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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gave prosecutors information on Trump family business, report says
U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen met last month with federal prosecutors in Manhattan and provided information about potential irregularities in the Trump family business, The New York Times reported on Friday. The newspaper, citing people familiar with the matter, said prosecutors ...
Russia charges top U.S. investor Michael Calvey with fraud; Washington hits denial of access
Russian state prosecutors on Thursday formally charged top U.S. investor Michael Calvey, the founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group, with fraud, hours before Washington accused Moscow of denying its diplomats access to him. Calvey was first detained last week along with three other ...
Snowman builders aim for big money in YouTube channel's video contest
Building a snowman isn't always just a way to while away a long winter. For some in Russia and Ukraine, it's a way to possibly earn some significant money. The YouTube channel SlivkiShow, popular among Russian-speakers with more than 12 million subscribers, launched some serious ...
Space crew unfazed ahead of first launch since Russian rocket failure
Two astronauts who survived a midair rocket failure in October said on Thursday they had received counselling following their brush with death and felt ready to fly again next month. Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and U.S. astronaut Nick Hague appeared relaxed in Russia's Star City ...
Microsoft detects Russia-linked hackers targeting Europe democracy groups ahead of polls
A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions, including think tanks and nonprofit groups, ahead of highly anticipated EU parliamentary elections in May, Microsoft has found. The company said Tuesday that a group called Strontium targeted email accounts for more than 100 people in six ...
Putin threatens to target Western capitals with new missiles, warns U.S. over deployments
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to deploy new missiles against Western capitals as he delivered a state of the nation address aimed at boosting his falling approval ratings on Wednesday. In the speech, he also reached out to Russians with promises of improved living conditions. The ...
Russia warns Guaido against 'inviting foreign intervention' under aid 'cover' into Venezuela
Moscow on Wednesday warned Venezuela's self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, against "inviting foreign intervention" by using aid shipments as "cover," and called for dialogue between the government and opposition. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was concerned about "threats from the U.S. that are actively ...
Ukraine asks U.N. to move ahead with peacekeeper plan for restive region despite Russia outcry
Ukraine urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to draw up options for a peacekeeping mission to the war-torn Donbass region, despite opposition from Russia. President Petro Poroshenko told the General Assembly that deploying a U.N.-mandated peace force could be a "decisive factor" in bringing ...
Venezuela military backs Maduro and goes on 'alert' for border violations
Venezuela's military reaffirmed its support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday and said it was on "alert" for border violations following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido. "The armed forces will remain deployed and on ...
Facebook behaving like 'digital gangsters' who spread fake news, say British lawmakers
A scathing British parliamentary report on Monday branded Facebook "digital gangsters" who failed to fight the spread of fake news and violated data privacy. Lawmakers' 18-month investigation into technology companies and disinformation also accused the world's largest social media platform of trying to hide the ...
U.S. sanctions force Russia to delay MC-21 jetliner roll-out, says Rostec CEO
Production of the MC-21 plane, which Russia hoped could revive its civil aviation industry, has been delayed for a year due to U.S. sanctions, the head of the Rostec conglomerate said Monday. "Due to the fact that the Americans have stopped supplying composite materials, we ...
'Crime may have been committed' by Trump, fired deputy FBI chief Andrew McCabe says
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Sunday that a "crime may have been committed" when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to publicly undermine an investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia. McCabe also ...
