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    Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
    'Only', Kyiv's secret strip club for spies, mafia figures and Western contractors

    On the right, one of the strippers at Only. On the left: foreign mercenaries fighting with the Ukrainian GUR, flying the Forward Observation Group (FOG) flag. Centre: the SBU logo.
    On the right, one of the strippers at Only. On the left: foreign mercenaries fighting with the Ukrainian GUR, flying the Forward Observation Group (FOG) flag. Centre: the SBU logo. © Intelligence Online - Photo editing and assembly: Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

    Operating outside any legal framework, the 'Only' draws SBU agents, criminals and Western contractors wanting to mingle with locals in a cosy venue that happily ignores the curfew.

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    United States
    How US intelligence is tackling biotechnology challenge

    Chris Klomp, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in late March described biotechnology as a matter of national security, particularly in relation to China.
    Chris Klomp, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in late March described biotechnology as a matter of national security, particularly in relation to China. © Aaron Schwartz/Picture Alliance/Consolidated News Photos/Newscom/MaxPPP

    The technologies deployed for the safe and secure industrial use of biological materials are emerging as a priority area for the US intelligence community, which is having to adapt to keep pace with Beijing's rapid progress.

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    Israel
    Former Shin Bet head targeted in campaign against Israeli private intel group

    Zvika Nave (left), founder of CGI Group, and Yaakov Peri (right), the company’s current chairman and former director of the Shin Bet, at CGI’s offices in Tel Aviv in 2020.
    Zvika Nave (left), founder of CGI Group, and Yaakov Peri (right), the company’s current chairman and former director of the Shin Bet, at CGI’s offices in Tel Aviv in 2020. © Abir Sultan/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

    Moldova-born businessman Alex Sekler claims to have collected dozens of complaints against CGI Group, following a publicity drive against the firm, its founder Zvika Nave, and its listed president, former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri.

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    China, France, Hong Kong
    Multi-awarded French journalist deported from Hong Kong and threatened by Chinese authorities

    The French journalist Antoine Védeilhé was arrested on arrival at Hong Kong International Airport on 2 November 2025 and subsequently deported.
    The French journalist Antoine Védeilhé was arrested on arrival at Hong Kong International Airport on 2 November 2025 and subsequently deported. © Tyrone Siu/Reuters//RapidEye/curtoicurto/iStock - Photo editing and assembly: Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

    Antoine Védeilhé was detained on arrival in Hong Kong in November and deported. Since then, he has been the target of an intimidation campaign. France Télévisions, which is due to broadcast his latest investigation piece about Hong Kong in May, has received anonymous threats against all its journalists in China.

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