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  • The West appears to be preparing another regime change ‘uprising’ in Syria

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 10:06am EDT

    There are new signs of a foreign-sponsored destabilization, possibly leading up to a repeat of the 2011 ‘revolution’ Twelve years on, the West’s war on Syria continues, with seemingly new plans to destabilize the country and overthrow its leadership. This after years of brutal sanctions against (and crocodile tears for) the Syrian people. Earlier this […]

  • Putin outlines Russia’s economic priority for 21st century

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 9:13am EDT

    Developing the resource-rich Far East is among the most critical tasks, according to the president The role of the Far East in Russia’s economic future and the country’s position in a multipolar world is of utmost importance, President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok. According to Putin, the […]

  • We won’t let Ukrainian grain in – Polish PM

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 7:08am EDT

    Mateusz Morawiecki has vowed to defy the EU, should it fail to renew an import ban Warsaw will not allow Ukrainian grain to “flood” the Polish market, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has vowed ahead of deliberations in the EU on whether to extend an existing trade restriction. The government puts the interests of Polish farmers […]

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  • Russian Far East likely has huge amounts of undiscovered resources – Putin

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 7:02am EDT

    Only 35% of subsoil has been explored in the region so far, the Russian president has revealed Most of Russia’s Far East has never been prospected for resources, providing the country’s mining industry an excellent opportunity for significant growth, President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday. During his address at the plenary session of the Eastern […]

  • Russia has earned twice as much money as West seized – Putin  

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 6:31am EDT

    The freezing of assets “undermines trust in those who did it,” the Russian president has said   Russia has already earned double the amount of gold and foreign exchange reserves frozen by the West last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday.      The EU, the US, […]

  • Timofey Bordachev: With Europe in decline, Russia’s unique geography gives it a huge opportunity to embrace Asia

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 6:14am EDT

    As Vladivostok hosts a major economic forum, here’s why Moscow has decided it’s time to look East The capital of the Russian Far East, Vladivostok, is currently hosting the annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) – an important public event and a shop window for the country’s pivot to the East. This ambitious policy was adopted […]

  • Putin calls on Russian businesses to invest at home

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 5:04am EDT

    Investing domestically is safer due to foreign sanctions, the Russian president says Western countries are no longer safe for Russian businesses, President Vladimir Putin warned on Tuesday as he called on the country’s entrepreneurs to invest at home. Speaking at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin suggested domestic large-scale infrastructure […]

  • No coping with coups? Efem Ubi, Associate Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 4:45am EDT

    A decade after the wave of Arab Spring uprisings shook North Africa, violent changes of government are striking the continent yet again, this time in West Africa. With coups in Niger and Gabon having taken place, have we seen the worst of it already? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Efem Ubi, Associate Professor […]

  • Syria demands US pay for stolen oil

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 4:44am EDT

    In a letter to the UN cited by SANA, Damascus accused Washington of plundering its “wealth and strategic resources” Syria urged the UN to take action against the US over its occupation of parts of Syrian territory, as well as the illegal extraction of natural resources in those areas, state-run SANA media outlet reports. Damascus […]

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  • Growing infertility

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 4:13am EDT

    The latest study on infertility released by the World Health Organization says 1 in 6 individuals globally are affected by infertility in their lifetime. On this edition of The 360 View, Scottie Nell Hughes speaks with Professor Marcia Inhorn of Yale University about the reasons why infertility in some regions of the world is growing while […]

  • Russian state bank beating forecasts – chairman

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 3:35am EDT

    Sber’s revenues reached nearly $10.5 billion in the first eight months of the year Russia’s largest lender, Sber, has posted record earnings for January-August this year, the bank’s CEO, German Gref, told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok on Monday. Gref announced that the lender had earned 999 billion rubles ($10.5 billion) […]

  • Russia’s largest private bank plans China expansion 

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 1:32am EDT

    Alfa-Bank plans to open offices in Beijing and Shanghai  Russia’s largest private lender Alfa-Bank is set to open offices in China, the bank revealed on Monday.    Alfa-Bank’s board of directors has announced plans to open two offices in Beijing and Shanghai and will soon submit the required registration documents to the People’s Bank of […]

  • German construction industry ‘faces abyss’ – property mogul

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 1:30am EDT

    Rising costs and red tape have been hurting the sector, Vonovia has warned Germany’s crucial construction sector has been on the brink of collapse, putting in jeopardy the overall economy. The Economist reported that last week, citing housing giant Vonovia. The report says the sector makes up 12% of the country’s GDP and employs a […]

  • US weighing long-range cluster bombs for Ukraine – media

    RT - Sep 12th 2023 1:00am EDT

    The White House could make an about-face on the missiles after months of hesitation The United States is preparing to approve shipments of longer-range missiles equipped with cluster munitions for Ukraine, Reuters reported. Washington has long refused Kiev’s demands for such weapons, citing concerns they could be used for strikes deep inside Russia. The White […]

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  • US to unfreeze $6 billion in Iran prisoner swap deal – media

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 10:59pm EDT

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly stated the move would be “in the national security interest” of the United States The US government has reportedly issued waivers for foreign banks to release some $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a prisoner swap arrangement, which would see several Iranians freed in exchange for […]

  • Poland signs deal for nearly 500 HIMARS launchers

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 9:17pm EDT

    Lockheed Martin confirmed a framework agreement on tailoring the missile launchers to be mounted on Polish-made Jelcz 6X6 trucks Warsaw has approved plans to obtain another 486 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers which it hopes to begin producing domestically starting at the end of 2025 under a joint venture with US defense contractor […]

  • British parliament rocked by ‘Chinese spy’ discovery

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 8:28pm EDT

    Tory hawks want to escalate tensions with Beijing, but official London is reportedly reluctant Two former leaders of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party called on Monday for a tougher stance on China, after revelations that a Parliament staffer was arrested for possible espionage months ago. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith told the House of Commons […]

  • US approves ‘updated’ Covid-19 vaccines

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 7:25pm EDT

    The FDA has given the green light for jabs produced by Pfizer and Moderna to target recent virus variants The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved use of new Covid-19 vaccine boosters developed by Pfizer and Moderna to combat the latest variants of the virus amid rising hospitalizations. The latest jabs target XBB.1.5, […]

  • Ukrainians blame Zelensky for corruption – poll

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 6:05pm EDT

    Nearly eight in ten citizens believe the country’s president is “directly responsible” for rampant graft, a new survey has shown The vast majority of Ukrainians believe that President Vladimir Zelensky is at fault for widespread corruption in the country’s government and military, a new study has revealed. The poll, released on Monday, found that 78% […]

  • German-made drone used to attack Russia – media

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 5:06pm EDT

    Ukraine has reportedly deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle produced by Bavaria’s Quantum-Systems Ukrainian forces have reportedly utilized a German-made drone on Russian soil for the first time, deploying the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a failed attack in Bryansk Region. A mid-range Vector drone, made by Quantum-Systems, was shot down on Sunday during an attempted […]

  • IAEA sees no problem with depleted uranium weaponry – Grossi

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 4:59pm EDT

    The US and UK have sent the toxic ammunition to Ukraine There are “no significant radiological consequences” to the use of depleted uranium ammunition, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has declared. Russia insists that Grossi is “not telling the whole story.” “From a nuclear safety point of view there are no […]

  • Musk responds to Ukraine ‘treason’ claims

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 3:28pm EDT

    The billionaire has dismissed criticism over his refusal to help Kiev attack the Russian naval fleet in Crimea American tech billionaire Elon Musk has responded to criticism over his refusal to help enable a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian naval forces in Crimea by pointing out that he’s a citizen of only the US and […]

  • Activists ‘occupy’ office in US Congress to demand funding (VIDEO)

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 2:31pm EDT

    Two groups protested Republican opposition to renewing an HIV-AIDS program US Capitol Police arrested seven activists who “occupied” the entrance to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office on Monday morning demanding the Republican majority reauthorize PEPFAR, a global HIV-AIDS program expiring at the end of the month. Several journalists filmed as protesters linked hands, sat down […]

  • Neoliberalism was imposed on Chile – grandson of the country’s first socialist president told RT

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 2:29pm EDT

    Pablo Sepulveda Allende says that sabotage by the US led to the military coup that ousted his grandfather in the 1970s Ever since Salvador Allende was elected as Chile’s first socialist president in 1970, the US was adamant on removing him from power and used economic sabotage and other means to create the conditions for […]

  • China is too busy to attack Taiwan – Biden

    RT - Sep 11th 2023 2:15pm EDT

    The US president has theorized that his Chinese counterpart is preoccupied with an economic crisis and will not launch an offensive US President Joe Biden has suggested that Chinese leaders are too immersed in dealing with their country’s economic woes to launch an attack to forcibly reunify with self-governing Taiwan. Speaking at a press briefing […]