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  • Dancing Finnish PM sparks online flashmob

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 6:24am EDT

    Women in Finland and Denmark are posting videos in support of Sanna Marin after videos of her at a private party were leaked Women in Nordic countries are participating in an online flashmob “in solidarity” with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin as she faces a backlash over private videos that were leaked online last week. […]

  • European gas costs soar as Nord Stream shutdown looms

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 5:30am EDT

    Spot prices exceeded $2,900 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since March 8 Natural gas prices in Europe jumped 10% on Monday following last week’s announcement from Russian energy giant Gazprom about an upcoming three-day shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance. The cost of September futures on the TTF hub […]

  • Serbia issues warning to NATO

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 5:21am EDT

    If NATO sits on its hands Serbia will save its people in Kosovo from pogroms, Aleksandar Vucic said NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo should “do their job” in protecting the Serb minority, or Belgrade will do it unilaterally, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. In a televised address after meeting Kosovo Serbs, Vucuc’s speech […]

  • Top diplomat comments on US-Russian strategic dialogue

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 4:18am EDT

    Moscow is open to diplomacy with Washington, but the outlook is unclear, the deputy foreign minister has said The prospects of resuming US-Russian strategic dialogue are uncertain given the aggressive policies promoted by Washington, a senior Russian diplomat said on Monday in an interview with local media. Speaking to the newspaper Izvestia, Deputy Foreign Minister […]

  • Brits to fire up wood stoves to avoid freezing this winter

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 1:02am EDT

    The UK’s biggest supplier of firewood expects a 20% surge in demand as gas bills keep skyrocketing Suppliers of firewood in Britain project sales to soar by a fifth during the upcoming winter, as millions of households may opt to fire up wood stoves to help cope with soaring energy bills, The Daily Telegraph reported […]

  • China’s tourism forecast issued

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 1:01am EDT

    Domestic travel will recover in the second half of the year, Fitch Ratings says Domestic tourism in China is on track to make a comeback after sinking to an all-time low during strict Covid-related lockdowns, CNBC reported Monday, citing Fitch Ratings data. The analysis showed an increase in holiday bookings since the country’s biggest lockdown […]

  • US and South Korea launch major war games

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 12:00am EDT

    Pyongyang previously called such drills a rehearsal for invasion Washington and Seoul have kicked off their largest joint military exercises in years on Monday. The Ulchi Freedom Shield drills are set to continue through September 1, and will include numerous aircraft, warships and pieces of artillery, with thousands of troops training for different “defensive” and “counterattack” scenarios. The first stage […]

  • Cops suspended over brutal beating video

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 10:08pm EDT

    Three officers were seen repeatedly punching a suspect and slamming his face to the pavement The Arkansas State Police have launched an official probe and temporarily suspended one police officer and two deputies, after a viral video showed them roughing up a suspect during an arrest on Sunday morning. Amid social media outcry over alleged […]

  • Scholz promises Kiev more weapons ‘soon’

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 8:24pm EDT

    The German Chancellor dismissed accusations of being “intimidated by Putin” Berlin supplies “a lot of weapons” to Kiev and will continue to provide Ukraine “with what it needs for its defense,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, in response to criticism from a former Bundeswehr general. Germany is currently “in the process of supplying the most modern […]

  • New York reports first juvenile monkeypox case

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 6:09pm EDT

    Monkeypox joins polio on the list of formerly obscure diseases for the state’s parents to worry about New York state has reported its first monkeypox case in a minor under 18, according to a weekly summary from the state Department of Health. In order to protect the patient family’s privacy, few details are included in […]

  • Scholz told Putin when Ukraine could join NATO – media

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 3:46pm EDT

    The German chancellor said he had sought to assure the Russian president that Ukraine would not enter the military bloc for the next 30 years Ukraine would not be a part of NATO in the next 30 years, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Russian President Vladimir Putin early this year, in a bid to assure […]

  • Pakistani police surround ex-PM’s home

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 3:26pm EDT

    A speech by Imran Khan was barred from TV over “threats” against political foes, while YouTube was blocked nationwide Ousted former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been charged with violating the country’s anti-terrorism laws for allegedly threatening a female judge and two senior police officials during a rally in Islamabad on Saturday night. Video […]

  • British soldiers should prepare to fight Russia – top officer

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 2:23pm EDT

    Warrant Officer Paul Carney advised soldiers to discuss a potential deployment with their families The UK’s top ‘other ranks’ soldier has said that British troops must be ready to fight Russia, and should prepare their families for the prospect of an “extended” deployment. His advice comes after the UK’s new head of General Staff said […]

  • ‘Alleged spies’ arrested after security breach in NATO country – media

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 1:51pm EDT

    Two Russians and a Ukrainian have been detained in Albania after one of them entered the grounds of a former military plant A host of Western media outlets reported on Sunday that a group of alleged “Kremlin spies” was arrested in Albania, a NATO member state. On Saturday, Albanian police detained two Russians and a […]

  • Bodies pulled from landslide-stricken shrine (VIDEOS)

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 12:54pm EDT

    Rescue workers in central Iraq believe that as many as eight pilgrims remain trapped at the Shia holy site Rescuers have removed four dead bodies from the rubble of a Shia shrine in Iraq that was hit by a landslide on Saturday. At least six pilgrims have been found alive under the rocks and earth, […]

  • Asian nation decriminalizes gay sex

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 12:32pm EDT

    Singapore has also added legal protection to its definition of marriage as being between one man, one woman Singapore has repealed a controversial colonial-era law banning gay sex, but will not let go of its strong conservative values, PM Lee Hsien Loong declared on state TV on Sunday during the city-state’s National Day Rally.  “I […]

  • Turkey says it will enforce anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 11:49am EDT

    Washington is concerned that Ankara is allowing Russians to escape its economic penalties, according to the US Treasury Turkish Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitas has told US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo that Ankara won’t allow the “breaching” of American sanctions on Moscow but that its “balanced” position on the Ukraine conflict remains unchanged. Elitas […]

  • Ex-Swiss minister in hot water for blaming West for deaths of Russian soldiers

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 11:40am EDT

    Christoph Blocher has blasted Switzerland for supporting the West’s military assistance to Ukraine Switzerland has made itself a party to the conflict in Ukraine by supporting the Western military aid to Kiev, Christoph Blocher, a former member of the Swiss Federal Council and ex-head of the Federal Justice and Police Department, wrote in an opinion […]

  • Record loss reported by world’s largest sovereign wealth fund

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 10:40am EDT

    Norway’s state pension fund recorded a loss of nearly 15% in the first half of 2022 Norway’s trillion-dollar state pension fund, NBIM, suffered the biggest loss in its history in the first half of the year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing an official statement. According to the report, the fund recorded a loss […]

  • Germany has abandoned Ukraine – controversial ex-envoy

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 10:29am EDT

    Berlin has put Kiev on a military “diet” in its fight against Russia, former ambassador Andrey Melnik has said By ignoring calls to supply Kiev with more heavy weaponry Germany has abandoned Ukraine to its fate, former ambassador Andrey Melnik said on Sunday. The outspoken envoy was removed from his position in July following several […]

  • UK energy bills to skyrocket

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 9:43am EDT

    Another grim forecast comes as Europe struggles with the worst power crunch in decades The average British household can expect to see annual energy bills soar to £6,000 (nearly $7,100) in 2023, according to the latest outlook issued by the UK independent energy consultancy Auxilione on Saturday.  The analysts project that the price cap on […]

  • Russia is China’s top oil supplier for third straight month

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 8:50am EDT

    Chinese refineries keep scarfing up Russia’s discounted crude while cutting shipments from rival suppliers Russia remained the top supplier of crude oil to energy-hungry China in July, according to the latest data published by the Chinese customs service.  The statistics showed that imports of Russian oil in July amounted to 7.15 million tons, marking a […]

  • Russia details use of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 8:43am EDT

    The hardware has demonstrated its “outstanding qualities,” the defense minister has said Russian forces have successfully fired three Kinzhal hypersonic missiles during the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. The missile “has been used by us on three occasions during the special military operation [in Ukraine]. And it showed its outstanding […]

  • German chancellor’s ratings hit new low

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 7:56am EDT

    If an election were held now, Scholz would come in third, according to a poll The approval rating of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reached the lowest mark since he took office in December. Only 25% of the public is satisfied with the job he’s doing, a survey published by Bild on Sunday reveals. “It’s […]

  • Swiss ski resorts in danger of closing

    RT - Aug 21st 2022 6:46am EDT

    The energy crisis may pull the plug on ski lifts and snow cannons The burgeoning energy crisis in Europe appears to now be reaching Swiss ski resorts, which may be ordered to cut electricity usage for ski lifts and snow-making equipment by a fifth, Radio Television Suisse reported on Thursday.  The electricity used by this […]