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Microsoft says Russia has stepped up cyber espionage against the US and Ukraine allies
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Washington Russian intelligence agencies have increased their efforts to hack US and allied government computer networks to gather intelligence since the war in Ukraine began, Microsoft said in new findings published...
Haley says ‘Western weakness’ pushed Russia to invade Ukraine, warns of looming Chinese threat
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Haley, in a speech at Policy Exchange in London, will praise the Anglo-American alliance as "the cornerstone of freedom" in the 20th Century and the "foundation for progress" in the 21st as she calls for a muscular r...
US is worried about Russia using new efforts to exploit divisions in 2022 midterms
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Homeland and national security officials are worried about how Russia could significantly exploit US divisions over the November midterms, considering scenarios like Russia staging smaller hacks of local election au...
Germany to fire up coal stations as Russia squeezes gas supply
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Berlin Germany must reduce natural gas consumption and increase the burning of coal in order to help fill gas storage facilities for next winter, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced Sunday as the country ...
‘They’re like our nerd warriors’: How the Treasury Department is waging economic war on Russia
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Washington Three months into US-led sanctions designed to crush Russia's economy for its war in Ukraine, Russia has appeared surprisingly resilient. The ruble has rebounded and is now worth more than before the invas...
Russia warned US it was going to conduct airstrikes on fighters in Syria
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Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials. That led the US to quic...
Brittney Griner’s Russia detention ‘something that I’m personally focused on,’ Blinken says
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Griner has been held in Russia since February. The WNBA star was arrested for allegedly bringing vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis oil through a Moscow airport. Her detention has been extended thr...
China will support Russia on security, Xi tells Putin in birthday call
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Hong Kong Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on "sovereignty and security" matters in a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, upholding his backing for the countries' partnership...
Brittney Griner’s agent calls on Biden, Harris to ‘do whatever it takes to bring’ WNBA star home from Russia
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Lindsay Kagawa Colas wrote on Twitter the decision was just further proof the Phoenix Mercury center was "being used as a political pawn." She called on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to act wit...
China and Russia are building bridges. The symbolism is intentional
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A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong For ...
Rebranded McDonald’s restaurants are unveiled in Russia
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The golden arches and Big Mac may have gone, but Russians saw McDonald's restaurants reopen on Sunday under new branding and ownership. The American fast-food giant has been renamed "Vkusno & Tochka," which tran...
Reagan’s ‘tear down this wall’ speech still teaches how to confront Russia
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As moving as Reagan’s words were, their real strength arose from seven years of bold but prudent actions and policies toward the Soviet Union. Reagan spoke those words from an American position of strength, a positio...
Exclusive: A crypto-based dossier could help prove Russia committed war crimes
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London (CNN Business)In early March, a Telegram user posted a photo of wreckage at a school in a suburb of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The photo showed the side of a classroom with a large blast hole and a pile of debris inclu...
Mariupol at risk of cholera outbreak as Russia struggles to provide basic services, says UK intelligence
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Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol, now fully under Russian control, is at risk of a cholera outbreak, according to a British intelligence report published Friday, echoing concerns of Ukrainian officials as Russia ...
Ukrainian leaders worried about ‘war fatigue’ among Western allies amid protracted conflict with Russia
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The U.S., along with its allies, has supplied Ukraine with billions of dollars in aid and weapons to defend itself against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...
More than 1,000 Mariupol, Ukraine fighters transferred to Russia for ‘investigation’: report
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The TASS news agency, citing a law enforcement source, reported that at least 100 of the captives are being held in Moscow and that they include "foreign mercenaries." "Over 1,000 people from Azovstal have been tran...