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  • Elon Musk’s fortune has shrunk 20% since his bid for Twitter – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:08pm EDT

    Bloomberg reports that Tesla’s owner has lost nearly $50 billion in the last month The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has lost over $49 billion since he announced his plans to buy the social network Twitter last month, Bloomberg reports. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk remains at the top of the rich list, […]

  • Russian coach refuses to apologize for ‘monkey’ remark despite ban

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:03pm EDT

    Volleyball trainer Andrey Voronkov is set to be suspended for up to two years for his comments Russian volleyball coach Andrey Voronkov will be banned for up to two years after being found guilty of referring to a black player as a “monkey,” but the former national team trainer has refused to apologize for the […]

  • George Bush’s Iraq slip when slamming Putin is perfect irony

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:01pm EDT

    The Iraq War architect is one to talk about Russia’s incursion into Ukraine Former US President George W. Bush made an embarrassing gaffe, perhaps a Freudian slip, when speaking on the importance of democracy and threats to democracy from abroad, and taking aim specifically at Russia.  “Russian elections are rigged,” he said. “Political opponents are […]

  • Khabib pitches plan for fellow Russian legend Emelianenko

    RT - May 19th 2022 11:09am EDT

    Nurmagomedov would like his fellow Russian to take on Junior dos Santos UFC legend and Eagle FC owner Khabib Nurmagomedov is already thinking about his next potential opponent for Junior Dos Santos, which could be against Russian heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko. Dos Santos is set to make his promotion debut against Yorgan de Castro in the main event […]

  • Fresh cases of rare monkeypox located

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:57am EDT

    Cases of the ‘very unusual’ disease have been confirmed in Italy and Sweden The US and European countries like Spain, Portugal, the UK, Italy, and Sweden confirmed cases of monkeypox, a rare African disease, this Thursday. Doctors at Spallanzani hospital in Rome said they had diagnosed one person with monkeypox after his return from a […]

  • Turkey names conditions for U-turn on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bid – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:56am EDT

    The Nordic countries will be required to condemn “terrorist organizations” and extradite their members to Turkey After blocking Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession talks, Turkish media reported on Thursday that Ankara has drawn up a list of demands for the two Nordic countries, including a requirement that both countries end their support for groups that […]

  • US move to block debt payments will not affect Russia’s reputation – Medvedev

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:51am EDT

    The former president says the country will still be viewed as financially reliable The potential move by Washington to stop Russia’s debt payments to US investors will not impact the country’s financial reputation, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and former president, Dmitry Medvedev, wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday. “The Americans are […]

  • Future for McDonald’s in Russia revealed

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:39am EDT

    The US fast-food giant will sell its restaurants, which will be re-opened under a new brand American fast-food chain McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its business in Russia to existing licensee, Alexander Govor. The announcement comes just days after the company said it was exiting the country amid Western sanctions. […]

  • EU parliament votes to sanction Germany’s ex-chancellor

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:36am EDT

    The parliament has called for sanctions against Gerhard Schroeder over his ties with Russia The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging sanctions against former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Thursday over his ties with Russia. The sanctions, imposed by the bloc over the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be applied “to the European […]

  • Italy proposes peace plan for Ukraine – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:29am EDT

    The ambitious proposal would reportedly require compromises, which Ukraine has refused to make Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has presented a peace plan for Ukraine to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, La Repubblica reported. The plan, which would see Ukraine and Russia declare a ceasefire and resolve their territorial disputes under the supervision of international […]

  • Western actions damaged food security – Russia

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:27am EDT

    Ukraine-related sanctions made the existing problems worse, an ambassador to Washington claimed Global food security is currently under threat due to the “incompetent macroeconomic decisions” of the West and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday. “The problems arose long before the start of the Russian […]

  • Ukraine responds to Macron EU plan

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:17am EDT

    Kiev insists it won’t accept any “surrogates” to EU membership Kiev’s top diplomat and ambassador to Germany have dismissed a proposal by the French President on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. Last Monday, Macron said that Kiev could not expect to become a member state in the near future, suggesting the creation of a “European […]

  • Red-pilled Elon Musk has plenty of reasons to be fed up with the Democrats

    RT - May 19th 2022 9:55am EDT

    The former ‘kindness party’ should’ve seen it coming Elon Musk is fully red-pilled. After months of attacks from the left, its allies in the Democratic party, and ceaseless efforts to cancel him, the world’s richest man says that he plans on voting Republican moving forward. Like so many other former Democrats, Musk has lost all […]

  • US lawmaker threatens Turkey over NATO stance – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 9:42am EDT

    Deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets could be conditional on Ankara accepting NATO enlargement, Senator Menendez reportedly said Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters and modernization kits for almost 80 warplanes it already owns could reportedly be blocked by the US unless Ankara welcomes Finland and Sweden into NATO. Such a scenario […]

  • World faces famine, US is to blame – Putin’s aide

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:55am EDT

    Washington’s attempts to take over Ukraine’s grain may lead to a food crisis, according to the Russian official The attempt by the US to take over Ukraine’s grain reserves may spark a humanitarian crisis in the country and lead to grain shortages globally, President Vladimir Putin’s aide, Maksim Oreshkin, said on Thursday. According to the […]

  • FIFA faces mammoth money demand over ‘abused’ migrant workers

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:11am EDT

    A group of NGOs have called for significant compensation for workers ahead of the World Cup in Qatar FIFA is being told to compensate migrant workers in Qatar to the tune of $440 million for alleged human rights abuses during the construction of World Cup facilities. A demand by Amnesty International in conjunction with Human […]

  • Turkey outlines position on Russian gas

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:08am EDT

    Ankara cannot abandon the energy supplies, President Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Ankara would be unable to refuse natural gas deliveries from its major supplier Russia. “We get 50% of natural gas from Russia. This is a strategic issue for us, strategic relationship. We cannot break it,” he stressed […]

  • Hundreds more surrender in Mariupol – Russia

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:20am EDT

    The total number of captives from the Azovstal plant has reached 1,730, the Defense Ministry said An additional 771 Ukrainian combatants have surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday morning. This pushed the total number of captives from the […]

  • Ukraine disappointed with level of US support – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:17am EDT

    Politico says Biden’s reluctance to give Ukraine high-powered rocket systems has become a source of consternation for Kiev Ukrainian officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration’s failure to supply Kiev with US-made long-range multiple launch rocket systems, Politico reported on Wednesday. According to the article, citing three unnamed officials “familiar with the issue,” […]

  • India looks to scoop up divested Western assets in Russia – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:13am EDT

    New Delhi wants to purchase the stakes of Exxon and Shell in Sakhalin energy projects, the Economic Times reports India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is considering purchasing additional stakes in Russian oil and gas fields from Western firms that plan to leave the country, the Economic Times (ET) reported on Thursday, citing people […]

  • ‘This is just a lie’: How Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post twisted a report about Donbass refugees to fit its narrative

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:02am EDT

    The American newspaper disregarded the testimonies of volunteers to support its consistently anti-Russian stance Last week, the Washington Post published an extensive article titled ‘Ukrainian refugees in Russia report interrogations, detention and other abuses’.  Bias against Russia is nothing new for the newspaper, owned by the oligarch Jeff Bezos. However, this particular story – authored by its […]

  • Russia ranks unfriendly nations

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:57am EDT

    The US and its allies have destabilized global energy and food markets with their sanctions, top official claims Russian State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has published on social media a list of “unfriendly nations” ranked by the number of anti-Russian sanctions they have imposed. “They are the ones to be blamed for skyrocketing prices worldwide,” […]

  • Half of Russia’s gas buyers agree to pay in rubles – Novak

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:47am EDT

    Russia’s deputy prime minister says they have already opened accounts with Gazprombank Approximately half of Russia’s 54 gas importers have opened ruble accounts with Gazprombank in compliance with Moscow’s newly introduced payment rules, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. “According to my information, about half [of the buyers] have already opened special accounts […]

  • Russian no.1 grateful for ‘support’ over Wimbledon ban

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:44am EDT

    Daria Kasatkina said Russian tennis stars do not want to be deprived of the chance to play Daria Kasatkina says tennis officials at the WTA and ATP have “stood up for” Russian players following the ban imposed on them by Wimbledon, although she is still uncertain how the situation will pan out amid talk of […]

  • Russian exports can solve global food crisis – UN

    RT - May 19th 2022 5:39am EDT

    António Guterres urges to reintegrate the sanctioned country’s food produce and fertilizers into the world markets Food products and fertilizers from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus must be allowed on the world markets if the global community wants to stem an unfolding food crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a ministerial meeting on global food […]