A lone wolf hacker known as Jester claims to have hacked a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jester claims to have been a former U.S. soldier in Afghanistan who now works in cybersecurity and intelligence, and to have launched cyberattacks against hundreds of websites, particularly those that support jihadists.
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Syria war: Russia halts Aleppo bombing for humanitarian pause (BBC)
Russian and Syrian warplanes have suspended air strikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo ahead of a humanitarian pause on Thursday, Russia has said.
Leaders to meet in Berlin for Ukraine peace talks (The Guardian)
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, will host a meeting in Berlin with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts towards peace in eastern Ukraine in their first summit in a year, her office has said.
US, Britain consider sanctions against Syria, Russia for actions in war-ravaged Aleppo (Reuters)
The threat of more sanctions on Syria came before a European Union summit on Thursday and Friday which discussed sanctions against Russia.