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   The money will come from assets confiscated from Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev after his indictment on sanctions evasions in April. The United States has announced several packages of sanctions against Russian citizens (File) Washington: Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that he had authorized the United States to begin using seized Russian money to aid Ukraine, according to US media. The announcement came during a meeting between Garland and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin in Washington, nearly one year after Moscow's invasion of its former Soviet neighbor. "Today, I am announcing that I have authorized the first-ever transfer of forfeited Russian assets for use in Ukraine," Garland said, according to CNN The money will come from assets confiscated from Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev after his indictment on sanctions evasions in April, he added. The money will go to the State Department "to support the peopl...

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday said National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling to dismiss a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan was wrong. Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said the controversial ruling is, prima facie, a violation of Article 95 of the Constitution as he said the court will issue a decision in the high-profile case today. Imran Khan Dubbing Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan ’s claim that the US is looking to overturn his government as concocted, a former top Trump administration official said Wednesday that the country is entering a period of political uncertainty. I think that Imran Khan has concocted this idea that somehow the US is looking to overturn his government. He simply has concocted this story to try to shore up his own base and gain support for his position, said Lisa Curtis, who was Trump Administration’s point person for India during his four years. Know More : https://www.news18.com/news/world/imr...

Iraq's Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the attack, calling it a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty A view of a damaged building in the aftermath of missile attacks in Erbil Iran  claimed responsibility on March 13 for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U. S. consulate complex in northern Iraq, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard earlier this week. Iraq's Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the attack, calling it a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty. No injuries were reported in Sunday's attack on the city of Erbil, which marked a significant escalation between the U. S. and Iran. KNOW MORE :   www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-claims-missile-barrage-near-u-s-consulate-in-iraq/article65223770.ece?homepage=true

This file photo shows the test firing of Iran's home-built surface-to-surface Fateh 110 missile similar to those used in the IGRC's attack on Irbil  RIYADH :   US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Irbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend itself. Sullivan told CBS’s “Face the Nation” program that while no US citizens were harmed in the attack, and no  US  facilities were hit, the missile barrage only shows how dangerous Iran could be. “One thing I will say is that the only thing more dangerous than Iran armed with ballistic missiles and advanced military capabilities is an Iran that has all of those things and a  nuclear weapon ,” he said. Read More :  ​ www.arabnews.com/node/2041976/middle-east

Recent U.S. and European investments in cyber defense in  Ukraine  are being put to the test following Russia's invasion of the country. Russia - Ukraine Crisis In the weeks and months leading up to the conflict, the U.S. and the European Union (EU) deployed a team of cyber warfare experts to help counter Russian cyberattacks from disrupting the country’s critical infrastructure. A newly formed EU cyber rapid response team consisting of 12 experts and a “hunt forward” team with U.S. Cyber Command were dispatched to Ukraine to look for active cyber threats inside the networks and strengthen the country’s cyber defenses. This was in response to a wave of cyberattacks that targeted local banks and Ukrainian government websites — including the parliament and the foreign affairs and defense ministries — weeks and days before the invasion. Russia has denied any involvement. The West began actively investing in Ukraine’s cyber defenses following the 2015 power grid hack and the 2017...