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Trump picks Dan Coats for intelligence director
Dan Coats was one of six US legislators and three White House aides blacklisted by Moscow in 2014 in reprisal for US sanctions placed on the country. – AFP file photo WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday formally announced former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as his pick for US director of national intelligence. A mild-mannered former...
Russian hackers penetrated US electricity grid – Report
WASHINGTON: A code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered in a utility system in Vermont, which could point to vulnerabilities in the US electrical grid, The Washington Post reported Friday. The code detected in the northeastern state’s system did not disrupt its operations, the paper cited US officials as saying. The code...
Russian hackers penetrated US electricity grid: report
US authorities have not yet pinpointed why Russians targeted the electricity grid after code connected to Russian hacking efforts was found in a utility system in Vermont. AFP File Photo WASHINGTON: A code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered within a utility system in Vermont, which could point to vulnerabilities in the US...
Trump hails ‘very smart’ Putin amid US-Russia hacking row
US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over cyber attacks, in another sign that the Republican plans to patch up badly frayed relations with Moscow. Putin earlier on Friday said he would not hit back for the US expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies by...
Obama orders Russian expulsions, sanctions
Television crews assemble outside the Russian embassy on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, US. — Reuters photo HONOLULU/WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington believes were involved in hacking US political groups in the 2016...
Obama hits Russia for election meddling
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US set to announce response to Russian election hacking
US President Barack Obama with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Lima in Nov 2016. AFP File Photo The Obama administration plans to announce a series of retaliatory measures against Russia over its alleged hacking during the US election in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday....
Russian teams search Black Sea for military plane crash clues
File photo shows a Tupolev-154 (TU-154) similar to a military plane which crashed in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 92 people onboard. AFP Photo Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian teams on Monday continued to search the Black Sea area just off Sochi, where a military plane bound for Syria crashed on Christmas Day...
The year on Twitter: How a tumultuous year played out on social media
US President-elect Donald Trump savours his victory on Nov 9, 2016. AFP Photo It’s been a tumultuous, tragic and historic year. But how did 2016 play out on social media? FRANCE 24’s Caroline Clarkson shares some of the most memorable moments from the Twittersphere. Most people would agree 2016 has been a pretty awful year on the news...
With Cold War words, Trump launches into nuclear debate
President-elect Donald Trump called in a tweet for the US to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability”. AFP Photo President-elect Donald Trump indicated Friday he did not fear a new arms race and warned the United States would match any move by another country to boost its nuclear arsenal, in a spectacular new foray into foreign...
