MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that the attempted assassination of General Vladimir Alexeyev was ordered by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Interfax news agency reported.
The FSB said that Polish intelligence had been involved in the recruitment of the shooter.
The FSB did not provide any evidence that Reuters was able to immediately verify.
Feb 9 (Reuters) - A "massive" Russian drone attack on Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa killed one person and injured two others, the regional governor said on Monday.
Governor Oleh Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app that residential infrastructure and a gas pipeline were also damaged.
(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Sonali Paul)
SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Singapore's four telecom companies, Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba Telecom, were targeted by cyber espionage group UNC3886 in attacks last year, Singapore's Cyber Security Agency said on Monday.
The agency said the hackers were able to penetrate and gain access to some parts of the telecom systems, but could not disrupt services and did not access personal data.
"They also managed to exfiltrate a small... (continue reading...)
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
So, something political markets actually like. Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi knocked it out of the park in the election, sparking a 4.5% rally in the Nikkei to all-time highs. Indeed, the index broke 55,000, 56,000 and 57,000 for the first time, all in one go.
It was an emphatic win as the LDP took 316 of the 465 seats in parliament's lower... (continue reading...)
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Monday sentenced media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the city's national security law, as well as one count of publishing seditious materials.
The 78-year-old Lai, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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