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McCain: Russia cyber-attacks on US an ‘act of war’
WASHINGTON: Russia’s alleged cyber-attacks on US political organizations – hacking which the intelligence community concluded amounted to meddling in the US election – were an “act of war,” senior US Senator John McCain said Wednesday. “It’s an act of war,” McCain, a hawkish Republican and critic of the...
Trump again dismisses intel on ‘so-called’ Russian hacking
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump sparked a fresh furor Wednesday by again casting doubt over the government’s conclusion that Russia meddled in the US election via cyber-attacks, citing the claims of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The comments come on the eve of the first public hearing in Congress on the alleged hacking, led by...
Ukraine lawmaker sparks scandal by shooting man in leg
KIEV: New Year’s Eve passed off peacefully enough in war-torn Ukraine — until a senior lawmaker shot a man in the leg during a testosterone-charged road rage incident. Ukrainians bored by a relative lack of news over the holiday period have been gripped by accounts of the fight between the man and the senior politician that also involved an...
US aims to draw line with Russia over hacking
WASHINGTON: With reprisals against Russia over what it says was meddling in the US presidential election, the Obama administration aims to draw a virtual line in the sand without sparking a war – cyber or otherwise. The measures announced Thursday by President Barack Obama, who accused Moscow of “efforts to harm US interests,” include...
Putin refuses to expel US diplomats, Trump applauds
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out tit-for-tat expulsions of Americans in response to US sanctions over alleged cyberattacks, a move that won plaudits from President-elect Donald Trump. Putin’s decision came despite the foreign ministry asking him to send home 35 US diplomats after President Barack Obama had turfed...
Russia to expel US diplomats in tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday moved to expel 35 US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response after President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of punishment against Moscow over alleged election interference. Obama’s broadside over cyberattacks sent ties between Russia and the United States – already at their worst since the Cold War – to a fresh low...
Russia pledges reprisals for US hacking punishment
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday eyed retaliatory measures against the US after President Barack Obama kicked out dozens of suspected intelligence agents and imposed sanctions in a furious dispute over alleged election interference. The barrage of punishment against Moscow over cyberattacks dragged ties between Russia and the United States – already at...
Obama hits Russia for election meddling
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States. Making good on a promise to punish Vladimir Putin’s government for...
OSCE confirms ‘major’ cyber attack
VIENNA: International observer body the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) confirmed Wednesday being the victim of a “major” cyber attack. “Early November the OSCE became aware of a major information security incident,” OSCE spokeswoman Mersiha Causevic Podzic told AFP via email. The attack...
Israel says ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote
JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory. Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that...
