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  • Euro continues slide toward dollar parity 

    RT - Jul 8th 2022 4:22am EDT

    The currency has weakened to a 20-year low against the greenback  The euro on Friday continued its slide to new 20-year lows against the dollar amid concerns of the bloc’s looming recession, with investors betting on potential parity with the US currency.  It was trading as low as $1.0081 to the dollar on Friday as […]

  • Russia expands trade routes with China and India

    RT - Jul 8th 2022 3:00am EDT

    The countries have reportedly launched new sea corridors to ramp up economic cooperation Russian companies have organized regular chartered ships to ensure the supply of much-needed goods, such as raw materials, to China and India, industry insiders told the Global Times on Thursday. According to the sources, continuous disruptions due to the Western sanctions prompted […]

  • Japanese PM reveals condition of predecessor after shooting

    RT - Jul 8th 2022 2:24am EDT

    Shinzo Abe is in a “grave condition” after being shot during a public address, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has revealed that his predecessor Shinzo Abe was in a “grave condition” after an apparent assassination attempt on Friday. The prime minister condemned the attack “in the strongest terms.” Speaking to […]

  • CrossTalk: Russia-West split

    RT - Jul 8th 2022 2:08am EDT

    The West’s Ukraine proxy war against Russia is turning out to be a historical watershed. Russia’s 300-year relationship with the West is rapidly coming to an end as it shifts its attention to the east and global south. Russia’s gain is the West’s loss. CrossTalking with Earl Rasmussen, Gilbert Doctorow, and Janus Putkonen. Powered by […]

  • Japan’s ex-PM shot during public speech

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:32pm EDT

    The former leader appeared to be unresponsive at the scene, according to Kyodo News Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to the hospital after apparently being shot while giving an address, local media reports said, noting that bystanders heard two loud bangs before Abe collapsed. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Israelis, Palestinians brace for Biden visit

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:21pm EDT

    Israel’s defense chief had ‘positive’ security talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbass to coordinate ahead of a visit from the US president next week, discussing security cooperation and upcoming “challenges in the region.” The meeting was held in Ramallah on Thursday “for […]

  • US Homeland Security officers face ‘Chinese spying’ charges

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:33pm EDT

    A grand jury has indicted five people with ‘stalking, harassing, and spying’ on behalf of China One current and one former federal law enforcement officer are among five people who have been indicted by a US grand jury in connection with an alleged scheme to silence critics of the Chinese government. Three of the defendants […]

  • Indian PM criticizes British ‘servant class’ schooling

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 9:04pm EDT

    Narendra Modi urges ditching British legacy to reform Indian education Speaking at an educational policy summit on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denounced the education system inherited from British colonial days and urged reforms that could help the country move forward. “The British provided this education system to prepare a servant class for themselves […]

  • Court blocks transgender convict from changing name

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 8:43pm EDT

    Wisconsin’s highest court has ruled that a registered sex offender can’t change her name to reflect her new gender identity A Wisconsin law barring registered sex offenders from changing their legal names still applies even when the convicted perpetrator switches his or her gender identity, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The 4-3 decision, announced […]

  • Secret Service chief leaving White House

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 7:42pm EDT

    James Murray to head security at Snapchat after 27 years in government service US Secret Service Director James Murray announced his retirement on Thursday, leaving the White House for Silicon Valley. After 27 years in government service, including the last three in charge of protecting two US presidents, Murray will take over as head of […]

  • Ghislaine Maxwell appeals conviction

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 6:37pm EDT

    The sex trafficker recently sentenced to 20 years in prison has filed an appeal to overturn her guilty verdict Lawyers for disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have officially appealed her recent conviction on five charges related to sex trafficking, as well as the 20-year sentence she received last month, according to paperwork filed in Manhattan […]

  • George Floyd’s killer avoids death penalty

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 6:16pm EDT

    Derek Chauvin has been given 21 years in prison after a federal plea deal eliminated the risk of capital punishment being imposed Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd in an incident that sparked race riots across the US, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on […]

  • US comments on Boris Johnson’s resignation

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 6:07pm EDT

    President Joe Biden made no mention of the British PM’s name in a statement praising the US-UK alliance The White House on Thursday issued a statement about the importance of the US-UK alliance in supporting Ukraine, in response to news from London that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had resigned as leader of the Conservative party […]

  • Police kill man with Kalashnikov in French city – media

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 5:53pm EDT

    An armed man was shot dead by a cop in central Grenoble after allegedly aiming at the officer A man reportedly carrying a Kalashnikov rifle was shot dead by police in downtown Grenoble after he allegedly pointed his weapon at the officers on Thursday, local media outlets have revealed.  Police were called to the scene […]

  • Ukraine saddened by Boris Johnson’s downfall, Zelensky claims

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 5:00pm EDT

    Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “sincerely grateful” to the disgraced PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a warm farewell to Boris Johnson as the British PM tendered his resignation on Thursday. Johnson’s departure has “saddened” all Ukrainians, Zelensky claimed, as he expressed hope that Kiev and London would remain “friends and strong allies” after his […]

  • Keep nuclear plants open, Netherlands asks Germany

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 4:54pm EDT

    Despite an energy crisis in both countries, it’s likely that the German facilities will close Dutch Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten told reporters on Wednesday that he has asked German Economy Minister Robert Habeck if Germany’s last three nuclear power plants could be kept open. However, Jetten said that this likely won’t be possible. […]

  • American rocket explodes seconds after launch

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 3:44pm EDT

    A US Minotaur II+ rocket has blown up during a test launch at a Space Force base in California A US Minotaur II+ rocket exploded just 11 seconds after being fired from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base late Wednesday night, officials confirmed on Thursday. The explosion caused a fire, though no injuries were reported at […]

  • Finland may get a border wall

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 3:44pm EDT

    Helsinki’s parliament has passed legislation calling for beefed-up security along its 1,340-kilometer boundary with Russia Finland’s parliament has approved new security measures along the country’s border with Russia, passing legislation that will allow for barriers to be built and for the country to suspend or restrict migrant traffic under “exceptional circumstances.” The bill was passed […]

  • ‘The Godfather’ star dies at 82

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 3:43pm EDT

    James Caan, the American actor known for tough-guy roles such as Sonny Corleone, has passed away US actor James Caan, who starred in Hollywood films like ‘The Godfather’, ‘Thief’, ‘Misery’, and ‘Dogville’  has died at 82. The actor’s death was announced on Thursday on his Twitter account: “It is with great sadness that we inform […]

  • Putin comments on West’s reliance on fossil fuels

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 1:44pm EDT

    The Russian president noted there was a lot of ‘noise’ about alternative energy in the EU, but now it is going back to coal The West made a lot of fuss about alternative energy sources before eventually going back to fossil fuels, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin made his remark during a […]

  • Hunter Biden smoked ‘crack’ in rehab his father paid for – media

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 1:20pm EDT

    The US president’s son couldn’t wait till he got home from a sensory deprivation clinic to use drugs, newly-unearthed video shows US presidential scion Hunter Biden filmed himself smoking drugs and drinking alcohol while playing with himself in a pricey ‘sensory deprivation tank’ at a Massachusetts rehab clinic in 2019, video from his abandoned ‘laptop […]

  • US war hawks visit Kiev

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 12:43pm EDT

    US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have both supported pouring arms and money into Ukraine Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal met on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who petitioned the lawmakers for more weapons. Blumenthal and Graham have been two of the most ardently pro-Ukraine voices in the US […]

  • Norway and Russia settle cargo dispute

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 12:20pm EDT

    The two countries have found a way to deliver goods to Russian settlements on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard Moscow and Oslo say they have settled a dispute regarding cargo shipments to Russian mining settlements on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, according to a statement released by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. The statement […]

  • EU country slams gas sharing plan as ‘communism’

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:55am EDT

    Budapest says gas purchased by Hungarian taxpayers will be used inside the country Hungary has reportedly lashed out at the EU over a suggestion that all natural gas stored by individual member states must be shared, as the continent grapples with the mounting energy crisis. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto strongly criticized the proposal to enforce […]

  • ‘The clown is leaving’ – top Putin ally on PM Johnson

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:28am EDT

    Johnson was a ‘patron of Zelensky’ and ‘one of the main idealogues’ behind the war against Russia, the Duma speaker has claimed Boris Johnson is a “clown” and bears personal responsibility for shelling Russian cities, claimed Putin’s top ally, Vyacheslav Volodin, after the UK prime minister resigned from his Tory leader position on Thursday. “The […]