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    Spotlight | UAE
    US and UK consultants stranded in UAE for months amid money laundering probe

    The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.
    The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.© Markus Mainka/imageBroker/Newscom/MaxPPP

    A corruption complaint filed in 2024, relating to events at the now-defunct Abraaj investor group, saw scores of expatriates subject to movement and asset restrictions. Two years later, sources close to the case say authorities in Sharjah have cleared all previously-named suspects, effectively ending the probe.

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    United States
    Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI cuts also targeted counternarcotics

    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, discussing counternarcotics during a panel discussion with the Working Group on Internal Security, in Washington, DC, on 23 October 2025.
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, discussing counternarcotics during a panel discussion with the Working Group on Internal Security, in Washington, DC, on 23 October 2025. © Will Oliver/MaxPPP

    The major downsizing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, spearheaded by its head Tulsi Gabbard, has also hit the fight against drug trafficking, despite the US administration setting the issue as a top priority.

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    Ukraine, United States
    AeroVironment puts new Switchblade drone to the test with SBU's Alpha unit

    A drone operator from Ukraine's SBU’s Alpha Unit ahead of a strike operation on a Russian supply route.
    A drone operator from Ukraine's SBU’s Alpha Unit ahead of a strike operation on a Russian supply route.© Intelligence Online

    Long overshadowed in Kyiv by Ukrainian FPV drones, US dronemaker AeroVironment's Switchblade is now back in use in the SBU's special operations. That partnership builds on networks established around the Chosen Company unit and has turned the Alpha special operations unit into a testing ground for the Switchblade's cutting edge features.

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    China, Hungary, Serbia
    Beijing's Belt and Road 'militias' to be deployed in Serbia, Hungary and Poland

    Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) attends a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 25 May 2026.
    Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) attends a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 25 May 2026. © Kyodo/MaxPPP

    The Chinese Communist Party is preparing to deploy elite police units in Central Europe to protect Chinese interests. This move, which comes as tensions between China and the European Union are running high, will also serve to establish contingents to monitor and influence the region.

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