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  • ‘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 […]

  • EU nation assess impact of halting imports from Russia and Belarus

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 11:54am EDT

    The move would lead to extra costs of at least €860 million for Estonian companies Estonian businesses that depend on goods and raw materials imported from Russia and Belarus would be expected to face extra costs of €860 million, according to the Foresight Centre, an independent think tank at Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament. Replacing goods supplied […]

  • Unvaccinated Djokovic gives up hope of making US Open

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 11:50am EDT

    Covid restrictions as things stand make it impossible for the tennis great to play at Flushing Meadows Unvaccinated tennis world number two Novak Djokovic appears resigned to missing another tennis grand slam in 2022 given his vaccine stance and American covid protocol that will prevent him from playing the US Open later this year.  Djokovic […]

  • NATO to decide on biggest deployment since Cold War – media

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 11:48am EDT

    The military bloc might send entire divisions to its eastern flank to deter Russia, El Pais reports The upcoming NATO summit in Madrid might see the military bloc decide to send thousands of troops to Russia’s doorstep, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Sunday, citing its sources. The bloc, which is set to “re-invent” […]

  • Putin to make first foreign trip since February

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 11:18am EDT

    The Russian president will be heading to Central Asia next week Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan and Tajikistan next week in what will be his first foreign trip since the launch of the military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In Dushanbe, Putin will hold talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Negotiations and […]

  • Russian defense minister inspects the troops fighting in Ukraine

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 11:08am EDT

    Sergey Shoigu also presented awards to servicemen “who showed heroism and dedication” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu conducted an inspection of the troops involved in the special military operation in Ukraine and presented state awards to the most distinguished servicemen, the ministry said on Sunday. Commanders reported to the minister on the situation on the […]

  • Civilians hurt by Russian shelling of Kiev – Ukraine

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 10:41am EDT

    Mayor Vitaly Klitschko claimed that one person died and four people were hospitalized as a missile hit an apartment complex Ukrainian officials have claimed that Russia shelled a residential building and a kindergarten in Kiev on Sunday. A Russian missile hit an apartment complex in western Kiev, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel […]

  • EU steps back into coal age – media

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 10:32am EDT

    Several members of the bloc have announced emergency plans to boost ‘dirty fuel’ usage amid the shortage of Russian gas A number of EU countries have launched emergency plans aimed to lower and ration the use of natural gas and resurrect coal-fired power production, Business Insider reported on Tuesday. This week, Germany, Austria, and the […]

  • Manchester United rule out Ronaldo sale – report

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The club has reportedly told the Portuguese superstar that he will not be transferred ahead of the new Premier League football season Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo is going nowhere this summer after the club told the Portuguese forward that he is not up for sale, according to reports. Ronaldo joined United for the second […]

  • Biden says Putin’s hopes dashed

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 9:53am EDT

    The G7 did not “splinter” as the Russian president expected, his US counterpart has said “We have to stay together” in the face of the conflict in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden insisted as he arrived at the G7 Summit in the German Alps on Sunday. Putin had been hoping “that somehow NATO and the […]

  • Boris Johnson reveals downside of settling Ukraine conflict

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 9:44am EDT

    Any effort to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kiev peacefully will cause more harm than good, the UK PM has said The West needs to keep arming Ukraine instead of seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron, according to Downing […]

  • 22 young people dead in South African nightclub

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 9:43am EDT

    The cause of the tragedy remains unknown At least 22 people were found dead in a nightclub in the South African city of East London on Sunday. The cause of the deaths is unclear, and no obvious signs of injury on the bodies have been reported. Emergency workers were called to the Enyobeni Tavern in […]

  • Number of foreign businesses planning to leave Russia revealed

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 9:42am EDT

    Only 4% of German and 3% of Japanese firms say they will cease all operations in the country A small percentage of German and Japanese businesses reportedly wish to completely halt all operations in Russia in response to Moscow’s military operation in neighboring Ukraine, launched in late February. According to the latest figures released by […]

  • US Democrats cling to abortion rights as a chance to claw back votes

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 9:32am EDT

    The repeal of Roe v. Wade is seen as an opportunity to get people to vote blue in the midterms and ignore the more real and present problems “This fall, Roe is on the ballot,” said Joe Biden, addressing his base in the wake of the landmark decision to repeal federal protections for abortions. “Personal […]

  • Japanese UFO researchers report hundreds of encounters

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 8:04am EDT

    The Fukushima-based International UFO Institute says it recorded 452 sightings over the past year The privately-owned International UFO Institute, which was established in the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima in the summer of 2021, shared the results of its first year of operations on Saturday. The institute is headed by Takeharu Mikami, the editor-in-chief of Mu […]

  • Western ‘network of commandos and spies’ helps Ukraine – NYT

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 8:02am EDT

    CIA agents have been stationed in Kiev to share US intel with Ukrainian troops, a report says A secret network of commandos and spies from the US and its allies is working to provide weapons, intelligence and training to Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing current and former American and European officials. […]

  • Global recession risk warning issued

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 7:31am EDT

    The world economy faces a 50% chance of slowdown, according to Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing said on Wednesday the global economy may be headed for a recession as central banks scramble to combat inflation. “At least I would say we have 50% likelihood of a recession globally,” Sewing said at the Future […]

  • Energy majors call on the French to save energy

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 7:11am EDT

    Industry CEOs say France is at major risk of shortages and soaring prices The chief executives of French energy companies TotalEnergies, EDF, and Engie have urged the country’s households and businesses to immediately lower consumption of fuel, oil, electricity and gas to be better prepared for the winter season. “We must collectively take action on […]

  • Ukraine joining NATO ‘has never been on the table’ – Spain

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 6:46am EDT

    The idea of inviting Kiev to join the military bloc will not be discussed at next week’s summit, Madrid has said NATO has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take part in its upcoming summit in Madrid, but that does not mean that the bloc plans to invite Kiev to join its ranks any time […]

  • Russia to supply neighbor with Iskander-M missile systems

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 5:53am EDT

    The nuclear-capable systems are to arrive in Belarus “in the coming months,” President Putin says Moscow is going to provide Minsk with Iskander-M mobile short-range missile systems, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday. “The decision has been made. Within the next few months, we’ll transfer […]

  • Poland seeks NATO brigade group on its territory

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 5:12am EDT

    The defense minister says security in the region requires “special attention” Poland is seeking to further increase NATO’s presence on its territory, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said. Warsaw wants a brigade group in addition to the troops already stationed there, he told Polska Times in an interview published on Saturday. The security of NATO’s […]

  • MPs want abortion rights inscribed into constitution

    RT - Jun 26th 2022 4:47am EDT

    “What happened elsewhere must not happen in France,” a French lawmaker says Reacting to the US Supreme Court’s decision to roll back the constitutional protection for abortion, a group of French MPs from President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party moved to inscribe the right to abortion into the constitution. On Friday, the US Supreme Court overturned […]