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  • Lolita quotes, Ukrainian passports & Bill Gates: Democrats drop new batch of Epstein PHOTOS

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 6:26pm EST

    House Democrats release more disturbing images ahead of DOJ deadline Democrats on the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have released a new batch of photographs obtained from the estate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, offering a disturbing and fragmentary glimpse into materials investigators say point to his network, methods, and contacts. The […]

  • Farmers clash with police in Brussels amid crunch Ukraine talks (VIDEOS)

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 5:06pm EST

    Protesters accuse EU leaders of sacrificing their livelihoods to push trade deals Violent clashes erupted in Brussels on Thursday as thousands of farmers descended on the EU quarter, blocking roads with tractors and confronting riot police outside the European Parliament amid mounting anger over trade policy and farming reforms. What began as a mass demonstration […]

  • EU lawmakers approve borderless ‘military Schengen’ travel zone

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 3:30pm EST

    MEPs have moved to streamline the movement of troops and armaments across the bloc EU lawmakers have backed a bill for a “military Schengen area” that would eliminate the bloc’s internal borders for the purposes of rapid troop and materiel movements in the event of a conflict with Russia. Top EU officials have already used […]

  • Western media peddle Russia’s ‘abduction’ of Ukrainian children to prolong the proxy war

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 2:20pm EST

    It is not Moscow, but rather the Kiev regime and its backers who are using children as “pawns of war” It’s not clear if the Trump administration wants to genuinely resolve the proxy war with Russia, or if it is merely trying to extricate itself from the mess Washington helped instigate. But one thing is clear: the […]

  • Western media peddle Russia’s ‘abduction’ of Ukrainian children to prolong the proxy war

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 2:20pm EST

    It is not Moscow, but rather the Kiev regime and its backers who are using children as “pawns of war” It’s not clear if the Trump administration wants to genuinely resolve the proxy war with Russia, or if it is merely trying to extricate itself from the mess Washington helped instigate. But one thing is clear: the […]

  • US stands between EU and frozen Russian assets – media

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 1:34pm EST

    The funds reportedly play a key role in President Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace plan The EU’s insistence on seizing Russian central bank assets stands in the way of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Politico and The Times have reported, citing officials in Washington. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels on […]

  • US stands between EU and frozen Russian assets – media

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 1:34pm EST

    The funds reportedly play a key role in President Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace plan The EU’s insistence on seizing Russian central bank assets stands in the way of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Politico and The Times have reported, citing officials in Washington. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels on […]

  • US House passes bill criminalizing gender transition for minors

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 11:40am EST

    The measure sponsored by congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene would introduce prison terms for performing sex change operations on children The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that would criminalize performing gender transition treatments on minors, approving a bill sponsored by Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The measure passed the House by a narrow […]

  • Africa and Artificial Intelligence

    RT - Dec 18th 2025 11:39am EST

    This week on Lumumba’s Africa, Professor PLO Lumumba analysis the digital frontier sweeping the continent: Artificial Intelligence. AI is not merely a neutral tool of progress, but a profound force that carries both the seed of Africa’s great leap forward and the potential for its deepest neocolonial entanglement.

  • 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 […]