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  • Cyprus purchases Iron Dome air defenses – media

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 6:32pm EDT

    Nicosia has reportedly struck a deal with Tel Aviv to acquire defenses capable of shooting down Turkish drones, local media report Cypriot Defense Ministry has struck a deal with Israel to purchase Iron Dome air defense systems, a local branch of the Kathimerini news media outlet reported on Friday. According to the newspaper, the sides […]

  • Cost of living pushing UK women into prostitution – activists

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 5:33pm EDT

    Women already in the industry are finding themselves unable to turn away dangerous clients, activists warned Outreach workers warned Sky News on Saturday that the rising cost of living in the UK is forcing women into sex work, with some forced to meet clients on the streets.  The English Collective of Prostitutes, a London-based group […]

  • NATO increases presence in Kosovo – media

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 4:11pm EDT

    US troops have reportedly been sent to northern Kosovo after talks between the Serbian and Kosovo leaders collapsed The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) has increased its patrols of the northern part of the province amid ongoing tensions between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian media reported on Saturday. Troops were deployed in significant numbers to two checkpoints […]

  • Taliban demands end to travel ban

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 2:07pm EDT

    The Afghan militants say they can bring “security and stability” where the US and NATO failed The Taliban government of Afghanistan has demanded that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) remove all sanctions on its members and allow them to travel, in the interest of “dialogue and engagement” with the world. In a statement on […]

  • Modern empires keep taking what they want from ‘lesser’ powers and getting away with it

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 1:32pm EDT

    In the name of sanctions, geopolitical interests or the so-called “rules-based order”, colonial powers do what they do best – plunder those they see as weak and insubordinate There is an old joke which still has resonance. A child asks his parent, “Why are there pyramids in Egypt?” The parent answers, “Because they were too […]

  • One in five puppies sick or dying before their first birthday – report

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 1:31pm EDT

    The Kennel Club blames shady breeders and the rapidly rising cost of living The UK Kennel Club has warned that one in five puppies are now falling ill or dying before their first birthday. Unscrupulous breeders, virtual sales during the coronavirus pandemic, and the rising cost of living have all been blamed for the canine […]

  • Massive fire consumes mall in Mediterranean port city (VIDEOS)

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 12:57pm EDT

    A faulty air conditioner was to blame for the blaze in Alexandria, officials said A shopping mall in Alexandria, Egypt was gutted by fire on Saturday, with smoke spewing out of the building and towering over the coastal city. The devastation, which officials blamed on an air conditioning unit, was captured on video. The blaze […]

  • Germany to face highest inflation in 70 years – central bank

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 12:19pm EDT

    Germany’s energy crunch, caused by reduced gas supplies from Russia, could push inflation up to 10%, the Bundesbank chief warns Germany is about to see its highest inflation in decades, the president of the nation’s central bank, Joachim Nagel, told the Rheinische Post on Saturday, adding that Germany might fall into a recession. “An inflation […]

  • Xi asked Biden to prevent Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan – WaPo

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 12:11pm EDT

    The US president reportedly dismissed the request, but White House officials had “deep concerns” Chinese President Xi Jinping asked US President Joe Biden to prevent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan earlier this month, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Although Biden insisted that Pelosi was entitled to travel as she wished, his officials […]

  • Balkan nation’s government toppled in no-confidence vote

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 11:23am EDT

    Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic’s cabinet has become the most short-lived in the country’s history The parliament of Montenegro passed a no-confidence motion on the government of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic on Saturday. With his premiership ending after just four months, Abazovic was the shortest-serving leader since Montenegro’s independence from Serbia in 2006. After a […]

  • Turkey issues warning to NATO candidates 

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 11:03am EDT

    Sweden and Finland haven’t handed over a single terrorism suspect since a NATO deal was signed, Ankara says Sweden and Finland will not become NATO members if they continue to ignore Ankara’s extradition demands, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said.  “Until now, none of the persons accused of terrorism, whose extradition from Sweden and […]

  • Chinese ambassador outlines BRICS vision

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 11:01am EDT

    BRICS has evolved into a major player in the international arena, attracting other nations, the Chinese envoy to Moscow believes Russia and China remain key pillars of BRICS, an international alliance also comprising India, Brazil and South Africa, the Chinese ambassador to Moscow wrote in a guest opinion piece for Russia’s TASS news agency, published […]

  • Energy crisis threatens British nightlife

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 10:59am EDT

    UK nightclubs are at risk of closing due to skyrocketing costs British nightclubs have apparently fallen prey to the latest power crunch, along with its households and industrial sector, which have been severely hit by skyrocketing energy prices.  The cost of living crisis has extended to both promoters and partygoers, the Night Time Industries Association […]

  • Swiss revolt warning issued

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 10:44am EDT

    People may riot and resort to looting if severe blackouts hit the nation, a local police chief claims Swiss people may revolt and resort to looting if the Alpine nation is hit by a severe energy crunch this winter, the police chief of one of its cantons told local media on Saturday. Fredy Fassler, the […]

  • Americans censoring themselves on Covid, race and abortion – survey

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 10:15am EDT

    While liberal views prevail in public, most groups are far more moderate in private A new survey has found that, despite expressing liberal views in public, most Americans’ actual beliefs are less extreme. The self-censorship goes two ways, with conservatives less supportive of the policies pushed by Republican politicians than they let on. The Biden […]

  • EU airline makes U-turn on Russian flights

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 9:49am EDT

    Wizz Air faced mounting criticism last week after announcing it would resume Abu Dhabi-Moscow flights Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has suspended its plans to resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow from October following criticism of the decision that was announced last week. On August 9, the company said it would restart Abu Dhabi-Moscow flights […]

  • NASA selects potential Moon landing sites

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 9:48am EDT

    The US space agency has identified 13 areas that could allow mankind to establish a long-term presence on the Moon NASA has identified 13 possible landing sites on the Moon as the space agency gears up for its Artemis mission, which aims to put US astronauts back on the Earth’s satellite by 2025. The zones […]

  • Russian coal exports to China smash five-year high

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 8:42am EDT

    China keeps stocking up on discounted coal while the West shuns Russian fossil fuels China purchased 7.42 million tons of Russian coal last month, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Saturday.  The figure marks the highest monthly level since comparable statistics were launched in 2017. It was up from 6.12 […]

  • Congresswoman proposes jail time for giving US children puberty blockers

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 8:39am EDT

    Marjorie Taylor Greene says gender reassignment therapy for youngsters amounts to “child abuse,” and calls for tough new laws Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced a bill seeking to outlaw puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children in the US and to punish those providing such treatment with jail time. Greene, a Republican congresswoman from […]

  • EU nation cuts growth outlook for 2023

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 8:21am EDT

    Soaring inflation is expected to put the brakes on the Swedish economy Swedish authorities have slashed the country’s economic growth outlook for next year citing rising inflation, Finance Minister Mikael Damberg said on Thursday. Stockholm increased its projection for economic growth to 2.3% in 2022 from a June prediction of 1.9%, but cut the outlook […]

  • Millions could be left without heat and food in winter, London mayor warns

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 7:54am EDT

    The UK government needs to step in and make sure people are able to meet their basic needs, Sadiq Khan says Millions of people in the UK could find themselves unable to put food on the table and heat their homes this coming winter if the government doesn’t intervene, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on […]

  • As panic-buying of wood takes hold in some EU states, just how bad could things get this winter?

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 7:33am EDT

    Skyrocketing energy prices have prompted people to stockpile basic forms of heating and buy stoves to keep warm Natural gas prices across Europe have quadrupled this year. Looking ahead to winter and imagining the new heights energy values may hit, consumers are starting to opt for an alternative (old) form of heating – wood. Huge demand for combustibles, […]

  • Drought threatens wine output in France

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 7:25am EDT

    However, vineyards say the French won’t be left without their favorite beverage Production volumes are expected to fall for French winemakers this year due to drought and heat waves, Amelie Petit, the development manager for the country’s association of wine producers Vignerons Engages, told RIA Novosti on Saturday. According to Petit, the situation is not […]

  • EU calls to bar Russians reminiscent of ‘Nazi policies’ – defense minister

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 7:01am EDT

    Russophobic ideas are being actively promoted within the bloc, Sergey Shoigu has said The idea of barring Russian citizens from entering the EU, which is now being pushed by some of the bloc’s member states, is reminiscent of “Nazi policies,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Saturday. “We are now witnessing another vivid manifestation […]

  • US speaks out on Zelensky’s G20 participation

    RT - Aug 20th 2022 5:26am EDT

    If Putin takes part in the summit in Indonesia, Ukraine’s leader should also attend in some form, the White House says Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky should take part in the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali in November, despite his country not being part of the club of leading economies, the Biden administration […]