US intelligence agencies have found that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death at a prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported. While the assessment did not dispute Putin’s culpability for the death, it found that the timing possibly was not as intended by Putin, the report … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Partnership as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia participate at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, United States. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The State Department’s No. 2 diplomat suggested … Read more
The US Department of State spokesperson Mathew Miller was put on the spot during a press briefing on Wednesday when a journalist questioned him on the state department taking a stand on the arrest of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal but not doing the same on arrests of Pakistopposition leaders. Mathew Miller refused to categorise … Read more
The administrative agency also took aim at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks that America was considering travel curbs for Hong Kong officials deemed “responsible for the intensifying crackdown on rights and freedoms”. “The relevant acts and deeds have confused right and wrong, stigmatised Hong Kong’s national security law … smeared the rule of … Read more
The fast-tracked Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, which came into force last Saturday, has triggered fresh calls from the US Congress for new sanctions to be slapped on city officials and Hong Kong trade offices in the US to be stripped of special privileges. Frank Jannuzi (left) speaks at a “fireside chat” with ex-commerce secretary Edward … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest potential change to Washington’s East Asia command structure in decades, two sources said. Kiyoshi Ota | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will … Read more
The State Department announced Wednesday it would provide a $10 million reward for information about the Blackcat ransomware group that hacked UnitedHealth Group in February. “The ALPHV BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group compromised computer networks of critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and worldwide, deploying ransomware on the targeted systems, disabling security features within the victim’s … Read more
Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is in the United States this week for a private visit, a senior Taiwanese official and a U.S. spokesperson said on Tuesday, a trip China said it “firmly opposes.” Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty Images Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. has issued a warning for American nationals in Moscow to avoid large gatherings, including concerts for the next 48 hours, saying it’s monitoring reports of “imminent plans” by extremists to target large gatherings. The alert was posted to the website of the U.S. embassy in … Read more
The U.S. is offering rewards for information on leaders of the LockBit ransomware group. LockBit is a syndicate operating since 2019. It accounted for 23 percent of the nearly 4,000 attacks globally last year in which ransomware gangs posted data stolen from victims to extort payment, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, per … Read more
