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  • Wheat prices to surge as Ukraine’s harvest shrinks – official

    RT - May 19th 2022 5:18am EDT

    The Ukrainian agriculture minister says grain prices could rise 40% this year The global community needs to prepare for wheat prices rising to $700 per ton this year, a nearly 40% jump from the current $430, the Ukrainian minister of agrarian policy and food, Mykola Solsky, said on Wednesday, as cited by TASS. “Are we […]

  • Helsinki comments on whether it would host NATO bases or nukes

    RT - May 19th 2022 5:16am EDT

    The prime minister says nuclear weapons are banned by law in Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland said her nation’s expected accession to NATO does not involve an obligation to host NATO military bases or nuclear weapons. Neither idea is currently under discussion, she told an Italian newspaper during a working visit to Rome […]

  • One injured as shooter opens fire at German school

    RT - May 19th 2022 4:57am EDT

    Media outlets citing police say an alleged shooter was detained DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Senate votes on key office in Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:54am EDT

    Career diplomat Bridget Brink will serve as ambassador in Kiev After a three-year delay, the US Embassy in Kiev is set to have a duly confirmed ambassador in charge instead of a temporary chargé d’affaires. On Wednesday, the US Senate approved Bridget Brink, who currently represents her country in Slovakia, for the post. The career […]

  • No replacement for Russian Grand Prix, says F1

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:13am EDT

    The race set for Sochi in September was canceled in the wake of the military offensive in Ukraine The Formula One season will be cut to 22 races after officials confirmed there would be no replacement for the Russian Grand Prix, which was planned for Sochi in September before being canceled due to the conflict […]

  • Civilian killed in Ukrainian shelling of Russian territory – governor

    RT - May 19th 2022 3:11am EDT

    The head of Kursk Region, Roman Starovoyt, says a truck driver perished in the early morning attack Ukraine’s shelling of the village of Tetkino in Kursk Region, Russia on Thursday morning claimed the life of at least one civilian, leaving several more injured, the region’s governor said in a Telegram post. According to Roman Starovoyt, […]

  • Pfizer vaccine boosters approved for younger age group

    RT - May 19th 2022 2:39am EDT

    US health regulators have further expanded eligibility for additional shots The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to administer Pfizer vaccine boosters to children aged between 5 and 11, citing data collected in ongoing trials. The agency skipped an advisory board meeting typically held before such decisions, saying the matter […]

  • George W. Bush addresses ‘unjustified invasion of Iraq’

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:34am EDT

    The former president made a gaffe while attempting to criticize Russia’s military action Former US President George W. Bush inadvertently condemned the “invasion of Iraq” while blasting Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a slip-up which he blamed on his old age.  Speaking in Dallas on Wednesday for an event hosted by the eponymous George W. Bush Institute, […]

  • ‘I’m wondering whether we voted to go to war’ – US Congressman

    RT - May 18th 2022 6:27pm EDT

    Chip Roy accused his fellow lawmakers of waging a “proxy war” so they can “look all fancy with our blue and yellow ribbons” Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) has condemned House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for stating that the US is “at war,” presumably with Russia. Roy hammered Democrats and Republicans alike for deepening America’s involvement […]

  • Disputed territory seeks NATO and EU membership

    RT - May 18th 2022 6:23pm EDT

    Kosovo wants to be part of EU and NATO, leader of Serbia’s breakaway province says in Washington Kosovo wishes to become a member of NATO and the European Union, the self-proclaimed republic’s prime minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday, while visiting Washington. Serbia’s breakaway province had declared independence with US support in 2008, but has […]

  • US confirms first case of rare disease that spread in Europe

    RT - May 18th 2022 6:23pm EDT

    Massachusetts man who traveled to Canada tests positive for monkeypox A Massachusetts man has been diagnosed with monkeypox after traveling to Canada, the Centers for Disease Control and Massachusetts Department of Public Health have confirmed on Wednesday.  While the agencies are working with the man’s healthcare providers and local health boards to identify anyone who […]

  • UN chief calls for climate Marshall Plan

    RT - May 18th 2022 5:14pm EDT

    Antonio Guterres warns that business as usual will ‘incinerate our only home’ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a moratorium on the use of oil, gas, and coal in favor of renewable energy, arguing that humanity must “end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition, before we incinerate our only home” in […]

  • Another NATO state wants to block Sweden and Finland from joining

    RT - May 18th 2022 5:12pm EDT

    Following Turkey’s move, Croatia’s president also seeks a better deal with the bloc if Zagreb votes to invite the Nordic states Croatian President Zoran Milanovic plans to instruct Ambassador Mario Nobilo, the country’s permanent representative to NATO, to block the accession of Finland and Sweden to the decades-old military alliance, he said Wednesday.  Refusing consent […]

  • Azov commander boasts about gruesome photos of executed civilians

    RT - May 18th 2022 4:32pm EDT

    Ukrainian neo-Nazi gloats over brutally killed opposition activists, wishes their fate on all “traitors” A Ukrainian officer who at one point commanded the notorious neo-Nazi Azov regiment has gloated on social media over graphic photos of dead members of an opposition party. The activists “disappeared” from the Ukrainian-held city of Severodonetsk in early March and […]

  • ‘Plan B’ ready in case of nuclear test during Biden’s visit to Asia

    RT - May 18th 2022 4:16pm EDT

    The US and South Korea have prepared for an “imminent” North Korea “provocation” Seoul and Washington have a “plan B” in case the DPRK chooses to conduct a nuclear test during US President Joe Biden’s three-day visit to South Korea, the first deputy chief of the South Korean presidential National Security Office, Kim Tae-hyo, said […]

  • Aussie PM bulldozes youngster in awkward campaign gaffe (VIDEO)

    RT - May 18th 2022 3:04pm EDT

    Scott Morrison smashed into the eight-year-old on the campaign trail Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticized for accidentally crashing into an eight-year-old boy during a football match while on the campaign trail. Morrison was taking part in a training game at the Devenport Strikers Football Club in Tasmania when he lost control while trying […]

  • US puts ‘disinformation board’ on hold

    RT - May 18th 2022 2:49pm EDT

    The government’s Disinformation Governance Board has reportedly been paused after a tide of online criticism The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has “paused” its Disinformation Governance Board, the Washington Post claimed in a story published on Wednesday. The outlet blamed the decision on online “right-wing attacks” against its appointed head Nina Jankowicz, who has […]

  • EU seeks to sanction ex-chancellor and former FM – media

    RT - May 18th 2022 2:28pm EDT

    MEPs demand European politicians with ties to Russian businesses such as former German Chancellor Schroeder resign or face sanctions European politicians still holding ties to Russian businesses, such as Germany’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Austria’s ex-Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, should be added to the EU sanctions list, a broad coalition within the European Parliament […]

  • Rare disease spreads in Europe

    RT - May 18th 2022 2:21pm EDT

    Previously detected in the UK and Portugal, monkeypox has reportedly infected gay men in Madrid Health authorities in Spain have issued an alert over a potential outbreak of monkeypox – a rare and incurable viral infection – in Madrid. The alert follows similar outbreaks in the UK and Portugal, and all of the Spanish patients […]

  • World as vulnerable as before Covid – WHO

    RT - May 18th 2022 2:04pm EDT

    An international panel on pandemic readiness has published a gloomy assessment  When it comes to future pandemics, a lack of progress on international health regulation coupled with economic woes may have left the world in a “worse place” than before the onset of Covid-19, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. The international […]

  • Messi camp respond to rumors of US move

    RT - May 18th 2022 2:04pm EDT

    Reports claimed that the Argentine will buy a stake in the Inter Miami franchise before switching to the US in 2023 Lionel Messi’s agents have dismissed rumors that the Argentine superstar will buy a 35% stake in Inter Miami before switching to the MLS franchise as “completely false.” A Madrid-based DirecTV journalist claimed that the seven-time […]

  • Israel to simulate attack on Iran – media

    RT - May 18th 2022 1:27pm EDT

    The exercises cover potential Iranian retaliation to the shelling of its nuclear facilities For the first time, the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) major ‘Chariots of Fire’ exercises will include practice drills for a “wide-scale strike in Iran,” the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The drills over the Mediterranean Sea will begin on […]

  • The imminent global food crisis is being blamed on Russia, but the truth is rather more complex

    RT - May 18th 2022 1:23pm EDT

    Just-in-time supply chains, globalism and governments’ lack of foresight may lead to global hunger The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is undoubtedly impacting global grain supplies, as well as the means of growing crops around the world. But is the looming global food crisis solely Russia’s fault – as spun by the Western media machine? Only a few […]

  • UK families warm themselves at McDonald’s – Guardian

    RT - May 18th 2022 1:07pm EDT

    Britons are ‘way past energy-saving tricks’ to handle skyrocketing costs, a charity CEO told the paper Struggling UK families are spending their evenings at McDonald’s to cut energy costs, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. They do so amid the highest inflation rate in 40 years. These families reportedly turn to places like McDonalds for free […]

  • Seizing Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine illegal – US

    RT - May 18th 2022 12:49pm EDT

    The US cannot legally confiscate funds for the reconstruction of Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that it would not be legal for the United States to seize frozen Russian central bank assets to help rebuild Ukraine. Yellen was referring to an estimated $300 billion in assets from […]