Retired Israeli general Zeev Zacharin, now in the business of private security and diamonds, stands accused of taking part in the defrauding of businessman Arcadi Gaydamak. Time will tell if he turns up for his court appearance in Luxembourg.
The proposed US intelligence budget for 2022, currently under review in Congress, further underlines that China has become a top priority, both in the technology race between the two countries and with regards to containment around Taiwan.
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After being called on Israel to rethink its mechanism for transfer donor money to the Gaza Strip, Qatar first thought of using Palestinian banks, but the directors of these refused to avoid potential reprisals from Israel.
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While officially Doha and its neighbours have all been getting along since January, a few sticking points are still being fought behind the scenes, with some suppliers caught in the crosshairs.
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Spurred on by the litigation funder A1, Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency is still going all out to recover assets allegedly stolen from the bankrupt Vneshprombank by Georgy Bedzhamov. But although these moves have worked in Moscow, the courts in London are proving more difficult.
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Ukraine's heavily US-financed defence industry is now looking to secure sales in the US, as exemplified by Trident Defence's US sister company Noology's efforts to tout its Spherical View Radar anti-drone system.
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