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  • UK fuel prices hit new high

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 10:12am EDT

    Experts say new fuel tax cut is overdue to keep prices from soaring further Fuel prices in the UK have risen to new highs, according to data tracked by the roadside assistance company the RAC. The average price of diesel jumped to a record 190.92 pence per liter, while gasoline reached 185.04 pence.RAC calculations show […]

  • New York spent huge sum on drag queen shows for kids – media

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 9:57am EDT

    Parents say they weren’t given the chance to opt their kids out of the performances New York City Council has spent more than $200,000 in taxpayer money on drag queen shows at city schools since 2018, the New York Post reported on Saturday. The shows featured cross-dressing performers interacting with kids as young as three, […]

  • France entered ‘war economy’ – Macron

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 9:35am EDT

    The French president wants to boost military spending in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict France will adjust its six-year military spending plan in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday. Macron said he instructed the government to “carry out a reassessment of the military spending program in the coming weeks, in the […]

  • Germany has plan to help ‘prevent global famine’

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:57am EDT

    Berlin is considering a special fund aimed at creating a “grain bridge” from Ukraine The German government is working to expedite the export of Ukrainian grain by rail, with plans being considered to establish a special fund to pay for the project. Authorities are “working at full speed so that grain from Ukraine can be […]

  • Jake Paul rips Biden in brutal viral tweet

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:29am EDT

    The YouTuber reeled off a list of perceived failures from the Democrat leader Internet celebrity and budding boxer Jake Paul has taken to social media to slam the rule of American President Joe Biden. Biden succeeded Donald Trump after winning the 2020 US presidential election but has come under increasing fire as the US grapples with rising […]

  • Japanese yen slides to record low

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 8:16am EDT

    The currency is down due to Tokyo’s reluctance to tighten monetary policy, analysts say The Japanese yen hit its lowest level against the US dollar in nearly 24 years on Monday, dropping to 135.22 yen to the greenback on the Tokyo Exchange as of around 04:00 GMT. This is its lowest level since October 1998. […]

  • Australia should limit gas exports – former PM

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:43am EDT

    Malcolm Turnbull says the government has to ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’ Australia needs to limit gas exports to ease the energy crisis in the country’s eastern states, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told ABC TV on Monday. “They should make sure whatever gas we need is available here… We […]

  • Macron wrong about Putin – Czech Republic

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:27am EDT

    The foreign minister argued that the Russian leader doesn’t care how the West sees his country French President Emmanuel Macron was wrong when he spoke about not wanting to “humiliate” Russia over its actions in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has said. “Russia is the aggressor, and we shouldn’t take into account if Russia […]

  • Zidane snubs French giants – reports

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 7:16am EDT

    French media claim that time is running out to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain France and Real Madrid icon Zinedine Zidane has reportedly rejected Paris Saint-Germain’s offer to him to become their head coach and replace the outgoing Mauricio Pochettino. After the likes of Mundo Deportivo and Goal claimed on Friday that the 1998 World […]

  • Three killed in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk market – DPR

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 6:25am EDT

    Four more have been wounded, local officials say DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Judo star issues threat if Russians allowed to compete

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 6:05am EDT

    Ukrainian judoka Georgii Zantaraia made the pledge if Russian stars are allowed to appear at an upcoming event Ukrainian former world judo champion Georgii Zantaraia has said he will renounce his titles if Russians are permitted to compete at an upcoming tournament in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. The International Judo Federation (IJF) is standing […]

  • Russian ace Medvedev recaptures world no.1 spot

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:55am EDT

    Daniil Medvedev is starting his second reign atop of the ATP rankings Daniil Medvedev has officially reclaimed his place as world number one in the updated ATP ratings, marking the second time the Russian star will lead the men’s tennis rankings ahead of the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Medvedev moved top of […]

  • Bitcoin plunges to 18-month low

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:52am EDT

    Other crypto tokens have also slid amid risk-off sentiment The world’s top cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, slid below $25,000 per token on Monday morning, plunging more than 43% so far this year from nearly $49,000 in March. At 08:15 GMT, it was trading at $24,800 per coin, down 9.8% for the day. Bitcoin has been declining for […]

  • UK poised to send first asylum seekers to Africa

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 4:38am EDT

    Courts are hearing last-minute appeals against 30 deportations, with the first flight to Rwanda slated for Tuesday The High Court of Justice and The Court of Appeal in London are hearing last-minute legal challenges to Boris Johnson’s policy, under which asylum seekers are to be deported to Rwanda while their applications are being processed. The […]

  • Never-before-seen photos from Gitmo revealed by NYT

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 3:46am EDT

    The outlet published images of the first prisoners arriving at the notorious US facility in Cuba The New York Times has published never-before-seen photos from the infamous US-run detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Washington began shipping inmates from the Middle East and elsewhere to the prison shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The New […]

  • WTO warns of ‘polycrisis’

    RT - Jun 13th 2022 3:43am EDT

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the world is facing a food and fuel crisis and export controls are making it worse Export restrictions are pushing up food prices and could further exacerbate the global “polycrisis,” World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at the opening of the 12th WTO ministerial conference in Geneva on Sunday. According […]

  • Capitol ‘insurrection’ deniers blamed for inflation

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 8:49pm EDT

    Former Treasury secretary and Obama advisor says Republicans downplaying the January 6 riot are contributing to surging prices Economist Larry Summers, an advisor to two Democrat presidents and treasury secretary under Bill Clinton, has found a new culprit behind America’s inflation crisis: Republicans who downplay the severity of the January 2021 US Capitol riot. “I […]

  • Private space company loses 2 more NASA satellites

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:47pm EDT

    A rocket launched by Astra aerospace company shut down early, failing to deliver its payloads into orbit The privately launched rocket that was supposed to deliver two NASA satellites into orbit malfunctioned shortly after takeoff on Sunday, failing to complete its mission and losing expensive US space agency payloads for the second time this year. […]

  • Ex-general loses think tank job amid FBI probe

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:45pm EDT

    Former US General John Allen quits as president of the Brookings Institution amid a federal lobbying probe Former Marine General John Allen has stepped down as president and CEO of think tank the Brookings Institution effective Sunday, according to a resignation letter posted to Twitter by a Politico reporter. His departure comes in the midst […]

  • South Korea to restore security ties with neighbor

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:28pm EDT

    Seoul plans to “normalize” cooperation with Japan to help deal with threats from North Korea South Korea is looking to mend fences with Japan, at least when it comes to cooperation on security matters, as Seoul seeks help in addressing escalating missile and nuclear threats from North Korea. “Although several bilateral issues remain unsolved between […]

  • China trains with its new security partner in Pacific

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:46pm EDT

    Chinese police officers have begun training their Solomon Islands colleagues, the island nation has announced Chinese police have started training their Solomon Islands counterparts, the island nation announced on Sunday. The first round of exercises took place at the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) headquarters in Rove, a western suburb of the capital city […]

  • Ukraine to decide how much territory it trades for peace – NATO

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:37pm EDT

    Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said that peace comes at a price, but insisted it’s up to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the US-led alliance aims to strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table, but added that any peace deal would involve compromises, including of territory.  Stoltenberg spoke at the Kultaranta […]

  • Despite Epstein scandal, Prince Andrew wants royal status back – media

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:28pm EDT

    The disgraced Duke of York has asked the Queen for his titles back Britain’s Prince Andrew has begged his mother, Queen Elizabeth, to allow him to return to royal life and is seeking to reclaim some of the titles and duties stripped from him after revelations about his alleged involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein underage […]

  • Macron’s parliamentary majority in jeopardy – AFP

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:18pm EDT

    Election projections suggest that the French president’s coalition may fail to win majority control of the National Assembly President Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary alliance is reportedly projected to win the most votes in Sunday’s first round of voting, but it may fail to win enough seats to gain the majority needed to push through his legislative […]

  • Biden shouldn’t run again, Democrats say

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:21pm EDT

    The Democratic Party is finally admitting its octogenarian standard-bearer might not have what it takes to win Citing “dozens of frustrated Democratic officials, members of Congress and voters,” the New York Times has acknowledged in a Sunday report that incumbent US President Joe Biden could be replaced as the party’s nominee in 2024.  The president […]