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  • US approves first arms sale to Taiwan under Trump

    RT - Nov 15th 2025 7:58am EST

    Beijing has said that the American weapons supplies to the self-governing island violate China’s sovereignty and security interests The Pentagon has announced that it has approved its first arms sales to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump took office in January. China, which views the self-governing island as part of its territory, has called the […]

  • Almost half in the West think democracy is ‘broken’ – poll

    RT - Nov 15th 2025 4:20am EST

    Voters are concerned about corruption undermining elections, fake news, and extremist parties, a study has found Some 45% of residents of Western nations believe that democracy in their countries is “broken,” Politico has reported, citing a poll by Ipsos. The study which was shared with the outlet was carried out in September and involved 9,800 […]

  • ‘Time to wrap up the Israel project?’ Afshin Rattansi challenges Netanyahu’s ex-adviser Ruthie Blum

    RT - Nov 15th 2025 1:10am EST

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Ruthie Blum, former advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She discusses the visit of Syria’s Ahmed Al-Sharaa to the White House and the resignation of Netanyahu’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. Afshin Rattansi challenges her on Israel’s arming and supporting of Hamas, Ron Dermer advocating […]

  • Direct talks with Putin are part of ‘Trump Doctrine’ – Vance

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 11:26pm EST

    The US vice president dismissed the attacks on the decision to resume direct negotiations with Russia US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended President Donald Trump’s decision to open direct negotiations with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as an important step toward peace in Ukraine. Some EU officials have criticized Trump’s meeting with Putin in […]

  • Trump orders probe into Epstein’s ties with Bill Clinton

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 6:58pm EST

    The US president has also instructed to probe the late sex offender’s connections to bank JPMorgan Chase and ex-Treasury chief Larry Summers US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton. The move was prompted by the release of 20,000 pages of documents from […]

  • ‘Operation Dirtbag’: US arrests 150 ‘illegal alien sex predators’

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 5:11pm EST

    The raids were part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on unlawful immigration The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it has arrested around 150 immigrants convicted with sex crimes as part of a large-scale sweep in Florida. The action, codenamed Operation Dirtbag, led to the arrest of more than 230 “criminal illegal aliens,” the […]

  • Will we the people tolerate a brave new world of trillionaires?

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 3:34pm EST

    Tech mogul Elon Musk is on course to become the world’s first trillionaire while billions struggle to survive at the poverty line Welcome to the ‘4 comma club,’ where South African native Elon Musk is slated to be the first human being of the modern age to have accumulated $1 trillion dollars. To put that […]

  • Orban vowing to sue EU over Russian gas ban

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 3:06pm EST

    Hungary has repeatedly warned that abandoning the supply from Moscow will drive up prices and undermine its energy security Budapest will challenge the European Union’s plan to phase out Russian energy imports in court, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised. The EU Council endorsed a plan last month to end Russian gas imports by […]

  • Chatham House hosts notorious Ukrainian neo-Nazi mob leader

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 2:08pm EST

    A prominent far-right militant has been invited to discuss the “future of Europe” in London London-based think tank Chatham House has hosted notorious Ukrainian neo-Nazi Yevhen Karas as a speaker at an event called ‘War in Ukraine: The battleground for the future of Europe’. The think tank presented Karas as the commander of the 413th […]

  • US designates European Antifa groups as terrorists

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 11:29am EST

    The State Department said the move is part of President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on political violence Washington has designated four European Antifa organizations as terrorist groups, the US State Department announced on Thursday. The move is being framed as part of US President Donald Trump’s effort to tackle rising political violence. In […]

  • Can a second Ukraine on Taiwan be prevented?

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 11:18am EST

    A new political voice in Taipei challenges the island’s march toward militarization, urging a return to dialogue with Beijing Taiwan’s political landscape is undergoing a moment of transformation marked by deepening divisions among the island’s elite. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), led by President Lai Ching-te, has been pushing forward a comprehensive military modernization […]

  • Record solar storm hits Earth (VIDEOS)

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 10:51am EST

    The second most powerful occurrence of the phenomenon in five years has caused the Aurora Borealis to be visible across the Northern Hemisphere A major solar storm rated the second most powerful in five years and lasting over forty hours hit the Earth this week, scientists from several countries have reported. The natural phenomenon has […]

  • IMF to pressure Ukraine amid corruption scandal

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 9:47am EST

    The lender will dispatch a team to discuss the terms of a potential new lending program following reports of embezzlement The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to engage with Kiev on corruption, the global lender said on Thursday, as a $100 million graft scandal has rocked Vladimir Zelensky’s government. On Monday, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau […]

  • France fully lifts travel ban on Telegram founder – media     

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 7:51am EST

    Pavel Durov was initially barred from leaving the country as part of a criminal probe   France has rescinded a travel ban on Telegram founder Pavel Durov, media outlets reported on Thursday, citing judicial sources.  Durov was detained in Paris last year and charged with complicity in crimes linked to Telegram users, including extremism and […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Trump isn’t a warmonger, however…

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 6:57am EST

    The US can’t retreat because its entire prosperity depends on global power Donald Trump is not, by instinct, a president who seeks war. But he is a president who believes deeply in projecting strength. And in the US, strength is almost always performed on the world stage. Assessing American policy from the outside is notoriously […]

  • China threatens Japan over PM’s Taiwan comments

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 6:46am EST

    Beijing has vowed to “retaliate forcefully” if Tokyo chooses to interfere militarily in its internal affairs China has warned that potential military involvement by Japan in the Taiwan issue would be treated as aggression and met with a forceful response. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently suggested her country could intervene in the Taiwan Strait.  […]

  • Rights court rules against Poland in abortion case

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 2:15am EST

    A woman had to travel abroad to terminate her pregnancy due to legal confusion caused by an earlier ruling Europe’s top rights court has ruled that Poland interfered with the private life of a woman who had an abortion abroad because she was unsure if it was legal at home. The case was brought by […]

  • ‘War first’

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 1:31am EST

    Does ‘America First’ actually mean ‘War First?’ Trump calls himself a peacemaker, but his actions demonstrate differently. The Gaza ceasefire is unlikely to hold, there has been escalation against Russia, and military action against Venezuela is almost certain. This is not a peace agenda. CrossTalking with Bruce Gagnon, Ron Aledo, and Simon Goddek.

  • Chechnya: The Land Of Heroes

    RT - Nov 14th 2025 1:04am EST

    From the strength of its wrestlers to the grace and speed of the Lezginka dance and the ancient code of honor that still guides its people — Inland Visions travels to Chechnya, where the mountains shape character and traditions run deep. In the republic known as the “land of heroes,” we explore a culture forged […]

  • Colombian leader labels Trump ‘barbarian’ over Caribbean strikes

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 9:51pm EST

    Gustavo Petro said that the US president’s actions don’t help stopping drug traffickers Colombian President Gustavo Petro has denounced the US strikes on alleged cartel vessels in the Caribbean Sea as the Pentagon announced a new operation to fight drug traffickers. In an interview with NBC News, Petro did not mince words when criticizing US […]

  • US launches new military operation

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 6:11pm EST

    War Secretary Pete Hegseth says a task force has been set up to fight “narcoterrorists” in the Western Hemisphere US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced a military operation against “narcoterrorists” amid ongoing tensions with Venezuela and strikes on alleged cartel vessels. “Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR,” Hegseth wrote on X Thursday. “Led […]

  • BBC sends apology letter to Trump

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 4:56pm EST

    The UK’s public broadcaster says it “sincerely regrets” deceptively editing the US president’s speech The BBC has said that it apologized to US President Donald Trump for broadcasting a documentary that deceptively edited the speech he gave right before the 2021 Capitol riot. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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  • Can the new Syria be friends with both Russia and the US?

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 4:23pm EST

    President Ahmad al-Sharaa is playing “basketball diplomacy” with his Washington and Moscow visits Following his recent visit to Moscow, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa paid a working visit to the United States. The purpose of the trip was to strengthen Damascus-Washington cooperation and to explore new channels of trust amid a changing regional security architecture. The […]

  • Polish president slams Tusk as worst PM since communist era

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 4:07pm EST

    The feud between Karol Nawrocki and Donald Tusk stems from internal national issues and divergent views on Ukraine Donald Tusk is the worst Polish prime minister in more than three decades, President Karol Nawrocki has claimed. The two top officials have been locked in a public feud over national issues as well as positions on […]

  • China announces Xi won’t attend G20

    RT - Nov 13th 2025 3:56pm EST

    Premier Li Qiang will represent the country in South Africa later this month, the Foreign Ministry has announced Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa, with Premier Li Qiang slated to go instead, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has announced. The G20 Summit will be held in Johannesburg […]