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  • Orban allies to meet GOP officials to discuss ending Ukraine aid – Guardian

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 1:38pm EST

    The meeting is set to take place amid a backdrop of Republican ire at Washington’s continued financial aid to Kiev Allies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will hold talks this week with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to the United States’ military aid to Ukraine, The Guardian reported on Sunday. GOP […]

  • Russian aluminum producers warn of crisis

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 11:07am EST

    An industry group expects the sector to be hit by a drop in prices, sanctions and Western import duties Russia’s Aluminium Association has issued a grim warning for the industry as it faces Western sanctions, tariffs and a drop in prices for one of the world’s most widely used metals. In its latest overview of […]

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  • Polish PM loses no-confidence vote

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 10:50am EST

    The result spells the end of Mateusz Morawiecki’s government and his six-year rule The Polish parliament on Monday successfully passed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Of the 456 MPs who voted, only 190 backed the premier. The no-confidence vote comes after Morawiecki’s right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party lost a […]

  • US wants Israel to finish war with Gaza in 2023 – Economist

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 10:38am EST

    Washington has called on Israel to speed up its operations in Gaza as international condemnation over its offensive rises Israel must wrap up its war against Hamas by the end of this year or risk losing Washington’s support for its offensive in Gaza, The Economist has said, citing sources with knowledge of diplomatic discussions between […]

  • Russian tycoon launches legal challenge against sanctions

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 10:31am EST

    Businessman Oleg Deripaska has appealed against Australia’s decision to the country’s federal court Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has filed a lawsuit in an Australian court to challenge his inclusion in the country’s sanctions list, The Canberra Times reported on Monday. The businessman has reportedly asked the Federal Court to review and overturn the decision, and […]

  • Ukraine promises to ‘jump and dance’ for EU

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 10:28am EST

    Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba says Kiev has fulfilled all preconditions for joining the bloc and urged Brussels to “play fairly” Ukraine is willing to perform a musical number for the EU if it hasn’t done enough to convince Brussels that it deserves accession, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. He added, however, that he believes […]

  • EU state authorized more than 150 citizens to fight for Ukraine – media

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 10:14am EST

    Over 550 such requests have reportedly been filed with the Czech Republic’s president though majority were rejected More than 150 Czechs have received an official approval from their country’s head of state to go fight for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia, website iDNES.cz has reported, citing the president’s office. Receiving an authorization from the […]

  • Another EU state sees truckers block Ukraine freight at border

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 9:33am EST

    Hungarian hauliers followed Poland and Slovakia’s lead and are demanding that the EU stop favoring their Ukrainian counterparts Hungarian truckers on Monday staged a demonstration near a checkpoint at the border with Ukraine and are slowing down any trucks attempting to go in or out of the country. The protesters are demanding that Brussels introduce […]

  • EU’s von der Leyen issues reality check for Ukrainian membership

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 7:49am EST

    The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the bloc’s summit this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She noted that the 27 leaders would merely discuss whether […]

  • Biden is the real threat to democracy – Trump

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 7:30am EST

    Former president says Democrats’ warnings over his possible second presidential term are a “hoax” Ahead of a possible rematch at the polls against political foe Joe Biden next year, former US President Donald Trump has brushed aside warnings by Democrats over his potential return to the White House and claimed that it’s actually Biden who […]

  • Migration cost EU state €400 billion – study

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 7:06am EST

    Expenses incurred by mass immigration to the Netherlands have averaged €17 billion per year over a quarter-century The Dutch government’s spending on migrants exceeds the average outlay on education, social security and benefits, according a new study. The net cost of immigration has reportedly amounted to more than €400 billion ($430 billion at the current […]

  • Industry leader warns of global gunpowder shortage

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 6:19am EST

    Geopolitical conflicts have sparked unprecedented demand, according to Vista Outdoor A scarcity of global gunpowder supplies could trigger a substantial increase in ammunition prices, US company Vista Outdoor has warned, according to a Newsweek report.  The Minnesota-based firm, which owns several firearms businesses, told the magazine last week that it would go ahead with an […]

  • Millions of Brits will choose between eating and staying warm this Christmas – research

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 4:18am EST

    Households will be forced to cut spending on presents to afford essentials, according to the UK’s National Debtline The worsening cost-of-living crisis will force UK families to tighten their belts this Christmas, cutting back on presents or food, The Guardian reported last week, citing new research by National Debtline. Data shows that around 6.5 million […]

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  • COP28: Industrialised countries fail to fulfil promises – former UAE climate change minister

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 1:55am EST

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the UAE’s former minister of climate change and environment and former minister of infrastructure development. He discusses the verbal attacks made by the US and European countries against the UAE as host of COP28, what has been achieved at COP28, and […]

  • CrossTalk Bullhorns: Fake news as a norm

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 1:51am EST

    Western elites are in a state of panic. Their world is crumbling before their eyes. They resort to fake news, lies, and deception. Instead of talking about the American-backed genocide in Gaza, we are told antisemitism at home is rampant. Or that Trump is a tyrant, when they themselves resort to authoritarian means to undermine […]

  • Henry Kissinger’s legacy

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 1:48am EST

    Unrepentant and unapologetic – centenarian statesman Henry Kissinger died at his home on November 29, 2023. His name is forever etched into history books around the world. This week, Manila Cham takes a look at this historical figure and the policies he implemented that shaped the world as we know it today – together with […]

  • Countries stockpiling gold – report

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 12:52am EST

    Over 40 tons of the precious metal were added to state reserves in October, according to the World Gold Council Central banks have continued their gold buying spree, with reported net monthly purchases totaling 42 tons in October, the World Gold Council (WGC) has revealed. According to a report published last week, the figure was […]

  • Russian Arctic investment booming – official

    RT - Dec 11th 2023 12:16am EST

    Hundreds of projects are expected to be implemented in the region The launch of a special economic zone with a wide range of tax breaks and other business incentives in the Russian Arctic has helped to attract significant investment, First Deputy Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Gadzhimagomed Guseynov, has […]

  • Russia explains relationship with Hamas

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 5:20pm EST

    Moscow is keeping in touch with the militant group’s political office in Qatar, which hosted much of the hostage negotiations Russia’s contact with Hamas is limited to the Palestinian militant group’s political branch, headquartered in Qatar, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the audience at an online forum in Doha on Sunday. “Hamas carried out a […]

  • Zelensky catches up with Orban in Argentina

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 5:09pm EST

    The Ukrainian leader has been seen talking to his Hungarian counterpart at the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milei Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has seized an opportunity at the inauguration of Argentina’s new leader to chat briefly with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU member who has threatened to block a major aid package […]

  • Israel is trying to force Gazans into Egypt – UN official

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 4:31pm EST

    Refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini has accused West Jerusalem of seeking to drive Palestinians out of their homeland The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are setting the stage for the mass expulsion of Palestinians into Egypt while creating conditions that will make it impossible for them to ever return to their destroyed homes in the Gaza […]

  • Migrant-loving Western leaders are at war with their own people

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 3:54pm EST

    Irish rulers have tried to discredit and silence public outrage after a stabbing attack stoked anger over their policies The ongoing ruling-class meltdown over the recent Dublin riots tells us a lot about the breadth and depth of the gulf fixed between Western governments and their citizens. It’s as if those in charge are outraged […]

  • West sees BRICS expansion as “direct threat” – analyst

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 3:07pm EST

    The growing alliance is forcing neocolonial powers to rethink their “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, Jackie Shandu told RT The West views the expansion of BRICS as an existential threat because a larger alliance jeopardizes the West’s “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, independent analyst Jackie Shandu told RT on Sunday. Cooperation between BRICS […]

  • Alex Jones allowed to tweet again

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 2:19pm EST

    Right-wing figure has become the latest exile to be permitted to return to X by platform owner Elon Musk Elon Musk has confirmed that the right-wing US media personality Alex Jones is to return to the social media platform X, whose former owners had deplatformed the controversial provocateur five years ago for sending harassing messages […]

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  • UK slides toward Victorian-era class divides – report

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 1:10pm EST

    A new study has claimed that Covid-19 lockdowns exacerbated wealth gaps and left many Brits poorer, sicker and more hopeless Covid-19 lockdowns have left many UK residents poorer, more economically hopeless and suffering from higher rates of disability and mental illness, a new study has claimed. The report, released on Sunday by the London think […]