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DOJ: Russians Hacked Dozens of Federal Prosecutors

More than 2 dozen US attorney offices had emails breached, per Justice Department

(Newser) - The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts some of the most prominent federal prosecutors' offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. The department noted that 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four US attorney offices in...

Russian Module's Arrival Triggers Emergency at ISS

Surprise rocket firing moved space station out of position for nearly an hour

(Newser) - Routine is definitely not a word with which to describe Russia's Thursday docking of a module at the International Space Station, its first in more than a decade. The long-delayed Nauka laboratory module, the largest space lab ever launched by Russia, reached ISS after several "hiccups in orbit"...

Pilot Hailed as Hero After Crash Landing in Siberia

Authorities feared the worst after turboprop disappeared from radar in Siberia

(Newser) - Less than two weeks after the crash of an Antonov An-26 aircraft killed 28 people in Siberia, authorities feared the worst when a similar aircraft disappeared early Friday. It went off the radar soon after departing the town of Kedrovy for a short flight to Tomsk. But helicopters sent to...

Taliban: We Now Control Almost All of Afghanistan

Group says it has 85% of territory amid American withdrawal

(Newser) - The Taliban claimed Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout. The announcement came at a press conference at the end of a visit by a senior Taliban delegation to Moscow this week—...

Biden Says Putin Will Get Message on Cyberattacks

Latest attacks will test his vow for consequences for Russia

(Newser) - President Biden said Wednesday he would "deliver" a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the latest ransomware attacks targeting American businesses, setting up a test of Biden's ability to balance his pledge to respond firmly to cyber breaches with his goal of developing a stable relationship with...

French Champagne Makers Decry 'Scandalous' Putin Law

His legislation suggests the only real champagne is from Russia

(Newser) - French Champagne producers make one thing very clear : The only legal Champagne comes from the Champagne region of France. To their chagrin, Russia sees things a bit differently. Under a law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday, only local producers can slap the word "shampanskoye," the Russian...

Plane With 28 On Board Goes Missing in Russia
Plane Goes Missing in Russia
Jul 6, 2021 1:41 AM CDT

Plane Goes Missing in Russia

28 were on board, including the head of the local government

(Newser) - A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members, flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, missed a scheduled communication, local emergency...

Russia Says It Used Bombs, Warning Shots to Deter NATO Ship

Moscow claims British warship was in Russian waters

(Newser) - Russia says it used warning shots and bombs Wednesday to force a British warship out of waters near Crimea that it claims as its own—but British authorities have a very different version of events. Moscow accused the HMS Defender of "dangerous actions" Wednesday and said a patrol ship...

Authorities Explain What Happened to US Student Found Dead in Russia

Catherine Serou was picked up at a bus stop by Alexander Popov, they say

(Newser) - A suspect has been charged with murdering the American student found dead in Russia after sending her mom a chilling text . Police say Alexander Popov has a history of violent crimes, the AP reports. Per CNN , he allegedly saw Catherine Serou, 34, at a bus stop on the night of...

American Who Sent Mom Ominous Text Found Dead in Russia

Catherine Serou was studying law at Lobachevsky University

(Newser) - "In a car with a stranger. I hope I'm not being abducted." The ominous text was the last thing Beccy Serou heard from her 34-year-old daughter. Catherine Serou, a former Marine who was completing graduate studies in Russia, hadn't been heard from since sending the Tuesday...

Biden Calls Putin &#39;President Trump,&#39; Corrects Himself
Here Are the Gifts
Biden Gave Putin
Jun 17, 2021 2:24 AM CDT

Here Are the Gifts Biden Gave Putin

Also: an awkward slip of the tongue on POTUS' part

(Newser) - President Biden apparently had a slip of the tongue Wednesday during his news conference following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This tweet by CNN's chief White House correspondent, Kaitlan Collins, got quite a bit of attention: "President Biden refers to President Putin as President Trump, then...

Biden on Putin Summit: 'I Did What I Came to Do'

He says no threats were made, 'just simple assertions'

(Newser) - President Biden spoke to the media after meeting Vladimir Putin in Geneva Wednesday—and he said he had assured the Russian leader that his agenda "is not against Russia or anybody else. It's for the American people." Putin, who held the first press conference , said Biden was...

'No Breaking of Bread' During Biden-Putin Meeting

What to expect at their Geneva summit

(Newser) - The day has arrived: US President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, kicking off what's expected to be a four- or five-hour meeting—or even longer, the New York Times reports. But there will be "no breaking of bread," as no...

He Used to Guard Biden. Parents Ask for Return Favor

Family of Trevor Reed ask president to push Putin to get son out of Russian prison

(Newser) - The parents of a former Marine who is imprisoned in Russia are pinning their hopes on a summit between presidents Biden and Putin Wednesday. Paula and Joey Reed are concerned for their son, Trevor Reed , who was sentenced to nine years in prison last summer, and hope Biden, whom Reed...

Putin Faults US Over Arrests of Capitol Rioters

It's 'persecution for political opinions,' Russian leader tells NBC in interview

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is to meet President Biden at a summit Wednesday, has suggested that the hundreds of people arrested for rioting at the US Capitol are being subjected to “persecution for political opinions," per the AP . The context: Putin is likely to come under strong...

Putin, Biden Private Chats Will Go Down In History

Interpreters and diplomats will be on hand to record next week's conversations for posterity

(Newser) - If President Joe Biden has any private words with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at their meeting next week, US interpreters and diplomats will be standing by to document their high-stakes encounter, per the AP . It’s a decades-old system meant to ensure that senior officials, and ultimately historians, have a...

Putin Offers Views on 'Colorful' Trump, 'Career Man' Biden

In interview with NBC, Russian leader offers his take on current, former US presidents, 'killer' label

(Newser) - President Biden is set to meet with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva, and the Russian leader prepped for that sit-down with an NBC News interview on Friday, offering his views on his US rival, as well as on the man who used to be—former President Trump. "Even...

US Watching 2 Iranian Warships in the Atlantic

Vessels' destination is unknown, but speculation abounds that they're delivering arms to Venezuela

(Newser) - Two warships from Iran have popped up in the Atlantic Ocean this week, though no one is saying where they're going or what their objective is. Per the Hill , the arrival of the Sahand destroyer and its support vessel, the intel-gathering Makran, in Atlantic waters was announced by Iran...

Biden, in UK, Has a Warning for Russia

'Harmful activities' will lead to a 'robust and meaningful' response, he promises

(Newser) - On his first overseas trip as US president, Joe Biden had serious words for Russia. Biden, speaking to US troops and their families at England's Royal Air Force Mildenhall base Wednesday, said that when he meets with Vladimir Putin in Geneva at the end of his trip, he'll...

Court Rules Against Navalny's Network

Decision is an escalation in Putin's battle against Russian opposition

(Newser) - Alexei Navalny's political organization was outlawed by a Russian court Wednesday as "extremist," theoretically breaking up his opposition movement. The ruling is part of a broad crackdown by President Vladimir Putin on political opposition in general and on Navalny and his Foundation for Fighting Corruption in particular,...

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