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US special counsel slams FBI probe of Trump-Russia collusion
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was based on flimsy evidence and seriously flawed, an independent US prosecutor said in a report published Monday.
Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» LONDON - An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.
US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking campaign
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States and a coalition of allies accused China on Monday of a global cyber hacking campaign that employed contract hackers, specifically attributing a large Microsoft attack disclosed earlier this year to actors working on Beijing's behalf.
Biden to confront Putin in tense Geneva summit
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» GENEVA - President Joe Biden will draw "red lines" for President Vladimir Putin at a tense Geneva summit on Wednesday, where ghosts of the Cold War will hover over modern-day US concerns that Russia has become a rogue, authoritarian state.
Biden 'ready' for Putin after landing in Geneva
AFP, Published on 15/06/2021
» GENEVA - President Joe Biden landed Tuesday in Geneva on the eve of his first summit with Vladimir Putin, a meeting the White House hopes will set clear "red lines" preventing the combustible US-Russia relationship from further deterioration.
'Killer' Putin will pay price for election meddling: Biden
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Russia will "pay a price" for meddling in US elections and he agrees with the assessment that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a "killer."
US Justice sets special counsel probe into Russia investigation
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said Tuesday it had named an independent special counsel to continue probing the 2016-2018 investigations of possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign.
Tokyo Olympics on alert for cyberattacks as alleged Russian plot revealed
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organisers said they were on constant alert for cyberattacks Tuesday but had yet to suffer "significant impact" after Britain accused Russia of targeting the Games.
Russia declares itself 'first' to develop coronavirus vaccine
AFP, Published on 11/08/2020
» MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday declared itself the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine with President Vladimir Putin saying one of his daughters had been inoculated.
Putin says Russia is 'first' to develop vaccine
AFP, Published on 11/08/2020
» MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus and that one of his daughters has been inoculated.