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  • NATO profiteering from Ukraine conflict – China

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 7:56pm EDT

    The US-led alliance is sowing chaos around the world, Beijing has said NATO countries are profiteering from the conflict in Ukraine, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang told reporters on Thursday. Zhang was asked to comment on the declaration adopted earlier this month at a NATO summit in Washington, DC, which labeled Beijing “a decisive […]

  • US and Israel bound forever? What Netanyahu’s Washington visit means

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 6:02pm EDT

    Unpopular at home, the prime minister has made every effort to convince his American allies he is indispensable Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made his first trip abroad since the events of October 7, 2023, with an important visit to Washington, DC. His plane, known as the Wing of Zion, landed in the US […]

  • West warns of North Korean hackers

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 4:43pm EDT

    The US, UK, and South Korea have issued an advisory about the Andariel group A North Korean hacking outfit has targeted organizations around the world to steal sensitive and classified information, British, American, and South Korean intelligence agencies have claimed in a joint advisory. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of the British GCHQ […]

  • Russia to slow down YouTube

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 4:18pm EDT

    The video-hosting platform’s load speed will reduce by 70% starting next week, a senior Russian lawmaker has said YouTube’s speed on desktop computers in Russia may drop by around 40% by the end of this week and up to 70% next week, Aleksandr Khinshtein, the head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy has […]

  • US police no longer trust FBI – report

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 2:47pm EDT

    The agency has become openly partisan and serves political ends, whistleblowers have said Many US state and local law enforcement agencies are refusing to share vital information with the Federal Bureau of Investigation due to concerns that it has become partisan and politicized, according to a whistleblower report submitted to Congress. The 230-page report was […]

  • US sanctions policy ‘out of control’ – former official

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 2:41pm EDT

    Sixty percent of low-income countries have been economically punished by the US, the Washington Post has claimed A third of the world’s nations are under some form of US sanctions, and bureaucrats in Washington can no longer handle the workload of maintaining such a complex web of economic penalties, the Washington Post has reported. When […]

  • China warns US against impeding ties with Russia

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 2:29pm EDT

    Beijing’s right to normal trade and economic cooperation should not be undermined, an embassy spokesperson has said Washington should not undermine the economic and trade cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, which is based on equality and mutual benefit, Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the US, told the news agency TASS on […]

  • Meatgrinder 2.0: Valery Zaluzhny wants Ukraine to become the West’s weapons lab

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 2:19pm EDT

    Kiev’s former commander-in-chief, now ambassador to the UK, has given a speech that was half crowd-pleasing, half terrifying Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, has given his first public speech in his new role as his country’s ambassador to Britain. The occasion – surely carefully chosen – was the annual Land Warfare Conference at the Royal […]

  • Israel must end war in Gaza – Trump

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 12:23pm EDT

    The US Republican presidential candidate is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday Former US President Donald Trump has urged Israel to bring about a “fast” end to its war with Hamas, arguing that a drawn-out conflict is a “public relations” nightmare for the Jewish state. Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, […]

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  • US Congress forms task force to probe Trump shooting

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 12:18pm EDT

    The panel will investigate security failures leading up to the attempted assassination of the Republican presidential candidate US lawmakers have authorized the formation of a bipartisan task force to probe the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to an announcement posted on the US Congress website late on Wednesday. The Republican presidential candidate […]

  • Trump comments on Biden’s drop-out speech

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 12:18pm EDT

    The current White House is an embarrassment to America, the Republican nominee has said US President Joe Biden’s speech announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race was embarrassing for the country, according to his predecessor and current Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump. Biden gave a ten-minute speech from the White House on Wednesday evening […]

  • Democrats are ‘openly anti-Semitic’ – Musk

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 11:07am EDT

    The billionaire has suggested that criticism of Israel amounts to open bigotry against Jews The US Democratic Party has become “openly anti-Semitic,” SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed, after Democrat lawmaker Rashida Tlaib called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” during his address to Congress. Speaking to a joint session of […]

  • Fitch downgrades Ukraine further into default zone

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 10:49am EDT

    The rating agency has lowered the country’s credit rating over its $20 billion debt US-based credit rating agency Fitch has warned of an imminent default in Ukraine, announcing in a statement on Wednesday that it had further downgraded Kiev’s credit rating.  The agency said the move from ‘CC’ to ‘C’ reflects its view that a […]

  • Ukrainian neo-Nazi unit forced to curb PR tour

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 10:27am EDT

    The 3rd Assault Brigade has canceled events in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels and Cologne for “security reasons” after a public outcry Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, which is closely linked to the neo-Nazi Azov movement, has said it had to cancel several events in European cities because of public backlash. The brigade announced earlier this month that […]

  • White House insists Biden withdrawal not about health

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 10:08am EDT

    The president’s aides did not “cover up” any medical condition, his spokeswoman has said US President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek a second term in office had “nothing to do with his health,” nor did the White House “cover up” his cognitive decline, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday.  Biden announced on […]

  • EU state rings alarm over Ukrainian refugees

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 8:13am EDT

    Poland is expecting a new wave of migrants in the autumn, amid polls suggesting shifting attitudes towards them Poland must prepare for another wave of refugees from Ukraine in the coming months, a top official within the Polish Interior Ministry has warned, citing the ongoing conflict and approaching colder temperatures. Among EU countries, Poland hosts […]

  • EU bans residents from taking part in ‘asset swaps’ proposed by Moscow

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 8:09am EDT

    The scheme aimed to allow both Russian and foreign investors to free up funds immobilized by Western sanctions Individuals and legal entities from the EU are prohibited from participating in a frozen “asset swap” scheme proposed by Russia, according to the European Commission. The department responsible for EU policy on financial services posted the clarification […]

  • Netanyahu’s US Visit Brings Controversy and Protests

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 8:05am EDT

    In this episode of Direct Impact with Rick Sanchez, the focus is on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial visit to the United States, amidst widespread protests over alleged atrocities in Gaza. Rick criticizes the significant influence of Israeli lobbying in US politics, contrasting Netanyahu’s warm reception with Democratic efforts to sideline Vice President Kamala […]

  • EU state accuses Kiev of blackmail

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 6:37am EDT

    Ukraine has cut supplies of Russian oil to Slovakia and neighboring Hungary Ukraine’s blocking of oil supplies from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia is unacceptable and amounts to blackmail, Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has said. Kiev stopped supplies of crude through the Druzhba pipeline to its neighbors last week, citing sanctions against Russian […]

  • US Democrats snub Netanyahu’s speech – Axios

    RT - Jul 25th 2024 6:33am EDT

    The Israeli PM has addressed Congress, seeking to bolster support for the war in Gaza  Around half of House and Senate Democrats opted to stay away from a speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered before a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, Axios has reported.  The invitation to Netanyahu divided lawmakers, particularly […]

  • America’s soul at stake – Biden

    RT - Jul 24th 2024 8:54pm EDT

    The US president said that he ended his reelection campaign to “save democracy” The upcoming election in November will be “an inflection point” for the country, US President Joe Biden said in his first public speech after ending his campaign to seek a second term and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his potential replacement. […]

  • US and Israel should create ‘Middle East NATO’ – Netanyahu

    RT - Jul 24th 2024 6:06pm EDT

    The Israeli prime minister has proposed an alliance aimed against Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed the creation of a new military bloc modeled after NATO and called the “Abraham Alliance,” aimed against Iran. Netanyahu spoke before the joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday. It was his fourth address to American […]

  • Trump shooter studied JFK assassination – FBI

    RT - Jul 24th 2024 4:57pm EDT

    Thomas Michael Crooks also managed to fly a drone around the rally site without being detected, Christopher Wray told Congress Would-be assassin Thomas Michael Crooks researched the assassination of John F Kennedy before opening fire on former President Donald Trump earlier this month, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday. Crooks shot Trump in […]

  • Harris is a stronger candidate than Biden. But is she strong enough?

    RT - Jul 24th 2024 4:40pm EDT

    The vice president has the edge over Trump in certain respects but struggles in others After President Joe Biden stepped aside from the 2024 presidential election, a wise decision given his disastrous poll numbers and after a pitiful debate performance versus former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris now appears to be taking the […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s what Russians think of Joe Biden

    RT - Jul 24th 2024 4:34pm EDT

    The US president’s travails speak volumes for how the Washington ‘swamp’ operates Donald Trump has predicted that Joe Biden will be remembered as the worst US president ever. History will decide on that, but most likely he’s a contender for the top spot in one category – as the most tragic figure to lead the […]