Did Russia Just Fire the First Shot in the Super-Power Cyber-War?

Thousands of Americans suffered from serious internet difficulties on more than a dozen major sites on Friday as a result of a cyber-attack. This attack from unknown sources comes one week after US Vice President Joe Biden threatened Russia with a cyber attack in retaliation for their alleged hacking of the Democratic Party.
Russian Fleet Sails for Final Blowout in Syria, Increasing Tension With the US

Against a backdrop of increasing friction with the US, the Russian fleet passed through the English Channel on Friday en route to Syria in the country’s largest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War.
VP Biden Threatens Russia With Cyber Attack; Russian TV Warns Citizens To Prepare Nuclear Shelter

US-Russian relations are at dangerous low-point as US Vice President Joe Biden threatened Russia with a cyber-attack in a televised interview on Friday, while Russian television warned citizens to prepare bomb shelters and check their gas masks.
Russia Ups the Ante: Deploys Advanced S-300 Missile Launchers in Syria

Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced on Tuesday that a battery of Russian S-300 air defense missile launchers has been transported to the Syrian city of Tartus to defend a Russian naval base and warships.
Netanyahu, Abbas Blame Each Other Over Failed Russia Meeting

Netanyahu and Abbas each said Tuesday that they would accept a Russian invitation to host talks ahead of peace negotiations, but both quickly added they would not actually attend the talks because of intransigence on the other side.
Russia to Israel: Hezbollah Drone Breach Was Really Us; Sorry

A month after a drone believed to have been sent by Hezbollah illegally entered Israeli airspace and eluded IDF attempts to bring it down, Russia admitted that the drone was actually theirs and said the breach had been a mistake.
ISIS to Putin: “We Will Come to Russia and Kill You in Your Homes”

For the first time, the Islamic State has called for its members to attack within Russia, threatening Russian president Vladimir Putin directly and exhorting ISIS fighters to “carry out jihad” in the former Soviet state.
Trump Calls in the Russians but Dems Say They Are Already Here

In an attempt at damage-control, Donald Trump backtracked on his remarks calling for Russia to investigate Hillary Clinton’s missing emails.
Clinton Camp Amidst New Email Scandal: Russia Hacked Messages to Help Trump

The embarrassing leak of over 20,000 emails from Democratic National Committee computer servers was orchestrated by Russian intelligence agencies in order to boost Donald Trump’s chances at winning the presidency, says Clinton.
ISIS Shoots Down Russian Helicopter Killing Two Pilots [WATCH]

ISIS’s news agency Amaq published video footage of the helicopter being shot and crashing to the ground against cries of, “It’s fallen, God is great.”