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    Spotlight | France, Iran, United States
    The 'Great Things' Macron hopes to do with Trump on Iran

    French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 13 October 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 13 October 2025. © Yoan Valat/Pool/POOL/EPA/MaxPPP

    Intelligence Online can reveal that a text from Emmanuel Macron to Donald Trump, posted on the US president's TruthSocial account on 20 January and in which he wrote "We can do great things on Iran", the French leader was alluding to the arrival of a French warship off the coast of Iran.

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    Spymaster | Ukraine
    Yevhenii Khmara, a hands-on leader for Ukraine's SBU amid Western concerns

    The new head of the SBU Yevhenii Khmara attends his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
    The new head of the SBU Yevhenii Khmara attends his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. © Ukrainian Presidential Office

    Yevhenii Khmara's appointment to head Ukraine's domestic intelligence comes after a period of institutional turmoil in Kyiv. A former commander of the Alpha special forces unit, he represents an operational refocusing of the SBU, whose internal dynamics remain closely watched by Western partners.

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    Ukraine, United Kingdom
    London liaising with Kyiv on how to speed up defence exports

    Minister of State Douglas Alexander recently told British parliamentarians that, given the nature of exports to Ukraine, the Export Control Joint Unit was facing longer assessments.
    Minister of State Douglas Alexander recently told British parliamentarians that, given the nature of exports to Ukraine, the Export Control Joint Unit was facing longer assessments. © Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire via Reuters Connect

    With recent figures showing long waiting times for the processing of Ukraine-related export applications, UK trade and defence officials have set up a dedicated liaison with Kyiv to understand what products are most needed.

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    China
    Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

    Zhang Shengmin is the only remaining operational member of China's Central Military Commission alongside President Xi Jinping.
    Zhang Shengmin is the only remaining operational member of China's Central Military Commission alongside President Xi Jinping. © Florence Lo/Reuters

    A wave of 17 arrests coordinated by China's Ministry of Public Security heralds a profound restructuring of the Central Military Commission as Xi Jinping further consolidates his grip on the People's Liberation Army.

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    France, Russia
    Details of French navy's interception of Russian ghost fleet tanker revealed

    A photo released on 22 January 2026 of a French navy operation to capture Russian cargo ship Grinch, on the Alboran Sea in the Mediterranean.
    A photo released on 22 January 2026 of a French navy operation to capture Russian cargo ship Grinch, on the Alboran Sea in the Mediterranean. © État-major des armées/France/Handout via Reuters

    Intelligence Online has learned some key information about the French navy's 22 January operation to seize a Russian oil tanker, suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, on the high seas.

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