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  • US ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by arming Taiwan – Beijing

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 9:02am EDT

    China has criticized Washington’s decision to provide new military assistance to the self-governed island Washington’s latest decision to supply arms to Taiwan increases the risks faced by the self-governed island instead of bolstering its security, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Taipei is set to get $8 billion in security assistance under a bill recently […]

  • British grannies threatened by Moscow’s ‘unconventional warfare’ – ex-defense chief

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 7:44am EDT

    Russia ‘condones’ online scams that are damaging the UK, Ben Wallace has claimed The UK is facing certain forms of “unconventional warfare” waged by its enemies, potentially including online scams that target elderly Britons and that have Moscow’s consent, former Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace has claimed. The Conservative MP, who resigned from the cabinet […]

  • EU state’s taxpayers must pay for militarization – minister

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 7:11am EDT

    NATO member Estonia is mulling a new security tax ‘to protect’ itself from Russia, its finance minister has told local media Growing defense costs are leaving Estonia with no other option but to introduce a security tax in the coming years, the EU country’s Finance Minister Mart Vorklaev said on Tuesday. The minister was commenting […]

  • Musk takes on Australia over stabbing video

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 6:20am EDT

    One country should not be able to censor the entire internet, the tech billionaire has argued Tech billionaire Elon Musk has insisted he will not comply with an Australian order to remove a stabbing video from his X (formerly Twitter) platform. The entrepreneur has been told to withdraw the content, which features a non-fatal knife […]

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  • Suspected drug lord behind plot against Dutch royal set free in Spain – media

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 6:16am EDT

    The Netherlands’ most-wanted criminal was released on bail, with an apparent judicial lapse allowing him to flee A regional judge in Spain has released on bail a presumed Moroccan mafia leader, whom Dutch authorities suspect of having plotted to abduct or kill the Netherlands’ heir to the throne and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. A lapse […]

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  • The march towards nuclear war

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 4:08am EDT

    Tensions between Russia and the US have risen as the relationship between the two superpowers has deteriorated to levels not seen since the Cold War. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with peace activist, former State Department official, and Marine Corps veteran Matthew Hoh about the world’s march towards nuclear war. Plus, they […]

  • North Korean officials make rare public visit to Iran

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 3:35am EDT

    Pyongyang’s international trade minister Yun Jong Ho is leading the delegation, the state-run KCNA news agency has reported A high-profile North Korean delegation is making a rare foreign visit to Iran, the state-run KCNA news agency has reported. The last time officials from Pyongyang made a publicly announced trip to Tehran was in 2019. A […]

  • Lawfare or totally fair? The Donald Trump trial

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 2:58am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact Rick Sanchez discusses the opening arguments in the Donald Trump legal case. Details of the trial are plastered over the US mainstream media. Some consider Trump a scoundrel, others a persecuted savior. But what are the details of the case and could they have any real impact on his election chances […]

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  • CrossTalk: Funding more failure 

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 2:38am EDT

    The massive aid bill for Ukraine passed by the US Congress ensures the conflict will continue. Countless lives will continue to be lost. But will this aid alter the events being played out on the ground? There is no reason to believe so.  CrossTalking with Tom Luongo, Angie Wong, and Derrick Evans.

  • Greece choked by Sahara sandstorm (VIDEO)

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 2:13am EDT

    Authorities have warned of possible mud rains and respiratory health risks A massive dust storm blowing in from Africa has covered Athens and other Greek cities, tinting the sky yellow-orange, videos showed on Tuesday.  According to meteorological services, the Sahara dust storm will be accompanied by mud rains, mostly in the northern and western parts of […]

  • Bird flu virus found in US retail milk

    RT - Apr 24th 2024 12:14am EDT

    The pathogen has been detected in 33 herds across eight states, officials say Particles of bird flu have been found in samples of consumer milk in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a report on Tuesday, revealing the extent of the outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza […]

  • US Senate Republican leader blames Tucker Carlson for delaying Ukraine cash

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 9:25pm EDT

    Mitch McConnell accused the journalist of “demonizing” Kiev The top-ranking Republican in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, has claimed that Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin convinced too many “rank-and-file Republicans” that spending billions of taxpayer dollars on arming Kiev against Moscow was actually harming Americans and wrecking the US economy. As a […]

  • Airbus allowed to use banned Russian titanium

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 8:56pm EDT

    Ottawa has granted the company a waiver from its own sanctions The Canadian government has allowed Airbus to use Russian-produced titanium in its manufacturing processes despite being the first Western state to sanction the strategic metal. Ottawa banned supplies from Russian titanium giant VSMPO-AVISMA – the world’s largest producer of processed titanium – in its […]

  • Pentagon vows to quickly fulfill Ukraine’s military needs

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 7:14pm EDT

    The US could send $1 billion in new aid to Kiev as soon as President Biden authorizes a drawdown The Pentagon has set up a robust logistical system to reportedly send up to $1 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine, once the long-delayed legislation to fund Kiev’s war effort against Moscow clears the Senate and […]

  • US company releases ‘Thermonator’ robot (VIDEO)

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 5:14pm EDT

    The four-legged “dog” is equipped with a flamethrower Almost any American with about $10,000 to spare can now own a robot dog with a flamethrower mounted on its back, the Ohio-based company Throwflame has announced. The four-legged creature dubbed ‘Thermonator’ is actually a drone, controlled via a first-person-view (FPV) interface, with a battery life of […]

  • Polish director to release AI-generated Putin biopic

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 4:52pm EDT

    Described as a “psychological thriller,” the film promises a “detailed analysis” of the Russian leader’s life and mind The “world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian President Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character has been announced by the Polish studio AIO. According to a statement issued via PR Leap, the film, which was first […]

  • Russia riding sanctions all the way to the bank – economy ministry

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 3:34pm EDT

    Gross domestic product is expected to expand by 2.8% this year The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has raised its 2024 forecast for the country’s growth, citing domestic consumer and investment demand. Gross domestic product will expand by 2.8% this year, Economy Minister Maksim Reshetnikov told a government meeting on Tuesday. This compares favorably with […]

  • Britain to put industry on ‘war footing’ – PM

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 3:03pm EDT

    London plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says The UK is set to embark on the “biggest strengthening” of its national defense “in a generation” and plans to gradually increase defense spending to £87 billion (around $108 billion) annually by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has […]

  • US would beat China in a war – intel official

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 2:21pm EDT

    The PLA has strong capabilities but the Americans have experience, an official has said If a conflict between Washington and Beijing broke out today, the more experienced American force would prevail but with significant casualties, a US military intelligence official has told reporters. The unnamed official gave a background briefing on Monday about threats facing […]

  • iPhone sales nosedive in China

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 1:12pm EDT

    Apple has continued to shed market share to local smartphone makers, including Huawei Apple’s smartphone sales in China dropped 19% in the first quarter of 2024 due to increased competition from local brands, a new report by Counterpoint Research has shown.  The US tech giant fell to third place in the hotly contested market amid […]

  • US to target Chinese banks for working with Russia – WSJ

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 12:49pm EDT

    Lawmakers in Washington are reportedly working on measures to cut off sanctioned lenders from the global financial system US lawmakers are drafting sanctions targeting Chinese banks in a bid to disrupt Beijing’s continued cooperation with Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the […]

  • Iran threatens to wipe out Israel

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 12:39pm EDT

    President Raisi has sent a pointed warning to West Jerusalem Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has threatened Israel with annihilation if it attempts to attack Iran again. Raisi arrived in Pakistan on Monday for a three-day visit. He addressed the recent tensions between Tehran and West Jerusalem at an event in Punjab on Tuesday. “If the […]

  • US denies submarine pact will cause arms race

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 11:08am EDT

    The AUKUS deal does not create any new nuclear states, a senior US diplomat has said The technology-sharing agreement between the US, the UK, and Australia, which will provide the latter with nuclear-propelled submarines, does not pose any threat of a regional arms race, a senior US official has claimed. Bonnie Jenkins, the Under Secretary […]

  • UN human rights chief ‘horrified’ by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 11:00am EDT

    Hundreds of bodies, including of women and older people, have reportedly been found in the aftermath of an Israeli raid UN rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was “horrified” by the destruction of the Nasser and Al-Shifa medical facilities in Gaza by Israeli troops and reports of mass graves discovered there. Palestinian […]

  • ‘Neutral’ Switzerland blocking $14 billion of Russian assets

    RT - Apr 23rd 2024 10:52am EDT

    The value of the funds dropped by nearly $2 billion last year, Swiss authorities have revealed Switzerland has an estimated 13 billion francs ($14.3 billion) of Russian assets frozen in its financial institutions, around half of which belongs to the state and half to private individuals, the national agency overseeing sanctions revealed on Tuesday. While […]