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France's security interceptions unit feels pinch of staff shortages

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The inter-ministerial GIC (Groupement Interministériel de Contrôle), which operates France's security interceptions, is having trouble filling its ranks as its workload piles up.

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James O'Brien, who served as US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from 2023 to 2025, chairs the Steady State collective.
Spotlight | United States As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign China, North Korea, South Korea Xi-Kim summit: Seoul backs down on denuclearisation
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the Kumsusan State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, 8 June 2026.
China, Netherlands Chinese chipmaker approaches investigators ahead of multi-billion-dollar claim against Netherlands
The HQ of chip manufacturer Nexperia, owned by Chinese group Wingtech, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, on 14 January 2026.
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Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Omdurman, Sudan, on 9 March 2024.
Yemen UAE's abandoned stockpile of weapons finds new users across Yemen
Abu Dhabi established one of its main military bases in southern Yemen at Al-Rayyan Airport. Photo taken on 5 January 2026.
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