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France
Fifteen years on, Renault's 'fake spy' case could close with plea bargain

Dominique Gevrey, the central figure in the French carmaker's spy hoax scandal involving accusations of Chinese espionage, could choose to plead guilty. That would bring an end to a case that shook Renault and threatened to spark a diplomatic crisis with Beijing.

Turkey
Turkish gendarmes prepare for activation of Russian-built nuclear plant

The Turkish gendarmerie detachment responsible for security at the future Akkuyu nuclear power plant conducted a new nuclear risk training exercise with the army's CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) command last week.

Libya
EU court rejects compensation plea of former GardaWorld and Amarante International staff in Libya

Two private security agents arrested in Libya in 2023 accused the European Union EUBAM mission of failing to obtain the licences needed to protect them during the mission. The EU Court of Justice has rejected their appeal.

United Kingdom
Libyan family members sue MI6 in London High Court

Solicitors firm Birnberg Peirce is leading a Libyan family's complaint against five UK government bodies, including intelligence agencies and the Attorney General's Office, in a new action filed at the King's Bench Division.

France
French interior ministry set for new police, intel appointments

France's interior ministry is making several strategic appointments within the police and domestic intelligence. Intelligence Online reveals the details of this game of musical chairs.

Ukraine
Secretive D-2 unit at heart of anti-corruption agency storm

The alleged espionage affair that is turning into a political crisis in Kyiv has its epicentre in the so-called D-2 unit of the NABU anti-corruption bureau. This highly secretive outfit conducts investigations into Ukraine's most politically sensitive cases.

The Intelligence Gazette
French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

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

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations

The Intelligence Gazette
Service Action, US budget, Pro-Orban think-tank, Royal United Services Institute

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

FranceChange of guard at DGSE Cercottes camp

USSharp rise in intelligence budget requests

EuropePro-Orban influence network to condemn 'European propaganda machines' in Brussels

United KingdomBritain's great and good at RUSI international law talk