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Police admitted to snooping – activists
RT - Jul 1st 2022 1:18pm EDTCanada’s law enforcement has reportedly confirmed it’s been using malware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data Canada’s Royal Mounted Police (RCMP) have disclosed that they use spyware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data, according to a public statement made on Thursday by a Canadian rights organization. The country’s Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) claims […]
Russia demands rubles for grain exports
RT - Jul 1st 2022 1:12pm EDTMoscow has expanded the list of commodities that must be paid for in Russian currency The Russian government has added grain, sunflower oil and extracted meal to the list of exports that must be paid for in rubles. A resolution giving effect to the decision was adopted on Friday and published on the official portal […]
EU takes aim at Russian gold – Bloomberg
RT - Jul 1st 2022 12:35pm EDTThe country’s bullion may be included in the next round of sanctions, the report says The European Union is working on new sanctions to include Russian gold, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Friday. According to the report, the EU is looking to limit Moscow’s revenue sources. Preparations for the new sanctions package […]
How desperation following the Soviet collapse led to Ukrainians helping North Korea become a nuclear power
RT - Jul 1st 2022 12:21pm EDTExperts point out the Ukrainian roots of Kim Jong-un’s rocket program North Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear missile program remains a major headache for the United States, and much of the wider world. Its development would not have been possible, however, without Pyongyang’s access to Soviet technology, specifically nuclear-capable hardware that remained in Ukraine after the collapse of […]
Dominant Djokovic marches on at Wimbledon
RT - Jul 1st 2022 12:16pm EDTNovak Djokovic is through to the fourth round at Wimbledon after a straight-sets win against Miomir Kecmanovic Wimbledon top seed Novak Djokovic was near-faultless in his straight-sets win against compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic on Center Court on Friday, as the Serbian ace looks to claim what would be a seventh tournament win at the All-England Club. Djokovic, […]
Julian Assange appeals extradition to US – WSJ
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:52am EDTThe new appeal targeted both extradition order and court ruling determining whether the journalist would get fair trial in the US Julian Assange has filed two new appeals to contest his extradition to the US, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing the journalist’s legal team. The appeals were lodged with a UK high court […]
NATO applicants respond to Turkey over extradition
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:49am EDTExtradition process for foreign “terrorism” suspects can only go according to local laws, Finland and Sweden insist There will be no fast-tracked extraditions of “terrorism” suspects to Turkey, Finland and Sweden have signaled after the two Nordic nations reached a deal with Ankara to resolve their NATO bid deadlock. This week, Turkey and the two […]
Eurozone inflation accelerates
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:27am EDTConsumer prices in the 19-member currency bloc soared in June, statistics show EU statistics office Eurostat said on Friday that inflation in the euro area jumped 8.6% in June on an annual basis as the cost-of-living crisis deepened. The rate was up from 8.1% recorded in May, and was higher than expected by economists. The […]
Lawyer explains why Russia should win case against FIFA & UEFA bans
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:26am EDTThe Russian Football Union (RFU) is objecting to the bans imposed by the governing bodies A Russian Football Union (RFU) official has claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on Friday that the restrictions placed upon Russian football teams in the wake of the country’s military operation in Ukraine violate the standards and practices of […]
US overtakes Russia in gas exports to EU
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:13am EDTVolumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US were higher than Russian piped gas in June For the first time, the EU has purchased more liquified natural gas (LNG) from the US than natural gas via pipeline from Russia, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol tweeted on Thursday, adding that the proportion […]
Poland ditches benefits for Ukrainian refugees
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:11am EDTFour months is enough to adapt and start earning on you own, the country’s commissioner for refugees says Poland will stop providing financial aid to Ukrainian refugees in the country on Friday, the country’s deputy interior minister and commissioner for refugees has said. From July 1, the government will cease providing 40 Polish zloty (around […]
Online voting kicks off in Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
RT - Jul 1st 2022 11:10am EDTPeople are invited to pick their favorite entry from among the shots submitted by young photojournalists from around the globe The jury is out on which shot submitted by a young photojournalist is the most impressive in 2022, and internet users are welcome to share their opinion and help decide who wins this year’s Andrei […]
US basketball star ‘keeping the faith’ as Russian drugs case adjourned
RT - Jul 1st 2022 10:57am EDTBrittney Griner’s drug-smuggling trial will continue next week The drug-smuggling trial of US women’s basketball icon Brittney Griner began in a Russian court on Friday before being adjourned until July 7. Griner is charged with bringing illegal hashish vape cartridges into Russia when she arrived at a Moscow airport in mid-February. Griner, 31, appeared at […]
Ukraine says it has won ‘battle for borscht’
RT - Jul 1st 2022 10:34am EDTKiev celebrates “Ukrainian borscht cooking” being inscribed on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list Ukrainian Culture Minister Aleksandr Tkachenko announced on Friday that borsch or borscht – a popular Eastern European soup made from beetroot – has been included on the UNESCO cultural heritage list as an exclusively Ukrainian dish. “Today, July 1, at the 5th extraordinary […]
US should pull out of NATO – congresswoman
RT - Jul 1st 2022 10:30am EDTThe US should pull out of the trans-Atlantic alliance instead of waging a proxy war against Russia, a Republican lawmaker says Washington should pull out of NATO instead of sending billions of taxpayer dollars to Ukraine and risking a nuclear war, according to a Republican congresswoman who has been highly critical of Washington’s response to […]
Ukrainians blame own govt alongside Russia for conflict – poll
RT - Jul 1st 2022 10:30am EDTAlmost 50% believe that Zelensky’s government bears “a great deal of responsibility” for the ongoing fighting, according to the study Ukrainians tend to believe that not only Russia, but their own government, the US, and NATO should all share the blame for the conflict in their country, a recent poll has found. The survey, done […]
Sakhalin is Russian: is Moscow kicking the West out of key energy projects?
RT - Jul 1st 2022 9:53am EDTPresident Putin has ordered that ownership of the LNG operation be changed to a new domestic entity President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to transfer the rights of the giant Sakhalin-2 oil and liquefied natural gas project to a new Russian company. The move comes in response to actions from “unfriendly states” and could […]
Usyk pledges immediate return to Ukraine after Joshua rematch
RT - Jul 1st 2022 9:52am EDTThe Ukrainian champ is set to defend his world titles next month World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk says that he hasn’t turned his back on his home country of Ukraine as he focuses on his title rematch with rival Anthony Joshua next month. The two prizefighting rivals are set to do battle for a […]
German energy giant seeks government bailout – Reuters
RT - Jul 1st 2022 9:28am EDTUniper took a financial hit due to reduced gas supplies from Russia, according to media reports German energy major Uniper is seeking a government bailout due to the financial fallout from dwindling supplies of Russian natural gas, Reuters reported on Thursday. Talks are ongoing to provide “stabilization measures” for the utility, according to the German […]
Turkey explains idea for easing global food crisis
RT - Jul 1st 2022 9:17am EDTAnkara is offering to serve as a middle-man for shipping Ukrainian grain and sunflower oil to the global market, the president says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has presented an idea for facilitating agricultural exports from Ukraine, which he wants to discuss with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, in the […]
Kremlin comments after European leader vows no more hockey with Putin
RT - Jul 1st 2022 9:05am EDTFinnish President Sauli Niinisto said he would not play ice hockey with Vladimir Putin The Kremlin has suggested it will be no great loss for President Vladimir Putin after his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, said he would not consider playing ice hockey again with the Russian leader. Speaking to the Italian media outlet la Repubblica […]
Germany angry over Kaliningrad blockade – media
RT - Jul 1st 2022 8:50am EDTBerlin is reportedly demanding that Lithuania allow the transit of sanctioned goods through its territory to the Russian exclave The German government is irritated by Lithuania’s transit blockade of sanctioned goods from mainland Russia to its exclave, Kaliningrad, Der Spiegel magazine has reported. Since mid-June, the Baltic nation has been refusing to let items on […]
EU gives Ukraine to-do list
RT - Jul 1st 2022 8:34am EDTKiev needs a new wave of reforms if it wants progress on its path towards European Union membership, top official said Kiev needs to implement more reforms and make new institutions actually work, if it wants to progress towards EU membership, the top executive of the union has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the […]
Gay conservatives exist and are having a moment in the US
RT - Jul 1st 2022 8:18am EDTEver more homosexuals are moving away from the oppressive rainbow-flag-waving LGBTQ alphabet – and we’re just getting started For far too long, being gay or lesbian has been tied to liberalism. Finally, that paradigm is shifting as more of the gay community refuses to be lectured by Democrats that we MUST vote the way they […]
First US state seeks to ban gender-affirming treatments for children
RT - Jul 1st 2022 8:10am EDTAlabama cites recent abortion ruling as it calls to outlaw puberty blockers for minors The state of Alabama has called on a federal court to uphold a ban on so-called gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youths, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed state governments to prohibit abortions. In a 76-page brief filed with […]