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  • 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 […]

  • Oil prices drop to lowest in seven months

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 11:45am EDT

    Analysts cite the strengthening dollar and fears of a US recession as the main factors Oil prices have plummeted on Wednesday, with the global benchmark Brent crude dropping below $90 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI is down to around $85 a barrel. The cost of November futures for Brent crude oil have fallen by […]

  • Balkan nation cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 11:20am EDT

    Albania moves to break off relations in response to an alleged cyberattack by Tehran, the nation’s PM says Albania has severed diplomatic ties with Iran over an alleged cyberattack on the nation’s digital infrastructure, ordering all of Tehran’s diplomatic staff to leave within 24 hours, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Wednesday. In a […]

  • German leader reflects on possible energy protests

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 10:49am EDT

    A “robust economy” and a “stable democracy” will help Germany get through the winter, Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes Germany will be able to get through the winter without any major public unrest, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told FAZ newspaper on Tuesday. The nation is currently trying to alleviate a major energy crunch linked to reduced gas […]

  • EU suggests price cap on US LNG

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 10:26am EDT

    The measure was floated among other proposals aimed at tackling the growing energy crisis Brussels is examining the possibility of a price ceiling on all gas imported into the EU, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “LNG is scarce and can be rerouted to different regions… […]

  • White House mocked over ‘Nordstrom’ pipeline gaffe

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 9:55am EDT

    Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mixed up the name of the Russian pipeline with a US luxury department store White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been mocked online for mistakenly calling the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which supplies Russian natural gas to the EU, the “Nordstrom,” a US department store. “What we see Russia is […]

  • Russia outlines response to EU visa restrictions

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 8:47am EDT

    Tit-for-tat steps would be against Moscow’s interests, President Putin said Russia will not introduce any visa restrictions on foreign citizens in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the EU, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, the Russian leader made it clear that Moscow would not allow anybody […]

  • Russian economy back on track – Putin

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 8:33am EDT

    The country has managed to overcome sanctions, according to the president The economic situation in Russia has stabilized, President Putin said at a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Wednesday. “I would like to note that we believe, both in the government and in the presidential administration, our experts believe that the […]

  • UK’s cigar-loving health secretary says she ‘may not be the role model’

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 8:20am EDT

    Therese Coffey acknowledged her appointment may put off people concerned about her lifestyle choices Therese Coffey conceded that there was some validity in criticisms of her appointment as Britain’s new secretary of state for health and social care. She is known for having some unhealthy habits in her personal life. The issue came up on […]

  • EU gas price cap plan is ‘foolish’ – Putin

    RT - Sep 7th 2022 7:27am EDT

    The proposal will only lead to rising energy prices, the Russian president says The proposal by the EU to place a price cap on Russian natural gas imports is a foolish, non-market-oriented plan that has no future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “Faced with what is happening now, EU politicians are thinking how […]