The US tech giant Google is trying to make inroads into New Caledonia, a strategic French overseas territory in the Indo-Pacific region, where China and the US are waging a battle of influence over subsea internet cables.
The French ambassador to Armenia has again been the target of a disinformation campaign. A screenshot obtained by us indicates his phone may have been hacked by Israeli NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. This destabilisation operation forms part of a broader stand-off between France and Azerbaijan.