FBI Director Kash Patel visited New Zealand over the weekend to launch the bureau’s new office there, saying the country was a crucial partner for fighting Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region.Patel said the international field office, known as a legal attaché office, was the first such office to open in decades. The FBI has more than 60 offices across the globe designed to focus on international threats and intelligence building.Fresh off a meeting with Five Eyes partners in the region, Patel laid out the FBI New Zealand office's priorities."Some of the most important global issues of...

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