Russian ambassador to Ankara shot dead in an attack in Turkey December 19, 2016 The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, was shot dead in an attack in Turkey today. Karlov was shot while making a speech at the opening of an exhibition at an art gallery by a gunman who shouted in Turkish: "Don't forget Aleppo. Don’t forget Syria. Unless our towns are secure, you won’t enjoy security. Only death can take [...]
Will allegations of Russian interference in the US election tarnish Donald Trump’s presidency? December 19, 2016 Brian Klaas, fellow in comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and author of The Despot’s Accomplice, says Yes. Republicans and Democrats agree that Russian hacking was used to help Donald Trump win the presidential election in November. While both Republicans and Democrats were hacked, only e-mails that would embarrass Hillary Clinton were released. [...]
Russia attempts to undermine UK with cyber attacks and fake news December 17, 2016 Russia has embarked on a propaganda campaign against Britain, according to reports. Moscow is seeking to undermine the UK's power by using cyber attacks and fake news, and Prime Minister Theresa May is set to hold a National Security Council meeting to assess the Russian aggression and how to respond, according to The Times. Read more: [...]
Why Adam Silver and Sir Philip Craven are my sports leadership heroes of the last 12 months December 15, 2016 If politics entered a post-truth era in 2016, sport entered a post-trust era. So much of sport is about trust – from your teammates to the coaches and medical team to the administrators that govern the game. Slowly but surely trust has been seeping out of the sports we love, and 2016 was the climax of [...]
FTSE 100 miners Fresnillo, Randgold Resources and Polymetal fall as gold prices slump to 10-month low December 15, 2016 Shares in FTSE 100 gold miners were battered this morning as prices of the yellow stuff fell to a 10-month low. A dollar rally pushed spot gold prices down 1.23 per cent to $1,128.85 an ounce this morning, after the US Federal Reserve yesterday raised US interest rates from 0.5 to 0.75 per cent and [...]
Kellyanne Conway: Lessons from the woman who won the election December 15, 2016 President Donald Trump. You can’t deny it has a ring to it, however much you may dislike him. Liberal elites are looking for someone to blame. Was it belligerent white America showing two fingers to the elite; the Russian Bear, claws prying into the Democratic campaign? Fake news, trolls, the filter bubble, the alt-right? Many will [...]
Russian hacking to influence Brexit vote is “highly probable” says Labour MP Ben Bradshaw December 13, 2016 It is “highly probable” that Russian hackers attempted to influence the result of the EU referendum, according to a Labour MP. Ben Bradshaw, the MP for Exeter since 1997, told Parliament that he suspected Russian hackers had followed similar tactics to those used the US election campaign. However, he admitted that proof for his claim [...]
Government publishes steel requirements between now and 2020 in a bid to boost domestic industry December 13, 2016 The government has published details of its plan to use 3m tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020 in a bid to give beleaguered domestic steelmakers a better chance of winning government contracts. The amount of steel required across 18 central government infrastructure projects, including HS2, the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant and upgrading [...]
Exxon Mobil chief Rex Tillerson confirmed as Donald Trump’s secretary of state but President-elect delays business interest announcement December 13, 2016 The boss of the world's biggest oil company, Exxon Mobil, has been confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state. Rex Tillerson had been widely tipped for the role as America's top diplomat, though other figures such as former CIA chief David Petraeus and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney had also been considered. Read more: Yet another [...]
Rosneft buys 30 per cent stake in Eni’s “super-giant” Egyptian Zohr gas field December 12, 2016 Russian oil behemoth Rosneft has snapped up a 30 per cent stake in Eni's Shorouk concession, which contains the Mediterranean's largest gas field, for $1.58bn (£1.25bn). This cuts the Italian oil and gas group's stake in the concession from 90 per cent to 60 per cent. Rosneft will pay $1.13bn in cash for the concession and [...]