Tag: U.S

Putin Urges U.S. To Close Southern Border

Well, those were not his exact words, but a spokesman for the Russian dictator said on Monday that no country was immune to terrorism when asked if there had been a major failure by security services in preventing Friday’s deadly attack on the Crocus City concert hall, the worst attack inside Russia for two decades. […]

‘Duty to warn’ guided U.S. advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin’s government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter. The United States shared those advance intelligence indications under a tenet of the U.S. […]

Biden administration sanctions Chinese hacking firm for cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure

The U.S. government imposed new economic sanctions Monday on a Chinese company linked to Beijing’s Ministry of State Security spy service, accusing the firm of conducting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, the Treasury Department announced. In a related action, the Justice Department indicted seven Chinese state-linked hackers who were charged with targeting senior U.S. officials, […]

U.S., U.K. target Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

WASHINGTON — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions. The intention of the campaign, which officials say began in 2010, was to harass […]

Geomagnetic storm may illuminate skies with Northern Lights into southern U.S.

In a stunning display of nature’s power, the Earth is experiencing a significant geomagnetic storm following powerful solar emissions. The phenomena could extend the usually secluded spectacle of the Northern Lights to regions as unexpected as Alabama and Northern California by Monday evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) sounded […]