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July 22, 2020

UK weighs plans to make foreign agents register after new report suggests bigger threat of Russian interference

Britain's ministers are considering making foreign agents register with the government in the United Kingdom after an intelligence report detailed allegations that there was Russian interference in the European Union referendum.

July 21, 2020

Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia, tax troubles, docs reveal

The founders of the Lincoln Project, a headline-grabbing anti-Trump political action committee formed by GOP operatives who describe the president as a “crook” and “huckster,” have their own checkered dealings with Russia and the tax man, documents obtained by The Post reveal.

July 21, 2020

Olympic figure skater battled depression, epilepsy before apparent suicide: reports

Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya suffered from epilepsy and battled bouts of depression before dying from an apparent suicide in her native Russia over the weekend, reports say. 

July 21, 2020

Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research

The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.

July 20, 2020

US sanctions strongman ruler of Russia's Chechnya over human rights violations

The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on the regional strongman leader of Russia’s republic of Chechnya over human rights violations including torture and extrajudicial killings.

July 20, 2020

Russia's elite given experimental coronavirus vaccine for months: report

Members of Russia’s business and ruling elite have been given access to an experimental vaccine against the novel coronavirus since April, according to a report on Sunday.

July 18, 2020

Australian figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskay, 20, dies; second Olympian death this month

Former world junior pairs figure skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya mysteriously died on Friday, marking the second death to hit the Australian Olympic community this month. 

July 16, 2020

Kaine says Obama White House didn't do enough to punish Russia over 2016 election meddling

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., indicated Thursday that the Obama administration didn't do enough to punish Russia for Moscow's attempt to meddle in the 2016 election.

July 16, 2020

UK accuses 'Russian actors' of interfering in 2019 general election

The British government accused “Russian actors” Thursday of seeking to interfere in the U.K.'s last general election, and a powerful committee of lawmakers confirmed it would publish within days a long-awaited report into previous allegations of interference from Moscow.

July 16, 2020

Russian hackers behind cyberattacks on coronavirus vaccine developers: US, UK, Canada intel

Russian cyber hackers are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, security officials in the U.S, United Kingdom and Canada claimed Thursday.