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  • Seizing Russian assets would derail Ukraine peace push – key EU state

    RT - Nov 28th 2025 2:32am EST

    Belgium has ratcheted up opposition to using frozen funds for a loan scheme to finance Ukraine Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has warned that an EU plan to back a €140 billion loan for Ukraine with frozen Russian state assets risks wrecking the prospects for a peace deal and saddling his country with huge […]

  • ‘Megaphone diplomacy’

    RT - Nov 28th 2025 1:42am EST

    To win in geopolitics, you need a good strategy and ample material assets to back up that strategy. This is how Russia is conducting itself when it comes to the Ukraine conflict. The Europeans prefer ‘megaphone diplomacy.’ They are acting more like spoilers than constructive players. This will not bring peace. CrossTalking with Pierre Emmanuel Thomann and […]

  • Kuban: Russia’s Sun-drenched breadbasket

    RT - Nov 28th 2025 1:15am EST

    Inland Visions journeys to the fertile fields of southern Russia, where rich black soil and generous sunshine give birth to some of the country’s most vibrant flavors. From world-class sunflower oil to award-winning wines, we taste Kuban in all its color, flavor, and fragrance.

  • Afghan suspect in DC shooting had worked with CIA

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 10:48pm EST

    Rahmanullah Lakanwal reportedly helped guard US troops at Kabul airport after the Taliban takeover Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in the fatal shooting of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, had worked with the CIA during the US occupation of Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the Afghan national allegedly fired at close range on two West Virginia National […]

  • US National Guard member wounded in DC shooting has died – Trump

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 9:39pm EST

    Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom has passed away after being critically injured in an ambush-style attack US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two West Virginia National Guard members wounded in Wednesday’s shooting in DC, has died of her injuries, President Donald Trump has announced. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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  • NATO states considering ‘offensive cyber ops’ against Russia – Politico

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 9:02pm EST

    Latvia’s top diplomat has said that the alliance’s European members must send “a signal” to Moscow NATO’s European members are reportedly considering joint offensive cyber operations against Russia, Politico Europe reported on Thursday, citing two senior EU government officials and three diplomats. Western governments are assessing cyber and other options in response to alleged “hybrid […]

  • Why China’s warning matters more than any UN reform debate

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 4:23pm EST

    Beijing revives an uncomfortable truth: the global order belongs to the winners of WW2 The foundations of any world order are rarely found in the institutions built to represent it. They lie instead in a simple, unchanging fact: power belongs to those strong enough to impose rules and to those who emerged victorious from history’s […]

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  • Witkoff critics ‘want to steal money together with Kiev’ – Putin

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 2:10pm EST

    The backlash against Trump’s envoy is meant to derail peace talks and prolong the Ukraine conflict, the Russian president has said Western critics of US envoy Steve Witkoff are driven by a desire to keep the Ukraine conflict going and profit from it together with officials in Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Putin […]

  • Vatican warns against polygamy

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 1:35pm EST

    A “succession of faces” does not rival the exclusive union of one man and one woman, a new document approved by the Pope says The Vatican has warned Catholics against polygamy, insisting that real marriage is a lifelong and exclusive union of one man and one woman. In a new doctrinal note backing monogamy signed […]

  • US to pressure allies on mass migration – NYT

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 12:17pm EST

    The State Department has told overseas missions to report on migrant-linked crime and evaluate the responses of their host governments US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats across Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to lobby their host governments against mass migration by raising concerns over its links to violent crime, the […]

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  • Africa and refugees internal

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 12:06pm EST

    In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor PLO Lumumba continues the conversation of the difficult plight of refugees in Africa. This time we look at a group that is much larger than those who travel to Europe – the internal African refugees.

  • Trump is the ultimate political pragmatist

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 11:18am EST

    Whatever happens to the Ukraine peace plan, the US president has secured several key victories for himself Recent events have confirmed that US President Donald Trump is the ultimate political pragmatist. Since his inauguration in January, Trump has endured ongoing criticism from portions his MAGA base – due in large part to his failure to […]

  • Euroclear issues stark warning to EU over Russian assets plot – FT

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 9:33am EST

    Brussels’ attempts to use sovereign Russian assets to fund Kiev risks long-term reputational damage, the clearing house has reportedly warned The EU could face increased borrowing costs and long-term global reputational damage if it forces through its latest plan to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance new loans for Ukraine, Belgian depository Euroclear has […]

  • Olympic sport federation allows Russians to compete under own flag

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 8:53am EST

    The International Judo Federation has become the first body to restore Russian athletes to full status The International Judo Federation (IJF) has reinstated the right of Russian athletes to compete at international tournaments under their national flag, the first Olympic sport federation to do so.    Athletes from Russia and Belarus were barred from major […]

  • Here’s why India is rushing to acquire more Russian missiles

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 8:50am EST

    New Delhi sees Russian missile technology as key to maintaining an airpower balance with its neighbors The four-day India-Pakistan conflict in May, referred to by New Delhi as “Operation Sindoor,” involved significant use of the missile systems of the two countries. The Indian side was armed mainly with Russian, French, Israeli, and domestically produced missiles. Pakistan […]

  • Zelensky sent aide to US talks to ‘protect’ him from corruption probe – media

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 8:30am EST

    Andrey Yermak was reportedly put in charge of the Ukrainian delegation as anti-graft agents prepared a suspicion notice Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky appointed his chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, to head Kiev’s negotiating delegation in Geneva last weekend after learning that anti-corruption investigators were preparing a suspicion notice against the aide, the newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli (ZN) […]

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  • Tax burden rises for Brits as govt pursues military buildup

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 7:33am EST

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a budget seen as breaking her no-tax-hike pledge, while reaffirming plans to raise defense spending The UK government has announced £26 billion ($34.4 billion) in tax hikes that will see record tax levels for much of the population, while reaffirming its intention to ramp up military spending. Chancellor Rachel Reeves […]

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  • Baltic nations want EU bailout after Russia sanctions backfire – Politico

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 5:48am EST

    The region has reportedly requested assistance as tourism, investment, and cross-border trade have plunged under restrictions on Moscow The European Commission will provide financial aid next year to Baltic states grappling with the economic fallout from EU sanctions on Russia, Politico reported on Thursday, citing officials familiar with the plan. Tourism and investment have slumped […]

  • US warned Europeans about danger of dragging out Ukraine conflict – NYT

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 4:04am EST

    Army Secretary Dan Driscoll reportedly explained that Moscow’s ability to produce long-range missiles is increasing A senior US official warned European diplomats in Kiev last week that Russia’s ability to produce long-range weaponry is increasing, and that failing to rapidly resolve the Ukraine conflict would only raise the chances of escalation, the New York Times […]

  • US wants Ukraine peace deal before security guarantees – Politico

    RT - Nov 27th 2025 3:54am EST

    Kiev has said it wants post-conflict assurances before signing any agreements US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told EU officials that Washington wants Ukraine to sign a peace deal before it agrees to any security guarantees, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Kiev has been seeking formal security assurances from its Western sponsors, and […]

  • US suspends visa requests from Afghans in response to DC attack

    RT - Nov 26th 2025 10:45pm EST

    President Donald Trump said the suspect in the shooting of National Guardsmen had entered the country thanks to Biden-era policies The US has suspended the processing of all immigration requests from Afghan nationals after an Afghan asylum-seeker was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC. DETAILS TO […]

  • Afghan national named suspect in DC National Guard shooting – media

    RT - Nov 26th 2025 8:19pm EST

    The alleged assailant reportedly entered the US in 2021 A 29-year-old Afghan national has been identified as the suspect in the ambush-style attack on two National Guard members in Washington, DC, multiple news outlets reported, citing law enforcement sources. The suspect is reportedly Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in 2021. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • US voters’ sympathies for Israel hit historic low – survey

    RT - Nov 26th 2025 7:17pm EST

    Around 40% believe that the IDF’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, a recent poll suggests Sympathies for Israel over Palestine among US voters have plummeted to a record low, according to a recent survey by Big Data Poll (BDP). The pollster interviewed 2,005 registered voters, finding that 29.1% said they side with Israel, while […]

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  • Sarkozy loses conviction appeal

    RT - Nov 26th 2025 4:12pm EST

    France’s highest court has upheld a guilty verdict in a corruption case against the former president France’s highest court on Wednesday upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2024 conviction for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 reelection bid. Sarkozy, who served as France’s president from 2007 to 2012, was earlier convicted in a separate case […]

  • Two National Guard members shot near White House – official

    RT - Nov 26th 2025 3:13pm EST

    One suspect is in custody and the scene has been secured, the Metropolitan Police Department has announced DETAILS TO FOLLOW