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  • Zelensky must be ‘realistic’ – Trump

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 11:37pm EST

    US president has criticized the Ukrainian leader for failing to hold elections after his term expired US President Donald Trump has said that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky should be realistic about the course of the conflict with Russia and the need to hold elections. Zelensky, whose five-year presidential term expired in May 2024, has refused […]

  • US House votes for $800 million in Ukraine aid

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 10:30pm EST

    The legislators signed off a new military spending package just month after Kiev was rocked by a massive corruption scandal The US House of Representatives has passed a defense spending bill that would provide $800 million in military aid to Ukraine through 2027. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was approved 312-122 on Wednesday […]

  • Venezuela accuses US of piracy

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 8:45pm EST

    Caracas condemned the seizure of an oil tanker off its coast Venezuela has accused Washington of piracy after the US Coast Guard and law enforcement agencies seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. On Wednesday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the captured ship was transporting oil from Venezuela and Iran in […]

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  • US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 6:07pm EST

    Attorney General Pam Bondi said the vessel was transporting oil to Iran The US has seized an oil tanker allegedly transporting oil from Venezuela to Iran, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced. The action took place amid a buildup of US military activity in the region and strikes against what Washington described as cartel boats. “Today, […]

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  • EU ‘stealing’ Russian money ‘unwise’ – Belgian PM

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 4:08pm EST

    Bart De Wever has threatened to sue the bloc if it puts his country at risk by forcing an illegal seizure of Moscow’s assets The latest “very unwise and ill-considered” EU proposal to tap frozen Russian sovereign assets would amount to “stealing,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Wednesday, according to VRT news. […]

  • Is Israel preparing for a new war with Iran?

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 3:00pm EST

    West Jerusalem sees a historic opportunity to neutralize Tehran’s nuclear program – and Washington may struggle to stay out of the fight At a recent closed-door session of Israel’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defense, senior IDF officials delivered a detailed briefing on the country’s readiness for a potential new round of conflict with […]

  • US appeals court upholds Pentagon ban on transgender troops

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 2:42pm EST

    The policy does not violate the Constitution, a panel of judges has ruled A US federal appeals court has sided with the Pentagon in a landmark ruling that reinstates the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. In March, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden blocked the ban, arguing that […]

  • NATO state flags US as possible security concern

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 2:09pm EST

    Washington is prioritizing its own interests amid growing Arctic rivalry and interest in Greenland, Danish intelligence has said The United States has for the first time been flagged as a possible security concern in Denmark’s annual intelligence outlook, which cites a more forceful US pursuit of its interests in the Arctic and renewed pressure over […]

  • ‘Czech politicians told me that the EU is worse and more bureaucratized than the Soviet system’ – Bradley Blankenship

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 12:45pm EST

    In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick announces a bad day for hatred. Warmongering politicians in the EU are suffering ratings losses, being slammed by their own populations in mass protests and getting toppled. The Czech Republic welcomes new Prime Minister Andrej Babis, who has already been branded as another headache for Brussels alongside […]

  • Top 0.001% holds three times more wealth than poorest half of humanity – report

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 11:42am EST

    A tiny elite controls vast economic power while billions are struggling to survive, according to the World Inequality Report Global inequality remains at “extreme” levels, with fewer than 60,000 multi-millionaires, the top 0.001%, now controlling three times more wealth than the bottom 50% of humanity combined, according to the World Inequality Report 2026. Compiled by […]

  • US demands ICC rewrite rules to shield Trump – Reuters

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 11:21am EST

    Officials in Washington reportedly fear the court could target the president and others in his administration after 2029 Washington is pressuring the International Criminal Court (ICC) to amend its founding statute to block any future attempt to prosecute US President Donald Trump or his senior officials, Reuters has reported, citing administration sources. The ICC was […]

  • EU rushing to bypass Orban on Russian assets plan – FT

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 10:32am EST

    Brussels reportedly wants to pass legislation to block Hungary’s veto in order to immobilize Moscow’s funds indefinitely The EU is planning to fast-track legislation which would indefinitely freeze Russian assets in an effort to prevent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban from vetoing the measure at the upcoming EU summit, the Financial Times has reported, citing […]

  • Socialism and woke extremism won’t save the UK

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 9:10am EST

    Britain’s newest political party consists of two disruptive ideologies completely out of touch with the modern West In his famous political tract – The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon, published in 1852 – Karl Marx proffered the generalization that “history repeats itself – first as tragedy, then as farce.” Marx saw Napoleon’s demise as tragedy. […]

  • Muslim group to sue Florida governor  

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 8:47am EST

    Ron DeSantis’ decision to designate CAIR a “terrorist organization” could fuel Islamophobia across the US, the group’s head has warned   The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said on Tuesday it would sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the Republican labeled the group a “foreign terrorist organization.” CAIR called the move unconstitutional and defamatory. DeSantis […]

  • Muslim nations decry LGBTQ event timed with World Cup game 

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 6:51am EST

    Egypt and Iran don’t want to play a “pride match” at the 2026 tournament in the US  Football officials from Egypt and Iran have protested plans to stage an LGBTQ-themed event alongside their 2026 FIFA World Cup group match in Seattle, denouncing the move as incompatible with their national values. The match is scheduled for […]

  • Macron’s wife under fire over ‘stupid b***hes’ insult

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 5:44am EST

    The French first lady used a slur against feminist activists who disrupted the show of an actor-comedian previously accused of rape French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, has sparked outrage after referring to feminist protesters as “sales connes,” a phrase that roughly translates to “stupid b***hes.” Earlier this week, a since-deleted clip showed France’s first […]

  • US lawmaker pushes for withdrawal from NATO

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 4:50am EST

    The bloc is “a Cold War relic” and a burden for taxpayers, Thomas Massie has said A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to pull the US out of NATO, arguing the bloc is a “Cold War relic” that drains “trillions” of dollars from American taxpayers. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced the legislation on […]

  • ‘Santa’ Trump sends immigrants home in Christmas deportation memes

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 4:20am EST

    The holiday-themed content makes light of Washington’s controversial targeting of foreign US residents The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is circulating Christmas-themed memes to promote its mass-deportation strategy, blending holiday imagery with messaging about immigration law enforcement. The DHS and other government agencies have turned to the tactic ahead of the holiday season to […]

  • Imperial reform?

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 1:40am EST

    Can a global empire reform and change itself? This is what the Trump administration says it aims to do. In its new national security strategy, there is an explicit rejection of global hegemony and ideological crusades. Sounds good. But not if you live in the Western Hemisphere. CrossTalking with Dan Kovalik, Adriel Kasonta, and Larry […]

  • UN condemns Israel’s raid on Palestinian refugee agency (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 11:42pm EST

    The police have raised the Israeli flag over the global organization’s office in East Jerusalem The UN has condemned Israel’s raid on the headquarters of the organization’s agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem. According to the Times of Israel, police and tax officials entered the UNRWA office on Monday as part of what they […]

  • Trump gives Zelensky ‘days’ to respond to peace plan – FT

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 10:09pm EST

    The US president reportedly hopes for a deal by Christmas US negotiators have given Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky days to respond to a peace proposal requiring Kiev to accept territorial losses to Russia in exchange for unspecified security guarantees, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing officials familiar with the matter. One person told FT […]

  • UK soldier killed in Ukraine – MOD

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 5:29pm EST

    The service member died in an “accident” while observing a weapons test, the Defense Ministry said A UK military service member has been killed in an undisclosed incident in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense has announced. “It is with deep regret that we must announce that a member of the UK Armed Forces died in […]

  • US and Russia hold business dialogue on rebuilding ties

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 3:58pm EST

    The meeting in Dubai set out a long-term agenda for stronger cooperation, according to a joint statement Russia and the US have held a meeting to restore and strengthen business ties and contacts, the press service of Roscongress Foundation said on Tuesday. The two sides agreed to make the business dialogue an annual event. According […]

  • Japan denies ‘false’ Russian assets claim

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 3:22pm EST

    Tokyo says it did not refuse to use $30 billion in frozen Russian reserves to back a loan for Ukraine, contrary to Politico’s reporting The Japanese Finance Ministry has denied a report that it rejected an EU plan to tap frozen Russian central bank assets to back a loan for Ukraine. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama […]

  • Eurasian unity key to global stability – experts

    RT - Dec 9th 2025 2:32pm EST

    A trust-based security framework could blunt sanctions and curb external meddling, Valdai Discussion Club speakers have told RT Eurasian unity is essential to global stability and should be backed by a new regional security architecture, experts have told RT on the sidelines of the Valdai Discussion Club. The conference ‘Security in Eurasia: From Concept to […]