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  • Fyodor Lukyanov: This is why the G20 is a relic of a bygone era

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 2:17pm EST

    The 2026 Trump summit might be the club’s final act Another G20 summit convenes this week in Johannesburg, but the mood surrounding it says more than the agenda ever will. The forum was born not out of ideology but necessity. Its creation at the turn of the century followed the Asian financial crisis of 1997–98, […]

  • Von der Leyen killing Kallas in EU ‘Game of Thrones’ – Le Monde

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 1:17pm EST

    The two top officials are reportedly struggling for control over the bloc’s diplomatic and intelligence services Two of the EU’s most powerful and controversial officials, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the bloc’s Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, are struggling for control of the EU’s diplomacy and intelligence services in a confrontation “worthy […]

  • EU won’t fast-track Ukrainian membership – senior MEP

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 12:37pm EST

    Kiev’s possible entry hinges on fulfilling bloc requirements and resolving the conflict, David McAllister has told Izvestia The EU has no plans to accelerate integration of Ukraine into the bloc, the chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has said. David McAllister told Izvestia on Wednesday that Ukrainian membership would only be possible after […]

  • Ukraine is drowning in a swamp of corruption – and the West is trying to make it look like a good thing

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 11:04am EST

    Kiev’s establishment is burning to the ground in the Energoatom Mafia scandal, while the media and think tanks keep insisting this is fine In Ukraine, the front lines are crumbling and so is the Zelensky regime. While Kupyansk and Pokrovsk are falling, the shockwaves of the Energoatom Mafia scandal keep reverberating, internationally and at home […]

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  • Dutch backtrack on Chinese chip hub seizure

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 11:02am EST

    The Netherlands nationalized Nexperia last month, citing risks to the EU’s economic and technological security The Dutch government has handed back control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia after “constructive meetings” with Beijing authorities, Economy Minister Vincent Karremans has announced. The Netherlands invoked a Cold War-era emergency law to seize the Dutch-based firm last month, citing “serious […]

  • Poland to shut down last Russian consulate

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 9:35am EST

    Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to the closure of its diplomatic facility in Gdansk and lamented a profound deterioration of relations Poland will close the last remaining Russian consulate in the country, in the city of Gdansk, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has announced. The move came after several acts of railway sabotage in […]

  • Details revealed of Trump-approved covert action plan for Venezuela

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 8:38am EST

    Washington’s strategy could involve military, psychological and information pressure, according to the New York Times US President Donald Trump has greenlighted additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for a potential broader military campaign, including covert CIA operations targeting President Nicolas Maduro’s government, the New York Times has reported, citing US officials.  At the same […]

  • Olympic boss asks governments to separate sport from politics

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 6:08am EST

    Kirsty Coventry’s stance comes as the IOC currently allows only vetted Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged governments to preserve sport as a politically neutral space, emphasizing that every eligible athlete must be able to compete without discrimination.  Speaking in Brussels on Monday, IOC President Kirsty Coventry called […]

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  • US secretly drafting new Ukraine peace plan with Russian input – Axios

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 3:13am EST

    “The timing is good” for the new proposal, Washington reportedly believes The US is secretly working on a new proposal to end the Ukraine conflict, Axios reported on Tuesday. The draft was reportedly prepared in close consultation with Moscow and has already been floated to Kiev and its European backers. According to the outlet, the […]

  • Meltdown

    RT - Nov 19th 2025 1:42am EST

    Is ‘meltdown’ the best way to describe what is happening in American politics? The MAGA movement and conservatives are at war with each other. The Epstein files and Israel are front and center. What is at stake includes the future of both political parties and the occupant in the Oval Office. CrossTalking with Lionel, Michael Maloof, and […]

  • West ‘massaging narrative’ about Ukraine graft scandal – legal expert

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 10:29pm EST

    Kiev’s backers need Vladimir Zelensky to remain in power for a little bit longer, Arnaud Develay believes Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s Western backers are seeking to downplay the corruption scandal involving his longtime business partner because they do not want him ousted just yet, French international law expert Arnaud Develay told RT in an interview […]

  • Woman taped to bench in Ukraine in public punishment (VIDEO)

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 5:52pm EST

    The incident reportedly took place in Odessa, with witnesses saying the restrained individual had been scattering trash in a residential courtyard A woman was found restrained in the Ukrainian city of Odessa after an unidentified man taped her to a bench in what appeared to be an act of public punishment, local news agency UNN […]

  • Soros funded NGO that tried to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’ – media

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 5:40pm EST

    The liberal philanthropist gave $250,000 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which pressured advertisers to cut ties with the platform A grantmaking network created by billionaire investor George Soros funded a controversial UK-based NGO, which seeks to “kill” Elon Musk’s X media platform and censor conservative media, the Washington Free Beacon reported on Monday.  […]

  • US House votes to force release of Epstein files

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 3:34pm EST

    The development comes a day after President Donald Trump ended his opposition to the move The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to oblige the Department of Justice release all unclassified documents related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, President Donald Trump ended his opposition to the plan by calling on […]

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  • Russia is Berlin’s last resort in shutting out political opposition

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 2:37pm EST

    The German establishment has run out of options: Russophobic propaganda is its only weapon against dissent both on the right and the left Germany’s current political elites are even more submissive toward the US than those of West Germany during the Cold War. Which is ironic as the Cold War has long been over, and, […]

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  • Visa-free entry for Chinese citizens to start ‘very soon’ – Putin

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 2:31pm EST

    Beijing’s earlier decision to ease entry rules for Russian nationals will be reciprocated Russia will introduce visa-free travel for Chinese citizens in the very near future, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. The measure will mirror Beijing’s recent decision to grant the same privilege to Russian nationals. The Russian leader made the announcement during talks […]

  • ‘Jewish people suffered from the Nazi but unfortunately they repeat the same behavior now against the Palestinian people’

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 12:37pm EST

    ‘We know how Jewish people suffered from the Nazi, fascist system but unfortunately they repeat the same behavior now against the Palestinian people’ – Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative. In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, Rick talks to Mustapha Barghouti, who is the leader of the Palestinian National Initiative party based in Ramallah. The […]

  • Don’t ‘blindly’ trust AI – Google boss

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 12:11pm EST

    Artificial Intelligence models are “prone to some errors” and should be used alongside other tools, Sundar Pichai has told the BBC Artificial intelligence engines remain vulnerable in terms of factual accuracy and should not be blindly trusted, the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, has warned. In an interview with the […]

  • The great South Asian Gen Z meltdown – why does this one country seem immune?

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 12:07pm EST

    India is keeping a watchful eye on the chaos unfolding in its neighborhood as Western media celebrates the violent overthrow of regional governments by so-caled GenZ movements Events in Bangladesh, a close neighbor of India, where the local war crimes court sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina – ousted from power last year as a […]

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  • UK tax haven blocks Russian tycoon’s Chelsea cash for Ukraine

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 11:50am EST

    Around $3 billion from the football club’s sale remains in limbo because Jersey began to probe the source of the funds A UK offshore tax haven is blocking Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich’s attempt to hand the proceeds from the sale of the Chelsea football club to Ukraine, the Daily Telegraph reports, citing sources. Following the […]

  • Western leaders ‘only care about corrupt Nazis’ in Ukraine – Roger Waters

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 10:37am EST

    Elites are interested in the country as long as it helps them stuff their pockets, the activist musician has said Western politicians are focused only on exploiting Ukraine’s far-right-allied government for personal and geopolitical gain and have no concern for the country’s ordinary citizens, musician and human-rights activist Roger Waters has said. Speaking to RIA […]

  • Is Zelensky finally corrupt enough for the biggest Rafale deal of all time?

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 9:55am EST

    France gleefully ignores the massive graft scandal gripping Kiev as it announces its intent to sell 100 fighter jets to Ukraine Will the 100 fighter jets that French President Emmanuel Macron has just promised Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky arrive in time to kick off World War III? Europe’s favorite girlfriend, Zelensky, arrived in Paris on […]

  • EU defense chief wants to use Ukrainian military as ‘security guarantee’

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 9:33am EST

    Russia has dismissed Western speculation that it has any plans to attack as “nonsense” EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has suggested using Ukrainians as an “additional security guarantee” to defend the bloc from the alleged threat of a Russian attack once the current conflict is resolved. Western officials, particularly representatives of the Baltic states, have […]

  • Russia and US in talks over potential new prisoner swap – Axios

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 8:57am EST

    Discussions come amid broader attempts to rebuild trust between Moscow and Washington Moscow and Washington are discussing the possibility of new prisoner exchange, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing officials from both countries. Prisoner swaps, the latest of which took place in April, were part of US President Donald Trump’s effort to stabilize relations with Russia […]

  • Parts of the internet are down: Live Updates

    RT - Nov 18th 2025 8:49am EST

    Issues with infrastructure provider Cloudflare have caused outages across popular websites worldwide Major websites such as X and ChatGPT have stopped working due to an outage at Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare on Tuesday. A popular tool for checking whether a site is down, downdetector.com, has also been affected. In a message on its status page […]