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  • US reveals steps to track hypersonic missiles

    RT - May 12th 2022 11:34am EDT

    Two prototype spacecraft are set to be launched in 2023, the US missile defense boss has said The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking to launch prototype satellites to track, monitor, and issue early warnings from space. The satellites will be used to track hypersonic, cruise, and ballistic missiles, MDA director Vice Admiral Jon […]

  • McGregor disappears as Forbes rich list gets new king

    RT - May 12th 2022 11:15am EDT

    The MMA legend dropped out of the top 10 in the finance magazine’s Highest-Paid Athletes list UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been dethroned as the world’s highest-paid athlete, according to Forbes, with Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi replacing him at the summit. The US finance magazine released its prestigious World’s Highest-Paid Athletes top 10 list […]

  • US committed crimes against Indigenous children – report

    RT - May 12th 2022 10:27am EDT

    Hundreds of kids died in Native American boarding schools, a US government investigation claims Nearly 500 pupils died while attending federal boarding schools aimed at assimilating Indigenous children, according to an investigative report published by the US Department of the Interior on Wednesday. The findings suggest that, from 1819 to 1969, several generations of Native […]

  • Global sport can’t develop without Russia – minister

    RT - May 12th 2022 10:08am EDT

    Athletes should not be held hostage to political forces, warned Oleg Matytsin Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has warned “cunning” outside forces against attempting to isolate his country, stressing that global sport cannot hope for successful development without Russian participation. A host of federations across a variety of sports have imposed bans on Russian and […]

  • US Senate votes on abortion bill

    RT - May 12th 2022 9:57am EDT

    The Democrats’ slim majority wasn’t enough to turn abortion access into law The US Senate on Wednesday voted against a bill that would have legalized near-unrestricted abortion access. The bill was brought to a vote by Democrats after a leaked draft opinion suggested that the US Supreme Court was about to strike down Roe v. […]

  • Russia set to reap largest-ever wheat harvest

    RT - May 12th 2022 9:43am EDT

    This year’s production is set to total 87 million tons, according to President Putin Russia is expecting a bumper crop this year, including a record wheat harvest, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, citing preliminary data. “A good harvest is expected this year. According to experts – of course, these are preliminary estimates – […]

  • EU member paves way to demolishing Soviet memorial

    RT - May 12th 2022 9:16am EDT

    The Latvian parliament voted in favor of stripping legal protection from war monuments Latvian lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to renounce part of a treaty with Russia in which Riga committed to protect and maintain war memorials in the country. Thursday’s move opens the door to the removal of a monument to Soviet soldiers who liberated […]

  • Nike cuts ties with Russian giants

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:52am EDT

    Spartak Moscow have worked with the US sportswear brand since 2005 Nike will no longer sponsor Russian football giants Spartak Moscow, the club have announced, citing the ban imposed by UEFA on Russian teams as being behind the decision. “Nike has notified FC Spartak of the termination of the sponsorship contract due to the fact […]

  • More EU firms meet Moscow’s gas payment demand – media

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:41am EDT

    A total of 20 European companies have opened ruble accounts in Gazprombank, Bloomberg reports Ten more European gas buyers have opened accounts in Russia’s Gazprombank, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources close to Gazprom. That has doubled the total number of clients preparing to pay in rubles for Russian natural gas in compliance with Moscow’s […]

  • The Roe v Wade decision is not about abortion. It’s about preserving a republic

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:40am EDT

    It’s about time we Americans remembered we are supposed to govern our own lives While feminists and left-wing activists nationwide decry the leaked Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision draft as an attack on women’s rights, the real issue is not about women or even about abortion. What happens next with Roe v. Wade could […]

  • Media names date of Sweden’s NATO bid

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:33am EDT

    The bloc will “warmly” welcome it and fellow applicant Finland, NATO’s chief promised The Swedish government is expected to resolve all differences on NATO membership by the end of the week and send its application on Monday, the same day as Finland, local media said on Thursday, citing sources. Earlier on Thursday, the Finnish leadership […]

  • Chelsea unveil crypto deal as club ushers in post-Abramovich era

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:29am EDT

    WhaleFin will become the west Londoners’ shirt sleeve sponsor Chelsea have unveiled a new sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency group WhaleFin worth a reported £20 million ($24.4 million) per year despite sanctions imposed on the club by the UK government. Sky News first revealed that the Blues were close to striking an agreement with the digital asset […]

  • Finland’s NATO membership will trigger response – Moscow

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:09am EDT

    Finland joining NATO would pose a threat to Russia and will not help make the world any more secure, warns Moscow Moscow has warned that Finland joining NATO would pose a direct threat to Russia’s security and its acceptance to the military alliance would prompt Russia to develop measures to ensure its safety. That’s after […]

  • Russia responds to food crisis accusations

    RT - May 12th 2022 8:04am EDT

    By blaming Moscow for causing the food crisis, Washington is deliberately turning the situation on its head, says Russia’s ambassador to the US The US is deliberately turning the situation “upside down” when it claims that the food supply crisis was caused by Russia’s special operation in Ukraine and allegedly its actions in the Black […]

  • Ruble named world’s best-performing currency

    RT - May 12th 2022 7:39am EDT

    Bloomberg says the Russian currency topped 31 major peers in growth this year The Russian ruble has eclipsed 31 major currencies in growth since the start of 2022, becoming the globe’s best-performing currency, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. According to the publication, the ruble has strengthened against the US dollar by more than 11% since the […]

  • Women attacked in Poland over Victory Day (VIDEOS)

    RT - May 12th 2022 7:34am EDT

    Pro-Ukrainian protesters started a fight at the monument for Soviet soldiers Videos have emerged of two women being attacked by protesters as they were trying to lay flowers at a monument for Soviet soldiers in Warsaw, Poland on Victory Day. The incident took place at the same memorial cemetery where the Russian ambassador to Poland […]

  • Kiev rejects Russia’s gas transit request

    RT - May 12th 2022 6:57am EDT

    Ukraine has refused to reopen a key transit point that pumps fuel to Europe Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday that it currently supplies gas for transit to Europe via the Sudzha entry point. The application for pumping through the Sokhranovka transit point has been rejected by Ukraine, according to Gazprom’s official spokesman Sergey […]

  • Nadal and Federer told to ‘come clean’ over Russian stance

    RT - May 12th 2022 6:45am EDT

    The tennis icons were called out by an angry UK parliamentarian amid reports the ATP could punish Wimbledon for its Russian ban A British MP has demanded that tennis greats Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer clarify their roles in the potential decision by the ATP to punish Wimbledon after it imposed a ban on Russian […]

  • Nadal makes vow as decision looms on Wimbledon’s Russian ban

    RT - May 12th 2022 6:07am EDT

    The Spaniard said the ATP must act in the interests of all players Rafael Nadal has remained tight-lipped on a potential ATP decision to punish Wimbledon because of its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, but the Spanish great called on the men’s tour to ensure it acts in the interests of “every single player.” […]

  • Apple no longer world’s most valuable company

    RT - May 12th 2022 5:46am EDT

    Oil giant Saudi Aramco has taken the top spot Oil giant Saudi Aramco eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest firm by market capitalization, media reports, citing data from Refinitiv. Aramco’s market valuation reached just under $2.43 trillion on Wednesday against Apple’s $2.37 trillion, data shows. Apple’s shares dropped more than 5% during trading in […]

  • Polish PM blames Russia for spreading ideological ‘cancer’

    RT - May 12th 2022 5:39am EDT

    The Russian president is more dangerous than Hitler and Stalin and is out to get the West, so he must be stopped now, Morawiecki claimed Russian nationalism is a mortal threat to the world so the West must do to Russia what was done to Nazi Germany, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an […]

  • Svitolina wants assurances there are no ‘bad’ Russians

    RT - May 12th 2022 5:02am EDT

    The Ukrainian has repeated her demands for Russian and Belarusian players Elina Svitolina claims Russian and Belarusian players must speak out against the conflict in Ukraine to prove that there are “no bad people among us” on the world tennis circuit. The Ukrainian former world number three has been vocal in her calls for Russian […]

  • Ukraine to seize Russian banks

    RT - May 12th 2022 4:51am EDT

    The Kiev government decided to strip the property rights of Sberbank and VEB.RF The authorities in Kiev will forcibly seize the assets of two major Russian banks in the country, Sberbank and VEB.RF, according to media reports citing a decision published on the website of the Supreme Council of Ukraine on Thursday. According to the […]

  • Siemens leaving Russia

    RT - May 12th 2022 4:42am EDT

    The German industrial major has begun procedures to stop all manufacturing and business in the country Munich-based industrial giant Siemens is leaving the Russian market in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, the company said in a statement on Thursday. “Siemens will exit the Russian market as a result of the Ukraine war. The […]

  • Canelo won’t accept rematch, says Russian conqueror’s father

    RT - May 12th 2022 4:20am EDT

    Defeated Mexican Saul Alvarez is ‘too smart’ to entertain a second fight, according to Dmitry Bivol’s father The father of WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol doesn’t believe that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will fight his son again after being dethroned as boxing’s pound-for-pound champion in the eyes of many pundits and fans. In a one-sided affair […]