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  • Wrestling rocked by salacious McMahon allegations

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 11:32am EDT

    Reports claim Vince McMahon paid ‘hush money’ to a former employee with whom he had an affair Vince McMahon, the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), is the subject of an internal investigation related to reports of an alleged $3 million ‘hush money’ payment made earlier this year to a former employee with whom the […]

  • Man who shot Reagan granted freedom

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 11:27am EDT

    John Hinckley Jr. has been granted full unconditional release in accordance with last year’s court decision John Hinckley Jr. – the man who attempted to assassinate the 40th US President Ronald Reagan in 1981 – has been freed from court oversight, after decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. Hinckley, 67, won release […]

  • New Chelsea owner predicts threats & opportunities

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 10:55am EDT

    Todd Boehly was part of the group which swooped on Chelsea after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich put it up for sale The financial potential of Chelsea can be developed even further but the so-called ‘Big Six’ English football clubs will have to contend with the rise of Saudi-backed Newcastle United, according to new Blues owner […]

  • Biden questioned US hawks over Ukraine – media

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 10:51am EDT

    The US president reportedly told top officials to “tone down” pro-Kiev rhetoric, but ultimately adopted their stance US President Joe Biden reportedly told senior defense and diplomatic officials in his administration to tone down their rhetoric after they pledged to help Ukraine win the conflict with Russia, NBC News reported on Thursday. Ultimately though their […]

  • Kremlin comments on EU leaders’ visit to Kiev

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 10:48am EDT

    Moscow says it can hardly expect Ukraine to return to the negotiation table Moscow hopes a visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis contributes to Ukraine adopting a more “realistic” stance on its conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists […]

  • EU nations call to immediately grant Ukraine candidate status

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 10:40am EDT

    President Emmanuel Macron says France, Germany, Italy and Romania are in favor of immediately granting Ukraine EU candidate status French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that Germany, France, Italy and Romania are all in favor of granting Ukraine immediate EU-candidate status, following a joint meeting between the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the four EU […]

  • Ukraine vows to reclaim Crimea with US weapons

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 9:55am EDT

    Kiev aims to recapture all lost territory from Russia, including the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine’s defense minister says US-supplied weapons will allow Kiev to win back all land lost to Russia, including Crimea, Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov said on Thursday. “We are going to liberate all our territories, all of it, including Crimea,” Reznikov told […]

  • Pogba opens up on Man Utd ‘mistake’

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 9:44am EDT

    The Frenchman was largely unimpressive since making his record-breaking return to Old Trafford in 2016 Paul Pogba is determined to prove his worth after leaving Manchester United for a second time, and says that he wants to show his (now) former club that they made a critical error in opting to not offer their record signing […]

  • Swiss teambuilding event ends up injuring dozens – media

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 9:37am EDT

    Employees of a marketing and advertising company in Switzerland had been offered a ‘firewalking’ activity A firewalking activity at a teambuilding event on Tuesday in the Swiss canton of Zurich has gone horribly wrong, resulting in 25 people being injured, including 13 seriously, local media have reported. An internal corporate event turned into what the […]

  • Russia to export agricultural products to ‘friendly countries’ only

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 9:02am EDT

    Vital food supplies will be provided to the nations that need it most, the Ministry of Agriculture says Russian Minister for Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said on Thursday that the country’s grain harvest could reach 130 million tons this year, which would be enough to cover both domestic needs and ensure export potential. Speaking on the […]

  • UK food prices could spike at 15% this summer

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 8:48am EDT

    Grocery industry group expects high inflation to persist into 2023 Food price inflation in the UK is expected to peak at up to 15% this summer, according to the latest report released by a grocery research body. It warned that the record-high prices would linger on for another year. In its latest report, the Institute […]

  • Another US institution changes name over ‘inclusivity’ concerns

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 8:46am EDT

    George Washington University said it was dropping a name it has used for almost a century George Washington University has announced its intention to drop the ‘Colonials’ moniker attached to its sports teams amid concerns from the school’s board of trustees that it fails to meet their standards of inclusivity. The nickname has been associated with […]

  • US baby formula shortage takes another hit

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 8:29am EDT

    Manufacturing at key plant in Michigan has been halted by severe thunderstorms Production at the baby formula plant in Michigan, which came into focus earlier this year with the formula shortage crisis in the US, has been halted again this week, the owner announced on Wednesday. Abbott Laboratories doesn’t expect the facility to be operational […]

  • Ukraine reveals daily military casualties

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 8:11am EDT

    Up to 1,000 soldiers are being killed or wounded each day, according to a Kiev official Kiev has revealed the extent of its daily casualties in the conflict with Russia. As many as 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being killed or wounded each day in Donbass, a senior official said on Wednesday, as cited by Axios. […]

  • West it yet to face the worst in confronting Russia – Moscow

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 7:05am EDT

    US animosity is worse than during the Cold War, but West is hurting itself with anti-Russia sanctions, Kremlin spokesman insists The US is taking hostile actions against Russia that are worse than what it did during the Cold War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has determined. However, it is hurting itself in the process and will […]

  • Another EU buyer says Russia reduced gas supply

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:55am EDT

    France’s Engie is the fourth European customer to report smaller volumes of natural gas deliveries France’s multinational utility corporation Engie said on Thursday that Russia has reduced gas shipments, Bloomberg reports, citing a company statement. Similar announcements have been issued by several European utilities, including Germany’s Uniper, Italy’s Eni and Austria’s OMV. The reduction of […]

  • US reacts to reported capture of American fighters in Ukraine

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:47am EDT

    Washington will “do everything” to get them home if the reports prove true, top US official has said  The US is monitoring media reports that have claimed that two American nationals have been captured in Ukraine while fighting for the Kiev side. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday that Washington will do […]

  • Russia rules out foreign currency ban

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:44am EDT

    People in Russia will not have their foreign currency accounts frozen, the Central Bank governor says Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina confirmed on Thursday that there will be no national ban on buying or selling foreign currencies. She also gave assurances that foreign currency deposits held by the population will not be frozen. When […]

  • Russian UFC star retires after 14-fight win streak – media

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:35am EDT

    Zabit Magomedsharipov is calling time on his career, according to reports Russian UFC featherweight contender Zabit Magomedsharipov, 31, has reportedly confirmed his retirement from mixed martial arts, more than two years after what proved to be his final fight in the Octagon. The Dagestan native was undefeated in his UFC career, winning six straight fights […]

  • Global sport starting to realize error of Russian bans – minister

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:22am EDT

    Oleg Matytsin said federations had already begun to understand their mistakes in trying to sideline Russia Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has warned that global sport cannot hope to develop “normally” without the role of Russia – something which he says international federations have already begun to realize. Russian athletes currently find themselves sidelined from […]

  • Russia warns gas flow to EU through key pipeline could stop

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:55am EDT

    Further problems with pumping units may lead to Nord Stream’s shutdown, Moscow says Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned on Thursday that repair issues with Nord Stream’s pumping turbines could result in a complete stoppage of natural gas supplies to the bloc via the pipeline. Such a scenario would be “a disaster for Germany,” which […]

  • West struggling to keep up with Ukraine’s demands – US envoy

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:38am EDT

    Some allies have reached “the back of the cupboard” in helping Kiev, Washington’s ambassador to NATO says Supplying Ukraine with weapons for its conflict with Russia is a tough task for the US and its allies as Kiev’s demands are constantly changing, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith has said. Providing military aid to […]

  • Germany to send fewer rocket launchers to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:29am EDT

    Berlin plans to send three weapon systems to Kiev instead of four, due to a lack of ammunition, according to media reports Germany will provide Ukraine with three multiple launch rocket systems in the coming months, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed on the sidelines of a NATO meeting on Wednesday evening. That figure is down […]

  • Russia should rethink its export-driven economy – central bank

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:15am EDT

    Elvira Nabiullina wants industry to work for the domestic market and says most capital controls should be scrapped The Russian government should reconsider the way the nation’s export-dependent economy is functioning under the current circumstances, according to the country’s central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, Nabiullina […]

  • NHL confirms Russian Stanley Cup ban

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:12am EDT

    Members of the championship-winning team usually take the famous Stanley Cup trophy to their respective homelands Russian hockey stars will not be allowed to parade the Stanley Cup in their homeland this summer in a move which breaks with the usual tradition, the NHL has confirmed. Typically, members of the championship-winning organization are allowed to […]