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France
Emmanuel Macron's ex-classmates vie for strategic London embassy job

The choice of who will be France's next ambassador to London is proving to be a difficult one for President Emmanuel Macron.

The Agencies' Gazette
US agencies hiring, Élysée Palace foreign unit changes, Vietnam PM post between two, PNAT loses in court

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

United StatesMajor agencies resume gradual recruitment

FranceGulf ambassador gears up for Élysée Palace post

VietnamPower struggle for PM position

FranceCourt overturns refusal to grant clearance to PNAT contract worker

France
Debate over phone hacking by DGSI raised as results disappoint

The use of phone hacking by the French DGSI domestic security agency is not as successful as hoped, giving weight to those arguing for more regulated access to encrypted communications in the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

Cambodia
Russian-funded nuclear information centre project in Cambodia stalls

Phnom Penh would like to curb Moscow's influence on its future nuclear projects, regardless of the joint working committee meeting recently held between the two countries.

Iran, Ukraine
Ukrainian spies play role in US-Israeli plans for Iran

Ukraine's GUR military intelligence service has offered its assistance to its Israeli and American counterparts on the Iranian issue. Israel and Ukraine both face the same Iranian-Russian technological threat.

France, Lebanon
French naturalisation refused for entrepreneur deemed too close to Hezbollah

The Nantes Administrative Court has ruled in line with the French interior ministry, confirming the refusal to grant naturalisation to a Lebanese-born CEO of a company based in France. The decision was based on his links to Hezbollah, as noted in an unsigned memo.

Thailand, UAE
Israeli private investigator arrested after death of crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak

The investigation into the murders of the Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his wife has led to several people being taken into custody. Among them is a well-known figure in the private investigation industry in Southeast Asia.