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    China
    Xi's military purge extends to expat families

    Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 3 September 2025.
    Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 3 September 2025. © Xie Huanchi/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

    The story behind China's latest purge (2/2) – The turmoil within the Central Military Commission is the result of a long-term political strategy. The accompanying anti-corruption campaign against those whose families live abroad is beginning to have a serious impact on the People's Liberation Army.

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    France, Ukraine
    Paris-Kyiv military cooperation enters new phase with French AI systems aboard Ukrainian drones

    French President Emmanuel Macron (right) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, on 6 January 2026.
    French President Emmanuel Macron (right) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, on 6 January 2026. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

    Paris and Kyiv have formalised a new phase in their military and industrial cooperation. Several agreements on offensive and defensive drones are to be signed within the framework of the French-Ukrainian Business Council.

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    France
    Where are Harmattan AI's French drones manufactured?

    A shipment of Sonora drones from Harmattan AI bearing the words ‘Made in Vietnam’.
    A shipment of Sonora drones from Harmattan AI bearing the words ‘Made in Vietnam’. © Intelligence Online

    Intelligence Online has obtained photographs of boxes of SONORA drones made by Harmattan AI for the French military. However, despite the company's PR highlighting domestic manufacturing, the boxes are stamped ‘Made in Vietnam'. The firm however claims that its drones are made in France and that only the packaging comes from Hanoi.

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