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Russia detains model claiming Trump secrets
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday detained a Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, witnesses told AFP.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen-name Nastya Rybka, was held for questioning at a Moscow airport yesterday evening after she was deported from Thailand as part of a group convicted of...
Russia detains model claiming Trump secrets
Anastasia Vashukevich at the immigration detention centre before being deported in Bangkok. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday detained a Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, witnesses told AFP. Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen-name Nastya Rybka, was held for questioning at...
Facebook removes more pages, accounts with Russia links
(Reuters pic)MENLO PARK: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated pages, accounts and groups that it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said in a blog post it had unearthed two...
Putin to receive a rock star welcome in Belgrade
BELGRADE: With T-shirts, mugs and murals bearing his face, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to receive a rock star welcome on Thursday when he lands in Serbia, Moscow’s key ally on the edge of Europe.Putin will be met with a welcome parade that weaves through the capital Belgrade and culminates at the massive Saint Sava church, one...
Giuliani: ‘I never said there was no collusion’ with Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, on Wednesday insisted he “never said there was no collusion” between Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign and Russia – only that Trump himself was not involved.Speaking to CNN’s Chris Cuomo, the former New York mayor said he did not know if others...
Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections
Facebook will be keeping an eye on political advertisers during a country’s election season. AFP File Photo Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a...
Russia rules to hold jailed Ukrainian sailors until April 24 – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in Moscow ruled on Wednesday that four Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia last year off the coast of Crimea should be kept in pre-trial detention until April 24, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Defying Trump, US Senate advances measure critical of easing Russia sanctions
US President Donald Trump stands with Vice-President Mike Pence as he welcomes the 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers at the White House in Washington. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: The Republican-led US Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on Russian...
US authorities charge several people in SEC hacking scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. (Reuters pic)NEWARK: US authorities on Tuesday charged several individuals and companies in a scheme to trade on information in nonpublic corporate press releases by hacking into a US Securities and Exchange Commission...
Model claiming Trump secrets to be deported after Thai trial
PATTAYA, THAILAND: A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office was set to be deported after being convicted Tuesday nearly a year after her arrest in Thailand for participating in a “sex training course”.Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been held with several others...
