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  • China orders its airlines to dump Boeing – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 1:45pm EDT

    The trade war with the US has led to the cost of jets and parts from the aerospace giant to more than double for Chinese carriers China has ordered its airlines to stop accepting Boeing jets as the trade war with the US continues to escalate, Bloomberg wrote on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with […]

  • US blocks G7 condemnation of Russia over Sumy strike – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 1:11pm EDT

    Moscow has said the missile attack targeted senior Ukrainian and foreign military officers US President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly refused to back a G7 statement condemning Russia’s recent missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed firing two Iskander-M missiles the […]

  • Details of Iran’s nuclear demands revealed – media

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 12:48pm EDT

    Tehran is reportedly willing to provide guarantees that its atomic program is non-military in exchange for sanctions relief Iran is ready to provide assurances that it is not seeking to weaponize its nuclear program in exchange for US sanctions relief, the country’s top diplomat has said, as quoted by the Tehran Times. Seyed Abbas Araghchi […]

  • Putin wants permanent peace in Ukraine – Trump envoy

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 12:02pm EDT

    Steve Witkoff met the Russian president last week as part of a broader effort to end the hostilities Russian President Vladimir Putin is pursuing a permanent peace and a legally binding settlement to the Ukraine conflict, US special envoy Steve Witkoff has told Fox News. Witkoff, tasked by US President Donald Trump to lead negotiations […]

  • EU ‘working for war’ – Kremlin

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 10:57am EDT

    Brussels is pushing military aid for Kiev as Moscow and Washington try to achieve peace in the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said The EU is working to prolong the Ukraine conflict while Russia and the US are attempting to end it through their “intense” diplomatic contacts, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Western European […]

  • Poland to profit from Ukraine aid – Tusk

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 9:53am EDT

    Warsaw will “brutally” protect its economic interests while helping Kiev, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Poland intends to profit from future aid to Ukraine, including from post-conflict reconstruction, and will not “naively” help Kiev at its own expense while others make money, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. Speaking at the European Forum for […]

  • WHO rehearses deadly ‘mammothpox’ outbreak – Telegraph

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 9:50am EDT

    An exercise by the UN agency earlier this month simulated an outbreak of a “fictional” virus spreading across the world The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently rehearsed a scenario in which an ancient virus lying dormant in the remains of a woolly mammoth caused a deadly global outbreak of “mammothpox,” The Telegraph has reported, […]

  • EU delays Russian energy withdrawal plan – FT

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 9:18am EDT

    The postponement is reportedly linked in part to discussions over the future of the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines The EU will once again delay plans to eliminate its dependence on Russian energy, amid ongoing debates within the bloc over the future of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the Financial Times has reported. Nord […]

  • Vance blasts Zelensky for ‘absurd’ claim

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 7:49am EDT

    The Ukrainian leader earlier suggested that Washington is under Moscow’s influence US Vice President J.D. Vance has accused Vladimir Zelensky of making “absurd” statements, after the Ukrainian leader suggested that Washington is on Russia’s side in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Zelensky claimed that “Russian narratives […]

  • Washington is ‘frustrated’ with European leaders – Vance

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 7:26am EDT

    Politicians are ignoring voters on key issues such as immigration, the US vice president has warned Washington is “frustrated” by the reluctance of its European allies to respond to their voters on critical issues such as immigration, US Vice President J.D. Vance has stated. In an interview with the British website UnHerd published on Tuesday, […]

  • EU eyeing legal loopholes to ditch Russian gas contracts – FT

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 7:13am EDT

    Officials in Brussels are reportedly considering invoking a force majeure clause to avoid paying compensation to Moscow The EU is exploring legal loopholes to allow companies to avoid penalties for ditching long-term gas contracts with Russia, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The efforts are reportedly part of the bloc’s push to […]

  • Trump freezes over $2bn in Harvard funding over ‘incompliance’

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 5:28am EDT

    The move comes after the university rejected the US administration’s request for policy changes The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced it is freezing more than more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the Ivy League school rejected a list of demands from the White […]

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  • Europe cannot be ‘permanent security vassal’ of US – Vance

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 4:51am EDT

    The continent radically underinvests in security, and that has to change, the vice president has said Europe cannot remain a “permanent security vassal” of the US, Vice President J.D. Vance has said, stressing that this arrangement is not beneficial for either side. His comments come at time of geopolitical tensions between the US and Europe […]

  • EU state amends constitution to ban gay parades

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 4:22am EDT

    Hungarian MPs have passed changes declaring that children’s rights to moral development supersede the right to peaceful assembly The Hungarian parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that upholds a ban on public LGBTQ+ events earlier introduced in the country. Hungarian MPs voted in legislation last month prohibiting gay parades and allowing the authorities to use […]

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  • Trump aides clash on trusting Moscow – WSJ

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 4:22am EDT

    Russia maintains that Ukraine is the side that stands in the way of a peace deal US President Donald Trump’s senior advisers disagree on whether Moscow genuinely wants a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. A group led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and […]

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  • Some days, we couldn’t even afford three meals a day — Indian field hockey trailblazer Rani Rampal

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 3:46am EDT

    In this episode, Anupam Kher is joined by one of India’s most celebrated female athletes, Rani Rampal, as she shares her inspiring journey. Born in Shahabad Markanda, Haryana, into a cart-puller’s family, Rani opens up about overcoming extreme poverty, defying societal expectations and challenging the system; she reflects on the immense pressure of being a […]

  • EU issuing US-bound staff with burner phones – FT

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 3:44am EDT

    The new guidance reportedly aims to help officials protect their personal and professional data amid spying fears The EU has advised staff traveling to the US to use only basic gadgets and IT devices to reduce the risk of espionage, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources. The updates to travel guidance come amid […]

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  • Trump defies court order to stop blacklisting journalists

    RT - Apr 15th 2025 12:21am EDT

    The White House continues to bar The Associated Press from his events The Associated Press has reported that its journalist and photographer were barred from US President Donald Trump’s press conference with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office on Monday. The White House excluded the AP news team despite a court order restoring […]

  • EU state’s capital elects mayor with Russian roots

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 10:43pm EDT

    Daniel Sazonov to serve as Helsinki’s new mayor Daniel Sazonov, the son of Russian immigrants, has been elected the next mayor of Helsinki, according to the Finnish national broadcaster Yle, which cited the results of the municipal election on Monday. Although both the conservative National Coalition Party and their main rivals, the Social Democrats, secured […]

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  • EU urges candidate states not to celebrate WW2 victory in Moscow

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 6:21pm EDT

    Trips to Russia “will not be taken lightly,” warns EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas Countries aspiring to join the European Union must avoid participating in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Russia’s victory in World War II, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said. Victory Day, one of Russia’s most important public holidays, is […]

  • Russia ‘not chasing anyone’ for sanctions relief – Lavrov

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 5:07pm EDT

    The US restrictions have undermined bilateral trade, the foreign minister has said Trade between Russia and the US has seen a major downturn as a result of Washington’s “illegal sanctions,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. However, Moscow is “not chasing after anyone” to lift the restrictions, according to the top diplomat. Washington and […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s what Trump really wants from his trade war

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 4:55pm EDT

    The US president believes the EU will obey — and he may be right US President Donald Trump wasn’t joking. As promised, he has launched a dramatic overhaul of his country’s trade policy, introducing sweeping tariffs to force what he calls a rebalancing of imports and exports with key partners. The move has shaken markets […]

  • EU country enshrines two genders in constitution

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 3:49pm EDT

    Hungary has legally specified male and female as the only two sexes Hungary’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment recognizing only two genders, male and female. The move runs counter to a broader EU policy on LGBTQ rights. The amendment to the Basic Law, proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition, was adopted on Monday with […]

  • Gulf benefactor may settle some of Syria’s foreign debt – Reuters

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 2:39pm EDT

    Saudi Arabia reportedly plans to pay off the $15 million Damascus owes the World Bank Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debt to the World Bank, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources. The move could unlock international financing for the reconstruction of the war-torn country, the agency noted. Syria saw a change of power […]

  • Russia has world’s largest energy reserves – report

    RT - Apr 14th 2025 1:25pm EDT

    The country’s oil, gas, and coal resources will last for decades to come, according to government data Russia holds several decades’ worth of oil reserves, enough natural gas to last a century, and coal sufficient for 500 years at current production levels, according to a newly released government report. ‘Russia’s Energy Strategy through 2050’ – […]