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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 […]
Finland won’t join NATO without Sweden – president
RT - Jun 12th 2022 3:15pm EDT
The US-led bloc has no deadline to accept the two Nordic countries amid opposition from Turkey, the NATO secretary general has signaled Finland will not join the US-led NATO bloc without Sweden should the latter run into an impasse on its ascension path, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has said. The official made the remarks during […]
Pelosi accused of blocking questions ‘that make sense’
RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:25pm EDT
The January 6 probe refuses to consider certain inconvenient truths, according to a Florida congressman Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida) has accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of shutting down questions from two separate congressional probes into how the January 6th riots were allowed to occur in an interview with Fox’s Dan Bongino on Saturday. “In the […]
Government accuses petrol stations of ripping off consumers
RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:25pm EDT
UK says retailers may not be passing on price cuts UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ordered the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Saturday to investigate whether fuel retailers have passed on a 5-pence-per-liter price reduction to consumers. Petrol and diesel prices have reached record highs in the UK, partly as a result […]
American LIV Golf rebels accused of betraying country
RT - Jun 12th 2022 2:13pm EDT
A group for families of 9/11 victims are outraged by the golfers’ decision to join the breakaway golf league American golfers who have opted to play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series have been accused of betraying their country. The breakaway organization is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, who controls the […]
Ukraine hails British monarch with bizarre image
RT - Jun 12th 2022 1:24pm EDT
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry posted an image of Queen Elizabeth armed with an anti-tank missile launcher The Ukrainian Defense Ministry made a social media post on Saturday depicting Britain’s reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, aiming a shoulder-fired NLAW anti-tank missile launcher. The image is the latest in a line of controversial social media posts by the […]
West wants to ‘absolve’ itself from its own crimes – Serbia
RT - Jun 12th 2022 1:08pm EDT
By pressuring Belgrade to sanction Moscow, Western states are seeking to whitewash their own sins, the interior minister says It is not in Serbia’s interests to reduce cooperation with Russia and to “absolve” the West of its crimes, the interior minister says Serbia says it is not interested in diminishing its “closeness and cooperation” with […]
US lawmakers reach deal on gun control
RT - Jun 12th 2022 12:27pm EDT
Senate negotiators have agreed on a bipartisan bill in response to a wave of mass shootings Members of the US Senate have announced an agreement on a limited bipartisan deal that could mark the nation’s most significant gun control legislation in three decades. The news comes as lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to find ways […]
UK set to break international law – Sinn Fein chief
RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:24am EDT
Mary Lou McDonald said London’s plans to change the Northern Ireland Protocol will have very serious implications The UK will violate international law if it unilaterally changes the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, said Mary Lou McDonald, leader of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein. “What the Tory government is proposing to do, in breach of […]
The US is trying to use Ukraine as a test lab for its drones, a move Russia is unlikely to forget
RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:15am EDT
The possible provision of armed MQ-1C Grey Eagle drones is a cynical ploy to test them against Russians According to Reuters, the US government is considering selling to Ukraine four MQ-1C Grey Eagle drones capable of firing Hellfire missiles for use against Russian forces participating in the special military operation in the Donbass region. If […]
Google suspends engineer over sentient AI claim
RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:09am EDT
Blake Lamoine is convinced that Google’s LaMDA AI has the mind of a child, but the tech giant is skeptical Blake Lamoine, an engineer and Google’s in-house ethicist, told the Washington Post on Saturday that the tech giant has created a “sentient” artificial intelligence. He’s been placed on leave for going public, and the company […]
US looks into deaths linked to baby formula
RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:08am EDT
The Food and Drug Administration has said it has investigated nine babies’ deaths possibly linked to Abbott Nutrition formula US authorities have launched investigations into the deaths of at least nine infants since early 2021, all of whom had allegedly consumed Abbott Nutrition baby formula before becoming ill and eventually passing away, the Food and […]
Russia accuses US of concealing data on biolabs
RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:43am EDT
Attempts to “divert attention” raise questions regarding the Pentagon’s biological activity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said The US has been concealing information about its “military biological activity” in the post-Soviet states, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. This, according to Zakharova, raises “serious questions” about Washington’s compliance with the Biological and Toxin […]
Moscow responds to idea of sending nukes to Ukraine
RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:42am EDT
The move would ultimately put all of Europe at risk, a top Russian MP warned The idea of supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict between Kiev and Moscow amounts to provoking a “nuclear conflict in the center of Europe” and is downright insane, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Sunday.The […]
Russia pledges to ‘take care of’ foreign firms
RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:39am EDT
The Kremlin says that includes companies that remained as well as those planning to return after halting operations amid the Ukraine crisis Foreign companies that remain in Russia or are planning to return despite Ukraine-related sanctions pressure will be offered favorable conditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. “We take good care of those […]
Wall Street bank makes oil-price prediction
RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:38am EDT
Goldman Sachs predicts crude will hit $140 a barrel this summer Goldman Sachs analysts expect global prices for crude to soar to $140 per barrel as soon as this summer, as a decline in Russian production, along with a gradual recovery in China’s demand, is expected to add to pressure on supplies that are already […]
West has right to give Ukraine nukes – EU lawmaker
RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:37am EDT
Radoslaw Sikorski urged countries to “dissuade” Russia from using nuclear weapons against Ukraine The West could provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons to help defend itself against Russia, Radoslaw Sikorski, a member of the European Parliament and former Polish foreign minister, said. “The West has the right to give Ukraine nuclear warheads so that it could […]
WADA chief speaks on Valieva case deadline
RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:34am EDT
WADA director general Olivier Niggli warned not to expect major developments anytime soon Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Olivier Niggli has addressed the deadline in Kamila Valieva’s doping case. Figure skating prodigy Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win the Team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and was tipped […]
Norway dumps NATO helicopter contract
RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:04am EDT
Oslo is terminating a deal for the NH-90 dating back 20 years and now demands that €500 million be reimbursed Norway, one of the founding NATO members, is terminating a contract for NH-90 military helicopters it signed back in 2001, the country’s Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram announced at a press conference on Friday. The […]
Thousands of UK pubs may go bust
RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:40am EDT
More than 10,000 businesses are at risk of closure due to inflation, with rent and energy costs soaring, UKHospitality says Britain’s hospitality sector is facing “as big a crisis, if not bigger” than during the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, has told The Daily Mail. She warned that 10,000 […]
North Korea reaches out to Russia
RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:28am EDT
The people of the DPRK hail Moscow’s efforts to “safeguard the dignity” of Russia, Kim Jong-un has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of his people’s “full support” for Moscow’s efforts “to safeguard the dignity, security and right to the development of the country,” in a congratulatory message on Russia […]
Madison Square Garden bans violent fan for life
RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:32am EDT
The incident occurred after an NHL hockey game Madison Square Garden has banned a violent New York Rangers ice hockey fan for life after he was caught on camera knocking out a supporter of his team’s opposition, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Thursday. As captured in the viral video that has been seen up to […]