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Ukraine
Helicopter crash: Death of litigation mastermind a tough blow for Kyiv

Along with the loss of the Minister of the Interior Denys Monastyrskiy, it will be tough for Kyiv to replace his deputy, Yevheniy Yenin. This former all-terrain intelligence officer was well integrated in European circles and was a specialist in international disputes between Ukraine and Russia.

China
Xi instructs media to increase coverage of France, South Korea and Pakistan

The Chinese president has been working closely with his propaganda unit to use the media to draw attention to those countries with which China would like to renew contact. He has three specific leaders in mind: Emmanuel Macron, Yoon Suk-yeol and Shehbaz Sharif.

Europe
EU faces intelligence capacity challenges

While European countries' determination to improve intelligence-sharing is providing more data for EU intelligence, the EU continues to lack its own independent means, which would free it from the whims of national governments.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
British ex-diplomat Jonathan Dart at centre of succession process at Saudi conglomerate MBI

With Saudi Austrian business magnate Mohamed Issa Al Jaber gradually handing over the running of his family conglomerate to the next generation, his heirs have hired British ex-diplomat Jonathan Dart to manage several subsidiaries of MBI International Holdings.

The Tech Telegraph
EU's hybrid warfare centre, Campus Cyber, Social Links in Latin America, BAE Systems in Qatar

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

BrusselsEU picks Leonardo and Indra to develop European cyber situational awareness centre.

ParisBig data analytics specialist Temno further opens France's Campus Cyber to intelligence.

New York/MexicoOSINT specialist Social Links wants a share of Latin American market.

DohaBAE Systems nudges way into US business networks in Qatar.

Italy, UAE
Memento Labs tries to get back into UAE market through local distributor SAT

The Italian cyber intelligence company, which was damaged by a hacking and leaking operation (HALO) carried out against it in 2015, is trying to get back into the United Arab Emirates market through fast-expanding local distributor Scientific Analytical Tools (SAT).

Europe
Intertech adds yet another EU security contract to its belt

In planning the deployment of new external missions and equipment of existing delegations, the EU has turned to one of its trusted suppliers, French-Lebanese surveillance technology provider Intertech.