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  • Doctor reveals how close Pope came to death

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 4:07pm EDT

    The pontiff faced a critical health crisis in February at which time doctors were considering halting treatment, his physician has said Pope Francis faced a life-threatening health crisis during his recent hospitalization at which time doctors considered stopping treatment to allow him to die peacefully, according to Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the pontiff’s […]

  • Russia and US agree list of energy facilities for truce with Ukraine – Kremlin

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 2:56pm EDT

    The list includes nuclear power plants, oil and gas facilities, hydroelectric power plants, and other installations DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Trump comments on Waltz’s ‘glitch’

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 1:45pm EDT

    The national security adviser who reportedly leaked a military secret “has learned a lesson,” the US president has said US President Donald Trump has spoken in defense of his National Security Adviser Mike Waltz following reports that the latter inadvertently included a journalist in a secret chat discussing military strategies in Yemen. On Monday, The […]

  • UK energy giant discloses details of Russian lawsuit

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 12:55pm EDT

    Moscow is seeking $1.6 billion in damages from Shell over the Sakhalin-2 LNG joint venture that the latter quit in 2022 Russia is seeking over $1.6 billion in damages from British energy giant Shell over a failed joint venture, the company revealed in its annual report published on Tuesday. Shell quit the Russian market three […]

  • US state media gets emergency cash injection

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 12:36pm EDT

    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is set to receive $7.46 million from its parent US government agency, the broadcaster says Cash-strapped US state broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is set to receive a portion of a grant which was withheld by the administration of US President Donald Trump, the broadcaster announced on Monday. A sum […]

  • EU ‘contradicting’ US on Ukraine – Lavrov

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 12:09pm EDT

    Washington has made it clear that Kiev’s NATO bid is off the table, according to the Russian foreign minister The approach taken by EU leaders on the Ukraine conflict directly contradicts the position of US President Donald Trump, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. In an interview with Russia’s Channel 1 on Tuesday, Lavrov […]

  • White House reveals details of US-Russia talks in Riyadh

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 11:47am EDT

    The negotiations revolved around safe navigation in the Black Sea and access to the world agricultural market DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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  • Kremlin slams international reaction to Ukraine killing Russian journalists

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 10:37am EDT

    Many organizations “refuse” to respond, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The international community’s failure to respond to the killings of Russian journalists by Ukraine is inexcusable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. On Monday, three members of a Russian news crew were killed in a Ukrainian attack while reporting from the Lugansk People’s Republic. […]

  • White House insiders seek Waltz ouster over Yemen leak — Politico

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 10:34am EDT

    A journalist claims to have been privy to a top secret discussion among Trump’s national security team US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz — or another high-ranking official — may have been responsible for an inadvertent leak about US airstrikes in Yemen, insiders have told Politico. On Monday, The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg broke a […]

  • Oscar winner beaten by Israeli settlers – co-director (VIDEOS)

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 6:42am EDT

    Hamdan Ballal’s documentary No Other Land portrays the destruction of the Palestinian community in the West Bank Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian co-director of the documentary ‘No Other Land’, was injured after being attacked by a group of settlers in the West Bank and is now in Israeli police custody, according to eyewitnesses and a fellow […]

  • Argentina to release Nazi files

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 6:32am EDT

    “No reason” to withhold information about the protection the country extended to fugitives after WWII, a senior official has said Argentina plans to declassify government documents concerning Nazi fugitives who found sanctuary in the Latin American nation following Germany’s defeat in World War II. The commitment to transparency was announced on Monday by President Javier […]

  • Israel hits out at Ukrainian glorification of WWII Nazi collaborator

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 6:32am EDT

    People tend to “not check what happened in the past,” acting Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi has said Israel opposes Ukraine’s glorification of World War II Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, the Jewish state’s acting ambassador to Russia, Alexander Ben Zvi, has told TASS. In comments published on Monday, Ben Zvi confirmed that Israeli authorities […]

  • Thousands protest Trump son-in-law’s Serbia hotel project (VIDEOS)

    RT - Mar 25th 2025 3:54am EDT

    Jared Kushner plans to build a luxury hotel on the site of a military headquarters in Belgrade bombed by NATO in 1999 Thousands of protesters rallied in Serbia on Monday against plans to build a luxury hotel on the site of a former army compound destroyed during NATO’s 1999 bombing campaign in the country. The […]

  • FBI launches ‘domestic terrorism’ task force over Tesla attacks

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 10:43pm EDT

    The announcement comes hours after a bomb squad discovered multiple “incendiary devices” at a dealership in Austin, Texas The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has established a specialized task force to address a surge in violent incidents targeting Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations across the United States. These acts, which include arson and vandalism, […]

  • Pentagon chief comments on ‘Yemen war plans’ leak

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 8:57pm EDT

    Top Trump administration officials accidentally invited a journalist into a group chat about the strikes on Houthis Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has addressed a recent leak of high-level discussions about US airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, calling the journalist involved “deceitful” and downplaying the significance of the disclosure. The incident came to light after The […]

  • Rubio accuses ‘other countries’ of blocking peace in Ukraine

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 7:19pm EDT

    The Kremlin previously criticized Kiev’s EU backers for speaking only of war and militarization US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that unnamed foreign governments are obstructing efforts to end the Ukraine conflict, crediting President Donald Trump with leading negotiations to mediate peace between Moscow and Kiev. Senior Russian and US officials held marathon […]

  • Russia-US talks in Saudi Arabia wrap up

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 4:26pm EDT

    The two delegations negotiated for over 12 hours on settling the Ukraine conflict Talks between senior Russian and American officials focused on a settlement of the Ukraine conflict and maritime security in the Black Sea, have concluded in the Saudi capital of Riyadh after more than 12 hours.  A joint statement on the talks is […]

  • Zelensky claims Russia has ‘influenced’ US officials

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 2:50pm EDT

    Russian “information” may have swayed the White House on Ukraine policy, the Ukrainian leader has told Time magazine Russia may have influenced members of the US administration “through information,” Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed in an interview with Time magazine. His comments come as US President Donald Trump has acknowledged some of Moscow’s concerns regarding […]

  • Kiev wants Trump envoy sacked

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 12:09pm EDT

    A key Ukrainian foreign affairs official has lashed out at Steve Witkoff for “spreading Russian propaganda” US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who has played a central role in opening negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict, is “spreading Russian propaganda” and should be sacked, according to a senior Ukrainian […]

  • China rejects involvement in Ukraine ‘peacekeeping’ contingent

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 11:48am EDT

    Media speculation on the issue is entirely wrong, the Foreign Ministry has said China has dismissed a media report suggesting that the country could take part in a potential EU deployment of ‘peacekeeping’ forces to Ukraine, reaffirming its stance in favor of a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The report by German outlet Welt am […]

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  • European country issues first ‘burqa ban’ fine

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 10:58am EDT

    A federal law prohibiting face coverings in public, backed by a 2021 referendum, came into force in Switzerland earlier this year The Swiss authorities have issued the first fine under the country’s nationwide face-covering ban that took effect this year after a woman in Zurich wore a burqa in public, local outlet Blick reported on […]

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  • Trump demands his portrait be taken down

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 10:20am EDT

    The artwork displayed at the State Capitol in Colorado is “truly the worst,” according to the US president US President Donald Trump has demanded the immediate removal of his portrait from the Capitol building in the state of Colorado, describing the painting as “truly the worst.” The criticism comes amid broader tensions between the White […]

  • Israel readying new Gaza invasion – WSJ

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 10:17am EDT

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s team is reportedly aiming to defeat Hamas by taking control over large territories of the Palestinian enclave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his national-security team are allegedly planning a major new ground offensive dedicated to capturing large swaths of territory in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people […]

  • Musk’s transgender child leaves US – media

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 9:47am EDT

    Vivian Jenna Wilson, previously known as Xavier Alexander, has reportedly moved to Japan   Elon Musk’s estranged son Xavier, who is transgender and now goes by the name Vivian Jenna Wilson, has left the US for Japan, according to the E!News media outlet. The 20-year-old, whose mother is Musk’s first wife, Justine Wilson, has reportedly […]

  • Orban makes a daring bet as the West weakens

    RT - Mar 24th 2025 9:05am EDT

    With Trump back, the Hungarian PM’s vision for Europe may finally get its moment The winds of change in the United States could give a significant boost to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was the first European Union leader to openly support Donald Trump in his long-running fight against the bloc’s liberal mainstream. Orban’s […]