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  • Lebanon is at war – PM

    RT - Sep 19th 2024 3:56am EDT

    The detonation of electronic devices across the country is an indescribable crime, Najib Mikati has said Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said his nation is at war after electronic devices exploded across the country for two days in a row, killing more than 30 people and injuring thousands of others. On Tuesday, pagers used […]

  • Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for Milei

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 11:55pm EDT

    Caracas has accused Argentina’s leader of “illegally” handing over a Venezuelan cargo plane to the US Caracas has opened a criminal investigation of Argentine President Javier Milei over the handing over of a seized Venezuelan cargo plane to the US.  The dispute between the two South American countries stems from the fate of the Emtrasur […]

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  • Zelensky cancels meeting with Latin American leaders – media

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 9:10pm EDT

    Kiev reportedly worried that low attendance would demonstrate a lack of support for its cause The Ukrainian government has canceled a planned meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and Latin American leaders out of fear it would turn into a PR disaster, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Tuesday. Very few leaders confirmed that they would […]

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  • Israeli warplanes strike targets in southern Lebanon

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 7:05pm EDT

    The IDF said that it targeted buildings used by Hezbollah operatives The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The action comes after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase” of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and pro-Palestinian militants in Lebanon. DETAILS […]

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  • Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war after Hezbollah pager attacks

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 6:09pm EDT

    The IDF is moving forces toward Lebanon, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said Israel is shifting its military strength north to focus on Hezbollah, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday, after thousands of pagers and radios belonging to the Lebanese paramilitary group were detonated in an apparent Israeli operation. Speaking to troops at the […]

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  • US sues for $100 million over Baltimore bridge collapse

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 5:57pm EDT

    A merchant ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, disrupting maritime traffic for months The US Department of Justice has filed a federal civil claim against the Singapore-based companies whose cargo ship destroyed a bridge near Baltimore earlier this year, closing one of the largest American ports for months. The container ship MV […]

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  • Saudi Arabia names condition for doing business with Israel

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 4:53pm EDT

    Nothing can happen without an independent Palestinian state, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said There can be no normalization of relations between Riyadh and West Jerusalem without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced. The prince has previously said that US-backed talks between Saudi Arabia and Israel […]

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  • Meta’s RT ban born of ‘panic’ – analysts

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 3:48pm EDT

    Blacklisting the Russian outlet isn’t going to make readers switch to mainstream media, researcher Greg Simons has predicted Meta’s decision to ban RT from its various platforms reflects a growing “panic” in the Western world, as people no longer trust the information they receive from mainstream media outlets, analysts Greg Simons and Albert Rudatsimburwa have […]

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  • US rejects ‘Asian NATO’ proposal

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 2:00pm EDT

    Japan’s defense minister wants Washington to “unite” its web of informal alliances in Asia into a formal military bloc A senior US State Department official has said that it is “too early” to talk about building a NATO-style bloc in Asia, after Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on Washington to discuss the matter in […]

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  • Pavel Durov’s ‘ex-partner’ insists part of Telegram should belong to her

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 1:40pm EDT

    Irina Bolgar contends that she should be considered a partial owner of the messaging platform despite never being married to its CEO A woman who claims to be the mother of three of Pavel Durov’s children has insisted that she is entitled to own part of Telegram despite never being married to the messaging platform’s […]

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  • Haitians overrunning Ohio

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 1:01pm EDT

    J.D. Vance has been making the talk show rounds playing the role not only of the ticket which wants to replace the current leadership, but also of the Senator whose state has been flooded with asylum seekers as the result of a federal immigration policy with no actual support from the federal government. On this […]

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  • Downsizing of US military aid to Ukraine explained by media

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 12:17pm EDT

    US defense contractors are struggling to replenish dwindling stockpiles, CNN has reported Ukraine is getting less military aid from the US because the Pentagon finds itself short on equipment and ammunition that it can export without compromising national security, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed officials. Defense contractors have been unable to refill domestic stocks […]

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  • Trump ‘shooting’ suspect spent most of his time in Kiev – Time

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 12:12pm EDT

    Text messages confirm Ryan Routh tried to recruit foreign fighters for the Ukrainian cause The man who allegedly planned to kill US presidential candidate Donald Trump spent “most of” the past three years in Ukraine, trying to recruit foreign fighters for Kiev, Time magazine has reported, citing his private messages. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was […]

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  • The US has allowed Israel’s attack on Lebanon, and now war may follow

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 11:55am EDT

    Washington claims it knew nothing of the unprecedented pager-bombing attack, but its unconditional support enabled it On Tuesday, Israel was accused of detonating hundreds of wireless communication devices that were primarily being used in a civilian capacity, injuring upwards of 4,000 people. Although the details are still being ironed out, this attack will now force […]

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  • ‘Bomb’ found at Trump rally site – reports

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 11:09am EDT

    A police dog reportedly found an explosive device in a car An explosive device has reportedly been found in a car inside the security perimeter of US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in New York state. The Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to speak at the Long Island venue, just east of New York […]

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  • EU to slash funds for Hungary over refusal to pay fine

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 10:59am EDT

    Budapest has missed the deadline to pay a penalty for not processing refugees The EU will withhold part of future payments to Hungary over its refusal to pay a fine for breaking the bloc’s asylum rules, European Commission spokesman Balazs Ujvari announced on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice ordered Budapest to […]

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  • Scores of Ukrainians training militants in Syria – media

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 10:50am EDT

    250 specialists from Kiev have reportedly gone to Idlib province to teach terrorist group to build drones, and to recruit fighters A group of instructors from Ukraine has reportedly arrived in Syria’s northern Idlib province to train militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group, Syrian newspaper Al-Watan claimed on Wednesday. The alleged deployment has […]

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  • Latest wave of ‘walkie talkie’ explosions hits Lebanon

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 10:49am EDT

    The reported blasts come one day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded in an apparent Israeli operation DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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  • Vance blames Democratic rhetoric for assassination attempts against Trump

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 10:12am EDT

    Nobody has tried to kill Kamala Harris since she joined the race for the White House, the Republican vice presidential candidate has said The attempts on Donald Trump’s life are a result of the aggressive rhetoric coming from the supporters of the Democratic Party, Republican vice presidential candidate, JD Vance, has said. On Sunday, the […]

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  • Diddy charged with racketeering and sex trafficking

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 9:56am EDT

    The record executive is accused of drugging and beating women into taking part in orgies Disgraced rap icon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Prosecutors claim that Combs drugged his victims and forced them to take part in orgies which would last days. Combs was […]

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  • Fyodor Lukyanov: The real reason US wants to silence RT

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 9:50am EDT

    Even the Soviets readily revealed that blocking media outlets was counterproductive, which says a lot about Washington’s strategy In late 1986 Yegor Ligachev, the secretary of the Soviet Communist Party’s Central Committee, and Viktor Chebrikov, then-head of the KGB, proposed that the country end the practice of jamming foreign radio stations. ‘Enemy voices’ was the […]

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  • ‘Superbugs’ to kill tens of millions by 2050 – study

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 9:36am EDT

    Fatalities among those over 70 are expected to increase by 146% Antibiotic-resistant infections could claim the lives of more than 39 million people worldwide over the next 25 years, with another 169 million expected to die of related causes, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal this week. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs […]

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  • Trump’s second assassination attempt

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 9:01am EDT

    Former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is safe following another assassination attempt while he was golfing at his own course in West Palm Beach, Florida. On this episode of Perspective with Scottie Nell Hughes, we discuss with Dominick Izzo, former Chicago-area police officer; Woodrow Johnston, Republican strategist and CEO of Revere Strategies; […]

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  • US election officials receive suspicious packages

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 8:25am EDT

    The FBI has urged caution after letters signed “US Traitor Elimination Army” appear nationwide The FBI has told US election officials to be on the alert, after offices in more than a dozen states received suspicious packages since Monday. The items have been delivered in at least 15 states as of Wednesday, and some have […]

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  • The beeper crisis breakdown: What’s REALLY HAPPENING in Lebanon?

    RT - Sep 18th 2024 8:01am EDT

    In today’s episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez delves into the mysterious case of Ryan Routh, a man who reportedly plotted against Donald Trump and developed an unusual obsession with Ukraine. Rick unravels Routh’s astonishing transition from a minor criminal to a figure with connections to both Ukrainian military leaders and US lawmakers. Along the […]

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