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  • Warren Buffet calls Wall Street ‘gambling parlor’

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:24am EDT

    Billionaire investor has claimed speculative behavior in the stock market is encouraged Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has blasted Wall Street, saying that speculative behavior is largely encouraged and that this is turning the stock market into a “gambling parlor.” “Wall Street makes money, one way or another, catching the crumbs that fall off […]

  • Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbas

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:19am EDT

    Claims that Ukraine is set for victory on the ground are Kiev and Washington’s wishful thinking at best Western media coverage of the Ukraine conflict has been so hysterically one-sided, and divorced from reality, that it’s probably only a matter of time before Iraq’s erstwhile ‘Comical Ali’ is brought out of retirement to insist that there […]

  • German chancellor explains caution on arming Ukraine

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:15am EDT

    Olaf Scholz says he won’t let polls and surveys determine “questions of war and peace” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Berlin won’t take the lead in sending heavy weapons and vehicles to Ukraine. Pressed to do so by officials in Kiev and from within his own government, Scholz insisted that he won’t take […]

  • Depot with Western arms destroyed – Moscow

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:56am EDT

    The Russian Defense Ministry says that the weapons were shipped to Ukraine from the US and Europe The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it struck a storage of foreign weapons at a military airfield near the Black Sea port of Odessa in Ukraine. Russian supersonic Oniks missiles destroyed a hangar with “weapons and […]

  • Fire breaks out at Russian military site near Ukraine – governor

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:26am EDT

    The head of Belgorod Region says the emergency services have been deployed DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Ukraine neighbor hosts major NATO wargames

    RT - May 1st 2022 9:21am EDT

    The Polish military claims that the exercises have nothing to do with the situation in the region Poland is participating in two large-scale multinational drills and is the host nation for one of them, the country’s Defense Ministry revealed on Sunday amid Russia’s allegations that Warsaw is preparing to occupy the western part of Ukraine. […]

  • Gazprom reveals increase of gas supplies to China

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:39am EDT

    Deliveries to countries outside of the former Soviet Union have dropped by 26.9%, the energy giant says Russian gas supplies to China have increased by almost 60% in the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Sunday. The deliveries are made through the Power […]

  • Mcgregor and Paul trade Twitter barbs

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:21am EDT

    The UFC legend compared the YouTube prankster to alleged pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile MMA great Conor McGregor mocked Jake Paul on Twitter and compared the YouTube prankster turned boxer and promoter to alleged British pedophile presenter Jimmy Savile.  Paul should have lost $1 million on Saturday as part of a bet with opposite number Eddie […]

  • Japan mulls classifying its key defense document – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:54am EDT

    Tokyo may make parts of its defense guidelines secret in the wake of China, Russia “threats,” Kyodo News says Japan is considering partially classifying its chief defense document in the wake of “security threats by China and Russia,” Kyodo News reported on Saturday, citing government sources. Making the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG), the country’s […]

  • Germany names conditions for lifting Russia sanctions

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:53am EDT

    A ceasefire in Ukraine would be the first step, but it’s not enough, the German foreign minister says The Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military offensive in Ukraine will not be lifted unless Moscow withdraws its troops from the neighboring country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. In an interview with Bild […]

  • China summons banks over sanctions fears – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:50am EDT

    Beijing wants to shield overseas assets in case of military tensions with Taiwan The Chinese government reportedly held an internal conference with officials from foreign and local banks as the nation seeks to protect overseas assets from US sanctions over potential military tensions in Taiwan. The meeting between officials from China’s Central Bank and Finance […]

  • Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Azovstal plant – Russia

    RT - May 1st 2022 7:17am EDT

    The sprawling steel factory remains the last outpost of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol Forty-six civilians were evacuated from residential buildings adjacent to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. A video released by the military on Sunday shows people leaving in buses marked with the ‘Z’ symbol. […]

  • Pelosi makes surprise visit to Kiev

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:55am EDT

    The US will be there for Ukraine until the fight with Russia is “done,” the House speaker vowed US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has paid a surprise visit to Kiev to personally reassure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Washington’s support amid the conflict with Russia, it was revealed on Sunday. Zelensky shared a […]

  • Russian ruble proves resilient to external shocks

    RT - May 1st 2022 5:41am EDT

    The ruble has shown the second biggest gains against the greenback among emerging market currencies in 2022 The Russian ruble has recorded the second biggest gains among emerging market currencies against the US dollar this year. Over the first four months of the year, the Russian currency reportedly gained 6.2% against the greenback, while the […]

  • Finland prepares to live without Russian gas – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:47am EDT

    Imports reportedly could stop on May 21 as the country has refused to pay in rubles The Finnish government and companies across the country are preparing for the end of Russian natural gas supplies, which could happen in less than three weeks, Helsingin Sanomat (HS) reported on Saturday. According to the outlet’s sources, Russian energy giant […]

  • US seeking UK help against China on Taiwan – media

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:20am EDT

    American and British officials held their first meeting on the issue in early March, the media has learned High-ranking US and UK officials held secret talks in early March to discuss greater British involvement on the issue of Taiwan, according to a report by the Financial Times. The negotiations involved Kurt Campbell, the White House […]

  • German FM heckled during Ukraine speech (VIDEO)

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:30am EDT

    Annalena Baerbock was called a “warmonger” by protesters A group of protesters heckled German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a speech on Saturday, as she defended the government’s decision to send weapons to Ukraine. Many Western states have been increasingly supplying Kiev with arms after Russia attacked the neighboring country. Around 1,000 people gathered to […]

  • Can Europe survive without Russian gas?

    RT - May 1st 2022 2:13am EDT

    Supplies to Poland and Bulgaria have been cut off after they refused to pay in rubles On Wednesday, Russian energy giant Gazprom halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline for not complying with the mandate to pay in rubles. It is the first supply disruption since Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded […]

  • Former colony resists direct UK rule

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 9:42pm EDT

    The British Virgin Islands’ acting premier says ‘draconian measures’ would undermine the ‘historical constitutional progress’ The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has voiced deep “concerns” over London’s plans to assume direct governance of the Caribbean territory, following the arrest of its leader in a US drug sting operation, and a highly-critical report into […]

  • Bill Gates discusses cooperation with Pakistan Army chief

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 7:58pm EDT

    Islamabad reiterates commitment to Gates’ public-health initiatives in second call this week The influential chief of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has held a phone conversation with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, reassuring him that Islamabad is committed to working with the Microsoft co-founder’s foundation on eradicating polio and other global health initiatives. In […]

  • Ukrainian strike on Donetsk market was a terrorist act

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 4:11pm EDT

    When artillery hit a busy public space in Donetsk, it brought flashbacks of attacks in Gaza and Syria If the Donetsk marketplace that was hit by rocket artillery on Thursday had been in a city controlled by Kiev, the names and faces of the five civilians killed would be on all major news sites. But because […]

  • Besieged Ukrainian commander appeals to Erdogan for help

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 3:27pm EDT

    The commander of Ukrainian marines holed up at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has asked Turkey to evacuate them Sergey Volyna, the commander of Ukraine’s 36th Marines brigade, which is still entrenched at the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port-city of Mariupol together with the neo-Nazi Azov regiment, has called on Turkey’s […]

  • Twitter staff complained about ‘transphobe’ Elon Musk – media

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 3:13pm EDT

    The social media company will still “fight for inclusion and diversity” after Musk’s buyout, aggrieved staff were assured In an “emergency meeting” on Friday, employees of Twitter reportedly complained to CEO Parag Agrawal and diversity officer Dalana Brand that new owner Elon Musk is allegedly an “open homophobe and transphobe,” and feared for their futures […]

  • Russian Esports team banned over ‘Z’

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 1:05pm EDT

    Russian Esports club has cut ties with a player who drew the symbol linked to conflict in Ukraine during a Dota 2 match Valve Corporation, the US based game developer and publisher,and owner of popular Steam-game distribution platform and Dota franchise, has disqualified a Russian Esports team from a regional Dota 2 tournament, after one […]

  • F1 team to probe offensive tweets sent to Lewis Hamilton

    RT - Apr 30th 2022 12:19pm EDT

    McLaren are investigating offensive social media messages aimed at the multiple-time world champion Formula 1 constructor McLaren have launched an investigation into a series of offensive messages which were allegedly sent to world champion driver Lewis Hamilton by a team employee.  The various messages are understood to have been sent from private Twitter and Facebook […]