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  • US House Speaker’s husband arrested for drunk driving

    RT - May 29th 2022 8:21pm EDT

    Nancy Pelosi’s spouse released on $5,000 bail after DUI incident The 82-year-old husband of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Northern California, according to the Napa County sheriff’s office. According to the records, Paul Pelosi was arrested at 11:44pm Saturday night, and booked into […]

  • Pentagon pressed to defend abortions

    RT - May 29th 2022 7:42pm EDT

    American servicemembers’ access to pregnancy terminations must be protected, abortion advocates insist The Pentagon should be proactive in securing easy access to abortion services, activists and lawmakers say, demanding that the military ensure no soldier who wants to terminate a pregnancy is blocked by state legislation. The issue arose after a draft US Supreme Court ruling […]

  • DOJ opens probe into school shooting response

    RT - May 29th 2022 6:14pm EDT

    Multiple agencies have criticized law enforcement’s handling of Uvalde elementary school tragedy The US Department of Justice has announced it will investigate law enforcement’s response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after witness reports painted a troubling picture of police’s response to the incident which left 19 children and two teachers dead. […]

  • EU unity on Russia sanctions ‘crumbling’ – Germany

    RT - May 29th 2022 5:19pm EDT

    German economy minister warns of waning “unity” in the EU as the bloc is struggling to agree on oil embargo against Russia The unity the EU demonstrated after Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine is starting to “crumble,” German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday. The warning comes ahead of the bloc’s summit to […]

  • Israel threatens rival over attacks through ‘proxies’

    RT - May 29th 2022 4:50pm EDT

    Iran’s era of “immunity” is over, Israeli PM says, vowing to go after the “head of the octopus” for instigating violence Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called out Iran for attacking his country through terrorist proxies, saying the Persian Gulf nation will no longer go unpunished for using third parties to strike its enemies. […]

  • Bill Gates warns about next pandemic

    RT - May 29th 2022 4:24pm EDT

    ‘Virus that we already know about’ may spawn next major epidemic, billionaire claims Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned the next pandemic may arise from a “virus that we already know about,” in an interview with El Diario on Sunday. He added that there is a 50% chance the next plague could appear within […]

  • UK may bring back imperial measurements – media

    RT - May 29th 2022 4:22pm EDT

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking to revive use of pounds, yards and ounces to mark queen’s Platinum Jubilee UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly plans to restore use of imperial measurements to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, potentially shoring up support from pro-Brexit voters in the wake of his Partygate scandal. Johnson is expected […]

  • Serbia secures new gas contract with Russia

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:47pm EDT

    Belgrade has agreed a new three-year gas supply contract with Moscow, Serbian president has announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday he had agreed a new three-year gas contract with Moscow during phone talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Apart from the gas contract, the two presidents also discussed the prospects of expanding […]

  • Nadal sets up Djokovic meeting after five set thriller

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:26pm EDT

    The Spaniard overcame Felix Auger Aliassime at Roland Garros All-time tennis great Rafael Nadal will face generational rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals after overcoming Felix Auger Aliassime in a five-set thriller on Sunday. The Spaniard went a set down to his French-Canadian foe before taking a 2-1 lead in the fourth round tie. […]

  • Hunger games: How the world’s farmers have become collateral victims of sanctions against Russia

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:13pm EDT

    Already on the rise, fertilizer prices skyrocketed amid trade disruptions over the conflict in Ukraine The rush to impose sanctions on Russia, and the departure of scores of companies from the country, following the launch of the military operation in Ukraine was done with a specific calculus: To devastate the Russian economy. However, in a […]

  • Another country sends howitzers to Ukraine – report

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:04pm EDT

    Warsaw has donated 18 ‘Krab’ self-propelled guns to Kiev forces, according to Polish Radio Warsaw has donated 18 AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, Polish Radio reported on Sunday, citing an unidentified government source. “Thanks to the Polish aid, the Ukrainians now have at least 24 Western self-propelled howitzers,” […]

  • French opposition slam chaos at Champions League

    RT - May 29th 2022 2:56pm EDT

    Cops “aggravated” the situation at the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, says Melenchon, while Le Pen blames rioters French leftist opposition leader Jean-Luc Melenchon slammed police behavior at the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday night, lamenting that it had portrayed the country in a bad light. Right-wing opposition leader Marine Le Pen […]

  • Horror crash snaps Schumacher F1 car in half (VIDEO)

    RT - May 29th 2022 1:45pm EDT

    The incident immediately caused the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix Mick Schumacher was forced to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix after a gruesome crash saw his Haas vehicle split in half. The son of record seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher had just passed the swimming pool […]

  • Norway renames Belarus

    RT - May 29th 2022 1:27pm EDT

    The move is intended to prop up the cause of “democracy” in the country, Oslo’s top diplomat says Norway has adopted a new name for Belarus to be used in official documents, Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt announced on Sunday. The country will now be called Belarus instead of Hviterussland, a historic Norwegian name for the […]

  • ‘Underequipped and outgunned’ – foreign fighters recall Ukraine tour

    RT - May 29th 2022 1:19pm EDT

    Many fighters fresh from the battlefield recounted to the Washington Post “glaring disparities” between expectations and reality Americans and other foreign fighters, who had come to help the Ukrainian military repel the Russian offensive and have now returned home, have spoken of their disappointment to the Washington Post. They lamented, among other things, a lack […]

  • Russian gas embargo would dent Italy’s GDP – analysis

    RT - May 29th 2022 12:03pm EDT

    Losing gas supplies from Russia would lead to a serious shortage of fuel for the country’s industry and service sector, a study says An embargo on Russian gas could lead to a serious shortage of fuel crucial for Italy’s industrial and service sectors, according to a study published on Saturday by the association of Italian […]

  • Sergey Poletaev: What sort of losses can Ukraine tolerate before it’s forced to seek a peace deal with Russia?

    RT - May 29th 2022 11:45am EDT

    This is the fourth month of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. The fighting, which began across the country’s northern, eastern and southern territory, is now almost entirely concentrated in the Donbass. We have to admit that Ukraine as an adversary turned out to be much stronger than it seemed for many on the eve […]

  • Rangnick abandons Man United after disastrous spell at Old Trafford

    RT - May 29th 2022 11:07am EDT

    The German coach had been expected to take up a consultancy role at the club Ralf Rangnick will not take up his previously agreed consultancy role at Manchester United following the appointment of Erik ten Hag as permanent manager, the club have announced in a statement. German boss Rangnick was drafted into the club late […]

  • Japan warns Ukrainian refugees against adult entertainment jobs

    RT - May 29th 2022 10:51am EDT

    Some Ukrainians have been “working at certain types of establishments they’re not allowed to,” according to the justice minister Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Japan from the conflict with Russia have been warned that their visas don’t allow them to work in adult entertainment establishments, according to Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa. “There have […]

  • Osaka shook up by Barclays Center stampede (VIDEO)

    RT - May 29th 2022 10:37am EDT

    The scary incident occurred after a boxing show at the Barclays Center Former tennis world number one Naomi Osaka tweeted that she was “petrified” when trapped in a stampede in Brooklyn after a boxing show on Saturday night. “I was just in the Barclays Center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we […]

  • The Great Resignation is here to stay – survey

    RT - May 29th 2022 10:30am EDT

    Employers globally may lose 20% of their workforce in the coming year, PwC has found One in five workers are likely to change jobs in the next 12 months, a new global survey by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found, suggesting that the Great Resignation is showing no signs of slowing down. PwC released the […]

  • Putin to hold talks with Erdogan

    RT - May 29th 2022 10:16am EDT

    The Turkish leader will also hold separate negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold phone talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Asked by Russian media on Sunday whether the rumored talks would take place, the official said the conversation was […]

  • Strongman champ flatlines opponent in latest MMA bout (VIDEO)

    RT - May 29th 2022 9:53am EDT

    Mariusz Pudzianowski scored a crushing first-round knockout of his opponent at an MMA event in Poland Poland’s Mariusz Pudzianowski, considered by many to be among the finest strongmen competitors in history, stunned his former world champion opponent Michal Materla with a crushing first-round knockout at KSW 70 in Lodz, Poland on Saturday night. Pudzianowski, the 45-year-old multiple […]

  • EU to stop short of full Russian oil embargo – media

    RT - May 29th 2022 9:06am EDT

    Brussels proposes an initial ban only applying to seaborne crude, according to Bloomberg The European Commission has suggested starting an embargo on Russian oil by giving up on seaborne deliveries, while delaying a ban on pipeline supplies, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” The revised proposal was sent to the governments […]

  • Medvedev targets top ranking as he storms into next round

    RT - May 29th 2022 8:45am EDT

    The Russian booked a French Open last 16 meeting with Marin Cilic on Monday Daniil Medvedev revealed his wish to stay at the summit of the men’s world tennis rankings for longer than seen earlier this year after beating Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round at the French Open. The Russian has just returned to the […]