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  • Russia becomes India’s 2nd largest oil supplier – Reuters

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 12:10pm EDT

    Iraq remains the biggest source of fuel for the country Russia became India’s second biggest crude oil supplier in May, as New Delhi has been stocking up on the discounted Russian commodity, Reuters reported on Monday, citing trade sources.  According to the report, Indian refiners received around 819,000 barrels per day of Russian oil last […]

  • Japan’s farmers to switch from rice to wheat – media

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 11:49am EDT

    As global prices soar, the country looks to import substitution Japanese farmers plan to reduce rice production and partially switch to planting wheat and soybeans at home, Japan Today reported on Monday, citing a survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The move comes as global prices caused by Russia’s military operation in […]

  • Risk of nuclear arms use highest in decades – watchdog

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 11:48am EDT

    Global stockpiles are expected to begin growing again as countries expand and modernize their arsenals The risk of nuclear weapons being used is higher “than at any time since the height of the Cold War,” the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a leading weapons watchdog, has warned. The shrinking global stockpile of nuclear weapons […]

  • New angle shows sickening KO of women’s UFC icon (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 11:26am EDT

    Zhang Weili ended Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s career with the brutal spinning back fist knockout A new angle has highlighted just how sickening Zhang Weili’s shocking KO of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the Singapore Indoor Stadium at UFC 275 last weekend was.  The pair were running back their epic 2020 Fight of the Year clash for the strawweight title […]

  • NRA responds to gun control deal

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 11:14am EDT

    US gun rights group encourages ‘real solutions’ to ‘stop violence’ following Congress’ bipartisan reform package The National Rifle Association (NRA) has vowed to “continue to oppose any effort to insert gun control policies” in response to the bipartisan “framework” passed by both houses of Congress over the weekend. The American gun rights group said in […]

  • CIA man’s ‘tell-all’ book reveals more about internal agency incompetence than Russian malfeasance

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 11:00am EDT

    In ‘The Fourth Man’, former CIA officer Robert Baer crafts a narrative full of speculation and short on facts In 1984, the CIA and the FBI were riding high. Each of these powerful organizations were managing portfolios of Soviet agents who were ostensibly doing their bidding, spying against the USSR, and providing the United States with […]

  • Ukrainian mayor changes sides

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 10:40am EDT

    Vladimir Bandura has appeared in a video, claiming Ukrainian forces had killed monks and set fire to an Orthodox monastery The former mayor of the previously Ukrainian-occupied town of Svyatogorsk, Vladimir Bandura, has crossed over to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Last Tuesday, the official appeared in a video, accusing the Ukrainian military of murdering […]

  • Largest crypto exchange halts Bitcoin withdrawals

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 10:38am EDT

    Binance says the measure is temporary and caused by a transaction getting stuck The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has temporarily halted Bitcoin withdrawals “due to a stuck transaction causing a backlog,” CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet on Monday. Zhao tried to reassure users that their funds were safe and the problem was […]

  • ESPN duo apologize for mocking clip of boxer who died

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 10:15am EDT

    Timothy Bradley and Joe Tessitore had to apologize on-air for their gaffe Two lead ESPN boxing broadcasters, Timothy Bradley and Joe Tessitore, laughed about the viral video of South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi before apologizing on-air upon learning that the fighter had died following his ill-fated bout. Ex-two weight champion Bradley brought up the video after Tessitore […]

  • UK fuel prices hit new high

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 10:12am EDT

    Experts say new fuel tax cut is overdue to keep prices from soaring further Fuel prices in the UK have risen to new highs, according to data tracked by the roadside assistance company the RAC. The average price of diesel jumped to a record 190.92 pence per liter, while gasoline reached 185.04 pence.RAC calculations show […]

  • New York spent huge sum on drag queen shows for kids – media

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 9:57am EDT

    Parents say they weren’t given the chance to opt their kids out of the performances New York City Council has spent more than $200,000 in taxpayer money on drag queen shows at city schools since 2018, the New York Post reported on Saturday. The shows featured cross-dressing performers interacting with kids as young as three, […]

  • France entered ‘war economy’ – Macron

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 9:35am EDT

    The French president wants to boost military spending in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict France will adjust its six-year military spending plan in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday. Macron said he instructed the government to “carry out a reassessment of the military spending program in the coming weeks, in the […]

  • Germany has plan to help ‘prevent global famine’

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:57am EDT

    Berlin is considering a special fund aimed at creating a “grain bridge” from Ukraine The German government is working to expedite the export of Ukrainian grain by rail, with plans being considered to establish a special fund to pay for the project. Authorities are “working at full speed so that grain from Ukraine can be […]

  • Jake Paul rips Biden in brutal viral tweet

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:29am EDT

    The YouTuber reeled off a list of perceived failures from the Democrat leader Internet celebrity and budding boxer Jake Paul has taken to social media to slam the rule of American President Joe Biden. Biden succeeded Donald Trump after winning the 2020 US presidential election but has come under increasing fire as the US grapples with rising […]

  • Japanese yen slides to record low

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:16am EDT

    The currency is down due to Tokyo’s reluctance to tighten monetary policy, analysts say The Japanese yen hit its lowest level against the US dollar in nearly 24 years on Monday, dropping to 135.22 yen to the greenback on the Tokyo Exchange as of around 04:00 GMT. This is its lowest level since October 1998. […]

  • Australia should limit gas exports – former PM

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:43am EDT

    Malcolm Turnbull says the government has to ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’ Australia needs to limit gas exports to ease the energy crisis in the country’s eastern states, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told ABC TV on Monday. “They should make sure whatever gas we need is available here… We […]

  • Macron wrong about Putin – Czech Republic

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:27am EDT

    The foreign minister argued that the Russian leader doesn’t care how the West sees his country French President Emmanuel Macron was wrong when he spoke about not wanting to “humiliate” Russia over its actions in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has said. “Russia is the aggressor, and we shouldn’t take into account if Russia […]

  • Zidane snubs French giants – reports

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:16am EDT

    French media claim that time is running out to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain France and Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane has reportedly rejected Paris Saint-Germain’s offer to him to become their head coach and replace the outgoing Mauricio Pochettino. After the likes of Mundo Deportivo and Goal claimed on Friday that the 1998 World […]

  • Three killed in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk market – DPR

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 6:25am EDT

    Four more have been wounded, local officials say DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Judo star issues threat if Russians allowed to compete

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 6:05am EDT

    Ukrainian judoka Georgii Zantaraia made the pledge if Russian stars are allowed to appear at an upcoming event Ukrainian former world judo champion Georgii Zantaraia has said he will renounce his titles if Russians are permitted to compete at an upcoming tournament in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. The International Judo Federation (IJF) is standing […]

  • Russian ace Medvedev recaptures world no.1 spot

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:55am EDT

    Daniil Medvedev is starting his second reign atop of the ATP rankings Daniil Medvedev has officially reclaimed his place as world number one in the updated ATP ratings, marking the second time the Russian star will lead the men’s tennis rankings ahead of the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Medvedev moved top of […]

  • Bitcoin plunges to 18-month low

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:52am EDT

    Other crypto tokens have also slid amid risk-off sentiment The world’s top cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, slid below $25,000 per token on Monday morning, plunging more than 43% so far this year from nearly $49,000 in March. At 08:15 GMT, it was trading at $24,800 per coin, down 9.8% for the day. Bitcoin has been declining for […]

  • UK poised to send first asylum seekers to Africa

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:38am EDT

    Courts are hearing last-minute appeals against 30 deportations, with the first flight to Rwanda slated for Tuesday The High Court of Justice and The Court of Appeal in London are hearing last-minute legal challenges to Boris Johnson’s policy, under which asylum seekers are to be deported to Rwanda while their applications are being processed. The […]

  • Never-before-seen photos from Gitmo revealed by NYT

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 3:46am EDT

    The outlet published images of the first prisoners arriving at the notorious US facility in Cuba The New York Times has published never-before-seen photos from the infamous US-run detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Washington began shipping inmates from the Middle East and elsewhere to the prison shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The New […]

  • WTO warns of ‘polycrisis’

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 3:43am EDT

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the world is facing a food and fuel crisis and export controls are making it worse Export restrictions are pushing up food prices and could further exacerbate the global “polycrisis,” World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at the opening of the 12th WTO ministerial conference in Geneva on Sunday. According […]