that have been officially blamed on Russia . Still , Trump told Stephanopoulos that despite the assurances of House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul ( R - Texas ) , he ’s not certain that Russia is behind the hacking attempts . “ Hacking is very untrusting .
11/19 The destroyer USS Wainwright DD419 refuelling from the cruiser HMS Norfolk . The Wainwright 's involvement with the Arctic theatre was limited to the spring and summer of 1942 . During that period she made a major contribution to the defence of convoy PQ17 , driving off a number of air attacksconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattleby German torpedo bombers . The Norfolk was a more familiar sight in the Arctic . With other cruisers she provided distant cover for a number of convoys , and was also present at the battle of the North Cape in December 1943 .
8) Circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicates Russian responsibility . Here 's why that is significant : 9 ) This leak is likely a warning that someone can prove US responsibility for any attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventsthat originated from this malware server . 10 ) That could have significant foreign policy consequences . Particularly if any of those operations targeted US allies .
International humanitarian law bans any attack on patients and medical personnel or indeed any attack on medical facilities , unless they are used for military purposes However , even if they are identified as a military objective , such a target must not be attacked if the scale of collateral civilian casualties is likely to be disproportionate to the military gain Indiscriminate attacksconflict.attack.naare prohibited The strikes came days after world powers - including Russia - agreed to work towards a selective truce in Syria , due to begin later this week . Earlier , Syrian President Bashar al - Assad , in his first comments on Friday 's " cessation of hostilities " plan , said it was doubtful all parties would be putting down their weapons within a week .
Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the PA leader would also travel to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before flying to New York to attend meetings at the United Nations , but did not provide exact dates . “ France plays an important role in efforts to establish a fair , comprehensive and durable peace in accordance with international resolutions , ” Abu Rudeineh said . Israel in the midst of a wave of Palestinian stabbing , car - ramming , and shooting attacksconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattlethat has killed 29 Israelis and 3 foreign nationals since October of last year . At least 188 Palestinians have been killed during that time , most while carrying out knife , gun or car - ramming attacks , according to the Israeli authorities . Ahead of his two - week foreign tour , Abbas told AFP there was an “ urgent ” need for a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements , and accused the US of insufficient action on the issue .
Its finances are also under strain . The group 's tactics in Syria appear to reflect the strains , as it turns to suicide missions seemingly aimed at causing maximum casualties rather than sustainable territorial gains . The group said on Friday two of its members carried out suicide attackslife.injure.naagainst Kurdish fighters in at the Tishrin dam in Aleppo province , which Kurds and Arab rebel groups captured in December . Warplanes also hit areas of western Syria on Friday , the Observatory said . An air raid by the government side killed at least five people in a rebel - held area of Aleppo .
She was elected later that year . Hide Caption 20 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton makes her first appearance on the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee . Hide Caption 21 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Sen. Clinton comforts Maren Sarkarat , a woman who lost her husband in the September 11 terrorist attacksconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle, during a ground - zero memorial in October 2001 . Hide Caption 22 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton holds up her book " Living History " before a signing in Auburn Hills , Michigan , in 2003 . Hide Caption 23 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton and another presidential hopeful , U.S. Sen. Barack Obama , applaud at the start of a Democratic debate in 2007 .
Kremlin - backed media have often been accused of using propaganda to stir up trouble with Russian - speakers living in the Baltics . But now some fear the same tactic could be being used in Germany , possibly to keep Chancellor Angela Merkel on the back - foot when it comes to the fate of EU sanctions imposed on Russia because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine . Germany 's New Year 's Eve sex attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventsImage copyright EPA Image caption Hundreds of women said they suffered sexual assaults and robberies around Cologne station More than 1,000 offences , including 384 sex attacks , reported mainly on New Year 's Eve in North Rhine - Westphalia
12:40 p.m. The Turkish president says his country 's military operation in Syria aims to prevent threats from " terror " groups , including the Islamic State and a Syrian Kurdish militia that is affiliated with Turkey 's outlawed Kurdish rebels . Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Wednesday 's operation was launched in response to a string of attacksconflict.attack.nain Turkey , including a suicide bomb attack at a wedding party near the border which killed 54 people . He says no one should consider " the Syrian issue to be independent from Turkey 's domestic issues . " Erdogan , addressing groups that have targeted Turkey , says : " You will not succeed .
He 's saying under the right conditions , with the right bases , that these companies need to be able to provide , or to respond , to lawful court orders . That 's all that they 're asking for . KELLY : Right after the Paris attacksconflict.attack.na, you gave a speech in which you called for an end to " hand - wringing , " your word , over government spying . And many in the audience ... BRENNAN : That 's not — I did n't say , " hand - wringing " over government spying .
This was released by hackers just a few weeks ago , sparking fears it could lead to a major attack such as today 's . It is capable of using ‘ internet of things ’ ( IoT ) devices , such as the plethora of smart home gadgets , which can be used to bombard websites with requests , overloading them and effectively shutting them down . In previous attacksconflict.attack.nausing it , security cameras and DVRs in homes and offices around the world have been used . ' We are seeing attacks coming from a number of different locations . ' We 're seeing attacks coming from an Internet of Things botnet that we identified called Mirai , also involved in this attack , ' Dale Drew , chief security officer at Level 3 Communications , said on a livestream on Friday afternoon .
Dirty bomb Fears over nuclear materials falling into terrorists ' hands were highlighted at the Nuclear Security Summit hosted by President Obama in Washington last week , and underscored by an ISIS plan uncovered earlier this year to try and target a Belgian nuclear facility . Two men linked to the Brussels attacksconflict.attack.narecorded 10 hours of secret surveillance video of a top Belgian nuclear scientist , likely hoping to use his security clearance to try to obtain radioactive material to build a so - called " dirty bomb . " " The possibility of threats against nuclear facilities is of particular concern and our agencies are actively reacting to it , " German Ambassador to the United States , Peter Wittig , told CBS News . The ambassador said Germany would seek more international help by hosting an international workshop in Berlin in September on the existing Code of Conduct for Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources .
Nice 's jazz festival has been cancelled and Marseille has announced it is cancelling a fireworks show planned for Friday evening The hashtag # PrayForNice is trending worldwide and in France # NousSommesUnis ( we are united ) is also trending Timeline of terror : France 's deadliest Islamist attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolentevents
Jeffrey Goldberg has declared that “ Hillary Clinton is running against Vladimir Putin , ” and Mrs. Clinton , for her part , has issued a statement that does everything but accuse Trump of being a Manchurian candidate . Neocon Jamie Kirchick , in his bizarre piece for the Los Angeles Times advocating a military coup against Trump should he be elected , cites the Trump campaign ’s successful effort to scotch a plank in the GOP platform calling for arming the Ukrainian government with offensive weapons as a reason to oust President Trump . Similarly , the Clinton statement attacksconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattleTrump for the same thing – as if the American people want to start a military conflict in Europe for the sake of a corrupt kleptocracy that came to power by overthrowing the elected President . We have n’t seen a smear campaign like this since the frigid winter of the cold war , when anyone who deviated from the “ commies under the bed ” paranoia of that era was denounced as a “ subversive ” and hauled before a congressional inquisition . Both wings of the War Party are united in their hatred for Trump ’s “ America First ” policy of minding our own business and staying out of foreign wars .
News comes as warring sides take break from peace talks in Geneva Istanbul ( CNN ) Turkish forces are n't preparing to invade northern Syria -- and Russia 's allegation that they are is an attempt to hide Moscow 's crimes in the war - ravaged nation , a source within the Turkish Prime Minister 's office told CNN on Thursday . " Simply they are diverting attention from their attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventson civilians as a country already invading Syria , " the source told CNN . " Turkey has all the rights to take any measures to protect its own security . " The comments come after Maj . Gen. Igor Konashenkov was quoted by Russian state news agency Ria Novosti as saying Moscow believes some activity on the Turkish side of the border with Syria indicates preparations for an incursion .
The shocking footage shows a number of injured people being treated by paramedics at the scene of the incident . Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre , in the district of Moosach , after hearing gunshots . Thamina Stoll , 22 , of Durham , North Carolina , who is in Munich on a summer internship , filmed people fleeing the shopping centre during the attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventsfrom her grandmother 's apartment . She said some 50 terrified people ran towards her house , seeking shelter . A major police operation is ongoing in Munich , around the city 's Olympic Park , with the force warning people to stay in their homes and avoid public spaces Ms Stoll said had just visited the shopping centre with her grandmother and a cousin for an hour before the shooting started .
The Obama administration was constantly weighing the value of surveillance against the issue of privacy , Holder explained . Still , the former top American law enforcement official added " We can certainly argue about the way in which Snowden did what he did , but I think that he actually performed a public service by raising the debate that we engaged in and by the changes that we made . " By leaking a flood of classified information to select news outlets in 2013 , Snowden revealed the extent to which the Obama administration was collecting personal data — far and above what took place under The Patriot Act following the 9/11 attackslife.injure.na. The revelations not only shocked the American public , but also international allies ( think Angela Merkel , whose personal cellphone was revealed to have been bugged ) . The crisis prompted President Barack Obama to convene a panel that criticized the National Security Agency 's domestic data collection — that is the bulk of metadata on Americans , which can show the most intimate details of an individual 's life .
The shocking footage shows a number of injured people being treated by paramedics at the scene of the incident . Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre , in the district of Moosach , after hearing gunshots . Thamina Stoll , 22 , of Durham , North Carolina , who is in Munich on a summer internship , filmed people fleeing the shopping centre during the attackslife.injure.nafrom her grandmother 's apartment . She said some 50 terrified people ran towards her house , seeking shelter . A major police operation is ongoing in Munich , around the city 's Olympic Park , with the force warning people to stay in their homes and avoid public spaces Ms Stoll said had just visited the shopping centre with her grandmother and a cousin for an hour before the shooting started .
The DNC breach occurred around the same time as breaches of US government systems at the State Department and the White House . Analysts from the NSA and FBI investigators found signatures in those breaches that led them to other intrusions outside the government , including at the DNC . Investigators have tracked the IP addresses and other data from the DNC hack and found they matched attacksconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattlearound the same time at other federal agencies . Evidence points to at least one group of hackers that is familiar to US counterintelligence , officials said . This same group was involved in hacking into non - classified systems email systems at State , White House and other federal agencies .
" We need to factor these issues into our strategic discussions , [ but ] our Russian and Chinese colleagues have been less than I would say enthusiastic about engaging in those types of discussions . " The possibility of nuclear terrorism was also a key focus on Thursday , the first day of the summit . President Obama said that in the wake of attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventsin places including Brussels , there is “ not only great urgency around the nuclear issue but eliminating generally the scourge of terrorism . ” Some of the world leaders who attended a White House summit dinner Thursday were from countries that have been directly impacted by terrorist attacks . Slow progress
Turkey allows coalition planes to fly raids from its territory . Adding to the list of enemies , Turkey resumed hostilities with the PKK -- Kurdish militant separatists -- last year after a ceasefire broke down . Turkey has spent much of this year reeling from terror attackslife.injure.injurycausedbyviolenteventsas it weathers bombing campaigns by both ISIS and Kurdish militants . The airport attack marked the eighth suicide bombing in Turkey this year . At least 140 people have been killed .