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  • EU won’t succeed in stifling Russian gas revenue – Moscow

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 10:01am EST

    Brussels is reportedly working on legislation allowing member states to independently ban Russian fuel EU plans to authorise member states to individually block imports of Russian gas will fail, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “This is just one more attempt to create a pseudo-legal scheme to damage our country’s economy,” Zakharova said […]

  • ‘No one will stop us from destroying Israel and the US’: How Lebanon is preparing for a war over Gaza that it doesn’t want

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 9:25am EST

    An RT correspondent went to Lebanon, which is experiencing an economic crisis and shelling from Israel, and talked about how the country feels about the brewing war Lebanon has faced a lot of challenges in the past few years. First, there were the civil protests, which in their early days resembled a carnival but soon […]

  • Teacher to remain in prison over gender pronouns row

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 9:17am EST

    Enoch Burke was initially suspended last year after refusing to refer to a transgender student as ‘they’ A schoolteacher in Ireland who argued that referring to a transgender student as ‘they’ instead of ‘he’ was against his Christian beliefs will spend the Christmas period in prison, a court has ruled. Enoch Burke, formerly a history […]

  • Top Hungarian official issues Ukraine aid ultimatum

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 8:41am EST

    The EU must unfreeze all €30 billion earmarked for Budapest, an adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orban has insisted Hungary is willing to drop its opposition to the EU’s latest aid package for Ukraine only if Brussels unfreezes funding for Budapest, a chief adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The EU has blocked […]

  • Austria blocking new EU anti-Russia sanctions – US state media

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 8:39am EST

    Vienna is objecting to Ukraine’s designation of its Raiffeisen Bank as a “sponsor of terrorism” for doing business in Russia EU ambassadors have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on a 12th round of sanctions on Russia after Austria halted the negotiations, according to Radio Liberty’s European Affairs Director Rikard Jozwiak. In a post on […]

  • Argentina’s new president begins ‘shock therapy’ by devaluing peso

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 6:39am EST

    Javier Milei has promised radical measures to battle the country’s worst economic crisis in decades Argentina’s new government has announced a sharp devaluation of the peso, cuts to energy and transportation subsidies and a freeze in spending on some major state programs. The measures, announced on Tuesday in a televised appearance by the new minister […]

  • US approaching end of Ukraine aid – Biden

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 5:51am EST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is “banking” on Washington failing to deliver for Kiev, the US leader claimed Washington is approaching the end of its ability to provide military aid to Kiev amid its conflict with Moscow, US President Joe Biden has said, again urging lawmakers to approve more assistance for Ukraine before Congress goes into […]

  • Ukraine was never going to win – US senator

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 5:50am EST

    Tommy Tuberville has also dismissed the notion that Russia would invade Europe, suggesting it was just a “selling point” Ukraine always faced the prospect of losing the conflict with Russia in the event that Washington cut off its aid, US Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has said.  The comments came after the US Senate last week […]

  • UK withholding Chelsea FC sale cash meant for Ukraine

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 5:34am EST

    London has refused to release the funds unless they are used directly in the embattled country The UK government has yet to unfreeze the funds generated from last year’s sale of Chelsea football club, which were earmarked for Ukrainians suffering from the conflict with Russia, British officials have admitted. They blamed a “disagreement” with the […]

  • World’s new top opium producer revealed

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 5:29am EST

    Myanmar has seen significant rise in poppy farming as cultivation in Afghanistan declines, according to the UN Myanmar has become the world’s largest center of opium production in 2023, having overtaken Afghanistan, a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has found. Released on Tuesday, the UN publication reports that from […]

  • Zara pulls ad over Gaza reference claims

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 4:45am EST

    A new advertising campaign featuring mannequins with missing limbs has prompted boycott calls by some pro-Palestine activists Fashion brand Zara on Tuesday said it was removing an advertising campaign from its website and social media channels after fierce criticism online claimed that it resembled images of destruction in Gaza. The move follows several days of […]

  • Only 35% of EU citizens want further expansion – poll

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 2:35am EST

    Many believe Ukraine’s accession would have negative security and economic consequences for the bloc, an ECFR poll concludes A large share of EU citizens are skeptical about the bloc’s future enlargement, with many seeing no economic benefit to Ukraine’s potential membership, according to a poll conducted for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The […]

  • CrossTalk: End of Ukraine project

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 1:31am EST

    The president of the United States caused a real stir when speaking to Congress. Joe Biden brought up the possibility of ‘American troops fighting Russian troops.’ This is the state of the failed ‘Ukraine Project.’ Facing failure on all fronts, is Biden’s only option to expand the conflict? CrossTalking with Scott Ritter and Steve Gill.

  • Panama Canal drought hampering global trade

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 1:09am EST

    Disruptions are forcing shippers to use longer and costlier routes, analysts say   Reduced water levels along the Panama Canal are disrupting global trade, forcing shippers to sail longer routes and pay higher freight costs, Reuters reported on Monday. The man-made waterway in Central America, which provides a much cheaper route for ships to move […]

  • Champagne sales in France fall 20% in a year – media

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 1:08am EST

    Consumers are reportedly opting for less expensive sparkling wines Sales of champagne in France have dropped by more than 20% this year due to skyrocketing prices for the sparkling beverage, the BFM Business TV channel reported on Tuesday. The average price for a liter of champagne is reportedly hovering around €30 ($32), causing the French […]

  • Polish MP takes fire extinguisher to Hanukkah candles (VIDEOS)

    RT - Dec 13th 2023 12:38am EST

    Poland’s parliament quickly slapped the controversial politician with the highest financial penalty allowed A far-right lawmaker in Poland used a fire extinguisher to douse menorah candles during an official Hanukkah ceremony on Tuesday, calling the Jewish holiday a form of “satanic worship.” The stunt was later referred to prosecutors by Warsaw’s parliament speaker. Hosted in the […]

  • Israel losing support over ‘indiscriminate bombing’ – Biden

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 11:26pm EST

    The US president declared that Israel “can’t say no” to the creation of a Palestinian state US President Joe Biden warned that Israel risks losing international support if it continues its “indiscriminate” bombing campaign in Gaza at a campaign fundraiser in Washington, DC on Tuesday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “change his government.” […]

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  • Biden pledges $200 million for Ukraine after Zelensky meeting

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 4:53pm EST

    The US leader urged Congress to pass stalled “supplemental funds” for Kiev as he met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky US President Joe Biden has promised another $200 million in emergency military aid for Ukraine. He made the pledge during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Tuesday. The meeting comes after […]

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  • US lawmakers demand answers on Ukraine

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 4:10pm EST

    Questions to the Ukrainian president during his meeting with US legislators were “very scripted,” Senator Eric Schmitt laments Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has failed to provide any new arguments in defense of his cause during his talks in Washington with American lawmakers, several senators and representatives, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have told the media […]

  • Abuse only gets worse with time: How the US increasingly mistreats its closest allies

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 3:10pm EST

    A mainstay of Washington’s policy since even before the end of World War II has been to make economic dependencies of its friends At a recent investment forum in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked on the ill-treatment the US subjects others to. At first glance, this is hardly news. Washington has an extensive toolkit that includes […]

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  • EU mulling emergency Ukraine funding to override Hungary veto threat – FT

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 2:55pm EST

    Budapest says any funding for Kiev must come from outside of the bloc’s shared budget European Union (EU) officials are discussing strategies to raise emergency funding for Ukraine separate from the bloc’s shared budget after Hungary insisted it would not relent in its threat to veto a support package for Kiev, the Financial Times has […]

  • ‘I am Zionist’ – Biden

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 1:54pm EST

    The US will provide military aid to Israel “until they get rid of Hamas,” the American president said US President Joe Biden expressed his “unshakable” commitment to Israel’s security at a White House reception event on Monday, marking the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. He also pledged continued military support for West Jerusalem amid its conflict […]

  • Why can’t the US ever say no to Israel?

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 1:18pm EST

    The American UN veto on the Gaza ceasefire is a low point of wag-the-dog international politics December 8, 2023, is a day that will live in infamy. The United States made history of the worst kind by using its permanent seat on the UN Security Council to veto a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire […]

  • Political spat erupts in African nation after Zelensky stopover

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 12:54pm EST

    Cape Verde’s President Jose Maria Neves says he was surprised by his government’s head meeting with Ukrainian leader Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s short technical stop in Cape Verde last weekend has led to a row within that African nation’s government. Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva seized the stopover opportunity to meet with Ukraine’s leader, […]

  • Missile strikes Norwegian tanker in Red Sea

    RT - Dec 12th 2023 12:54pm EST

    Houthi rebels have carried out a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which they claim are bound for Israel A missile fired by Iran’s Houthi rebels struck a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, a representative of the Islamist rebel group has confirmed. The attack on the oil and chemical […]