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  • Trump brands Biden ‘enemy of the state’

    RT - Sep 4th 2022 4:00am EDT

    The former president lashes out at his successor for targeting MAGA supporters Donald Trump has labeled the US president an “enemy of the state,” claiming Joe Biden’s speech was the “most vicious, hateful and divisive ever delivered” by an American leader. Speaking at a rally on Saturday in Wilkes-Barr, Pennsylvania, the former president accused Biden […]

  • Six in 10 British factories at risk of closing — Bloomberg

    RT - Sep 4th 2022 3:02am EDT

    Soaring electricity bills are projected to drive manufacturers out of business Some 60% of factories in the UK are at severe risk of shutting down as energy bills across the nation continue to skyrocket, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing a poll conducted by MakeUK, a lobby group for British factories.   Nearly half of manufacturers have […]

  • India boosts purchases of Russian oil – media

    RT - Sep 4th 2022 3:02am EDT

    Nearly one-fifth of the available monthly shipments of Siberian crude were reportedly sent to Indian refiners in August India increased purchases of Russian oil in August, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing shipping data. According to the report, six tankers loaded with Russian ESPO oil, a brand of Siberian crude, were on their way to Indian […]

  • Dukes of nukes? Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and Intl. Studies at HSE

    RT - Sep 4th 2022 2:38am EDT

    For all the similarities between the current global upheaval and the previous world wars, one thing is absolutely unprecedented. Never before has an operational nuclear power station been in the midst of an active war zone or changed hands as a result of it. Never before has a distinction between civil and military use of […]

  • Israel orders foreigners to report falling in love with Palestinians

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 9:58pm EDT

    West Bank couples must “formalize” and report their status to the Israeli military According to new guidelines coming into force on Monday, foreigners will be required to inform the Israeli Defense Ministry of their close romantic relationship with a resident of the West Bank – including plans to cohabit, get engaged or marry – to […]

  • NASA reveals what’s next for troubled moon rocket

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 6:54pm EDT

    The US space agency hints an unresolved fuel leak issue may cause further delays A fuel leak has forced NASA to call off the Saturday attempt to launch its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket, for the second time this week. If the issue is not resolved over the next few days, the agency will likely […]

  • Pope overhauls Knights of Malta

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 5:31pm EDT

    The Pontiff has dissolved the leadership of the order, issuing new constitution that’s set to make it more democratic Pope Francis launched an overhaul of the Knights of Malta, a global humanitarian group and major Catholic religious order, dissolving its leadership on Saturday. The Pontiff also issued a new constitution of the order and installed […]

  • Turkey warns NATO member of ‘serious consequences’

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 3:15pm EDT

    Ankara has accused Greece of “occupying” Aegean islands Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Greece to stop its alleged military buildup in the Aegean islands, threatening its neighbor and fellow NATO ally with a “heavy price” that it might end up paying. “Your occupying the islands does not bind us. When the time, the […]

  • Most German regions can’t take in more Ukrainians – media

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 12:04pm EDT

    According to RND, regional authorities are imposing temporary limits on newcomers Three quarters of German regions have told the government in Berlin that they can no longer take in Ukrainian refugees, the country’s RND media outlet has claimed. The report, published on Saturday and citing a spokesperson for Germany’s ministry of the interior, said the […]

  • US limits chip sales to Russia and China – media

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 11:56am EDT

    Restrictions were placed on high-end semiconductors used to power supercomputers and artificial intelligence Washington has imposed restrictions on the sale of certain high-tech computer chips to Russia and China, a number of US media outlets reported on Thursday, citing two major US chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new limits […]

  • One in six Italians faces energy poverty

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    The country’s southern regions are at highest risk, the Italian General Confederation of Crafts warns One in six Italians, or up to nine million people, could sink into energy poverty due to soaring bills across the EU, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Italian General Confederation of Crafts. Households are considered to […]

  • UK government tests carbon paper copying – media

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 11:04am EDT

    Whitehall is reportedly considering the old-school technique in preparation for potential winter blackouts Carbon paper copying has been “stress-tested” by Whitehall staffers as Britain braces for potential blackouts this winter, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing three officials familiar with the matter. The old-fashioned copying technique may be used for internal government correspondence, and […]

  • Russia wants UN to pressure US – media

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 9:42am EDT

    Moscow’s delegation to the UN General Assembly has not been granted entry visas yet, according to a Russian envoy Russia’s permanent representative at the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has asked the organization to persuade the US to grant visas for members of Moscow’s delegation to the UN General Assembly. They are heading to New York […]

  • 26 German right-wing extremists traveled to Ukraine – media

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 9:19am EDT

    The information was revealed by Germany’s interior ministry following a request by the Left party, according to RND At least 26 known right-wing extremists from Germany have left for Ukraine since Russia launched its military offensive against the country in late February, RND media outlet has reported, citing government figures. According to an article published […]

  • India pushes UK out of world’s top five economies again

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 8:53am EDT

    Britain was previously overtaken by its former colony in 2019 India has become the world’s fifth-largest economy after overtaking the UK, its former colonial master, during the final three months of 2021, Bloomberg reported on Friday. “On an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate on the last day of the relevant quarter, the […]

  • West to blame for soaring food prices – Moscow

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 7:19am EDT

    Sanctions are restricting Russian grain exports, a top Foreign Ministry official says Western countries don’t want to lift restrictions on Russian grain supplies, and are therefore preventing global food prices from falling, a senior Foreign Ministry official in Moscow has said. Alexander Kinshchak, head of the Ministry’s Middle East and North Africa Department, told RIA […]

  • Gazprom discloses major challenge for Nord Stream

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 6:40am EDT

    The Russian company earlier said the main turbine pumping gas to Europe was found to have an engine oil leak Germany’s Siemens Energy is ready to correct a turbine fault in the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, but there is currently nowhere to service the failed equipment, Russian energy major Gazprom said on Saturday. […]

  • White House asks Congress for more money for Ukraine

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 5:27am EDT

    The Biden administration says it needs another $11.7 billion to keep helping Kiev The White House asked Congress on Friday to approve another $11.7 billion in military aid for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia. The sum was included in an emergency funding request for $47.1 billion, which the Biden administration said was also required […]

  • Sanctions offer Russia ‘pleasant surprise’ – analysts

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 4:59am EDT

    Russia’s economy remains resilient in the face of Western restrictions, with some sectors rebounding, economists say The destabilizing effect of sanctions on the Russian economy has been overstated and could evolve into positive developments, business daily RBK reported on Friday, citing economists and officials. According to the report, the decline in Russian GDP slowed in […]

  • Gazprom reveals reasons behind indefinite shutdown of Nord Stream pipeline

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 4:52am EDT

    The main gas turbine was found to have an engine oil leak, the company says The supply of natural gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was indefinitely terminated after an engine oil leak was found in the main gas turbine during an inspection in St. Petersburg, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on […]

  • The West wants to disarm the ‘powder keg’ of Europe, but it risks igniting it

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 4:17am EDT

    Another war in Kosovo has been avoided, but the compromise reached is anything but a solution to the tensions between Belgrade and Pristina The events throughout late July in the Balkans – alarms sounding at the administrative border between Serbia and Kosovo, locals hastily erecting barricades, gunshots, forces redeploying, calls for peace from the Serbian […]

  • Pentagon looking to speed up arms sales to allies – WSJ

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 3:44am EDT

    A special task force has been set up to eradicate inefficiencies in the system, a US official told the outlet Mounting tensions with China and the conflict in Ukraine have prompted the Pentagon to create a special task force to facilitate arms sales to Washington’s allies, a senior US defense official has told the Wall […]

  • Millions of Britons face poverty – research

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 2:15am EDT

    The outlook for UK living standards will be “shocking” and “terrifying,” a think tank warns Households in Britain will see their spending power slashed by an average of £3,000 ($3,471) by the end of next year, analysis from the Resolution Foundation think tank showed, as cited by The Guardian. The study indicated that spiking energy […]

  • Ukraine wants to replace Russian gas supplies to EU

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 2:15am EDT

    The plan includes switching gas-fired power plants to biomass and saving gas for export, according to Naftogaz Ukraine’s state energy major Naftogaz plans to boost natural gas production and switch domestically to alternative energy, thus accumulating enough fuel to supply the EU during next year’s heating season, the company’s CEO Yuriy Vitrenko told Reuters. According […]

  • Biden calls up Pacific Island nations for serious talk

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 1:27am EDT

    The planned event comes after Beijing struck a sweeping diplomatic and security deal with the Solomon Islands US President Joe Biden is set to host a meeting of Pacific Island nations to deepen cooperation on security, climate change and a range of other issues, the White House said, vowing to ensure a “free and open […]