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Russia Sought to Assassinate an Informant in the U.S.
Mr. Fuentes and his wife were told to leave, but security cameras captured the incident. Two days later, he tried to fly to Mexico, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped him and searched his phone, discovering the picture of Mr. Poteyev’s vehicle. After he was arrested, Mr. Fuentes provided details of the plan …
Ask HN: How to fund personal CS research if you are from Russia?
Dear Hacker News, A friend of mine who is from Russia is currently in somewhat unusual situation. He asked me to give him advice, but I don’t know what to tell him, and I would like to ask for your opinion too. My friend is a very talented person, who has been working on computer …
China says it tested missile-interception system
China has carried out a land-based missile interception test that “achieved its expected purpose”, the Defence Ministry said, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country. China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missiles, from those that can destroy satellites in space to advanced nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, as part of …
Team Biden ready to hand Russia and China vaccine technology for free
The Biden administration is about to give one of the biggest US technological breakthroughs of the 21st century to Russia and China — free of charge. That’s not the administration’s goal, of course. But it’s the inevitable result of a proposed deal that US negotiators recently struck in Geneva, Switzerland, at the World Trade Organization. The pact would …
Russia and China hold military exercise near Japan during Biden visit
China and Russia sent jets over the seas in northeast Asia on Tuesday in what Japan’s defense minister called a “provocative” and “unacceptable” move as President Biden was visiting the region. Driving the news: Japan says it scrambled jets as Chinese and Russian planes neared the country’s airspace while Tokyo was hosting the leaders of …
Starbucks will exit Russia after 15 years, closing 130 licensed cafes
A woman drinks coffee in a Starbucks in a mall in Khimki outside Moscow. Alexander Natruskin | Russia After 15 years operating in Russia, Starbucks will exit the market, joining companies like McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil and British American Tobacco in withdrawing from the country completely. The coffee giant announced Monday that it will no longer …
Albanese sworn in as PM ahead of Quad summit; MP backs Dutton for Liberal leadership; Russia tightens grip on Mariupol; Biloela family’s return home ‘a priority’ after Labor’s election win
Albanese has just told off his first reporter on day one in office. “You will not get the call earlier because you yell,” he said to one reporter in what was quite an urgent presser, given it was so short. “Can we just – on day one – get that clear.” That was quite a …
Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland in symbolic move
HELSINKI (AP) — Russia halted gas exports to neighboring Finland on Saturday, a highly symbolic move that came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland’s nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia. The measure taken by the Russian energy giant Gazprom …