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US election security in limbo as midterms loom

Office of the election supervisor in Leon County, Florida, where voters for the 2026 midterm elections are registered.
Office of the election supervisor in Leon County, Florida, where voters for the 2026 midterm elections are registered. © USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Electoral fraud and foreign interference may be a major concern for the Trump administration, but resources dedicated to analysing Russian, Chinese, Iranian and North Korean interference have been decimated since the start of the US president's second term.

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France, Iran
Reza Pahlavi's long road to recognition in France

Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 14 February 2026 in Munich.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 14 February 2026 in Munich. © Felix Hörhager/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

The son of Iran's deposed Shah has failed to win over the French establishment, especially French diplomacy which is wary of this divisive figure of the Iranian opposition. Yet this lack of support in France has not prevented Reza Pahlavi from staging a series of carefully orchestrated PR stunts, such as an interview on a prime French TV news show this evening.

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France
Book splits DSGE over author's claims he worked for its 'Bureau'

A general view of the headquarters of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, in Paris.
A general view of the headquarters of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, in Paris. © Martin Bureau/AFP

A recently published book "The day I became a spy", by French author Vincent Crouzet, which recounts his experience as a deep cover agent for France's Directorate-General for External Security, has sparked heated debate among former foreign intelligence agents over the legitimacy of his claims.

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