Russia Retaliates Over US Sanctions
Russia has retaliated to new US sanctions by telling Washington to cut its diplomatic staff to 455 and barring the use of some properties. The new US embassy staffing level would be the same as at...
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Five Things To Know About Julian Assange
The founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012 When did Julian Assange come to prominence? Julian Assange first caught the world's...
US Alerted France To Russia Hack Targeting Macron
The head of America's National Security Agency said Tuesday that Russia was behind the 11th-hour hack of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron's campaign team, and that US officials had informed...
White House Aide Declines To Back Flynn Over Russia Contact
A top White House official declined in several interviews over the weekend to defend national security adviser Michael Flynn, amid controversy over his alleged contacts with Russia. Mr Flynn...
Trump Organization Handover Plan Slammed By Ethics Chief
The director of the US Office of Government Ethics has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s plan to hand his global business empire to his sons before his inauguration on 20 January. The plan does not...
Russian Diplomats Expelled By Obama Over Hacking Leave US
Thirty-five Russian diplomats expelled from the United States by President Barack Obama have left the country, Russian news agencies report. An embassy official said the plane had taken off with all...
Julian Assange Wanted For Questioning Over Rape Allegation
Julian Assange will be questioned next week in the Ecuadorian embassy in London over an allegation of rape, Sweden’s public prosecutor’s office has confirmed. The WikiLeaks founder, who has been...
Hillary Clinton ‘kept Diagnosis To Close Aides’
US Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton kept her pneumonia diagnosis from most of her staff, according to reports, choosing to tell only family and close aides. Mrs Clinton was...