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    Russia Seeks Investment, Trade Links on China’s New ‘Silk Road’
    May13

    Russia Seeks Investment, Trade Links on China’s New ‘Silk Road’

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 15:28 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is heading to China Sunday to join leaders of 27 other nations at the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) summit in Beijing. The massive China-led project aims to revive the ancient Silk Road and maritime trade routes by expanding investment in infrastructure linking Asia, Africa and Europe. While China plans to...

    Get Ready, Russia: Germany Is Expanding Its Tank Forces by 40 Percent
    May13

    Get Ready, Russia: Germany Is Expanding Its Tank Forces by 40 Percent

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 14:58 (EEST) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    Sebastien Roblin Security, Europe The new tanks represent a commitment to a larger tank force rather than to a next-generation tank design. Germany has begun the process of upgrading 103 out-of-service Leopard 2A4 and 2A6 tanks to the latest model, the Leopard 2A7V—an upgrade that will cost the state the equivalent of 760 million euros ($833...

    Questions Surround Ukraine’s Bailouts as Banking Chief Steps Down
    May13

    Questions Surround Ukraine’s Bailouts as Banking Chief Steps Down

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 6:58 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    The departing official said she had made necessary moves, but a major lender’s troubles have raised concerns about the country’s ability to manage foreign aid. …read more Source: The New York...

    Massive Cyberattack Hits Organizations Around Globe
    May13

    Massive Cyberattack Hits Organizations Around Globe

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 4:28 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    An aggressive wave of cyberattacks has hit companies and public institutions around the globe, causing international havoc and bringing many services to a standstill. The cyberextortion attempt appeared to use stolen software developed by a U.S. spy agency. One of the first and worst attacks was aimed at Britain’s National Health Service. A...

    Hackers Exploit Stolen U.S. Spy Agency Tool to Launch Global Cyberattack
    May13

    Hackers Exploit Stolen U.S. Spy Agency Tool to Launch Global Cyberattack

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 4:13 (EEST) Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)

    By Costas Pitas and Carlos Ruano LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday. Cyber extortionists...

    Paris and Washington Send a Message to Moscow: No Sanctions Relief Until Russian Troops Leave Ukraine
    May13

    Paris and Washington Send a Message to Moscow: No Sanctions Relief Until Russian Troops Leave Ukraine

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 1:43 (EEST) Section: The Daily Signal (USA)

    KYIV, Ukraine—The Kremlin’s gambit to secure sanctions relief by redrawing the political landscapes in Europe and the United States has, so far, been a failure. In 2014, the U.S. and the European Union levied punitive economic sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and subsequent proxy war in eastern...

    Huge ‘Ransomware’ Extortion Cyberattack Hits Dozens of Countries
    May13

    Huge ‘Ransomware’ Extortion Cyberattack Hits Dozens of Countries

    Saturday, May 13 , 2017 - 1:43 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    (LONDON) — Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies. The attack appeared to exploit a vulnerability that was purportedly identified by the U.S. National Security Agency for its own...

    Jewish, Catholic headstones damaged in main Rome cemetery
    May12

    Jewish, Catholic headstones damaged in main Rome cemetery

    Friday, May 12 , 2017 - 22:58 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    ROME (JTA) — Unidentified individuals damaged dozens of gravestones and memorials in both the Catholic and Jewish sections of one of Rome’s main cemeteries. According to the Italian media, the damage was discovered Friday morning during an inspection before the Verano cemetery opened. The culprits smashed or toppled crosses as well as Stars...

    Trump Orders Preparation for Electric Grid Cyber Attacks
    May12

    Trump Orders Preparation for Electric Grid Cyber Attacks

    Friday, May 12 , 2017 - 22:58 (EEST) Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)

    President Trump ordered the federal government to prepare for a devastating cyber attack against America’s electric grid amid growing fears foreign states are set to carry out attacks aimed at plunging the nation into darkness. A presidential order signed Thursday directed key federal agencies to assess preparations for a prolonged power...

    Ex-CIA Chief Hayden: U.S. Needs To ‘Wean’ Europe Off Russian Gas
    May12

    Ex-CIA Chief Hayden: U.S. Needs To ‘Wean’ Europe Off Russian Gas

    Friday, May 12 , 2017 - 22:58 (EEST) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    Russ Read Security, Europe “I can think of nothing that pulls the choke collar on Vladimir’s chain more than: ‘We’re taking your only hole card away from you,’” Hayden told CNN in December. The U.S. should become Europe’s top gas supplier so American allies are no longer dependent on Russian energy, former CIA Director...