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  • Russia accuses US of concealing data on biolabs

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:43am EDT

    Attempts to “divert attention” raise questions regarding the Pentagon’s biological activity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said The US has been concealing information about its “military biological activity” in the post-Soviet states, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. This, according to Zakharova, raises “serious questions” about Washington’s compliance with the Biological and Toxin […]

  • Moscow responds to idea of sending nukes to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:42am EDT

    The move would ultimately put all of Europe at risk, a top Russian MP warned The idea of supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict between Kiev and Moscow amounts to provoking a “nuclear conflict in the center of Europe” and is downright insane, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Sunday.The […]

  • Russia pledges to ‘take care of’ foreign firms

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:39am EDT

    The Kremlin says that includes companies that remained as well as those planning to return after halting operations amid the Ukraine crisis Foreign companies that remain in Russia or are planning to return despite Ukraine-related sanctions pressure will be offered favorable conditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. “We take good care of those […]

  • Wall Street bank makes oil-price prediction

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:38am EDT

    Goldman Sachs predicts crude will hit $140 a barrel this summer Goldman Sachs analysts expect global prices for crude to soar to $140 per barrel as soon as this summer, as a decline in Russian production, along with a gradual recovery in China’s demand, is expected to add to pressure on supplies that are already […]

  • West has right to give Ukraine nukes – EU lawmaker

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:37am EDT

    Radoslaw Sikorski urged countries to “dissuade” Russia from using nuclear weapons against Ukraine The West could provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons to help defend itself against Russia, Radoslaw Sikorski, a member of the European Parliament and former Polish foreign minister, said. “The West has the right to give Ukraine nuclear warheads so that it could […]

  • WADA chief speaks on Valieva case deadline

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:34am EDT

    WADA director general Olivier Niggli warned not to expect major developments anytime soon Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Olivier Niggli has addressed the deadline in Kamila Valieva’s doping case. Figure skating prodigy Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win the Team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and was tipped […]

  • Norway dumps NATO helicopter contract

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:04am EDT

    Oslo is terminating a deal for the NH-90 dating back 20 years and now demands that €500 million be reimbursed Norway, one of the founding NATO members, is terminating a contract for NH-90 military helicopters it signed back in 2001, the country’s Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram announced at a press conference on Friday. The […]

  • Thousands of UK pubs may go bust

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:40am EDT

    More than 10,000 businesses are at risk of closure due to inflation, with rent and energy costs soaring, UKHospitality says Britain’s hospitality sector is facing “as big a crisis, if not bigger” than during the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, has told The Daily Mail. She warned that 10,000 […]

  • North Korea reaches out to Russia

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:28am EDT

    The people of the DPRK hail Moscow’s efforts to “safeguard the dignity” of Russia, Kim Jong-un has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of his people’s “full support” for Moscow’s efforts “to safeguard the dignity, security and right to the development of the country,” in a congratulatory message on Russia […]

  • Madison Square Garden bans violent fan for life

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:32am EDT

    The incident occurred after an NHL hockey game Madison Square Garden has banned a violent New York Rangers ice hockey fan for life after he was caught on camera knocking out a supporter of his team’s opposition, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Thursday. As captured in the viral video that has been seen up to […]

  • West should take Moscow’s interests into account – Kissinger

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:22am EDT

    The former US Secretary of State claimed that otherwise Russia might turn into “an outpost of China in Europe” The West should take Moscow’s interests into account to prevent Russia from becoming “an outpost of China in Europe,” former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Kissinger […]

  • Debt-laden Sri Lanka eyes discounted Russian oil

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:10am EDT

    The country is struggling with simultaneous fuel and food crises Sri Lanka may start buying oil from Russia amid a critical fuel shortage and an unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in an interview with the AP news agency, published on Sunday. According to Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka would first look to other sources […]

  • Chinese AI-operated drone ship completes maiden sea voyage (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:09am EDT

    Sub: The unmanned vessel can fight all types of enemies, local media says Beijing’s unmanned stealth combat vessel has successfully completed its three-hour maiden sea voyage off Panzhi Island in the East China Sea, Chinese media reported on Saturday. The state-run newspaper Global Times reported that the 200-ton ship can be sent into “dangerous combat […]

  • US farmers struggle amid high fuel prices

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:22am EDT

    Planting costs have doubled this year after diesel costs soar, RIA Novosti reports Soaring fuel prices in the US have added thousands of dollars to farmers’ costs this year, according to Ty Higgins, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency this week that record-high diesel prices have resulted […]

  • US farmers struggle amid high fuel prices

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:22am EDT

    Planting costs have doubled this year after diesel costs soar, RIA Novosti reports Soaring fuel prices in the US have added thousands of dollars to farmers’ costs this year, according to Ty Higgins, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency this week that record-high diesel prices have resulted […]

  • Germany quarrels with Spain – media

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:13am EDT

    Madrid has allegedly revised its supposed plans to supply German-made tanks to Ukraine amid Berlin’s concerns The German government reportedly raised the alarm over Spain’s supposed plans to provide as many as 40 German-made tanks to Ukraine, which were revealed in a media report last Sunday. Madrid allegedly had to scale back the scheme dramatically […]

  • Germany quarrels with Spain – media

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:13am EDT

    Madrid has allegedly revised its supposed plans to supply German-made tanks to Ukraine amid Berlin’s concerns The German government reportedly raised the alarm over Spain’s supposed plans to provide as many as 40 German-made tanks to Ukraine, which were revealed in a media report last Sunday. Madrid allegedly had to scale back the scheme dramatically […]

  • China comments on its nuclear arsenal

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:42am EDT

    Beijing has achieved “significant progress” in developing new arms but will never use them first, the defense minister says China has achieved “significant progress” in developing new nuclear weapons, but will never use them first, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday. During an appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security conference, the […]

  • China comments on its nuclear arsenal

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:42am EDT

    Beijing has achieved “significant progress” in developing new arms but will never use them first, the defense minister says China has achieved “significant progress” in developing new nuclear weapons, but will never use them first, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday. During an appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security conference, the […]

  • Former McDonald’s restaurants open in Russia with new name

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:21am EDT

    The fast-food chain is now called ‘Vkusno i Tochka’, or ‘Just Tasty’ in English Former McDonald’s restaurants reopened in Russia with new branding and ownership on Sunday – the day that Russia Day is celebrated in the country. The iconic golden arches logo of McDonald’s was taken down at restaurants across the country, and the […]

  • Former McDonald’s restaurants open in Russia with new name

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:21am EDT

    The fast-food chain is now called ‘Vkusno i Tochka’, or ‘Just Tasty’ in English Former McDonald’s restaurants reopened in Russia with new branding and ownership on Sunday – the day that Russia Day is celebrated in the country. The iconic golden arches logo of McDonald’s was taken down at restaurants across the country, and the […]

  • Global chip shortage expected to worsen

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:50am EDT

    Curbs on Russian exports of noble gasses will add pressure on the supply chain, experts say Russian government restrictions on exports of gasses used in semiconductor production may exacerbate the shortage of chips in the global market and further increase prices, the Global Times reported this week, citing sources. Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Beijing-based […]

  • No stable peace without Russia – Moscow

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:40am EDT

    Russia has always been a guarantor of international peace and stability, the head of the country’s foreign intelligence says No peace agreement that excludes Russia can be successful in the long run, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, said on Saturday. Naryshkin that any attempts to sideline Moscow in international politics […]

  • No stable peace without Russia – Moscow

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:40am EDT

    Russia has always been a guarantor of international peace and stability, the head of the country’s foreign intelligence says No peace agreement that excludes Russia can be successful in the long run, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, said on Saturday. Naryshkin that any attempts to sideline Moscow in international politics […]

  • Scandal-plagued envoy names ‘only thing’ he recently thanked Germany for

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 1:08am EDT

    The German-made IRIS-T air defense system will arrive in Ukraine later this year, according to Kiev’s ambassador, who praised the news Germany’s “most advanced” IRIS-T air defense system will arrive in Ukraine around mid-autumn, the Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin, Andrey Melnyk, told local media on Friday. He said it’s the only thing he has thanked […]