Russian Skripal suspects charged and named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov September 5, 2018 British authorities have named two suspects they believe are behind the Novichok attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury earlier this year as Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. The two men have been charged in absentia with offences including conspiracy to murder over the Salisbury nerve agent attack, Scotland Yard and the Crown [...]
PM to make mystery statement to MPs today September 5, 2018 Update: The statement will be an update on the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury earlier this year, after British authorities revealed they have charged two suspects with multiple counts including conspiracy to murder and attempted murder. Theresa May is expected to make a mystery statement to members of parliament today, following her [...]
Russian bank boss apologises for calling Boris Johnson a ‘prat’ September 4, 2018 The boss of one of Russia’s largest banks has apologised for calling former foreign secretary Boris Johnson a “prat”. Andrei Kostin, chief executive of VTB, made the comments at Moscow State Institute of International Relations University, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov also in attendance. “Look at, excuse me, the prats in the West, say at [...]
Russian banking giant drops US arm as geopolitical tensions mount September 3, 2018 Fragile political tensions between Moscow and Washington, D.C. took a turn for the worse this evening, as Russia’s second biggest bank revealed it has sold its New York-based business. Citing geopolitical reasons, Russian financial services provider VTB said it had disposed of its US broker arm VTB Capital, which is now an independent company called Xtellus [...]
Tech giants to testify before US Congress over Russian interference September 2, 2018 Top bosses from Twitter and Facebook are set to testify before US lawmakers on Wednesday, as part of a probe into how Silicon Valley polices online content. Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey will attend a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on 5 September to give evidence in a hearing on social [...]
Seven of Brewdog’s weirdest publicity stunts as it pledges to end ‘shock tactics’ August 30, 2018 Brewdog may have made its name off the back of a bizarre series of publicity stunts, but the indie brewer has pledged to “focus more on beer” and drop the “high octane shock tactics”. Following backlash to its parody porn website earlier this week, Brewdog posted a message to fans and shareholders on its website [...]
Putin’s approval rating slumps as he urges Russians to accept older retirement age August 29, 2018 Vladimir Putin has softened controversial pensions reforms after a public outcry that has seen his approval rating tumble. The Russian President had proposed to raise the retirement age of men from 60 to 65 and from 55 to 63 for women. Read more: US to impose fresh sanctions on Russia on Monday following Novichok attack [...]
Trump puts China behind Clinton email hacks August 29, 2018 US President Donald Trump has accused China of hacking the emails of his 2016 presidential election opponent Hillary Clinton, despite an ongoing investigation into Russian involvement by US officials. "Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information [sic], got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all [...]
South African government abandons plan for more nuclear power August 27, 2018 South Africa has ditched plans to expand its nuclear power capacity, in favour of diversifying towards natural gas, wind and other energy sources. Under the leadership of former President Jacob Zuma, the government had put forward a proposal to increase the amount of energy generated by nuclear power by six fold. If given the go ahead, [...]
US senator and war veteran John McCain dies aged 81 August 26, 2018 US Senator John McCain, a former war prisoner and veteran and one-time presidential candidate, has died aged 81 after a battle with brain cancer. The Arizona senator had been fighting an aggressive brain cancer since July 2017, alongside other health problems for which he had surgery earlier this year. His family announced on Friday that he [...]