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  • ‘Fundamentally what America needs to run its economy is produced in Russia’ – Robert Agee

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 12:11pm EDT

    ‘The United States and Russia are kind of natural strategic partners economically. I know we’ll always have our geopolitical issues, but fundamentally what America needs to run its economy is produced in Russia’ – Robert Agee. On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rick Sanchez catches up with Robert Agee, the president […]

  • AI rivals back DNA rules to limit bioweapons risk in rare show of unity

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 10:59am EDT

    Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and other executives have said AI advances could weaken biosecurity barriers Executives from leading AI companies have joined biotechnology experts in an urgent call to mandate safety screening for synthetic DNA purchases. In a public letter addressed to the US Congress, the signatories argue that rapid advances in AI could increase […]

  • Turkish fishing boat attacked off Crimea, leaving one dead

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 7:49am EDT

    Ukrainian forces have frequently targeted vessels, ports, and other infrastructure in and around the peninsula, which voted to join Russia in 2014 A Turkish-flagged fishing boat sank after being attacked in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, leaving one crew member dead and four others injured, Türkiye’s Coast Guard has said. In a […]

  • Protesters boo new Hungarian PM over EU migration pact (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 6:20am EDT

    Demonstrators claim Peter Magyar secretly agreed to Brussels’ asylum framework in exchange for the release of frozen funds Protesters marched through central Budapest on Friday, chanting “traitor” as they denounced Prime Minister Peter Magyar over the EU Migration Pact. When Magyar appeared on a balcony of his Tisza party’s headquarters waving a Hungarian flag, the […]

  • Tory leader warns of ‘civil war’ in UK

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 5:21am EDT

    Kemi Badenoch’s remarks came after the murder of Polish-British student Henry Nowak by a Sikh man triggered uproar over what was seen as two-tier policing Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has slammed UK politicians over what she described as attempts to score points on existing racial divisions, warning that it risked pushing the country towards a […]

  • Economic resilience, Global South alliances, challenging Western unilateralism – Putin unveils Russia’s playbook at SPIEF

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 3:52am EDT

    In this exclusive episode, Rick Sanchez brings in former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter to talk through the points made by Vladimir Putin at the most anticipated economic event of the year. Here is the gist: Putin revealed how BRICS is outpacing the G7, and insisted that Russia’s future prosperity must not be eclipsed by […]

  • Iran’s knockout blow: Professor Steve Hanke on looming economic disaster as Strait of Hormuz stays closed

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 3:35am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University. He discusses why Russia continues to be a winner economically as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed after the US-Israeli war on Iran, the looming ramifications of the energy crisis that will hit in August, resulting in […]

  • Ukraine pushes EU to send military-aged men back home – media

    RT - Jun 6th 2026 12:45am EDT

    Thousands who fled to avoid the draft are under the bloc’s protection program, which is set to expire in 2027 Ukraine has asked Brussels to exclude military-aged Ukrainian men from temporary protection measures, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has said, according to Deutsche Welle. Kiev has been seeking to replenish troop numbers amid mounting manpower […]

  • Bots now generate more web traffic than humans – Cloudflare

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 11:32pm EDT

    The rise of AI agents has pushed automated requests past human activity, according to the internet infrastructure firm Bots and AI agents now generate more web traffic than humans, according to data from internet infrastructure company Cloudflare. CEO Matthew Prince has described the development as a major turning point in the history of the web. […]

  • NASA crew takes cover while Russian cosmonauts fix ISS leak

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 8:56pm EDT

    Roscosmos says the pressure loss poses no danger to the crew or station systems, with repairs already underway NASA temporarily moved its astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) into an evacuation spacecraft on Friday after an air leak was detected in one of the modules, while Russian cosmonauts worked to repair it. According to […]

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  • US carries out another ‘defensive’ strike on Iranian island

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 8:05pm EDT

    American forces targeted Qeshm Island for the second time this week to prevent an alleged “immediate” drone threat The US Department of War has said it shot down several Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes against Iran’s coastal installations to prevent a further threat. American forces intercepted “four Iranian one-way […]

  • SpaceX signs $30 billion AI deal with Google

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 6:54pm EDT

    Anthropic similarly agreed to pay Elon Musk’s tech firm some $45 billion for compute capacity last month Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $920 million per month for AI compute capacity through June 2029, according to the space-tech behemoth’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The arrangement is worth almost $30 billion over the […]

  • Critical parts shortage threatens German army capabilities – media

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 5:31pm EDT

    Existing reserves of spares are reportedly insufficient to maintain key military equipment as Berlin pushes a major buildup The German Armed Forces could see their operational capabilities severely limited by a growing repair backlog caused by a critical shortage of spare parts, according to media reports citing internal documents from a key military maintenance provider. […]

  • The EU’s ‘strictest-ever migration law’ won’t change anything

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 3:31pm EDT

    Politicians promise immigration control while the economic and demographic forces driving migration remain firmly in place The European Union’s new migration rules, agreed upon in principle by lawmakers and state representatives, will allow EU countries to transfer rejected asylum seekers to third countries if they cannot be returned to their countries of origin. They also […]

  • Body found during search for 11-year-old girl in France

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 12:19pm EDT

    The suspect in Lyhanna’s disappearance faced multiple sex abuse complaints involving minors in the past, prosecutors say A body has been found in the search for an 11-year-old girl who disappeared in southwestern France last week, as it emerged that the main suspect had multiple allegations of raping and sexually abusing minors which were dismissed […]

  • Russia reports record-high employment rate

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 11:33am EDT

    Workforce participation has reached 61.5%, while unemployment remains at a historic low of 2.2%, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova has said Russia’s labor market remains strong, with unemployment holding at a historic low and workforce participation reaching a record high, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said during a session at the St. Petersburg International Economic […]

  • US backs out of Germany-Tomahawk missile deal over Russia fears – Politico

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 11:00am EDT

    The Pentagon believes that Moscow would interpret the deployment of long-range missiles as an escalation, the outlet says The Pentagon is set to cancel a Biden-era agreement to deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany due to fears that it would provoke a Russian retaliation and concerns over depleted weapons stockpiles, Politico reported on Thursday, citing […]

  • Sanctions on Russia don’t work – US business lobby chief

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 8:27am EDT

    Efforts should instead focus on rebuilding relations through dialogue and practical cooperation, American Chamber of Commerce head Robert Agee has said Imposing additional sanctions on Russia will not help resolve the Ukraine conflict, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham Russia) President and CEO Robert Agee has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the St. […]

  • UK’s Starmer accuses Musk of ‘whipping up division’

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 7:16am EDT

    The billionaire has criticized UK police for treating Henry Nowak “heinously” in his dying moments   UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics and “whipping up division” over the murder of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak. The X owner has made several posts about the case, which has […]

  • EU pledges €50 million to Armenian leader ahead of key election

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 4:31am EDT

    The figure amounts to roughly 1% of the country’s annual trade turnover with Russia, which remains Yerevan’s key economic partner The EU is preparing a €50 million ($58 million) support package for Armenia as Brussels moves to shore up Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan days before a critical parliamentary election, European Commission President Ursula von der […]

  • Cancel cancer: Russia unveils next-gen vaccine revolution

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 3:04am EDT

    On the latest episode, Rick sits down with the former Russian health minister and director of the Russian Federal medical-biological agency Veronika Skvortsova. She first pulls back the curtain on a cutting-edge dengue vaccine set to shield millions of Latin American communities. She shares that the formula has sailed through safety trials, and rapid-track field […]

  • Massive escalation

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 2:20am EDT

    In order to be a great power today, a country must have deterrence. This is what the EU and NATO want to deny Russia. This explains why their proxy Ukraine has become heavily reliant on drone warfare while it is losing on the battlefield. This in turn brings about escalation. And this is becoming dangerous […]

  • Stealth jets, subs, missiles: The sub-continental arms race you can’t ignore

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 1:17am EDT

    Beijing’s support is reshaping Pakistan’s arsenal, pressuring Delhi to advance its defense programs and speed up procurements Pakistan signed a landmark defense deal with China last month to acquire 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets (export variant J-35AE) to modernize the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The agreement positions Pakistan as the first international operator […]

  • Xi Jinping to pay state visit to North Korea

    RT - Jun 5th 2026 12:07am EDT

    The trip to Pyongyang comes weeks after the Chinese leader hosted the Russian and US presidents in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to North Korea next week at the invitation of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, Chinese and North Korean state media reported on Friday. Xi, who is also […]

  • Israel bombs Lebanon as Hezbollah rejects ‘shameless surrender’

    RT - Jun 4th 2026 10:53pm EDT

    Naim Qassem has accused Washington of seeking to force Beirut to accept a humiliating Israeli occupation Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have injured and killed dozens of civilians, less than 24 hours after West Jerusalem and Beirut agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire proposal. At least eight people were killed and 15 others wounded on […]