Tag: Russia
Merkel brings message of stability to US on farewell visit
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel left Wednesday for Washington on what is likely to be her last official visit , carrying a bag...
German FM: China using vaccine donations for political ends
BERLIN — Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday accused China of tying the delivery of coronavirus vaccines to political demands.
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Russian fund: India’s top vaccine maker to produce Sputnik V
MOSCOW — Russia's sovereign fund on Tuesday announced a deal with a top Indian vaccine manufacturer to produce the Russia-designed Sputnik V vaccine.
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Russia against US troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan
MOSCOW — Russia has strongly warned the United States against deploying its troops in the former Soviet Central Asian nations following their withdrawal from...
Putin hosts leader of Belarus for talks on closer ties
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted the authoritarian leader of Belarus, who has increasingly relied on Moscow's support amid increasing tensions...
China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown
BEIJING — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that...
Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive...
Unable to leave Russia, director attends Cannes virtually
CANNES, France — Celebrated Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov is banned from leaving his home country, so he is attending the Cannes Film Festival virtually....
Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear
WASHINGTON — The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it...
European court urges Russia to acknowledge same-sex unions
MOSCOW — A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to recognize same-sex unions, but the Kremlin was quick to...