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  • US changes stance on female basketball icon detained in Russia

    RT - May 3rd 2022 3:54pm EDT

    Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody for over two months WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner is currently being wrongfully detained in Russia, according to the administration of US President Joe Biden, which means that Washington is set to work more aggressively in trying to secure the release of its citizen. Griner was originally detained […]

  • New US strategy seeks to arm Japan against China

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:48pm EDT

    With no ally in the region willing to host US missiles, Washington should encourage Japan’s rearmament instead, says a new report None of the US allies in the Pacific are currently willing to host intermediate-range missiles, says a new report by the RAND corporation, a think-tank tasked with developing strategies for the Pentagon. Instead, its […]

  • PayPal seizes alternative media site’s money

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:42pm EDT

    The account of Consortium News has been ‘permanently limited’ for unspecified violations Payment processor PayPal has frozen alternative media powerhouse Consortium News’ (CN) donation page without warning, confiscating the site’s $9,348.14 balance with no explanation beyond the claim that “an investigation and review” of the site’s “history” found “some potential risk associated with this account.” […]

  • Bill Gates: ‘I caused pain’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:21pm EDT

    Billionaire responds to allegations of cheating on his then-wife and meeting repeatedly with Jeffrey Epstein One year on from announcing his divorce, billionaire Bill Gates has responded to accusations that he was unfaithful to his then-wife, acknowledging that he’s to blame for “causing a lot of pain to my family.” “I certainly made mistakes, and […]

  • Another ‘epidemic’ is worsening in Europe, WHO says

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:03pm EDT

    Nearly 60% of adults in Europe are overweight or obese, the UN health watchdog has said Overweight and obesity rates have reached “epidemic proportions” in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The issue was highlighted in a major report unveiled at the European Congress on Obesity on Tuesday The rates are “still escalating,” […]

  • Chelsea sale hit by fears of Abramovich U-turn – media

    RT - May 3rd 2022 1:46pm EDT

    The Russian owner may wants his $2 billion repaid, according to one report The future sale of Chelsea FC has been thrown into further uncertainty with reports claiming that current owner Roman Abramovich wants his £1.6 billion ($2 billion) loan repaid. The Premier League giants were put on the market by Abramovich in March before the […]

  • US oil giant declares Russia force majeure

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:48pm EDT

    ExxonMobil has been having difficulties with export shipments from the Sakhalin 1 project ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin 1 operations due to sanctions. It has become increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers, the company explained. The Sakhalin 1 project produces Sokol crude […]

  • Probe ordered into Roe v. Wade leak

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:44pm EDT

    The staffer who leaked the draft opinion overturning the abortion law “will not succeed” in undermining the Supreme Court’s work, the chief justice wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered the court’s marshal to investigate the source of a leaked draft opinion showing that its justices would imminently strike down the landmark Roe […]

  • Taiwan seeks alternatives as US weapons deliveries focus on Ukraine

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:39pm EDT

    Taipei is weighing other options after its howitzer order was ‘crowded out’ of American production lines amid the Ukraine crisis Taiwanese defense officials have been forced to regroup on plans for artillery forces after being told that the US has pushed back the estimated delivery date for 40 howitzer systems by at least three years […]

  • Putin tells Macron how to stop Ukrainian ‘war crimes’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:23pm EDT

    The Russian president called on the West to halt weapons deliveries to Kiev The West can help stop “war crimes” allegedly carried out by the Ukrainian forces by using its influence over Kiev and ceasing the supply of weapons to the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, according […]

  • Biden comments on Supreme Court abortion leak

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:22pm EDT

    The president has called on Americans to elect pro-choice lawmakers in the midterms Commenting on reports that the US Supreme Court is preparing to overturn the precedent allowing abortion, President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to support pro-abortion officials in the coming midterm elections, so Congress can make it a law.  On Monday […]

  • New terror attack foiled near Ukrainian border

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    An armed drone has been intercepted near a telecom center in Moldova’s breakaway region A weaponized cargo drone was intercepted overnight near a large telecom center located in the village of Mayak, the Interior Ministry of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria said on Tuesday. The intercepted drone appeared to be a home-made contraption, jury-rigged from […]

  • German inflation hits four-decade high

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    Soaring energy costs are pushing consumer prices higher Inflation in Germany reached its highest level since 1981 in April, propelled by the surging prices of oil, gas and petrochemicals, official data indicates. According to the Federal Statistics Office, consumer prices, harmonized to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union states (HICP), increased […]

  • Fighting resumes at Azovstal plant – reports

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:12am EDT

    Russian and Ukrainian media claim the steelworks came under heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment Fighting has resumed at the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, with footage circulating on social media featuring plumes of smoke billowing from the steelworks. The escalation appears to put an end […]

  • Conservatives condemn ‘radical’ abortion leaker

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:09am EDT

    The clerk who leaked a draft of the Roe v. Wade decision should be “exiled from the legal community,” one Republican lawmaker says Republican lawmakers have condemned the Supreme Court staffer who leaked a draft opinion showing that the court would imminently strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling giving the right to an […]

  • Ukraine has not abandoned NATO ambitions – Deputy PM

    RT - May 3rd 2022 10:35am EDT

    Kiev had ‘every right to be critical’ of the bloc dragging its feet on membership, the official said Ukraine “has not abandoned” its intention to join NATO, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna has said, while criticizing the alliance for its “hesitation.” In an interview with El Pais on Tuesday, […]

  • Biden’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ is another propaganda tool

    RT - May 3rd 2022 9:05am EDT

    The so-called proponents of freedom and democracy have given themselves the right to designate what the ‘truth’ is US President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it had formed a “Disinformation Governance Board” to fight the spread of so-called disinformation on the Internet. While White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki didn’t elaborate […]

  • World needs crypto regulation – ECB official

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:59am EDT

    Crypto assets should be used within clear, regulated boundaries, Fabio Panetta says Globally coordinated measures are needed to regulate the crypto market and avoid a “lawless frenzy of risk-taking,” top official at the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta said in a speech at Columbia University on Monday. “Now is the time to ensure that crypto […]

  • NATO may have provoked Russia over Ukraine – Pope

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:56am EDT

    The pontiff also said he requested a meeting with Putin to discuss the Ukrainian conflict but has not received a reply Pope Francis has said that NATO’s eastward expansion may have provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin into launching an attack against Ukraine. In an interview published on Tuesday by Italian daily Corriere Della Sera, the […]

  • Probes launched into 75 foreign ‘mercenaries’ in Ukraine – Russia

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:55am EDT

    The chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT about cases launched over violations in Donbass Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched at least 75 criminal probes into foreign “mercenaries” fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine, the committee’s chairman, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT. He claimed that among the individuals are British, American, Norwegian, Canadian, and […]

  • Russia-based hockey players to be banned from national teams

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:53am EDT

    Any players from Finland and Sweden competing in Russia will not be able to represent their countries Finnish and Swedish players competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) or other championships in Russia won’t be selected for their national ice hockey teams, it has been announced. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association revealed its move, made as […]

  • Western weapons depot destroyed in Ukraine – Moscow

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:34am EDT

    Russia said that the target near the port of Odessa was struck by supersonic missiles Russian supersonic Oniks missiles have struck a logistics hub at a military airfield used to supply troops with foreign weapons near the Black Sea port of Odessa, Moscow said on Tuesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at […]

  • UEFA punishes Russia: What the new football sanctions mean

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:28am EDT

    UEFA has announced a slew of new sanctions against Russia which will impact football in the country for the 2022/23 season Russia has been hit with a host of new sanctions by European football governing body UEFA which will isolate the country from continental football in the 2022/23 season. The measures, which were announced on […]

  • Moscow reveals number of Ukrainian POWs

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:08am EDT

    Many Ukrainian servicemen see resistance as “futile” and prefer to lay down arms, Russia’s top investigator told RT Russia holds about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen “who have voluntarily laid down their arms,” including five brigade commanders who “were fighting against the Donbass population,” head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin claimed amid Moscow’s military offensive […]

  • China addresses food security concerns

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:32am EDT

    Beijing has been importing more soybeans recently, data shows US soybean exports to China are leading their five-year average this year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, citing industry data. Beijing is looking to protect and bolster its supply chain as global food-security fears mount. American soybean producers shipped 27.3 million metric tons […]