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Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric
President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher response to what American spy agencies say was the Kremlin’s meddling in the US presidential election. The tacit acknowledgement on Sunday by his incoming chief of staff, Reince...
US blacklists Putin ally, alleged Litvinenko killers
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday blacklisted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputed top enforcer and the prime suspects in the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in London a decade ago. The US Treasury added Russia’s senior federal investigator Alexander Bastrykin and alleged assassins Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun to...
French military to boost defenses against cyber attacks
France is no less vulnerable than the United States to cyber attacks from foreign countries and the French military will boost its resources to defend against them, the French defense minister said on Sunday. In an interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said there is a real risk of cyber attacks on...
Trump picks Dan Coats for intelligence director
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 ambassador to Germany who also served on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Coats was widely tipped for the job coordinating 16 intelligence and security agencies — a position...
Cornet to play Pliskova in Brisbane final as Muguruza withdraws
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 6, 2017 (AFP) – Alize Cornet reached her biggest final in over two years after an exhausted Garbine Muguruza withdrew from their semi-final of the Brisbane International on Friday.The unseeded Frenchwoman was leading her Spanish opponent 4-1 in the first set when Muguruza decided she couldnt continue.Although the...
We cant figure out Trump’s plan for world, says Germany
German officials who have held talks with members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have not been able to figure out what kind of foreign and security policy his administration wants to pursue, a spokesperson said on Friday. “It ultimately remains the case that there still is no clear, coherent and comprehensive picture...
Trump doubtful as US spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking
Top US spy chiefs will testify in Congress on Thursday, on alleged Russian interference in the US election as President-elect Donald Trump continued to question intelligence that Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic Party computers. The American public could get a better idea of the strength of the evidence on the alleged hacking as the...
Trump puzzled as US view chiefs to attest on Russian hacking
PHOTO: AFP WASHINGTON DC: Top US view chiefs will attest in Congress on Thursday, on purported Russian division in a US choosing as President-elect Donald Trump continued to doubt comprehension that Moscow was behind a hacking of Democratic celebration computers. The American open could get a improved thought of a strength of a justification on a...
Tennis: Kerber, Cibulkova survive scare in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) – World number one Angelique Kerber survived a big scare from Australian wildcard Ashleigh Barty to progress to the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International on Wednesday.The reigning Australian and US Open champion held on to beat the impressive Barty in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.Barty, the 2011 junior Wimbledon...
Why is Russian President Vladimir Putin late for meetings with world leaders?
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation for keeping other world leaders waiting, and even royalty and the Pope can’t force the Kremlin chief to stick to a tight timetable. In fact, the Russian leader has such poor timekeeping skills that aides are often kept waiting hours on end as scheduled meetings rarely start on time....
