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  • Mcgregor and Paul trade Twitter barbs

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:21am EDT

    The UFC legend compared the YouTube prankster to alleged pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile MMA great Conor McGregor mocked Jake Paul on Twitter and compared the YouTube prankster turned boxer and promoter to alleged British pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile.  Paul should have lost $1 million on Saturday as part of a bet with opposite number Eddie […]

  • Japan mulls classifying its key defense document – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:54am EDT

    Tokyo may make parts of its defense guidelines secret in the wake of China, Russia “threats,” Kyodo News says Japan is considering partially classifying its chief defense document in the wake of “security threats by China and Russia,” Kyodo News reported on Saturday, citing government sources. Making the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG), the country’s […]

  • Germany names conditions for lifting Russia sanctions

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:53am EDT

    A ceasefire in Ukraine would be the first step, but it’s not enough, the German foreign minister says The Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military offensive in Ukraine will not be lifted unless Moscow withdraws its troops from the neighboring country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. In an interview with Bild […]

  • China summons banks over sanctions fears – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:50am EDT

    Beijing wants to shield overseas assets in case of military tensions with Taiwan The Chinese government reportedly held an internal conference with officials from foreign and local banks as the nation seeks to protect overseas assets from US sanctions over potential military tensions in Taiwan. The meeting between officials from China’s Central Bank and Finance […]

  • Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Azovstal plant – Russia

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:17am EDT

    The sprawling steel factory remains the last outpost of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol Forty-six civilians were evacuated from residential buildings adjacent to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. A video released by the military on Sunday shows people leaving in buses marked with the ‘Z’ symbol. […]

  • Pelosi makes surprise visit to Kiev

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:55am EDT

    The US will be there for Ukraine until the fight with Russia is “done,” the House speaker vowed US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has paid a surprise visit to Kiev to personally reassure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Washington’s support amid the conflict with Russia, it was revealed on Sunday. Zelensky shared a […]

  • Russian ruble proves resilient to external shocks

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:41am EDT

    The ruble has shown the second biggest gains against the greenback among emerging market currencies in 2022 The Russian ruble has recorded the second biggest gains among emerging market currencies against the US dollar this year. Over the first four months of the year, the Russian currency reportedly gained 6.2% against the greenback, while the […]

  • Finland prepares to live without Russian gas – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:47am EDT

    Imports reportedly could stop on May 21 as the country has refused to pay in rubles The Finnish government and companies across the country are preparing for the end of Russian natural gas supplies, which could happen in less than three weeks, Helsingin Sanomat (HS) reported on Saturday. According to the outlet’s sources, Russian energy giant […]

  • US seeking UK help against China on Taiwan – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:20am EDT

    American and British officials held their first meeting on the issue in early March, the media has learned High-ranking US and UK officials held secret talks in early March to discuss greater British involvement on the issue of Taiwan, according to a report by the Financial Times. The negotiations involved Kurt Campbell, the White House […]

  • German FM heckled during Ukraine speech (VIDEO)

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:30am EDT

    Annalena Baerbock was called a “warmonger” by protesters A group of protesters heckled German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a speech on Saturday, as she defended the government’s decision to send weapons to Ukraine. Many Western states have been increasingly supplying Kiev with arms after Russia attacked the neighboring country. Around 1,000 people gathered to […]

  • Can Europe survive without Russian gas?

    RT - May 1st 2022 2:13am EDT

    Supplies to Poland and Bulgaria have been cut off after they refused to pay in rubles On Wednesday, Russian energy giant Gazprom halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline for not complying with the mandate to pay in rubles. It is the first supply disruption since Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded […]

  • Former colony resists direct UK rule

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 9:42pm EDT

    The British Virgin Islands’ acting premier says ‘draconian measures’ would undermine the ‘historical constitutional progress’ The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has voiced deep “concerns” over London’s plans to assume direct governance of the Caribbean territory, following the arrest of its leader in a US drug sting operation, and a highly-critical report into […]

  • Bill Gates discusses cooperation with Pakistan Army chief

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 7:58pm EDT

    Islamabad reiterates commitment to Gates’ public-health initiatives in second call this week The influential chief of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has held a phone conversation with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, reassuring him that Islamabad is committed to working with the Microsoft co-founder’s foundation on eradicating polio and other global health initiatives. In […]

  • Ukrainian strike on Donetsk market was a terrorist act

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 4:11pm EDT

    When artillery hit a busy public space in Donetsk, it brought flashbacks of attacks in Gaza and Syria If the Donetsk marketplace that was hit by rocket artillery on Thursday had been in a city controlled by Kiev, the names and faces of the five civilians killed would be on all major news sites. But because […]

  • Besieged Ukrainian commander appeals to Erdogan for help

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 3:27pm EDT

    The commander of Ukrainian marines holed up at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has asked Turkey to evacuate them Sergey Volyna, the commander of Ukraine’s 36th Marines brigade, which is still entrenched at the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port-city of Mariupol together with the neo-Nazi Azov regiment, has called on Turkey’s […]

  • Twitter staff complained about ‘transphobe’ Elon Musk – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 3:13pm EDT

    The social media company will still “fight for inclusion and diversity” after Musk’s buyout, aggrieved staff were assured In an “emergency meeting” on Friday, employees of Twitter reportedly complained to CEO Parag Agrawal and diversity officer Dalana Brand that new owner Elon Musk is allegedly an “open homophobe and transphobe,” and feared for their futures […]

  • Russian Esports team banned over ‘Z’

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 1:05pm EDT

    Russian Esports club has cut ties with a player who drew the symbol linked to conflict in Ukraine during a Dota 2 match Valve Corporation, the US based game developer and publisher,and owner of popular Steam-game distribution platform and Dota franchise, has disqualified a Russian Esports team from a regional Dota 2 tournament, after one […]

  • F1 team to probe offensive tweets sent to Lewis Hamilton

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 12:19pm EDT

    McLaren are investigating offensive social media messages aimed at the multiple-time world champion Formula 1 constructor McLaren have launched an investigation into a series of offensive messages which were allegedly sent to world champion driver Lewis Hamilton by a team employee.  The various messages are understood to have been sent from private Twitter and Facebook […]

  • Serbia promises decision on Russia sanctions

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 11:53am EDT

    Previously opposed to sanctioning Moscow, President Aleksandar Vucic has come under intense pressure from Washington to relent Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that he will issue a statement on possible anti-Russia sanctions early next month, but will be guided by “the interests of Serbia” alone. Vucic has vehemently opposed penalizing Moscow for its offensive […]

  • Germany takes Italy to UN’s highest court

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 11:52am EDT

    In the latest round of a dispute over Nazi compensation claims, Germany wants to protect its properties in Rome from seizure Germany is suing Italy in the top UN court in the latest round of long-standing dispute over Nazi compensation claims, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) revealed on Friday. In its application Germany claims […]

  • Liz Truss’s militant rhetoric is another sign that post-Brexit Britain is dangerously delusional

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 11:18am EDT

    The Foreign Secretary’s campaign against China and Russia indicates that London has lost the plot A fanatical Neoconservative, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss presents world affairs in an uncompromising ideological struggle between “democracy” and “authoritarianism.” She also seems to be addicted to the fervour of Cold War. Her address on Wednesday night in London bordered […]

  • Moscow says when ‘frozen’ dialogue with US may be resumed

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 11:01am EDT

    Contacts between Moscow and Washington on the issue of strategic stability are formally ‘frozen,’ the foreign ministry says The dialogue on strategic stability between Russia and the US may only resume after all the goals of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine are achieved, a high-ranking Russian diplomat has said. “As of today, there’s no use […]

  • Syria grants amnesty for ‘terrorist crimes’

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:55am EDT

    President Bashar Assad’s decree does not, however, pardon anyone involved in killings Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree on Saturday granting amnesty to Syrians for terrorist crimes up to the end of April, except those leading to death. Assad has extended similar olive branches to deserters, criminals and opposition fighters before, often to the […]

  • Russia offers India way of bypassing Western sanctions – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:46am EDT

    Moscow reportedly wants dollar payments for oil, ruble or rupee for rest Moscow has reportedly proposed a plan for India to pay for Russian oil in US dollars or euro, while using a rupee-ruble-denominated mechanism for other goods. The new mechanism is designed to allow more trade in local currencies as economic pressure mounts on […]

  • Football power broker Mino Raiola dies at 54

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:45am EDT

    Raiola represented some of the biggest names in world football Mino Raiola, one of football’s most prominent power brokers, has died at the age of 54, it has officially been confirmed.  The Italian football agent had been battling an unspecified illness since January and had been the subject of media reports in recent days which […]