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United States
Pentagon's soft power holds strong in ex-USSR countries despite Trump purge

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are hunting down "waste" in US agencies providing support to former Soviet republics keen to break away from Moscow's influence. Meanwhile, the State Department and Pentagon continue to support a highly sensitive programme.

France
Kidnappings and burglaries put LVMH and other firms' security chiefs' on high alert

Recent attacks on CEOs and their families are troubling the security managers of some of France's leading companies, mainly in the luxury sector. Fears that these could increasingly be the target of organised crime are fuelling concerns, against a backdrop of rising social discontent in the country.

The Agencies' Gazette
French prison intelligence, Washington strengthens stance on Beijing, Secrecy at Pakistan's Paris embassy, Death penalty for Chinese officer, DGSE

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

FranceNew director for prison intelligence service

United StatesWhite House reinforces stance on China

FranceThe Pakistan embassy in Paris employee who knew too much

ChinaHigh-ranking PLA officer sentenced to death for spying for the US

FranceDGSE combat swimmers' ammunition bunker to grow

Turkey
Ankara secretly sponsoring Uzbekistan's drone development

Tashkent is developing its tactical drone innovation and production capabilities with active support from Ankara, which is helping train engineers at the Uzbek Lochin state research and production centre.