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  • Musk doesn’t believe in aliens

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 10:47am EST

    The SpaceX tycoon has said that humanity is likely “the only consciousness that exists” Humankind is most likely the only species “in this part of the galaxy” with a consciousness, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told an audience in Italy on Saturday, comparing our species to “a tiny candle in a vast darkness.”  Speaking at an […]

  • Top secret Russia documents went missing, American spies claim

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 9:57am EST

    Former President Donald Trump wanted to declassify the files, but the FBI and CIA fought to prevent this US intelligence agents have been searching for almost three years for a binder containing information on the so-called ‘Russiagate’ investigation, CNN reported on Friday. Former President Donald Trump wanted the folder declassified and made public, but his […]

  • Shipping giants halt travel amid attacks

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 9:22am EST

    At least eight ships have been assaulted in recent weeks in the key waterway linking the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea Two global shipping majors, Denmark’s Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, halted their vessels’ passage through the Red Sea on Friday, citing security risks. In their statements, both companies said the measure comes in response […]

  • Germany warns EU to get serious about defense

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 8:20am EST

    Military chief Boris Pistorius has said Europeans have five to eight years to arm up before US focus shifts to the Asia-Pacific European nations have less than a decade left to ramp up their military capabilities so that they can fend for themselves in case of conflict, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has estimated. He […]

  • Coal in demand more than ever – IEA

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 7:43am EST

    Output and sales are forecast to reach record highs by the end of 2023 Worldwide demand for coal is set to reach a historic high this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its ‘Coal 2023’ report on Friday. The body sees global demand for the fuel rising 1.4% by the end of 2023, […]

  • Middle East leader passes away at 86

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 6:58am EST

    The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was hospitalized last month due to an undisclosed health condition The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has passed away at the age of 86 after being rushed to the hospital last month with an undisclosed health emergency. The news was broken on Saturday […]

  • Russia’s shipments via Arctic to hit record high

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 6:08am EST

    The Northern Sea Route is already a superior alternative to other major global trade waterways, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev says Russia is actively expanding trade via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), with shipments set to reach an all-time high in 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East, Yuri Trutnev, […]

  • EU nation warns of ‘hard veto’ on Ukraine accession process

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 6:06am EST

    Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has signaled that Budapest will resist any attempts to put it at a disadvantage Hungary will block the EU’s accession talks with Ukraine if it believes they are going in a direction that harms the country’s national interests, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. In an interview with Mandiner news […]

  • British household energy debt highest ever – regulator

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 4:20am EST

    The total volume has hit almost £3 billion, according to Ofgem British households have piled up record debts of almost £3 billion ($3.8 billion) with electricity and gas suppliers, national energy regulator Ofgem has revealed. The total amount owed to energy suppliers has soared by £400 million since mid-October, according to a report released on […]

  • London mayor won’t send Ukraine cars destined for scrap – Telegraph

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 4:03am EST

    Sadiq Khan reportedly argued that the transfer would not benefit city residents, sparking outrage London Mayor Sadiq Khan has rebuffed a request from his counterpart in Ukraine’s capital to donate cars that are to be scrapped as part of a major environmental program, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. According to the article, in September, […]

  • Gaza Slaughter: The US is complicit in ethnic cleansing and genocide – Dennis Kucinich

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 2:51am EST

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Congressman and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. He discusses Israel’s current “ethnic cleansing and genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza, which he feels is a wider plan for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank. He also comments on the PM’s grip on US foreign policy, […]

  • Russian central bank chief warns about credibility of euro

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 2:50am EST

    The currency’s reputation has been jeopardized by Brussels’ freezing of Russian assets, Elvira Nabiullina says The euro could lose its status as a global reserve currency if Brussels goes through with threats to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, the head of the Russian central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, warned on Friday. “As for the […]

  • Climate hypocrisy

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 2:12am EST

    We’ve heard about the importance of global warming from the White House on several occasions, but while Washington lectures several nations about this topic, even threatening sanctions for violators, the US clearly doesn’t always practice what it preaches. As the world’s largest producer of oil, the US continues to add to global warming worldwide with […]

  • Nestle whistleblower

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 2:10am EST

    In 2009, a large-scale food poisoning incident affected 300,000 babies in China, 13 of whom died. This was after eating Nestle baby biscuits. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with the one woman behind ousting Nestle, Yasmine Motarjemi, and how she tried to prevent this tragedy.

  • IDF killed Israeli hostages in Gaza

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 1:28am EST

    The army has said it bears “full responsibility” for the deaths The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it accidentally killed three Israeli nationals taken hostage by Hamas, explaining that the “tragic” error occurred in a Gaza neighborhood where troops had come under heavy fire. IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari described the incident during a press briefing […]

  • UK to restrict children’s social media access – Bloomberg

    RT - Dec 16th 2023 1:13am EST

    The new ban includes requirements for parents of minors to give their permission to use the platform British people below the age of 16 may be barred from using social media to protect their mental health under internet safety legislation proposed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing insider sources.  A blanket […]

  • No risk of recession in Russia next year – central bank

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 11:34pm EST

    The economy will grow 1.5% in 2024, the regulator forecast The Russian economy is not expected to go into a recession next year, the head of the central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, announced on Friday. The country’s GDP is forecast to grow by around 2.7% this year, driven by strong domestic demand. For 2024, the central […]

  • Russia hit by eggflation

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 11:30pm EST

    Egg prices have risen by more than 40% since the start of the year, official statistics show The Russian government said this week it would exempt 1.2 billion eggs from the import duty in the first half of next year to try to rein in surging prices.  According to the federal statistics service Rosstat, prices […]

  • Macron responds to Putin criticism

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 10:33pm EST

    The French leader demanded that Moscow respect “Ukrainian interests and sovereignty” French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is open to renewed dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it leads to “lasting peace” in Ukraine, responding after Putin blamed Paris for deteriorating relations. Addressing reporters after a meeting in Brussels on Friday, Macron claimed […]

  • Attempt to frame Russia for Polish plane crash based on ‘lies’ – Warsaw

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 5:21pm EST

    A commission investigating the disaster accused Russia of bombing the plane but never provided evidence The Polish Defense Ministry has shut down an investigation into a 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of Polish lawmakers and officials. The ministry accused the investigators of wasting taxpayer money to come up with “lies” […]

  • US terror watchlist doubled in size in last 6 years – CBS

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 2:58pm EST

    Thousands of Americans have found themselves on the list, which was declared unconstitutional in a 2019 court ruling The US government’s list of known or suspected terrorists has nearly doubled in size in the past six years, with American citizens comprising a growing portion of the names, CBS reported on Thursday, citing former and current […]

  • Ukraine still ‘very far’ from EU membership – Macron

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 2:35pm EST

    The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev The EU will need to substantially reform its rules before Ukraine can join, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Friday. Macron backs Kiev’s accession to the bloc, but warned that Ukraine must not be allowed to undercut EU industry. […]

  • American jailed over working with Russian tycoon

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 11:31am EST

    Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to conspiring with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to violate US sanctions A US judge sentenced former FBI counterintelligence bureau chief for New York Charles McGonigal to 50 months in prison on Thursday, citing the serious national security consequences of his work with sanctioned Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska. McGonigal “repeatedly […]

  • Prince Harry wins phone-hacking case

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 11:27am EST

    Piers Morgan and other Mirror editors knew they were breaking the law by tapping the British royal’s phone, a judge has ruled Britain’s Prince Harry has won a significant part of his phone-hacking case against Mirror Group Newspapers, after a judge ruled that the publisher obtained information unlawfully from his mobile phone. Harry was awarded […]

  • World Bank reveals how much foreign debt is owed to Russia

    RT - Dec 15th 2023 11:02am EST

    India and Egypt are among the nations that increased their liabilities last year Foreign debt to Russia jumped by nearly 9% in 2022, RBK reported on Friday, citing data from the World Bank’s annual International Debt Report (IDR). According to the findings, a total of 37 states had outstanding debt to Russian creditors last year, […]