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  • Trump may have broken federal gun laws – prosecutors

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 10:50am EDT

    The former US president’s campaign has denied that he illegally took possession of a firearm during a recent campaign stop Former US President Donald Trump may have violated firearm laws if he purchased, as claimed, a handgun while he was the subject of a federal indictment during a recent campaign stop in South Carolina, prosecutors […]

  • German companies may still receive LNG from Russia – Uniper

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 10:37am EDT

    Participants in global wholesale trading cannot track the origin of fuel they purchase, CEO points out Russian supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) may still be shipped to German terminals despite the drastic shift in energy policy brought about by the EU in relation to Russia, according to Michael Lewis, the chief executive at that […]

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  • ‘Ukraine has a terrorist government’: A new force in an EU state wants the bloc to change its stance

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 10:14am EDT

    A new political party in the Czech Republic wants to form a united national-conservative front against Brussels On September 16, around 10,000 protesters descended on Prague’s Wenceslas Square to demand a change to their government’s foreign policy. These protests were led by a group called Pravo Respekt Odbornost (Law Respect Expertise; PRO), which the Western […]

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  • London office vacancies hit 30-year high

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 8:54am EDT

    Remote and hybrid work are among the factors hurting the sector, according to investment bank Jefferies The share of empty workspace in London’s main business hubs has hit its highest level in three decades, plunging the UK capital into a ‘rental recession’, investment bank Jefferies reported this week. The bank’s analysts estimated that there has […]

  • Oil prices score major third-quarter rise

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 8:38am EDT

    The spike of nearly 30% is attributed to tight demand recorded from July through September The world’s oil prices saw a massive quarter-on-quarter surge by nearly 30% in the July-to-September period this year, as supply is restricted due to production cuts agreed by OPEC and its allies, led by Russia. Brent crude for November delivery […]

  • Melania Trump ‘quietly renegotiates prenup’ – media

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 7:34am EDT

    The former US first lady is seeking to secure her financial future and that of her son Barron, reports claim Former United States first lady Melania Trump is believed to have “quietly” renegotiated her prenuptial marital agreement with her husband Donald Trump as the ex-president’s legal issues continue to mount, a US media report says. […]

  • Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass № 5: How telework impedes leaders and their organizations

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 6:55am EDT

    What are the reasons for leaders decommissioning virtual water coolers? Somewhere in a remote Russian village, there was a frog sitting in a rut. His amphibian fellows beseeched him to leave the prison-like furrow to live a better life in freedom. Yet the batrachian stubbornly refused to do so, since he wanted to avoid the […]

  • Top Republican wants Kiev aid dropped from US spending bill

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 6:26am EDT

    If the Senate prioritizes “Ukraine over America” it could lead to “real problems,” Kevin McCarthy says Any assistance to Ukraine should be removed from a stopgap US spending bill in order for the federal government to avoid a shutdown, US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said. Saturday is the deadline for lawmakers to […]

  • Russian bank tops European finance brand ratings

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 5:55am EDT

    Sber also earns title of fourth most-valuable European lender Russian state-run lender Sber (formerly Sberbank) has won the title of strongest brand among European financial institutions, according to the latest issue of the annual Brand Finance Europe 500 rating. The London-based consultancy Brand Finance puts 5,000 of the biggest names to the test, and publishes […]

  • Leading Emirati property developer eyes Russian market

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 5:43am EDT

    A prominent UAE firm plans to go forward with construction projects in Moscow UAE developer Reportage Properties plans to launch construction projects in Russia in the near future, the company’s managing director Andrea Nucera told reporters this week. He said three sites are currently being considered, including one in the south of Moscow. Negotiations are […]

  • Supporting Ukraine is ‘tough and painful’ – UK foreign secretary

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 5:28am EDT

    James Cleverly claims, however, that the West would be courting even more trouble for itself by cutting aid British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has acknowledged that backing Ukraine is “tough and painful.” He cautioned NATO allies against wavering, however, as turning their back on Kiev would cause greater problems down the line. In an interview […]

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  • Russian oil cap not working – Washington

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 3:37am EDT

    US Treasury chief Janet Yellen says Russia has maintained export volumes and prices remain high despite the limits The price cap imposed on Russian oil by the G7 countries is not working as intended, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday, as quoted by Bloomberg. She said market prices for crude exported from the […]

  • Julius Baer Bank, Cayman Islands

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 3:02am EDT

    On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer. While working in the Cayman Islands as an employee of Julius Baer, he exposed financial crimes. In blowing the whistle, Elmer believes he was acting in the public interest. Since then, he has been pursued for breaking the draconian Swiss banking secrecy […]

  • Unequal equality

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 3:01am EDT

    Affirmative Action has been around for decades, and its effectiveness in bringing equality to the scholastic field has been in question for several years. Direct Impact’s Rick Sanchez sits down with Mike Leon to discuss affirmative action and whether or not it has a future in the US educational sector.

  • Redacted host Clayton Morris: one year after Nord Stream attack, Russell Brand, attacks against Rumble

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 3:01am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Clayton Morris, Host of ‘Redacted’. He discusses YouTube demonetising Russell Brand and the hypocrisy of the platform now earning 100% of revenue off of his videos, YouTube’s weaponisation of its terms of service to censor independent journalists, growing attacks against Rumble and attempts to censor the […]

  • Russian energy revenues set to rise – Finance Ministry

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 2:21am EDT

    Oil and gas profits are expected to soar by 30% next year, according to a report Russia’s revenues from oil and gas exports could surge by almost a third next year, the country’s Finance Ministry stated in a budget policy document published on Thursday.    According to the ministry’s forecast, Russia’s proceeds from oil and […]

  • China unveils Moon plans

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 1:33am EDT

    The upcoming mission will aim to collect material from the far side of the lunar surface in 2024 China’s space agency has offered details about its next journey to the Moon, announcing plans to launch the expedition sometime next year. Dubbed Chang’e-6, the mission would mark Beijing’s second attempt to obtain physical samples from the […]

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  • China changes position on key Russian meat export

    RT - Sep 30th 2023 1:10am EDT

    Beijing has agreed to allow pork imports from Russia after a 15-year halt, with the first deliveries expected by mid-2024 China has lifted a ban on imports of qualified Russian pork, Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced on Thursday. Restrictions were initially imposed in 2008 after an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). According to China’s […]

  • Israeli guards accused of ‘intimate relations’ with terror convict

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 11:46pm EDT

    All female soldiers will be removed from guard duties by next year Israeli security chief said The Israeli military will no longer allow women to work as prison guards at high-security facilities, top officials said, ordering an “immediate” end to the practice after several female soldiers were accused of having sexual relations with a Palestinian […]

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  • Activist lawyers sue to keep Trump off 2024 ballot

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 10:08pm EDT

    Free Speech for People claims the Republican is barred from running due to contesting the stated 2020 results Anti-Trump nonprofit Free Speech for People has filed a lawsuit in Michigan aimed at keeping Republican frontrunner Donald Trump off the state’s 2024 ballot by arguing he violated his presidential oath by participating in an “insurrection” against […]

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  • The Chinese alternative: Beijing reveals its vision for the world

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 9:28pm EDT

    Although US talk about globalization was just a farce, it’s still possible to build the real thing – and China claims to have the blueprint On Tuesday, China’s government released a new white paper titled “A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions.” The paper made an appeal to human unity, arguing that […]

  • US special forces to be tested for drugs after death of recruit

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 9:19pm EDT

    Navy SEALs will be subject to random screening for performance-enhancing substances US Navy SEALs and the boat crews who support them will be subject to random testing for steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs under a new program adopted in the wake of last year’s death of a recruit who was believed to […]

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  • IRS contractor leaked tax info of richest Americans – DOJ

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 7:47pm EDT

    US prosecutors accused the suspect of stealing tax returns of “thousands” of millionaires, reportedly including Donald Trump’s A US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) consultant has been indicted for allegedly stealing and leaking the tax returns of wealthy Americans – reportedly including then-President Donald Trump – to media outlets. Charles Littlejohn, a 38-year-old IRS contractor in […]

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  • Trump ally pleads guilty in election interference case

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 6:56pm EDT

    Scott Hall has become the first co-defendant to make a plea bargain in the Georgia case Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall, a former Republican poll watcher and Donald Trump supporter, has pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor charges for his role in an alleged conspiracy to help overturn the then-president’s 2020 election defeat in the state. […]

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  • Kennedy to run as third-party presidential candidate – media

    RT - Sep 29th 2023 6:06pm EDT

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly decided to compete as an independent, potentially pulling votes away from incumbent Joe Biden US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly made plans to run as a third-party candidate, potentially shaking up the 2024 race for the White House by sapping Democrat votes away from President Joe […]

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