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  • NATO refuses to support Ukraine’s North Korea claims

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 3:18pm EDT

    Kiev recently claimed that Pyongyang has been supplying soldiers to fight with Russian forces against Ukraine NATO cannot confirm reports about North Korean military personnel allegedly fighting alongside Russian forces in the Ukraine conflict, Mark Rutte, the US-led bloc’s secretary general, has said. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky earlier claimed that North Korea has been supplying […]

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  • American NATO rep responds to Zelensky’s demand for urgent invitation

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 1:08pm EDT

    Joining the US-led military bloc is not a “short-term” matter, Julianne Smith, Washington’s permanent representative to the organization, has said Kiev’s accession to NATO is not a “short-term” matter, Washington’s permanent representative to the US-led military bloc, Julianne Smith, said on Wednesday following Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s demand for an immediate invitation. Smith made the […]

  • Secrets and Lies: This is how the West doomed Ukraine

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 12:28pm EDT

    The desire of the US and UK to conduct a proxy war destroyed the Istanbul+ process In February 2022, Russia started its military operation against Ukraine to impose a settlement after a group of NATO countries had undermined the Minsk II peace agreement for seven years. On the first day after the start of hostilities, Vladimir […]

  • US Democrats worried about Pennsylvania – Politico

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 12:22pm EDT

    Regional rivalries among campaign staff could reportedly spell trouble for Kamala Harris Some of the top Democrats in Pennsylvania are reportedly unhappy with the way Vice President Kamala Harris has run her campaign in the biggest battleground state in the upcoming US presidential election. Pennsylvania accounts for 19 Electoral College votes and Democrats are hoping […]

  • ‘High probability’ of Ukraine conflict ending soon – EU state’s PM

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 11:39am EDT

    The issue is expected to be discussed at the European Council meeting this week, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that he believes there is a high possibility the Ukraine conflict could end soon, news agency TASR has reported. Fico made the remarks at a session […]

  • Early voting shows record turnout in US battleground state

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 11:15am EDT

    Georgia reported more than double the number of ballots cast on the first day over the 2020 figure Early voting in the US presidential election in the critical battleground state of Georgia got underway with record turnout on Tuesday. Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s top election official, revealed that at least 328,000 ballots had already been cast […]

  • Iranian general claims ‘secret weapon’ more powerful than nuclear bombs

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 11:12am EDT

    Ebrahim Rostami has suggested that the munitions have already been used in the past but that information about them is top secret Tehran possesses weapons that are “superior” to nuclear bombs, Iranian Brigadier General Ebrahim Rostami has claimed. His statement came in response to calls from Iranian lawmakers to review the country’s non-nuclear military doctrine […]

  • Musk donates $75 million to Trump campaign

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 10:55am EDT

    The billionaire has confirmed his contribution to America PAC, becoming one of the top donors supporting the Republican nominee Elon Musk has donated $75 million to a pro-Donald Trump group in recent months, the US-based billionaire has confirmed. Founded by the tech mogul himself back in July, America Political Action Committee says it aims to […]

  • US election betting skyrocketing 

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 10:46am EDT

    Prediction markets are surging, enabling wagers of up to $100 million on either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump Election betting using so-called ‘prediction markets’ is skyrocketing in the US after a ban on the practice was recently lifted, according to media reports. Platforms are currently forecasting a narrow win for Republican candidate Donald Trump against […]

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  • EU makes ‘slaves’ out of member states – Moscow

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 10:46am EDT

    The bloc “lures” countries to join it only to “absorb and subjugate them,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a ‘fruit press’ for countries, which strips them of their sovereignty and gives back nothing in return. Zakharova made the remark in an interview […]

  • Beijing not ruling out use of force over Taiwan – state official

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 10:34am EDT

    The warning comes after China staged large-scale drills around the island Beijing will not reject the possibility of using force over Taiwan if it “dares to take risks” and declare independence. However, this would be directed at outside interference and a small minority of “separatists,” China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday. The remark came […]

  • EU warns against ‘dangerous’ Russian gas

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 9:09am EDT

    The bloc is prepared for a zero-transit scenario, its energy chief has claimed Any new deal to keep Russian gas flowing to the European Union through Ukraine would be a “dangerous” choice, the bloc’s energy chief, Kadri Simson, claimed on Tuesday. EU countries are well prepared for a winter without Russian gas, the energy commissioner […]

  • Putin can’t get his way in Ukraine – NATO chief

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 9:07am EDT

    The US-led bloc’s strategy involves supporting Kiev until it can negotiate with Russia from a “position of strength,” Mark Rutte has said NATO will continue to provide Kiev with large amounts of military aid so that it can keep fighting against Russia, Secretary General Mark Rutte has said, outlining the bloc’s strategy on Ukraine. Speaking […]

  • Ukraine war will end when US says so – former Czech president

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 9:01am EDT

    A hegemonic power tends to create chaos and violence as it is being replaced, Vaclav Klaus believes Veteran Czech politician Vaclav Klaus expects Ukraine and Russia to remain locked in armed conflict until the US chooses to stop the hostilities. Klaus was the second president of the Czech Republic between 2003 and 2013, having previously […]

  • Scholz reaffirms readiness to negotiate with Putin

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 8:49am EDT

    Berlin is ready to negotiate peace in Ukraine with Moscow, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Stealing a continent: How the plunder of Africa has evolved

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 8:28am EDT

    While the methods former colonial powers use are softer, their agenda remains the same In late August, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso nationalized two gold mines, reclaiming them from the London-based multinational Endeavour Mining. Burkina Faso is the fourth largest gold producer in Africa. Meanwhile, according to Switzerland-based aid and advocacy organization SwissAid, a […]

  • EU’s ‘arm-twisting’ making Serbia turn to BRICS – Kremlin

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 8:25am EDT

    Belgrade has recently accused Brussels of issuing new conditions for accession to the bloc BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the possibility that Serbia could seek to join the economic bloc. His comments came after Belgrade said that instead of EU […]

  • Israeli strike on Lebanon kills entire family – media

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 7:58am EDT

    An attack on an apartment block in the north of the country on Monday reportedly claimed 23 lives, with six more injured An Israeli airstrike on northern Lebanon on Monday killed 23 members of the same family, with six more people sustaining severe injuries, several media outlets have reported. The attack hit a small apartment […]

  • Financial crime watchdog could blacklist Russia – Politico

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 7:33am EDT

    Ukraine has reportedly been pushing the Financial Action Task Force to rank Moscow as a high-risk jurisdiction The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will consider whether to place Russia on its blacklist next week, Politico has reported, citing a confidential document it has seen. Ukraine has recently ramped up its campaign to pressure the Paris-based […]

  • Russia seeks over $1 billion in damages from British oil giant

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 6:58am EDT

    Shell exited the Sakhalin-2 LNG joint venture in Russia’s Far East in 2022   The Russian Prosecutor General’s office is seeking over €1 billion ($1.09 billion) in damages from UK-based energy giant Shell over a failed joint venture, the Moscow Arbitration Court told the media on Tuesday. Shell walked away from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural […]

  • British military believes Kiev ‘on the verge of losing’ – media

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 6:02am EDT

    Vladimir Zelensky is meanwhile preparing to make public his ‘victory plan’ for the conflict with Russia Behind closed doors, the British military has grim expectations for the Ukraine conflict and believes that Kiev is about to lose, the tabloid Daily Express claimed on Tuesday. Over the past month, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has been touting […]

  • Netanyahu rows with Macron over Israel’s origins

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 4:03am EDT

    The French leader has said the Jewish state was “created by a UN decision” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after being angered by his remarks about the founding of the Jewish state. Macron reportedly told French cabinet ministers at a meeting on Tuesday that “Netanyahu must not […]

  • Polish citizens appalled by Ukrainian behavior – defense chief

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 2:53am EDT

    People have become increasingly disillusioned with supporting refugees from the neighboring country, polls suggest Taxpayers in Poland are outraged when they see Ukrainian refugees living luxury lifestyles, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has said. Warsaw had previously cut benefit payouts to the almost 1 million Ukrainian refugees who fled the conflict to Poland. Polish people are appalled […]

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  • CrossTalk: Foreign policy illiterate 

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 2:13am EDT

    It is often said foreign policy is rarely front and center in American presidential elections. For the most part this is true, but not in this election. As the campaign reaches its climax, we have witnessed the intelligence community rally around candidate Kamala Harris and a significant number of people protesting against the genocide in […]

  • UK blacklists ‘extremist’ Israeli settler outposts

    RT - Oct 16th 2024 2:10am EDT

    London has urged West Jerusalem to combat violence against Palestinians in the West Bank The UK has imposed sanctions on several Israeli settler outposts and organizations in the West Bank, calling on the Jewish state to crack down on violence against Palestinian residents.  Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law as […]