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    Spotlight | Azerbaijan, Europe, France, Kazakhstan
    Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon: France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed

    French President Emmanuel Macron walks past (L-R), Bosnia and Herzegovina's chairman of the Presidency Zeljko Komsic, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker at the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron walks past (L-R), Bosnia and Herzegovina's chairman of the Presidency Zeljko Komsic, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker at the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

    Published on 23/09/26 at 12:37 GMT: A fierce diplomatic battle waged by Paris behind the scenes has resulted in the lifting of sanctions against Russian-Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov. But France's intense lobbying has revealed divisions and posturing both within the EU and French diplomacy.

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    Russia, Ukraine
    Ukrainian military intelligence turns to Iceye to tackle Russia's latest radar decoys

    A 2K22 Tunguska inflatable decoy during a military exercise in England. The Russian company Rusbal now produces inflatable decoys with a treated outer shell to create a credible radar signature.
    A 2K22 Tunguska inflatable decoy during a military exercise in England. The Russian company Rusbal now produces inflatable decoys with a treated outer shell to create a credible radar signature.© Martin Hibberd/Alamy

    The GUR military intelligence has noted an increase in false positives of high-value targets on its SAR satellite imagery, attributed to a new generation of Russian decoys. With a difficult winter for Kyiv approaching, Ukrainian intelligence is seeking help from its Finnish supplier, Iceye.

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    Belize, United States
    State Department zeroes in on prominent Belize leaders in port dispute

    Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceno in Mexico, on 1 October 2024.
    Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceno in Mexico, on 1 October 2024. © Eyepix/NurPhoto via AFP

    The US State Department is investigating allegations of corruption regarding the development of a port in Belize. One of Honduras's richest men has already caught Washington's eye, but now members of the Belizean government are also finding themselves in the crosshairs of US investigators.

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