Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Trump-Putin in first showdown at fractious G20 summit
HAMBURG: US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marred by divisive issues, a rift between America and its Western allies over climate change, and violent protests. New clashes erupted outside the fortified venue in the German port city of...
Ukraine claims it prevented fresh cyberattack
KIEV: Ukraine claimed Wednesday that it had thwarted a fresh cyberattack that was to be carried out via a programme blamed for spreading a virus that caused disruption across the globe last week. Interior minister Arsen Avakov said that Ukraine’s cyberpolice on Tuesday stopped a second wave of attacks from spreading via the M.E.Doc...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court
THE HAGUE: The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be held in the Netherlands, Dutch officials announced Wednesday. All 298 people on board were killed when the plane was downed on July 17, 2014 on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. A joint international...
Trump walks diplomatic tightrope in first Putin encounter
WASHINGTON: It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: “We’re going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia”. Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught...
Putin and Xi talking N.Korea, trade at Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were due to hold formal talks Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over North Korea ahead of G20 summit talks with Donald Trump. The meeting in Moscow comes as North Korea claimed the launch of its first inter-continental ballistic missile, and US President Trump...
Europe’s worst coach accidents in past decade
PARIS: As many as 18 people are feared dead Monday after a tour bus burst into flames following a collision with a truck in southern Germany. That number would surpass the last major European bus accident, which occurred in January in Italy and killed 16 people. Here is a recap of such accidents in the past 10 years: 2017 »January 21, ITALY: A...
Putin extends embargo on Western food imports through 2018
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday extended Moscow’s embargo on food products from the West until the end of 2018, continuing its policy of retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. A decree signed by Putin and posted in the official government database states that the embargo on produce, dairy, meat and most other foods will...
Jury finds five guilty of Kremlin foe Nemtsov murder
MOSCOW: A Russian jury on Thursday found all five defendants guilty of organising and carrying out the contract killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov after a trial his allies say failed to unmask the masterminds. Former deputy prime minister Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down just yards from the Kremlin as...
Companies, governments assess damage from latest malware
PARIS: Companies and governments around the world on Wednesday counted the cost of a software epidemic that has disrupted ports, hospitals and banks. Logistics firm FedEx says deliveries by its TNT Express subsidiary have been “slowed” by the cyberattack, which had “significantly affected” its systems. Ports operated by...
Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks
KIEV: Thousands of computer users across the globe scrambled on Wednesday to reboot after a wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia across Europe to the United States. The virus, which locked up files at companies and government agencies including the Chernobyl nuclear site and demanded a payment worth US$300 (RM1,290),...
