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  • Turkish inflation out of control

    RT - May 5th 2022 6:36am EDT

    The 70% spike is attributed to rising energy prices Consumer prices in Turkey soared by 69.97% in April compared to the same month last year, according to official data released on Thursday. Inflation has soared amid rising energy prices against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and due to a lira crash late last year. […]

  • Salah fires Champions League warning to Real Madrid

    RT - May 5th 2022 6:32am EDT

    The Liverpool ace responded after Real Madrid booked a Champions League final rematch Liverpool’s Egyptian ace Mo Salah has signaled he and his teammates will have revenge on their minds when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final later this month, after the Spanish giants’ stunning come-from-behind fightback against Manchester City at the […]

  • European ban ‘unpleasant,’ says boss of Russian champions

    RT - May 5th 2022 5:50am EDT

    Russian champions Zenit will be among the biggest casualties of the UEFA ban Zenit St. Petersburg manager Sergey Semak says the ban imposed by European governing body UEFA is “sad and unpleasant” as the Russian title winners are set to be deprived of Champions League football next season. UEFA unveiled new sanctions last week which […]

  • EU nation rejects Russian oil ban proposal

    RT - May 5th 2022 5:01am EDT

    Slovakia says the embargo will destroy the European economy Slovakia warned on Wednesday that it will not be able to agree to the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on Russian oil, and has called for more time to find alternative fuel suppliers. The proposed embargo is part of the latest Ukraine-related sanctions against Moscow […]

  • US helped Ukraine ‘kill’ Russian generals — NYT

    RT - May 5th 2022 4:39am EDT

    Washington provided Kiev with intelligence on the location of high-ranking Russian officers, the newspaper has claimed The US has assisted Kiev’s forces in killing Russian generals by sharing intelligence on their location inside Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior American officials. Washington reportedly provided Kiev with information on Russia’s mobile military […]

  • Ancelotti hails Real Madrid ‘history’ after staggering comeback

    RT - May 5th 2022 4:06am EDT

    The Spanish giants mounted another stunning turnaround to book a spot in the Champions League final Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti praised his team’s remarkable resilience as the Spanish giants staged another stunning comeback to shock Manchester City and set up a Champions League final against Liverpool. City looked assured of a place in the Paris […]

  • South Korea joins NATO cyber defense

    RT - May 5th 2022 3:59am EDT

    The Republic of Korea has become the first Asian state to be admitted to the military alliance’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence South Korea has become the first Asian member state of NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), the country’s Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. In a statement cited by the […]

  • PayPal releases alternative news site’s frozen funds

    RT - May 5th 2022 2:56am EDT

    The payment platform appears to have reversed course after slapping Consortium News with a ‘permanent’ ban PayPal has released nearly $10,000 it seized from alternative media outlet Consortium News (CN), the site’s editor-in-chief said, allowing it to withdraw its funds after stating they could be held for up to six months without explanation.  CN editor […]

  • George Floyd’s murderer dodges death penalty

    RT - May 4th 2022 6:27pm EDT

    Judge accepts plea deal in federal civil-rights case against Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in state court Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd in an incident that triggered race riots across the US in 2020, has been spared the death penalty on federal civil-rights charges […]

  • Zelensky, Biden share blame with Putin for Ukraine conflict – Lula

    RT - May 4th 2022 6:21pm EDT

    Western leaders should have negotiated with Russia, Brazilian politician says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “as responsible as [Russian President Vladimir] Putin for the war,” Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Time magazine on Wednesday, insisting that there is never just one guilty party in war.  Read more Ukraine demands security guarantees […]

  • Top US diplomat tests positive for Covid

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:52pm EDT

    Fully vaccinated and boosted Secretary of State Antony Blinken is working from home with “mild symptoms” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, the State Department announced. Blinken is experiencing only mild symptoms and will work from home until he can return to Foggy Bottom, his spokesman added.  “The […]

  • Elon Musk suggests investigating calls for boycott

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:41pm EDT

    Organizations funded by European governments and George Soros say Musk’s goal of free speech will “toxify” the internet Some 26 NGOs, including ones funded by European governments and billionaire financier George Soros, have called on Twitter’s top advertisers to boycott the platform if Musk restores banned accounts and lifts its speech restrictions. Musk’s stated commitment […]

  • Media outlet promotes DIY abortion pills

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:30pm EDT

    Vice responds to leaked SCOTUS Roe v. Wade ruling by promoting video on DIY termination pills US media outlets went beyond decrying a draft Supreme Court ruling that would strike down the constitutional protection of abortion rights. Vice News went so far as to promote a video explaining how to make do-it-yourself abortion pills with […]

  • Moscow announces new evacuation attempt at Azovstal plant

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:02pm EDT

    The Russian military will halt its activities at the besieged plant for three days straight to enable the evacuation of civilians The Russian military has announced a new unilateral pause in its operation at the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol, promising to open humanitarian corridors for civilians said to be holed up at the facility […]

  • Fed announces highest interest rate hike since 2000

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:59pm EDT

    The US central bank cites inflation to raise the base interest rate by 0.5% and sell off its balance sheet Citing high inflation, the US Federal Reserve has raised its base interest rate by 50 basis points, or 0.5%, and announced it would be selling off some assets from its $9 trillion balance sheet. The […]

  • Man behind Hunter Biden’s laptop sues media

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:12pm EDT

    Computer repairman sues CNN, congressman, others for falsely claiming data trove that he exposed was ‘Russian disinformation’ The Delaware computer technician who exposed data from a laptop left at his shop by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has sued US Representative Adam Schiff (D-California) and three media outlets for defaming him by suggesting that […]

  • Brit billionaire told to forget Chelsea ownership ambitions

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:57pm EDT

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given the news by the Raine Group Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly been told he should “forget” the late £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) bid he made for Premier League giants Chelsea by the US bank currently overseeing the sale. Despite this, though, the British tycoon has reportedly not given up hope of […]

  • US training Ukrainians at ex-Nazi Wehrmacht base

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:13pm EDT

    The US has been training Ukrainian forces for eight years and is using a major base in Germany to continue doing so, a top general said The US military is currently training Ukrainian troops to operate new howitzers, drones and other NATO-supplied equipment at the Grafenwoehr range in southern Germany, the head of the 7th […]

  • UK MOD apologizes for racist Top Gun email

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:10pm EDT

    The “face” of the blockbuster sequel event was not to be a “white male,” a leaked Royal Air Force email suggests The UK’s Royal Air Force has apologized for a message in which it requested a “preferably not white male” pilot to represent the organisation at a press event for the Tom Cruise movie ‘Top […]

  • The day America lost its status as the ‘ultimate defender’ of human rights

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:03pm EDT

    In 2001, the US was expelled from the UN Human Rights Commission May 4, 2001 marks the day when the US was voted off the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The decision should have provided the superpower with a much-needed wakeup call. Instead, it just became more reckless on the global stage. With the […]

  • Survey reveals parents’ stance on Covid vax for children

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:40pm EDT

    27% said they will “definitely not” vaccinate their children Around 18% of US parents with children under five years old intend to have them vaccinated “right away” once regulators authorize the use of Covid-19 shots for the age group, a new survey released on Wednesday shows. Children under five remain the only age group still […]

  • Bill Gates gives warning on Musk

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:33pm EDT

    Billionaire says Tesla chief “could make it worse” by failing to censor “misinformation” on Twitter after takeover Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is bracing for potential trouble when fellow billionaire Elon Musk completes his acquisition of Twitter, saying the free-speech advocate could make misinformation more prevalent by failing to properly police speech on the social media […]

  • ‘Serious’ Covid vax side-effects 40 times more likely than reported – researcher

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:29pm EDT

    After an estimated half a million cases of adverse effects, Professor Harald Matthes called on doctors to “take action” Professor Harald Matthes of Berlin’s Charite University Hospital said on Tuesday that he has recorded 40 times more “serious side effects” from Covid-19 vaccinations than official German sources have. As Matthes called on doctors to speak […]

  • Moscow toughens response to Western sanctions

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:20pm EDT

    Access to the profits of Russian companies limited to creditors from ‘unfriendly countries’ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday that introduces a temporary procedure for the distribution of profits of domestic firms to those from ‘unfriendly countries’ to whom such payments are due. The document was published on the official government portal […]

  • Russia jails fake USSR president

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:02pm EDT

    A former dentist claiming to be the head of a now non-existent country will serve prison time for extremism A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced a self-proclaimed acting president of the USSR to eight years in a penal colony for creating an extremist organization. A former Russian dentist, the convict has called for disobeying Russian […]