Us Presidential Election 2016

China denies Donald Trump's allegation of its meddling in US elections, demands Washington to show 'mutual respect'

Accusations of election meddling are especially sensitive in the US, given the political maelstrom over Russia's alleged intervention to support Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential vote

Data breach case: CBI writes to Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research seeking information for inquiry

CBI's move comes in the wake of a "Preliminary Enquiry (PE)" it registered against the firms after receiving a reference from the Centre to start a probe into the matter on 8 August.

Hours ahead of Helsinki summit, Washington and allies fear Trump may barter away strategic interests

As Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit in Helsinki draws closer, there is speculation that the Russian president may have some ingratiating information on Trump's business dealings which he could put to good use in a one-on-one meet

British lawmakers publish written evidence provided by Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie

A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday published written evidence provided by a whistleblower who says information about 50 million Facebook users ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Prosecutors in Brazil to investigate if Cambridge Analytica created psychographic profiles using private data of Brazilian users

Brazil will look whether Cambridge Analytica illegally tried to use the data of millions of Brazilians to create psychographic profiles.

Donald Trump administration sanctions 19 Russians over interfernce in 2016 US election, cyber attacks

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on 19 Russians for alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election

Ex-White House adviser Michael Flynn moving to cooperate with Robert Mueller's probe, says report

Lawyers for Michael Flynn notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the investigation by special prosecutor Robert Mueller

US should have anticipated Russia's efforts to meddle in the 2016 election, says FBI chief

Without getting into specifics about what activities the FBI sees currently, McCabe implied that the meddling has not stopped.

Facebook's Custom Audience tool was used to target misleading ads to influence voters: Report

The Russians had used the re-targeting tool to target those who had visited their Facebook campaigns and display ads previously.

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner was registered as a woman in 2016 US poll records: Media reports

US President Donald Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner voted in Novembers US presidential election as a woman, the media reported on Thursday