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  • Ukrainian cops scour nightclubs for draft dodgers

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 12:26pm EDT

    219 men were pulled from Kiev venues and sent for military registration Police in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev have raided hundreds of nightclubs, handing out fines for curfew violations and drug possession, and summoning 219 men for mandatory military service. Around 420 establishments were targeted in raids over the weekend, Kiev Police Chief Ivan Vyhivsky […]

  • Zelensky refuses to negotiate – French media

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 12:24pm EDT

    In a video call with G7 leaders, the Ukrainian president reportedly said the time was not right for peace talks Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country was not prepared to hold peace talks with Russia, a source in the French government told AFP. He reportedly made the position clear when speaking to leaders […]

  • US farmers hit by chemical shortages – Reuters

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 12:09pm EDT

    Soaring herbicide prices threaten to reduce harvests, industry experts told the media US farmers have curbed the use of common weedkillers and changed their planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals, Reuters reported on Monday, citing interviews with industry players. They told the outlet that spraying smaller volumes of herbicides and turning to less-effective […]

  • What does default mean for Russia?

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 12:00pm EDT

    Attempts to prevent Moscow from paying its foreign debt may undermine the Western financial system Western media are reporting that Russia is facing a default on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918. Moscow was forced to make interest payments on bonds in rubles after Washington blocked dollar payments. What is Russia’s reaction […]

  • Russia claims to eliminate mercenaries involved in murdering POWs

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 11:46am EDT

    A group of fighters from the Georgian Legion have been eliminated in the LPR, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed Russian forces eliminated a group of Georgian mercenaries, who were fighting on the Ukrainian side and were allegedly involved in the abuse and murders of the Russian prisoners, Russian military spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov […]

  • Russia names conditions for BRICS global reserve currency

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 11:36am EDT

    More transactions in national currencies of member states needed first, according to Moscow A new international reserve currency based on the BRICS currency basket requires more transactions to be made in national currencies, Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development suggested on Monday. The reliance on the US dollar and euro also has to be reduced, business […]

  • Djokovic prevails in Wimbledon opener disrupted by crowd emergencies

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 11:23am EDT

    The world number three eventually saw off South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in five sets Novak Djokovic’s defense of his Wimbledon crown began with a hard-fought win after the Serb beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Djokovic’s world number 81 rival gave him an early scare by going up 3-1 in the first set […]

  • Zelensky sets deadline for Russia-Ukraine conflict – media

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 11:11am EDT

    Speaking to G7 leaders, the president reportedly insisted the war must end by winter and called for tougher sanctions on Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine must be finished by the end of the year. Speaking to the G7 leaders on Monday, Zelensky also called for tougher […]

  • US purchased ‘advanced’ weapons for Ukraine – media

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 2:22am EDT

    Washington reportedly plans to deliver Norwegian-developed NASAMS surface-to-air missile system to Kiev The US plans to announce as soon as this week that it has purchased “an advanced medium-to-long range surface-to-air missile defense system” for Ukraine, a number of news agencies reported on Sunday and Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Associated Press […]

  • Climate protesters paralyze Sydney

    RT - Jun 27th 2022 12:22am EDT

    11 arrested under a new law targeting ‘anarchist protesters’ Dozens of climate change protesters have disrupted Monday morning rush hour traffic in Sydney, Australia. Despite multiple arrests, the ‘Blockade Australia’ group vowed to continue their action throughout the entire week. One woman was arrested after she chained herself to the steering wheel of her vehicle […]

  • Western media celebrate ‘Russian default’

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 10:41pm EDT

    Moscow settled interest payments in rubles, after sanctions blocked it from foreign currency transactions As the grace periods on two Russian eurobond coupons expired on Sunday night, multiple Western media outlets rushed to announce that Moscow was now in a state of default on its foreign foreign currency-denominated debt for the first time in over […]

  • Iran launches space rocket (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 8:57pm EDT

    The US blasts the move as ‘unhelpful and destabilizing’ Tehran has conducted a new test of its three-stage satellite carrier rocket, according to state media, in an alleged bid to expand its national space program. Washington, however, believes it to be part of a military ballistic missile research to obtain long-range nuclear strike capabilities. The […]

  • Prince Charles scrutinized over ‘bags of Qatari cash’

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 7:47pm EDT

    The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund is under fire for taking multiple cash payments from the Qatari royal family Prince Charles is facing a possible investigation by the UK’s Charity Commission regarding multi-million pound donations made by the Qatari royal family to the Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund (PWCF), his grant-making entity, following a series of […]

  • Turkey explains why it does not impose sanctions on Russia

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 5:25pm EDT

    Russian actions in Ukraine cannot be justified – but they are not unprovoked, the Turkish president’s spokesman says Turkey does not follow the Western lead in sanctioning Russia because it is guided by pragmatic economic considerations and “a policy of balance,” the Turkish president’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has said. In an interview with Haberturk TV, […]

  • Rock star says he’s ‘f***ing renouncing’ US citizenship

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 5:20pm EDT

    The frontman of pop-punk group Green Day has vowed to leave the US over the federal abortion ban The frontman and guitarist of 90’s pop-punk band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, announced he was “f***ing renouncing my citizenship” and moving to London in the midst of a profane tirade during a performance on the band’s […]

  • Stadium crashes, killing at least five, dozens injured (VIDEOS)

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 4:58pm EDT

    An entire seating section of an improvised bullfighting stadium in Colombia crumbled to the ground At least four people have died and 60 are injured after a wooden bullfighting stadium collapsed on Sunday in El Espinal, Colombia. Amid the carnage, a bull escaped into the streets of the town. The collapse was caught on camera, […]

  • BBC staff told there are more than 150 genders – media

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 4:10pm EDT

    Whistleblowers allege a woke takeover of Britain’s national broadcaster The BBC hired “trans and nonbinary inclusion” consultants to tell its staff that there are more than 150 genders and instruct them to police each other’s use of gender pronouns, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.  According to the report, the BBC emailed its radio producers and […]

  • Neymar prepared to leave PSG – report

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 3:33pm EDT

    The world’s most expensive football player is believed to be looking for a new home Football’s most expensive player of all time, Neymar, is thinking about leaving Paris Saint Germain this summer according to reports from France. The Qatari-backed giants memorably paid FC Barcelona €222 million ($234 million) to trigger the Brazil international’s release clause […]

  • British PM defuses anger over third term talk

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 3:30pm EDT

    Boris Johnson has attempted to paint his mention of serving a third term as mere enthusiasm for the job UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wasn’t seriously considering staying in office until “the mid-2030s” – instead, he was merely focused on his “massive agenda,” he told alarmed colleagues on Sunday.  Johnson had made the controversial comments […]

  • West agrees to support Kiev indefinitely – media

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 2:19pm EDT

    G7 leaders plan to continue providing Ukraine with all kinds of assistance “for as long as it takes” The Group of Seven (G7) will pledge to provide support to Ukraine in all possible forms “for as long as it takes,” according to a draft communique of the summit, seen by Bloomberg. The three-day meeting of […]

  • UK Culture Secretary reveals plans for trans bans

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 2:17pm EDT

    Nadine Dorries wants British sports to follow Fina’s lead The UK’s Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has said that she will be “crystal clear” when pushing British sporting bodies to follow global swimming authority Fina’s lead and ban trans athletes from women’s sports. The Conservative party politician will meet with chiefs from football, rugby, athletics, tennis […]

  • ‘Shall we take our clothes off?’ UK PM asks G7 leaders (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 1:41pm EDT

    Boris Johnson and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau joked about exposing their “pecs,” in an apparent attempt to mock Vladimir Putin UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the opportunity on Sunday to jokingly argue over whether they should undress, with Johnson saying that showing off his “pecs” would make him […]

  • Russian drilling rig shelled again

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 12:55pm EDT

    No casualties have been reported following the Ukrainian attack, Crimea’s emergency services say A Russian offshore drilling rig in the Black Sea has been shelled, in the second similar attack in less than a week, a spokesperson for Crimea’s emergency services told TASS on Sunday, blaming the strike on the Ukrainian military. Earlier, the Baza […]

  • Gold ban will cost Russia $19bn – US

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 12:51pm EDT

    Despite booming profits for Moscow, the US secretary of state insisted that the sanctions will hurt the Kremlin soon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Sunday that an embargo on Russian gold exports will strip Moscow of around $19 billion in annual revenue. Pressed over the West’s failure to hurt the Russian […]

  • Epstein ‘madam’ put on suicide watch

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 12:12pm EDT

    Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed in solitary confinement and may seek to delay her sentencing Convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch in the Brooklyn jail where she awaits sentencing on charges related to her activities with now-deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Her lawyers complained in a letter on Friday that […]