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  • Major obstacles to Ukraine’s EU bid suggested by researchers

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:22am EDT

    Norwegian experts claim that corruption, instability, poverty and issues with democracy would prevent Kiev from swift accession Norwegian researchers have identified five factors that are likely to prevent Ukraine from quickly joining the European Union, as was stated in an interview they gave with the TV channel NRK. Ukraine submitted its official application for EU membership […]

  • Epstein was murdered – Chelsea Manning

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The pedophile’s prison guards were likely involved, Manning said on a recent podcast US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning told podcast host Ethan Klein that Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail cell was likely a “prison murder” that correctional officers allowed to happen.  Arrested in 2019 and charged with the sex trafficking of minors, […]

  • How Russian troops confronted NATO forces in Yugoslavia, in a significant post-Soviet first

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:09am EDT

    RT remembers a key moment of the 1999 conflict that ultimately helped to change Russia’s view of the West The events, of the 1990s, in Yugoslavia are often overlooked in discussions about today’s relations between Russia and the West. Many fail to grasp why public opinion in Russia, which had looked favorably on the US […]

  • Top Bundesliga footballer arrested for alleged teenager rape

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:09am EDT

    The incident allegedly occurred on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza A Bundesliga player was one of two German nationals arrested by police on the Spanish island of Ibiza on suspicion of raping a local teenager. The unnamed footballer was held with a man of the same age after an 18-year-old woman told detectives she […]

  • US fuel prices surge past record mark

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 9:22am EDT

    The cost of gasoline has set a new all-time high as the US summer driving season is now in full swing US gasoline prices averaged more than $5 per gallon on Saturday, setting a new all-time high, data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) shows. According to the non-profit AAA, which tracks prices at more […]

  • Iran and Venezuela sign major deal – media

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 9:07am EDT

    The details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation deal on Saturday during a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran, Iranian state media has reported.The agreement reached by two of the most sanctioned countries in the world “shows the determination of the high-level officials of […]

  • Austrian pork prices skyrocketing

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 8:49am EDT

    Every fourth hog farmer in Upper Austria is facing bankruptcy, according to the head of that country’s pig exchange Austrian prices for pork soared 40% in less than two months, with the volumes of sold meat dropping 20% in May alone, as consumers opt to purchase cheaper goods such as rice, pasta and potatoes, Austrian […]

  • NFL coach fined for Capitol Hill riot remarks

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 8:29am EDT

    The Washington Commanders hit Jack Del Rio with a $100,000 punishment The Washington Commanders have fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 as head coach Ron Rivera strongly condemned his remarks on the Capitol Hill riots of January 6, 2021. Del Rio sparked controversy when referring to the riots, which caused seven eventual deaths as Donald Trump supporters […]

  • Russian airspace closure costs neighbor millions – media

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:54am EDT

    Moscow’s move has forced Finland to re-route flights to Asia The closure of Russian airspace has resulted in a number of problems for Finnish air carriers, including the need to re-route flights and the loss of around €1.5 ($1.58) million per month in air navigation fees, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported this week, citing the […]

  • Rachel Marsden: Top EU official used poorly sourced disinformation in attempt to smear Russia at UN

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:40am EDT

    The European Council president does his best to spin an anti-Russian narrative, but it falls apart upon a closer look Earlier this week, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations National Security Council Vassily Nebenzia walked out of an “address on peace and security in Ukraine” by European Council President Charles Michel. “You may leave […]

  • US policies led to ‘new G8’ – Moscow

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:13am EDT

    Washington has pushed the countries not participating in “sanctions wars” to form a new economic bloc, Russia’s Duma speaker said The United States “with its own hands” pushed the countries, which are not participating in “sanctions wars,” to form a “new Big Eight” group with Russia, the Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on […]

  • Inflation in Denmark hits 40-year high

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:51am EDT

    Higher costs for electricity, energy and food are the major driving forces behind the rise, official data shows Consumer prices in Denmark in May were 7.4% higher than a year earlier, official data released on Friday shows. That is the highest 12-month inflation recorded in the country since 1983, The Local reports. The rise has […]

  • Father and son team killed in racing accident

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:44am EDT

    The Isle of Man TT saw a total of five deaths in its 2022 edition A father and son team were killed while taking part in the Isle of Man TT, race organizers have confirmed. Roger and Bradley Stockton, aged 56 and 21, lost their lives after an incident that took place during the Ago’s […]

  • Kiev reveals its military losses

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:12am EDT

    Ukrainian forces have lost around 10,000 personnel since the launch of Russia’s military operation, a presidential aide says The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ losses total around 10,000 since the beginning of the Russian military offensive in late February, presidential aide Alexey Arestovich said on Friday, while claiming Russia’s losses are significantly higher. In an interview with […]

  • Saudi Arabia to cut oil supplies to China – reports

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 5:17am EDT

    The move comes as China increases imports of discounted oil from Russia Saudi Arabia will cut oil shipments to China in July, Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the reports, the world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, has notified at least four Chinese refiners that it […]

  • Pentagon comments on ‘Asian NATO’

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 5:06am EDT

    The US is not seeking to split the region into blocs, but is focused on “maintaining stability,” the secretary of defense has said The US is not seeking to create an “Asian NATO” or stir up confrontation in the Indo-Pacific region, but rather is focused on maintaining stability, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said […]

  • Germany warned of ‘difficult autumn’ and ‘tough winter’

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 4:21am EDT

    Energy bills are expected to soar in the next heating season, the vice chancellor says Germany should brace for a difficult autumn and winter due to skyrocketing prices, as the country pushes for independence from Russian energy, German Vice Chancellor and head of the Ministry of Economy Robert Habeck said on Friday in Berlin. “As […]

  • Ex-president handed jail time for ‘coup’

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 4:18am EDT

    Jeanine Anez was found guilty of violating Bolivia’s constitution after President Evo Morales fled the country Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for assuming power in a “coup” against her left-wing predecessor, Evo Morales, in 2019. The court in La Paz found Anez guilty of making “decisions contrary […]

  • Gasoline prices in Netherlands hit all-time high

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 3:26am EDT

    Cost at the pump has soared to €2.55 per liter, data shows Prices at the pump in the Netherlands have soared to record highs, driven by the growing cost of oil, according to data by Dutch consumer group UnitedConsumers. The retail price for a liter of gasoline is currently at €2.50, data showed. It was […]

  • Mystery plane flies over 6 NATO states

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 1:40am EDT

    The unidentified aircraft managed to fly over several European nations without approval before its crew vanished without a trace An anonymous aircraft spotted flying out of Lithuania was allowed to cross the airspace of several other NATO members unimpeded before landing in Bulgaria, an illegal flight still baffling aviation officials across the continent. Though fighter […]

  • Australia offers compensation for axed submarine deal

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:51pm EDT

    Paris will get back just a fraction of a multi-billion dollar contract torn up by Canberra Australia has agreed to shell out $589 million (AU$835 million) in compensation to French shipbuilder Naval Group after killing a major submarine deal last year as part of the AUKUS pact with the United States and Britain, the latest […]

  • US Congress proposes anti-Iran alliance

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:49pm EDT

    Lawmakers propose integrated air defense net for Israel and nine Arab countries The US should support Israel and nine Arab countries establishing an integrated air defense system to counter Iran, according to a proposal by ten members of Congress from both parties made public this week. Dubbed the Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses […]

  • Israeli satellite shows ‘disabled’ Damascus airport

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:42pm EDT

    Russia protests “vicious” Israeli strike as Syria confirms suspension of airport operations Syrian authorities on Friday said that the Damascus International Airport temporarily suspended operations due to “technical disruptions,” just hours after a massive airstrike blamed on Israel. An Israeli satellite company showed photos of severely damaged runways and claimed the airport has been “completely […]

  • American attacks Chinese embassy

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 6:23pm EDT

    Chicago man tried to light a Molotov cocktail but failed A Chicago man who attempted to throw a fire bomb at the Chinese embassy in the US will have to stay in jail for a week be evaluated for mental health, a magistrate judge in Washington, DC ordered on Friday. Benjamin Grabinski reportedly asked to […]

  • Reuters ignores swastika tattoo of Ukrainian ‘local’ on its own photo

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 5:51pm EDT

    The photo shows a “local resident” in Kharkov with a Nazi flag arm tattoo Russian diplomats called out the news agency Reuters on Friday for not noticing that a Ukrainian man they identified only as a “local resident” in the city of Kharkov had an elaborate Nazi tattoo on his arm.  “We’ve fixed your oopsie, […]