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  • Russia World Cup hero ‘pauses career’ to return to Brazil

    RT - May 18th 2022 12:29pm EDT

    CSKA Moscow defender Mario Fernandes announced the news on Wednesday Footballer Mario Fernandes – the Brazilian-born defender who starred for Russia at the 2018 World Cup after being granted citizenship – has announced that he is “putting his career on hold” and will return to Brazil. Club team CSKA Moscow shared the news with a […]

  • Debt default will hardly impact Russia – US Treasury

    RT - May 18th 2022 12:04pm EDT

    Janet Yellen has confirmed that Washington is likely to block Moscow’s bond payments US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday confirmed that Washington was unlikely to extend an exemption that allows Russia to make bond payments on its sovereign debt. “The expectation was that it was time-limited,” Yellen said at a press conference in Bonn, […]

  • Russia bans Canadian state media

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:43am EDT

    Moscow has canceled the CBC’s accreditation in retaliation for Ottawa’s ban on RT Russia has shuttered the Moscow offices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and revoked the visas and accreditations of its journalists. The move comes in reprisal for Ottawa’s decision to ban RT in March, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “With […]

  • US issues dire warning for global economy

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:36am EDT

    The world is facing a potential slowdown amid rising inflation, Janet Yellen says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that higher food and energy prices were having ‘stagflationary’ effects, namely depressing output and spending and raising inflation all around the world. She told reporters ahead of a meeting of G7 finance ministers in […]

  • Can Africa replace Russia as the EU’s main source of gas?

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:30am EDT

    If such a move were easy, it would have been attempted a long time ago. In recent months, reports have regularly appeared in the media suggesting that the countries of the European Union are going to replace Russian gas with energy from African states. The EU’s draft plan to phase out Moscow’s supplies, referenced by Bloomberg, […]

  • Inflation in Austria highest since 1981

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:16am EDT

    Consumer prices in the country rose in April at the highest rate in over four decades Inflation in Austria has jumped to its highest level in over 40 years, media reported on Wednesday citing data from the country’s federal statistics agency Statistics Austria.  “In April 2022, consumer prices again increased significantly compared to last year […]

  • Laser weapons used in Ukraine operation – Moscow

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:10am EDT

    They can burn through targets up to 5km away, a top official said Russia has developed its own anti-drone laser capability and is already using it in Ukraine, Vice Prime Minister Yury Borisov claimed in an interview on Wednesday. It has a range of 5km and was nicknamed Zadira, or ‘troublemaker’ in Russian, he said. He […]

  • Shoplifting seagull wanted for knocking off Tesco

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:10am EDT

    A talented bird has stolen $375 worth of crisps from a Devon supermarket One crafty seagull has become such a skilled shoplifter it is believed to have pilfered some $375 (£300) worth of crisps in a single year from the Tesco in Paignton, England, local media reports revealed on Tuesday, adding that the enterprising bird […]

  • US soccer strikes ‘historic’ equal pay deal

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:08am EDT

    The US Soccer Federation has reached a ruling proclaimed as a landmark The US Soccer Federation (USSF) has reached agreements that will see members of its men’s national team (USMNT) and women’s national team (USWNT) paid equally, which is said to be a first in sport. The federation announced the deals, which will run until […]

  • EU to pay Ukraine’s budget

    RT - May 18th 2022 11:03am EDT

    The European Union will fork out $9.5 billion to keep Ukraine afloat, as Washington told it to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed an aid package of 9 billion euros ($9.5 billion) to keep Ukraine’s government running, and said that the EU would lead reconstruction efforts in Ukraine after hostilities cease. […]

  • EU unveils rationing plan

    RT - May 18th 2022 10:34am EDT

    The European Commission will encourage rationing and make solar panels mandatory in the move away from Russian energy European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that the EU would raise its renewable energy targets and invest billions of euros in clean energy in a bid to break away from Russian oil and […]

  • Britons brace for gloomy future as cost of living soars

    RT - May 18th 2022 10:22am EDT

    More than 1 in 4 are skipping meals, data suggests Britons expect to continue struggling against a cost-of-living crisis, exacerbated by skyrocketing inflation and UK sanctions on Russia, according to a new survey. Many have adjusted their budgets and some have even skipped meals, the poll revealed.  Sky News reported the results Tuesday, citing an […]

  • Turkey outlines expectations from NATO

    RT - May 18th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The Turkish president demands NATO respect his country’s security interests after Sweden and Finland placed bids to join the bloc Turkey has demanded that NATO respect its security concerns, and has stated that it will not accept the bids of Sweden and Finland to join NATO, as it would leave the military alliance less secure […]

  • Russia expels dozens of foreign diplomats

    RT - May 18th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The measures were in retaliation for similar moves made previously by France, Spain and Italy The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared dozens of French, Italian and Spanish diplomats ‘persona non grata’ in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomatic staff from these countries amid Moscow’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the ministry summoned […]

  • Russian athletes sanctioned means they are ‘winners’ – Kadyrov

    RT - May 18th 2022 9:57am EDT

    The Chechen leader compared the suspensions imposed on Russia sports stars to his own experience Chechen Republic chief Ramzan Kadyrov has said Russian athletes should consider themselves to be “winners” after sweeping sporting sanctions were imposed on the country following the launch of the military operation in Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended at the […]

  • US wants to lure India away from Russia – Bloomberg

    RT - May 18th 2022 9:44am EDT

    A $500 million military aid package would reportedly be aimed at ‘weaning’ India off of Russia  US President Joe Biden’s administration intends to woo India into slowing down its defense cooperation with Russia by offering New Delhi a military assistance package that could be worth as much as  $500 million, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous […]

  • Production date for Russia’s next generation arms revealed

    RT - May 18th 2022 9:35am EDT

    The Su-75 Checkmate is to be mass-produced starting 2027, Rostec head reported The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, a light single-engine cousin of Russia’s advanced Su-57 fighter jet, will go into production sometime in 2027, the head of state-owned Rostec said on Wednesday. The deadline was revealed by Sergey Chemezov during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. […]

  • Worst of economic shock over for Russia – official

    RT - May 18th 2022 9:13am EDT

    The country has managed to withstand Western sanctions, the finance minister says The Russian economy has overcome the first shock from the sanctions imposed by the West, according to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. It won’t be easy to get over the restrictions, but prudent financial and budgetary policy will allow the country to withstand them […]

  • NATO member blocks accession talks for Sweden and Finland – media

    RT - May 18th 2022 9:10am EDT

    Turkey has been opposing the Nordic states’ accession into the bloc, accusing the countries of supporting ‘terrorist’ groups Turkey has blocked NATO accession talks with Finland and Sweden on Wednesday, several media outlets have reported. Representatives of the military bloc’s member states have gathered seeking to open the negotiations just hours after both nations officially submitted […]

  • Italian energy major agrees to pay for gas in rubles

    RT - May 18th 2022 8:33am EDT

    Eni is opening accounts in a Russian bank without changing its current contracts Italy’s Eni, considered one of the world’s seven energy supermajors, announced that it has begun procedures to open a dual checking account with Gazprombank to comply with Russia’s new ruble-based gas payment scheme, Corriere reported on Tuesday. “In connection with the approaching […]

  • Italy forced into ‘economic warfare’ against Russia, journalist claims

    RT - May 18th 2022 8:32am EDT

    Sanctions against Moscow hurt Italians, but Rome follows the lead of Brussels and Washington, journalist Matteo Gracis has claimed Most Italians do not support the decisions to slap Russia with sanctions or send weapons to Kiev, an Italian independent investigative journalist, Matteo Gracis, told RT on Wednesday, arguing that Rome is acting against its own […]

  • Tennis chief makes punishment plea over Wimbledon’s Russian ban – report

    RT - May 18th 2022 8:30am EDT

    The comments could mean the Grand Slam is a step closer to being stripped of WTA ranking points Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive Steve Simon has formally recommended that Wimbledon be stripped of rankings points because of its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, according to a report in the UK.   Simon is […]

  • Greece seeks top-notch weapons from US

    RT - May 18th 2022 8:03am EDT

    Athens is expressing the desire to join the F-35 program and is lobbying against Turkey’s attempts to upgrade its own air fleet Greece has confirmed its desire to purchase a squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets from the US, while lobbying against its regional rival Turkey’s attempts to upgrade its air force. Greek Prime Minister […]

  • History-making African cyclist hospitalized with bizarre celebration injury (VIDEO)

    RT - May 18th 2022 7:45am EDT

    Biniam Girmay suffered the unusual injury after etching his name into the record books at the Giro d’Italia Biniam Girmay has been forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia after suffering an injury when a prosecco cork hit him in the eye while celebrating a huge stage victory, as confirmed by his team Intermarche. […]

  • Uncertainty over Chelsea sale after claims Abramovich issue ‘resolved’

    RT - May 18th 2022 6:46am EDT

    There are conflicting reports over the status of the deal to sell the Premier League giants Lawyers for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich believe they have found a solution to a legal wrangle with the UK government holding up the sale of Chelsea football club, although a definitive agreement is yet to be reached, according to […]