NSA for the year has intercepted more than 151 million phone calls of Americans

The NSA headquarters in Maryland The national security Agency (NSA) of the USA continues in droves to intercept telephone conversations of Americans, despite the so-called “Act on the freedom of the United States.” This is evidenced by the annual report of the office of the Director of national intelligence, the head of the CIA Daniel Coates. Published on Tuesday, may 2, the document says that the NSA in 2016, received from the operators and kept in their databases data on 151 230 968 telephone calls. It is noted that the data collection involves the recording of information in the telephone conversations, that is, listening. We are talking only about the calls, their duration and the numbers of the caller and receiving parties. In addition, the phone numbers in different records (Call Detail Record) again. At the same time, Reuters draws attention to the fact that the Court of foreign intelligence

The number of victims of explosion in Kabul has risen to eight

The scene of the explosion Up to eight people has increased the number of dead from the blast in the Afghan capital, injured 25 people. This was reported with reference to head of the interior Ministry of the country TV channel TOLOnews. All the victims were civilians of Kabul. — TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) 03 may 2017, 04:54 “Interior Minister: eight civilians were killed in the attack of a suicide bomber in Kabul, another 25 wounded,” — said on the channel page Twitter. There’s also posted a video from the scene of the explosion, which occurred at about 08:00 local time (06:30 GMT) on Wednesday morning in one of the busiest areas of the city. According to eyewitnesses and officials, the purpose of the terrorist attack was a column of armored vehicles of the NATO coalition. On victims or victims among the NATO troops is not reported. On 28 April, the Afghan

The Congress approved the establishment of the ad hoc Committee to combat secret influence of Russia

The house of representatives of the United States Congress approved the creation of a Committee to combat the so-called hidden influence of Russia in other countries. This structure was included in the total project budget for the remainder of the 2017 financial year, wrote on Thursday, may 4, TASS with reference to the document. The text stated that Russia is supposedly using such methods as “terrorist acts, assassinations, covert broadcasting, media manipulation, disinformation and financing agents of influence”. The Committee should include representatives of national intelligence, DoD, FBI, state Department, Ministry of Finance, office of the attorney General and the Department of energy. In the case of a structure will have to report annually to Congress on progress, key initiatives, as well as allegedly taken by Moscow’s attempts to exert influence. To approve the establishment of such a Committee should the Senate, the deadline for voting is scheduled for may

Britain has refused to pay 100 billion euros over withdrawal from the EU

Britain will not pay € 100 billion over Brexit. This was stated on Wednesday, 3 may, Minister for the Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, David Davis, Reuters reports. “We need to discuss what our rights and obligations”, — he explained. The Minister also noted that while the British government has not received from the Brussels information about what exactly the amount you need to pay for an exit from the EU. The Financial Times previously on may 3, wrote that France and Germany insist on the amount of 100 billion euros. The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker requires London 50 billion pounds, as Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern — $ 60 billion. According to them, that is how much the United Kingdom has the EU based the assumed long-term liabilities. Britain is ready to pay not more than three billion. 27 April German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned

In Poland detained a Russian “night wolf”

Continued: the Surgeon commented on the arrest of a Russian biker in Poland Police in the Polish town of Mysłowice detained Russian citizen Nikolai Loginov, one of the bikers club “Night wolves”. On Wednesday, may 3, reported RIA Novosti the head of the Polish branch of the club Dariusz.. He did not specify the reasons for the detention, saying only that law enforcement officials “had no reason”. . Noted that the Russians have all the necessary documents, including a Schengen visa. “I think that soon it will release. Now is a Russian Consul,” — he explained. As told the Agency the representative of the border service, Loginova was detained “in the interests of safety”. According to him, currently under investigation, which “will end by escorting the detainee to the territory of Russia”. Nikolay Loginov participated in the rally of bikers “Road to Victory — Berlin”, launched April 27. Motorcyclists drove

The head of the FBI has called Russia the greatest threat to democracy

James Compradorian: the White house said the “main threat” to democracy, the head of the FBI The head of the Federal Bureau of investigation United States (FBI) James Komi said that Russia continues to meddle in American politics and provide a safe haven for cybercriminals. These words were spoken during the hearings in the Senate. The video fragment of speech published in the Twitter the journalist NBC Bredda Yaffi (Bradd Jaffy). — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) 03 may 2017, 15:38 Senator from the Republican party Lindsey Graham asked the FBI the question of Russian interference in American politics, and Komi responded to him positively. He added that Russia is “the greatest threat among the Nations of the Earth” for the democratic process. Materials on теме00:06 10 Jan 2017ruscica Typical Russian hackers has come to world domination Shortly before the presidential elections in the U.S., the project WikiLeaks has published tens of

The white house said the “main threat” to democracy, the head of the FBI

Sean Spicer Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer commented on the statement by FBI Director James Comey, who called Russia “the greatest threat among the Nations of the Earth” for the democratic process, reports on Wednesday, may 3 . At a regular briefing, journalists asked Spicer, equals whether the U.S. President is the Donald trump of Russia to the “biggest threats.” “I think it’s the FBI perspective,” — said the official, adding that the head of state trusts the information provided by the secret service. At the same time, TASS, quoting Spicer, indicates that trump is considered a serious threat to the United States and its allies North Korea with its nuclear capabilities. Earlier, on 3 may, the head of the FBI James Komi said that Russia continues to meddle in American politics and provide a safe haven for cybercriminals. Senator from the Republican party Lindsey Graham asked

Macron won a pre-election debate in France

French viewers have awarded victory in the election debate the founder of the movement “Forward” to Emmanuel Macron. As reported by RIA Novosti with reference to data of the survey conducted by the research Institute Elabe for TV channel BFMTV, he defeated the leader of “National front” marine Le Pen. Before the second round of elections Macron preference is given to 63% of the viewers, Le Pen 34%. Another 3 percent could not name the winner. Macron also won the poll on the website of the newspaper Le Figaro: 64 vs. 36 percent. In the first round of the French presidential elections, which took place April 23, macron scored 24,01%. Le Pen scored 21.3 percent of the vote. The second round will be held on 7 may. Le Pen has repeatedly stated that France has given too much power to Brussels, therefore, a priority she sees the restoration of the

Three people died as a result of the collision of an SUV into a crowd in Massachusetts

Archive photo As a result of the collision of an SUV into a crowd in Billerica (Massachusetts, USA) three people were killed and another nine were in the hospital. On Wednesday, may 3, reports the local Fox News channel. — Christina Hager (@HagerWBZ) 03 may 2017, 15:47 The incident occurred in the course of the automobile auction, held in 30 kilometers from Boston. SUV Jeep Cherokee suddenly accelerated and drove through the people, until he crashed into a concrete fence. The driver, who is an employee of a trading platform, was not injured. The state police said that “at the moment nothing points to a terrorist act”. According to the guards, “all the information suggests that it was an accident”. Presumably, the driver lost control. His name is not mentioned, it is known that he was more than 70 years. April 7 at Drottninggatan, the main pedestrian street of Stockholm

The explosion at a coal mine in Iran killed 21 people

At a coal mine in the North of Iran, an explosion occurred. The accident 21 people were killed and 69 more were injured. On Wednesday, may 3, Reuters reports, citing local media. The explosion occurred at 12:45 local time (11:15 GMT) on mine Zemestan-Yurt, located near the town of Azadshahr (Golestan province). As noted by the Teheran Times, authorities believe that the incident occurred due to the high concentration of methane. In mid-February, eight people were killed in an explosion in a coal mine “, Czuba” in the Chinese province of Hunan. At the time of the accident in the mine were 29 miners self come to the surface failed 17 of them. In November last year in an explosion at a coal mine near the city of Chongqing (southwest of China) killed 33 people. The cause of the incident were several violations of safety regulations.