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  • Trade wars

    RT - Jan 8th 2026 8:33am EST

    This week on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor unpacks how trade wars reshape global supply chains, commodity demands, and geopolitical alliances, forcing African nations into a precarious position.

  • Seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker: what we know so far

    RT - Jan 8th 2026 8:16am EST

    The Marinera had been shadowed by a US Coast Guard vessel for days The US military on Wednesday seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker ‘Marinera’ in the North Atlantic after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea, Russia’s Transport Ministry said. The ministry stated that US personnel boarded the vessel “on the high seas outside the territorial […]

  • Gaza, Venezuela, Ukraine: The fault lines shaping 2026

    RT - Jan 8th 2026 7:09am EST

    This year could be a turning point for Trump’s foreign policy, and for the balance of power By the end of 2026, we will have a clearer sense of whether Donald Trump’s claims to a new model of American dominance are real, or whether this project turns out to be largely rhetorical. Several geopolitical fronts […]

  • Trump officials deny plans to deploy troops in Venezuela – media

    RT - Jan 8th 2026 5:08am EST

    The US president has threatened a second incursion if interim authorities refuse to cooperate US national security officials have reportedly ruled out plans to deploy ground troops in Venezuela following the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. The claims refute US President Donald Trump’s earlier threats of further military action. The US triggered international outrage on […]

  • Western forces in Ukraine ‘a move toward war’ – Hungarian foreign minister

    RT - Jan 8th 2026 3:23am EST

    France and the UK have signed a “declaration of intent” to deploy forces to the country after a peace deal Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has condemned Kiev’s Western European backers for planning to deploy troops to Ukraine, warning the move risks a “direct war” with Russia. UK and French leaders said Tuesday they had […]

  • Trump speaks with Colombian president amid diplomatic tensions

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 10:50pm EST

    The US leader invited Gustavo Petro, whom he sanctioned last year, to visit the White House US President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with left-wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whom he earlier accused of drug trafficking and threatened with invasion. The leaders struck a conciliatory tone after a war of words that reignited following […]

  • ICE agent behind fatal Minnesota shooting acted in ‘self-defense’ – Trump

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 8:18pm EST

    The US president has blamed “radical left” protesters for the bloodshed The ICE agent who fatally shot a woman during an altercation in Minneapolis on Wednesday was acting in self-defense, President Donald Trump has said. According to video of the incident, an immigration agent attempted to open the door of an SUV driven by Renee […]

  • US will ‘fix’ Cuba and Nicaragua – Republican senator

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 6:55pm EST

    Rick Scott made threats to socialist-run countries after American commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Republican Senator Rick Scott said the US would install a new president in Colombia, as well as “fix” Cuba and Nicaragua. He made the remarks in an interview with Fox Business, just days after American commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas […]

  • ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis (VIDEO)

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 5:05pm EST

    Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem accused the victim of “domestic terrorism” A US immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, prompting protests and a tense standoff between Democrat-run Minnesota and the White House. The incident occurred at East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where law enforcement officials had previously clashed with […]

  • UK says it provided ‘support’ to US seizure of Russian tanker

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 2:42pm EST

    London has confirmed its involvement in the US-led capture of a Russian-flagged vessel off Scotland The UK provided “enabling support” to the US military in seizing the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera, the British Defence Ministry has said. The oil tanker was interdicted on Wednesday in international waters to the northwest of Scotland. The Pentagon claimed the […]

  • RT captures destruction in Lebanon after Israeli strikes (VIDEO)

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 2:09pm EST

    President Aoun has condemned the deadly IDF attacks that came amid international efforts to uphold a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon on Tuesday left at least two people dead, both presumably Hezbollah militants, with multiple other attacks reported over the past few days. An RT crew on the ground […]

  • CIA officer-turned-Soviet spy dies in US prison

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 12:50pm EST

    Aldrich Ames, 84, was serving a life sentence without parole for espionage Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames, whose espionage for the Soviet Union and later Russia had far-reaching consequences for US intelligence, has died aged 84 while serving a life sentence in an American jail. According to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) records, Ames passed […]

  • In 2025, Russia emerged as more than just an ‘alternative for the West’

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 11:50am EST

    The Middle East is increasingly treating Russia as an independent center of power with which it is advantageous to sustain stable political and economic engagement In 2025, Russia continued to strengthen its ties with Middle Eastern countries in a steady, incremental way, not through headline-grabbing ‘breakthroughs,’ but through the consistent expansion of a practical, day-to-day agenda. […]

  • US consortium moves on Russian oil giant’s overseas assets – FT

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 10:10am EST

    Chevron and Quantum Capital Group are reportedly lining up a bid for sanctions-hit Lukoil’s $22 billion international operations Two US majors, Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, are lining up a bid to take control of the international portfolio of sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, with the administration of President Donald Trump signaling its support for […]

  • US seizes Russian oil tanker

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 9:16am EST

    The US European Command says the vessel has been captured over supposed “violations of sanctions” The US military on Wednesday seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic, after pursuing it all the way from the Caribbean Sea. The vessel, previously named Bella 1, was intercepted for alleged “violation of US sanctions” in […]

  • Venezuela to ‘turn over’ sanctioned oil to US – Trump

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 8:35am EST

    The country’s interim authorities will send Washington 30-50 million barrels, the US president has claimed Venezuela will “turn over” 30 to 50 million barrels of “high quality, sanctioned oil” to the US following Washington’s raid on Caracas and kidnapping of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump has claimed. Trump wrote on Truth Social on […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Trump’s Venezuela move may have just earned him a Nobel peace prize

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 5:26am EST

    In a world where wars solve nothing, Trump’s brand of pressure politics may be the closest thing to modern peace If there were an award for Most Unfulfilled Personal Wish of the Year, Donald Trump would be the runaway winner. His desire to receive the Nobel Peace Prize has been so overt – and his actions […]

  • Merz tells Zelensky to stop young men from leaving Ukraine

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 3:40am EST

    The West has “certain expectations” Kiev should meet in exchange for its economic aid, the German chancellor said Ukraine must create conditions that encourage its young men to remain in the country rather than flee to Western Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said. Merz made the statement while standing next to Ukrainian leader Vladimir […]

  • EU must stop treating US as its main ally – Borrell

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 3:13am EST

    The bloc’s former top diplomat has pointed to growing tensions, including spats over Europe’s digital rules The EU should stop considering the US its main ally, the bloc’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell says, as Washington and Brussels are at loggerheads over digital policies and control over Greenland. In an interview with Spain’s Antena 3 […]

  • EU must stop treating US as its main ally – Borrell

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 3:13am EST

    The bloc’s former top diplomat has pointed to growing tensions, including spats over Europe’s digital rules The EU should stop considering the US its main ally, the bloc’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell says, as Washington and Brussels are at loggerheads over digital policies and control over Greenland. In an interview with Spain’s Antena 3 […]

  • Margin of power: The GOP’s midterm crunch

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 1:20am EST

    The GOP under President Trump’s leadership wiped the floor with the Democrats in the 2024 presidential election. But another election is always around the corner. Will the Republicans succumb to history and watch their majority in the House and Senate vanish in the 2026 midterm elections, or can they pull off a rare feat and […]

  • US planning to buy Greenland – WSJ

    RT - Jan 7th 2026 12:27am EST

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly said that President Donald Trump is seeking a peaceful transfer of the island from Denmark Secretary of State Marco Rubio told US lawmakers that President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland from Denmark rather than take the Arctic island by military means, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, […]

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  • US demanding Venezuela cut ties with Russia and China – ABC

    RT - Jan 6th 2026 10:10pm EST

    The White House is reportedly seeking control over the country’s oil production and exports The US has demanded that Venezuela cut economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba if it wants to pump more oil, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the White House’s plan. US commandos abducted Venezuelan President […]

  • US demanding Venezuela cut ties with Russia and China – ABC

    RT - Jan 6th 2026 10:10pm EST

    The White House is reportedly seeking control over the country’s oil production and exports The US has demanded that Venezuela cut economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba if it wants to pump more oil, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the White House’s plan. US commandos abducted Venezuelan President […]

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  • Bus runs over ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

    RT - Jan 6th 2026 8:16pm EST

    A 14-year-old was killed and three other teenagers were injured in the incident A teenager was killed and three others were injured when a bus crashed into a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting conscription in Jerusalem on Tuesday. A disturbing video shows the bus dragging the 14-year-old victim as bystanders scream in horror and run […]