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Ex-Green Beret has been accused of spying for Russia for decades
A former Special Forces soldier has been arrested and charged with colluding with Russian intelligence services and leaking classified national defense information during a decades-long espionage operation. U.S. prosecutors in Virginia said on Friday that Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, an ex-Green Beret, passed information to Russian spies describing the activities …
Read More »Stock market ignores restrictions of Trump administration. Here’s why it should not.
Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images Brands responded calmly to the recent escalation of the Trump administration’s war on Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Maybe too calm. U.S. Commerce Department regulations issued Aug. 17 will in theory prevent Huawei from purchasing any hardware or software that has all inputs of …
Read More »The newly launched UAE nuclear power plant connects to national network
Unit 1 of the UAE’s Barakah plant – the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant – is connected to the national power grid, in a historic moment, enabling it to supply clean electricity to millions of inhabitants and help the country’s confidence reduce oil-rich fossil fuels. “This is a major …
Read More »US, China postpone trade talks over weekend
The US and China are sending out talks scheduled for the weekend aimed at monitoring progress at the six-month mark of their phase-one trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said. Chinese Vice Prime Minister Liu He is due to hold a video conference with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer …
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