Showing 1 - 10 of 16
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese security officials said on Tuesday they had implicated three US “secret agents” in cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies.
Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency on Americans and then sought refuge in Russia.
War in Ukraine offers redemption to maligned US intel community
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Caught on the back foot by the Taliban's lightning takeover of Kabul last August, US intelligence services have earned a measure of redemption with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which they predicted and detailed with impressive precision.
Facebook whistleblower sits atop publicity juggernaut
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: Ex-Facebook worker Frances Haugen strode on stage to roaring applause in Portugal, the latest step in a trajectory that has diverged sharply from that of other high-profile whistleblowers who wound up in exile or ruin.
Norway decides against Qatar World Cup boycott
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» OSLO: Norway's football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state.
Norway's football clubs to vote on Qatar World Cup boycott
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» OSLO: Will Norwegian football star Erling Braut Haaland stay home or play on what fans have dubbed a "cemetery?" This Sunday, a meeting of Norway's football community will decide whether to boycott next year's World Cup in Qatar.
Europe demands answers after US-Danish spying claims
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» COPENHAGEN - France warned Monday that alleged US spying on European allies using Danish underwater cables would be "extremely serious" if confirmed, as questions mounted over whether Denmark knew what the US was doing.
Trump pardons spark outrage
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - An angry backlash Wednesday met US President Donald Trump's pardons of corrupt Republican congressmen and security guards convicted of killing 14 civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre.
Massive cyberattack grows beyond US, heightening fears
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: A devastating cyberattack on US government agencies has also hit targets worldwide with the list of victims still growing, according to researchers, heightening fears over computer security and espionage.
Trump to 'take a look' at pardoning Snowden
AFP, Published on 16/08/2020
» BEDMINSTER (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump said Saturday he will "take a look" at pardoning Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens.