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  • Musk offloads Tesla shares

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 6:16am EDT

    The billionaire sold almost $4 billion worth of stock after Twitter deal Elon Musk sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla shares since securing a $44 billion deal to buy social media platform Twitter. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, published on Thursday, the Tesla CEO offloaded 4.4 million shares on April 26 and […]

  • Russian rights to host mass student gathering ‘suspended’

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 6:08am EDT

    The major student sporting event was due to be held in Ekaterinburg next summer The hosting rights of the Russian city of Ekaterinburg for the 2023 World University Games have been “postponed,” according to global federation FISU.   Ekaterinburg was due to hold the student sporting showpiece – also known as the Universiade – next August, […]

  • US comments on chemical attack accusations against Russia

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 5:35am EDT

    Washington has been “very much focused” on the matter but is unable to verify reports, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said The United States has not been able to verify reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in Ukraine but is “very, very much focused” on the matter, Secretary of State […]

  • Russia explains what US lend-lease really means for Ukraine

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 5:35am EDT

    Kiev is heading into a debt pit, Russia’s parliament speaker warns Lend-lease isn’t free, and generations of Ukrainians are going to pay for the weapons that’ll be supplied by Washington to Kiev under the program, Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian State Duma speaker, has said. On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved the “Ukraine Democracy Defense […]

  • Arab trailblazer questions Wimbledon’s anti-Russian stance

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 5:04am EDT

    Ons Jabeur said sports and politics should not mix Tunisian history-maker Ons Jabeur has added her voice to the criticism of Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players, saying she doesn’t understand “how it’s now okay to mix sport and politics.” Jabeur is the first Arab tennis star – male or female – to […]

  • US tech giant expects chip challenges to persist for two more years

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 4:44am EDT

    Shortage of semiconductors in the US cost American economy $240 billion in 2021 US chip-making giant Intel has warned that the ongoing chip shortage will linger until 2024 and possibly beyond. “The chip shortage cost the US economy $240 billion last year, and we expect the industry will continue to see challenges until at least […]

  • Belarusian icon demands response to Wimbledon ban

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 4:05am EDT

    Victoria Azarenka will be forced to miss the grass court Grand Slam this summer Former women’s world number one Victoria Azarenka says Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players “does not make sense” as the star joined the wave of criticism over the move. Belarusian ace Azarenka is among the biggest names to be affected […]

  • UK troops prepare for major deployment in Europe

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 3:51am EDT

    Some 8,000 British soldiers will participate in drills, Defence Ministry says British troops are getting ready for one of their largest deployments in Europe since the cold war, the Defence Ministry (MoD) has said. Thousands of UK soldiers are going to be sent to countries ranging from North Macedonia to Finland in the coming months […]

  • US Navy chief outlines China plans

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 2:31am EDT

    Beijing is using ‘all instruments’ of its ‘national power’ to challenge the United States, the Navy’s top uniformed official said A senior US military officer has identified China as a “focal point” for the Navy, citing the “phenomenal growth” of Beijing’s military and its ambitious goals for the years ahead.  Speaking at an event hosted […]

  • Explosions rock Kiev during UN chief’s visit

    RT - Apr 29th 2022 12:44am EDT

    Ukraine’s Zelensky accused Russia of striking the capital ‘immediately after’ his talks with Antonio Guterres At least five cruise missiles targeted Kiev on Thursday evening, President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, accusing Moscow of carrying out the strike to deliberately “humiliate” the United Nations as the body’s chief visited the Ukrainian capital. “This says a lot about Russia’s true […]

  • China slams US and UK over Taiwan

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    The foreign ministry in Beijing “deplores” a US top diplomat’s comments on Taiwan and UK calls for “global NATO” Beijing has condemned statements from London and Washington about arming Taiwan, pointing out that such talk fuels separatism on the disputed island and goes contrary to their recognition of China. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and […]

  • Russian pilot Yaroshenko speaks to RT after release from US jail

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    The pilot has endured prolonged torture, both physical and psychological, and is now seeking to hold Washington accountable Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko returned home after spending some 10 years in a US prison over his alleged involvement in a drug smuggling scheme. Yaroshenko spoke to RT about the horrors he has endured. “I was kidnapped […]

  • US Congress approves WWII-like weapons program for Ukraine

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    Senate-approved “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act” clears the House, waives restrictions of arms deliveries The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that would remove several constraints on sending weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian offensive. Adopted by the Senate earlier this month, the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act” revives the program Washington […]

  • Poland denies secret plan for Ukraine

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    Talk of Warsaw coveting its former territories is Russian propaganda, says the Polish security spokesman Poland has denied claims by the top Kremlin spy that it plans to take over a portion of Ukrainian territory, calling it a “Russian information operation” aimed against Warsaw and Washington. Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey […]

  • Poland announces massive military drills

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    The exercise comes amid allegations raised by Moscow that Warsaw is seeking to occupy western Ukraine Poland has announced a massive upcoming military exercise, warning the residents of increased traffic and “columns of military vehicles” moving all across the country. The drills will kick off on May 1 and continue until the end of the […]

  • Sweden to reject referendum on NATO membership

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    Residents won’t be given a choice on whether to join the bloc, PM says Sweden does not plan to hold a referendum on the subject of NATO membership if its Parliament approves of the measure, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced on Thursday, suggesting that putting the matter to a vote would be a “bad […]

  • Germans react to energy shortages and Ukraine aid

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 11:33pm EDT

    As Berlin commits to sending Kiev weapons, Germans make do with energy austerity and worry this may prolong the war Even as the Bundestag voted to send heavy weapons to Ukraine, a majority of Germans fear that continuing to supply Kiev may cause the conflict to expand to other countries. Berliners are also coming up with […]

  • EU state halts Covid vaccination

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 10:47pm EDT

    Danish health officials warned the campaign could resume next autumn, however Denmark has declared an end to its Covid-19 vaccination drive for now, becoming the first country to formally halt inoculations as officials point to increasingly strong immunity among residents. The Danish Health Authority announced the decision earlier this week, saying that due to vaccinations […]

  • Troops accuse Pentagon of ‘religious purge’

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 8:33pm EDT

    Service members talk of a “shadow policy” that lets Pentagon get rid of unruly troops The US government is still mandating all members of the military to get a Covid-19 vaccine and discharging those who refuse – even on religious grounds – in what amounts to a deliberate purge of troops with beliefs the current […]

  • Harvard acknowledges history of slavery and eugenics

    RT - Apr 28th 2022 7:17pm EDT

    Ivy League school vows to earmark $100mn to make amends for ties to slavery An internal committee commissioned by Harvard University has published an exhaustive inquiry into the prestigious school’s history and ties to slavery and the study of eugenics, university president Lawrence Bacow announced on Tuesday, adding that the school was setting aside $100 […]

  • Israel’s ‘assassination’ of three suspected Palestinian fighters will only spark more violence

    RT - Feb 8th 2022 3:57pm EST

    The incident has been described by some members of the Israeli Knesset as an ‘extrajudicial killing’ and has provoked a large Palestinian response throughout the occupied territories.  Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett triumphantly announced that “The Yamam [Israeli special forces], Shin Bet [Israeli intelligence], IDF – our forces proved today, once again, that there is […]

  • Republicans finally feel free to end Trump’s political career

    RT - Feb 8th 2022 9:11am EST

    It was always going happen – no major political party in a functioning liberal democracy can support a destructive opportunist like Donald Trump indefinitely, especially after he has lost office. But when the outbreak of open warfare between Trump and those influential Republicans who oppose him commenced late last week, it still came as a […]

  • NATO can’t let Afghan children starve just because it lost

    RT - Feb 8th 2022 4:04am EST

    One evening last April I was sitting on my sofa in my luxury self-contained apartment watching my TV. I’d just eaten a nice big dinner and was feeling full and relaxed. Then the news announced that the US forces in Afghanistan were going to pull out no later than September that year. Since my luxury […]

  • Why Biden needs new policy advisers on Russia

    RT - Feb 7th 2022 2:47pm EST

    Joe Biden’s current crop of senior policy aides, led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, have helped create one of the most significant foreign policy crises in modern history. It’s time for a new slate of advisers. Despite having served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for decades, US […]

  • China’s foray into America’s backyard angers Washington (and London)

    RT - Feb 7th 2022 12:59pm EST

    The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, recently attended the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The next day, he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People, where he signed Argentina up to the Belt and Road Initiative, while also penning an $8 billion nuclear power plant deal […]