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  • Musk reveals proposed price tag for Twitter blue tick

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 5:44pm EDT

    Elon Musk said charging for the coveted blue checkmark gives “power to the people” The wealthiest person in the world and new Twitter owner, Elon Musk, announced on Tuesday that those who wish to have a blue tick by their Twitter nicknames, should have to pay $8 monthly. Taking to the social platform which he […]

  • Migrants attack US border agents – officials

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 5:26pm EDT

    A large group of illegals waving the Venezuelan flag clashed with the police as they tried to cross into the US US Customs and Border Patrol repelled a large group of migrants waving a giant Venezuelan flag as they attempted to cross the border near El Paso, Texas on Monday after two members of the […]

  • Opium cultivation soaring since Taliban takeover – UN

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 5:19pm EDT

    Production of the drug in Afghanistan is up by a third over the previous year, a report reveals Opium cultivation in Afghanistan, the largest grower in the world, has boomed since the Taliban assumed power in August 2021, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed on Tuesday. Land under opium poppy cultivation […]

  • Saudi Arabia fears imminent attack from Iran – WSJ

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 5:08pm EDT

    The US and other forces in the Middle East have reportedly been put on alert Saudi Arabia has warned US intelligence officials of an imminent attack on its territory from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. While no details of the intelligence in question was revealed by the newspaper, American, Saudi and allied […]

  • Germany issues ultimatum to Serbia – Reuters

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 4:10pm EDT

    Belgrade will face “consequences” if it partners with Moscow, a German representative told the news agency Serbia must decide to align itself with either Russia or the EU, a German official told Reuters on Tuesday. While Berlin has warned Belgrade against looking eastwards, the country’s government remains skeptical of Brussels and the West.  “The need […]

  • UK facing potentially colder than normal winter – meteorologists

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 3:16pm EDT

    Amid a looming energy crisis, meteorologists say that the chances of lower temperatures are 1.3 times higher than normal The probability that Britain will face a colder-than-usual winter is slightly higher than normal, the Met Office said on Monday in its three-month forecast. As the country braces for an energy crisis, exacerbated by anti-Russia sanctions […]

  • Top US health official tests positive for Covid-19 again

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 3:04pm EDT

    CDC director Rochelle Walensky got the latest round of booster shots less than two months ago Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has tested positive for Covid-19 a second time after undergoing treatment with Pfizer’s antiviral drug, the organization revealed on Monday.  “CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky experienced […]

  • US looking at Guantanamo Bay for Haitian migrants – media

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 3:01pm EDT

    Washington wants to double the capacity of a holding camp amid fears of “mass exodus,” NBC News claims Anticipating a surge of migrants from Haiti, the US government is looking at doubling the capacity of a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as one of the options, NBC News reported on Tuesday citing two officials […]

  • Top Swedish general reflects on hosting NATO nuclear weapons

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 1:39pm EDT

    The country’s commander-in-chief claims it should allow the bloc to use its territory as they see fit Sweden should not “set reservations at an early stage” before even joining NATO, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Micael Byden told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. Byden recommended the government present no objections should the […]

  • Dangerous tropical disease spreading in Germany – media

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 1:37pm EDT

    The number of new cases of West Nile fever in the country has doubled since last year Twice as many people contracted the West Nile fever in Germany this year than in 2021, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday, citing data provided by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the national health watchdog. The number of infections […]

  • Türkiye not ready to approve Sweden’s NATO bid

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 1:11pm EDT

    Ankara still demands that Stockholm extradite suspects it considers terrorists, a Turkish official has said Türkiye is still not ready to lift its veto and endorse Sweden’s NATO bid, a spokesman for the leading AK Party, Omer Celik, said on Monday. Promises made by Stockholm in relation to Ankara’s concerns about providing asylum to suspects […]

  • Serbia issues shoot-down order for drones

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 12:58pm EDT

    Belgrade scrambled fighters after UAVs were spotted above military bases near Kosovo The Serbian military now has orders to immediately destroy any hostile drone in the country’s airspace, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday. The new rules of engagement come after MiG-29 interceptors were sent to fend off UAVs spotted above military bases near the […]

  • Tories suspend ex-minister over TV ambitions

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 12:45pm EDT

    Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has lost his party’s whip after signing up for ‘I’m a Celebrity’ Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was suspended as Tory MP on Monday over his intention to take part in the popular reality show ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’. Conservative Party Chief Whip Simon Hart made […]

  • Head of Ukrainian energy major quits – media

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 12:12pm EDT

    Yuri Vitrenko has reportedly resigned as CEO of Naftogaz as Ukraine struggles through a major energy crisis The CEO of Ukraine’s state-run oil and gas company Naftogaz, Yuri Vitrenko, has resigned, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday. Vitrenko, who headed Naftogaz since April 2021, will be replaced by Aleksey Chernyshov, Ukraine’s minister for communities and territories […]

  • Serbia puts military on high alert over Kosovo 

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 11:30am EDT

    Belgrade’s peaceful stance doesn’t mean that it’s weak and can be harassed, the defense minister said Belgrade put its military on high alert on Tuesday as the breakaway region of Kosovo began implementing a plan to ban Serbian license plates, the country’s defense minister, Milos Vucevic, announced. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is also the […]

  • Russia calls for SCO payment platform

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 11:02am EDT

    The Eurasian trade alliance would cut dependence on the West and build reliable conditions for business, the Russian Prime Minister says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has proposed setting up a joint payment network within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and has urged member states to speed up the transition to using national currencies in […]

  • ‘WWIII has already effectively begun’ – Nouriel Roubini

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 10:57am EDT

    According to the renowned economist, “everything will split in two”  A new world war is practically underway, “certainly in Ukraine and cyberspace,” economist Nouriel Roubini explained. Last week, the New York University professor was interviewed by Der Spiegel and listed some of the world’s most acute problems. Recalling a recent event hosted by the International […]

  • No ‘moral conflict’ over buying Russian oil – India

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 10:37am EDT

    The oil and gas minister says New Delhi’s top priority is its own people India sees no “moral conflict” in importing Russian oil despite the West’s attempts to curb Moscow’s revenues, Indian oil and gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said. The US and EU have tried to restrict Russian oil and gas trade as […]

  • British dictionary names word of the year

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 10:02am EDT

    According to the Collins Dictionary, 2022 has been “an extended period of instability and insecurity” Collins Dictionary has named “Permacrisis” its word of the year for 2022, stating that the term sums up “how truly awful” it has been. Amid conflict, political upheaval and economic crises, political leaders have told the public to prepare for […]

  • Lula’s victory is good for Brazil, but far from a revolution

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 9:37am EDT

    The veteran leftist is back in power after a narrow win, but his power to bring change is very limited The results are in for Brazil’s presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair […]

  • Ending China’s rare-earths dominance a ‘pipe dream’ – official

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 9:21am EDT

    Australia’s resources minister told Bloomberg that Washington and Canberra will still keep trying to break Beijing’s grip on the vital market China will continue to play a dominant role in the export of rare earths, Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King has told Bloomberg. She called the idea of ending Western nations’ reliance on Beijing for […]

  • Final module docks at China’s space station

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 8:31am EDT

    Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year The third and final module docked with China’s Tiangong station in Earth’s orbit on Tuesday, media reports, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The laboratory module, called Mengtian (which means ‘dreaming of the heavens’), was launched on a Long March […]

  • ECB set for further rate hikes despite recession risk – Lagarde

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 8:20am EDT

    Inflation is too high across the euro area and risks spreading throughout the economy, the head of the regulator says The European Central Bank (ECB) will continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation in the Eurozone, even though the risk of recession has grown, ECB President Christine Lagarde said in an interview with Delfi […]

  • Elon Musk fires entire Twitter board

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 8:02am EDT

    The billionaire is currently the sole director of the social media giant and vows to make a number of changes Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter’s entire board of directors following his buyout of the social media giant, legal documents filed with financial regulators on Monday show. Meanwhile, it’s been reported that […]

  • Israelis vote in fifth parliamentary election in less than four years

    RT - Nov 1st 2022 7:34am EDT

    No party is poised to win an outright majority, the polls say Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as the parties hope to finally break the government gridlock and end the prolonged political crisis. According to the final polls, released four days before the vote, the […]