Trump and the Kremlin are telling 2 different stories about their meeting and Russia’s election interference

Thomson Reuters The White House and the Kremlin had two different stories about a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that took place on Saturday. Trump said Putin insisted Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election, while the Kremlin said the issue was not even discussed. This is not the […]

‘Unacceptable interference in domestic affairs’: Egypt summons several Western ambassadors

Published time: 5 Nov, 2017 17:10 Egypt summoned the ambassadors from Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands on Sunday, and is also going to summon the ambassadors of the UK and Canada, to protest a statement in which the above-mentioned countries condemned the detention of a human rights lawyer, Ibrahim Metwaly. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has […]

Hillary Clinton Suggests Russian Interference In US Election Was A “Cyber 9/11”

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said Russian interference in the 2016 election was on such an enormous scale that it amounted to a “cyber 9/11”. “I think there a lot more connections that have yet to come to light,” Clinton told an audience in London on Sunday evening. “If I had been elected […]

Facebook updates ad policies to prevent ‘Russian interference’

Facebook is increasing authenticity requirements for advertisers, adding over 1000 people to its ad review staff after claiming it found paid postings on “divisive” social issues that “appeared” to stem from a Russian entity. A Facebook user will be able to see not only what a Page or an account is advertising to them directly, […]

JAMES CLAPPER: US intelligence assessment of Russia’s election interference ‘cast doubt on the legitimacy’ of Trump’s victory

AP The former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said an assessment by the US intelligence community on Russia’s US election interference “cast doubt” on President Donald Trump’s legitimacy. Clapper’s comments follow an avalanche of recent news about Russia’s efforts to sway American voters in 2016. The Russia investigation has gained significant momentum in recent weeks, […]

Google says it found no trace of Russia’s interference in US election on its ad platforms

Google has said it has failed to unearth any facts that would implicate Moscow in exploiting its advertising tools to manipulate the US elections. It comes after Facebook said it had found dozens of Russia-linked fake pages promoting divisive US-related issues. “We’re always monitoring for abuse or violations of our policies and we’ve seen no […]

Tesla faces labor board complaint alleging interference with unionization

Enlarge / A Tesla Model S electric car sits in the Tesla Motors Inc. auto plant, formerly operated by New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), in Fremont, California, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. (credit: Tony Avelar/ Bloomberg/Getty Images) On Thursday evening, a federal labor board filed a complaint against Tesla (PDF), alleging that the electric vehicle […]

‘Who are you? Know your limits!’ Erdogan attacks German FM in elections interference row

Published time: 20 Aug, 2017 05:16 Recep Erdogan has told Germany’s FM to “know his limits” after Sigmar Gabriel accused the Turkish president of interfering in the his country’s upcoming elections. Erdogan once again urged German based Turks not to vote for the ruling coalition. On Saturday, Erdogan once again urged nearly 3 million German […]

Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer shed new light on the extent of Russia’s election interference

Mark Wilson/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Last week’s revelations that President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., met with a Russian lawyer with strong ties to the Kremlin during the campaign to obtain damaging information about Hillary Clinton shed new light on the extent of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The first sign […]