The Washington Post “Justice Department charging Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion” The Justice Department is set to announce Wednesday the indictments of two Russian spies and two criminal hackers in connection with the heist of 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014, marking the first U.S. criminal cyber charges ever against Russian....
The Guardian “Parliament attack: man shot after police officer stabbed at House of Commons.” A man was shot today outside the Houses of Parliament after an apparent clash with police officers. Onlookers have told of scenes of panic with tourists fleeing as gunfire broke out in Westminster. A man was seen receiving medical attention outside....
The Economist “Anti-corruption demonstrations sweep across Russia” Vladimir Putin won his first presidential election on March 26th, 2000. Exactly 17 years later, tens of thousands of Russians across the country came out to protest the corruption that has come to define his tenure. The demonstrations, the most significant challenge to Mr. Putin’s regime since 2012,....
BBC “Al-Qaeda frees hostage Johan Gustafsson after six years” Hostage Johan Gustafsson, held by al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011, has been freed, the Swedish government says. Mr. Gustafsson, 42, is being flown back to Sweden from Africa, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said in a statement on Monday. He was seized by al-Qaeda in the....