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  • Uvalde massacre probe finds ‘systemic failures’ and lack of leadership

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 5:40am EDT

    Police officers failed to prioritize saving lives over their own safety, the report claims ‘Systemic failures’ and poor leadership led to the high death toll in the school shooting in the town of Uvalde, Texas, legislators have concluded in a report published on Sunday. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at the local Robb Elementary School […]

  • Timetable for return of Nord Stream turbine revealed

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 5:22am EDT

    The Russian pipeline equipment left Canada for Germany on Sunday, Kommersant reports A crucial turbine from the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline was airlifted from Canada to Germany on Sunday, Kommersant newspaper has reported, citing its sources. The part will then travel for another five to seven days by ferry to its destination in […]

  • Clothing retail giant to leave Russia

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 4:53am EDT

    H&M plans to wind down its business in the country, citing ‘operational challenges’ Multinational clothing and home decor company H&M has announced that it is leaving Russia amid mounting sanctions against the country. “Given current operational challenges and an unpredictable future, the company today announces that it has decided to initiate a process of winding […]

  • Four dead in Indiana mall shooting

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 3:33am EDT

    The gunman was shot by an armed civilian, police have said Three people were killed and another two injured on Monday in a shooting that occurred at a mall outside Indianapolis, Indiana. An armed civilian fatally shot the gunman, police have said. According to Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison, a man entered the Greenwood Park […]

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: End of unipolarity

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 2:26am EDT

    Washington’s unipolar moment ended years ago. Unfortunately, and dangerously, the foreign policy blob has refused to come to grips with this new reality. This explains the increased tensions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. And the biggest loser is the collective west. CrossTalking, with Glenn Diesen and Martin Jay.

  • France looks for alternative energy supplies

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 1:20am EDT

    President Macron is set to discuss oil and diesel supplies with the UAE president next week, Bloomberg reports French President Emmanuel Macron will host United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed in Paris next week, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. In recent months, European countries have been seeking alternatives to Russian […]

  • EU’s crop yield projected to fall

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 1:20am EDT

    Grain production is expected to drop across Europe this year, data shows The production of wheat and other grains in the European Union is expected to fall this year due to dry weather, agriculture consulting firm Strategie Grains warned in its latest report, published on Thursday.  The study showed that the EU’s wheat crop is […]

  • Russian economy expected to thrive by year’s end – Putin aide

    RT - Jul 18th 2022 1:20am EDT

    The fiscal situation is gradually improving despite Western sanctions The Russian economy is expected to show positive developments by the end of the year, Maksim Oreshkin, economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said during a speech at a youth forum on Saturday. “The wheels of our economy are building momentum step by step, lending […]

  • EU asks citizens to ‘be patient’ as anti-Russian sanctions bite

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 6:45pm EDT

    Josep Borrell says the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions will crush Moscow any minute now EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell has called on Europeans to show “strategic patience” while months worth of supposedly devastating sanctions against Russia take effect. “The sanctions imposed by the EU and like-minded partners are already hitting Vladimir Putin and his associates […]

  • Russian ‘oligarchs’ seek damages over EU sanctions – WSJ

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 4:58pm EDT

    Top Russian business tycoons are battling the bloc in court, seeking removal of personal sanctions Billionaire Roman Abramovich and other top Russian tycoons who’ve been targeted by EU sanctions over the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, are challenging the restrictions in a European court. The businessmen, widely regarded as ‘oligarchs’ in the West, allege […]

  • US fueling tension in Middle East using ‘Iranophobia’ – FM

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 1:03pm EDT

    Tehran has accused the Biden administration of turning Iran’s neighbors against it The US is attempting to stoke tensions across the Middle East by “relying on the failed policy of Iranophobia,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on Sunday, following US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region. The US was “the first country […]

  • Iran says it’s capable of building nuclear bomb

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 11:15am EDT

    No decision to produce one, however, has been made, a senior Iranian official has said Iran is technically capable of producing a nuclear bomb but no political decision on such an option has been made, Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has said. “In a few days we were able […]

  • Next UK PM must know ‘biggest threat’ is Russia – military chief

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 10:49am EDT

    The challenge posed by Moscow could endure for decades, the head of the British Armed Forces says Boris Johnson’s successor as British prime minister should recognise that Russia is the “biggest threat” to the UK, the Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin, has said.  The briefing that the new leader will receive from […]

  • Mars sued over toxin in world-famous candy

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 10:34am EDT

    Suitor claims Skittles contain known toxin that Mars had pledged to phase out six years ago US food giant Mars has been challenged by a class action lawsuit alleging that the company’s iconic Skittles candies are “unfit for human consumption” because they contain a “known toxin” that the company had pledged to remove back in […]

  • Western arms stockpiles won’t sustain prolonged war in Ukraine – Pentagon supplier

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 10:28am EDT

    The industry needs a “clear signal” from governments on what to build and whether it will be bought, Northrop Grumman’s CEO says The West doesn’t have the stockpiles of weapons needed to sustain a prolonged war in Ukraine or elsewhere, the CEO of one of the Pentagon’s main defense contractors has warned. The military-industrial complex […]

  • EU prepares gas emergency plan – media

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 10:14am EDT

    Member states will be urged to curb their energy use, according to a draft seen by Reuters The EU will urge member countries to scale back their demand for gas in order to prepare for potential Russian supply cuts, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a draft of the proposal. The European Commission plan, due to […]

  • Study reveals how Covid-19 vaccines affect periods

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 9:24am EDT

    Nearly half of females inoculated against the virus have reported menstrual abnormalities Covid-19 vaccines lead to abnormal menstruation in almost half of recipients, a new study has revealed. Published in the Science Advances journal on Friday, the survey was carried out by researchers from the University of Illinois and Washington University School of Medicine. In […]

  • IMF to ‘substantially’ cut global growth outlook — Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 8:39am EDT

    The lender’s director for strategy says the list of options to address global economic challenges is rapidly shrinking The International Monetary Fund will significantly reduce its forecast for global economic growth in its next update, according to Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, the IMF’s director for strategy, policy and review, as reported by Bloomberg. “It’s shock after shock […]

  • Italian budget airlines staff go on strike

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 6:56am EDT

    Hundreds of flights have been canceled, affecting up to 68,000 passengers At least 400 national and international flights were canceled in Italy on Sunday as airline staff, cabin crew and pilots employed by budget carriers staged a four-hour strike, Corriere della Sera reports. The industrial action reportedly involved staff employed by Ryanair, Volotea, easyJet and […]

  • Contents of Shinzo Abe’s suspected assassin’s letter revealed – media

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 6:56am EDT

    Tetsuya Yamagami had reportedly hinted that he was going to kill Japan’s former prime minister The man who is believed to have assassinated Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month had dropped hints about his plans in a letter penned earlier, reports in Japanese media claim. On Sunday, several news outlets suggested that […]

  • Germany won’t survive winter without Russian gas – official

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 5:27am EDT

    The president of the national energy regulator has warned that Germany doesn’t have sufficient gas reserves Germany’s natural gas reserves are not enough to see the country through next winter without purchasing additional Russian gas, the top official in charge of electricity and gas networks has told the media. In an interview with Germany’s Bild […]

  • Germany to bring back Covid-19 masks, justice minister says

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 5:09am EDT

    The effectiveness of face coverings in preventing the spread of the virus is “undisputed,” Marco Buschmann says Germans will be required to wear face masks indoors again this autumn as part of new measures aimed at stemming the spread of Covid-19, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has said. The summer wave of Covid-19 is already “losing […]

  • Rebranded Russian McDonald’s faces key ingredient shortage

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 4:32am EDT

    The fast-food chain has taken French fries off the menu and expects shortages to continue until fall Former McDonald’s restaurants, reopened in Russia under a new name last month, have removed fries from the menu following a poor potato harvest and supply-chain issues. Oleg Paroev, CEO of the company now called ‘Vkusno i Tochka’ or […]

  • Russian fuel is flooding the Middle East – Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 4:04am EDT

    Deliveries soared in June and are expected to climb even higher in July Russian shipments of oil products to the Middle East soared to their highest level in at least six years in June, while deliveries to Europe fell by around 30%, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing data from the analytical company Vortexa. According to […]

  • Dominance of West is coming to an end, former UK PM says

    RT - Jul 17th 2022 3:32am EDT

    The world is going to be “at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar”, according to Tony Blair For the first time in modern history the East can be on equal terms with the West, as the global dominance of the US and its allies comes to an end, former British prime minister Tony Blair has said. […]