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  • US territory plunged into darkness

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 10:48am EDT

    As Hurricane Fiona approached, Puerto Rico was hit by an island-wide blackout which will take “several days” to fix The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power on Sunday, as it braced itself for the arrival of the tropical storm Hurricane Fiona. Power outages were already affecting the unincorporated US territory on Saturday, with over […]

  • Russian fertilizer offered for free to Africa

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 10:04am EDT

    The continent’s developing nations could receive thousands of tons of Russian fertilizer free of charge Russian producer of mineral and potash fertilizers, Uralchem, has decided to supply its products to Africa free of charge, the company’s chief executive Dmitry Konyaev announced on Monday. “The situation in the world today is really bad. Africa has been […]

  • Germany must explain ‘border change’ comment – Polish official

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 8:52am EDT

    A clarification from the chancellor would help avoid “the worst associations,” the Polish National Security chief says The German chancellor’s recent suggestion that “someone” may want to review the current border with Poland has raised concern in Warsaw, with National Security chief Pawel Soloch demanding a “deep explanation” from Olaf Scholz.  Speaking to the TVP […]

  • Eurozone recession warning raised

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 8:45am EDT

    The energy squeeze is projected to inevitably drag down economic activity Euro area countries face an 80% chance of a recession in the next 12 months due to soaring energy prices along with a severe power-supply crunch, according to economists polled by Bloomberg. The projection, which is up from 60% in a previous survey, puts […]

  • China responds to Biden’s Taiwan defense pledge

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 8:34am EDT

    Beijing says it “deplores” the US president’s latest interview, in which he indicated Washington’s readiness to defend Taiwan Beijing has issued a protest in response to US President Joe Biden’s latest remark that Washington could use its military to defend Taiwan. China considers the self-governing island to be a part of its inalienable territory that […]

  • Kremlin accuses Polish leadership of ‘extremism’

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 8:11am EDT

    Politicians in Warsaw undermine the reputation of their own country and complicate relations with others, Dmitry Peskov says Poland’s demands for reparations over World War II from Germany and Russia are “unhealthy political extremism,” Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. He noted that Moscow may itself look for historical reasons to claim compensation from […]

  • Dire winter scenario in sight for EU

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 7:20am EDT

    The bloc will either have to continue importing gas from Russia or reduce consumption, consultancy Yakov & Partners say Reducing dependence on Russian natural gas supply is impossible for the European Union in the coming year without a massive production halt, RBK business daily reported on Monday, citing a study by McKinsey’s former Russian division, […]

  • NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia: How the illegal US-led attack on the Balkan state changed the course of European history

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 7:14am EDT

    An intervention intended to crown the US imperial project ended up “losing” Russia instead Understanding the present-day events in Ukraine is impossible unless you study what happened in 1999 with Serbia. There is a Hegelian thread that runs directly from NATO’s ostensible “humanitarian intervention” to the Russian “special military operation,” linking Belgrade to Belgorod – […]

  • Adidas accused of massive tax evasion in Russia

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 5:54am EDT

    The German sportswear company reportedly didn’t pay fired staff promised compensation after leaving the country German sportswear giant Adidas failed to pay 10 billion rubles ($166 million) in taxes in Russia after the company announced plans to quit the country in March, a number of Russian media outlets reported on Monday, citing the Mash Telegram […]

  • German politician predicts fate of Nord Stream 2

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 4:28am EDT

    The head of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, says Berlin’s trust in Moscow as an energy supplier has been irreparably tarnished The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was intended to pump gas from Russia to Germany, is doomed to remain idle indefinitely, the head of Germany’s Lower Saxony region has suggested. Stephan Weil said Berlin would […]

  • UK pubs and brewers risk closure – FT

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 4:10am EDT

    Soaring energy prices and lack of carbon dioxide reportedly threaten beer production UK brewers are facing tenfold price increases for the CO2 they use to carbonate and package beers, the Financial Times reported on Friday, also citing supply disruptions that could threaten brewing ahead of the Christmas season. According to the report, the market disruption […]

  • UK preparing crackdown on Chinese language schools – media

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 3:26am EDT

    MPs are in talks to replace Beijing-backed teachers with professionals from Taiwan, The Guardian reports British MPs are in talks with Taipei to replace Beijing-backed Chinese language teachers working in the UK with personnel from Taiwan, The Guardian has reported. Mandarin is currently taught to British students through 30 branches of the Confucius Institute, which […]

  • Italy may lose half a million jobs – study

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 2:49am EDT

    The natural gas shortage will stifle economic growth, analysts warn Italy is at risk of losing up to 582,000 jobs due to the energy crisis and the resulting economic downturn, national media reported on Sunday, citing a study by the Confindustria Association of Industrialists. According to the findings, if the gas price stays at its […]

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: ‘German question’

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 2:12am EDT

    During the Cold War Washington’s policy on Europe was to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down. In many respects, the same policy remains in play today. But the Germans now may have some different ideas. And how is that ‘isolating Russia’ working out? CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Martin Jay. […]

  • Seven in ten Americans say economy is in bad shape – survey

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 1:51am EDT

    Around 72% believe the country is headed in the wrong direction The vast majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the economy, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows. According to the findings, around 29% of US adults say the economy is in good shape, and 71% say […]

  • Russia exports less gas to EU but earns more – media

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 1:36am EDT

    Surging energy prices help Gazprom offset falling supply to European customers Western sanctions aimed at damaging the Russian gas industry have had the opposite effect, as skyrocketing energy prices have helped gas giant Gazprom increase profits. Despite a sharp drop in supplies to the EU, the company doubled its export revenue, according to Oliver Hortay, […]

  • Ukraine crisis could turn ‘existential’ for EU – Greek ex-PM

    RT - Sep 19th 2022 12:49am EDT

    The EU “clearly” lacks leadership, vision and strategy, Alexis Tsipras claimed Apart from the Ukrainian people, the second biggest loser in the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, both economically and geostrategically, is the European Union, according to the former prime minister and current leader of the opposition in Greece. “The US is not losing, neither […]

  • US to back Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ – Biden

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 10:30pm EDT

    The US President vows to keep propping up the Ukrainian military’s war effort US President Joe Biden has touted the “significant help” Washington and its NATO allies are providing to Kiev, and pledged an “ironclad commitment” to keep pumping Ukraine with weapons until it reclaims its entire territory from Russia. “The price Ukrainian people are paying […]

  • Biden claims US forces will defend Taiwan

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 9:17pm EDT

    The White House, however, immediately clarified that the “US policy has not changed” President Joe Biden once again claimed that Washington is willing to use military force to defend Taiwan from Beijing, if necessary, while insisting that the US still adheres to ‘One China’ policy and is “not encouraging” the island’s independence. During a ‘60 […]

  • Biden warned Xi of ‘gigantic mistake’

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 8:22pm EDT

    The US president claims he told his Chinese counterpart that Beijing would pay a heavy price for violating anti-Russia sanctions President Joe Biden said he tried to lay down the law with China early in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, warning President Xi Jinping that it would be a “gigantic mistake” to ignore the West’s anti-Moscow sanctions. […]

  • Bill Clinton denies blame for Ukraine crisis

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 7:40pm EDT

    The former US president has argued that the conflict in Eastern Europe may have occurred sooner if NATO hadn’t expanded under his watch Former US President Bill Clinton has rejected criticism that NATO’s eastward expansion on his watch helped set the stage for today’s Ukraine crisis, suggesting that Russia would have threatened the security of […]

  • Top US general frets over Russia’s next move

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 6:14pm EDT

    American troops in Europe have been put on heightened alert on concern over how Moscow will react to setbacks in Ukraine America’s top general has reportedly reviewed defenses at a base in Poland and called for US troops in Europe to be at a heightened state of readiness amid uncertainty over how Russia will react […]

  • NATO official shows off anti-Russian socks

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 5:03pm EDT

    The official confirmed he wore the socks, which were inscribed with an expression insulting to Russians Janis Sarts, director of NATO’s Strategic Communications Center in Riga, was spotted wearing socks inscribed “Топчу русню” – “I trample on Rusnya,” a derogatory term for Russians – at a conference in Warsaw on Friday. Sarts has confirmed he […]

  • ‘Idiot’ greens made EU dependent on Russian energy – Le Pen

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 4:59pm EDT

    Paris also made a “geopolitical mistake” when it supported the EU sanctions against Russia, the politician believes Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National Rally parliamentary group, has harshly criticized France’s support of anti-Russia sanctions, branding such a stance a major “geopolitical mistake.” She also called out the “idiots” supporting a green agenda, […]

  • US veteran suicides far higher than reported – study

    RT - Sep 18th 2022 3:58pm EDT

    Former troops are taking their own lives at about 2.4 times the rate claimed by the government, researchers have found America’s military veterans are killing themselves at more than double the rate reported by the government, wiping out the equivalent of a platoon of former troops each day, an extensive study has revealed. An average […]