LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile developer for at least five months last year, according to technical evidence reviewed by Reuters and analysis by security researchers. Reuters found cyber-espionage teams linked to the North Korean government, which security researchers call ScarCruft…
MOSCOW — Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years. Russian space agency Roscosmos said it had scheduled the launch of the Luna-25 lander for the early hours of Friday. With the lunar mission,…
Greetings from Tyler, Sure hope the pretender doesn’t get in more trouble. Every time he or his reprobate son gets bad news, they indict Trump for something else. Except this isn’t something else. Don’t hold me to it, but chances are the powers that be are going to be sorry they ever dreamed this up. …
Heavy rain and high water levels in China’s northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands BEIJING — Thousands of people threatened by storm-swollen rivers were evacuated in China‘s northeast on Friday while areas on the outskirts of Beijing cleared debris from flooding that wrecked roads, knocked out power and left neighborhoods…
Two serving members of the US Navy have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the Department of Justice said Thursday. The men are suspecting of selling secret information to Beijing that included manuals for warships and their weapons systems, as well as blueprints for a radar system and plans for a huge US…
As Ukraine’s punishing counteroffensive continues to take its toll on Russian forces, and desperate not to rouse a finnicky nation with another conscription, Russia has turned to Kazakhstan in search of soldiers, Reuters reported on Aug. 3. Russia has launched an advertising campaign in its neighbor to the south to offer recruits a one-time payment…
Many European countries looked to Israel for upgrading their defense in the shadow of new threats posed by Russia. The Defense Ministry on Thursday night announced that the US had approved its sale of the David’s Sling medium-range missile defense system to Finland for €316 million. Calling the deal “historic,” the ministry said that it,…
MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United States has denied a request by Mexico to jointly conduct scientific research on the health impact of genetically-modified corn, a Mexican government official said, a sign the two sides could be inching closer to a formal trade dispute. Mexico has repeatedly called on the U.S. to work…
WARSAW, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Poland said on Tuesday it was rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters. The Belarusian military denied any such violation and accused NATO member Poland, one of Ukraine’s most fervent backers in its conflict with Russia, of making…
France has begun evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup. The first of three French planes sent to evacuate European citizens took off from the capital, Niamey. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack. However, France says it has no…