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  • ‘Islam allows what is usually forbidden’: How faith, fear, and loss collided in quake-hit Afghanistan

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 3:54pm EST

    In the forgotten Afghan province of Kunar, a village rebuilds after the earthquake – far from the world’s attention In the village of Spedar, walnuts fall from the trees, and if you listen closely, you can hear the thud. There’s also the babbling of a stream, the lowing of cows, and the distant crowing of […]

  • US and China to reopen military hotlines – Hegseth

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 3:11pm EST

    Washington and Beijing will maintain the key channels in order to “deescalate” potential flare-ups, the secretary of war has said The US and China have agreed to reopen top-level military-to-military channels following a recent bilateral meeting of their top brass in Malaysia, according to War Secretary Pete Hegseth. The communications are a key de-escalation mechanism […]

  • The current age of turmoil defines civilizations’ roles in a new world

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 3:10pm EST

    The Ukrainian front extends the great decolonization wave of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries In the twilight of the unipolar age, the illusion of Western permanence begins to fracture. The world that once moved to the beat of Washington’s decrees now quivers under the emergence of new centers of gravity. Civilizations, long compressed under the […]

  • Spooky clowns

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 1:43pm EST

    In this episode of Moscow Mules, Chay Bowes and his crew watch as Halloween turns into a horror show for Venezuela as Linda Nosferatu Graham learns a new word. The Big Dons Ballroom is making Kamala cry (theres always an upside). And Zelensky’s abductors of the pre-deceased are working overtime for the meat grinder. Enjoy.

  • Three killed in US attack on boat (VIDEO)

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 12:19pm EST

    US forces have taken out an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth US forces have killed three men in what Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called a strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The attack was the latest in a series of US strikes in […]

  • Asylum applications in Germany ‘plummeting’ – media

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 10:53am EST

    Under 9,000 people requested asylum in Germany last month, down from 19,785 in October 2024, according to Bild The number of new asylum requests in Germany has been “plummeting” this year in comparison to 2024, Bild has reported, citing the latest data it had obtained. The nation received around half as many applications year-on-year in […]

  • Asian nation introduces lifetime smoking ban for Gen Z and beyond

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 9:15am EST

    The Maldives has prohibited anyone born after January 1, 2007 from buying or using tobacco The Republic of Maldives has banned smoking for individuals born on or after January 1, 2007, becoming the second country in the world after New Zealand to implement a generational prohibition on tobacco.  According to Maldives Health Statistics, tobacco consumption […]

  • Great, greater or greatest? Rajat Ganguly, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 7:44am EST

    Great, greater, the greatest. The Trump administration isn’t shy about touting its achievements on the domestic or global stage, but, putting self-adulation aside, what structural influence does it have on great-power politics? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Rajat Ganguly, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs.

  • Trump threatens military action in Africa

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 6:45am EST

    The US president has accused Nigeria of allowing the “mass slaughter” of Christians by Islamists US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamist militants. Nigeria, a country split between a Muslim-majority north […]

  • Taliban’s ghost: Here is why Pakistan and Afghanistan can’t escape their shared war

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 5:02am EST

    Ceasefire talks aim to calm tensions between the two South Asian nations, but longstanding mistrust lingers The armed clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan in October along the 2,640-km-long Durand Line seriously aggravated the chronic instability in this region. Friends of both countries took action to prevent a further deterioration of the situation. The Taliban, which resisted […]

  • NATO would need weeks to respond to ‘Russian threat’ – Euractiv

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 4:52am EST

    The US-led military bloc reportedly faces a military mobility crisis due to bureaucratic hurdles and poor planning NATO member states would need several weeks to deploy forces to Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the conflict with Russia, Euractiv reported, citing analysts and military sources. European bureaucracy reportedly stands in the way of […]

  • Nobel Peace Prize winner calls for military attack on her own country

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 3:56am EST

    Washington’s anti-drug campaign off Venezuela’s coast is the only way to oust “illegitimate” Nicolas Maduro, Maria Corina Machado has said The US military buildup off Venezuela’s coast could help bring about regime change, opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate this year signaled she would welcome US strikes on the country […]

  • Trump hails meeting with Xi as step toward ‘everlasting peace’

    RT - Nov 2nd 2025 1:52am EDT

    The US and Chinese presidents met this week at the APEC summit in South Korea US President Donald Trump has said his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, earlier this week will pave the way for lasting peace between the nations.  The two leaders met for the first time in six years Thursday on […]

  • Finland’s region losing €1 million a day without Russian visitors – Bloomberg

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 11:53pm EDT

    South Karelia’s economy has shrunk and unemployment has risen after Helsinki shut all crossings with its eastern neighbor Finland’s South Karelia has been losing an estimated €1 million ($1.2 million) in tourism income every day since the Nordic country closed its border with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. Finland shut all crossings along its 1,430km […]

  • Youth curfew imposed in DC following Halloween brawl

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 11:17pm EDT

    The measure is aimed at curbing disorderly conduct by teenagers A limited five-night curfew has been imposed for all people under 18 in Washington, DC, following a large fight between groups of teenagers on Halloween. All minors must remain indoors from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., from Saturday through Wednesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the […]

  • Iran will not stop uranium enrichment – FM

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 9:04pm EDT

    Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will not bow to US pressure to abandon its nuclear program Iran will not stop uranium enrichment regardless of any pressure from the US and its allies, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. The diplomat told Al Jazeera on Saturday that US and Israeli airstrikes in June had failed to knock […]

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  • Multiple people injured in stabbing attack on UK train

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 6:15pm EDT

    Two suspects detained, police say Multiple people were stabbed on a train near Cambridge in central England on Saturday, police said. Two suspects have been detained. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: As the US and China collide, other civilizations prepare their own course

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 5:17pm EDT

    The era of polite globalization is over and civilizations are back The well-worn business phrase “push and pull” neatly captures the essence of today’s US–China relations. What once looked like a competitive partnership has hardened into a contest of wills, power, and identity. One that will shape the global order for years to come.  For […]

  • Tusk turned Poland into vassal of Brussels – Orban

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 3:51pm EDT

    The Polish leader is toeing the EU line despite mounting domestic discontent, according to Hungary’s prime minister Polish leader Donald Tusk has turned his country into a “vassal of Brussels” and become “one of the loudest warmongers” in Europe, despite growing weariness with the Ukraine conflict among Poles, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. […]

  • Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula a ‘pipe dream’ – Pyongyang

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 1:46pm EDT

    No matter how much Seoul denies North Korea’s nuclear status, it will not change the situation, according to the DPRK’s deputy foreign minister North Korea has dismissed denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as an unrealistic goal. This comes after South Korea urged China earlier this week to help in finding a solution to the nuclear […]

  • EU nation limits fuel exports to bloc members amid Lukoil sanctions

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 11:44am EDT

    The major Russian oil producer owns Bulgaria’s biggest refinery, over 200 gas stations, and an extensive fuel transport network Bulgaria has partly restricted fuel exports to EU states amid security and supply concerns following the recent US sanctions on Russia’s Lukoil. The oil major controls the Baltic country’s largest refinery, Neftochim Burgas, and over 200 […]

  • Hungary’s anti-Ukraine alliance proposal gets support in EU nation

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 10:59am EDT

    Those with sound minds must unite against “collective madness” in the EU, the deputy head of Slovakia’s ruling Smer party has said Bratislava could support Budapest’s idea to form an anti-Ukraine bloc within the EU, Lubos Blaha, the deputy leader of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer Party, has said. Earlier this week, a senior […]

  • Canada’s Carney says he apologized to Trump over Reagan-themed ad

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 9:30am EDT

    The US president previously said the gesture was “very nice” but refused to restart trade talks with Ottawa Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that he personally apologized to US President Donald Trump for a regional government-commissioned commercial that used footage of Ronald Reagan to criticize trade tariffs. The ad, commissioned by the government […]

  • US strategy of ‘regime change’ is over – Gabbard

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 9:23am EDT

    Venezuela earlier this year accused the US president of plotting a coup, while Trump himself has floated the idea of overthrowing Iran’s leadership US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has acknowledged Washington’s history of regime change but said it ended under President Donald Trump – despite his recent remarks on Iran and accusations about Venezuela. The […]

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  • German MOD backs $1bn drone deals after ‘disastrous’ tests – media

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 7:52am EDT

    One firm’s aircraft reportedly missed targets during military trials while another company skipped them entirely The German military is moving ahead with contracts worth €900 million ($1.05 billion) for kamikaze drones, even though some of the systems failed crucial field tests or were not tested at all, according to media reports published on Friday. The […]