WORLD: U.S. SANCTIONS RUSSIAN FIRM OPERATION ZERO FOR ALLEGEDLY USING CYBER TOOLS TO HARM NATIONAL SECURITY The new sanctions stem from a Department of Justice probe last year that found an Australian man, Peter Williams, stole software from a U.S. defense contractor.

AFGHANISTAN LAUNCHES LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE AGAINST PAKISTAN ALONG DURAND LINE Taliban forces have initiated extensive military operations against Pakistani army positions along the disputed 2,640-kilometer Durand Line border, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the