Published on 06/03/26 at 14:00 GMT: President Donald Trump has warned Kurdish leaders in Iraq that US funding for security forces could be cut if they do not help US and Israeli war efforts against the Iranian regime.
Published on 06/03/26 at 12:45 GMT: In the hope of regaining control over Hezbollah, the Lebanese army has asked Paris to rapidly supply it with military equipment. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv is threatening to intervene on a large scale if Beirut fails to tame the Iran-backed militia.
Reports commissioned by the Chinese president’s research office during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Beijing delivered blunt assessments on the future of ties with Europe: relations are set to deteriorate but pragmatic cooperation remains possible with Germany, Italy and the UK.
Several units linked to Ukrainian military intelligence and made up of volunteers from South America stand accused of crimes committed against their own members. The alleged abuses have sparked fear and confusion among the ranks, and also caused embarrassment for the GUR leadership.
The war in Iran has put negotiations on the war in Ukraine onto the back burner. Taking advantage of the window of opportunity presented by the Israeli-US strikes, Russia is pushing its diplomatic agenda, going so far as to propose a trilateral meeting in Moscow.
The powerful head of the Investigative Committee, who met the Kremlin leader over half a century ago, is a regime stalwart. In office for 15 years, Alexander Bastrykin has brought oligarchs to heel, handled a slew of sensitive dossiers, and is now at the vanguard of defending the invasion of Ukraine.
A mega investment by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund made app building company Builder.ai one of the UK’s rare tech unicorns, but reputational problems contributed to the company’s dramatic collapse last June. Senior figures close to the QIA are said to be investigating.
On multiple occasions, French diplomatic officials reporting cases of harassment have found themselves subject to disciplinary proceedings or sidelined.
Published on 05/03/26 at 11:20 GMT: General Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Fabien Mandon is set to fly out to the Lebanese capital today 5 March at the request of Emmanuel Macron. He may stop over in Tel Aviv on the way.
Washington led a secret large-scale technological operation to stage its deadly raid against Mexican drug lord El Mencho on 22 February. MQ-9 Reaper drones on SIGINT missions, USSOCOM operators, the CIA’s Action Service unit and Palantir’s analytical tools were all mobilised to mount an unprecedented cross-border manhunt.
In contrast to the aggressive stance it took last year, the Yemeni militia has turned to strengthening its defences. The rebels began doing this even before the Israeli-US strikes on Iran.
In the spring of 2024, the now bankrupt app-building company commissioned private spies to probe whether it was the target of an influence operation. As part of their work, operatives targeted Financial Times reporters and attempted to infiltrate the FT newsroom.
Rather than pressing Hong Kong researchers to write reports for the Party, Xi Jinping has decided to rely more heavily on Our Hong Kong Foundation to secure the loyalty of intellectuals willing to serve it. Substantial grants have been set aside for outstanding academics.
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