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Spotlight UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM Issue dated 25/01/2017

Trump report : a cold shower for intelligence sector

US President Donald Trump Speaks At The CIA Headquarters on Jan. 21, 2017 / Gettyimages - Bloomberg

The dodgy report on Donald Trump’s ties with Russia has caused embarrassment in the small world of government and private intelligence. [...] (572 words)

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