BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a common tactic of “hacker empire” the United States, after a media report that China has reached a deal with Cuba to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island. Citing U.S. officials familiar with classified intelligence, the Wall Street…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official said American spy satellites detected an explosion at Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed and unleashed a torrent of flood water into surrounding areas this week, the New York Times reported on Friday. The official said that satellites equipped with infrared sensors detected a heat signature consistent with a…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday condemned Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia’s decision to withdraw from the CFE Treaty is the latest in a series of actions that systematically undermines Euro-Atlantic security,” the alliance said in a statement. “Russia’s decision further demonstrates Moscow’s continued…
(Reuters) -Here is a list of additional legal troubles facing Donald Trump, who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former U.S. president and another source familiar with the matter. He denies any wrongdoing. 2020 ELECTION AND THE U.S….
(Reuters) – UBS and the Swiss government agreed on Friday on how they will share losses linked to the bank’s emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, clearing the way for the deal to close in the coming days. Here are some of the key points of the agreement: * The guarantee covers a volume of around…
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African prosecutors on Friday significantly increased the number of charges they are bringing against Rwandan ex-police officer Fulgence Kayishema, who is wanted internationally for suspected participation in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. On the run for two decades, Kayishema was arrested on May 24 under a false name on…
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and five of its allies on Friday condemned the use of trade practices that amount to economic coercion in a joint declaration that did not single out other countries but appeared to be aimed at China. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand jointly released the…
HOLA PRYSTAN, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) – Pensioner Maria Mikhailovna says she was woken by her husband in the middle of the night to find their belongings underwater after the collapse of Ukraine’s giant Nova Kakhovka Dam. “The water in the house was at waist level. At midnight everything had been dry – both inside and…
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted for illegally retaining classified government records at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021 and obstruction of justice. Here is what to expect as the case proceeds. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Trump, who on Thursday proclaimed his innocence, is scheduled…
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver was shot dead at an Israeli army checkpoint near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, after what Israel’s military said was a confrontation between the man and one of the soldiers. In a statement, the military said a man arrived in a stolen vehicle…
