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  • 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 […]

  • Trump’s son-in-law leaves Serbia real estate deal amid backlash – media

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 4:13pm EST

    Jared Kushner had planned the redevelopment of a Belgrade site bombed by NATO in 1999 US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has withdrawn from a planned luxury hotel project tied to redeveloping a site in Serbia bombed by NATO in 1999, according to media reports. The move follows a prosecutor’s filing on Monday to […]

  • EU reverses green car policy – media

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 2:24pm EST

    The European Commission is set to water down the bloc’s plan to end sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2035 The European Commission is set to scale back a controversial plan to end sales of new combustion-engine vehicles by 2035, following months of pressure from some member states and the automotive industry, according […]

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  • EU ‘light years away’ from seizing Russian assets – Polish PM

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 1:54pm EST

    The bloc is likely to stick to various “indirect mechanisms” to tap into frozen Russian assets, Polish PM Donald Tusk says The EU is “light years away” from using frozen Russian assets to militarily prop up Ukraine or “rebuild” the country, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has admitted. Finding themselves bereft of unlimited US military […]

  • Zelensky is stealing the election before it begins

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 11:49am EST

    The overstaying Ukrainian leader has made a show of agreeing to hold a vote – but his preconditions make a mockery of it Currently, with intense diplomacy taking place to – perhaps – end the Ukraine conflict, questions surrounding Kiev’s domestic politics may seem secondary. However, in reality, they are as important as the search […]

  • EU needs Russian cash to avoid collapse – Orban

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 11:11am EST

    The over €100 billion already spent could hit taxpayers and spark a political backlash across the bloc, the Hungarian PM has said The EU nations’ leaders, who have spent more than €100 billion (over $118 billion) on Ukraine, now hope to confiscate frozen Russian assets in order to prevent the collapse of their governments, Hungarian […]

  • The Oligarch Part 1: How one powerful man made Zelensky president, turned Ukraine into his pocket state and sent it to war

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 9:58am EST

    Igor Kolomoisky emerged from the rough-and-tumble 1990s with one of Ukraine’s largest business empires and a reputation for ruthlessness. Having built PrivatBank into Ukraine’s largest bank, he plundered it for billions in an elaborate scheme that RT sheds new light on after examining hundreds of pages of court documents. The Maidan events of 2014 proved […]

  • EU won’t succeed where Hitler and Napoleon failed – Italian deputy PM

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 8:17am EST

    Western sanctions have backfired, instead worsening the bloc’s own economic crisis, Matteo Salvini has said The European Union will not succeed in bringing Russia “to its knees” where Adolf Hitler and Napoleon failed, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has said, arguing that sanctions meant to weaken Moscow have instead backfired on Western economies. Western […]

  • Australian PM dismisses Netanyahu’s accusation over massacre

    RT - Dec 16th 2025 5:36am EST

    Anthony Albanese has insisted there is no link between Canberra’s recognition of Palestine and the Bondi Beach attack Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Canberra’s policies were to blame for a deadly attack on a Jewish holiday gathering near Sydney. Two Islamist gunmen killed 15 people and […]

  • Trump sues BBC for $10 billion

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 9:48pm EST

    The US president accuses the British broadcaster of attempting to influence last year’s election President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the British state broadcaster of doctoring video of his January 6, 2021 speech to make it appear he incited violence at the US Capitol. The lawsuit, filed […]

  • Kiev’s NATO backers outline plan to send troops to Ukraine

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 8:18pm EST

    European leaders expect the US to support their “multinational force” EU and UK leaders have outlined their vision for peace in Ukraine, including the deployment of a European-led multinational military force with US-led ceasefire “monitoring” teams, and the “regeneration” of Kiev’s own army – all potentially funded by frozen Russian assets. Following talks in Berlin on […]

  • Kiev ‘already lost territory’ – Trump

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 6:16pm EST

    Ukraine peace deal is “closer than ever,” President Donald Trump believes US President Donald Trump has said he had a “very good conversation” with European leaders and also spoke directly with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in recent days, as part of efforts to get all sides of the Ukraine conflict “on the same page.” […]

  • Gaza buildings at risk of collapse – officials

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 4:29pm EST

    Deaths already suffered as war-damaged homes continue to crumble in winter weather, local authorities told media War-damaged buildings in Gaza are at risk of collapse due to severe winter weather, threatening to claim more lives and complicating ongoing recovery efforts, local officials told media. Heavy rain and strong winds have caused already weakened structures to […]

  • Top German carmaker gears up for first domestic production closure

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 2:25pm EST

    The closure of Volkswagen’s Dresden plant comes as the company buckles under cash flow pressure amid rising energy prices and other headwinds Germany’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, is set to cease production at its Transparent Factory in Dresden on Tuesday, several media outlets have reported. Rising energy prices coupled with weak sales and US tariffs have […]

  • EU state offers to cover costs incurred by Hungary for cutting energy ties with Russia

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 12:19pm EST

    Estonia could help Budapest pay penalties for terminating contracts with Moscow, President Alar Karis has suggested Estonia could help Hungary pay contractual penalties if Budapest cuts energy ties with Moscow, the Baltic country’s president, Alar Karis, has suggested. A number of EU countries have criticized Hungary for continuing to import Russian oil and gas despite […]

  • Western Europe ‘boycotting’ Ukraine peace process – Italian deputy PM

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 10:26am EST

    Leaders under pressure at home are shifting their problems onto the world stage, Matteo Salvini has said Europe is obstructing efforts to reach a Ukraine peace deal because leaders facing trouble at home are shifting their political problems onto the international stage, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has said. Speaking to reporters over the […]

  • Russia offers education at the source of world culture

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 8:48am EST

    Look around you. Music, cinema, theater, books – everything that surrounds us and makes us feel is created by people of art. For centuries, this creative energy in Russia has maintained its artistic depth and been passed from master to student. This is the land of Pushkin and Chekhov, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, […]

  • Russia offers international students a pathway to medical excellence

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 7:31am EST

    Doctors save lives every day. It is a high-responsibility profession that requires high-quality education, hands-on practice, and strong mentors. The Russian medical school combines a rich history with modern technologies. Students from all over the world come to Russia to pursue their dream of becoming doctors. For example, the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) […]

  • EU threatening US interests with plan to steal Russian assets – Putin envoy

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 4:45am EST

    The proposed Ukraine “reparation loan” would undermine the American-designed global financial system, Kirill Dmitriev has warned European leaders seeking to finance Ukraine using frozen Russian funds are eroding the international financial system, which was built around US interests, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The EU wants to issue Kiev a […]

  • Netanyahu blames Australian govt for deadly Hanukkah attack

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 4:30am EST

    Backing Palestinian statehood has stoked anti-Semitism, the Israeli prime minister has claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has linked Australian government policies to the deadly attack on a Jewish gathering in Sydney at the weekend, claiming that Canberra’s support for Palestinian statehood has fueled domestic anti-Semitism. Two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens of […]

  • CrossTalk Bullhorns: Impossible peace

    RT - Dec 15th 2025 1:15am EST

    Why is Trump powerless to compel Kiev and the Europeans if he claims they have no cards to play? Also, NATO throws down the gauntlet. Its secretary-general promises a World War II-style conflict on the European continent. CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda and George Szamuely.

  • US military plane nearly collides with passenger jet near Venezuela – media

    RT - Dec 14th 2025 10:40pm EST

    A refueling aircraft with its transponder reportedly off flew dangerously close to a JetBlue airliner A passenger airliner nearly collided mid-flight with a US military aircraft near the Venezuelan coast on Friday, the Associated Press and the New York Times reported, citing radio communications and flight tracking data. The incident occurred amid a US naval […]

  • US military plane nearly collides with passenger jet near Venezuela – media

    RT - Dec 14th 2025 10:40pm EST

    A refueling aircraft with its transponder reportedly off flew dangerously close to a JetBlue airliner A passenger airliner nearly collided mid-flight with a US military aircraft near the Venezuelan coast on Friday, the Associated Press and the New York Times reported, citing radio communications and flight tracking data. The incident occurred amid a US naval […]

  • Father and son identified as suspects in attack on Hanukkah event in Australia

    RT - Dec 14th 2025 7:37pm EST

    Two gunmen killed at least 15 people at Bondi Beach on Sunday A father and son have been identified as suspects behind a deadly attack on members of the Jewish community at Australia’s Bondi Beach, police said. On Sunday, the two assailants opened fire on people gathered to mark the first day of Hanukkah, killing […]