Apple refuses to answer questions over 'homophobic' Russian Siri
Apple is refusing to explain how and why the Russian language version of its voice-controlled virtual assistant, Siri, provided homophobic answers to queries relating to gay or lesbian topics.The...
View ArticlePUTIN: Russia is on the road to recovery
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has weathered the worst of its economic troubles and is on the road to recovery, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a marathon call-in TV show, offering to normalize...
View ArticleBremmer: This is why Putin is one of the world's most influential figures
Ater annexing the Crimean peninsula, engineering a civil war in Ukraine, and brokering a massive arms deal in Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains one of the most powerful leaders in the...
View ArticleRussia denies report about gas deal with Greece
Russia denied on Saturday a German media report suggesting that it could sign a gas pipeline deal with Greece as early as Tuesday which could bring up to five billion euros into Athens' depleted state...
View ArticleRussian cyber attackers used these 2 flaws to hack diplomatic targets in the US
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A widely reported Russian cyber-spying campaign against diplomatic targets in the United States and elsewhere has been using two previously unknown flaws in software to...
View ArticleRussia claims that the search for its submarines by the Swedish military last...
Over the weekend, Swedish Rear Adm. Anders Grenstad confirmed to the media that the apparent Russian submarine spotted in Swedish waters on October 31 was just a civilian working boat. The conclusion...
View ArticleRussian hackers used flaws in Adobe and Microsoft software to target the...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A widely reported Russian cyber-spying campaign against diplomatic targets in the United States and elsewhere has been using two previously unknown flaws in software to...
View ArticleItalian Typhoons scrambled for the 27th time in 2015 to intercept Russian...
On Apr. 18, the Italian Air Force two Italian Air Force Typhoons deployed to Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, were scrambled to identify and escort a Russian Federation...
View ArticleThe US and Ukraine have started military training exercises despite Russian...
The Ukrainian military began training Monday with a group of approximately 300 U.S. Army paratroopers who traveled to Ukraine to work with the country’s national guardsmen. Ukraine President Petro...
View ArticleUS Air Force Colonel: Russia's sale of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to...
It’s been widely reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to sell the Russian-made S-300 missile system to Iran. This sale has been planned for years, but it was put on hold in 2010...
View ArticleRussian deputy prime minister: 'The Arctic is a Russian Mecca'
According to Russia's deputy prime minister, the Arctic has an almost unparalleled level of political and spiritual importance for the Russian people. In a succinct tweet, Russian Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleThe EU is going after Russia's gas giant
The European Union will launch a legal attack on Russian gas giant Gazprom this week, ramping up tensions with Moscow, when antitrust agents will accuse it of overcharging buyers in eastern Europe, EU...
View ArticleHere's a behind-the-scenes look at Russian aerial operations over the Baltic
A Russian video provides some details about the country's presence in the Baltic region.Although rather difficult to understand (unless you speak Russian), the video in this post provides some footage...
View ArticlePutin’s Russia is no friend of Israel
Putin’s totalitarian regime in Russia has recently announced that it will sell advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Iran, which as we should all know is the greatest threat to the continuing existence of...
View ArticleREVEALED: Russia's top secret tank
Russia's new battle tank appeared Tuesday after its first official photo was revealed in an image released by the country's defense ministry. The Armata T-14 is a part of an ambitious -- and costly --...
View ArticleRussia just unveiled its new Armata battle tank
The Russian military has released its first official picture of the new "Armata" Universal Combat Platform that will form the base of its main battle tank.The pictures come as part of the preparations...
View Article21 photos of everyday life inside the Moscow metro
When Israeli photographer Tomer Ifrah stepped foot in the Moscow Metro for the first time, he instantly fell under its spell. “I think it was then that I decided to make it a long-term project,” he...
View ArticleGreece hopes to reach deal on Russian gas pipeline soon
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's energy minister said Athens held "constructive" talks with the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom on Tuesday, adding he hoped the two sides would soon reach a deal on a...
View ArticleNATO is holding a massive cyber defense drill right next to Russia
About 400 computer experts will participate in a major cybersecurity drill in Estonia this week as part of NATO's efforts to upgrade its capability to counter potentially debilitating hacker...
View ArticleWhy a Greece-Russia gas deal would be more geopolitical than economical
In the midst of profound turbulence in the negotiations between Greece and its international lenders, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Moscow last week for an official visit to President Vladimir...
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