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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence

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A transatlantic podcast exploring the world of espionage, terrorism, geopolitics, and intrigue | Co-hosted by @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social and @mattfulton.net | linktr.ee/secretsandspies

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Todd Kolod💙 @toddkolod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have volunteered three times since Russia's 2nd illegal invasion of Ukraine. I have helped defend Europe by offering humanitarian aid & support for the military. I have everything booked for my fourth tour, returning to Kharkiv: Nov 11-Dec 5. @ukrainetrustchain.bsky.social
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@davetroy.com joined us on the podcast to discuss how Russia sees the world via its weekly security council bulletins. Check out our conversation on YouTube & Audio below. 👇👇👇
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The chicken lady @chickenlady.bsky.social · 7h
If only people would listen, eh @davetroy.com ? Thank you and @secretsandspies.bsky.social for this episode! One in a loooong series of decades old warnings about Russia and the Kremlin, from people, who know how those thugs work 😮‍💨 youtu.be/kB1kWZI0YmY
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Russia’s worldview, disinformation, and the politics of influence | Dave Troy
YouTube video by Secrets & Spies: Espionage | Global Issues
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 18h
Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life
"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 19h
British personnel have departed Iraq as the Global Coalition ends its military mission against Daesh in the country, bringing more than a decade of operations under Operation Inherent Resolve to a close, according to the UK Government. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-forc...
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British forces leave Iraq as coalition mission ends
British personnel have departed Iraq as the Global Coalition ends its military mission against Daesh in the country, bringing more than a decade of operations under Operation Inherent Resolve to a clo...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21h
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 19h
Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 19h
Timeline of RAF Fairford incident and the investigation so far www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford: Timeline of the incident and investigation
From a late-night call about suspicious vehicles, to five men being arrested and then bailed - here is how the incident has unfolded.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 19h
UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, police say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over RAF Fairford incident
The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20h
Got your Super Intelligence right here at the origins of the Iran War. AI also implicated in the signature war crime the US committed.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge (As some one who loves to fly, this story is terrifying. Once pilots starting doing stuff like this, what do we do? Thankfully everyone survived!) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lessons Learned From Getting An SR-71 In The Air Again May Be As Valuable As Its Flight Test Data www.twz.com/air/lessons-...
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Lessons Learned From Getting An SR-71 In The Air Again May Be As Valuable As Its Flight Test Data
Just the process of reviving the Blackbird and its exotic supply chain could be an endeavor that pays off larger than whatever it does once it is back flying.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Burden shifting among topics for NATO college students ukdefencejournal.org.uk/burden-shift...
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Burden shifting among topics for NATO college students
Students on the NATO Defence College's senior and regional cooperation courses spent a day at alliance headquarters working through burden shifting, the strategic imperatives facing NATO and a turbule...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pilot who stabbed co-pilot on Israel-bound plane may have tried to crash it, says Netanyahu Accused pilot being questioned in Saudi Arabia as Israeli officials investigate if incident was attempted terror attack www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Pilot who stabbed co-pilot on Israel-bound plane may have tried to crash it, says Netanyahu
Accused pilot being questioned in Saudi Arabia as Israeli officials investigate if incident was attempted terror attack
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ukraine’s F-16 Fleet Is In A Readiness Crisis www.twz.com/air/ukraines...
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Ukraine’s F-16 Fleet Is In A Readiness Crisis
As the war rages on, more than half of the aging fighters are reportedly grounded, while Western air-to-air missile stocks are also running low. As the war rages on, more than half of the aging fighte...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese ‘front company’ stealing research www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese ‘front company’ stealing research
Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The government believes that Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident which resulted in five men being arrested and then bailed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. (This has become quite the case, was it a petty crime or something larger ineptly carried out?) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says
The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@davetroy.com joined us on the podcast to discuss how Russia sees the world via its weekly security council bulletins. Check out our conversation on YouTube & Audio below. 👇👇👇
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Israel-bound plane drops 17,000 feet after pilot reportedly stabbed www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/w...
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Live updates: Israel-bound plane drops 17,000 feet after pilot reportedly stabbed | CNN
A Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an apparent cockpit fight, as Israeli officials say it could be a terror attack attempt. Follow for live updates.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russia: Trafficking of Foreign Nationals to Fight in Ukraine www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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Russia: Trafficking of Foreign Nationals to Fight in Ukraine - Amnesty International
Russia has recruited thousands of foreign nationals from low-income countries, as well as migrants and refugees already living in Russia, to fight in its war in Ukraine. Recruitment has frequently inv...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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RAF Fairford: 'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehicles
Police say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy".
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Loking forward to seeing this
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RAF Fairford suspects were ‘just thieves syphoning fuel’, sources (Well this could be a significant development, considering the men were released on bail) www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/raf-fairford...
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RAF Fairford suspects were 'just thieves syphoning fuel', sources
The RAF Fairford suspects were 'just thieves syphoning fuel', according to sources. A Ministry of Defence source told Wiltshire 999s...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RAF Fairford suspects released on bail, head of counter-terror police says www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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RAF Fairford suspects released on bail, head of counter-terror police says
Laurence Taylor says the five men arrested on Sunday are still under investigation as police consider multiple lines of inquiry, including the possible involvement of a foreign state.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Update on RAF Fairford investigation www.counterterrorism.police.uk/news/update-...
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Update on RAF Fairford investigation | Counter Terrorism Policing
The Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an incident reported close to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday 27 September is continuing.  Specially trained CTP investigators have been exa...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring has been sunk off the Hebrides during the joint US-UK live-fire exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 ukdefencejournal.org.uk/american-war...
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American warship sunk by missiles off Scotland in live fire
The decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring has been sunk off the Hebrides during the joint US-UK live-fire exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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AI & ML News @ai-news.at.thenote.app · 27/09/2026
China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. Telegram AI Digest #ai #aisafety #news
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China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks
The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UK gave citizenship to Hamas chief’s guard, then he ‘plotted terror’ www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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UK gave citizenship to Hamas chief’s guard, then he ‘plotted terror’
‘Mr X’ is accused of co-ordinating antisemitic attacks in Europe from the safety of suburban England, where he lived with refugee status
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation in which five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences near an RAF base used in US attacks against Iran. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
Men held also suspected of explosives offences as homes evacuated near British airbase used in US attacks on Iran
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
Men held also suspected of explosives offences as homes evacuated near British airbase used in US attacks on Iran
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Five men arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist act after major incident near RAF Fairford www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Five men arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist act after major incident near RAF Fairford - follow live
Authorities were called early Sunday morning, after reports of "three suspicious vehicles" travelling toward the RAF base.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our latest podcast is out now
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has left BAE Systems’ yard at Barrow-in-Furness and entered open water for the first time as it begins sea trials ahead of joining the fleet, according to BAE Systems. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/powerful-new...
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Powerful new British nuclear attack submarine starts trials
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has left BAE Systems’ yard at Barrow-in-Furness and entered open water for the first time as it begins sea trials ahead of joining ...
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How does Russia see the world? On our latest podcast, journalist @davetroy.com joins us to explore Moscow’s weekly Security Council digest and what it reveals about the Kremlin’s worldview. Listen now. Links below 👇👇👇
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Egypt’s Warning to Israel Cairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Egypt’s Warning to Israel
Cairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jill Dando police launch new investigation over CCTV after Mirror 'Serbian assassin' probe www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Jill Dando police launch new investigation after Mirror 'Serbian assassin' probe
EXCLUSIVE: Police are examining footage of a wanted man, caught on CCTV in a tube station after the 1999 shooting, who looks like notorious paramilitary soldier Milorad Ulemek
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How does Russia see the world? On our latest podcast, journalist @davetroy.com joins us to explore Moscow’s weekly Security Council digest and what it reveals about the Kremlin’s worldview. Listen now. Links below 👇👇👇
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How does Russia see the world? On our latest podcast, journalist Dave Troy joins us to explore Moscow’s weekly Security Council digest and what it reveals about the Kremlin’s worldview. Listen now. Links below 👇👇👇
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Matt Fulton @mattfulton.net · 26/09/2026
I’m sorry, which of these labs is a national security risk? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with sites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly
OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curbed security controls, the company said.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
France Sending Forces To Help Defend Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Oil Facilities www.twz.com/news-feature...
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France Sending Forces To Help Defend Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Oil Facilities
The French deployment marks the latest attempt by a European nation to help stabilize the supply of oil via military assistance.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Special agents blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Intelligence from Chinese groups aiding in Iran’s increasingly effective targeting of US sites, sources say www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Intelligence from Chinese groups aiding in Iran’s increasingly effective targeting of US sites, sources say | CNN Politics
Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups has helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launch precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, part ...
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
China’s Xi will attend state dinner at the White House after landmark meeting with Trump www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/p...
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Live updates: China’s Xi will attend state dinner at the White House after landmark meeting with Trump | CNN Politics
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in Washington, DC, for the first time in over a decade to meet with President Donald Trump at a series of events. Follow live updates.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Evidence China Is Building A Massive Mothership For Drone Submarines www.twz.com/sea/new-evid...
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New Evidence China Is Building A Massive Mothership For Drone Submarines
Recent satellite imagery shows a host of highly specialized features on the ship that's under construction, as well as a large cradle sitting beside it.
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