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  • NATO state could seize Russian Orthodox church — media

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 11:44am EDT

    A Swedish party has demanded the expropriation of the building it claims poses a security threat Sweden could forcibly acquire a Russian Orthodox church and move it away from a key airport over concerns that it could be used by Moscow for spying purposes, the national public television network SVT has reported. The Swedish Moderate […]

  • Hating on Easter, globalist-style

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 10:34am EDT

    In this episode of Moscow Mules, Chay Bowes and his crew explore how far the westoid elites are willing to go to smear the holiest Christian day. Also on the menu: Germans pretending they didn’t start two world wars and Klaus Schwab getting kicked out of the WEF.

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  • Macron snubbed during Trump–Zelensky meeting in Vatican

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 9:57am EDT

    The US president and Ukraine’s leader met ahead of the Pope’s funeral in their first face-to-face encounter since their White House clash French President Emmanuel Macron was sidelined when his US counterpart Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky met before the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Footage from the Vatican showed him being left out […]

  • White House to evaluate officials’ loyalty to Trump – WSJ

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 7:54am EDT

    “Faithful administration of the president’s policies” will be key to US civil servants keeping their jobs, the newspaper has claimed A US government agency will begin assessing federal workers based on their loyalty to President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which is the US federal government’s […]

  • War gains or peace dividend? Ola Tunander, Emeritus Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 2:35am EDT

    Historically, the European continent is well ahead of all others in terms of the number, scale and deadliness of the wars fought on its territory and, until recently, Europe had also been one of the major recipients of the so-called peace dividend — the prosperity and growth that came from managing geopolitical tensions diplomatically. Which […]

  • Car rams into crowd in Canada

    RT - Apr 27th 2025 1:43am EDT

    The deadly incident happened during a festival celebrating Filipino culture in Vancouver Several people were killed when a car plowed through the Lapu Lapu street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Sunday, police have said.A number of other pedestrians have been wounded in the incident, which occurred at East 41st Avenue and Fraser […]

  • Polish PM wants ‘strongest army’

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 10:47pm EDT

    Donald Tusk has pledged to build the region’s most powerful military force under a new national doctrine Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a new national doctrine that seeks to turn Warsaw into an “economic miracle” protected by the “strongest army in the region,” in a speech marking the 1,000th anniversary of the creation […]

  • Death toll grows in suspected ‘chemical’ blast in Iran (VIDEOS)

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 8:53pm EDT

    At least 14 people were killed and hundreds injured by an explosion and fire at the strategic Shahid Rajaee port The death toll from an explosion at Iran’s largest and most modern port – a vital Strait of Hormuz hub for oil and petrochemical exports – has climbed to at least 14, with hundreds injured, […]

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  • Trump demands free passage via Suez Canal

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 7:24pm EDT

    US warships and commercial vessels should not be charged for passing crucial waterways, the president claims President Donald Trump has claimed that neither the Panama nor Suez Canal would “exist” without the United States, demanding that American commercial and military vessels be allowed to pass through the crucial waterways totally free of charge. Trump has […]

  • Estonian president reveals what Trump told him about Ukraine

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 6:04pm EDT

    The US leader believes a deal between Kiev and Moscow is “quite close,” according to Alar Karis US President Donald Trump has promised not to walk away from the Ukraine peace process, stating that an end to the hostilities was “quite close,” Estonian leader Alar Karis has claimed. The Estonian president revealed he had a […]

  • Nordic state to invest millions in ‘war railway’ – media

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 3:57pm EDT

    Finland has reportedly earmarked funds for planning a link that would enable the movement of NATO hardware from Sweden and Norway Finland has allocated €20 million for the planning of a new railway line connecting the Nordic nation with neighboring Sweden and Norway that would facilitate the movement of NATO military equipment in the event […]

  • Russia wants immediate peace talks. Zelensky wants perpetual war

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 3:39pm EDT

    Constant preconditions for negotiations show the Ukrainian leader wants the conflict to last – because as soon as it’s over, so is his reign The tragedy of Ukraine today is not merely the physical devastation of its cities or the displacement of its people. It is the political paralysis at its core, embodied in the […]

  • How North Koreans helped us liberate the Kursk Region

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 3:15pm EDT

    Pyongyang’s troops showed discipline, coordination and disregard for death, contributing greatly to the defeat of Ukrainian invaders Until this moment, Russia had neither confirmed nor denied the presence of DPRK (North Korean) troops on the front line. Strictly speaking, we were not obligated to notify anyone about it. This is a matter of bilateral relations […]

  • Moscow hails North Korean ‘solidarity’ in Kursk Region liberation

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 3:09pm EDT

    Russia is looking forward to further strengthening its ties with Pyongyang, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said North Korea has shown a high level of solidarity with Russia by deploying its forces to help Moscow repel the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The long-rumored presence of […]

  • Several dead and over 700 injured in massive blast in Iran (VIDEOS)

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 12:42pm EDT

    The explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, with the cause of the incident not immediately known At least five people were killed and more than 700 injured in a massive explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran on Saturday, local media reported, citing local officials. The port […]

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  • California’s economy overtakes Japan

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 9:01am EDT

    The state’s rapid growth, fueled by tech and clean energy, has made it the world’s fourth-largest economy The US state of California’s economy has overtaken Japan’s to become the fourth-largest in the world, the office of the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has announced. California’s nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion in 2024, edging out Japan’s $4.02 […]

  • It would be naive to believe that US hostility toward Russian interests stemmed from ignorance

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 6:54am EDT

    The EU must now deal with Russia without the old American myths Recent statements from senior American officials have raised eyebrows. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is beginning to better understand Russia’s position as Ukraine negotiations proceed. Simultaneously, Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth declared the era of the US serving as Europe’s sole […]

  • Kiev’s backers pushing Zelensky toward land concessions – WaPo

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 6:00am EDT

    European officials believe that Ukraine “may be willing to endure” acknowledgment of Moscow’s control over Crimea, the report says European officials are pressing Ukraine to accept the likelihood that it will be forced to agree to certain territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace agreement, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing sources. […]

  • Trump demands Kiev sign minerals deal ‘immediately’

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 5:27am EDT

    A formal agreement should have been sealed three weeks ago, the US president has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is “three weeks late” in signing a minerals deal with the US, President Donald Trump has said. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, he demanded the agreement be signed “immediately.” Washington and Kiev have been […]

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  • Trump reacts to Moscow car bombing that killed Russian general

    RT - Apr 26th 2025 3:39am EDT

    The Kremlin suspects that the assassination of Yaroslav Moskalik was orchestrated by Ukraine US President Donald Trump has promised to look into the assassination of a senior Russian general outside Moscow on Friday, telling reporters “That’s a big one.” The incident took place as Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow for high-level talks […]

  • Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser dies of suicide – family

    RT - Apr 25th 2025 9:47pm EDT

    Virginia Giuffre’s accusation of sexual abuse by the senior British royal was settled out of court in 2022 Virginia Giuffre, a prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring and a leading advocate for victims of sexual abuse, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her family said in a statement to NBC […]

  • Vatican asks mourners to stop taking ‘selfies’ with Pope Francis

    RT - Apr 25th 2025 9:15pm EDT

    Officials urge visitors to maintain respect during the late pontiff’s lying-in-state Vatican officials have urged mourners to refrain from taking photographs with Pope Francis’s body as he lied in state at St. Peter’s Basilica, emphasizing the need for solemnity and respect during the period of mourning. The appeal came after images and videos surfaced online […]

  • Zelensky demands ‘at least’ Israel-style support from US

    RT - Apr 25th 2025 8:49pm EDT

    Kiev expects sustained American aid despite growing tensions over Trump’s peace plan Kiev expects Washington to provide long-term security assistance modeled on the US relationship with Israel, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed, after Ukraine’s European backers reportedly rejected several significant points of President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan. Washington presented its draft deal to end hostilities […]

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  • Trump urges Kiev and Moscow to ‘finish off’ peace deal

    RT - Apr 25th 2025 7:20pm EDT

    Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky directly contradicts the US president’s position on Crimea President Donald Trump has claimed that “most of the major points” in an agreement to end the Ukraine conflict have been resolved, even as Vladimir Zelensky once again publicly rejected a reported key clause in the proposed US peace framework. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

  • UK to scrap plans for Ukraine troop deployment – The Times

    RT - Apr 25th 2025 5:01pm EDT

    London and Paris had previously lead an effort to send a European contingent if a ceasefire is reached The UK has ditched plans to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, The Times has reported, citing anonymous sources. The defense chiefs from a number of European NATO states had in […]