Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of engineering a series of cyberattacks that targeted American and European nuclear power plants and water and electric systems, and could have sabotaged or shut power plants off at will. United […]
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The West Rekindles Anger at Putin, Who’s Anything But Humbled Western powers are showing growing exasperation and anger at Russia’s Vladimir Putin with a new round of U.S. sanctions and condemnations over hacking, a nerve-agent attack in England and the carnage from the regime he backs in Syria. But none […]
Trump decides to remove national security adviser, and others may follow President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of […]
Trump Finally Finds Reasons to Punish Russia After fourteen months of mixed signals (and confused policy) on Russia, the Trump Administration took twin actions on Thursday to address the increasingly aggressive moves by the government of Vladimir Putin. Washington slapped sanctions on nineteen prominent Russian individuals and five entities—including Russian […]
Navy F/A-18 jet crash off Key West leaves 2 aviators dead Two U.S. Navy aviators died Wednesday after the F/A-18F Super Hornet jet they were flight training in crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida. The aviators — one pilot and one weapons systems officer — ejected from the […]
Google Assistant’s multistep smart home routines are now live Google Assistant’s routines are rolling out now. Google initially announced it was following the footsteps of Amazon and adding multistep smart home routines last October. They allow you to take several actions (toggling lights, changing the thermostat, etc.) with a single […]
Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov found dead in his London home Nikolai Glushkov, a Russian exile who had links to compatriots who died in mysterious circumstances in the UK, has been found dead in his London home, his lawyer confirmed. London’s Metropolitan police said counterterrorism officers would lead the investigation “as […]
Insurgent attack kills 10 Afghan security forces An Afghan official says insurgents attacked a checkpoint in western Farah province and killed at least 10 security personnel. Provincial council member Abdul Samad Salehi said four of the dead were from the intelligence service and six were on the police force. Salehi […]
Iranian says Tehran ready to resolve differences with Saudis Iran’s foreign minister has expressed a willingness to resolve differences with Saudi Arabia as part of Tehran’s desire for stability in the region. Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran had also expressed willingness to improve ties with Saudi Arabia when Pakistan’s former […]
Landmines on the Road to the Trump-Kim Summit As President Donald Trump enthusiastically endorses a summit with someone he effectively threatened to kill just a few weeks ago, one imagines a man waving a piece of paper while declaring “peace in our time.” In fact, the comparison between Trump’s plan […]
