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Spotlight | Ukraine, United Kingdom
Kraken Technology Group and British services involved in Ukrainian naval war

British firm Kraken's K3 Scout naval drone deployed in the port of Hamburg, Germany, during a civil defence meeting, on 30 March 2026.
British firm Kraken's K3 Scout naval drone deployed in the port of Hamburg, Germany, during a civil defence meeting, on 30 March 2026.© Marcus Brandt/DPA via AFP

At least eight naval drones from the British company Kraken have been deployed to Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency, Intelligence Online can reveal. These platforms, which were used in strikes on Sochi in September, are being tested in the Black Sea with the support of UK operators.

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Deep Dive | Pakistan
Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, answerable only to Asim Munir

Part 3 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (3/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (3/4).© Stéphane Oiry

Formidable to foreign intelligence services and their spies stationed in Pakistan, the ISI is also feared within the country's own intelligence apparatus. As all-powerful military chief Asim Munir's enforcement arm, the agency has asserted itself as the only one able to safeguard national security.

China, United Kingdom, United States
Mysterious investor in Trump crypto was member of London club suspected to have Beijing links

Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, standing with Zach Witkoff, right, in a private suite at the Argentina vs. Spain FIFA World Cup final match in East Rutherford, N.J., on 19 July 2026.
Guren "Bobby" Zhou, standing with Zach Witkoff, right, in a private suite at the Argentina vs. Spain FIFA World Cup final match in East Rutherford, N.J., on 19 July 2026.© Vincent Alban/The New York Times/Redux -REA

The owner of Aqua1 Foundation, the company that invested $100m in World Liberty Financial, was a member of the 48 Group, a London-based club suspected of having links to the Chinese government.

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Russia
From Moscow to Irkutsk, FSB's central role in epidemics control and dual-use research

Satellite image of the Irkutsk plague research institute in Russia, on 8 May 2025.
Satellite image of the Irkutsk plague research institute in Russia, on 8 May 2025. © Google/Airbus/Handout via Reuters

The death of a research scientist in Irkutsk in early October forced the FSB to operate out in the open where it usually prefers to remain undetected. Over the last few years, the security service has seen its role strengthened in the fight against epidemics, high-risk laboratories and international cooperation over the plague and other pathogens handled by the deceased researcher.

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