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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>France : Sea, spies and sun on French Riviera training ground</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/sea-spies-and-sun-on-french-riviera-training-ground,110849719-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tourists are not the only ones enjoying the delights of the Mediterranean during this sweltering month of July. Far from [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/sea-spies-and-sun-on-french-riviera-training-ground,110849719-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : European private capital eyes Ukrainian defence tech</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/european-private-capital-eyes-ukrainian-defence-tech,110849649-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[European private investors are taking a greater interest in Ukrainian military tech companies, Intelligence Online has heard, as the country's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/european-private-capital-eyes-ukrainian-defence-tech,110849649-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia/Ukraine : Border police refuse Ukraine national's entry into France</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/border-police-refuse-ukraine-national-s-entry-into-france,110849565-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Ukrainian national attempting to enter French territory was retained by the PAF border police at the airport in Nice [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/border-police-refuse-ukraine-national-s-entry-into-france,110849565-art</guid></item><item><title>France/North Korea : Paris court upholds forced retirement of Senate official deemed too close to Pyongyang</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/paris-court-upholds-forced-retirement-of-senate-official-deemed-too-close-to-pyongyang,110849298-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French Senate official Benoît Quennedey, who was forced into early retirement in 2023, has seen a Paris court deny his [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/paris-court-upholds-forced-retirement-of-senate-official-deemed-too-close-to-pyongyang,110849298-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Former Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall advising key figure in Cuban influence campaign</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/24/former-trump-lawyer-jesse-binnall-advising-key-figure-in-cuban-influence-campaign,110849595-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Virginia lawyer who has represented Donald Trump, and was recently hired by FBI Director Kash Patel, is now helping [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/24/former-trump-lawyer-jesse-binnall-advising-key-figure-in-cuban-influence-campaign,110849595-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Houthis redeploy assets to bolster Saudi port blockade</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/houthis-redeploy-assets-to-bolster-saudi-port-blockade,110848075-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Houthi rebels have in recent days redeployed naval weapons, missiles and drone launch platforms towards strategic positions on Yemen's western coast overlooking the Red Sea, according to military sources within Yemen's internationally recognised government. New combat systems have also been [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/houthis-redeploy-assets-to-bolster-saudi-port-blockade,110848075-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/Oman/UAE : Chinese fab entrepreneur wooing Oman pursued in Dubai courts by ex-investor</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/chinese-fab-entrepreneur-wooing-oman-pursued-in-dubai-courts-by-ex-investor,110847850-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Chinese tech entrepreneur trying to raise billions of dollars in financing for a semiconductor plant in Oman was pursued [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/chinese-fab-entrepreneur-wooing-oman-pursued-in-dubai-courts-by-ex-investor,110847850-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : Alta Ares facing strong competition from Ukrainian drone firms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/alta-ares-facing-strong-competition-from-ukrainian-drone-firms,110847847-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alta Ares, a French company specialised in embedded artificial intelligence for drones, is finding it difficult to make its mark [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/alta-ares-facing-strong-competition-from-ukrainian-drone-firms,110847847-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Boom in Chinese forged documents turns into espionage issue</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/boom-in-chinese-forged-documents-turns-into-espionage-issue,110847776-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The forged documents market in China has shifted from serving internal migrants to state and corporate systems through counterfeit official [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/boom-in-chinese-forged-documents-turns-into-espionage-issue,110847776-art</guid></item><item><title>France : A former customs intel chief takes reins of customs coastguard directorate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/a-former-customs-intel-chief-takes-reins-of-customs-coastguard-directorate,110847982-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A customs director for the Grand-Est region has been freshly appointed head of the DNGCD National Customs Coastguard Directorate, starting on 1 November.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/a-former-customs-intel-chief-takes-reins-of-customs-coastguard-directorate,110847982-bre</guid></item><item><title>Russia : SVR's economic and industrial intelligence unit appoints new head</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/svr-s-economic-and-industrial-intelligence-unit-appoints-new-head,110847853-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A deputy director of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service has been appointed economic and industrial intelligence chief at the Russian export control commission, amid a reshuffle at the very top of the agency.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/svr-s-economic-and-industrial-intelligence-unit-appoints-new-head,110847853-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Saudi filling 'Empty Quarter' with military tests</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/22/saudi-filling--empty-quarter--with-military-tests,110846594-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[British explorer Wilfred Thesiger, whose travels with Bedouin tribes in the 1940s through the Rub al-Khali he so vividly describes in his excellent book Arabian Sands, could not have imagined that the hostile conditions of the "empty quarter" would one [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/22/saudi-filling--empty-quarter--with-military-tests,110846594-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/UAE/United States : Security at Pernod Ricard, Gryphon Strategies, Lamplighter in Abu Dhabi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/22/security-at-pernod-ricard-gryphon-strategies-lamplighter-in-abu-dhabi,110846613-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris - New security head at Pernod RicardSerge Collignon, who has headed security at the worldwide French wine and spirits [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/22/security-at-pernod-ricard-gryphon-strategies-lamplighter-in-abu-dhabi,110846613-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French wiretap watchdog keeps close eye on services' 'hacking'</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/french-wiretap-watchdog-keeps-close-eye-on-services---hacking,110846722-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The project for France's Groupement Interministériel de Contrôle (GIC) security interceptions unit to centralise data collected through the use of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/french-wiretap-watchdog-keeps-close-eye-on-services---hacking,110846722-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Aleph Networks acquired by French investment fund</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/aleph-networks-acquired-by-french-investment-fund,110846692-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The struggling French firm, Aleph Networks, which specialises in dark web research (DARKINT) and is a service provider to France's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/aleph-networks-acquired-by-french-investment-fund,110846692-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Ma Xingrui, a carefully staged fall to protect the First Lady</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/ma-xingrui-a-carefully-staged-fall-to-protect-the-first-lady,110846597-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approved on 30 June the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's report (CCDI) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/ma-xingrui-a-carefully-staged-fall-to-protect-the-first-lady,110846597-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union : European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/european-commission-gets-intelligence-liaison-officers,110845298-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The plan to set up a dedicated intelligence unit within the European Commission is finally seeing the light of day, albeit at a reduced scale (IO, 30/03/26). According to Intelligence Online sources, the institution headed by Ursula von der Leyen [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/european-commission-gets-intelligence-liaison-officers,110845298-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/UAE : Former French PM Fillon leads way in building Franco-Emirati defence ties</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/former-french-pm-fillon-leads-way-in-building-franco-emirati-defence-ties,110845299-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former French Prime Minister François Fillon, who held that role between 2007 and 2012, appears to increasingly be linked to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/former-french-pm-fillon-leads-way-in-building-franco-emirati-defence-ties,110845299-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Electricity power battle shines a light on Saudi-Emirati divisions in Aden</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/electricity-power-battle-shines-a-light-on-saudi-emirati-divisions-in-aden,110845291-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[By sending equipment in early July to boost the capacity of the power stations in Hadhramaut by 200 megawatts (MW) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/electricity-power-battle-shines-a-light-on-saudi-emirati-divisions-in-aden,110845291-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Washington steps up bolstering of Armenia's security apparatus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/washington-steps-up-bolstering-of-armenia-s-security-apparatus,110845288-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Behind the signing in Washington on 15 July of the framework agreement for the Trump Route for International Peace and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/washington-steps-up-bolstering-of-armenia-s-security-apparatus,110845288-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : LaRouche's Australian followers move closer to Beijing while in campaign against ASIO</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/larouche-s-australian-followers-move-closer-to-beijing-while-in-campaign-against-asio,110845294-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Citizens Party (ACP), the local branch of the radical, cult-like LaRouche Movement founded by the late US citizen [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/larouche-s-australian-followers-move-closer-to-beijing-while-in-campaign-against-asio,110845294-art</guid></item><item><title>UAE : The daughter of Abu Dhabi's spymaster, a future artificial intelligence sheikha</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/20/the-daughter-of-abu-dhabi-s-spymaster-a-future-artificial-intelligence-sheikha,110843425-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unsurprisingly given the sheer volume of high-profile announcements in the field of artificial intelligence in the UAE, the announcement went largely unnoticed. On 13 July, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Inception42, a subsidiary of Group 42 (G42) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/20/the-daughter-of-abu-dhabi-s-spymaster-a-future-artificial-intelligence-sheikha,110843425-eve</guid></item><item><title>Belgium/China/France : Foreign spies celebrate Bastille Day, French DNRT head honoured, Chinese advisers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/20/foreign-spies-celebrate-bastille-day-french-dnrt-head-honoured-chinese-advisers,110843559-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Belgium – Foreign spies enjoy 14 July party in BrusselsSome 700 people were invited by the French Ambassador to Belgium, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/20/foreign-spies-celebrate-bastille-day-french-dnrt-head-honoured-chinese-advisers,110843559-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French public order bill gives intelligence services access to vehicle surveillance</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/20/french-public-order-bill-gives-intelligence-services-access-to-vehicle-surveillance,110843157-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French MPs on 10 July reinstated a clause in a law and order bill giving intelligence services access to data [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/20/french-public-order-bill-gives-intelligence-services-access-to-vehicle-surveillance,110843157-art</guid></item><item><title>Thailand : Hyundai in pole position for Thai frigate contract</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/hyundai-in-pole-position-for-thai-frigate-contract,110843485-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can exclusively reveal the Thai defence ministry's technical ranking of bids to supply a new frigate, with a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/hyundai-in-pole-position-for-thai-frigate-contract,110843485-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : DHS enlists McChrystal Group for fight against drug trafficking networks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/20/dhs-enlists-mcchrystal-group-for-fight-against-drug-trafficking-networks,110843149-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US authorities are turning to the McChrystal Group, founded by American Stanley McChrystal, to help bolster their attempts to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/20/dhs-enlists-mcchrystal-group-for-fight-against-drug-trafficking-networks,110843149-art</guid></item><item><title>Oman : Chinese chip fab entrepreneur inflated delegation to convince Muscat investors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/17/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-inflated-delegation-to-convince-muscat-investors,110842524-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Chinese entrepreneur who attempted to launch a chip fabrication plant in Oman's Salalah freezone with local government investment brought [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/17/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-inflated-delegation-to-convince-muscat-investors,110842524-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : Next Russian ambassador to France still to be named</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/next-russian-ambassador-to-france-still-to-be-named,110842458-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The current Russian ambassador to France Alexei Mechkov is due to return to Moscow by the end of the year. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/next-russian-ambassador-to-france-still-to-be-named,110842458-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany : Philipp Wolff, the strategist driving Germany's intelligence overhaul</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/philipp-wolff-the-strategist-driving-germany-s-intelligence-overhaul,110842455-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[German intelligence coordinator Philipp Wolff's trip to Paris from 6 to 8 July was a whirlwind affair. The visit began [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/philipp-wolff-the-strategist-driving-germany-s-intelligence-overhaul,110842455-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa/France/United States : French start-up 10 Nord partners with US GEOINT leaders to challenge Airbus in Gulf of Guinea</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/french-start-up-10-nord-partners-with-us-geoint-leaders-to-challenge-airbus-in-gulf-of-guinea,110842446-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[By allying itself with US New Space partners, a French start-up specialising in GEOINT (geospatial intelligence), 10 Nord, is trying [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/17/french-start-up-10-nord-partners-with-us-geoint-leaders-to-challenge-airbus-in-gulf-of-guinea,110842446-art</guid></item><item><title>Israel : Black Cube's cast of handlers and operatives</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/17/black-cube-s-cast-of-handlers-and-operatives,110842511-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cyber-spyware specialist, an ex-political lobbyist and a former think tank researcher are among the cast of employees that Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/17/black-cube-s-cast-of-handlers-and-operatives,110842511-art</guid></item><item><title>Lebanon : The key role of Camille Abousleiman in shadow of Salamé's legal affairs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/16/the-key-role-of-camille-abousleiman-in-shadow-of-salame-s-legal-affairs,110841642-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Camille Abousleiman hoped to become the poster boy of Lebanon's financial reform. A renowned lawyer at the firm Dechert and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/16/the-key-role-of-camille-abousleiman-in-shadow-of-salame-s-legal-affairs,110841642-art</guid></item><item><title>Afghanistan/France : Afghan Taliban delegation's strange Paris stopover</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/afghan-taliban-delegation-s-strange-paris-stopover,110841732-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A delegation of Afghan's Taliban, which visited Brussels in late June, did not fly home from the Belgium capital, but [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/afghan-taliban-delegation-s-strange-paris-stopover,110841732-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine/United Kingdom/United States : Shark Marine Technologies equipping Ukrainian combat swimmers in the Black Sea</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/shark-marine-technologies-equipping-ukrainian-combat-swimmers-in-the-black-sea,110841709-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian combat swimmers are boosting their underwater reconnaissance capabilities in the Black Sea. According to local security sources, equipment developed [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/shark-marine-technologies-equipping-ukrainian-combat-swimmers-in-the-black-sea,110841709-art</guid></item><item><title>Romania/Slovenia/Ukraine : Black Cube, Eastern Europe and the question of electoral interference</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/black-cube-eastern-europe-and-the-question-of-electoral-interference,110841626-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In January 2019, a few months ahead of the Ukrainian presidential election, a Black Cube employee presenting himself as Alexander walked [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/16/black-cube-eastern-europe-and-the-question-of-electoral-interference,110841626-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Myanmar : Xi turns up the heat on Myanmar in bid to stop junta seeking alternative support</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/16/xi-turns-up-the-heat-on-myanmar-in-bid-to-stop-junta-seeking-alternative-support,110841698-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is convinced that, to effectively crack down on scam centers in Myanmar, the police and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/16/xi-turns-up-the-heat-on-myanmar-in-bid-to-stop-junta-seeking-alternative-support,110841698-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Syria : French corporate intelligence seeks Damascus foothold</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/15/french-corporate-intelligence-seeks-damascus-foothold,110840952-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The economic delegation that accompanied President Emmanuel Macron to Damascus on 6 and 7 July included the former head of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/15/french-corporate-intelligence-seeks-damascus-foothold,110840952-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom/United States : Ex-gendarme at Saint-Gobain, K2, Verbatim Investigations</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/15/ex-gendarme-at-saint-gobain-k2-verbatim-investigations,110840948-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris – New security director at Saint-GobainGendarme Louis Rose, who has been in charge of security at the French building [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/15/ex-gendarme-at-saint-gobain-k2-verbatim-investigations,110840948-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union : EU's satellite centre goes from strength to strength</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/15/eu-s-satellite-centre-goes-from-strength-to-strength,110840999-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The director of the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), Rear Admiral Louis Tillier, urged representatives of EU member states gathered [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/15/eu-s-satellite-centre-goes-from-strength-to-strength,110840999-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : AUKUS proves magnet for spies and saboteurs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/15/aukus-proves-magnet-for-spies-and-saboteurs,110840998-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Australia's domestic intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), has identified concrete threats targeting AUKUS. Several of Intelligence Online's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/15/aukus-proves-magnet-for-spies-and-saboteurs,110840998-art</guid></item><item><title>Paraguay/Uruguay : Black Cube, business and politics in Latin America</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/15/black-cube-business-and-politics-in-latin-america,110840945-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 2024 Uruguayan elections set alarm bells ringing across the international business community in Montevideo. Ahead of the poll, constitutional [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/15/black-cube-business-and-politics-in-latin-america,110840945-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Diplomats and DGSE Iran expert awarded Legion of Honour</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/15/diplomats-and-dgse-iran-expert-awarded-legion-of-honour,110840970-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among the 619 civilian names in France's 14 July Legion of Honour list, Intelligence Online identified two diplomats who have been working tirelessly on the Iran issue for some months, as well as a specialist in weapons technology, herself also an Iran expert.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/15/diplomats-and-dgse-iran-expert-awarded-legion-of-honour,110840970-bre</guid></item><item><title>Germany/Poland : European capitals eye top jobs at Europol and Frontex</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/14/european-capitals-eye-top-jobs-at-europol-and-frontex,110840198-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Germany expressed an interest in heading up three European agencies: Europol, responsible for police cooperation (IO, 23/04/26), Frontex, dedicated to border control within the European Union (EU), and eu-Lisa, specialised in the management of large-scale IT systems. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/14/european-capitals-eye-top-jobs-at-europol-and-frontex,110840198-eve</guid></item><item><title>Europe/Iraq : European prosecutors secure access to Iraq's Islamic State database</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/14/european-prosecutors-secure-access-to-iraq-s-islamic-state-database,110840177-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[An agreement signed in The Hague on 30 June between Iraq's National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation (NCIJC) and the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/14/european-prosecutors-secure-access-to-iraq-s-islamic-state-database,110840177-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany/Russia : German firm Kartina Digital providing access in EU to sanctioned Russian TV channels</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/14/german-firm-kartina-digital-providing-access-in-eu-to-sanctioned-russian-tv-channels,110840190-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kartina TV, a leading Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) provider of Russian-language channels aimed at the diaspora, is operated from within [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/14/german-firm-kartina-digital-providing-access-in-eu-to-sanctioned-russian-tv-channels,110840190-art</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : Judicial showdown over China-US data centre in Ohio</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/14/judicial-showdown-over-china-us-data-centre-in-ohio,110840178-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Icelandic national Stefan Wathne, who was prosecuted in 2008 for alleged money-laundering in connection with the production of lysergic acid [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/14/judicial-showdown-over-china-us-data-centre-in-ohio,110840178-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Pentagon sends US naval consultant to strengthen Tuvalu's naval doctrine</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/14/pentagon-sends-us-naval-consultant-to-strengthen-tuvalu-s-naval-doctrine,110840189-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon has sent a naval consultant to the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu at the request of the island's police force.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/14/pentagon-sends-us-naval-consultant-to-strengthen-tuvalu-s-naval-doctrine,110840189-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Saudi football clubs expect wave of player lawsuits after budgets slashed</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/13/saudi-football-clubs-expect-wave-of-player-lawsuits-after-budgets-slashed,110839130-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The boards of several clubs in football's Saudi Pro League (SPL) are already bracing themselves for a wave of contractual legal disputes during the 2026–2027 season, according to Intelligence Online sources. This is because the clubs will be unable to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/13/saudi-football-clubs-expect-wave-of-player-lawsuits-after-budgets-slashed,110839130-eve</guid></item><item><title>Cambodia/China/France/Syria : Syria's Paris embassy, Cambodian 'researchers', China's ideology, Interpol</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/13/syria-s-paris-embassy-cambodian--researchers--china-s-ideology-interpol,110839131-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France/Syria – Paris embassy still awaiting new ambassador During Emmanuel Macron's 6 July visit to Damascus (IO, 03/07/26), the French president [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/13/syria-s-paris-embassy-cambodian--researchers--china-s-ideology-interpol,110839131-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukraine air defences struggle against Russia's jet-powered drones</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/ukraine-air-defences-struggle-against-russia-s-jet-powered-drones,110839087-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Russia's jet-powered Geran-5 drones have become a formidable presence in the skies over Kyiv in recent days. Faster than previous [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/ukraine-air-defences-struggle-against-russia-s-jet-powered-drones,110839087-art</guid></item></channel></rss>