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  • America’s Weimar moment: What DoorDash culture says about economic decline

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 9:27am EST

    When the future becomes unaffordable and saving money is pointless, a $30 poke bowl makes complete sense The great baseball legend and jokester Yogi Berra once quipped that a restaurant had become so crowded that nobody goes there anymore. Here’s a version for today: young people in America have such dismal economic prospects that they […]

  • Can Africa and Russia rewrite global rules, together?

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 8:24am EST

    One of the most damaging features of Western engagement with African states has been instruction disguised as partnership By the end of this week, African foreign ministers will gather in Cairo for the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum. Officially, it is a diplomatic meeting. Unofficially, however, it carries a far heavier meaning. […]

  • Life sentence sought for ex-Russian billionaire

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 8:17am EST

    Azerbaijani prosecutors have charged Ruben Vardanyan with grave crimes tied to the now-defunct Nagorno-Karabakh Republic An Azerbaijani state prosecutor has requested a life sentence for Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire and former Russian citizen standing trial in Baku on multiple charges, as reported by local media. The Armenian-born businessman gave up his Russian citizenship after relocating […]

  • Domination rebranded: The paradoxes of America’s new security doctrine

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 7:31am EST

    Under Donald Trump, the US aims to continue global domination, seeking to lessen its burden by making others share the cost The 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) issued by the administration of US President Donald Trump needs careful analysis as it has many disquieting features. As it is, Trump has already upended the global system […]

  • US strikes another ‘drug boat’ in eastern Pacific (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 6:57am EST

    The attack on the alleged narco-trafficking vessel comes amid rising tensions in the region and an ongoing standoff with Venezuela The US has destroyed another alleged narco-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing several people, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. The strike comes amid spiraling tensions in the region and a standoff between the […]

  • US announces largest-ever arms sale to Taiwan 

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 4:21am EST

    The package, worth over $11 billion, features HIMARS, ATACMS missiles and drones The US Department of War has approved $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, marking the largest US weapons package ever for the island, following a $330 million deal in November for spare and repair parts for aircraft.  The deal includes eight separate […]

  • Russian delegation to visit US for Ukraine peace talks – media

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 3:25am EST

    Envoys are expected to meet Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who held discussions with officials from Kiev earlier this week A Russian diplomatic delegation is expected to travel to Florida this week for talks with the US representatives involved in President Donald Trump’s push to broker a peace agreement in the Ukraine conflict, according to […]

  • Russian delegation to visit US for Ukraine peace talks – media

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 3:25am EST

    Envoys are expected to meet Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who held discussions with officials from Kiev earlier this week A Russian diplomatic delegation is expected to travel to Florida this week for talks with the US representatives involved in President Donald Trump’s push to broker a peace agreement in the Ukraine conflict, according to […]

  • WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses the nation

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 9:02pm EST

    The US president is expected to tout “historic accomplishments” of his administration President Donald Trump is delivering a live address to the nation from the White House in what he has billed as a wide-ranging update on the state of the country and his administration’s agenda. The US president said it has been “a great year […]

  • US lawmakers fail to block Venezuela strikes

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 8:07pm EST

    Two House votes clear path for continued US military action in the Caribbean The US House of Representatives has voted down efforts to rein in President Donald Trump’s military actions against Venezuela, rejecting two Democrat-led resolutions that sought to limit the administration’s use of force. The measures were introduced under the War Powers Resolution, which […]

  • Trump may declare war on Venezuela – Tucker Carlson

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 5:25pm EST

    Members of US Congress were allegedly briefed about a looming conflict, the journalist has claimed Conservative US journalist Tucker Carlson has suggested that President Donald Trump could be preparing to announce military action on Venezuelan soil, while stressing that his information is limited and unconfirmed. Asked on the Judge Napolitano podcast on Wednesday whether Trump […]

  • Trump demands ‘oil back’ from Venezuela

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 4:28pm EST

    The US president has explained the motive behind the blockade on the Latin American state President Donald Trump has said the United States is seeking to reclaim oil, land, and other assets from Venezuela, arguing that previous administrations allowed Caracas to strip Washington of its economic interests in the country. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, […]

  • Trump demands ‘oil back’ from Venezuela

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 4:28pm EST

    The US president has explained the motive behind the blockade on the Latin American state President Donald Trump has said the United States is seeking to reclaim oil, land, and other assets from Venezuela, arguing that previous administrations allowed Caracas to strip Washington of its economic interests in the country. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, […]

  • Assange brings ‘instrument of war’ case against Nobel Foundation

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 2:30pm EST

    The foundation has awarded the Peace Prize to a laureate lobbying for a new US war, the WikiLeaks co-founder argues WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has publicly called […]

  • Merz warns of direct NATO-Russia conflict

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 12:44pm EST

    Western forces would be required to act if a potential future ceasefire in Ukraine is broken, according to the German chancellor NATO forces deployed to Ukraine under a peace deal could potentially directly engage Russian troops, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said. Moscow has outright rejected the idea of NATO members contributing to peacekeeping forces […]

  • Trump expands US travel ban list to include Palestine, Syria and six more

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 11:06am EST

    The White House cited security concerns arising from the countries’ chronic deficiencies vetting travelers US President Donald Trump has expanded America’s travel ban list, adding eight more countries, including Syria and the Palestinian Authority. The new restrictions are set to take effect on January 1. The move is part of a broader effort to tighten […]

  • Canadian intelligence officer charged with spying for Ukraine – media

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 10:07am EST

    The suspect allegedly shared state secrets without authorization, but prosecutors claim it did not pose a “serious” national security risk A Canadian military counter-intelligence officer has been charged with espionage after allegedly sharing sensitive state secrets with Ukraine, according to local media reports. Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was arrested last week and appeared before […]

  • The EU wants a country-sized ammo factory against Russia, but the locals aren’t buying it

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 8:33am EST

    Bulgaria’s establishment collapsed under its own corruption and popular discontent just as it was about to get accepted into the Eurozone A kid isn’t totally to blame when it acts like a lunatic in public. Particularly when you take a good look at the parents. Such is the case of the Bulgarian establishment – the […]

  • Hungary won’t cooperate with EU on frozen Russian assets – Orban

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 6:11am EST

    The bloc has breached the law by using a majority vote instead of reaching a consensus on the matter, the prime minister has said Hungary will no longer cooperate with the EU on the issue of Russian assets frozen in the West after the bloc denied Budapest its rights, HungarianPrime Minister Viktor Orban has said. […]

  • Groundhog days

    RT - Dec 17th 2025 1:40am EST

    It’s Groundhog Day every day for the Europeans. They say they want peace in Ukraine, but do everything in their power to continue the war and actively prepare for a future conflict against Russia. The Europeans don’t want peace, they want a forever war. CrossTalking with Alex Krainer, Alex Reporterfy, and Rainer Rupp. Powered by […]

  • Venezuela responds to Trump’s oil blockade

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 9:40pm EST

    The US president has demanded Caracas “return stolen assets” or face the wrath of the American naval armada Caracas has denounced President Donald Trump’s oil blockade on the country, saying his “interventionist and colonialist” rhetoric proves Washington’s long-standing plan to seize Venezuelan natural resources. In an official statement released late Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy […]

  • Trump accuses Venezuela of stealing US oil

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 8:23pm EST

    The US president has branded the government in Caracas a “terrorist organization” and imposed an oil blockade on the country President Donald Trump has announced a total blockade of “sanctioned oil tankers” entering and leaving Venezuela, dramatically escalating pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro and intensifying already sharp tensions between Washington and Caracas. Trump […]

  • Brits must be ready to sacrifice ‘sons and daughters’ – defence chief

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 5:43pm EST

    UK’s top general has urged the nation to switch to a wartime mindset in a wider European militarization push criticized by Moscow The UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, has claimed that the chances of a direct confrontation with Russian forces on UK soil are not “zero” – a […]

  • Mass grave found in former security building in Syria (PHOTOS)

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 4:38pm EST

    The discovery adds to a growing number of mass graves uncovered over recent years, particularly in former detention centers A mass grave was discovered on Tuesday inside a former State Security building in the southern Idlib countryside, according to Syrian state media SANA. The discovery was reportedly made during renovation works inside the building, which […]

  • Mass grave found in former security building in Syria (PHOTOS)

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 4:38pm EST

    The discovery adds to a growing number of mass graves uncovered over recent years, particularly in former detention centers A mass grave was discovered on Tuesday inside a former State Security building in the southern Idlib countryside, according to Syrian state media SANA. The discovery was reportedly made during renovation works inside the building, which […]