News From RT, Page 1211

RSS

  • Erdogan sides with Putin on Ukraine’s grain exports

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 8:40am EDT

    The Russian leader is right to point out that most of Kiev’s grain shipments go to rich countries, the Turkish president said Ukrainian grain exported by sea under an Ankara-mediated deal with Russia is “unfortunately” going mostly to rich countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. The remark came in response to criticism […]

  • All attempts to rule the world are doomed to fail – Russia

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 7:54am EDT

    Moscow accuses the “liberal-totalitarian West” of seeking to impose a neo-colonial world order Western regimes, namely the US, are trying to impose their neo-colonial order on the world, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Sergey Naryshkin said on Thursday during a Russian-Chinese roundtable meeting to discuss historical processes and the structure of the modern world. In […]

  • Italy’s Berlusconi believes he can help resolve Ukraine crisis

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 7:40am EDT

    The former PM says that he and ex-German Chancellor Merkel could serve as mediators Western attempts to force Russia to change course regarding Ukraine with economic sanctions are backfiring, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said. The conflict must be resolved through diplomacy, he added, offering himself and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as […]

  • India is under pressure, with the West and Ukraine trying to force New Delhi to toe their line on Russia – will they succeed?

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 7:08am EDT

    New Delhi has its own view of the world, but Kiev and its backers don’t understand the nuances “I have no comments to offer… other than being mystified at my inclusion in this list.” That’s how former National Security Advisory Board head P.S. Raghavan, a retired foreign service officer who also served as India’s ambassador to […]

  • Hungary imposes heating limit

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 6:59am EDT

    A firewood program to support the population has also been launched, while brown-coal production will be increased All public institutions in Hungary will have to adhere to an 18-degree Celsius temperature cap this coming winter, the government in Budapest has ordered. Speaking at a briefing on Thursday, Gergely Gulyas, the minister in charge of Prime […]

  • Algeria seeks closer ties with Russia – foundation

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 6:20am EDT

    The two countries can cooperate in technology and IT, Algeria Youth Ambassadors says Moscow and Algiers have signed a range of agreements in different fields at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, according to the president and founder of Algeria Youth Ambassadors, Salah Eddine Tiar. He told RT on the sidelines of the […]

  • Pentagon sent GPS-guided rounds to Ukraine – media

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 6:19am EDT

    Washington is replenishing its stock of costly Excalibur shells after shipping undeclared supplies to Kiev, Bloomberg reports The Pentagon is spending over $90 million to acquire new M982 Excalibur munitions, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The department is replacing a stockpile previously sent to Ukraine, according to budget documents cited in the article. The 155mm shells, […]

  • EU country turns to Nigeria for oil and gas

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 5:26am EDT

    Poland is seeking ways to deal with the energy crisis as it cuts reliance on Russia Poland wants to boost crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Nigeria to keep domestic energy prices from soaring further, Polish President Andrzej Duda said at a press conference during a visit to the African country on […]

  • Chinese alloy found in US flagship fighter jets

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 5:25am EDT

    The discovery prompted the Pentagon to suspend delivery of F-35 fighter jets The US Department of Defense has temporarily halted all F-35 fighter deliveries after learning that the warplane contained a component made from an alloy sourced in China, which violates federal acquisition rules, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The department noted that the reason […]

  • Live streaming gunman kills 4

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 4:42am EDT

    The suspect was taken into custody after allegedly spending hours driving around Memphis shooting at people Police in Memphis, in the US state of Tennessee have arrested a suspect who allegedly spent hours driving around the city shooting at people while live streaming his deadly actions. The shooting spree and carjackings started after midnight on […]

  • India will continue to buy Russian oil despite Western pressure – minister

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 4:25am EDT

    The world’s third biggest energy consumer has been increasing imports since spring Indian Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told CNBC on Wednesday that his country will continue to purchase Russian oil despite growing pressure from the West. The minister explained that it’s a question of energy security, pointing out that India consumes around five million […]

  • British zoos face closure amid energy crisis

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 3:53am EDT

    There are fears that some animals may have to be euthanized, as the cost of their upkeep surges. As Britain’s hospitality industry warns that a fifth of businesses could go under due to skyrocketing energy prices, zoos across the country are facing closure as the cost of maintaining animal enclosures becomes unsustainable. Last week Bristol […]

  • Trump drops hint about re-election plans

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 3:18am EDT

    The former US leader said he would make up his mind on a potential 2024 presidential bid soon Former US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would make a decision on whether to seek re-election in 2024 “in the very near future.” Speaking to Indian broadcaster NDTV, the ex-president claimed that “everyone wants me […]

  • Nigeria looks to Russia to help end dependence on the West – entrepreneur

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 2:40am EDT

    The resource-rich West African country can learn from Moscow in building sustainable wealth, David Okpatuma says Nigeria wants to improve ties and deepen cooperation with its major trade partner Russia, entrepreneur and co-founder of the DevCA Initiative David Okpatuma told RT at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Okpatuma explained that he would like to […]

  • US to send more arms to Ukraine – media

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 2:27am EDT

    The $675 million transfer is said to include more rounds for US-made multiple launch rocket systems, the Washington Post reports The Pentagon is set to announce on Thursday new weapon transfers to Ukraine worth $675 million, a US official told the Washington Post on condition of anonymity. The shipments will include more rounds for the […]

  • Sanctions offer opportunities for Russia and China, official tells RT

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 1:30am EDT

    Trade turnover between the two countries will “undoubtedly” reach the target of $200 billion by 2024, Alexey Kalachev says Unprecedented Western sanctions on Russia have given Chinese firms the chance to expand their presence in the Russian market, an opportunity they have already taken advantage of, the head of the International Center for Joint Initiatives, […]

  • China says US is militarizing space

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 12:55am EDT

    The US military is attempting to ‘turn outer space into a battlefield,’ China’s Foreign Ministry said China has accused the United States of seeking to militarize outer space, after the Pentagon issued a new policy document which deemed space a “priority domain of national military power.” Speaking to reporters for a briefing on Wednesday, Chinese […]

  • Las Vegas official arrested for journalist’s stabbing

    RT - Sep 8th 2022 12:12am EDT

    The Democrat county administrator was brought into custody after a SWAT raid on his home A Democratic administrator in the Las Vegas, Nevada area has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a local investigative journalist, who had published critical reports about the elected official prior to his murder last week.  Clark County Public Administrator […]

  • US trained Ukrainian troops to sink Russian ships, official claims

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 10:48pm EDT

    The Pentagon rushed to clarify that the training was not provided inside the United States A senior US military official said Washington provided training to Ukrainian forces who allegedly sunk two Russian warships earlier this year, appearing to suggest the troops were brought to the United States for instruction on US-made Harpoon missiles before the […]

  • German gas giant pleads for state funding amid energy crisis

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 6:12pm EDT

    Uniper has asked for extra government aid amid mounting losses stemming from its attempts to replace Russian gas Germany’s largest gas importer – Uniper – has been struggling to replace missing Russian gas supplies as the company’s losses are mounting, its CEO, Klaus-Dieter Maubach, admitted this week. The company might also run out of the […]

  • Woman on cocaine kills drunk driver on meth in Vegas crash – media

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 5:11pm EDT

    A woman allegedly driving under the influence hit another vehicle, killing the also-intoxicated driver Las Vegas resident Summer Butler is accused of driving under the influence resulting in death, reckless driving, and possession of a controlled substance, 8 News Now reported on Tuesday, citing court documents. The charges stem from a January crash in which […]

  • NATO member criticizes Western strategy on Ukraine

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 4:42pm EDT

    The West is following a “provocation-based policy” towards Moscow, the Turkish president says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticized the collective West for underestimating Russia and pursuing policies intended to provoke Moscow. He spoke with reporters after meeting with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, as part of a Balkans tour intended […]

  • Hillary Clinton reveals she forgot Chelsea in Kremlin as a child

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 4:03pm EDT

    The former US first lady revealed on late-night TV she and then-president Bill nearly left their daughter in Moscow Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nearly left her daughter Chelsea at the Kremlin when the first family was on a state visit to Moscow during Bill Clinton’s presidency, the former first lady revealed on […]

  • Risk of war with Russia ‘serious’ – NATO country

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 2:21pm EDT

    Poland might find itself at war with Moscow in three to ten years, the deputy defense minister warn Poland might find itself in a military conflict with Russia within three to ten years, Deputy Defense Minister Marcin Ociepa told the Polish newspaper DGP in an interview published on Wednesday. Warsaw would need the time remaining […]

  • Teacher jailed after refusing trans student’s pronouns

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 1:25pm EDT

    Enoch Burke was imprisoned on contempt charges for coming to work despite a disciplinary suspension Evangelical Christian schoolteacher Enoch Burke has been locked up in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Ireland on contempt of court charges after he vowed to continue disobeying a court injunction meant to keep him off campus pending the outcome of a […]