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  • China fumes over US arms deal with Taiwan

    RT - Sep 3rd 2022 12:08am EDT

    Beijing insisted that Washington ‘immediately’ reverse recently approved deals for missiles and radar systems China’s envoy to the United States has condemned proposed weapons sales to Taiwan worth more than $1 billion, saying the deals will strike a blow to its relations with Washington and send the “wrong signals” to “separatist forces” on the island. […]

  • US troops offered extra time off if they stop getting arrested

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 8:54pm EDT

    An Army commander in Alaska has promised a reward if soldiers refrain from getting busted for drunk driving or failing drug tests US Army troops in Alaska have reportedly been offered a special deal: They will earn extra time off if their company can simply go 90 days without having any drunk-driving arrests or failed […]

  • Taiwan chip magnate to fund ‘warriors’ against China

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 8:32pm EDT

    Microchip tycoon Robert Tsao will donate $32 million to train Taiwanese in warfare United Microelectronics Corp. founder Robert Tsao has announced that he will contribute $32 million of his own money to a school training Taiwanese volunteers to fight against an “invasion” from mainland China. After his announcement on Thursday, UMC distanced itself from Tsao, […]

  • How a tiny Pacific nation asserts its place between China and the US

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 8:03pm EDT

    The Solomon Islands has barred foreign navies from docking at its shores, showing it’s not willing to be anyone’s ‘backyard’ The United States can’t take a hint when it comes to the Solomon Islands, which is asserting itself and its interests despite an aggressive American diplomatic offensive, conjured purely on the intent of opposing China. […]

  • US Army approves purchase from Microsoft – media

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 6:29pm EDT

    The military has reportedly approved the first deliveries of combat goggles made by the US tech giant The US Army has gotten clearance to start taking deliveries of new combat goggles made by software giant Microsoft, pushing forward with a deal that had been placed on hold because of concerns that the devices might not […]

  • European officials blame Russia for Nord Stream troubles

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 6:20pm EDT

    Moscow’s ‘cynicism,’ not EU sanctions, is to blame for the pipeline drying up, they say Russia is deliberately sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to spite EU, European officials have claimed, questioning Moscow’s explanation for an indefinite delay in restoring service. State-owned energy giant Gazprom informed its European customers on Saturday that it […]

  • US approves weapons sales to Taiwan

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 5:30pm EDT

    Radars, anti-air and anti-ship missiles are part of the $1.1 billion package now going before Congress The Biden administration sent formal notifications to the US Congress on Friday of the intent to sell radars, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles to Taiwan. The total value of the equipment and maintenance contracts adds up to just over $1.1 […]

  • Wolf attack kills EU president’s pony

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 4:48pm EDT

    Ursula von der Leyen’s beloved pony was reportedly killed by a wolf at her property in Germany EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen received news on Friday that her 30-year-old pony “Dolly” was mauled by a wolf and killed at her estate in Beinhorn near Hanover, Germany. The local mayor blamed the state environment […]

  • Biden backtracks on ‘threat’ to America

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 4:36pm EDT

    One day after condemning Trump supporters as an extremist threat to America, the president has walked back his attack US President Joe Biden has apparently made a 180-degree turn on the alleged dangers posed by Donald Trump supporters, saying he doesn’t consider his predecessor’s backers to be a threat to America. “I don’t consider any […]

  • Nobel Peace Prize winner gets more jail time for election fraud

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 4:16pm EDT

    The ousted Myanmar leader is now sentenced to a total of 20 years behind bars A Myanmar court sentenced the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to an additional three years in prison with hard labor on Friday. The politician was found guilty of electoral fraud during the November 2020 polls, which yielded a […]

  • Court reveals what FBI took from Mar-a-Lago

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 3:12pm EDT

    Agents seized 33 boxes holding more than 100 classified documents – plus many empty folders Details of the contents of the 33 boxes of material seized from former US president Donald Trump’s Florida home last month were published on Friday by the Justice Department, adding some context to the shorter list released in the days […]

  • Biden seeks to get political enemies killed – ex-Trump aide

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 3:10pm EDT

    After being “swatted” for a second time by police, Steve Bannon has claimed the president is trying to stir up would-be assassins Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon has accused US President Joe Biden of trying to stir up hatred of his political enemies to get them killed. Bannon made the comments after being “swatted” […]

  • German leader’s party calls for Ukraine ‘peace initiative’ 

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 2:35pm EDT

    Chancellor Scholz’s SPD says “more intelligent solutions” to Ukraine crisis are needed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government has pledged to support the government in Kiev with money and weapons no matter what, but some members of his own party are now calling for a peace initiative as well, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. According to […]

  • Iran seizes two more US sea drones

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 1:42pm EDT

    Tehran’s navy plucked the two unmanned vessels from Red Sea waters in the second such incident this week The crew of an Iranian warship temporarily seized two US sea drones in international waters of the Red Sea. It was the second such incident this week involving Washington’s unmanned surface vessels in the region. “The frigate […]

  • Eurasian Union eyes creating industrial park in Cuba

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 1:31pm EDT

    The proposed deal envisions lending a plot of land on the island to the EEU bloc for 50 years Cuba has proposed that the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) create an industrial park on the island, the group revealed on Friday. The initiative has been discussed during a recent virtual meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission […]

  • Kazakhstan may rename its capital again

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 1:16pm EDT

    Lawmakers argue that the city should be given back its old name, Astana Kazakhstan lawmakers have proposed to once again rename the nation’s capital, arguing that its people have refused to accept the new name of ‘Nur-Sultan’ which was given to the city in 2019. During a parliamentary address on Friday, co-chairman of the deputy […]

  • Nord Stream gas supply to EU stopped indefinitely – Russia

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:37pm EDT

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  • Risk of civil unrest rising globally – study

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:17pm EDT

    More than 100 nations worldwide have been affected, a UK-based global strategic consulting firm says Countries worldwide are experiencing an “unprecedented” rise in the potential for civil unrest, according to a fresh study by Verisk Maplecroft, a UK-based global strategic consulting firm. Over 100 nations experienced an “increase in risk” of civil unrest in the […]

  • India won’t support Russian oil price cap – expert

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:09pm EDT

    The proposed mechanism is motivated by sanctions, and India does not side with them, Nandan Unnikrishnan says India will reject the plan by the Group of Seven countries (the US, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Japan) to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil, political scientist Nandan Unnikrishnan said on Friday. “India, in […]

  • Hunger-stricken Africans encouraged to eat bugs

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:52am EDT

    UK aid projects in the DRC and Zimbabwe are urging rural inhabitants to farm more insects UK-financed aid projects in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are encouraging the hunger-stricken population of these African countries to introduce more nutrient-rich bugs into their diet. As reported by The Guardian on Friday, the agencies are […]

  • Is civil war possible in modern-day America?

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:46am EDT

    With a seemingly unbridgeable rift separating society, grim predictions of armed conflict intensify Compared to the political background that led to the Civil War of 1861-65, when the nation was torn over slavery, it is difficult to name just one primary issue separating Americans today. Is the United States doomed to repeat history? No other […]

  • Pentagon reports record number of sexual assaults

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:35am EDT

    As many as 8.4% of women and 1.5% of men on active duty encountered unwanted sexual contact last year Sexual assault in the US military has hit record levels, with more service members reporting an offense in the last year than in any other since the Pentagon began tracking reports 15 years ago, according to […]

  • EU threatened with complete halt of Russian gas supplies

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:11am EDT

    Former President Dmitry Medvedev’s comment came after the European Commission President proposed a gas-price cap Moscow would halt its gas supplies to the European Union altogether should the bloc impose a price cap on Russian fossil fuel, Dmitry Medvedev, who served as the country’s president from 2008 to 2012 and is currently the deputy chairman […]

  • Officers charged over fatal shooting of 18-month-old boy

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 10:48am EDT

    Three Canadian policemen have been accused of manslaughter and criminal negligence Three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in Canada have been charged over the shooting dead of an 18-month-old child in an attempt to prevent a suspected parental kidnapping two years ago.   OPP Constables Nathan Vanderheyden, Kenneth Pengelly and Grason Cappus were accused of manslaughter […]

  • India’s biggest warship enters service

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 10:34am EDT

    INS Vikrant is the country’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vikrant, on Friday. He hailed the US$2.5 billion ship as “a manifestation of India’s glorious maritime tradition” and “a vibrant symbol of Indian pride.” “So far, such […]