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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 […]

  • Pentagon tightens rules to keep trans troops out of army – AP

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 7:47am EDT

    A new memo reportedly lets commanders overrule decisions on trans soldiers retention and enforces birth-sex uniforms at hearings A new Pentagon memorandum curtails the ability of transgender and non-binary US military personnel to challenge their dismissals, AP has reported. The memo follows an order by US President Donald Trump directing the Department of War to […]

  • Spain admits ‘injustice’ in colonization of Mexican natives

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 4:52am EDT

    Madrid, however, continues to stop short of a formal apology Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has publicly acknowledged the suffering and injustice experienced by Mexico’s native peoples during colonization five centuries ago. The comments mark a rare admission from a Spanish official, although Madrid has stopped short of issuing a formal apology. Spain’s conquest […]

  • Disgraced UK ex-Prince Andrew could be struck from succession line – Telegraph

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 4:09am EDT

    Lawmakers are reportedly trying to ensure that the Epstein-linked royal is permanently barred from inheriting the throne UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from members of Parliament to support a measure that would permanently remove ex-Prince Andrew, the disgraced brother of King Charles III, from the royal line of succession, The Telegraph reported […]

  • The US knows a liberated Palestine means the end of their control of the Middle East (Prof. Jason Hickel)

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 2:05am EDT

    Prof. Jason Hickel, co-creator of the Global Inequality Project. He discusses the US’ historical and contemporary real motivations for supporting Israel as it crushes Arab national liberation movements and protects Western economic interests, the Gaza genocide being a mask-off moment for Western liberalism, the global apartheid of international law only applying to the global majority […]

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  • Venezuela seeking military aid from Russia, China and Iran – WaPo

    RT - Nov 1st 2025 12:39am EDT

    Caracas reportedly asked for missiles, drones, radars, and aircraft repairs amid tensions with the US Venezuela has requested assistance from Russia, China, and Iran to strengthen its defenses amid the ongoing standoff with the United States, The Washington Post claimed on Friday, citing US government documents. According to the newspaper, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent a […]

  • Trump denies planning strikes in Venezuela

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 10:53pm EDT

    The US president earlier accused the left-wing government in Caracas of running drug cartels US President Donald Trump has denied that he was planning strikes in Venezuela, whose left-wing government he accuses of supporting “narcoterrorist” cartels. Multiple media outlets reported that the White House was weighing potential operations on Venezuelan soil, with The Wall Street […]

  • ‘Secret’ Ukraine meeting set for Madrid – El Mundo

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 9:12pm EDT

    Kiev’s European backers reportedly plan to discuss ways to boost military aid Ukraine’s European backers will secretly meet in Madrid next week to coordinate efforts to increase support, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported on Friday. The organizers are reportedly maintaining “utmost secrecy” for the event planned for November 4, instructing delegates from 35 countries […]

  • Russian tycoon warns of surge in global gas prices

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 7:17pm EDT

    The EU’s plan to phase out energy supplies from Moscow would hit its own citizens the hardest, the head of Novatek says The EU could trigger an unprecedented surge in gas prices if it proceeds with plans to phase out imports from Russia, Leonid Mikhelson, chairman of the energy giant Novatek, warned on Friday. Russia […]

  • Moscow weighs in on EU’s ‘Kremlin agents’ rhetoric

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 5:12pm EDT

    Brussels now labels “all reasonable people and true patriots of their countries” as pro-Moscow, a Russian senator has said Moscow can take it as a compliment that Brussels now labels every reasonable person in the EU a “Kremlin agent,” the Vice Speaker of the Russian parliament’s upper chamber, Konstantin Kosachev, has said Speaking on Friday […]

  • Top IDF lawyer quits over video leak of detainee sexual abuse

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 3:04pm EDT

    The footage reportedly shows Israeli soldiers at a military base assaulting a Palestinian prisoner The Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) top military lawyer has quit after admitting she approved the leak of a video allegedly showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian prisoner at a military base. Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi announced her resignation on Friday, saying […]

  • Green power bills finally come due for the UK, and Tony Blair reemerges

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 1:07pm EDT

    Trust the unsinkable politician fond of rebranding bombings as democracy to fix Britain’s energy woes Tony Blair is back to explain how Britain should rescue itself, bringing along a new report from his Tony Blair Institute for Global Change that rebrands the country’s energy ambitions yet again. Once upon a recent time, the dream was […]

  • Merz claims about Russian drones are ‘lies’ – opposition politician

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 12:56pm EDT

    The origin of the craft spotted over Germany remains unclear, with some incidents proven to have no links to Moscow, Sahra Wagenknecht has said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is misleading the public about a drone threat allegedly posed by Russia, Sahra Wagenknecht, the leader of the left-wing BSW party, has said. The chancellor did not […]

  • US Air Force almost 300 fighter jets short of major target – media

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 12:22pm EDT

    Production of F-15EX and F-35A aircraft will need to be significantly ramped up to meet a goal set by Donald Trump, according to news outlet Breaking Defense The US Air Force (USAF) needs to build hundreds of new fighter jets within the next ten years to meet President Donald Trump’s defense objectives, the Breaking Defense […]

  • EU could sue member states defying Kiev trade deal – Politico

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 11:52am EDT

    Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have banned cheap Ukrainian agricultural imports to protect their farmers The European Commission could take legal action against member states refusing to comply with the bloc’s trade deal with Kiev, Politico reported on Friday.  Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have retained unilateral import bans on Ukrainian agriculture, insisting the restrictions are necessary […]

  • US lawmaker accused of sex-tape blackmail

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 11:51am EDT

    Dalya Attar became the first Orthodox Jewish woman to serve in the Maryland Senate this January US federal officials have charged a Maryland Democratic state senator with extortion for allegedly masterminding a blackmail scheme involving secretly filmed explicit videos, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday. Dalya Attar, who was first elected to the Maryland […]

  • EU nation to seek exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil giants – PM

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 10:38am EDT

    Russian crude is essential for the Hungarian economy due to the country’s landlocked geographical position, Viktor Orban has said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced his intention to persuade US President Donald Trump to grant Budapest an exemption from the latest sanctions on Russian oil companies during his visit to Washington next week. Last […]

  • Restarting US nuclear tests could take years – WaPo

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 10:08am EDT

    Conducting even a symbolic detonation would require time, money, and expertise, sources have told the newspaper Resuming nuclear tests in the US would take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing experts. The Nevada Test Site, where the US carried out its last nuclear detonation over three […]

  • Top US officials move to military bases in Kirk murder aftermath – The Atlantic

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 9:12am EDT

    Members of the Trump administration have been seeking increased security after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the outlet has said High-ranking US officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have left their homes in Washington and moved to military bases outside the capital, The Atlantic has reported. Members of […]

  • US needs to check if nuclear missiles work – Vance

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 3:58am EDT

    The weapons are an important part of America’s national security, the vice president has said US Vice President J.D. Vance has said the resumption of nuclear arms testing by Washington is required to ensure that the weapons remain in working order. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the Pentagon to […]

  • Venezuela is next

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 2:38am EDT

    Now it’s Venezuela’s turn. The ‘global war on terror’ has been rebranded as the ‘hemispheric war on narco-terror.’ Trump calls himself the ‘peace president,’ but pursues forced regime change in Venezuela. What could possibly go wrong? CrossTalking with Diego Sequera, Cira Pascual Marquina, and Camila Escalante.

  • Exploring Russia’s Pacific edge

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 2:04am EDT

    Speed, stillness, and the wild sea – in this episode of Inland Visions, we take on the ever-changing waters of Russia’s Far Eastern coastline – chasing adrenaline, serenity, and encounters with raw coastal wilderness.

  • Trump sets record-low cap on refugee admissions

    RT - Oct 31st 2025 12:58am EDT

    The US president said the country could provide asylum up to 7,500 people per year US President Donald Trump has slashed the cap on annual refugee admissions from 125,000 to 7,500, the lowest in American history. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday, Trump argued that the new limit was “justified by […]

  • King Charles III evicts brother Andrew from royal residence

    RT - Oct 30th 2025 11:43pm EDT

    The British royal family has stripped Jeffrey Epstein’s former friend of his last titles British King Charles III has stripped his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence due to sexual assault allegations and his close friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to the royal family, […]

  • Iran in talks with Telegram on unban – Mehr

    RT - Oct 30th 2025 5:33pm EDT

    Tehran blocked most foreign messengers in 2018, arguing they were used to incite violence in anti-government protests Iran’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) has started talks with Telegram and other social media platforms, aimed at getting them to comply with Tehran’s conditions and unblocking the messengers, the Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. […]