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  • EU facing ‘existential challenge’ – report

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 10:22am EDT

    The bloc needs ‘unprecedented’ investment in defense and other sectors, former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said The European Union needs a massive increase in investment to meet its goals, particularly improvements in its defense capacity, former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said in a report on the bloc’s competitiveness. In […]

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  • US Republicans blame Biden for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 7:19am EDT

    The president rushed and “picked optics over security” in 2021, a partisan report has concluded US House Republicans issued a scathing report on Sunday blaming the administration of President Joe Biden for the nation’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The State Department had previously put the failed evacuation from Kabul down to the insistence […]

  • Volkswagen ‘can’t continue’ as before – CEO

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 6:42am EDT

    Group chief Oliver Blume has defended job cuts, citing the ‘serious’ economic situation, according to German media The situation at the Volkswagen Group is alarming and major changes are needed for the German automobile giant to survive, company CEO Oliver Blume has told newspaper Bild. The statement follows an announcement earlier this month that the […]

  • Trump unveils new plan to stop de-dollarization

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 6:40am EDT

    The US presidential candidate has pledged 100% tariffs on countries that are seeking to replace the greenback in international transactions Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed that dumping the US dollar will be extremely costly for foreign countries which pursue the policy, adding that they will face unprecedented import taxes for pursuing non-dollar trade. […]

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  • Nuland confirms West told Zelensky to abandon peace deal

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 6:11am EDT

    Ukraine-Russia talks fell apart after Kiev asked foreign backers for advice, the former US deputy secretary of state has said Kiev consulted with the US, UK and other allies during the 2022 Istanbul peace talks with Russia and was told that the deal on the table was not a good one, former US under secretary […]

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  • EU gears up to punish Slovakia – Bloomberg

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 5:17am EDT

    The European Commission could freeze billions of euros in assistance over a controversial criminal justice reform The EU is reportedly moving forward with its threat to withhold funds from Slovakia in retaliation for a major criminal code reform, which included the removal of a special graft prosecutor. Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused Brussels of […]

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  • Israeli airstrike on Syria kills 14 people – media

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 4:08am EDT

    The attack reportedly targeted the country’s Hama province More than a dozen people have been killed and many others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Syria, the state-run Sana news agency has reported. Israeli warplanes attacked several targets near the city of Masyaf in the country’s western-central Hama Governorate late on Sunday, a military source […]

  • Russiagate 3.0

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 2:17am EDT

    Russiagate is back with a vengeance. The third season of this delusion has premiered and viewing is mandatory. Also, with Russia again at the center of the current election cycle, how should Moscow react? CrossTalking with Dmitry Babich and George Szamuely.

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  • Ukraine being used as a PROXY for US imperialism in war against Russia (Dr. Daniele Ganser)

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 1:49am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Daniele Ganser, Founder and Director of the Swiss Institute for Peace and Energy Research and author of ‘USA: The Ruthless Empire’. He discusses the history of NATO’s secret armies in Western Europe through Operation Gladio and their links to terrorist attacks, the parallels of Operation Gladio […]

  • This week in focus: Israeli protests & US election meddling allegations resurface

    RT - Sep 9th 2024 1:42am EDT

    In this week’s episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez and Craig “Pasta” Jardula from The Convo Couch tackle some of the most pressing global stories. They delve into the powerful protests in Israel sparked by the tragic deaths of hostages and what many see as government missteps. Rick also covers the dramatic seizure of the Venezuelan president’s plane […]

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  • Muslim politician shoots at Jesus and Virgin Mary (PHOTOS)

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 11:44pm EDT

    Zurich councilwoman Sanija Ameti has used a Christian painting for target practice A Muslim member of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (GLP), Sanija Ameti, has apologized for using an image of Jesus Christ for target practice.  The politician sparked outrage over the weekend when she posted a photo on Instagram of herself holding a sport […]

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  • Musk set to become world’s first trillionaire – report

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 8:00pm EDT

    The SpaceX and Tesla CEO is already the richest man with an estimated wealth of $237 billion Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to an estimate by the global education company Informa Connect Academy. The projection published on Friday is based on Musk’s average annual […]

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  • Zelensky wants Italy to pressure US on arms deliveries – media

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 6:51pm EDT

    The Ukrainian leader reportedly hopes that Rome could help him secure additional Patriot batteries Ukraine wants Italy to use its presidency in the G7 to pressure the US to deliver more Patriot air defense missile batteries to Kiev, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.  According to the […]

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  • Democracy dies in the shadows: The rise and fall of Helldivers 2

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 5:56pm EDT

    Was the satirical planet-hopping shooter’s enormous success too big for its creators to handle? In 2011, a small, independent Swedish developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, released a game about a group of wizards going on an adventure together in a bizarre world full of fantasy stereotypes, called Magicka. In this game, you combine different elements using […]

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  • German chancellor wants to end Ukraine conflict ‘faster’

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 5:08pm EDT

    The time has come for discussions about ending the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible, Chancellor Olaf Scholz says A renewed effort to try and bring an end to the enduring conflict between Moscow and Kiev is needed, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. The leader made the remarks in a televised interview with broadcaster […]

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  • BBC strongly biased against Israel in Gaza reports – study

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 2:57pm EDT

    The broadcaster allegedly breached its own guidelines more than 1,500 times at the height of the Gaza conflict The BBC has displayed a “deeply worrying pattern of bias” against Israel while covering the early phase of hostilities in Gaza, according to a new report publicized by The Telegraph on Saturday. The study, led by Trevor […]

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  • Maduro’s rival leaves Venezuela for Spain

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 12:38pm EDT

    Edmundo Gonzalez, accused of multiple crimes in Venezuela, has been granted safe passage out of the country Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez, the main rival to President Nicolas Maduro in the recent presidential election, has left the country for Spain, where he is expected to be granted political asylum. The 75-year-old politician was evacuated from […]

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  • North Korea building new naval base

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 12:04pm EDT

    Bolstering the country’s naval force is an urgent task, DPRK leader Kim Jong-un said during site visit North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has visited the construction site of a new “modern naval base” and has pledged to further develop the country’s maritime forces. The new facility’s location would give Pyongyang a strategic advantage, he said.   […]

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  • Putin to discuss Ukraine peace with PM Modi’s national security adviser – media

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 11:05am EDT

    The Indian official will be arriving in Moscow in the coming week, according to India Today Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss New Delhi’s efforts to settle the conflict between Moscow and Kiev with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, sources have told India Today. Doval is scheduled to visit the […]

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  • China bans foreigners from adopting its children

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 10:27am EDT

    Only blood relatives are exempt from the new rules China has officially shut down its international adoption program, the Foreign Ministry has announced.  The move comes at a time when hundreds of American families have pending applications to adopt Chinese children, according to the Associated Press. “Apart from the adoption…from one’s collateral relatives by blood […]

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  • All the poor choices

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 10:26am EDT

    In this episode of the Moscow Mules, Chay Bowes and his skeleton crew are looking into another week of the absolute stupidity that is Western political life now. Kamala Harris is endorsed by Vladimir Putin, Trump supporters get beaten, German patriots win elections and are then denied the results because “democracy” is globohomo-only these days – this and […]

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  • Election guru in US claims Harris will beat Trump

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 10:03am EDT

    Historian Allan Lichtman boasts having accurately predicted the outcomes of all but one US presidential election since 1984 Historian Allan Lichtman, widely acclaimed as the ‘Nostradamus’ of US presidential elections, has predicted that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will beat her Republican rival Donald Trump in November. The history professor at American University says his method […]

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  • Election guru in US claims Harris will beat Trump

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 10:03am EDT

    Historian Allan Lichtman boasts having accurately predicted the outcomes of all but one US presidential election since 1984 Historian Allan Lichtman, widely acclaimed as the ‘Nostradamus’ of US presidential elections, has predicted that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will beat her Republican rival Donald Trump in November. The history professor at American University says his method […]

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  • Iran’s new president wants to move capital out of Tehran

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 9:12am EDT

    The problems plaguing the main city cannot be solved, Masoud Pezeshkian has said The Iranian capital should be transferred from Tehran to a city closer to the south coast, President Masoud Pezeshkian has said. In a speech on Saturday, Pezeshkian, who took office in July, suggested that it is pointless to keep developing Tehran due […]

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  • Can Israel survive its new war in the West Bank?

    RT - Sep 8th 2024 9:09am EDT

    The IDF has launched a new operation against Palestinians, but as civilian suffering mounts, Hamas appears undeterred Having failed to eradicate Hamas in Gaza, Israel on August 28 began a war on the West Bank, dubbed ‘Operation Summer Camps’. This Israeli assault on West Bank areas is the largest since 2002, with thousands of Israeli […]