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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]