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  • ‘Jury gave me my life back’ – Johnny Depp

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:46pm EDT

    The actor has commented on winning the libel case against ex-wife Amber Heard After winning the libel case against his ex-wife on Wednesday, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Johnny Depp said, “The jury gave me my life back.” Amber Heard stated that she was “heartbroken” by the verdict. Both of the Hollywood actors released statements […]

  • OPEC+ to boost oil production

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:39pm EDT

    The group has agreed to open the taps to cool rising energy prices The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed on Thursday to increase oil production to offset Russian output losses and ease soaring prices. According to a press release published on its website, the group will hike output […]

  • EU countries clash over Waffen-SS memorial

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:38pm EDT

    Latvia is outraged by a Belgian municipality’s move to dismantle the monument A Belgian municipality earlier this week dismantled a monument to Latvian Waffen-SS legionnaires, despite the Latvian authorities’ outrage over the decision, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia said on Wednesday. The monument, which took the form of a traditional Latvian beehive, was […]

  • Three-state solution sought to export Ukrainian grain – media

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:32pm EDT

    Moscow, Kiev and Istanbul have a plan to ship grain from Ukrainian ports Russia, Ukraine and Turkey have developed a plan in conjunction with the UN to provide safe passage for the badly needed grain from Ukraine through the Black Sea and deliver it to world markets, the Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing […]

  • Chinese military pilots flip off Canadian aircraft – report

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:18pm EDT

    Ottawa called the gesture “unprofessional” Chinese military pilots have reportedly been flipping the bird at their Canadian colleagues mid-air in what Ottawa labeled “unprofessional” behavior during a North Korea patrol mission.  Beijing jets were frequently flying as close as 20 to 100 feet from a Canadian plane, Canada’s Global News reported on Wednesday, citing sources […]

  • How Big Tech rules the technological society through culture

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 12:05pm EDT

    Silicon Valley liberals have captured the online culture by owning its means of propagation The early internet era was full of optimism about the future of the technological society. Techno-utopians naively hoped that a society running on the so-called ‘information superhighway’ would be armed with facts, and civic life would evolve past the tired dialectic […]

  • Ukraine hikes key interest rate to 25%

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 11:51am EDT

    The move seeks to tame the double-digit inflation in the country, according to the central bank Ukraine’s central bank more than doubled its benchmark interest rate on Thursday in an attempt to tackle double-digit inflation and defend the nation’s currency, the hryvnia. The rate was raised by a whopping 15 percentage points, bringing it to […]

  • Russia 2018 mascot removed from Qatar 2022 promo video

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 11:44am EDT

    Russian media claim that the move was requested by FIFA The mascot for the Russia 2018 World Cup, known as Zabivaka, has been removed from the promo video for Qatar 2022 at the request of world football governing body FIFA, according to Russian media. These claims were made by Match TV Deputy General Producer Vasily […]

  • Moscow comments on fate of ‘window to Europe’

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 11:44am EDT

    “Nobody plans to close anything,” the Russian president’s spokesman has said, reflecting on relations with the West Moscow will not shut ‘the window to Europe,’ which Tsar Peter the Great ‘cut open’ at the turn of the 18th century, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday. Sweeping reforms aimed at modernizing Russia and strengthening […]

  • Merkel comments on Russia-Ukraine conflict for first time

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 11:32am EDT

    The former German chancellor has condemned Moscow’s “war of aggression” and expressed solidarity with Kiev Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has marked a “major crisis point,” ex-German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday evening in her first public speech in around six months. The former chancellor has condemned what she described as Moscow’s “barbaric war […]

  • French cops investigated over UCL final teargassing

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 11:03am EDT

    Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also confirmed that Liverpool fans can file legal complaints over the treatment they received in Paris French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has stated that two Paris police offers are currently being investigated for their alleged, disproportionate administering of teargas on Liverpool fans before last weekend’s delayed Champions League final in France’s capital. […]

  • Finland compares joining NATO to ‘purgatory’

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 10:52am EDT

    Helsinki wasn’t ready for such complications on its way to becoming a member of the US-led bloc, the Finnish FM said The opposition from Turkey has turned the process of joining NATO into “purgatory” for Finland, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto complained on Wednesday.  With bids by Finland and neighboring Sweden stalled for two weeks […]

  • UN calls on G20 to abandon coal

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 10:51am EDT

    Developed and emerging economies should focus on the environment, Secretary-General António Guterres says On Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres once again called on the world’s advanced economies to eliminate coal infrastructure, citing environmental issues. “Today, I call on the governments of the G20 countries to dismantle coal infrastructure, completely abandoning it by 2030 in the […]

  • Sweden to supply Ukraine with anti-ship missiles

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 10:20am EDT

    The move is a matter of solidarity and Sweden’s security, Stockholm says Sweden is set to supply Ukraine with anti-ship missiles, small arms, and light anti-tank weapons and provide additional financial assistance to Kiev as the conflict rages in the country, Swedish top government officials announced on Thursday. “This help could buttress Ukraine’s defense potential, […]

  • Britain and US reportedly pressure NATO hopefuls

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 10:07am EDT

    Sweden and Finland were encouraged to meet Ankara’s demands, Turkish media claims Washington and London are allegedly leading a lobbying campaign to pressure Sweden and Finland into accepting demands made by Turkey, which is blocking NATO membership for the two countries. The claim was made by Turkish MPs who visited a NATO event in Lithuania […]

  • EU agrees new anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 9:59am EDT

    The package reportedly includes an oil embargo The European Union approved a sixth round of sanctions against Russia on Thursday, Reuters reports. The package reportedly includes an embargo of Russian crude. “There’s a decision of the ambassadors. The sixth package will come into force after publication in the Official Journal of the EU, tentatively on […]

  • Oil pressure rising for Saudi Arabia – FT

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 9:31am EDT

    The Kingdom to agree to pump more oil if Russia’s output falls, the Financial Times reports Saudi Arabia may agree to boost oil production to cool skyrocketing prices if Russia’s output falls significantly under the new EU sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The Kingdom, the world’s largest oil producer, has repeatedly rejected demands […]

  • Kremlin responds to Biden’s comments on oil

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 9:29am EDT

    The West will not be able to buy cheap Russian crude, contrary to what the US leader seems to believe, Moscow says Moscow will not sell oil without making a profit, so the idea of the US snatching it up at a discount after the EU banned almost all imports from Russia is far-fetched, Kremlin […]

  • Biden admits underestimating baby formula crisis

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 9:23am EDT

    The US president said he didn’t think the shutdown of one facility could cause shortages across the country The White House didn’t initially believe that the closure of one baby formula manufacturer could lead to widespread shortages across the US, President Joe Biden admitted on Wednesday. “I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact of the […]

  • Indian woman set to marry herself

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 8:39am EDT

    The 24-year-old says it is an act of self-acceptance and self-love Kshama Bindu, 24, from Vadodara, India has announced that she is planning to hold a wedding this month – but the groom will be none other than herself. As reported by the Times of India, the wedding will reportedly include all the traditional elements […]

  • Biden administration split over Russia sanctions – Bloomberg

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 8:24am EDT

    Some officials worry that new restrictions could backfire The Biden administration is split over how much further the US can push sanctions against Russia without undermining its own economy and Western unity, Bloomberg reports.  According to the news agency, US President Joe Biden’s team has largely backed the sanctions plan Washington set in motion after […]

  • Ukraine to get howitzers from neighbor

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 8:08am EDT

    The self-propelled guns will be supplied to Kiev as part of a commercial contract, Slovakia’s Defense Ministry says Bratislava is going to supply Kiev with eight Zuzana 2 howitzers to “help innocent Ukrainians in their difficult fight” against Russia, Slovakia’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. Sending the wheeled self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine is “a […]

  • EU state skirts gas-for-ruble requirements

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 7:58am EDT

    Finland has switched to purchasing LNG from Russia, energy major says Finland has continued importing Russian LNG after being cut off by Moscow from its natural gas supply over the refusal to pay in rubles, Finnish Gasum spokeswoman Olga Vaisanen said on Wednesday. She said that the company has two different contracts to receive Russian […]

  • Washington may benefit from EU embargo of Russian oil, Biden hints

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 7:43am EDT

    Discounted Russian crude could be bought by the US to mitigate the gas price hike The US may try to buy some cheap Russian oil after the European oil embargo drives the price down, US President Joe Biden indicated on Wednesday. He aired the idea while talking to the media about his administration’s plan to […]

  • Trans swimmer denies threat to women’s sports

    RT - Jun 2nd 2022 7:34am EDT

    Lia Thomas insists she transitioned “to be true to myself” Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas has insisted that transgender athletes “are not a threat” to the future of women’s sport. Figures such as World Athletics president Lord Coe have gone on record saying that the “integrity” and “future” of women’s sport will be “very […]