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  • Ruble smashes four-year high against US dollar

    RT - May 20th 2022 4:51am EDT

    The Russian currency strengthens ahead of upcoming tax payment The Russian ruble reached its strongest position against the US dollar in over four years and reached a seven-year high against the euro on Friday. The ruble is being propelled by recently introduced capital controls, Russia’s new ruble-based gas payment scheme and looming tax payments for […]

  • Police respond to ‘ongoing violent incident’ in Norway

    RT - May 20th 2022 3:40am EDT

    Three people are reported injured in a stabbing, one of them is in a critical condition Police in Norway are responding to a stabbing incident in the Numedal district 85km West of Oslo, they said on Twitter on Friday. The attack left three people injured, including one in critical condition, the report said. Norwegian authorities labeled […]

  • US buys millions of vaccine doses for new virus

    RT - May 20th 2022 1:57am EDT

    Officials have rushed to secure vaccines as cases of the rare monkeypox virus continue to crop up in the US and Europe The US health authorities have signed a deal for $119 million in vaccine doses against the monkeypox virus, after a Massachusetts man was diagnosed with the rare but potentially serious illness earlier this […]

  • Canada reveals Huawei decision

    RT - May 20th 2022 1:21am EDT

    The country’s 5G networks will be formally closed to two major Chinese telecom firms, officials said The authorities in Canada will not allow Chinese companies Huawei or ZTE to use the country’s growing 5G telecommunications networks, citing “serious” national security and privacy concerns. The long-delayed decision was announced on Thursday by Ottawa’s Office of Innovation, […]

  • Kamala Harris stands up for ‘personal decisions’

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:28pm EDT

    With high court poised to strike down abortion as constitutional right, VP warns of government interference in private matters After a year of finding no fault with Covid-19 vaccine mandates, Vice President Kamala Harris is warning that the government will infringe on personal liberties if the US Supreme Court overturns constitutional protection of abortion rights […]

  • US miscounts population, costing one party Congress seats and funding

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:18pm EDT

    Census admits overcounts as high as 6.8% and undercounts up to 5% The US Census Bureau has released a report revealing significant population miscounts in 14 states – only after the erroneous figures were used to divvy up congressional representation and federal funding parameters for the next decade. Net overcounts ranged as high as 6.8%, […]

  • School official to host ‘Queer Youth Open Mic Night’ at her sex shop

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:55pm EDT

    A Washington state school board director plans to hold an event for children at her ‘all-ages’ sex shop A school board director in Washington state, who also happens to own an all-ages sex shop, plans to host an event for children called “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” at her store. Jenn Mason, who is serving […]

  • Twitter to enhance censorship over Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:05pm EDT

    Posts about Ukraine conflict will be labeled or removed if “experts” designate them as “misinformation” Twitter rolled out an update to its “crisis misinformation policy” on Thursday, saying it will put a warning label on posts about the conflict in Ukraine that fit certain criteria, limiting their ability to be seen, shared or liked. The […]

  • Russia will not export food to detriment of own market – top official

    RT - May 19th 2022 5:42pm EDT

    Dmitry Medvedev blamed the looming global food crisis on the “cosmic cretinism” of the West Russia will not export food to the detriment of its own market, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council and former president Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the West has to blame its own “cosmic cretinism” for the looming crisis. In […]

  • Thousands take to streets in Armenian capital

    RT - May 19th 2022 5:16pm EDT

    The country’s government refuted reports that it had requested help to deal with the protesters Anti-government protests in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan continued on Thursday, while the authorities have claimed that outside help is not needed to deal with the unrest. A campaign to oust Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been ongoing since April […]

  • US to send anti-ship missiles to Ukraine – Reuters

    RT - May 19th 2022 4:14pm EDT

    Washington is reportedly looking to provide powerful missiles to help break a Russian naval blockade of Ukrainian ports President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly maneuvering to send more advanced anti-ship missiles to Ukraine to help the former Soviet republic break a Russian naval blockade of its Black Sea ports. The missiles in question are the […]

  • Russian and US top generals hold talks

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:54pm EDT

    Russian and US chiefs of staff have discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held a rare series of phone calls on Thursday. The two top military officials discussed various “issues of mutual interest,” including the ongoing conflict […]

  • Ukraine conflict can spread out, France warns

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:39pm EDT

    The French president views the incidents in Transnistria as warning signs French President Emmanuel Macron, citing recent incidents in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, sees a possibility of the Ukraine conflict spreading to neighboring countries. Speaking at a press conference with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu on Thursday, Macron said that Russia’s “unacceptable aggression” against […]

  • With a $40 billion plan, the US is setting itself up for an expensive failure in Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:28pm EDT

    Eight decades ago, America’s ‘arsenal of democracy’ helped in the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. In recent years, however, it’s been less effective American democracy in action is as perturbing and frustrating to watch for a US citizen as it is confounding to outsiders. It’s become especially true in this age of extreme […]

  • US reveals record number of its troops in Poland

    RT - May 19th 2022 2:26pm EDT

    Over 12,000 US troops are currently in Poland, but Warsaw and its Baltic allies want even more The US ambassador to Poland revealed on Thursday that there are 12,600 of America’s military personnel in the EU member state at the moment, the largest number in history. As NATO conducts massive exercises on Ukraine’s doorstep, Poland […]

  • Poland ready to build ‘permanent’ NATO bases

    RT - May 19th 2022 2:22pm EDT

    The installations would house “light infantry units” of the bloc, PM Mateusz Morawiecki has said Warsaw is ready to build permanent military installations to house “light infantry units” of the US-led NATO bloc, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. The PM urged further NATO military buildup in Eastern Europe amid the ongoing Russian […]

  • English fan jailed for vicious headbutt on footballer (VIDEO)

    RT - May 19th 2022 2:05pm EDT

    The man attacked Sheffield United player Billy Sharp after Nottingham Forest won their Championship playoff semifinal A Nottingham Forest fan has been jailed and given a 10-year ban from football matches after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Sheffield United’s captain on Tuesday night. Robert Briggs, 30, was one of many Forest supporters who stormed the […]

  • Oscar-winning ‘Blade Runner’ composer dies

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:58pm EDT

    Greek electronica composer Vangelis, 79, has passed away while being treated for Covid-19 Vangelis, the iconic Greek composer of electronic soundtracks whose work spanned decades, passed away earlier this week at the age of 79, his representatives announced on Thursday. He had been undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a hospital in France. Born Evangelos Odysseas […]

  • NATO expansion ‘not a threat’ – Biden

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:58pm EDT

    The US president said that including Finland and Sweden will “make NATO stronger” President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his “strong support” to the NATO membership applications of Finland and Sweden. He insisted that the alliance’s continued expansion “is not a threat to any nation,” a point that Russia disputes. Speaking alongside Finnish President Sauli […]

  • Сhinese elites given directive on foreign assets – WSJ

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:34pm EDT

    Beijing has reportedly told Communist Party elites to shed overseas holdings and avoid vulnerability to Russia-like sanctions The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), seeking to insulate the country’s top brass from Western sanctions like those imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, has allegedly issued a directive discouraging senior officials from buying assets abroad. The new policy […]

  • China calls for BRICS expansion

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:34pm EDT

    The five-nation bloc should add more member states, Beijing says China wants to expand the group of emerging economies known as BRICS, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. The economic bloc currently consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. “China proposes to start the BRICS expansion process, explore the criteria and procedures […]

  • UK to offer up fresh weapons to Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:26pm EDT

    Long-range artillery and shore-to-ship missiles will be provided as part of Britain’s new multi-billion-pound aid package The UK will provide Ukraine with long-range artillery, shore-to-ship missiles and unmanned drones, Downing Street revealed on Thursday, following a phone conversation between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the phone call on Thursday, […]

  • US Senate passes $40 billion Ukraine bill

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:08pm EDT

    Only a handful of Republicans opposed the document that calls for mammoth spending on foreign country The US Senate voted on Thursday to pass a $40 billion package of military and economic aid to Ukraine. The bill gifts Kiev nearly $20 billion in weapons, ammunition and training, and dramatically boosts the budget of the US […]

  • EU running out of Russia sanctions – Euractiv

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:29pm EDT

    The inability to agree on the latest round of restrictions on Russia shows that Brussels may soon reach its limits, Euractiv reports The failure of EU member states to agree on a Russian oil embargo indicates that the bloc is reaching the limits of its ability to impose financial sanctions on Moscow, an EU diplomat […]

  • German MPs limit privileges of ex-leader

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:23pm EDT

    Gerhard Schroeder has lost funding for his office and staff, but gets to keep his pension The budget committee of the Bundestag voted on Thursday to stop funding former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s staff and offices. He will continue to receive his pension and have access to a security detail. The new rule does not bring […]