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  • Pope comments on ‘morality’ of arming Ukraine

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 8:18am EDT

    The pontiff said weapons shipments can be acceptable for self-defense, but not if the intention is to “make more war” Supplying Kiev with weapons may be a morally justified thing to do under certain conditions, Pope Francis said on Thursday when asked about nations arming Ukraine. Speaking to journalists on his plane as he returned […]

  • Eurozone inflation hits record high

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 8:08am EDT

    Skyrocketing energy and food costs remain the major driver of price growth, according to Eurostat Inflation in the Eurozone spiked to a record high of 9.1% in August, the EU statistics office Eurostat confirmed an earlier reading on Friday, noting it was likely headed toward double digits. The data showed that consumer price inflation in […]

  • Chinese leader warns of ‘color revolutions’

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 7:39am EDT

    Xi called on SCO members to work together to prevent attempts by external forces to provoke unrest Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) must work with each other to prevent outside forces from organizing color revolutions in their countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Friday. Speaking at the SCO summit in Samarkand, […]

  • Europol arrests ‘high-value target’ in Malaga

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 7:20am EDT

    The suspect, believed to be linked to a Dubai-based criminal clan, had allegedly laundered over €200 million Europol and Spanish police detained “one of Europe’s biggest money launderers,” who apparently worked for an international drug cartel, during a joint operation, the law enforcement agency said on Thursday. According to Europol, the suspect, who is believed […]

  • Pound crashes to 37-year low

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 7:04am EDT

    The plunge comes amid heightened recession fears The British currency sank to its weakest level against the US dollar since 1985 on Friday, after the Bank of England warned that little could be done to stop a recession in the country.  The sterling plummeted to as low as $1.135 at the start of Friday trading […]

  • India calls on SCO countries to tackle food and energy crises

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 6:20am EDT

    Prime Minister Modi says developing new supply chains will help Shanghai Cooperation Organization members weather global economic problems Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should expand cooperation and develop new supply chains, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday. “The Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in […]

  • RAND Corp. dismisses ‘fake’ report on plot to cripple EU

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 4:38am EDT

    A Swedish newspaper claims that the think tank came up with a plan to provoke Russia into attacking Ukraine to damage Germany A Swedish news outlet claimed this week that the US plotted to weaken Germany and the EU by provoking Russia into attacking Ukraine. It cited a document purportedly penned by the RAND Corporation. […]

  • Germany seizes control of Russian oil refineries

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 4:26am EDT

    The move is aimed at ensuring the operation of three local Rosneft facilities after service providers allegedly refused to work with the Russian company Berlin is taking control of German subsidiaries of Russian oil major Rosneft, Rosneft Deutschland (RDG) and RN Refining & Marketing, putting them under trust management for six months, the German Ministry […]

  • NATO chief calls to boost arms production

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 4:22am EDT

    The bloc’s weapons stockpiles are running low due to supplying Ukraine, Stoltenberg says By providing support to Ukraine most NATO member states have significantly depleted their own weapons stockpiles, the military alliance’s secretary general has acknowledged. Jens Stoltenberg urged the defense industry to help replenish the thinned-out armories. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, […]

  • Turkish banks targeted over Russian payment system – FT

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 3:03am EDT

    Lenders will be under scrutiny to make sure sanctions are being enforced The US and the EU intend to put pressure on Turkish banks so that Ankara does not help Moscow “bypass the sanctions,” the FT reported on Thursday, citing two Western officials familiar with the matter. Turkish banks that have integrated into Russia’s Mir […]

  • European electricity prices forecast to skyrocket

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 2:32am EDT

    The dramatic rise in energy costs will continue, with a tenfold increase in electricity prices in 2023, French PM warns Energy prices are expected to spike at the start of 2023, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned on Wednesday, noting that the costs of electricity on the European market could be ten times higher than […]

  • CrossTalk: NATO’s war on Russia

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 2:01am EDT

    Official Kiev and its media trolls have made much of the recent counteroffensive. However, their gleeful backing of Ukraine has demonstrated, beyond a doubt, that this is a NATO war on Russia. The stakes could not be higher. One side will lose and badly. CrossTalking with Garland Nixon, Larry Johnson, and Maxim Suchkov. Powered by […]

  • Germany faces wave of bankruptcies, MP warns

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 1:30am EDT

    The sanctions on Russia are hurting the German economy, Klaus Ernst says Germany is facing a wave of bankruptcies as a result of the sanctions policy regarding Russia, the chairman of the Bundestag committee on energy, Klaus Ernst, warned on Thursday. In a post on Twitter, the left-wing politician brought up previous statements by Chancellor […]

  • Man crashes car into US military base

    RT - Sep 16th 2022 12:08am EDT

    Guards at a Florida naval air station activated a security barrier which killed the driver A man has died after crashing his vehicle into a security barricade outside Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, officials said, with local police claiming the perpetrator may have been fleeing a hit-and-run incident nearby. The driver, who has yet […]

  • CIA torture report to remain secret for ‘national security’

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 11:07pm EDT

    A US Senate report outlining the CIA’s brutal ‘enhanced interrogation’ methods will not see the light of day – for now A US federal judge has ruled that a sprawling congressional report on the CIA’s Terror War torture program will remain classified, claiming citizens have no right to access the controversial document, portions of which […]

  • Biden announces $600 million more in Ukraine aid

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 8:54pm EDT

    Another “drawdown” of Pentagon stocks comes a week after a $675 million ammunition package The US will send another $600 million in military assistance to Ukraine on top of the $675 million package announced last week, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. The White House did not specify what the latest disbursement will consist of, […]

  • Pelosi to visit another hotspot – Politico

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 8:36pm EDT

    After controversial Taiwan trip, the top House Democrat is reportedly headed to Yerevan House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow California Democrat Jackie Speier will visit Armenia this weekend in a show of support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Politico reported on Thursday citing sources familiar with the matter. The congressional visit comes shortly after border […]

  • White House objects to sending migrants to rich neighborhoods

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 6:53pm EDT

    The Biden administration has condemned Republican governors shipping illegal immigrants to upscale enclaves Dropping bus- and planeloads of newly-arrived illegal migrants into Democrat-run cities that do not enforce immigration law is “just disrespectful to humanity,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declared on Thursday. She described the actions of Republican governors like Florida’s Ron DeSantis […]

  • American patience with Germany wearing thin – media

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 5:36pm EDT

    The US wants Germany to provide more military aid to Ukraine, German media reported Berlin appears to be increasingly out of step with its allies across the pond when it comes to arming Ukraine, Germany’s Die Welt daily reported on Thursday, adding that the issue is impacting relations between the NATO allies. The US allegedly […]

  • Trump makes prediction on potential indictment

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 3:30pm EDT

    The former US president said he’s done nothing wrong, but added that charges wouldn’t stop him from running for office again Former US President Donald Trump said that criminal charges wouldn’t prevent him from running for office in 2024, but would cause “big problems” in the country. Beset by multiple investigations, which he argues are […]

  • Pimps luring Ukrainian women into prostitution – media

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 3:08pm EDT

    Young, single mothers are being targeted for recruitment into the sex trade in the Czech Republic, local media claims Pimps in the Czech Republic are luring Ukrainian refugee women into prostitution, with some even being “recruited” at the borders, Czech outlet Lidovky reported earlier this month, citing local sex workers’ aid groups.   “Most often […]

  • Pentagon’s bonanza for US missile makers

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 2:01pm EDT

    Raytheon and Lockeed Martin get $311 million to replenish stocks of Javelins sent to Ukraine A joint venture by Raytheon Missiles and Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $311 million contract for Javelin missiles, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. To replace the weapons sent to Ukraine, the company will deliver more than 1,800 anti-tank missiles […]

  • Major US railroad strike averted – Biden

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 1:38pm EDT

    The rail industry has worked out a deal with workers relaxing its infamous attendance policy The rail strike that threatened to shut down freight traffic across the US has been temporarily averted, US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. A draft agreement by the industry and union reps reached after 20 hours of negotiations will […]

  • US targets banks using Russian payment system

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 1:26pm EDT

    A number of countries have joined the Mir financial network The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday it is ready to impose sanctions on any institution outside Russia using the country’s payment system. According to its press release, financial institutions that enter into new or expanded agreements with the National Payment Card System (NSPK) “risk […]

  • US warns China against doing ‘any business’ with Russia

    RT - Sep 15th 2022 1:11pm EDT

    Xi Jinping’s cooperation with Vladimir Putin is leaving China “isolated,” John Kirby claimed White House spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday that the US wants China to side with Washington and its allies in opposing Russia and its military operation in Ukraine.  “Our message to China has been consistent: this is not the time for […]