Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Moscow calls US claims of cyber attacks ‘blind Russophobia’
US lawmakers over the weekend urged a tough response to a huge cyber attack on government agencies. (AP pic)MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday denied any role in recent cyber attacks on the US, saying American accusations that Russia was behind a major security breach lacked evidence. US lawmakers over the weekend urged a tough response to a huge...
Amid strained ties, US shuts consulates in Russia
MOSCOW: The US is halting work at two consulates in Russia, the State Department said, citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over Covid-19. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in consultation with Ambassador John Sullivan decided to shut the consulate in Vladivostok in the far east and suspend...
Biden publicly backs son Hunter after US tax probe revelation
US president-elect Joe Biden embraces his son Hunter in Delaware last month. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US president-elect Joe Biden has expressed full confidence in his son Hunter, a frequent target of Republican attacks, after it was revealed last week that he was under a federal tax investigation. During his unsuccessful reelection campaign,...
Iran is not investigating Ukraine plane downing properly, says Canada
Debris is seen from a Ukrainian plane which crashed as authorities work at the scene in Shahedshahr. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report into the tragedy said on Tuesday. The 79-page document is the...
Fixer Bill Barr turns out to be Trump’s ‘big disappointment’
The resignation of Attorney-General Bll Barr ends one of the most scrutinised relationships in Washington. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: As a businessman, Donald Trump always had a fixer – part-lawyer, part-law bender, someone to make bad things go away. And as president, he thought he’d gone one better: his very own Attorney-General Bill Barr. Barr,...
Russia to join Nato navy drills for first time in a decade
Russia’s Black Sea fleet is expected to take part in the Aman-2021 drills next year. (Twitter pic/Modo Militar)MOSCOW: The Russian navy said on Thursday it would take part in drills involving more than 30 countries off the coast of Pakistan, the first time in a decade that its vessels have taken part in exercises alongside Nato ships. The...
Biden’s son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs
Reports say Hunter Biden’s (left) laptop contains incriminating data on his dealings with Ukraine and China. (Reuters pic)WILMINGTON: Hunter Biden, the son of US president-elect Joe Biden and a frequent target of Republican attacks, said Wednesday he was under federal investigation about his taxes. The revelation about the probe included no...
Russia beefs up forces in Kaliningrad exclave citing Nato threat
Russian and Nato military aircraft often intercept each other in a game of cat and mouse in Kaliningrad. (Twitter pic/Russian Defence Ministry)MOSCOW: Russia is beefing up its forces in its Kaliningrad exclave and has already formed a full motorised rifle division that includes a regiment of tanks, a naval admiral said on Monday, citing the need...
World food price hits almost 6-year high
ROME: World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six- year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July 2012, the UN food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy...
MH17 judges reject request to investigate alternative crash scenarios
MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people onboard. (AP pic)AMSTERDAM: Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Wednesday rejected a defence request for more time to investigate alternative scenarios into the crash in eastern Ukraine. MH17 was flying from...
