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  • Vegan restaurant to serve meat amid crisis

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 5:49pm EDT

    The Mango Tree in Somerset, England will reopen with meat on the menu in a bid to attract customers The Mango Tree, a vegan eatery in Taunton, Somerset, has announced it will be reinventing itself with a meat-inclusive menu following brief renovations, citing the prohibitively high cost of doing business “as a purely vegan restaurant” […]

  • ISIS experimenting with NFTs – WSJ

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 4:51pm EDT

    The terrorist group is reportedly experimenting with decentralized financial tech to make its content harder to take down Several pieces of digital art praising militants from the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terror group indicate the jihadists may be branching out into emerging financial technologies in a bid to circumvent online platforms’ blocking of its […]

  • Israel carries out new attack on Aleppo airport – Syrian media

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 2:59pm EDT

    At least one missile reportedly struck the runway of Syria’s second-largest airport In a second attack on the Aleppo international airport in the span of a week, at least one missile struck the runway while “several” were shot down by Syrian air defenses, the state media in Damascus reported on Tuesday evening, blaming Israel for […]

  • Turkey’s patience ‘wearing thin’ – Erdogan

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    Ankara will respond if Greece continues to provoke it in the Aegean Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece is using islands in the Aegean Sea to harass Turkish military aircraft, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that Ankara would not tolerate such behavior indefinitely. “When the time comes,” Turkey might “come suddenly one […]

  • US will make attack on Taiwan ‘really hard’ for China — air force general

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    Attacking Taiwan would be “one of the most difficult military operations in history” for Beijing, General Clinton Hinote warned The Pentagon is prepared to target China’s core logistical support should it show aggression toward Taiwan, US General and Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures Clinton Hinote warned during an Atlantic Council panel on […]

  • Biden speech is ‘dangerous escalation,’ most Americans say – poll

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 1:54pm EDT

    Republicans and independents overwhelmingly disdain the US president’s Philadelphia speech More than half of Americans believe that President Joe Biden’s September 1 speech in Philadelphia was a “dangerous escalation” of political rhetoric, designed to “incite conflict” in the US. Republicans and independents are overwhelmingly alarmed by Biden’s words, and even 18% of Democrats agree, according […]

  • Germany explains why it’s against full Russian gas embargo

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 1:15pm EDT

    Berlin needs to make sure the nation has a continued energy supply through the winter, Annalena Baerbock has said Germany cannot cut off all energy imports from Russia, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock admitted on Tuesday. Berlin needs to make sure the nation will be receiving steady energy supplies if it hopes to get through the […]

  • Dollar’s fate in Russia revealed

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 12:30pm EDT

    Deputy Economy Minister Ilya Torosov expects de-dollarization to only intensify Trading volumes in the currencies of “friendly nations” will multiply in the near future, according to Deputy Economy Minister Ilya Torosov, who expects the de-dollarization of the Russian economy to only gain momentum in the near future. He stressed that the Chinese yuan would lead […]

  • Pelosi eyes another post in case Democrats lose – Fox

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 12:02pm EDT

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly hopes to become an ambassador if her party fails to keep control of Congress Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is eyeing the role of US ambassador to Italy if her party loses November’s midterm elections, sources told Fox News on Tuesday. President Joe Biden has held off […]

  • Washington trying to derail relations between Russia and China – analyst

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 11:34am EDT

    The partnership between the two nations is growing, according to Deputy Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society Moscow and Beijing have significantly boosted trade cooperation and mutual investment in recent years, Deputy Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society, and member of the Russian International Affairs Council, Sergey Sanakoev told RT. He described the two countries’ […]

  • Bats not to blame for Covid-19 – study

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 11:30am EDT

    They are wrongly accused of being reservoirs for viruses, Israeli researchers claim There is no compelling evidence linking bats to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have found after examining numerous scientific papers on infectious diseases. “Two years after the pandemic first broke out, we still do not know […]

  • Wikipedia locks Liz Truss’ page after prank

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 10:45am EDT

    Pictures of new British PM swapped for photos of celebrities Wikipedia has restricted editing on its page about new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, citing “persistent vandalism” after pranksters replaced her image with pictures of British TV celebrities. The article was given ‘protected’ status in response to multiple swaps of Truss’ profile photo with images […]

  • Iran sentences two LGBTQ activists to death – human rights group

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 9:52am EDT

    They were charged with promoting homosexuality and Christianity, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has said The Iranian authorities have condemned two LGBTQ activists to death for “promoting homosexuality,” a human rights group claimed on Sunday. According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the Revolutionary Court in the city of Urmia in northwestern Iran […]

  • European Commission backs harsher visa rules for Russians

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 9:31am EDT

    The EU’s simplified visa deal with Moscow could be officially suspended as early as next week DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Sanctioned Russian bank bypasses SWIFT

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 9:05am EDT

    State lender VTB launches transfers in Chinese yuan One of Russia’s top banks, VTB has become the first lender in the country to launch money transfers to China in yuan, sidestepping the global financial messaging system SWIFT. “The new reality is leading to a massive abandoning of the use of the US dollar and the […]

  • BRICS growing stronger and challenging West, professor tells RT

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 8:48am EDT

    The influence of the emerging economies is on the rise, says Wang Wen from the Chongyang Institute Trade between BRICS partners, Russia and China, has been hitting record highs despite Western sanctions, Executive Dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (RDCY) Wang Wen told RT on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in […]

  • Liz Truss officially becomes new UK PM

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 8:45am EDT

    The former foreign secretary has replaced Boris Johnson after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II Liz Truss has officially assumed the position of prime minister of the United Kingdom after a formal meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the monarch’s Scottish Highland retreat on Tuesday. The former foreign secretary spent some 30 minutes with the Queen […]

  • Japan upset with Russia over Kurils

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 8:15am EDT

    Moscow has scrapped the mutual visa-free program involving the islands in response to sanctions imposed by Tokyo Japan has lodged a protest over Russia’s withdrawal from a bilateral agreement on visa-free travel to the southern part of the Kuril Islands for Japanese citizens. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called the decision “unfounded and unacceptable.” On Monday, […]

  • US shares blame in ruined ties with Russia – Clinton’s defense secretary

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 8:09am EDT

    Washington disregarded Moscow’s key security issues, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the ex-official argues The US antagonized Russia by ignoring its post-USSR suffering and intrinsic security interests and needs to acknowledge this before ties with Moscow can be mended, William J. Perry, who served as secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton has […]

  • Turks urged to use EU gas crisis for own benefit

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 8:03am EDT

    A million EU citizens will wait out the winter energy troubles in Turkey, which is a chance for the locals, a presidential adviser has said A million EU citizens are going to spend the winter in Turkey amid the looming energy crisis in their countries, Yigit Bulut, chief adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

  • Western sanctions bring Russia and India closer – analyst

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 7:49am EDT

    Moscow and New Delhi have deepened economic ties, Rishabh Sethi says Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India have been growing rapidly despite, and thanks to, the Western sanctions, the head of the Indian Centre for Promotion of International Initiatives, Rishabh Sethi, told RT on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. […]

  • Europe has itself to blame for gas crisis – Erdogan

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 7:32am EDT

    The Turkish leader says European countries will face a tough winter this year The upcoming winter may turn out to be a tough one for European states and they themselves are to blame for it, warned Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a press conference in Ankara on Tuesday. The Turkish leader told journalists that […]

  • Fall in Russian gas share in EU market disclosed

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 7:08am EDT

    France says Russian energy exports to the EU have dropped dramatically The share of Russian gas in the European Union market has plummeted from 50% to 9% since the beginning of the current year, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.  Russian gas imports by EU nations have inevitably been decreasing, Macron told a news […]

  • Total war declared against Russia – Moscow

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 6:38am EDT

    The degree of animosity of Russia’s opponents is extraordinary, remarked Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov A total war has been declared against Russia, and it’s being waged in hybrid forms in all areas, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. “The seriousness of the current period shouldn’t be underestimated,” Ryabkov warned in an interview with the […]

  • Winter is coming: Prague’s 70,000-strong protest shows what’s in store for Europe

    RT - Sep 6th 2022 6:26am EDT

    The recent demonstration saw Czechs rally against NATO and the EU amid a looming energy crisis Around 70,000 people gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Saturday to demand the resignation of their government in response to what they see as a failure to address the ongoing energy crisis. The protesters were also explicitly against the […]