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  • 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, […]

  • EU country summons Russian ambassador over Putin’s remarks

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 5:35pm EDT

    Estonia has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements about the historical allegiance of the city of Narva Estonia’s Foreign Ministry has accused Moscow of a “revanchist policy” after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments about the history of the Estonian city of Narva. The Baltic state has summoned the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Lipaev, over the issue. […]

  • Biden attempts to blame Putin for inflation

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 4:08pm EDT

    Responding to the worst inflation in 40 years, the US leader has stuck with blaming Russia President Joe Biden on Friday blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the record gas prices and 40-year-high inflation currently rocking the US. Amid dismal polling figures, Biden insisted that his administration is attempting to curb runaway costs.  Speaking at […]

  • Girl earns all Boy Scout merit badges

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 3:29pm EDT

    The crossover scout achievement has garnered US media attention for the scandal-plagued organization Kansas high school student Rebecca McCreight has earned every Boy Scout merit badge in existence, joining the fewer than 0.5% of American scouts to lay claim to them all. As one of the first girls to join the Boy Scouts of America, […]

  • World anti-doping chief defends Nadal over injections

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 3:08pm EDT

    Olivier Niggli fought the tennis star’s corner amid a French Open injection controversy Tennis great Rafael Nadal has received backing from World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director-general Olivier Niggli after admitting to using anesthesia injections during his French Open win. The Spaniard pulled two Grand Slam wins ahead of generational rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the […]

  • China tells US it’ll ‘fight at all costs’ for Taiwan

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:50pm EDT

    At a meeting of defense chiefs, Beijing made it clear it would “crush” any moves toward Taiwanese independence Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday that Beijing would “fight at all costs” to prevent Taiwan from breaking away from the Chinese mainland. His warning comes as the US […]

  • Germany demands Serbia impose anti-Russian sanctions

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:48pm EDT

    Chancellor Scholz also revealed the conditions for the embargo to end Serbia must follow the EU lead in embargoing Russia and recognize its breakaway province of Kosovo as an independent state if it hopes to join the bloc some day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. At a press conference in Belgrade after his […]

  • UK to burn £4 billion of Covid-19 protection

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:21pm EDT

    The British government wasted most of the money spent on protective equipment during the first year of the pandemic, a report says The UK government accumulated Covid-19 personal protection equipment (PPE) worth a whopping £4 billion ($4.94 billion) that is deemed unusable and needs to be disposed of, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said in a […]

  • Tiger Woods reaches rare money milestone

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 2:05pm EDT

    The feat was achieved despite Woods reportedly turning down a mammoth proposal from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League Golf icon Tiger Woods has joined basketball legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James by becoming the third athlete in history to surpass net worth of at least $1 billion, according to Forbes.   The finance magazine estimated that […]

  • The Russian language in post-Soviet Ukraine: 30 years of discrimination against the country’s most popular tongue

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:41pm EDT

    How restricting use of the language, native to a large part of the country, has become one of the top priorities of the Ukrainian government If you go to Ukraine and walk through the streets of Kiev, Vinnitsa, Chernigov, or Kharkov, it may seem like you’re in Moscow or Rostov-on-Don, as the majority of the […]

  • January 6 riot hearings are political theater

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:27pm EDT

    Punishing domestic terrorists is a good thing – but the Democrats are doing it to distract everyone from their real failings US television viewers, minus those that watch Fox News, were bombarded with coverage of the January 6 Congressional hearings as they began on June 9. The hearings are part of an investigation into the […]

  • RT France challenges EU Council over broadcast ban

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:23pm EDT

    The channel maintains it was illegitimately pulled off the air in the EU over baseless accusations of propaganda The European Court of Justice is in the process of hearing RT France’s case against the Council of the European Union after it suspended the channel’s broadcasts. Both sides are making their cases before 15 judges in […]

  • International firms count losses from Russia exit

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:08pm EDT

    Western sanctions have so far cost global corporations almost $60 billion, WSJ estimates The losses of international companies from Western sanctions on Russia have exceeded $59 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing data from public statements and securities filings. According to the report, nearly 1,000 Western businesses have reported plans to leave […]

  • Healthcare workers call in sick because of gas prices

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 12:44pm EDT

    A UK union has warned the cost of fuel is stopping care workers from going to work UK healthcare workers have been calling in sick because they can’t afford the gasoline they need to get to work, public services union Unison revealed on Thursday. The possibility of widespread strikes looms in the coming months as […]

  • Ukraine acknowledges it’s losing artillery war to Russia

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 12:12pm EDT

    Kiev forces have one artillery piece to 15 fielded by their adversary, a top intelligence official has said Kiev forces are almost out of ammunition and can only rely on Western-supplied arms in the battle against Russia, a top Ukrainian intelligence official has said.  “This is an artillery war now,” Vadim Skibitsky, the deputy head […]

  • Boeing falls victim to anti-Russia sanctions — analyst

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:50am EDT

    The production halt of 737 MAX may be due to a lack of titanium and other critical components supplied by Russia Boeing’s decision to pause production of its popular 737 MAX plane may be due to sanctions imposed on Moscow, air safety expert Roman Gusarov told the newspaper Izvestia. Russia provides critical parts and components […]

  • FIFA announces if South American nation will lose World Cup place

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:49am EDT

    Ecuador faced claims they fielded an ineligible player during qualifying Ecuador will keep their spot at this year’s Qatar World Cup after football governing body FIFA said it had closed its case into claims from Chile that their South American rivals had fielded an ineligible player during qualifying. Chilean football bosses claimed to have evidence […]

  • US drops Covid testing requirement – reports

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:49am EDT

    As of Sunday, no one – vaccinated or unvaccinated – will have to show a negative test to enter the US by air The White House will announce on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will drop its requirement that air passengers entering the US test negative for Covid-19, multiple American […]

  • US inflation accelerates to 40-year high

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:59am EDT

    Rising gasoline, food and shelter costs drove much of the increase, data shows US inflation hit the highest level since 1981 in May, US Labor Department data showed on Friday. Consumer prices soared 8.6% in May from 12 months earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year surge of 8.3%. On a monthly basis, prices grew by 1% […]

  • ‘It takes two to tango’, but West ‘busy breakdancing alone’ – Lavrov

    RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:56am EDT

    Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow is open for direct talks on Ukraine even as some EU politicians oppose them Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow remains open to direct talks with the West, but “it takes two to tango.” The minister was asked by an RT correspondent on Friday about recent comments […]