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  • Canada cancel Iran friendly after politicans intervene

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:39pm EDT

    The match scheduled for June 5 has already been scrapped Canada will no longer play against Iran after opposition from Canadian politicians saw the football friendly canceled. The North American nation has qualified for its first World Cup in 36 years, and planned to take on Iran on June 5 in Vancouver. Yet Canadian Prime Minister […]

  • EU country votes on Soviet monuments

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:36pm EDT

    New law could make it mandatory for municipalities to dismantle all sites and objects “glorifying the Soviet regime” The Latvian parliament, Saeima, is aiming to pass a new law that would require the demolition of all sites and objects “glorifying the Soviet and Nazi Regime” on the territory of the country. The bill, which passed […]

  • US clarifies policy on Taiwan

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:24pm EDT

    Despite Biden threatening military intervention, the secretary of state insisted that the US still does not recognize Taiwan Secretary of State Anthony Blinken declared on Thursday that the US’ policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan remains intact, despite President Joe Biden having promised to involve the US military in the event of a Chinese invasion. […]

  • Moscow casts doubt on rumored peace plan for Ukraine

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:08pm EDT

    The Italian proposal was never shared with Russia and cannot be serious, judging by media reports, Lavrov says Russia doesn’t believe the Ukraine peace proposal, that the Italian government reportedly shared with Kiev and Western allies, to be a viable solution to the ongoing crisis, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT […]

  • Ukraine admits major defeat

    RT - May 26th 2022 3:00pm EDT

    Zelensky’s adviser admits loss of Liman, major Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass Russian troops have taken over the town of Liman in the northern Donetsk region, the government in Kiev admitted on Thursday evening. Ukrainian forces have reportedly withdrawn west-southwest towards Slavyansk. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Tennis player makes child cry with racket throw tantrum (VIDEO)

    RT - May 26th 2022 2:55pm EDT

    Irina-Camelia Begu bounced her racket into the crowd Tennis fans were left in shock when Irina-Camelia Begu made a child cry by throwing her racket in frustration. The world number 63 was losing ground in her second round meeting with 30th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova when she lashed out and lost her head.  Throwing her racket down to […]

  • Moscow warns of new ‘Iron Curtain’

    RT - May 26th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    The West tries to bar its own people from accessing alternative information on the conflict in Ukraine, Russia’s deputy UN envoy says Washington and its allies have turned into a new “collective ministry of truth,” rigorously preserving their narrative on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky […]

  • Russia cools off red-hot ruble rally

    RT - May 26th 2022 1:39pm EDT

    The currency retreated following the easing of capital controls and a rate cut by the central bank The Russian ruble weakened to a two-week low on Thursday following an extraordinary meeting of the central bank at which the key interest rate was slashed three percentage points to 11%. The regulator suggested that more cuts would […]

  • Russia warns it will respond to US censorship

    RT - May 26th 2022 1:23pm EDT

    Moscow has pledged to kick out an American journalist if YouTube takes down another Foreign Ministry press briefing The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that if one of its press briefing videos is taken down again by YouTube, an American journalist or media outlet working in Russia “will go home.” The ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, […]

  • US infiltrated post-Soviet states with biolabs – Russia

    RT - May 26th 2022 1:22pm EDT

    Washington abused its position of power to outsource weapons research, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed In the 1990s, post-Soviet nations were weak and inexperienced while the US had the guile and resources to find footholds in them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RT Arabic. Washington took advantage of that, establishing a webwork of […]

  • Former F1 chief arrested for plane gun possession

    RT - May 26th 2022 1:08pm EDT

    Bernie Ecclestone was apprehended by local police in Brazil Ex-Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was taken into police custody on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to take a gun with him to Switzerland on a private flight from Brazil. Local police confirmed that they found an un-documented LW Seecamp .32 gun in the 91-year-old’s […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Biden talks the talk, but is the US committed to meeting its international security obligations?

    RT - May 26th 2022 12:52pm EDT

    Asia is now the most interesting arena of world politics, and regional powers are looking for signs that America’s words will be backed up by action US President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan this week was his first in East Asia since taking office. The importance of this trip is undeniable. Washington is […]

  • ‘Goodfellas’ star and voice of ‘GTA: Vice City’ dies

    RT - May 26th 2022 12:30pm EDT

    Ray Liotta reportedly died in his sleep during filming in the Dominican Republic Actor Ray Liotta, best known for playing a mobster in ‘Goodfellas’ and a baseball legend in ‘Field of Dreams’, as well as for voicing the lead charachter in ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City’ passed away on Thursday at the age of 67. […]

  • CNN apologizes to China

    RT - May 26th 2022 12:15pm EDT

    A guest on the network falsely claimed that Chinese diplomats sat down during a standing ovation for Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky CNN apologized on Thursday to China’s Global Times newspaper for a broadcast on Wednesday in which US Representative Michael McCaul accused a Chinese delegation of remaining seated during a standing ovation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

  • US launches ‘China House’

    RT - May 26th 2022 12:14pm EDT

    The dedicated team will coordinate policy to counter Beijing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the launch of a new ‘China House’ within the State Department, made up of a team of diplomats focused on coordinating policy to confront Beijing. The diplomat unveiled the new team during a Thursday speech at George Washington […]

  • Poland reveals arms wish list

    RT - May 26th 2022 11:54am EDT

    The Polish military is seeking to beef up its capabilities with American rocket launchers Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced on Thursday that he had signed off on a request to buy “about 500” American-made M142 HIMARS rocket launchers. Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has looked to the US to modernize […]

  • Default won’t affect Russians – finance minister

    RT - May 26th 2022 11:40am EDT

    US attempts to stop Moscow from servicing its debt will not impact the economy in any way, Siluanov says While the US is trying to push Russia into default on its foreign debt by blocking payments to bondholders, Moscow will do everything to avoid this from happening, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday. According […]

  • Inflation in Russia under control – Central Bank

    RT - May 26th 2022 11:19am EDT

    The regulator says the economy has stabilized, but still needs to adapt to the new conditions The Russian economy has managed to evade an inflationary spiral due to the policies of the Central Bank, the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina, said on Thursday at a meeting with the Association of Russian Banks. However, according […]

  • EU not prepared for war – top diplomat

    RT - May 26th 2022 11:03am EDT

    Josep Borrell claims the bloc’s armies would “run out of ammo in two weeks” if confronted with a conflict such as in Ukraine The European Union is not prepared for a war such as the one in Ukraine, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warned on Wednesday. He made the claim at a debate […]

  • Russian snowboard chiefs and politicians react to FIS council snub

    RT - May 26th 2022 10:46am EDT

    Elena Vyalbe has not been chosen for the FIS council The president of the Russian Snowboard Federation and a Russian State Duma Deputy have reacted after their compatriot Elena Vyalbe was not re-elected to the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) council. A congress of the global ski authority held in Milan and online saw the three-time Olympic […]

  • Ukraine threatens EU member

    RT - May 26th 2022 10:43am EDT

    “Something could happen” with the oil pipeline running to Hungary, a Ukrainian official has warned Ukraine has “a wonderful lever of pressure” on Hungary via the Druzhba – which translates to ‘Friendship’ – oil pipeline, Ukrainian energy minister adviser Lana Zerkal claimed on Thursday. Speaking during an online discussion at the Kiev Security Forum, Zerkal […]

  • Ukrainian troops greatly outnumbered – media

    RT - May 26th 2022 10:30am EDT

    Russian forces in Donbass outnumber Ukrainian soldiers by 7 to 1, an ABC reporter has said, citing a Zelensky spokesman Kiev has reportedly admitted its forces in Donbass are greatly outnumbered by the Russian troops. Moscow’s forces have seven soldiers in Eastern Ukraine against each Ukrainian one, a Ukraine-based ABC correspondent, Tom Soufi Burridge, said […]

  • Massive job losses feared in Austria without Russian gas

    RT - May 26th 2022 10:20am EDT

    300,000 people could be laid off if energy supply stops The suspension of Russian gas supplies would be “a serious blow” to the welfare of the Austrian people as it threatens some 300,000 jobs, Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported citing the Federation of Austrian Industries. According to the president of the federation, Georg Knill, almost the […]

  • Democrats are not letting a crisis go to waste with the Texas school shooting

    RT - May 26th 2022 9:35am EDT

    Not even a day after 19 children were killed, their graves were being used as a pulpit Following the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Democrats lost little time in pointing the finger at the Republicans. As if on cue, many renewed calls for tighter gun control – and even in some cases for the […]

  • Tennis ace Zverev admits to mental health battle

    RT - May 26th 2022 9:32am EDT

    Alexander Zverev confessed to “struggling a lot this year” Alexander Zverev has opened up on his mental health struggles but has insisted that they are not solely down to social media. The German-born world number three with Russian parents has endured a tough time on and off the tennis court after his ex-girlfriend accused him […]