Kiev reveals its military losses
RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:12am EDTUkrainian forces have lost around 10,000 personnel since the launch of Russia’s military operation, a presidential aide says The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ losses total around 10,000 since the beginning of the Russian military offensive in late February, presidential aide Alexey Arestovich said on Friday, while claiming Russia’s losses are significantly higher. In an interview with […]
Saudi Arabia to cut oil supplies to China – reports
RT - Jun 11th 2022 5:17am EDTThe move comes as China increases imports of discounted oil from Russia Saudi Arabia will cut oil shipments to China in July, Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the reports, the world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, has notified at least four Chinese refiners that it […]
Pentagon comments on ‘Asian NATO’
RT - Jun 11th 2022 5:06am EDTThe US is not seeking to split the region into blocs, but is focused on “maintaining stability,” the secretary of defense has said The US is not seeking to create an “Asian NATO” or stir up confrontation in the Indo-Pacific region, but rather is focused on maintaining stability, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said […]
Germany warned of ‘difficult autumn’ and ‘tough winter’
RT - Jun 11th 2022 4:21am EDTEnergy bills are expected to soar in the next heating season, the vice chancellor says Germany should brace for a difficult autumn and winter due to skyrocketing prices, as the country pushes for independence from Russian energy, German Vice Chancellor and head of the Ministry of Economy Robert Habeck said on Friday in Berlin. “As […]
Ex-president handed jail time for ‘coup’
RT - Jun 11th 2022 4:18am EDTJeanine Anez was found guilty of violating Bolivia’s constitution after President Evo Morales fled the country Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for assuming power in a “coup” against her left-wing predecessor, Evo Morales, in 2019. The court in La Paz found Anez guilty of making “decisions contrary […]
Gasoline prices in Netherlands hit all-time high
RT - Jun 11th 2022 3:26am EDTCost at the pump has soared to €2.55 per liter, data shows Prices at the pump in the Netherlands have soared to record highs, driven by the growing cost of oil, according to data by Dutch consumer group UnitedConsumers. The retail price for a liter of gasoline is currently at €2.50, data showed. It was […]
Mystery plane flies over 6 NATO states
RT - Jun 11th 2022 1:40am EDTThe unidentified aircraft managed to fly over several European nations without approval before its crew vanished without a trace An anonymous aircraft spotted flying out of Lithuania was allowed to cross the airspace of several other NATO members unimpeded before landing in Bulgaria, an illegal flight still baffling aviation officials across the continent. Though fighter […]
Australia offers compensation for axed submarine deal
RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:51pm EDTParis will get back just a fraction of a multi-billion dollar contract torn up by Canberra Australia has agreed to shell out $589 million (AU$835 million) in compensation to French shipbuilder Naval Group after killing a major submarine deal last year as part of the AUKUS pact with the United States and Britain, the latest […]
US Congress proposes anti-Iran alliance
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:49pm EDTLawmakers propose integrated air defense net for Israel and nine Arab countries The US should support Israel and nine Arab countries establishing an integrated air defense system to counter Iran, according to a proposal by ten members of Congress from both parties made public this week. Dubbed the Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses […]
Israeli satellite shows ‘disabled’ Damascus airport
RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:42pm EDTRussia protests “vicious” Israeli strike as Syria confirms suspension of airport operations Syrian authorities on Friday said that the Damascus International Airport temporarily suspended operations due to “technical disruptions,” just hours after a massive airstrike blamed on Israel. An Israeli satellite company showed photos of severely damaged runways and claimed the airport has been “completely […]
American attacks Chinese embassy
RT - Jun 10th 2022 6:23pm EDTChicago man tried to light a Molotov cocktail but failed A Chicago man who attempted to throw a fire bomb at the Chinese embassy in the US will have to stay in jail for a week be evaluated for mental health, a magistrate judge in Washington, DC ordered on Friday. Benjamin Grabinski reportedly asked to […]
Reuters ignores swastika tattoo of Ukrainian ‘local’ on its own photo
RT - Jun 10th 2022 5:51pm EDTThe photo shows a “local resident” in Kharkov with a Nazi flag arm tattoo Russian diplomats called out the news agency Reuters on Friday for not noticing that a Ukrainian man they identified only as a “local resident” in the city of Kharkov had an elaborate Nazi tattoo on his arm. “We’ve fixed your oopsie, […]
EU country summons Russian ambassador over Putin’s remarks
RT - Jun 10th 2022 5:35pm EDTEstonia has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements about the historical allegiance of the city of Narva Estonia’s Foreign Ministry has accused Moscow of a “revanchist policy” after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments about the history of the Estonian city of Narva. The Baltic state has summoned the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Lipaev, over the issue. […]
Biden attempts to blame Putin for inflation
RT - Jun 10th 2022 4:08pm EDTResponding to the worst inflation in 40 years, the US leader has stuck with blaming Russia President Joe Biden on Friday blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the record gas prices and 40-year-high inflation currently rocking the US. Amid dismal polling figures, Biden insisted that his administration is attempting to curb runaway costs. Speaking at […]
Girl earns all Boy Scout merit badges
RT - Jun 10th 2022 3:29pm EDTThe crossover scout achievement has garnered US media attention for the scandal-plagued organization Kansas high school student Rebecca McCreight has earned every Boy Scout merit badge in existence, joining the fewer than 0.5% of American scouts to lay claim to them all. As one of the first girls to join the Boy Scouts of America, […]
World anti-doping chief defends Nadal over injections
RT - Jun 10th 2022 3:08pm EDTOlivier Niggli fought the tennis star’s corner amid a French Open injection controversy Tennis great Rafael Nadal has received backing from World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director-general Olivier Niggli after admitting to using anesthesia injections during his French Open win. The Spaniard pulled two Grand Slam wins ahead of generational rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the […]
China tells US it’ll ‘fight at all costs’ for Taiwan
RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:50pm EDTAt a meeting of defense chiefs, Beijing made it clear it would “crush” any moves toward Taiwanese independence Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday that Beijing would “fight at all costs” to prevent Taiwan from breaking away from the Chinese mainland. His warning comes as the US […]
Germany demands Serbia impose anti-Russian sanctions
RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:48pm EDTChancellor Scholz also revealed the conditions for the embargo to end Serbia must follow the EU lead in embargoing Russia and recognize its breakaway province of Kosovo as an independent state if it hopes to join the bloc some day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. At a press conference in Belgrade after his […]
UK to burn £4 billion of Covid-19 protection
RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:21pm EDTThe British government wasted most of the money spent on protective equipment during the first year of the pandemic, a report says The UK government accumulated Covid-19 personal protection equipment (PPE) worth a whopping £4 billion ($4.94 billion) that is deemed unusable and needs to be disposed of, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said in a […]
Tiger Woods reaches rare money milestone
RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:05pm EDTThe feat was achieved despite Woods reportedly turning down a mammoth proposal from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League Golf icon Tiger Woods has joined basketball legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James by becoming the third athlete in history to surpass net worth of at least $1 billion, according to Forbes. The finance magazine estimated that […]
The Russian language in post-Soviet Ukraine: 30 years of discrimination against the country’s most popular tongue
RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:41pm EDTHow restricting use of the language, native to a large part of the country, has become one of the top priorities of the Ukrainian government If you go to Ukraine and walk through the streets of Kiev, Vinnitsa, Chernigov, or Kharkov, it may seem like you’re in Moscow or Rostov-on-Don, as the majority of the […]
January 6 riot hearings are political theater
RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:27pm EDTPunishing domestic terrorists is a good thing – but the Democrats are doing it to distract everyone from their real failings US television viewers, minus those that watch Fox News, were bombarded with coverage of the January 6 Congressional hearings as they began on June 9. The hearings are part of an investigation into the […]
RT France challenges EU Council over broadcast ban
RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:23pm EDTThe channel maintains it was illegitimately pulled off the air in the EU over baseless accusations of propaganda The European Court of Justice is in the process of hearing RT France’s case against the Council of the European Union after it suspended the channel’s broadcasts. Both sides are making their cases before 15 judges in […]
International firms count losses from Russia exit
RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:08pm EDTWestern sanctions have so far cost global corporations almost $60 billion, WSJ estimates The losses of international companies from Western sanctions on Russia have exceeded $59 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing data from public statements and securities filings. According to the report, nearly 1,000 Western businesses have reported plans to leave […]
Healthcare workers call in sick because of gas prices
RT - Jun 10th 2022 12:44pm EDTA UK union has warned the cost of fuel is stopping care workers from going to work UK healthcare workers have been calling in sick because they can’t afford the gasoline they need to get to work, public services union Unison revealed on Thursday. The possibility of widespread strikes looms in the coming months as […]