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Kaspersky to officially leave the US
Kaspersky Labs, the Russia-based cybersecurity firm, has stated on its US website that the company will be leaving the United States. This announcement took place about a month after the US government banned Kaspersky from selling its antivirus software in the country.www.thedailystar.net
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Kaspersky's US website did not allow consumers to purchase any products, citing "purchase is unavailable for US customers". Image: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Kaspersky Labs, the Russia-based cybersecurity firm, has stated on its US website that the company will be leaving the United States. This announcement took place about a month after the US government banned Kaspersky from selling its antivirus software in the country.
Last month, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Kaspersky in the country, citing security risks posed by Russia's influence on the cybersecurity company.
Kaspersky did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The government also slapped sanctions in June on Kaspersky's senior leadership, including the chief business development officer, chief operating officer, legal officer and corporate communications chief, citing cybersecurity risks.
CNN on Monday reported that Kaspersky Labs will "gradually wind down" its US operations and lay off US-based employees, starting July 20.
Kaspersky's US website did not allow consumers to purchase any products, citing "purchase is unavailable for US customers".
The new restrictions by the US government on inbound sales of Kaspersky software, which would bar downloads of software updates, resales and licensing of the product, will come into effect on September 29.
New US businesses for Kaspersky are to be blocked 30 days after the restrictions were first announced on June 20.
This was expected for a long time. The See-I-A (and most of the US administration) accuses Kaspersky to spy for the Russian Govt. which they have officially stated.
No US Govt. agency buys Kaspersky products (mainly antivirus software) and even the private companies in the US are discouraged to buy Kaspersky stuff especially if they do business with the US Govt.
This has been going on for ten years or more. I am surprised it took them this long to leave US shores. Same thing with Huawei and other large Chinese IT related brands. Tiktok will leave soon too.
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US hails meeting between Blinken, China FM
The United States hailed ‘open and productive’ discussions between China’s foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised...
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US hails meeting between Blinken, China FM
Agence France-Presse . Vientiane 27 July, 2024, 23:20
US secretary of state Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet on the sidelines of the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on Saturday. | AFP photo
The United States hailed 'open and productive' discussions between China's foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised US concerns over Beijing's 'provocative actions' around Taiwan.
Blinken's stop in Laos is part of a multi-nation Asia visit aimed at reinforcing regional ties in the face of Beijing's growing assertiveness, including in the South China Sea, and its deepening ties with Moscow.
The talks on the sidelines of a foreign ministers meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) lasted for one hour and twenty minutes, according to a senior State Department official.
Blinken raised 'US concerns about provocative actions' by China, including a simulated blockade of Taiwan following the May inauguration of its new president Lai Ching-te, the official said.
China claims the democratic island as its territory and slammed Lai's inauguration speech as 'confession of independence.'
Shortly before the meeting Blinken hit out at Beijing's 'escalatory and unlawful actions' in the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines are locked in a territorial dispute.
Beijing claims the waterway—through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually—almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
Wang also warned the Philippines over deploying a US medium-range missile system on its soil, saying it would 'create tension and confrontation in the region and trigger an arms race.'
The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system in the northern Philippines for annual joint military exercises.
Philippines military officials later said the system would be removed from the country.
Blinken arrived in Laos two days after the foreign ministers of China and Russia met with the 10-nation ASEAN bloc—and each other on the sidelines of the meeting.
On Thursday, Wang met Russia foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Vientiane and discussed 'building a new security architecture for Eurasia', according to Moscow's foreign ministry.
The pair also agreed to jointly 'counter any attempts by extra-regional forces to interfere in Southeast Asian affairs', it said.
China has a strong political and economic partnership with Russia, with NATO members labelling Beijing as a 'key facilitator' of Moscow's involvement in the war in Ukraine.
Agence France-Presse . Vientiane 27 July, 2024, 23:20
US secretary of state Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet on the sidelines of the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on Saturday. | AFP photo
The United States hailed 'open and productive' discussions between China's foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised US concerns over Beijing's 'provocative actions' around Taiwan.
Blinken's stop in Laos is part of a multi-nation Asia visit aimed at reinforcing regional ties in the face of Beijing's growing assertiveness, including in the South China Sea, and its deepening ties with Moscow.
The talks on the sidelines of a foreign ministers meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) lasted for one hour and twenty minutes, according to a senior State Department official.
Blinken raised 'US concerns about provocative actions' by China, including a simulated blockade of Taiwan following the May inauguration of its new president Lai Ching-te, the official said.
China claims the democratic island as its territory and slammed Lai's inauguration speech as 'confession of independence.'
Shortly before the meeting Blinken hit out at Beijing's 'escalatory and unlawful actions' in the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines are locked in a territorial dispute.
Beijing claims the waterway—through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually—almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
Wang also warned the Philippines over deploying a US medium-range missile system on its soil, saying it would 'create tension and confrontation in the region and trigger an arms race.'
The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system in the northern Philippines for annual joint military exercises.
Philippines military officials later said the system would be removed from the country.
Blinken arrived in Laos two days after the foreign ministers of China and Russia met with the 10-nation ASEAN bloc—and each other on the sidelines of the meeting.
On Thursday, Wang met Russia foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Vientiane and discussed 'building a new security architecture for Eurasia', according to Moscow's foreign ministry.
The pair also agreed to jointly 'counter any attempts by extra-regional forces to interfere in Southeast Asian affairs', it said.
China has a strong political and economic partnership with Russia, with NATO members labelling Beijing as a 'key facilitator' of Moscow's involvement in the war in Ukraine.
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Indians think that hating us and partying up with the racist west is their salvation….……anytime Indian guy even answers back to blatant racism in the US, he gets shot dead!
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Newly Married Indian-Origin Man Shot Dead In US In Suspected Road Rage
A 29-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana on Tuesday, the police said.
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US, Japan deepen ties, take swipe at China
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.
US, Japan deepen ties, take swipe at China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at their Foreign and Defense Ministerial (2+2) Meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Photo: Reuters
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.
A joint statement issued after "2+2" talks in Tokyo between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Japanese counterparts said China's "foreign policy seeks to reshape the international order for its own benefit at the expense of others".
They also reiterated their "strong objections" to China's "unlawful maritime claims, militarization of reclaimed features, and threatening and provocative activities in the South China Sea".
The communique also criticised Russia's "growing and provocative strategic military cooperation" with China, as well as Moscow's procurement of ballistic missiles and other equipment from North Korea "for use against Ukraine". It also expressed alarm at China's "ongoing and rapid expansion of its nuclear weapons arsenal".
Blinken said US alliances were all "defensive in nature".
"They have no ambitions toward anyone else, and never have been or ever will be offensive in nature," he told a news conference.
"But at a time when unfortunately these threats are increasing, our alliances, our partnerships, they're getting deeper, they're getting stronger, they're getting more effective," he said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said: "We are at a historic turning point."
"Developments that shake the very foundation of a free and open international order based on the rule of law are continuing."
"We must deepen and develop the US-Japan alliance to safeguard the international order and enhance deterrence," she said.
China claims the South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually, almost in its entirety, while Tokyo and Beijing are also at loggerheads over disputed Japan-controlled islands in the East China Sea.
The statement also confirmed US plans to establish in Japan a new Joint Force Headquarters, headed by a three-star US commander, for the 54,000 US military personnel stationed there.
It will serve as a counterpart to Japan's planned Joint Operations Command for all its armed forces, making the two militaries more nimble in the case of a crisis over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at their Foreign and Defense Ministerial (2+2) Meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Photo: Reuters
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.
A joint statement issued after "2+2" talks in Tokyo between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Japanese counterparts said China's "foreign policy seeks to reshape the international order for its own benefit at the expense of others".
They also reiterated their "strong objections" to China's "unlawful maritime claims, militarization of reclaimed features, and threatening and provocative activities in the South China Sea".
The communique also criticised Russia's "growing and provocative strategic military cooperation" with China, as well as Moscow's procurement of ballistic missiles and other equipment from North Korea "for use against Ukraine". It also expressed alarm at China's "ongoing and rapid expansion of its nuclear weapons arsenal".
Blinken said US alliances were all "defensive in nature".
"They have no ambitions toward anyone else, and never have been or ever will be offensive in nature," he told a news conference.
"But at a time when unfortunately these threats are increasing, our alliances, our partnerships, they're getting deeper, they're getting stronger, they're getting more effective," he said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said: "We are at a historic turning point."
"Developments that shake the very foundation of a free and open international order based on the rule of law are continuing."
"We must deepen and develop the US-Japan alliance to safeguard the international order and enhance deterrence," she said.
China claims the South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually, almost in its entirety, while Tokyo and Beijing are also at loggerheads over disputed Japan-controlled islands in the East China Sea.
The statement also confirmed US plans to establish in Japan a new Joint Force Headquarters, headed by a three-star US commander, for the 54,000 US military personnel stationed there.
It will serve as a counterpart to Japan's planned Joint Operations Command for all its armed forces, making the two militaries more nimble in the case of a crisis over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
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Japan pays about $10 billion per year for the US forces to do sentry duty in Japan. Its chump change for Japan. No problem.......The Japanese are super smart on avoiding conflict with both Russia and China.US, Japan deepen ties, take swipe at China
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.www.thedailystar.net
US, Japan deepen ties, take swipe at China
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at their Foreign and Defense Ministerial (2+2) Meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Photo: Reuters
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.
A joint statement issued after "2+2" talks in Tokyo between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Japanese counterparts said China's "foreign policy seeks to reshape the international order for its own benefit at the expense of others".
They also reiterated their "strong objections" to China's "unlawful maritime claims, militarization of reclaimed features, and threatening and provocative activities in the South China Sea".
The communique also criticised Russia's "growing and provocative strategic military cooperation" with China, as well as Moscow's procurement of ballistic missiles and other equipment from North Korea "for use against Ukraine". It also expressed alarm at China's "ongoing and rapid expansion of its nuclear weapons arsenal".
Blinken said US alliances were all "defensive in nature".
"They have no ambitions toward anyone else, and never have been or ever will be offensive in nature," he told a news conference.
"But at a time when unfortunately these threats are increasing, our alliances, our partnerships, they're getting deeper, they're getting stronger, they're getting more effective," he said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said: "We are at a historic turning point."
"Developments that shake the very foundation of a free and open international order based on the rule of law are continuing."
"We must deepen and develop the US-Japan alliance to safeguard the international order and enhance deterrence," she said.
China claims the South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually, almost in its entirety, while Tokyo and Beijing are also at loggerheads over disputed Japan-controlled islands in the East China Sea.
The statement also confirmed US plans to establish in Japan a new Joint Force Headquarters, headed by a three-star US commander, for the 54,000 US military personnel stationed there.
It will serve as a counterpart to Japan's planned Joint Operations Command for all its armed forces, making the two militaries more nimble in the case of a crisis over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
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United States to change military command structure in Japan
United States defense secretary Lloyd Austin was set to announce Sunday an upgrade to US command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul military cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China...
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United States to change military command structure in Japan
Agence France-Presse . Tokyo, Japan 28 July, 2024, 10:53
United States defense secretary Lloyd Austin was set to announce Sunday an upgrade to US command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul military cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
The United States has around 54,000 military personnel in Japan who currently report back to Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, around 6,500 kilometres away and 19 hours behind.
But Austin, who on Sunday joined US secretary of State Antony Blinken for '2+2' talks with their counterparts in Tokyo, will announce a new Joint Force Headquarters headed by a three-star commander, a US military official said.
This will serve as a counterpart to Japan's planned Joint Operations Command for all its armed forces, making the two militaries more nimble in the case of a crisis over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
Prompted by unease about China and alarm about North Korea, Japan has in recent years been shedding its strict pacifist stance, ramping up defence spending and moving to obtain 'counterstrike' capabilities.
In April president Joe Biden and prime minister Fumio Kishida announced a 'new era' in cooperation at a summit at the White House.
This month Japan and the Philippines — Blinken and Austin's next stop for a '2+2'— signed a defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory.
This followed the first trilateral summit in April between the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States in Washington.
As with Manila, Japan and South Korea have also moved to bury the hatchet over World War II with Biden hosting both countries' leaders at Camp David in last August.
Ahead of the Japan-US '2+2' meeting, Austin and Japanese defence minister Minoru Kihara held trilateral talks with Shin Won-sik, the first South Korean defence minister to visit Japan in 15 years.
They signed a memorandum of cooperation to further tighten ties, including on information sharing and trilateral exercises.
'Trilateral cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea has become stronger and unshakable even under various changes in the international situation,' Kihara told reporters after the meeting.
The discussions between Japan and the US were also set to cover enhancing Washington's 'extended deterrence' commitment to use its military capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to protect Japan.
China's military modernisation, North Korea's nuclear and missile work, and nuclear sabre-rattling in the Ukraine war have unsettled Japan, said Naoko Aoki, political scientist at the RAND think-tank.
'It is important for the United States to reassure Japan of its commitment and signal to potential adversaries that the alliance remains strong and that the United States is committed to using nuclear weapons if necessary to defend Japan,' she told AFP.
On Monday, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa will meet S Jaishankar and Penny Wong, their Indian and Australian counterparts in the Quad, an alliance seen as a bulwark against Beijing.
In Laos on Saturday Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi sparred over what the top US diplomat had criticised as Beijing's 'escalatory and unlawful actions' in the South China Sea.
The US should 'refrain from fanning the flames, stirring up trouble and undermining stability at sea', Wang said at the meeting, according to a foreign ministry statement.
Blinken also raised 'US concerns about provocative actions' by China, including a simulated blockade of Taiwan following the May inauguration of president Lai Ching-te.
China claims the democratic island as its territory and slammed Lai's inauguration speech as a 'confession of independence'.
Blinken also raised US concerns over China's support for Russia as it wages war in Ukraine.
Agence France-Presse . Tokyo, Japan 28 July, 2024, 10:53
United States defense secretary Lloyd Austin was set to announce Sunday an upgrade to US command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul military cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
The United States has around 54,000 military personnel in Japan who currently report back to Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, around 6,500 kilometres away and 19 hours behind.
But Austin, who on Sunday joined US secretary of State Antony Blinken for '2+2' talks with their counterparts in Tokyo, will announce a new Joint Force Headquarters headed by a three-star commander, a US military official said.
This will serve as a counterpart to Japan's planned Joint Operations Command for all its armed forces, making the two militaries more nimble in the case of a crisis over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
Prompted by unease about China and alarm about North Korea, Japan has in recent years been shedding its strict pacifist stance, ramping up defence spending and moving to obtain 'counterstrike' capabilities.
In April president Joe Biden and prime minister Fumio Kishida announced a 'new era' in cooperation at a summit at the White House.
This month Japan and the Philippines — Blinken and Austin's next stop for a '2+2'— signed a defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory.
This followed the first trilateral summit in April between the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States in Washington.
As with Manila, Japan and South Korea have also moved to bury the hatchet over World War II with Biden hosting both countries' leaders at Camp David in last August.
Ahead of the Japan-US '2+2' meeting, Austin and Japanese defence minister Minoru Kihara held trilateral talks with Shin Won-sik, the first South Korean defence minister to visit Japan in 15 years.
They signed a memorandum of cooperation to further tighten ties, including on information sharing and trilateral exercises.
'Trilateral cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea has become stronger and unshakable even under various changes in the international situation,' Kihara told reporters after the meeting.
The discussions between Japan and the US were also set to cover enhancing Washington's 'extended deterrence' commitment to use its military capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to protect Japan.
China's military modernisation, North Korea's nuclear and missile work, and nuclear sabre-rattling in the Ukraine war have unsettled Japan, said Naoko Aoki, political scientist at the RAND think-tank.
'It is important for the United States to reassure Japan of its commitment and signal to potential adversaries that the alliance remains strong and that the United States is committed to using nuclear weapons if necessary to defend Japan,' she told AFP.
On Monday, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa will meet S Jaishankar and Penny Wong, their Indian and Australian counterparts in the Quad, an alliance seen as a bulwark against Beijing.
In Laos on Saturday Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi sparred over what the top US diplomat had criticised as Beijing's 'escalatory and unlawful actions' in the South China Sea.
The US should 'refrain from fanning the flames, stirring up trouble and undermining stability at sea', Wang said at the meeting, according to a foreign ministry statement.
Blinken also raised 'US concerns about provocative actions' by China, including a simulated blockade of Taiwan following the May inauguration of president Lai Ching-te.
China claims the democratic island as its territory and slammed Lai's inauguration speech as a 'confession of independence'.
Blinken also raised US concerns over China's support for Russia as it wages war in Ukraine.
