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  • World reacts to Salman Rushdie stabbing

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 2:53pm EDT

    Amid Western condemnation, conservative Iranian outlets called the author “Satan” and an “apostate” Western authors and officials have strongly condemned the attack on the Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed in New York state on Friday. Iranian media and officials, however, reacted by recalling the reasons that prompted the Islamic Republic’s former leader, […]

  • Suspect in ‘Satanic Verses’ author’s stabbing charged

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 12:58pm EDT

    Hadi Matar is accused of knifing the famed author in the neck and torso Prosecutors in New York have charged Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey resident, with attempted second-degree murder on Saturday, after novelist Salman Rushdie was left in critical condition following a stabbing attack a day earlier. “The individual responsible for the attack […]

  • Kissinger explains how the world was brought to ‘the edge of war’

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 12:37pm EDT

    A lack of visionary leadership is to blame, the veteran statesman says Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Wall Street Journal that Washington has rejected traditional diplomacy, and in the absence of a great leader, has driven the world to the precipice of war over Ukraine and Taiwan. Kissinger previously courted controversy […]

  • Ontario premier swallows a bee (VIDEO)

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 12:00pm EDT

    Doug Ford inhaled the insect while discussing privatizing Canadian healthcare Ontario Premier Doug Ford accidentally swallowed a bee in the midst of a Friday press conference in Dundalk, as he discussed the future of Canada’s healthcare system, defusing a potentially tense moment.  After declaring “everything is on the table” regarding the controversial potential privatization of […]

  • Russia boosts gas supply to EU nation

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 10:57am EDT

    Gazprom has sent additional volumes of gas to Hungary via Turkstream Russian energy giant Gazprom has increased gas supplies to Hungary via the TurkStream pipeline, a Hungarian official confirmed on Saturday.  According to Foreign Ministry State Secretary Tamas Menczer, the Russian company stepped up flows to Hungary by 2.6 million cubic meters per day starting […]

  • Women’s rally violently dispersed in Kabul – media

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 10:10am EDT

    Taliban militants fired in the air to scare away protesters who were demanding “bread, work and freedom” The Taliban violently dispersed a women’s protest rally in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday, several days ahead of the first anniversary of the Islamist group’s return to power, the news agency AFP has reported. Around 40 women were chanting […]

  • ‘Lucky thief’ rescued from underground in Rome (VIDEOS)

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 9:57am EDT

    Andrea Grassi was reportedly part of a gang planning to rob a bank by digging a tunnel to it Firefighters rescued a man who became stuck underground in central Rome while digging a tunnel, the Italian capital’s Fire Brigade said in a statement on Friday. The media says he was part of a gang seeking […]

  • EU ramps up Russian oil imports as embargo looms – data

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 9:33am EDT

    Purchases grew 0.4% from May to June, RBC reports, as European nations brace for tough restrictions European countries increased imports of oil and oil products from Russia in June, compared with the previous month, RBC news outlet reported on Thursday, citing preliminary Eurostat data. The increase came after EU governments approved an embargo on Russian […]

  • Russia’s food safety guaranteed by grain harvest — official

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 8:49am EDT

    Nearly 80 million tons of grains have been collected so far Farmers in Russia have threshed 78 million tons of grain, an amount sufficient to completely ensure the country’s food security, Roman Nekrasov, Director of the Plant Growing Department of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, told RIA Novosti on Saturday.  He highlighted that the pace […]

  • One killed and dozens injured as festival stage collapses (VIDEOS)

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 7:52am EDT

    The accident in Spain’s Valencia region was caused by “an unexpected and violent gale,” organizers of the music event said One person was killed and dozens injured in the early hours of Saturday when strong gusts of wind brought down the stage at a music festival in Spain’s Valencia region. According to the local Emergency […]

  • Salman Rushdie ‘on ventilator’ after stabbing – agent

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 7:34am EDT

    The novelist was attacked Friday during a lecture in the US Award-winning novelist Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator and unable to speak on Friday evening after being stabbed at a public event in New York state earlier that day, his agent Andrew Wylie has said. The 75-year-old Indian-born British-American author has long been the […]

  • EU proposal to curb Iran sanctions revealed – Politico

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 6:42am EDT

    The bloc suggested easing the US restrictions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to save the nuclear deal, Politico reports The EU has proposed watering down the US sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a move to salvage the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, Politico reported on Friday, citing a draft […]

  • WHO to rename monkeypox

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 6:39am EDT

    The new moniker should not include any potentially offensive meanings, the organization explained The World Health Organization has appealed for public help in renaming the monkeypox virus in a way that would not imply any derogatory or racist connotations. “WHO is holding an open consultation for a new disease name for monkeypox,” the agency said […]

  • Major rating agencies declare Ukraine in default

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 6:05am EDT

    S&P and Fitch lowered the country’s foreign currency ratings to ‘selective default’ and ‘restricted default’ Global rating agencies S&P and Fitch have lowered Ukraine’s foreign currency ratings to ‘selective default’ and ‘restricted default’, respectively, as the country’s latest debt restructuring is seen as distressed.  Earlier this week, state-owned companies Ukrenergo and Ukravtodor requested a two-year freeze on […]

  • England battles worst drought in 50 years

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 5:41am EDT

    Using hosepipes has been banned and bottled water is in high demand amid the driest summer in decades A drought was officially declared on Friday in eight out of 14 areas of England during what has been the driest summer in 50 years, the UK Environment Department said in a statement. Parts of southwest, southern, […]

  • China to hold military drills with neighbor

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 5:21am EDT

    The Falcon Strike 2022 joint exercises between the Thai and Chinese air forces are scheduled for Sunday Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and airborne early warning aircraft will be dispatched to Thailand for joint exercises, China’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The Falcon Strike 2020 drills will be held on Sunday at the Udorn Royal Thai […]

  • EU nation sees highest inflation since 1984

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 4:57am EDT

    The surge is triggered by higher electricity prices, along with price hikes for food and non-alcoholic beverages Annual inflation in Spain rose to 10.8% in July, hitting the highest level in 38 years, data published by the Spanish Statistical Institute (INE) on Friday shows. Despite significant drops in gasoline prices, soaring electricity and food costs […]

  • US attorney general faces impeachment push over Trump house raid

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 3:55am EDT

    A congresswoman has accused the government of “political persecution” of Biden’s rival Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has submitted a resolution calling for the impeachment of US Attorney General Merrick Garland for ordering the search of former President Donald Trump’s home. Greene, a Republican representative from Georgia, accused Garland of abusing the power of his office […]

  • Moscow reveals ‘point of no return’ in Russia-US relations

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 3:10am EDT

    Branding Russia a state sponsor of terrorism by the US could lead to a severing of ties, a Foreign Ministry official says If the US designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, it would be “a point of no return” in relations between the two countries, and Washington is aware of that, a Russian […]

  • UK economy contracts as recession looms

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 2:01am EDT

    Raging inflation is taking a toll on households which are forced to cut spending The UK economy contracted in the three months to June, dropping 0.1% as soaring inflation slowed spending activity, according to data revealed by the Office for National Statistics on Friday. The decline was less than the 0.3% contraction expected by analysts, […]

  • Russia-China trade to reach major milestone

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 1:11am EDT

    Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow expects trade to surge to $200 billion this year Economic ties between Russia and China are showing steady growth despite the difficult international situation, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow said on Friday, predicting that trade could hit $200 billion this year. “Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation shows excellent results and sustainable development, […]

  • Democrats pass major inflation bill

    RT - Aug 13th 2022 12:45am EDT

    The measure will now head to the White House to be signed into law after months of negotiations The United States Congress has passed a sweeping bill meant to tackle inflation, healthcare and climate change, with Democrats unifying to send the measure to the president’s desk despite attracting no support from Republicans. The House passed […]

  • Ex-Russian president warns of ‘accidents’ at EU nuclear sites

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:47pm EDT

    The warning comes after Moscow said Ukrainian strikes near a Russian-held nuclear plant were risking all-out disaster Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned of possible “accidents” at European nuclear sites, also accusing the Ukrainian government of risking a “new Chernobyl” as its forces continue to launch attacks near a major power plant. Medvedev took […]

  • Sweden to extradite Turkish man after NATO deal

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 10:48pm EDT

    Officials declined to say whether the move was part of an agreement to secure Turkey’s approval to join NATO Sweden is set to extradite a man to Turkey who is wanted for fraud, the first such case since Stockholm agreed to deport dozens of people wanted by Ankara as it seeks Turkish approval to join […]

  • West can end fighting in Ukraine tomorrow – Roger Waters

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 6:12pm EDT

    The Pink Floyd co-founder tells RT why the Ukraine conflict continues and what’s behind US foreign policy Ukrainians can stop dying tomorrow if the US sat down with Russia and made peace, Pink Floyd co-founder and British rock legend Roger Waters told RT in an interview on Friday. Waters said the West seems determined to […]