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  • UK, Spain worried about Russian ‘threat’

    RT - May 26th 2022 5:13am EDT

    Moscow’s increased activities in Africa might threaten NATO security, London and Madrid claim Russia’s expanding presence on the African continent might pose a “worrying” threat to the southern flank of NATO, Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated at a joint press conference in Madrid on Wednesday. African nations such […]

  • Food crisis not linked to sanctions – US

    RT - May 26th 2022 4:36am EDT

    Washington claims its restrictions on Russia don’t affect the global food market Despite sounding the alarm about rising global food prices, the US has no intention of lifting restrictions on Russian trade, US State Department spokesman Ned Price told journalists during a daily briefing on Wednesday. Moscow says they affect its ability to export food and […]

  • Russia cuts key interest rate

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:56am EDT

    The central bank says Inflation in the country is showing signs of subsiding The Central Bank of Russia has cut the key interest rate three basis points on Thursday from 14% to 11%, as inflation in the country shows signs of subsiding, according to the regulator. The move is part of the easing of capital […]

  • China’s Pacific plans leaked

    RT - May 26th 2022 1:27am EDT

    A draft outlining Beijing’s proposals to Pacific nations has been obtained by media outlets China plans to offer significant economic and security deals to a series of Pacific nations, according to a draft document leaked to the press as the country’s top diplomat tours the region. The alleged proposals would come after Beijing signed a […]

  • UK seeks to lift restrictions on genetically altered foods

    RT - May 25th 2022 11:28pm EDT

    A bill advancing through parliament could pave the way for a boom in gene-edited crops and livestock British lawmakers could soon relax restrictions on genetically altered foods, with new legislation proposing to allow for more “gene editing” on certain crops while insisting they will not constitute “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs), which are subject to heavy […]

  • Israel blocks Ukraine missile deal – media

    RT - May 25th 2022 9:19pm EDT

    Tel Aviv rejected the US request to let Germany supply Ukraine with Spike anti-tank missiles, says Axios Israel will not permit Germany to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, according to a report by the US outlet Axios on Wednesday. The missile is produced in Germany under an Israeli license, and Tel Aviv has to […]

  • Pakistan deploys army against ex-PM

    RT - May 25th 2022 7:58pm EDT

    Islamabad calls up troops as ousted PM Imran Khan leads protest caravan into the capital The government of Pakistan authorized the deployment of the military to protect its headquarters in Islamabad in the early hours of Thursday, as thousands of protesters loyal to the former PM Imran Khan took to the streets. Khan marched on […]

  • Serbia weighs possibility of Russia sanctions

    RT - May 25th 2022 6:42pm EDT

    Belgrade will not join the US-EU sanctions against Moscow, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Davos Serbia will not join anti-Russian sanctions at this point, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday. In spite of the pressure from EU countries, Serbia is pursuing its own independent policy and intends to continue doing so, Vucic told the […]

  • iPhone 14 release schedule at risk due to supply chain disruptions

    RT - May 25th 2022 6:35pm EDT

    Apple urges suppliers to speed up manufacturing as lockdown measures impede production Apple is putting pressure on suppliers as lockdown measures in China put the iPhone 14’s release date at risk, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday.  The engineering verification test (EVT) in which manufacturers finalize all parts and processes before rolling out production is said […]

  • ‘Go f**k yourselves’ Zelensky office tells Western officials

    RT - May 25th 2022 6:31pm EDT

    Presidential advisor called Westerners urging concessions in the name of peace ‘dumb f**ks’ Ukrainian presidential advisor Alexey Arestovich resorted to obscene language to criticize those in the West urging Kiev to cede part of the country’s territory to Russia for the sake of peace. “Go f**k yourselves with such proposals, you dumb f**ks, to trade […]

  • New York to hand out ‘robot companions’ to elderly

    RT - May 25th 2022 6:04pm EDT

    Approximately 800 elderly New Yorkers will live with ‘empathetic’ robots to address health issues caused by loneliness New York state is distributing robot caretakers to some 800 elderly adults in an effort to combat a burgeoning epidemic of loneliness, the New York State Office for the Aging announced in a press release on Wednesday. Manufactured […]

  • Emergency order targets ‘extra profits’

    RT - May 25th 2022 5:28pm EDT

    Hungary will order banks, insurers, airlines and other big corporations to hand over “extra profits” to fund the military Hungary intends to fund the military and social safety programs by taxing banks, insurance companies, airlines, energy and telecom utilities and others, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday. It is his first action under a […]

  • Finland and Sweden can’t join NATO until Turkey’s concerns are met – Ankara

    RT - May 25th 2022 5:04pm EDT

    Turkey says that its demands are “concrete,” and the Nordic states must accept them in order to join the alliance Following talks in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish government spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters that his government would not allow Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance until Turkey’s “concrete” security concerns regarding terrorism and sanctions […]

  • Bill Gates paid millions to derail Elon Musk’s plans – media

    RT - May 25th 2022 4:47pm EDT

    The Microsoft magnate has funded an effort to block the SpaceX founder’s Twitter takeover The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into 11 of the 26 organizations backing an effort to prevent fellow billionaire Elon Musk from taking over social media platform Twitter, according to data shared with Breitbart […]

  • Anti-gun politician crashes Texas shooting press conference (VIDEO)

    RT - May 25th 2022 4:25pm EDT

    Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin called Beto O’Rourke a “sick son of a b***h” for the stunt Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke interrupted a press conference devoted to the recent elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas to demand greater gun control. However, he was ordered to sit down and called an “embarrassment” and a “sick son of […]

  • US concerned about radicals traveling to Ukraine – Politico

    RT - May 25th 2022 3:40pm EDT

    The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly worried that white supremacists traveling to the battle zone would gain combat experience US militants traveling to Ukraine in order to join the fight against Russian forces are being interrogated at airports across the country by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of the Department of […]

  • Alexandra Wigreiser: How peace is slowly returning to the devastated Donbass city of Mariupol

    RT - May 25th 2022 3:40pm EDT

    The strategically vital port city is slowly getting back to normal life, after the final Ukrainian forces surrendered The term ‘a return to peace’ may be a cliché, but it’s the simplest way of putting things. Back in April, when it became quieter in Mariupol, the first sign of something approaching normality was the emergence of […]

  • Zlatan suffers huge injury blow

    RT - May 25th 2022 3:14pm EDT

    The Swede will be out for up to eight months Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s time at AC Milan may have been brought to a half following confirmation of a knee injury.  The Italians revealed that the Swede has undergone surgery to treat his knock, which could keep him out for up to eight months. “AC Milan announces […]

  • Ex-president charged with treason

    RT - May 25th 2022 2:23pm EDT

    A former Moldovan leader and critic of the country’s pro-EU leadership has been detained Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon is facing four charges, including corruption and treason, his lawyer Maxim Lebedinsky revealed on Wednesday. The day before, Dodon, who headed the country over 2016-2020, was detained for 72 hours on suspicion of involvement in “passive […]

  • Putin visits wounded troops (VIDEO)

    RT - May 25th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    The Russian president said the soldiers and officers defending the people of the Donbass are heroes and should be treated as such Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited some of the soldiers wounded during the conflict in Ukraine on Wednesday. After touring the central military hospital in Moscow, Putin said all […]

  • Wife of Russia-detained basketballer appeals to Biden

    RT - May 25th 2022 1:52pm EDT

    Cherelle Griner believes the US leader is the only figure capable of securing her partner Brittney’s release Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle believes that US President Joe Biden can use his power to see the WNBA basketball player freed from Russian custody. The Phoenix Mercury center was arrested at Moscow Airport after a search revealed vape cartridges […]

  • Tennis legend tipped for UK deportation after prison transfer

    RT - May 25th 2022 1:33pm EDT

    Boris Becker has been moved to HMP Huntercombe Boris Becker’s alleged transfer to a prison for foreign criminals has been accepted as a sign that the tennis icon will be deported from the UK when his current sentence has concluded.  Becker was jailed for two-and-a-half years in late April when found guilty of hiding £2.5 […]

  • France starts handing out food stamps – media

    RT - May 25th 2022 1:10pm EDT

    The subsidies are meant to help poor households amid rising prices Several French cities have begun handing out food vouchers to the population to compensate for increasing prices, the TV channel France 2 reported on Monday. According to the report, citizens are being given coupons for €5, €20 and €30. To date, city administrations have […]

  • Russia won’t just ‘grab’ any proposal on Ukraine

    RT - May 25th 2022 12:40pm EDT

    Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Italy’s peace settlement plan for Ukraine an example of “armchair theorizing” Those who think Russia “will grab any Western proposal” for a settlement do not understand anything about the current situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, commenting on reports of an Italian peace […]

  • Germany ‘perplexed’ by Poland’s accusations

    RT - May 25th 2022 12:24pm EDT

    Berlin has indicated it might not have the tanks Warsaw wants at the ready The German government has rejected criticism by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who accused Berlin of failing to substitute tanks Warsaw had delivered to Ukraine. It might take Germany a long time to produce the heavy equipment Poland seeks to receive from […]