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  • Russia-linked hackers exploiting Windows flaw, patch coming Nov. 8: Microsoft

    Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday that a hacking group previously linked to the Russian government and U.S. political hacks is behind recent cyberattacks that exploit a newly discovered flaw in its Windows operating system. Microsoft said that a patch to defend Windows users against this sort of attack will be ...

  • Jailed anti-Putin activist says he is being tortured in prison

    A Russian opposition activist who became the first person to be jailed for repeatedly staging peaceful anti-Kremlin protests under a new law says he is being tortured in prison and fears for his life. A Moscow court sentenced Ildar Dadin to three years in prison in December for holding a series ...

  • FBI must spill the beans about Trump's Russia ties, says Clinton aide

    A top aide to US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today urged the FBI to disclose what it knows about any ties between Republican Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the law enforcement agency of unfairly publicising its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about Trump.A week before Election Day, ...

  • Editorial: The right decision… in the end

    Malta’s constitutional neutrality is being increasingly called into question these days – from the country’s arguably correct stance during the Libyan revolution to the surveillance missions that have purportedly been undertaken by French forces, as revealed this week after their ‘spy plane’ went down in a ball of flames over ...

  • Iran, Russia, Syrian FMs to meet in Moscow

    The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria will meet in on Oct. 28 for three-way over the situation in Syria, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

  • EU renews calls for a humanitarian pause to allow aid into Aleppo

    Source: European Commission, European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: Syrian Arab RepublicAs conflict continues in Aleppo and wounded civilians remained trapped without access to aid, EU reiterates the urgency to allow for humanitarian aid to reach the affected. As conflict continues in the divided Syrian city ...

  • Russia to not extend ‘pause’ in Syria airstrikes

    Russia is not willing to prolong its “humanitarian pause” in airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo province unless opposition groups comply with the agreement, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Oct. 24.

  • Japan to provide ¥4 billion in loans to Russian bank under sanctions

    Japan will provide about ¥4 billion ($39 million) in loans to Russia’s Sberbank by the end of the year that will go to a construction project at a port in the Russian Far East, sources said Saturday. The loan, to be offered through the government-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation, ...

  • ‘We have to look out for ourselves when it comes to deal with migration’ – Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that when it comes to the migration issue, “we will have to look out for ourselves”.Speaking to journalists at the end of a European Union summit in Brussels, Dr Muscat said that he is however satisfied with the fact that there are plans to ...

  • Trump mocks critics: I'll accept election results - if I win

    Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election — if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions that the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.Trump's comments came a ...

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    Russia, le sanzioni non frenano il desiderio di Made in Italy

    Il crollo nell'interscambio commerciale fra Russia ed Italia è ormai un triste dato di fatto dovuto al verificarsi di una serie di condizioni sfavorevoli a livello internazionale. Questa situazione però non sembra placare la voglia di Italia dei consumatori russi che continuano a visitare il nostro Paese e, compatibilmente con ...

  • UN envoy in Middle East warns against ‘sleep-walking into another violent conflict’

    Source: UN News Service Country: Iraq, occupied Palestinian territoryThe absence of progress towards a two-state solution has led to growing anger and frustration among Palestinians and profound disillusionment among Israelis, the top UN Middle East envoy warned today.19 October 2016 – The absence of progress towards a two-state solution has led ...

  • Debate stunner: Trump won't say he'll accept election result

    Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say Wednesday night that he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump's resistance "horrifying."Trump had spent the days leading up to the third and final ...

  • Russia central bank chief takes on ‘banditry’

    Former economy minister has shut 276 lenders and forced 28 others to reform

  • Mother jumps to her death holding son after husband 'oinked' at her when plastic surgery went wrong

    A mother jumped to her death holding her young son after her husband 'oinked' at her after she had a nose job which made her 'look like a pig', it has been claimed.Anna Ozhigova, 33, killed herself and her eight-year-old son, Gleb, after becoming depressed at the results of her ...

  • EU mulls more Syria sanctions as political efforts falter

    European Union foreign ministers debated Monday whether to extend sanctions against the Syrian regime as political efforts to secure a cease-fire and access for humanitarian aid falter.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the ministers might add more Syrians accused of rights abuses or war crimes to the sanctions list, ...

  • Alfred Sant's report on EU’s economic priorities approved

    A  report on the EU’s economic priorities for 2017 presented by Maltese MEP Alfred Sant was adopted by the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (ECON). The report was prepared against a backdrop of low domestic investments, a lower than expected growth forecast, economic uncertainty deriving ...

  • Alfred Sant's report on EU economic priorities approved by Econ

    A  report on the EU’s economic priorities for 2017 presented by former Prime Minister Alfred Sant was adopted by the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (ECON). The report was prepared against a backdrop of low domestic investments, a lower than expected growth forecast, economic uncertainty deriving ...

  • Turkey’s rapprochement with Russia does not hamper ties with other allies: Deputy PM

    Turkey’s warming relations with Russia will not hamper its alliance with other countries, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has vowed, saying Ankara will continue to pursue a “multidimensional” foreign policy

  • Hyundai Heavy Beefs up Partnerships with Saudi and Russia

    Hyundai Heavy Industries is increasing its partnerships with the world's major corporations. Kwon Oh-gap, president of Hyundai Heavy, said in this year's New Year's Day celebration, "We must acknowledge the grim fact that there is no survival without technical prowess." The company recently signed a memorandum with Saudi Electric Company to ...

  • 90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insults

    In a bitter debate filled with fire and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women reveal "exactly who he is" and prove his unsuitability to be president. Firing back, he accused her of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs and promised she would "be ...