But the U.S. lacked “evidence that the Kremlin directed this operation,” newly declassified information about the Russian team showed.
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Supreme Court to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets
A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
China Poses Biggest Threat to U.S., Intelligence Report Says
The annual assessment does not predict a military confrontation with either Russia or China, but it suggests that intelligence operations, cyberattacks and global drives for influence will intensify.
Italy Expels Russian Envoys Over Accusations of Espionage
Investigators say that an Italian Navy official passed secret documents to Russian military officials stationed to Rome in exchange for money.
Officials Try to Sway Biden Using Intelligence on Potential for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
If U.S. troops leave before any deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the militant group will take over much of the country, an intelligence assessment predicted.
Putin Authorized Russian Interference in 2020 Election, Report Says
The assessment was the intelligence community’s most comprehensive look at foreign efforts to interfere in the election.
Lifting Veil on Algeria War Trauma, France Eases Access to Archives
Historians say there are still impediments to their research on the Algerian War, which remains sensitive in France, and point to the resealing of tens of thousands of once-public documents last year.
Saudi Prince Approved Khashoggi’s Death, U.S. Report Says
But the Biden administration stopped short of directly penalizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calculating that the risk of damaging American interests was too great.
Crushing Dissent: The Saudi Kill Team Behind Khashoggi’s Death
An elite unit assigned to protect Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to have carried out dozens of operations, including forcibly repatriating Saudis.
Biden Justice Dept. Asks British Court to Approve Assange Extradition
Advocates of press freedoms had urged the new administration to instead drop a Trump-era effort to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.