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  • Russian oil exports to India jump 25x

    RT - May 30th 2022 12:30pm EDT

    Deliveries for May surged to 24 million barrels from last year’s average of 960,000 a month India has received 34 million barrels of discounted Russian oil since February, more than 10 times the value of the total imports from the country year-on-year, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Refinitiv Eikon data. According to the report, more […]

  • MMA fighter suffers gruesome leg break (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:52am EDT

    Australian MMA prospect Jack Becker suffered the eye-watering injury in the opening moments of a fight last weekend Jake Becker, considered by many to be among the best mixed martial arts prospects coming out of Australia, will be on the sidelines for an extended period after he suffered a serious injury into a fight in […]

  • US and Chinese military heads set for major meeting – WSJ

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:44am EDT

    The sides are working to arrange the talks during a defense summit in Singapore next month, according to the Wall Street Journal US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe could hold their first ever face-to-face meeting next month, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday. With tensions between Washington […]

  • Roman era officially over as Chelsea takeover completed

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:37am EDT

    Roman Abramovich’s 19 year spell at Chelsea has come to an end The Roman Abramovich era at Premier League giants Chelsea has officially come to an end after the Premier League giants confirmed on Monday that the takeover bid fronted by US businessman Todd Boehly has been completed. A statement from the club published on […]

  • Germany to amend constitution

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:31am EDT

    The ruling coalition and a major opposition party have agreed to change Germany’s constitution to beef up its defense budget Germany’s constitution will be changed to accommodate a new special €100 billion ($107.35 billion) credit-based defense fund, the country’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner has confirmed. On Sunday, the ruling coalition comprised of the Social Democratic […]

  • US won’t send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:22am EDT

    Earlier reports had suggested Washington was likely to provide the equipment for Kiev’s fight against Russia The US will not supply Ukraine with long-distance missile systems that are capable of striking deep into Russian territory, President Joe Biden said on Monday. Asked by reporters about the prospect of such deliveries, Biden flatly rejected the possibility. […]

  • Vladislav Ugolniy: Ukraine’s unity is crumbling amid serious military losses in the Donbass and Zelensky is feeling the heat

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:21am EDT

    The recent advances of the Russian army have taken their toll on society and are a major setback for the leadership’s motivational efforts Ukrainians appear to be losing unity amid military defeats in the Donbass and the economic crisis in the rest of the country. The surge of patriotism that arose when the Russian army […]

  • China condemns ‘American rules’

    RT - May 30th 2022 11:18am EDT

    China hits out at US for regularly breaking international rules and for accusing others of doing the same Beijing has once again hit out against Washington, stating that the US has “no right to talk about rules” after it has repeatedly broken them itself on numerous occasions. During a daily press briefing on Monday, Chinese […]

  • Researcher ‘raped’ in metaverse – report

    RT - May 30th 2022 10:46am EDT

    She was molested while studying the behavior of Horizon Worlds users after turning off a feature designed to prevent harassment A group of researchers from the SumOfUs NGO has experienced assorted abuse and violence on the Meta-owned Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. A fresh report from the group, titled ‘Metaverse: another cesspool of toxic content’, revealed […]

  • EU fails to agree on Russian oil embargo — Estonian PM

    RT - May 30th 2022 10:04am EDT

    Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says the issue will be discussed in June Finding an immediate EU consensus on banning Russian oil is unrealistic, according to Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. The leaders of the bloc gathered for summit in Brussels on Monday to resolve the issue. “I don’t think we’ll reach an agreement today,” Kallas […]

  • Denmark faces Russian gas supply cut

    RT - May 30th 2022 10:01am EDT

    The nation’s energy major has refused to pay in rubles, Bloomberg reports Denmark could be the next country to be cut off from Russian natural gas after its biggest utility defied Moscow’s ruble payment demand. According to a Bloomberg report, Orsted said on Monday that it is continuing to reject demands from the Russian supplier […]

  • Poland halts free fuel supplies to Ukraine

    RT - May 30th 2022 9:50am EDT

    Deliveries will continue on a commercial basis, Warsaw says Warsaw has stopped free fuel supplies to Ukraine, the Polish minister of climate and environment said in an interview with the BiznesAlert website on Monday. “At the beginning of the war and after the bombing of the refinery, we sent fuel free of charge. Currently, these […]

  • Top Ukrainian adviser suggests alternative to mobilization

    RT - May 30th 2022 9:33am EDT

    Able-bodied men could pay the state to legally leave Ukraine, the official has suggested Ukrainians who are eligible for military service should be allowed to leave the country in defiance of an active travel ban – if they can pay several thousand dollars, an Interior Ministry adviser suggested on Monday. Most male Ukrainians aged between […]

  • Europol concerned over fate of western arms in Ukraine

    RT - May 30th 2022 9:20am EDT

    The EU’s law enforcement chief told German media that the weapons could end up in the hands of criminals Europol head, Catherine De Bolle, has warned weapons currently being delivered to Ukraine could eventually end up in the hands of criminals operating on the continent. In her interview with Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper published […]

  • No consensus among Pacific islands on Beijing’s offers

    RT - May 30th 2022 9:10am EDT

    Some of the nations raised concerns over geopolitical tensions with the US amid Beijing’s efforts to improve ties with the region Beijing’s efforts to improve economic and security cooperation in the Pacific hit a roadblock after a summit with 10 Pacific island nations in Fiji on Monday failed to reach a consensus. Some of the […]

  • Nadal sparks retirement fears amid Djokovic comments

    RT - May 30th 2022 8:32am EDT

    Rafael Nadal has suggested his French Open clash with Novak Djokovic could be his last on the famous clay court Spanish great Rafael Nadal says that he could be set for his French Open swan song on Tuesday against world number one Novak Djokovic as the 21-time Grand Slam winner stokes retirement rumors ahead of […]

  • Russia to probe claims of suspicious activity by Red Cross

    RT - May 30th 2022 8:27am EDT

    The Ukrainian branch of the aid group allegedly catalogued children with healthy organs The Russian Investigative Committee said on Sunday it will look into allegations the Ukrainian Red Cross Society was involved in shady activities, including keeping records of children with “healthy organs” in the city of Mariupol. The claim came from Vladimir Taranenko, the […]

  • EU predicts how Ukraine conflict will develop

    RT - May 30th 2022 8:21am EDT

    The conflict in Ukraine will drag on and Kiev will require more help from Brussels, the EU foreign policy chief says The conflict in Ukraine is likely to last for a long time but will eventually conclude with peace talks between Kiev and Moscow, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. Borrell said […]

  • Japan faces ‘summer of price hikes’

    RT - May 30th 2022 8:19am EDT

    Consumers will be hit with higher costs for thousands of food and drink items Major producers of food and beverages in Japan are planning to raise prices for 3,615 items from June, while the total number of items that are expected to see price hikes will total some 8,400 this year, according to a poll […]

  • ‘Strategic ambiguity’ or sheer incompetence? Blinken’s China speech shows the US is outmatched in competition with Beijing

    RT - May 30th 2022 8:01am EDT

    Washington’s top diplomat was supposed to clarify its China policy but instead face-planted, highlighting incompetence in the US government US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined his government’s China policy on May 26 in a long-winded speech that can only be described as underwhelming and unconvincing. The speech was slated to take place earlier in […]

  • Resurgent ruble resumes rally

    RT - May 30th 2022 7:46am EDT

    The Russian currency has reversed earlier losses due the interest-rate cut by the central bank The ruble firmed sharply on the Moscow Exchange on Monday, recouping most of last week’s losses as it retained support from capital controls and Russia’s strong trade account. At 11:16 GMT, the ruble gained nearly 9% on the US currency […]

  • French sports minister claims Liverpool responsible for UCL fan chaos

    RT - May 30th 2022 6:49am EDT

    The Champions League final was delayed due to fan unrest outside the stadium in Paris France’s new sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera says that Liverpool FC and its fans are to blame for the chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France which forced a delay to the kickoff of Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real […]

  • Britons warned of winter blackouts

    RT - May 30th 2022 6:31am EDT

    Electricity across the UK could be rationed as the energy crisis deepens, London says As many as six million British households could be subjected to power cuts this winter if Russian gas supplies to Europe stop, The Times reported Sunday, citing a Whitehall document. It said that imports of natural gas from Norway could halve […]

  • Five killed by Ukrainian shelling of schools and residential buildings – Donetsk authorities

    RT - May 30th 2022 6:17am EDT

    Kiev may have used US-supplied artillery to attack the capital city of a Russia-allied republic, local officials claim Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk has left at least five people dead, and 16 others injured, local authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Monday. According to local officials, a teenage girl is among the fatalities. […]

  • Food prices in Germany projected to soar

    RT - May 30th 2022 5:41am EDT

    The worst is yet to come for German households, an Allianz Trade report says Prices for food in German grocery stores will keep growing and are set to surge another 10% this year, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the latest analysis by international insurance company Allianz Trade. In monetary terms, the surge will […]