Meloni backs Vance’s attack on EU
RT - Mar 28th 2025 8:51am EDT The US is right to call out European elites for democratic backsliding, Italy’s prime minister has said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has thrown her weight behind US Vice President J.D. Vance and his scathing criticism of Washington’s European allies last month. In a keynote address at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vance charged that […]Six Russian tourists killed in Egypt submarine sinking
RT - Mar 28th 2025 6:27am EDTA sightseeing submersible with 45 passengers onboard encountered distress 1km off the coast At least six Russian citizens have died in Egypt following the sinking of a tourist submarine, Russian officials have confirmed. The tragedy unfolded on Thursday morning in the resort city of Hurghada when a submersible owned by a local hotel and manned […]
Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar with tremors felt in Thailand (VIDEOS)
RT - Mar 28th 2025 4:41am EDTA skyscraper under construction has collapsed in Bangkok due to the quake, trapping 43 workers, according to police and medics A powerful earthquake has hit Myanmar, with tremors causing destruction across the country and in neighboring Thailand. A skyscraper under construction collapsed in the Thai capital, Bangkok, due to the quake on Friday, trapping 43 […]
Italy pours cold water on pro-Ukraine ‘coalition of the willing’
RT - Mar 28th 2025 4:25am EDT European countries must work with Washington to achieve peace between Moscow and Kiev, Giorgia Meloni has said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ruled out the participation of her country’s troops in a military force that the UK and France want to be deployed to Ukraine in the event that a peace deal with Russia […]Trump’s wars
RT - Mar 28th 2025 2:19am EDTThe Signal text scandal should signal to all of us that the Trump administration is pursuing an illegal war against Yemen and intends to eventually force regime change in Iran. The US president claims to be a peacemaker while conducting and preparing illegal wars. CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi, Omar Nashabe, and Lisa Issac.
Putin aide reveals proposal for Musk’s planned Mars mission
RT - Mar 28th 2025 12:01am EDT Russia could offer its nuclear tech to support US interplanetary ambitions, sovereign wealth fund head Kirill Dmitriev has said Moscow is prepared to contribute a compact nuclear power station and “other advanced technologies” to support Elon Musk’s future Mars mission, according to President Vladimir Putin’s special economic representative Kirill Dmitriev. Dmitriev, who has taken on […]Trump has ‘gone too far’ – Danish defense minister
RT - Mar 27th 2025 4:36pm EDT The US president’s Greenland aspirations are “escalating tensions,” Troels Lund Poulsen has said US President Donald Trump’s repeated promises to annex Greenland are not appropriate for a close ally and overall are “escalating tensions,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said. “I think we’ll go as far as we have to go. We need […]Baltic NATO state voices alarm over UK troop reduction – Times
RT - Mar 27th 2025 3:22pm EDT The move raises questions whether Britain can contribute to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine should a ceasefire be agreed, according to the outlet Estonian officials are concerned about their national security due to a significant reduction in British troops and tanks deployed as part of NATO’s contingent in the Baltic nation, The Times reported on […]France and UK rebrand possible military deployment to Ukraine
RT - Mar 27th 2025 3:11pm EDT A “reassurance force” could be sent to the conflict zone, President Emmanuel Macron has said France and Britain will continue to push for a deployment of a military contingent to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. A plan by Paris and London to send troops to Ukraine in case of a peace deal with […]Will this scandal be the end of ‘unsinkable’ Netanyahu?
RT - Mar 27th 2025 3:02pm EDT Revelations of high-ranking Israeli officials’ shady connections to Qatar open a new front in the PM and his allies’ fight to retain power A major scandal known as “Qatargate” has erupted in Israel, involving alleged Qatari interference in Israeli politics. At the center of the investigation is Eliezer Feldstein, former chief aide to Prime Minister […]Finland risks becoming a ‘battlefield’ against Russia – former EU adviser
RT - Mar 27th 2025 2:55pm EDTThe Nordic nation’s recent NATO membership could spell catastrophe, Sakari Linden has told RT Finland’s decision to abandon neutrality and join NATO could prove catastrophic, as it risks turning the country into a battlefield in a potential conflict with Russia, former EU Parliament adviser Sakari Linden has warned. Linden spoke to RT on Thursday, on […]
Signal leak a ‘witch hunt’ – Trump
RT - Mar 27th 2025 12:08pm EDT The messaging app could be ‘defective’, the US president has claimed in response to the Yemen bombing chat leak US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the Signal messaging platform following the leak of a private conversation among senior members of his administration about military strikes in Yemen. He has dismissed the media response […]Interpol considering arrest warrants for Serb leaders – media
RT - Mar 27th 2025 11:59am EDT Republika Srpska’s Milorad Dodik and Nenad Stevandic have reportedly been accused of violating the constitutional order in Bosnia and Herzegovina Interpol has reportedly issued international arrest warrants for the president and the parliament speaker of Republika Srpska – a Serb-majority region within Bosnia and Herzegovina – the Serbian ‘Politika’ newspaper reported on Thursday. According to […]Five injured in Amsterdam knife attack – police
RT - Mar 27th 2025 11:24am EDTA suspect has been taken into custody but investigators have yet to establish a motive A stabbing incident occurred in central Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, leaving at least five people injured in the apparent attack, local police have said. A suspect was apprehended after attacking people in the vicinity of Dam Square. His motives are […]
Africa & the Global South
RT - Mar 27th 2025 9:07am EDTIn the current episode of Lumumba’s Africa, we explore Africa’s pivotal role in the Global South – a collective of nations historically marginalized by colonial exploitation and unequal global power structures. From the Bandung Conference to today’s calls for a multipolar world, Africa has been at the heart of movements demanding justice, economic equity, and […]
Africa & the Global South
RT - Mar 27th 2025 9:07am EDTIn the current episode of Lumumba’s Africa, we explore Africa’s pivotal role in the Global South – a collective of nations historically marginalized by colonial exploitation and unequal global power structures. From the Bandung Conference to today’s calls for a multipolar world, Africa has been at the heart of movements demanding justice, economic equity, and […]
Legacy of Oliver Tambo
RT - Mar 27th 2025 8:55am EDTIn this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, we delve into the enduring legacy of Oliver Tambo, the quiet revolutionary who became the backbone of South Africa’s liberation struggle. As acting president of the African National Congress (ANC) during its darkest exile years, Tambo’s strategic brilliance, moral clarity, and unwavering diplomacy kept the anti-apartheid movement alive on the […]
Ukraine’s former top general says NATO’s ‘Article 5’ doesn’t exist
RT - Mar 27th 2025 7:16am EDT The US-led bloc has no intention of protecting its Eastern European members, Valery Zaluzhny has claimed Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, stipulating that an attack on one NATO member is to be considered an attack on all, is not being implemented in practice, Ukraine’s former top general Valery Zaluzhny has said. The US-led […]Russia to probe ‘sonic weapon’ incident – Serbia
RT - Mar 27th 2025 6:36am EDT The opposition movement has accused security forces of deploying an LRAD crowd control device during a protest in Belgrade The Serbian government is preparing for a visit from a group of Russian experts to probe allegations regarding the deployment of a “sonic weapon” during recent mass protests, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin has announced. The […]EU rejects US-mediated Black Sea ceasefire deal
RT - Mar 27th 2025 4:30am EDT The bloc still hopes to “maximize pressure” on Moscow, a European Commission spokesperson has told the Financial Times The EU will not fulfill Russia’s demand to lift sanctions on the country’s main agricultural bank as part of the Black Sea ceasefire initiative discussed between Moscow and Washington, European Commission Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Anitta Hipper has […]US looking for ‘proper way’ to reconnect Russia to SWIFT – Treasury secretary
RT - Mar 26th 2025 9:35pm EDT Moscow has requested Washington to ease its sanctions as a step towards settling the Ukraine conflict US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that all options remain on the table as Washington considers lifting certain sanctions against Moscow, including the possible reconnection of Russian banks to the Belgium-based SWIFT network. The US and EU cut […]NATO chief triggers confusion over ‘dead’ US troops
RT - Mar 26th 2025 8:09pm EDT The search for the “missing” American soldiers is still ongoing after their armored vehicle was found “submerged” in Lithuania, according to the US Army Four US Army soldiers mysteriously disappeared during a training exercise in Lithuania near the Belarus border on Tuesday. The US military has yet to confirm their fate, after NATO Secretary-General Mark […]Germany’s AfD hits record poll numbers
RT - Mar 26th 2025 5:21pm EDT The right-wing party is polling just 3.5% beyond Germany’s top conservative CDU/CSU alliance, a new INSA poll shows The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has achieved a record high in public support polls conducted by Germany’s leading Institute for New Social Answers (INSA) pollster. The latest poll, released by INSA on Tuesday, indicated 23.5% […]Poland only has ammo for two weeks of war – security chief
RT - Mar 26th 2025 5:01pm EDT The Ukraine conflict is giving Warsaw time to rebuild its military capacity, a top Polish official has said Poland has ammunition to hold the line for up to two weeks in the event of war, until allied forces arrive, the head of the country’s National Security Bureau has said. Dariusz Lukowski told local broadcaster Polsat […]Zelensky aide demands EU combat troops
RT - Mar 26th 2025 4:50pm EDT Ukraine does not need peacekeepers, but soldiers ready to fight, according to Igor Zhovkva European countries should deploy combat troops to Ukraine ready to fight, rather than to conduct peacekeeping, Vladimir Zelensky’s senior aide told AFP on Wednesday. Igor Zhovkva made the appeal ahead of a Paris summit of the “coalition of the willing” – […]