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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>France/Syria : Several CAC 40 leaders set to join Macron in Damascus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/several-cac-40-leaders-set-to-join-macron-in-damascus,110835436-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several French business heavyweights will join the French delegation heading to Damascus with French President Emmanuel Macron next week. Those [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/several-cac-40-leaders-set-to-join-macron-in-damascus,110835436-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Behind the launch of the new Houthi militia styled after Iran's Basij</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/behind-the-launch-of-the-new-houthi-militia-styled-after-iran-s-basij,110834929-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[To stem simmering discontent among their ranks, the Houthis announced the launch on 24 June of a new internal body, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/behind-the-launch-of-the-new-houthi-militia-styled-after-iran-s-basij,110834929-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Pro-Russian officer names himself head of France's army history centre</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/pro-russian-officer-names-himself-head-of-france-s-army-history-centre,110834922-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is some confusion within the French military. The French army is in the middle of reorganising its historical research [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/pro-russian-officer-names-himself-head-of-france-s-army-history-centre,110834922-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : Canberra reviews funding for defence think-tank ASPI, Beijing's bête noire</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/canberra-reviews-funding-for-defence-think-tank-aspi-beijing-s-bete-noire,110834870-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online has gained insights into the consequences of the Australian defence ministry's funding review for leading defence think-tank Australian [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/canberra-reviews-funding-for-defence-think-tank-aspi-beijing-s-bete-noire,110834870-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Joshua Rudd, US special forces officer nursing NSA back to health</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/03/joshua-rudd-us-special-forces-officer-nursing-nsa-back-to-health,110834923-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since taking up his posts as both head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and of the US Cyber Command [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/03/joshua-rudd-us-special-forces-officer-nursing-nsa-back-to-health,110834923-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Head of PM's military cabinet set for General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/head-of-pm-s-military-cabinet-set-for-general-inspectorate-of-the-armed-forces,110834907-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[General Jean-Christophe Béchon, head of the French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s military cabinet is widely tipped to be appointed to the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces (IGA).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/head-of-pm-s-military-cabinet-set-for-general-inspectorate-of-the-armed-forces,110834907-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : US-Saudi strategic rare earths project stalled pending resolution of regional tensions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/us-saudi-strategic-rare-earths-project-stalled-pending-resolution-of-regional-tensions,110834099-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[US-Saudi plans to build a rare earth metals refinery in Saudi Arabia, part of strategic efforts by Washington to re-order [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/us-saudi-strategic-rare-earths-project-stalled-pending-resolution-of-regional-tensions,110834099-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French services' former dark web champion Aleph Networks on the market</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/french-services--former-dark-web-champion-aleph-networks-on-the-market,110834109-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The commercial court of Villefranche-Tarare in the French department of Rhône will rule on 9 July as to who will [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/french-services--former-dark-web-champion-aleph-networks-on-the-market,110834109-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Paris to appoint clutch of new security attachés in coming months</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/paris-to-appoint-clutch-of-new-security-attaches-in-coming-months,110834100-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[New French internal security attachés will be appointed this summer in Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and Uzbekistan. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/paris-to-appoint-clutch-of-new-security-attaches-in-coming-months,110834100-art</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia/Malaysia/Philippines : Frontline losses force Russian military to hunt for soldiers in Southeast Asia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/frontline-losses-force-russian-military-to-hunt-for-soldiers-in-southeast-asia,110834076-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recruitment ads for Russian armed forces have been proliferating on Malaysian and Indonesian social media over the past few months. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/frontline-losses-force-russian-military-to-hunt-for-soldiers-in-southeast-asia,110834076-art</guid></item><item><title>Bangladesh/Myanmar : Sittwe siege sparks diplomatic manoeuvring around rebel Arakan Army</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/02/sittwe-siege-sparks-diplomatic-manoeuvring-around-rebel-arakan-army,110834106-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bangladesh's National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency is looking for a place to host the commander of the rebel Arakan Army [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/02/sittwe-siege-sparks-diplomatic-manoeuvring-around-rebel-arakan-army,110834106-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/beijing-starts-recomposing-central-military-commission,110833865-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The concert held on 29 June in Beijing for the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also marked the start of negotiations concerning appointments to the Central Military Commission (CMC). Four senior figures led the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/beijing-starts-recomposing-central-military-commission,110833865-eve</guid></item><item><title>Australia : Canberra's internal debate over AUKUS laid bare at ASPI Defence Conference</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/canberra-s-internal-debate-over-aukus-laid-bare-at-aspi-defence-conference,110833320-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA["AUKUS is happening." Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles repeated this phrase no fewer than four times at the latest Defence Conference organised by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on 25 June. But Marles' utterance seemed more like an attempt to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/canberra-s-internal-debate-over-aukus-laid-bare-at-aspi-defence-conference,110833320-eve</guid></item><item><title>Taiwan/United Kingdom/United States : Alvarez &amp; Marsal build sports practice, Turkish-UK embassy hires lobbyist, Taiwan aims for US Congress</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/01/alvarez--marsal-build-sports-practice-turkish-uk-embassy-hires-lobbyist-taiwan-aims-for-us-congress,110833250-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[London – Alvarez & Marsal poaches sports investigators from Ankura Alvarez & Marsal has poached London-based sports investigations specialists Felix Vetter [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/01/alvarez--marsal-build-sports-practice-turkish-uk-embassy-hires-lobbyist-taiwan-aims-for-us-congress,110833250-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukraine's SBU investigates claims that pro-Russian oligarchs funded  Navalny's NGO</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/ukraine-s-sbu-investigates-claims-that-pro-russian-oligarchs-funded--navalny-s-ngo,110833336-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's SBU is investigating whether or not a member of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), founded by Russia's most famous opposition [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/ukraine-s-sbu-investigates-claims-that-pro-russian-oligarchs-funded--navalny-s-ngo,110833336-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Thanks to Trump, CIA boss Ratcliffe expands hold on US intelligence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/01/thanks-to-trump-cia-boss-ratcliffe-expands-hold-on-us-intelligence,110833315-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eighteen months after taking over at the helm of the CIA, John Ratcliffe has managed largely to sideline the director [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/01/thanks-to-trump-cia-boss-ratcliffe-expands-hold-on-us-intelligence,110833315-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Former DGSE boss preps new French ambassadors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/former-dgse-boss-preps-new-french-ambassadors,110833294-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freshly-appointed ambassadors, who will shortly be stepping into their new role for the first time, were invited to the French foreign ministry on 29 June to hear a speech by a distinguished former diplomat.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/former-dgse-boss-preps-new-french-ambassadors,110833294-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : French billionaire's Russian media darling played in film glorifying FSB</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/french-billionaire-s-russian-media-darling-played-in-film-glorifying-fsb,110830728-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under the name Ksenia Borchik, the former head of RT France television channel, Xenia Fedorova, is credited with a role – albeit a minor one – in the 2004 Russian film "Countdown". The film centres on a hero in the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/french-billionaire-s-russian-media-darling-played-in-film-glorifying-fsb,110830728-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Iran/United States : Paris secures a seat at Iran-US negotiating table</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/paris-secures-a-seat-at-iran-us-negotiating-table,110832459-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US negotiating team led by Vice-President JD Vance, and the Iranian team headed by Mohammad Qalibaf, are due to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/paris-secures-a-seat-at-iran-us-negotiating-table,110832459-art</guid></item><item><title>UAE : Turmoil reigns within Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohammed's R&amp;D defence ecosystem</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/turmoil-reigns-within-crown-prince-khaled-bin-mohammed-s-rd-defence-ecosystem,110832404-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online understands that the Technology Innovation Institute's (TII) Secure Systems Research Center has closed its doors. The centre, which [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/turmoil-reigns-within-crown-prince-khaled-bin-mohammed-s-rd-defence-ecosystem,110832404-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/South Korea/United States : Seoul's future nuclear sub programme, a better deal than AUKUS?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/30/seoul-s-future-nuclear-sub-programme-a-better-deal-than-aukus,110832409-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Following lengthy negotiations with various parties regarding its future nuclear-powered submarines, South Korea has once again taken a pragmatic approach [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/30/seoul-s-future-nuclear-sub-programme-a-better-deal-than-aukus,110832409-art</guid></item><item><title>France : DGSI to reshuffle its top brass</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/dgsi-to-reshuffle-its-top-brass,110832352-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three key roles are currently vacant at France's DGSI domestic intelligence service, Intelligence Online has learned.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/dgsi-to-reshuffle-its-top-brass,110832352-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/United States : FBI, Homeland Security pressure Europe over immigration</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/29/fbi-homeland-security-pressure-europe-over-immigration,110830927-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Melissa K.R., an attaché from the investigative branch of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has become a familiar name across the different French police immigration control bodies. Having  arrived a few months ago at the US embassy in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/29/fbi-homeland-security-pressure-europe-over-immigration,110830927-eve</guid></item><item><title>Belgium/France/United States : US anti-narco taskforces, Belgian intel coordination, CNCTR and third-party service</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/29/us-anti-narco-taskforces-belgian-intel-coordination-cnctr-and-third-party-service,110830894-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[US – Congressional scrutiny of Trump's anti-drug task forcesA report by the Congressional Research Service has found that the network [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/29/us-anti-narco-taskforces-belgian-intel-coordination-cnctr-and-third-party-service,110830894-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : Ukraine's Azov welcomed at Eurosatory despite ideological baggage</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/29/ukraine-s-azov-welcomed-at-eurosatory-despite-ideological-baggage,110831002-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 1st Azov Corps was welcomed with great fanfare at one of Europe's largest land defence and security trade fairs, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/29/ukraine-s-azov-welcomed-at-eurosatory-despite-ideological-baggage,110831002-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : EOS Technologie behind Paris's covert operations in Ukraine</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/29/eos-technologie-behind-paris-s-covert-operations-in-ukraine,110830930-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The company EOS Technologie, based near Grenoble in southeastern France, is making inroads in Ukraine. Working in close collaboration with [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/29/eos-technologie-behind-paris-s-covert-operations-in-ukraine,110830930-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Thailand : Macron picks married couple to spearhead plans for strategic French-Thai partnership in Bangkok</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/macron-picks-married-couple-to-spearhead-plans-for-strategic-french-thai-partnership-in-bangkok,110830854-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron intends to appoint married couple François Vandeville and Victoire Vandeville to front France's diplomatic push in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/macron-picks-married-couple-to-spearhead-plans-for-strategic-french-thai-partnership-in-bangkok,110830854-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Western firms taking part in construction of strategic airport in Marib</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/26/western-firms-taking-part-in-construction-of-strategic-airport-in-marib,110820105-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[An international airport, due to open in early 2027, is currently being built a dozen kilometres north of the city [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/26/western-firms-taking-part-in-construction-of-strategic-airport-in-marib,110820105-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Europe : Funky Monkey, the Brussels pub popular with European diplomats and Chinese state media</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/26/funky-monkey-the-brussels-pub-popular-with-european-diplomats-and-chinese-state-media,110820048-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[While European institutions are beginning to wake up to the multifaceted threats from China (see our Deep Dive), there remain [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/26/funky-monkey-the-brussels-pub-popular-with-european-diplomats-and-chinese-state-media,110820048-art</guid></item><item><title>France : DGSI investigates IT assistant at General Secretariat for European Affairs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/26/dgsi-investigates-it-assistant-at-general-secretariat-for-european-affairs,110820104-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Interdit d'accès aux documents classifiés “Secret” en octobre 2023, un assistant informatique a vu son recours devant le tribunal administratif rejeté le 11 juin.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/26/dgsi-investigates-it-assistant-at-general-secretariat-for-european-affairs,110820104-bre</guid></item><item><title>China/France/United States : Beijing pressures Paris over Chinese businessman arrested in France at Washington's request</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/beijing-pressures-paris-over-chinese-businessman-arrested-in-france-at-washington-s-request,110820099-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Chinese national was arrested in France on 14 April following an extradition request from the US authorities. Beijing is now putting pressure on Paris to block the proceedings.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/beijing-pressures-paris-over-chinese-businessman-arrested-in-france-at-washington-s-request,110820099-bre</guid></item><item><title>France : International comms surveillance: interceptions watchdog gets technical boost from DGSE</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/international-comms-surveillance-interceptions-watchdog-gets-technical-boost-from-dgse,110819969-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The president of France's CNCTR independent interception watchdog, Vincent Mazauric, concluded in the body's tenth activity report (IO, 20/02/26) that [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/international-comms-surveillance-interceptions-watchdog-gets-technical-boost-from-dgse,110819969-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Turkey/Ukraine : Turkish hub at heart of Ukraine and Europe's hunt for Russia's shadow fleet</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/25/turkish-hub-at-heart-of-ukraine-and-europe-s-hunt-for-russia-s-shadow-fleet,110819132-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The inclusion on 15 June of Istanbul-based shipping company EMT Gemi İşletmeciliği AS on the European Union sanctions list was a step up by Brussels to curb the trade in Russian oil. But as Intelligence Online can reveal, EMT Gemi [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/25/turkish-hub-at-heart-of-ukraine-and-europe-s-hunt-for-russia-s-shadow-fleet,110819132-eve</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Future Saudi shipbuilder Sofon goes hunting for shipyards</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/25/future-saudi-shipbuilder-sofon-goes-hunting-for-shipyards,110819135-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sofon Industries, the Saudi company set up by the oil firm Aramco to establish a sovereign shipbuilding industry in the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/25/future-saudi-shipbuilder-sofon-goes-hunting-for-shipyards,110819135-art</guid></item><item><title>Sweden/Ukraine : Stockholm's rising role in Ukraine's Black Sea naval war</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/stockholm-s-rising-role-in-ukraine-s-black-sea-naval-war,110819191-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The naval drone war that has been unfolding in the Black Sea since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/stockholm-s-rising-role-in-ukraine-s-black-sea-naval-war,110819191-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/25/bill-pulte-goes-after-tulsi-gabbard-s-inner-circle-at-odni,110819266-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The White House has handed the new acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte a clear road map, calling [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/25/bill-pulte-goes-after-tulsi-gabbard-s-inner-circle-at-odni,110819266-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia : FSO expands security around Vladimir Putin's residences</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/fso-expands-security-around-vladimir-putin-s-residences,110819279-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[With Russia increasingly threatened by drone strikes from Ukraine, the FSO security service has quietly taken measures to strengthen security at residences where President Vladimir Putin is likely to be staying.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/25/fso-expands-security-around-vladimir-putin-s-residences,110819279-bre</guid></item><item><title>Jordan/United States : Amman speeds up plans to upgrade F-16 fleet amid regional tensions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/24/amman-speeds-up-plans-to-upgrade-f-16-fleet-amid-regional-tensions,110818284-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) is set to receive over the next two weeks the final briefing on the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/24/amman-speeds-up-plans-to-upgrade-f-16-fleet-amid-regional-tensions,110818284-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United States : Ex-ADIT employee teams with Surcouf, CIA Asia veteran, International SOS</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/24/ex-adit-employee-teams-with-surcouf-cia-asia-veteran-international-sos,110818210-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris - Former ADIT member joins forces with French intel experts on AfricaThe French corporate intelligence community has welcomed a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/24/ex-adit-employee-teams-with-surcouf-cia-asia-veteran-international-sos,110818210-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : French cyber defence regiment sending specialists to learn in Ukraine</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/24/french-cyber-defence-regiment-sending-specialists-to-learn-in-ukraine,110818271-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soldiers from France's cyber defence regiment have spent the last few months working alongside the main Ukrainian bodies responsible for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/24/french-cyber-defence-regiment-sending-specialists-to-learn-in-ukraine,110818271-art</guid></item><item><title>Vietnam : Hanoi looks to Canada's Open Text to bolster cyber security</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/24/hanoi-looks-to-canada-s-open-text-to-bolster-cyber-security,110818273-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese defence ministry's cyber specialist Command 86 is counting on Canada to secure its information systems. In early June, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/24/hanoi-looks-to-canada-s-open-text-to-bolster-cyber-security,110818273-art</guid></item><item><title>Haiti/United States : Haitian think-tank hires Mercury to lobby Washington</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/24/haitian-think-tank-hires-mercury-to-lobby-washington,110818272-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Haitian think-tank Institut Macaya, which is staffed by wealthy businessmen with connections to the country, has hired former Louisiana Republican [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/24/haitian-think-tank-hires-mercury-to-lobby-washington,110818272-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Race is on to find new DRM military intelligence chief</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/23/race-is-on-to-find-new-drm-military-intelligence-chief,110818363-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who will succeed General Jacques Langlade de Montgros as head of France's DRM military intelligence? The question has set tongues [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/23/race-is-on-to-find-new-drm-military-intelligence-chief,110818363-art</guid></item><item><title>United States/Vatican : Ex-CIA agents claim security contracts with 'Vatican' stamp</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/23/ex-cia-agents-claim-security-contracts-with--vatican--stamp,110817486-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former CIA National Clandestine Service (NCS) officer turned spy novelist Delbert Roll joined newly established US private security and intelligence firm VORDR International at the start of the month.After postings in Afghanistan, South Korea and southern Africa, Roll is the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/23/ex-cia-agents-claim-security-contracts-with--vatican--stamp,110817486-eve</guid></item><item><title>Oman/United States : Muscat enlists Washington's help to monitor Strait of Hormuz</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/23/muscat-enlists-washington-s-help-to-monitor-strait-of-hormuz,110817496-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the height of the Iran-US standoff last month, the Pentagon received a request from the Royal Navy of Oman [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/23/muscat-enlists-washington-s-help-to-monitor-strait-of-hormuz,110817496-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Leading French private intel firm offered to 'bring DGSE spymaster' to one of its clients</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/23/leading-french-private-intel-firm-offered-to--bring-dgse-spymaster--to-one-of-its-clients,110817495-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A ruling handed down by the Paris court of appeal at the end of May sheds interesting light on services [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/23/leading-french-private-intel-firm-offered-to--bring-dgse-spymaster--to-one-of-its-clients,110817495-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Europe/Taiwan/United States : Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/23/beijing-toughens-stance-on-taiwan-and-hong-kong-s-non-us-foreign-supporters,110817448-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump's ambiguity on the Taiwan issue has prompted Chinese leader Xi Jinping to embark on a quiet [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/06/23/beijing-toughens-stance-on-taiwan-and-hong-kong-s-non-us-foreign-supporters,110817448-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom/United States : Washington beefs up London embassy staff regardless of Trump-Starmer spat</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/23/washington-beefs-up-london-embassy-staff-regardless-of-trump-starmer-spat,110817353-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump may currently have issues with the departing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stating that he is "very disappointed" [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/06/23/washington-beefs-up-london-embassy-staff-regardless-of-trump-starmer-spat,110817353-art</guid></item><item><title>Qatar/United Kingdom : Qatar sovereign fund summons corporate spooks for briefing on collapsed tech group</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/22/qatar-sovereign-fund-summons-corporate-spooks-for-briefing-on-collapsed-tech-group,110816316-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Qatar Investment Authority is due to host financial investigators in Doha this week for a briefing on the collapse of Builder.ai, the app-building start-up for which QIA led a $250m funding round in 2023, Intelligence Online has learned. The [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/22/qatar-sovereign-fund-summons-corporate-spooks-for-briefing-on-collapsed-tech-group,110816316-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/France/United Kingdom/United States : UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/22/uk-chinese-embassy-us-riot-support-gao-management-lessons-xi-s-manoeuvres-franco-vietnamese-vulnerability,110816362-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[UK/China – Beijing strengthens London defence missionThe Chinese embassy in London has in recent weeks welcomed a new defence attaché [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/06/22/uk-chinese-embassy-us-riot-support-gao-management-lessons-xi-s-manoeuvres-franco-vietnamese-vulnerability,110816362-art</guid></item></channel></rss>