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  • All life ‘ingredients’ found on space rocks

    RT - May 1st 2022 1:29pm EDT

    The key ‘building blocks’ of DNA and RNA have been discovered on asteroids, scientists confirm A hypothesis suggesting that the seeds of life could have been literally brought to Earth from space has received a boost from a study published earlier this week that showed that all five key “ingredients” needed to form DNA can […]

  • Chess official speaks out after embarrassing prank

    RT - May 1st 2022 1:05pm EDT

    FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky insisted he defended the rights of Russian players to continue playing chess A lead chess official has addressed comments he made to a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine Minister of Sports Vadim Gutzeit.  To Vovan and Lexus, whose past victims include UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Elton John, FIDE Director […]

  • Biden mocks himself and roasts Trump

    RT - May 1st 2022 12:11pm EDT

    The president called journalists “the only group of Americans who have a lower approval rating than I have” President Joe Biden made fun of his own approval ratings, roasted Donald Trump, and took a gentle ribbing from comedian Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night. The dinner was shunned by […]

  • Russia tightens cybersecurity rules

    RT - May 1st 2022 11:24am EDT

    State-owned entities will be banned from using Western cybersecurity tools Starting in 2025, Russian state-owned entities will be prohibited from using information security tools produced in “unfriendly” countries, a presidential decree states.  On Sunday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree that aims to boost the country’s information security. The document, which has been published […]

  • Putin signs law on data sharing with ‘unfriendly’ states

    RT - May 1st 2022 11:06am EDT

    Russian banks won’t be providing information on clients and transactions to certain foreign nations Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Sunday barring the country’s banks from sharing data with government agencies from so-called ‘unfriendly’ nations that have illegally sanctioned Russian entities and individuals. The new law prohibits the country’s financial institutions from responding […]

  • Nadal slams Wimbledon ban on Russians

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:56am EDT

    The Spaniard also provided an update on his recovery from injury this weekend All-time grand slam wins leader Rafael Nadal has joined generational rival Novak Djokovic in criticizing Wimbledon’s ban on Russian tennis stars.  Though Russian players are currently allowed to perform on the WTA and ATP women’s and men’s tours under natural status, Wimbledon […]

  • Warren Buffet calls Wall Street ‘gambling parlor’

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:24am EDT

    Billionaire investor has claimed speculative behavior in the stock market is encouraged Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has blasted Wall Street, saying that speculative behavior is largely encouraged and that this is turning the stock market into a “gambling parlor.” “Wall Street makes money, one way or another, catching the crumbs that fall off […]

  • Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbas

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:19am EDT

    Claims that Ukraine is set for victory on the ground are Kiev and Washington’s wishful thinking at best Western media coverage of the Ukraine conflict has been so hysterically one-sided, and divorced from reality, that it’s probably only a matter of time before Iraq’s erstwhile ‘Comical Ali’ is brought out of retirement to insist that there […]

  • German chancellor explains caution on arming Ukraine

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:15am EDT

    Olaf Scholz says he won’t let polls and surveys determine “questions of war and peace” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Berlin won’t take the lead in sending heavy weapons and vehicles to Ukraine. Pressed to do so by officials in Kiev and from within his own government, Scholz insisted that he won’t take […]

  • Depot with Western arms destroyed – Moscow

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:56am EDT

    The Russian Defense Ministry says that the weapons were shipped to Ukraine from the US and Europe The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it struck a storage of foreign weapons at a military airfield near the Black Sea port of Odessa in Ukraine. Russian supersonic Oniks missiles destroyed a hangar with “weapons and […]

  • Fire breaks out at Russian military site near Ukraine – governor

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:26am EDT

    The head of Belgorod Region says the emergency services have been deployed DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Ukraine neighbor hosts major NATO wargames

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:21am EDT

    The Polish military claims that the exercises have nothing to do with the situation in the region Poland is participating in two large-scale multinational drills and is the host nation for one of them, the country’s Defense Ministry revealed on Sunday amid Russia’s allegations that Warsaw is preparing to occupy the western part of Ukraine. […]

  • Gazprom reveals increase of gas supplies to China

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:39am EDT

    Deliveries to countries outside of the former Soviet Union have dropped by 26.9%, the energy giant says Russian gas supplies to China have increased by almost 60% in the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Sunday. The deliveries are made through the Power […]

  • Mcgregor and Paul trade Twitter barbs

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:21am EDT

    The UFC legend compared the YouTube prankster to alleged pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile MMA great Conor McGregor mocked Jake Paul on Twitter and compared the YouTube prankster turned boxer and promoter to alleged British pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile.  Paul should have lost $1 million on Saturday as part of a bet with opposite number Eddie […]

  • Japan mulls classifying its key defense document – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:54am EDT

    Tokyo may make parts of its defense guidelines secret in the wake of China, Russia “threats,” Kyodo News says Japan is considering partially classifying its chief defense document in the wake of “security threats by China and Russia,” Kyodo News reported on Saturday, citing government sources. Making the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG), the country’s […]

  • Germany names conditions for lifting Russia sanctions

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:53am EDT

    A ceasefire in Ukraine would be the first step, but it’s not enough, the German foreign minister says The Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military offensive in Ukraine will not be lifted unless Moscow withdraws its troops from the neighboring country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. In an interview with Bild […]

  • China summons banks over sanctions fears – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:50am EDT

    Beijing wants to shield overseas assets in case of military tensions with Taiwan The Chinese government reportedly held an internal conference with officials from foreign and local banks as the nation seeks to protect overseas assets from US sanctions over potential military tensions in Taiwan. The meeting between officials from China’s Central Bank and Finance […]

  • Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Azovstal plant – Russia

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:17am EDT

    The sprawling steel factory remains the last outpost of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol Forty-six civilians were evacuated from residential buildings adjacent to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. A video released by the military on Sunday shows people leaving in buses marked with the ‘Z’ symbol. […]

  • Pelosi makes surprise visit to Kiev

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:55am EDT

    The US will be there for Ukraine until the fight with Russia is “done,” the House speaker vowed US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has paid a surprise visit to Kiev to personally reassure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Washington’s support amid the conflict with Russia, it was revealed on Sunday. Zelensky shared a […]

  • Russian ruble proves resilient to external shocks

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:41am EDT

    The ruble has shown the second biggest gains against the greenback among emerging market currencies in 2022 The Russian ruble has recorded the second biggest gains among emerging market currencies against the US dollar this year. Over the first four months of the year, the Russian currency reportedly gained 6.2% against the greenback, while the […]

  • Finland prepares to live without Russian gas – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:47am EDT

    Imports reportedly could stop on May 21 as the country has refused to pay in rubles The Finnish government and companies across the country are preparing for the end of Russian natural gas supplies, which could happen in less than three weeks, Helsingin Sanomat (HS) reported on Saturday. According to the outlet’s sources, Russian energy giant […]

  • US seeking UK help against China on Taiwan – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:20am EDT

    American and British officials held their first meeting on the issue in early March, the media has learned High-ranking US and UK officials held secret talks in early March to discuss greater British involvement on the issue of Taiwan, according to a report by the Financial Times. The negotiations involved Kurt Campbell, the White House […]

  • German FM heckled during Ukraine speech (VIDEO)

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:30am EDT

    Annalena Baerbock was called a “warmonger” by protesters A group of protesters heckled German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a speech on Saturday, as she defended the government’s decision to send weapons to Ukraine. Many Western states have been increasingly supplying Kiev with arms after Russia attacked the neighboring country. Around 1,000 people gathered to […]

  • Can Europe survive without Russian gas?

    RT - May 1st 2022 2:13am EDT

    Supplies to Poland and Bulgaria have been cut off after they refused to pay in rubles On Wednesday, Russian energy giant Gazprom halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline for not complying with the mandate to pay in rubles. It is the first supply disruption since Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded […]

  • Former colony resists direct UK rule

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 9:42pm EDT

    The British Virgin Islands’ acting premier says ‘draconian measures’ would undermine the ‘historical constitutional progress’ The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has voiced deep “concerns” over London’s plans to assume direct governance of the Caribbean territory, following the arrest of its leader in a US drug sting operation, and a highly-critical report into […]