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  • Australia accused of double standards

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:29am EDT

    Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands called Australia’s protests over its security pact with China “hysterical” Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accused Australia of being hypocritical in its opposition to the Pacific country’s recent security pact with China. He argued that Canberra had not consulted with its other partners last year […]

  • UEFA boss bemoans Russian football sanctions

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:28am EDT

    UEFA head Aleksander Ceferin says that Russian footballers are being unfairly sanctioned due to the military operation in Ukraine The president of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, says that the nature of the sanctions being imposed on both Russian and Belarusian football is regrettable given that the footballers in questions bear no responsibility towards the military situation in Ukraine.  […]

  • Macron wants to do more for Ukraine

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:22am EDT

    The French president pledges to send more weapons to Kiev but hopes for a negotiated solution to the conflict President Emmanuel Macron has promised his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that France will “reinforce” both military and humanitarian aid to Kiev. During a phone conversation on Saturday, less than a week after Macron’s reelection, Zelensky thanked […]

  • Climate change may cause future pandemics – study

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:03am EDT

    As animals migrate to new habitats, they’ll bring new diseases with them, the research claims At least 15,000 new species-to-species viral transmissions could take place over the next 50 years, as global warming drives wild animals to migrate toward human territory, according to a study published on Thursday. Researchers warned that these animals could spread […]

  • Russia comments on leaving ISS

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 10:00am EDT

    Russia will use its remaining time on the ISS to demonstrate it’s ready to proceed with its own orbital station, the Roscosmos chief says Russia has decided when it will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS), and will give a year’s notice to its partners, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday. In […]

  • NATO weighs in on military threat to Ukraine neighbor

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 9:28am EDT

    There are no imminent military risks to Moldova, the bloc’s deputy secretary general says Attempts to destabilize Moldova are already underway, but there’s currently no imminent military threat to the former Soviet republic, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana has said. NATO expects more provocative acts and actions under false flag in Moldova during the […]

  • China’s factory and services activity loses steam

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 8:24am EDT

    Beijing’s zero-Covid policies are curbing production and disrupting supply chains Widespread lockdowns introduced by the Chinese authorities to tackle the latest surge in Covid-19 cases have dragged down China’s April manufacturing and services activity. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.4 this month from 49.5 in March, according to data published by […]

  • UEFA to discuss Russian football ban – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 8:13am EDT

    European football’s governing body are expected to continue the suspension imposed on Russian football, according to reports UEFA, the governing body of European football, are expected to extend the ban imposed on Russian football in the wake of the onset of the military operation in Ukraine at a meeting next week, a report by Russia’s Championat outlet claims.   […]

  • Turkey to boycott NATO drill – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 8:00am EDT

    ‘Tiger Meet’ war games are taking place in Greece Turkey will not participate in NATO drills amid escalating tensions with Greece, Turkish media reported on Saturday, citing security sources. Ankara was scheduled to send its F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to the annual ‘Tiger Meet’ drill, which will be held at Araxos Air Base in western […]

  • Russia to be cut off from Gummy Bears – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 7:44am EDT

    Haribo says Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbates an already tough economic environment German confectioner Haribo has reportedly announced plans to suspend supplies to Russia, as its recent economic difficulties there have been seriously aggravated by the military conflict between Moscow and Kiev. “An already tough economic environment” in Russia has been recently exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine strife, sending […]

  • Brazil violated ex-president Lula’s rights – UN

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 7:13am EDT

    A conviction for corruption that barred Lula from seeking another term in office was invalidated last year by Brazil’s top court Brazilian authorities violated former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva’s due-process rights during a corruption case that later barred him from seeking a third term in office, a UN panel has ruled. The left-wing […]

  • US training Ukrainian troops in Europe – Pentagon

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 6:49am EDT

    Ukrainian forces are being trained in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby Ukrainian military personnel are receiving American training in Europe amid the conflict with Russia, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has revealed. “I can announce that the United States has commenced training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces on key […]

  • Favorite emerges in Chelsea takeover saga

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 6:32am EDT

    A consortium fronted by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is the clear favorite to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich A consortium fronted by Todd Boehly, the part-owner of MLB side the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been selected as the preferred bidder to complete a takeover of Premier League giants Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, despite Friday’s […]

  • Zelensky sets out what security guarantors need to do

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 5:38am EDT

    Ukrainian leader views speed of providing help as a key condition for future arrangements Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that security guarantees for his country should empower guarantor countries to make a decision within a day. During the last in-person meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Istanbul, Kiev had proposed penning […]

  • France shuts down 50% of nuclear reactors amid energy crunch

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 5:18am EDT

    French utility giant confirms 28 nuclear reactors are offline as Europe grapples with energy crisis France, one of Europe’s leading electricity exporters, has taken 28 of its 56 atomic reactors offline due to defects or maintenance. The step comes amid a months-long energy crunch, one of the worst in European history. The 1,300-megawatt Golfech-2 reactor […]

  • Freedom Convoy flashbacks as biker rally hits Canada’s capital

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 4:58am EDT

    The mayor said authorities want to avoid a repeat of the previous disturbances Canadian police said seven people were arrested and 24 vehicles were towed at a motorcycle rally in downtown Ottawa on Friday. Bikers rolled into the country’s capital, while a group of anti-Covid mandate protesters on foot gathered outside the parliament building, some […]

  • Ukrainian warplane shells Russian region – governor

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 4:17am EDT

    A violation of Russia’s airspace was averted, but several projectiles made it through, Bryansk Region Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz says Russia’s Bryansk Region has sustained yet another attack from Ukraine, Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has said. Early on Saturday, Russian air defenses detected an attempt by a Ukrainian military plane to violate the country’s airspace, Bogomaz wrote […]

  • World on brink of commodities shock – study

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 2:58am EDT

    Food and energy prices are expected to soar, according to the World Bank Global energy prices are projected to rise dramatically, culminating in the biggest price jump in commodities in nearly half a century, the World Bank has warned. According to the bank’s April Commodity Markets Outlook report, global energy prices, which have already seen […]

  • North Korea’s Kim issues nuclear warning

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 11:26pm EDT

    The supreme leader vowed to preempt any nuclear threat to his state North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to take preemptive action against any “nuclear threat” imposed by foreign powers, just days after saying Pyongyang would advance its own atomic arsenal “at the fastest possible speed.” Speaking after a meeting with senior officials involved […]

  • FBI spying on Americans nearly triples

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 9:22pm EDT

    The FBI looked up almost 3.4 million Americans in 2021 under foreign surveillance powers The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made queries into almost 3,4 million Americans between December 2020 and November 2021, the US intelligence community admitted in the annual transparency report released on Friday. The FBI said it was looking for foreign hackers, […]

  • UK seeks direct control of ex-colony

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 8:19pm EDT

    Arrest of British Virgin Islands leader on US drug charges prompts London to act Shortly before the premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared before a US judge on charges of cocaine smuggling and money laundering, a commission of inquiry in London hurriedly published a report urging the UK to take direct control of the […]

  • Crisis in Ukraine result of US desire to build unipolar world – Russia

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 8:05pm EDT

    Washington’s concept of a US-centric world is a neocolonialist project based on racism and American exceptionalism, Moscow believes The conflict between Moscow and Kiev, as well as the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, is the direct result of the West’s push to create a unipolar world, one which involved NATO’s unabated eastward expansion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey […]

  • Israel put on notice Iran may ‘attack directly’

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 6:10pm EDT

    During Beirut speech, Hezbollah leader warns Tel Aviv against continued attacks on Syria  If Israel continues attacking the Iranian presence in Syria, Tehran may retaliate directly, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday. He also warned Tel Aviv that the Shia militia will be on high alert for the upcoming Israeli military exercises near Lebanon. […]

  • EU prepares Russia oil embargo – media

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 4:35pm EDT

    Brussels intends to reject a US tariff proposal and instead embargo oil imports from Russia, press reports claim Snubbing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s proposal to impose tariffs and thereby mitigate a global price spike, the European Union is preparing to embargo all imports of oil from Russia sometime next week, the New York Times […]

  • Kremlin accuses US of trying to justify ‘expropriation’

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 2:14pm EDT

    The White House’s plan to ‘streamline’ seizure of Russian private assets goes against all legal norms, Moscow believes Washington’s plan to expand its authority to “seize and forfeit” the assets of the Russian “oligarchs” to provide financial aid to Kiev is nothing but “expropriation” that tramples on the very right to private property, Kremlin spokesman […]