Obama vows retaliation for suspected Russian hacking
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is promising that the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its suspected meddling in America’s election process, an accusation the Kremlin has vehemently denied. Amid calls on both sides of the political aisle on Capitol Hill for a full-bore congressional investigation, including assertions President Vladimir Putin was personally involved, Obama said in an interview that anytime a foreign government tries to interfere in U.S. elections, the nation must take..>> view originalAleppo Evacuation Suspended After 8000 People Are Removed
Photo Syrians were evacuated from a rebel-held area of eastern Aleppo on Friday. Credit Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — The process of evacuating residents from the last rebel-held section of Aleppo broke down on Friday, a day after Syrian government buses and ambulances began taking residents out of the besieged area.The reason for halting the process after more than 8,000 people, mostly civilians but also some insurgent fighters, had been taken t..>> view originalGerman-Iraqi boy, 12, 'tried to bomb Christmas market'
Image copyright EPA Image caption The "Lights magic" Christmas market was the target of the alleged attacker A 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy tried to blow up a Christmas market in the town of Ludwigshafen, prosecutors say.He left a rucksack with explosives which failed to detonate in November, and put another explosive device by the town hall a few days later, they say. But a member of the public alerted the police, and no-one was injured.The 12 year o..>> view originalAvailable to the Highest Bidder: Coffee With Ivanka Trump
The Obama administration prohibited any member of the first family from directly soliciting charitable donations, said Norm Eisen, who served as an ethics lawyer early in President Obama’s tenure. Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, have attended occasional charitable fund-raising events, including the Congressional Black Caucus annual dinners. The Obamas also allowed their daughters’ high school to auction off magazines they had signed, Mr. Eisen said, but they did not auction off access to them..>> view originalTrump Praises Revelations from Hacking of Democrats
Trump dismisses Russian hacking — again.The president-elect took to Twitter on Friday morning to again dismiss the significance of Russia’s meddling in the election — but with a new twist. This time, he seemed to praise the revelations of one of the cyberattacks. Are we talking about the same cyberattack where it was revealed that head of the DNC illegally gave Hillary the questions to the debate? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Dec. 16, 2016 The pos..>> view originalMeeting Between Japan and Russia Ends With Stalemate on Disputed Islands
Photo President Vladimir V. Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a welcome ceremony for the Russian leader in Tokyo on Friday. A dispute over four islands has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty ending World War II. Credit Pool photo by Sergei Guneyev TOKYO — The Japanese news media gave breathless coverage to President Vladimir V. Putin’s two-day visit to Japan this week, training television cameras on the airport in Yamaguchi Prefecture where ..>> view originalEx-Soviet states tell US 'I told you so' over Russia hacking allegations
"Some things you discovered now as new in your pre-election campaign we've been seeing it already for years," Janis Garisons, Secretary of State in Latvia's Defense Ministry, told CNN.Latvian government agencies come under frequent cyber attacks and other forms of hsybrid warfare that he believes originate from Russia, he said."For me, it's déjà vu," former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili told CNN."In 2012, they (Russia) were heavily involved in Georgian elections. They've done cyber atta..>> view originalChina holds first live-fire drills with aircraft carrier, warships
BEIJING China's military has carried out its first ever live-fire drills using an aircraft carrier and fighters in the northeastern Bohai Sea close to Korea, state media said. China's growing military presence in the disputed South China Sea has fueled concern, with the United States criticizing its militarization of maritime outposts and holding regular air and naval patrols to ensure freedom of navigation. No other country has claims in China's busy waterway of the Bohai Sea, but the dril..>> view originalTraces of explosives found in Egyptair crash: investigators
By Lin Noueihed and Tim Hepher | CAIRO/PARIS CAIRO/PARIS Egyptian investigators said on Thursday traces of explosives had been found on the remains of victims of an Egyptair flight that crashed en route from Paris to Cairo, but French officials warned against drawing conclusions on the cause of the crash.Flight MS 804 plunged into one of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, killing all 66 people on board.Egypt's investigation committee issued a statement saying the coroner h..>> view originalWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to media: You are 'increasingly not very important'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to media: You are 'increasingly not very important' Oliver Darcy, provided by Published 2:31 pm, Thursday, December 15, 2016 Carl Court/Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday blasted US media outlets, contending in an interview that the power possessed by journalists had greatly diminished in recent years. "They’re increasingly not very important," Assange said in a radio interview with Sean Hannity. The Fox News host agreed: "So true..>> view original
Monday, December 26, 2016
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