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  • Liz Truss eyes move to replace Boris Johnson

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 6:24am EDT

    UK foreign secretary Liz Truss has announced her bid to replace Boris Johnson, touting her diplomacy expertise UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has joined the race to become the next prime minister, outlining her vision for Britain and the Conservative party in an op-ed published by the Daily Telegraph on Sunday. “We face huge challenges […]

  • World’s largest casino city locked down

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 5:57am EDT

    Restrictive measures have been reimposed in Macau, China following a new Covid outbreak The Chinese special administrative region of Macau, known as the world’s largest casino city, has been put on lockdown for the first time in more than two years following a new Covid outbreak. According to the city government’s statement on July 9, […]

  • Return date for sanctioned Russian pipeline part revealed

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 5:16am EDT

    Canada will reportedly send the equipment back after July 14 Canada plans to return a repaired Nord Stream 1 gas turbine to the pipeline operator after July 14, according to unnamed sources close to the matter cited by Russian business daily Kommersant. The Siemens Energy equipment was transported to the country for scheduled maintenance, and […]

  • Wuhan University reports case of cholera

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 4:32am EDT

    Measures to contain the outbreak are in place while Covid is continuing to spread in China A case of cholera was confirmed on Monday in the Chinese city of Wuhan – the site of first-ever documented Covid infection – with measures to prevent a potential outbreak now in place. According to a notice from the […]

  • EU laments losing ‘battle of narratives’ on Ukraine

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 3:55am EDT

    The ‘Global South’ won’t join the West in its punitive action against Russia, the EU’s top diplomat said Many G20 diplomats are more concerned with their own national interests than punishing Russia with economic sanctions for attacking Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. He claimed the West was being accused of double […]

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: Legitimacy crisis

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 2:16am EDT

    The collective west faces economic disaster, high debt, escalating inflation, diminished competitiveness and a serious energy crisis. Much, if not all of this, has been self-inflicted. But the worst crisis the west faces is a crisis of legitimacy and the failure of neoliberalism. CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Martin Jay.

  • Russia suspends operation of major gas pipeline to Europe

    RT - Jul 11th 2022 1:50am EDT

    The flow of Russian gas through Nord Stream 1 has been suspended due to planned maintenance work The flow of Russian gas to Germany through the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline has been suspended.  Operator Nord Stream AG said that it would be shut down for 10 days starting Monday for routine maintenance work. During that […]

  • Japan’s ruling party secures supermajority

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 11:16pm EDT

    The election was held just days after the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe Japan’s current and former prime ministers’ Liberal Democratic Party, alongside its coalition partner Komeito, have won enough seats to comfortably secure the two-thirds majority needed to push through constitutional changes. The ruling coalition claimed 75 of the 125 House of Councillors […]

  • British PM hopeful ‘invaded a country once’

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 9:33pm EDT

    A former British Army officer entered the race bragging about his ‘leadership’ qualities from a military perspective Tom Tugendhat, a 49-year-old Army veteran who chairs the UK Foreign Affairs Committee but never held a ministerial role, was grilled about his leadership ambitions despite apparent lack of political management experience during a Sunday show on Sky […]

  • Trump calls Musk ‘bullshit artist’

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 7:54pm EDT

    Former US president bashed Tesla CEO over his botched Twitter deal The world’s richest man has “got himself a mess” with a “rotten contract” to purchase Twitter that he is now trying to terminate, former US president Donald Trump said at a weekend rally as he touted his alternative Truth Social network, calling it “hot […]

  • Defiant Schroeder says will keep talking to Putin

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 6:16pm EDT

    The conflict between Moscow and Kiev can only be resolved through diplomacy, former German chancellor believes A diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is the only thing that can effectively alleviate the suffering of civilians, the former German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has told Germany’s FAZ newspaper, adding that he would continue to use […]

  • Former Polish president suggests reducing Russia’s population

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 4:30pm EDT

    The West should either change the Russian “political system” or instigate a massive uprising, Lech Walesa believes The world will never be safe as long as modern-day Russia exists, former Polish president Lech Walesa told French broadcaster LCI on Friday, claiming that Russia is “imperial” in nature and will always seek to “keep annexing peoples.” […]

  • Biden’s age becomes ‘issue’ for White House – NYT

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 2:43pm EDT

    The oldest US leader ever is “testing the boundaries” of the presidency, New York Times reports, citing White House officials President Joe Biden’s age is increasingly becoming an issue for the White House, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Saturday, citing a host of unnamed officials, who admitted that the US leader’s “energy level” […]

  • Kiev comments on US congresswoman’s allegations

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 12:22pm EDT

    The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has responded to Victoria Spartz, who claimed Zelensky’s chief of staff “raises many concerns” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko on Saturday accused US Congresswoman Victoria Spartz of attempting to bring “Russian propaganda” into American politics. Spartz had earlier called on the US administration to develop a mechanism for tracking military […]

  • Germany plans winter ‘warm-up spaces’ in case of gas shortage

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 10:43am EDT

    The measure being considered by a number of German cities is aimed at those struggling to afford high heating costs, media report Gas shortages and skyrocketing heating costs might see many Germans unable to afford their heating bills this winter, Germany’s Bild tabloid reported on Sunday, adding that the nation’s Cities and Municipalities Association has […]

  • Le Pen blasts reverse effect of anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 10:42am EDT

    The EU’s punitive measures ‘sanctioned the French more than they sanctioned Russia,’ she told French media Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing National Rally party, has dismissed EU sanctions against Russia as “completely inefficient.” Speaking to French broadcaster BMF TV on Sunday, Le Pen said the “sanctions had enriched Russia; they have sanctioned […]

  • China’s consumer inflation hits two-year high

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 10:40am EDT

    A rise in demand due to eased Covid curbs may further increase prices Consumer prices in China grew 2.5% in June from a year earlier, beating economists’ expectations of a 2.4% gain, the National Bureau of Statistics data revealed on Saturday. The released numbers demonstrate the strongest pace in two years and compare with 2.1% […]

  • North Korea fires artillery shots – media

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 9:36am EDT

    The “trajectories” were detected by Seoul as fears grow of an imminent “provocation” from the DPRK The South Korean military detected “trajectories” which are believed to be artillery shots fired by North Korea on Sunday evening. There was no information on the exact number of shots or the origin of projectiles in a text message […]

  • Pregnant motorist fights fine, citing Roe v Wade reversal

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 9:16am EDT

    A pregnant woman tried to avoid a ticket for driving alone in a carpool lane, saying her fetus is a person, local media reports A pregnant woman in Texas is fighting a traffic fine for having driven in a high occupancy vehicle ‘carpool’ lane, arguing that her unborn child should now be considered as a […]

  • France issues another gloomy outlook on gas supplies

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 8:21am EDT

    Paris is getting ready for total halt of gas deliveries from Russia French authorities are preparing for a complete suspension of gas supplies from Russia, according to the country’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who sees such a full shutdown as the “most likely scenario.”  “I think that a total cutoff of Russian gas supplies […]

  • Biden’s approval rating falls even further

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 8:06am EDT

    29% of voters approve of US president’s performance, Civiqs daily tracking survey has shown US President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped below the 30%-mark to its lowest figure yet, according to new polling results published on Saturday. The daily tracking survey conducted by Civiqs, an online polling and analytics company, has shown that 29% […]

  • India eyes bigger stakes in Russian oilfields – media

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 6:19am EDT

    New Delhi reportedly wants to preserve and expand its holdings in the Sakhalin-1 project India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is deploying additional manpower to play a bigger role in operating the Sakhalin-1 oil field following ExxonMobil’s withdrawal, the Times of India reported on Friday. The company has a 20% stake in the energy […]

  • Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 18 dead

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 6:17am EDT

    Unrelated tragedies occurred a few hours apart in popular nightspots At least 18 people have been killed and several injured in two mass shootings in South Africa on Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday, local police have confirmed. One incident occurred at a local tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township just after midnight. […]

  • Developing world to face wave of defaults – Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 5:58am EDT

    National bankruptcies to precede political instability in emerging economies Emerging nations, including El Salvador, Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia and Pakistan, will be challenged with a historic cascade of defaults as a quarter-trillion-dollar pile of distressed debts keeps exerting downward pressure on economies, Bloomberg is reporting. “With the low-income countries, debt risks and debt crises are not […]

  • Education minister explains why she flipped off crowd

    RT - Jul 10th 2022 5:19am EDT

    Andrea Jenkyns said she had to ‘stand up for herself’ by giving the middle finger to a gathering outside Downing Street The newly appointed UK education minister explained on Saturday why she gave the middle finger to a crowd outside Downing Street, saying she had to “stand up for herself.” Andrea Jenkyns, a Tory MP, […]