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  • Traders placing record bets on dollar collapse – Bloomberg

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 11:37am EST

    The greenback’s plunge has been attributed to market turmoil created by US President Donald Trump’s policies Traders are betting big that the US dollar will continue to fall amid uncertainty about Washington’s political and economic policies, Bloomberg has reported. The dollar suffered its worst single-day decline in nearly a year on Tuesday, plunging to its […]

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  • EU labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘terrorist organization’

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 10:31am EST

    The symbolic move places the IRGC on the same list as Al-Qaeda and Hamas EU foreign ministers have agreed to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, announced on Thursday. Kallas announced the decision in a post on X, calling the move “decisive.” Earlier […]

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  • Convicted Islamist terrorist running for office in UK

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 9:08am EST

    Shahid Butt has urged his young supporters to knock their enemies’ “teeth out” A convicted Islamist terrorist is running for local office in the British city of Birmingham. Shahid Butt has urged voters to overlook his past “mistakes,” which include conspiring to bomb the British consulate in Yemen. In an interview with Birmingham Live this […]

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  • Switzerland plans tax hike to revamp military

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 7:56am EST

    Europe’s only internationally recognized neutral state claims it needs stronger security amid a “deteriorating geopolitical situation” Switzerland plans to raise value-added tax to fund a major military expansion and modernization, the government has announced, citing growing security threats. The money would be earmarked for upgrading the armed forces, missile defenses, cybersecurity, and border protection. Long […]

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  • A smaller empire: America’s search for its ‘Oceania’

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 7:32am EST

    The US can no longer run the world, so it’s trying to lock down Europe Whether we like it or not, Western countries will remain at the center of Russia’s foreign policy for a very long time. Perhaps indefinitely. The reason is simple: Historically, the main threats to the Russian state have come from this […]

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  • Russian oil major agrees sale of foreign assets to US firm

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 7:32am EST

    A deal between the sanctioned Lukoil and Carlyle Group awaits American approval after a prior bid was rejected Russian oil major Lukoil has said it has agreed to sell most of its international assets to American private equity giant Carlyle Group. The US has targeted Russia’s second-biggest oil producer with sanctions, forcing it to divest […]

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  • US returning seized Venezuelan oil tanker – Reuters

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 6:31am EST

    Washington is reportedly handing over the Panama-flagged M/T Sophia The US is handing over to Venezuela an oil tanker it seized earlier this month, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two American officials speaking on condition of anonymity.   The officials did not provide a reason for returning the vessel, which they identified as the Panama-flagged supertanker […]

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  • Greenland warns of ‘red lines’ in talks with US

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 5:09am EST

    A working group from the Arctic island has begun discussions with Washington and Copenhagen Greenland has clear “red lines” it will not cross in talks over its future with the US, the island’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has said. The autonomous Danish territory has been at the center of a transatlantic rift since US President […]

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  • Trump’s dollar dilemma: Is a strong greenback a destabilizing force?

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 4:05am EST

    The US dollar has reached a four-year low, having dropped 2.3% in January following a 9% decline in 2025. However, US President Donald Trump seems unfazed by the downturn, calling the level of the greenback “great” in comments on Tuesday. But Trump’s position on the dollar has hardly been consistent – or even coherent. In […]

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  • Budapest mayor faces fine over pride parade

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 2:41am EST

    Gergely Karacsony urged supporters to defy a police ban on the LGBTQ event last year Hungarian prosecutors have called for Budapest’s opposition mayor to be fined for boosting attendance at a pride parade last year, which police had banned under newly enacted legislation. The event occurred in June, months after Hungary amended laws to subject […]

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  • Budapest mayor faces fine over pride parade

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 2:41am EST

    Gergely Karacsony urged supporters to defy a police ban on the LGBTQ event last year Hungarian prosecutors have called for Budapest’s opposition mayor to be fined for boosting attendance at a pride parade last year, which police had banned under newly enacted legislation. The event occurred in June, months after Hungary amended laws to subject […]

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  • UK’s Starmer heads to China to thaw ‘ice age’ amid strained US ties

    RT - Jan 29th 2026 2:36am EST

    The prime minister previously dubbed Beijing a “national security threat” but has insisted on fostering business ties UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a bid to reset ties marred by years of tension. The visit comes amid a strain in UK-US relations and despite British intelligence […]

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  • Merz rejects Zelensky’s ‘concrete date’ for EU membership

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 11:29pm EST

    Ukraine will need years to meet the bloc’s standards on democracy, economy and law, according to the German chancellor German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has explicitly rejected Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s demand for a 2027 accession date to the European Union, stating that the process will take “several years” as Kiev must first fulfill the bloc’s […]

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  • Driver ‘intentionally’ rams car into synagogue in New York (VIDEO)

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 10:39pm EST

    The vehicle repeatedly crashed into the entrance doors of the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn, according to footage from the scene A suspect was arrested on Wednesday night after ramming a car into the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn, an attack captured on video and witnessed by horrified community members. The incident […]

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  • US cybersecurity chief leaked sensitive files to ChatGPT – Politico

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 7:32pm EST

    The blunder triggered an internal review at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency The acting director of the nation’s top cyber defense agency uploaded multiple sensitive government documents into a public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering automated security warnings and a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) damage assessment, according to a Politico investigation. Madhu […]

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  • Key allies deny airspace to Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 6:36pm EST

    The UAE and Saudi Arabia have distanced themselves from Washington’s potential military action against Iran Washington’s closest Gulf allies – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – have publicly declared they will not permit their territory or airspace to be used for any US military action against Iran. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]

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  • They had wine, helicopters, and a posh Courchevel party. Russia was outraged

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 5:39pm EST

    How a mid-market shoe chain tried to play luxury – and walked straight into a scandal I would like to suggest that we discuss rather than condemn. But let’s be honest, we are going to condemn. And here’s why. The other day, a lavish corporate party took place in the ski resort of Courchevel, France. […]

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  • EU could designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorists

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 5:35pm EST

    Several opponents of the move have reportedly made a U-Turn on blacklisting the official branch of the Iranian military European Union foreign ministers are poised to debate whether to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The proposal, long discussed and repeatedly stalled, has gained momentum after several key member states […]

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  • Amazon to axe thousands more jobs

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 4:07pm EST

    A plan to cut 16,000 employees marks the second phase of a restructuring push driven in particular by the company’s new focus on AI, the tech giant has said Amazon will cut about 16,000 jobs in a second round of layoffs linked to a restructuring driven by its focus on artificial intelligence, the company said […]

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  • Hamas claims it is ready to cede Gaza governance

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 3:53pm EST

    The militant group is supposed to relinquish control of the enclave and disarm under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan Hamas has said that it is ready to fully hand over governance of Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic committee under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) […]

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  • Gold soars above $5,300 per ounce

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 3:39pm EST

    The record rally has been attributed to geopolitical tensions and a plummeting US dollar The price of gold has continued to rally on Wednesday, reaching above $5,300 per ounce to an all-time high. The rally has been attributed to strong safe-haven demand amid geopolitical uncertainty and a weakening US dollar. On Wednesday, spot gold prices […]

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  • EU no longer ‘Washington’s center of gravity’ – Kallas

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 1:43pm EST

    The bloc is now responsible for its own defense, its chief diplomat has said The EU must strengthen its military capabilities and seek new alliances now that the US no longer considers Europe its primary area of concern, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said. Speaking at the European Defence Agency’s annual conference on Wednesday, […]

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  • EU state’s PM predicts rush to resume business in Russia

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 1:42pm EST

    Western nations will regain their “senses” once the Ukraine conflict ends, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Western companies will fall over themselves in their rush to reestablish business in Russia once the Ukraine conflict is over, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. After the hostilities in Ukraine escalated in 2022, the West […]

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  • ‘It is a new world order, but not the new world and not the order the West had ever anticipated’ – Lionel

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 1:37pm EST

    In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’: Rick and Lionel – a legal and media analyst – discuss the major developments in world politics. Both praised Canadian Prime Minister Carney for standing firm and not backtracking on his anti-hegemony speech at Davos that enraged Donald Trump. Another blow to the world order – what is the […]

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  • Cuba will soon collapse – Trump

    RT - Jan 28th 2026 12:26pm EST

    The island nation will not be getting any oil from Venezuela, the US president has said Cuba is about to collapse “pretty soon,” US President Donald Trump has claimed. His words came amid reports that Washington is planning a total oil blockade of the island nation in a bid to instigate a coup against President […]

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