom/ChinaForeign Office builds expertise on China

FranceIntelligence tensions over the surveillance of radical movements minimised before parliament

Saudi Arabia
GCAP, F-35: France hesitates over Rafale sales pitch as ambitious Riyadh reassesses its fighter options

Will they, won't they? In the eyes of many, Berlin's decision to block the sale of Typhoon fighters to Saudi Arabia has opened up an opportunity for France to pitch Dassault's new generation Rafale. The Saudis are not opposed, but they have several other bids under consideration.

Ukraine, United Kingdom
New defence minister Umerov's network of consultants to rally Muslim support for Ukraine

The appointment of Rustem Umerov as Ukraine's new defence minister provides an opportunity for consultants to push strategic issues, including rallying support for Kyiv from Muslim countries to the south.

Bulgaria, Israel, UAE
Abu Dhabi cyber taps into Israeli-Bulgarian expertise

United Arab Emirates cyber is ramping up its efforts in open source intelligence. Bulgarian OSINT firm Tesseract Intelligence was a guest of the Emirates' Beacon Red stand at the recent ISS World trade fair in Singapore.