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  • 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 […]

  • US urged to release frozen Afghan funds

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 4:42pm EDT

    Prominent economists from the US and elsewhere have called on Washington to return frozen central bank funds to Afghanistan Washington should release the assets of the Afghan Central Bank it froze last year after the Taliban takeover and return them to the Afghan people, a group of more than 70 renowned economists said in an […]

  • Polio detected in New York City

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 3:20pm EDT

    Authorities in biggest US city urge vaccination after finding virus traces in sewage system New York City and state health officials on Friday urged residents who haven’t been vaccinated against polio to do so, after the virus that causes the paralytic disease was detected in the largest US city’s sewage samples. The discovery comes just […]

  • Possible time for Biden-Xi first face-to-face meet revealed 

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 2:19pm EDT

    Chinese leader could hold an in-person meeting with his US counterpart in Southeast Asia in November, sources tell WSJ  Officials in Beijing are making preparations for a face-to-face meeting between China’s leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in Southeast Asia in November, the Wall Street Journal reports citing sources familiar with the matter. […]

  • J&J to discontinue baby powder amid major pressure

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 1:22pm EDT

    The healthcare giant said it will transition to cornstarch-based baby powder products after a “worldwide portfolio assessment” Pharmaceutical conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has announced it will be discontinuing its talc-based baby powder globally and will use cornstarch instead, as mounting lawsuits against the company accuse it of hiding cancer risks tied to the products. The […]

  • 11 killed in gruesome shooting, including children

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 1:12pm EDT

    A Montenegro man was shot and killed by police after going on a rampage in Cetinje A resident of Cetinje, Montenegro shot and killed eleven people – including two children – and injured six more on Friday, before he was shot and killed by police, according to local media reports. Witnesses said the man pulled […]

  • Worst-performing G7 economy revealed

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 12:57pm EDT

    Second-quarter GDP shrank by more in the US than in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, data shows The US was the worst-performing of the Group of Seven most advanced Western economies in the second quarter of 2022, the latest data from the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed on Friday. The […]

  • EU in for another winter shock – Reuters

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 12:00pm EDT

    Diesel storage tanks are drying up ahead of a Russian oil ban, according to the media The European Union is heading into winter with seasonally low levels of diesel in storage tanks, Reuters reported on Friday, warning of major implications for the continent’s industries and drivers amid looming sanctions on Russian crude oil and refined […]

  • ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:59am EDT

    The novelist was about to speak in New York when he was reportedly stabbed Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday in New York State, while preparing to give a lecture. Video from the event shows security swarming the stage and Rushdie lying on the ground. Initial reports said he was stabbed. The attacker has […]

  • UK PM candidate takes heat over ‘using’ Jewish topic

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:52am EDT

    Labour MPs have blasted the Conservative leadership frontrunner over exploiting the topic of anti-Semitism to prop her campaign The British foreign secretary and the Conservative Party leadership favorite, Liz Truss, has earned a scathing rebuke from the FDA union representing senior civil and public servants, after she vowed to “protect British Jewry” from “creeping antisemitism” […]

  • Two children die after taking world’s ‘most expensive drug’

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:49am EDT

    The patients developed acute liver failure but the manufacturer of Zolgensma insists it’s not a new “safety signal” Two children died of acute liver failure after being treated with Zolgensma gene therapy, which is often referred to as the most expensive drug in the world, the medication’s manufacturer Novartis said on Thursday. Acute liver failure […]

  • Disney heiress slams company over Harvey Weinstein

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:36am EDT

    The corporation “needs to step up” and “take responsibility” for turning a blind to the disgraced producer’s abuses, she said Abigail Disney, an outspoken activist and regular critic of the entertainment behemoth founded by her family, has called on the company to take responsibility for ignoring the predatory behavior of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.  […]

  • SpaceX could replace Russia’s Soyuz rockets – Reuters

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:09am EDT

    The European Space Agency is looking for alternative launch systems after breaking away from Russia’s Roscosmos The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering Elon Musk’s SpaceX as an option to fill the launch gap created by Europe’s break away from Russia’s Roscosmos, according to ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. In an interview with Reuters published […]

  • Sweden mulls producing weapons for Ukraine

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 11:04am EDT

    Arms for Kiev could be manufactured in various countries, Sweden’s defense minister says Sweden could start producing weapons for Ukraine to help counter Russia’s military offensive, but no final decision on the matter has been made, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist revealed on Thursday. Speaking to Swedish broadcaster SVT, Hultqvist described three main projects aimed at […]

  • Indian banks fear aligning payment messaging system with Russia — media

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 10:16am EDT

    Cooperation could be viewed as an attempt to sidestep US sanctions, Indian bankers say Indian banks and financial institutions do not support the idea of integrating the country’s internal system for transmitting financial information (SFMS) with Russia’s Financial Messaging System (FSFS), the Economic Times reported on Friday citing sources in the banking sector. India’s financial […]

  • EU member state wants to send ‘straightforward signal’ to Russia

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 9:58am EDT

    The Czech Republic will push for a blanket ban on Russian travelers to the European Union The Czech government will push for an EU-wide ban on Russian travelers during a ministerial summit in late August, the country’s foreign minister, Jan Lipavsky, has said. The proposal is aimed at adding to the list of sanctions imposed […]

  • Joan of Arc is non-binary in new play

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 9:54am EDT

    The story of the legendary historical figure is “alive, queer and full of hope,” Shakespeare’s Globe Theater insists Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London is facing backlash from academics and feminists after announcing that Joan of Arc, a national heroine and patron saint of France, will be portrayed as non-binary in a new production. The play, […]

  • Era of extremely cheap flights over – Ryanair

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 9:14am EDT

    The budget airline warns ticket prices will rise due to high cost of fuel European lowcoster Ryanair told BBC on Thursday that the era of super-cheap air travel is over. “I don’t think there are going to be ten-euro (about $10) flights anymore because oil prices are significantly higher,” Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary stated. […]

  • Moscow comments on salvaging Iran nuclear deal

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 9:11am EDT

    The final text of the deal is almost agreed upon, a top Russian diplomat has said International talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal are drawing to an end, with the final wording of the accord almost ready, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s representative at the negotiations, revealed in an interview published on Friday. However, the document […]

  • Bolton reacts to alleged assassination plot

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 8:39am EDT

    An Iranian suspect allegedly offered a would-be assassin $300,000 to murder the former US National Security Advisor Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Thursday that he was “embarrassed” by a low price tag that had allegedly been put on his head, as part of a would-be plot to assassinate him, planned by […]

  • Russian oil transit payment beats EU sanctions barrier

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 8:15am EDT

    Crude supplies to the Czech Republic may resume after a Dutch bank accepted payment Russian pipeline operator Transneft has said payment for oil transit to the Czech Republic via the Druzhba pipeline has reached an EU bank, and is currently awaiting confirmation by Ukraine. “We have received information that the funds arrived in the account […]

  • UK institute apologizes for citing Russian nationality in rejection letter

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 8:07am EDT

    A cancer research facility overturned its rejection of a Russian PhD applicant A UK cancer research facility has apologized for telling a student that her PhD application had been rejected because she is Russian. The controversy erupted when student Alisa Iakupova tweeted on Tuesday that her friend had been denied a PhD place at the […]

  • Germany at risk of mass unrest – security official

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 6:24am EDT

    Protests over Covid-19 curbs will feel like ‘a kid’s birthday party’ compared to what’s ahead, a senior security official says Germany could be facing mass unrest this autumn and protests over the energy crisis could be hijacked by extremists, a regional head of the country’s domestic security agency has said. Stephan Kramer, who heads the […]

  • Ukraine urges US to sanction all Russian banks – Bloomberg

    RT - Aug 12th 2022 6:19am EDT

    Kiev reportedly wants Washington to add a couple of banks per week to its list of blacklisted financial institutions Ukraine is calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to sanction all private Russian banks, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing Kiev’s envoy to Washington Oksana Markarova. She told the media outlet that President Vladimir Zelensky’s government wants […]