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  • Firebomb attacks reported near western Ukrainian border

    RT - May 13th 2022 3:40am EDT

    An oil depot and conscription center was targeted in Transnistria Law enforcement in a breakaway region of Moldova reported two separate attacks in its capital on Friday. Transnistria’s interior ministry said Molotov cocktails were thrown at an oil depot and conscription center, but did not cause any significant damage. The attacks happened 30 minutes apart […]

  • Finland weighs in on Russia threat

    RT - May 13th 2022 3:35am EDT

    The Finnish envoy to NATO says there is no ‘irregular activity’ from Russia against his country Finland, which is preparing a formal application to join NATO, doesn’t see any “direct military threats” from Russia at the moment, the Nordic nation’s ambassador to the US-led military alliance has said. Helsinki only expects potential “cyber harassment” or […]

  • Taiwan warns Australia of threat at its ‘doorstep’

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:17am EDT

    Growing Chinese influence should be a major concern for Canberra, Taiwan’s top diplomat said A senior Taiwanese official has urged Australia and other “like-minded” countries to be wary of Chinese military ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, citing a recent security pact signed with the Solomon Islands and Beijing’s alleged creeping “authoritarianism” in the region. Speaking during […]

  • North Korea confirms first deaths in mass ‘fever’ outbreak

    RT - May 12th 2022 10:50pm EDT

    The fatalities were reported just one day after North Korea officially acknowledged its first Covid case North Korean officials have confirmed several deaths in a mysterious fever outbreak, including one person who tested positive for Covid-19 – reportedly the country’s first verified coronavirus case since the pandemic began. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have […]

  • US congressman goes commie hunting

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:55pm EDT

    Republican lawmaker wants US visa applicants screened for “communist” and other “totalitarian” links A prominent US House Republican plans to introduce a bill calling for the State Department to require applicants for non-immigrant visas to declare whether they are affiliated with any communist or totalitarian party. The legislation proposed by Representative Jim Banks (R-Indiana) largely […]

  • What does the West really think about the Ukrainian conflict?

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:00pm EDT

    Western leaders are all in, but their citizens have more pressing problems at home, data shows Whether by sanctions on Moscow or arms deliveries to Kiev, Western leaders have thrown their full support behind Ukraine in response to Russia’s military operation there. However, as the conflict nears its third month, their citizens are increasingly focused […]

  • US voices North Korea nuke test fears

    RT - May 12th 2022 7:02pm EDT

    Pyongyang may conduct a nuclear test to coincide with President Biden’s Asia trip, Washington predicts North Korea may return to testing nukes before the month’s end for the first time since 2017, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a press briefing on Thursday. The prediction was “consistent with the DPRK’s recent public statements […]

  • $40 billion Ukraine aid package delayed in US Congress

    RT - May 12th 2022 6:17pm EDT

    Rand Paul holds up Senate vote on massive spending bill for Kiev, demanding tighter oversight of how the money is spent A US plan to provide nearly $40 billion in additional military and economic aid to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia has hit a speed bump, with Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) blocking a quick […]

  • UK looking for Soviet weaponry to prop up Ukraine

    RT - May 12th 2022 6:15pm EDT

    London is seeking to buy second-hand Russian-made weaponry, the country’s defense minister has said British defense officials and diplomats are actively seeking to procure old Soviet-made and Russian-made weaponry worldwide to funnel it to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said. “Large parts of the [Ministry of Defense] and defense attachés around the world have […]

  • US cancels oil lease sales despite fuel crisis

    RT - May 12th 2022 5:04pm EDT

    The Biden administration calls off three sales of offshore exploration acreage even as Americans struggle with surging fuel prices President Joe Biden’s administration has canceled three offshore oil and natural-gas lease sales, including one in Alaska, diminishing prospects for new sources of supply even as record gasoline prices help keep the US inflation rate at […]

  • Photo confirms what’s at the center of our galaxy

    RT - May 12th 2022 4:41pm EDT

    Astronomers have confirmed the object at the center of our galaxy is a black hole and photographed it Astronomers have confirmed the supermassive object at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy is indeed a black hole and captured the first-ever images of it using a worldwide network of telescopes. The images were unveiled on […]

  • Russia comments on allegations of violence against children in Ukraine

    RT - May 12th 2022 4:24pm EDT

    Moscow’s envoy to the UN slammed the accusations as baseless, while Kiev has failed to confirm a single fact of the story The allegations of assorted atrocities against children purportedly committed by the Russian military in Ukraine are “absurd” and not backed up by any facts, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has […]

  • Zizek reveals if he’s ashamed to have written for RT

    RT - May 12th 2022 3:48pm EDT

    The philosopher highlights American hypocrisy in his defense of writing for the outlet Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek has defended publishing his writings on RT, pointing out in an op-ed published in Germany’s Berliner Zeitung on Sunday that stories and opinions that are overlooked or even prohibited on the pages of the Western press can find […]

  • French Open warns Russian players over Putin support

    RT - May 12th 2022 2:11pm EDT

    Tournament Director Amelie Mauresmo’s comments came ahead of the clay court showpiece later this month A leading tennis chief has issued a warning to any Russian stars thinking of making statements in support of President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming French Open or in the media. Unlike at Wimbledon, where all Russian and Belarusian professionals […]

  • No nukes for Ukraine – State Department

    RT - May 12th 2022 2:09pm EDT

    The US won’t gift nukes to Kiev, but a top official refused to publicly rule out a first strike with such weapons There is “no question” of the US providing nuclear weapons to Ukraine, Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried told a Senate hearing on Thursday. However, Donfried would not publicly commit to ruling out […]

  • Russia changes position on Ukraine’s EU membership bid

    RT - May 12th 2022 2:08pm EDT

    Moscow’s view on accession of Ukraine into EU is now similar to the one on the country joining NATO Russia has changed stance on Ukraine’s prospects of the EU membership, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy has said. The membership now cannot be a part of any peace deal, the diplomat told the […]

  • UK PM comments on sending Ukrainian refugees to Africa

    RT - May 12th 2022 2:03pm EDT

    London will not send Ukrainian refugees to Africa under its controversial scheme to “process” migrants Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict between Moscow and Kiev will not be shipped off to Rwanda, despite a new agreement to send illegal migrants there, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Such a move is “simply not going to […]

  • Russia sanctions will trigger global food and energy crises – China

    RT - May 12th 2022 2:01pm EDT

    A Chinese diplomat at the UN says measures to punish Moscow won’t bring peace to Ukraine and will trigger crises around the world The international sanctions campaign to punish Russia over the Ukraine conflict will backfire, causing suffering by people around the world while failing to promote peace in the former Soviet republic, a top […]

  • ‘Russia not our enemy’ – US congressman

    RT - May 12th 2022 1:45pm EDT

    Amid bipartisan support for arming Ukraine, some GOP lawmakers want the Biden administration to solve problems at home Republican Rep. Paul Gosar (Arizona) condemned the push from both parties in Washington to send billions of dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine. “Crippling debt, inflation and immigration problems,” he declared, are not “Putin’s fault.” Gosar, an […]

  • Dictator’s son wins presidential election

    RT - May 12th 2022 1:38pm EDT

    Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., the son of a Philippine dictator, won in a landslide Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. will be the Philippines’ new president after a landslide victory over former Vice President Leni Robredo. Marcos was congratulated by both the US and China, and has asked critics of his father – a former dictator – […]

  • Switzerland releases some frozen Russian assets

    RT - May 12th 2022 1:12pm EDT

    The reported figure of $6.33 billion worth of sanctioned funds marks a decrease from the April disclosure The Swiss government on Thursday reported that 6.3 billion Swiss francs ($6.33 billion) worth of Russian assets have been frozen under the country’s sanctions. The report said the figure indicates a decrease from the roughly 7.5 billion Swiss […]

  • Disney reveals losses from leaving Russian market

    RT - May 12th 2022 12:50pm EDT

    The American entertainment company has reportedly lost $195 million for abandoning Russia The Walt Disney Company published a financial report on Wednesday, claiming it had lost $195 million from shutting down its Disney Channel alone in Russia.  “In the current quarter, the Company recorded charges totaling $195 million due to the impairment of an intangible […]

  • Met police referrals for Partygate top 100

    RT - May 12th 2022 12:45pm EDT

    The PM has been spared further fines as the investigation continues The UK Metropolitan Police have issued another round of fixed penalty notices to government officials who violated lockdown regulations, with the total number of such fines topping out at over 100, a statement from the agency revealed on Thursday. Read more UK PM leans […]

  • Germany not ready for Russian gas embargo – official

    RT - May 12th 2022 12:19pm EDT

    The economy minister says that a premature ban could trigger an energy price surge Germany is not yet ready for a total embargo on Russian gas, the country’s vice-chancellor and economy minister, Robert Habeck, said on Thursday. According to the official, Berlin still has a lot of work to do before taking such a step. […]

  • Russia stops gas transit through Poland

    RT - May 12th 2022 11:49am EDT

    Moscow’s counter-sanctions ban the use of the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe pipeline Russian energy major Gazprom said on Thursday it will not be able to use the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe pipeline for gas transit to Europe due to Moscow’s retaliatory sanctions. Company spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov specified that the site belongs to EuRoPol […]