US Democrats warn of grim future for US cyber agency under Trump

Democratic lawmakers are increasingly worried that former President Donald Trump will find a way to decimate the nation’s cyber defense agency if he wins a second term. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency — the main agency in charge of protecting critical infrastructure, like pipelines and hospitals, from hackers — found…

Why you can count on the Dow making changes in February

Investors can count on the Dow Jones Industrial Average changing its members next month, for the first time in nearly four years, for several reasons. The question is, who’s out and who’s in? How and when the keepers of the Dow DJIA choose the stocks they add and those they…

Russia’s Lavrov: Western leaders want to militarize Southeast Asia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday accused Western leaders of looking to militarize Southeast Asia to contain Moscow and Beijing’s interests in the region. “The United States and its NATO allies are trying to master this space,” Lavrov told reporters in Cambodia. He was speaking at a press conference…

‘It just means we are fighting a terrorist’: Kyiv picks through the rubble

Press play to listen to this article KYIV — Oleh Ocheretyanyi isn’t buying Russian President Vladimir Putin’s argument that Monday’s bombardment of central Kyiv was revenge for Saturday’s attack on the bridge connecting Russia to illegally occupied Crimea. A few hours after the attack, with obvious curiosity, the 31-year-old picked…

South Korea says THAAD missile shield ‘not negotiable’ with China

South Korea has said the possible operation of a controversial American-made missile shield is “not negotiable,” pushing back at China’s efforts to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol to his predecessor’s pledge to freeze its deployment. Decisions on the deployment of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system was a…

Ukraine rejects Amnesty International report accusing troops of endangering civilians

Government officials in Kyiv dismissed a report by Amnesty International critical of Ukraine’s military as “fake” and “propaganda” after the human rights organization argued the country’s wartime tactics endanger civilians and violate international law. The report published Thursday alleges Ukraine’s military is violating international humanitarian law by turning civilian facilities…

Japan says five Chinese ballistic missiles landed inside EEZ near Okinawa

Five ballistic missiles launched by China’s military during exercises around Taiwan landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Thursday, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said. Kishi said the Japanese government delivered a diplomatic protest to Beijing over the move — the first time Chinese missiles had landed inside the EEZ. Unable…

Moscow claims Odesa missile strikes hit military targets

Moscow said on Sunday that Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa were aimed at military targets including a stockpile of U.S.-supplied missiles. The attack on Saturday raised doubts over Moscow’s willingness to abide by a crucial agreement reached on Friday to unblock Ukraine’s seaports to allow for the…