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  • Ukraine struggling to find fresh conscripts – WaPo

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 11:37am EST

    Kiev is reportedly beefing up border controls as dozens of desperate men are trying to illegally leave the country daily Ukraine is facing a dwindling pool of new conscripts as its military is “running out” of career soldiers, the Washington Post has reported. The newspaper noted that Kiev has considerably tightened controls on its Western […]

  • Finland declassifies JFK killer files

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 10:23am EST

    Lee Harvey Oswald spent several days in Helsinki in 1959 before his defection to the Soviet Union The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) has declassified a 60-year-old file detailing Lee Harvey Oswald’s mysterious visit to Helsinki in advance of his defection to the Soviet Union, just over four years before he assassinated US President John […]

  • Chanel issues luxury goods warning

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 9:38am EST

    The French fashion brand says the industry faces a “tougher” year ahead Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, warned the fashion and luxury goods industry to prepare for a challenging year in the face of decelerating global economic growth. Speaking to the Financial Times on the sidelines of the company’s Metiers d’Art show held in […]

  • Musk wants answers from Biden and Zelensky about fate of US journalist

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 9:20am EST

    It’s a “serious problem” if Gonzalo Lira had been jailed simply for criticizing the Kiev government, SpaceX and Tesla CEO said Elon Musk has addressed US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky about the status of US-Chilean journalist and critic of the Kiev government Gonzalo Lira, who remains under arrest in Ukraine […]

  • Political polygamy: Why Arab monarchies won’t isolate Russia despite American demands

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 8:42am EST

    Washington has been ignoring Gulf nations’ aspirations, so now they are looking for more mutually beneficial partnerships Russian President Vladimir Putin made a one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which surprised many with its unexpectedness and led to a heated discussion about the myth of Moscow’s isolation after the start […]

  • Truck sales in Russia on course for all-time record

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 8:22am EST

    More than 120,000 new vehicles were sold in the country in the first 11 months of the year Sales of new trucks in Russia have been skyrocketing this year, with sales topping 128,000 vehicles between January and November, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade published this week. Statistics show that during […]

  • Leaders of Latin American nations to discuss territorial feud

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 8:02am EST

    The PM of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines says the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to meet on December 14 The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana – Nicolas Maduro and Mohamed Irfaan Ali – will sit down next week to discuss a long-standing territorial dispute that has recently intensified, the prime minister of […]

  • Key member state issues warning about EU funding for Ukraine

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 7:25am EST

    The bloc’s financial resources to support Kiev are limited, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares The EU may not have sufficient funds to continue its financial support of Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares signaled in an interview with the newspaper El Pais published on Sunday. According to Albares, who commented on […]

  • Trump takes election lead over Biden – WSJ

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 6:55am EST

    The former US president holds an advantage over Joe Biden despite being viewed by a cohort of voters “corrupt,” a poll says Former US President Donald Trump has nudged ahead of Democratic rival Joe Biden in a hypothetical matchup between the two candidates most likely to contest next year’s presidential election, according to the findings […]

  • Research names and shames corporate profiteers

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 5:36am EST

    Excess returns are among the key factors contributing to global consumer price rises, a study has found Big businesses fueled inflation in 2022 by passing on greater cost increases than needed to protect their margins, according to a new report by the IPPR and Common Wealth think tanks. Issued earlier this week, the joint study […]

  • Hunter Biden launches attack on Elon Musk

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 5:33am EST

    The US president’s son called the billionaire the “dumbest smart person” ever Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, has raised doubts about Elon Musk’s intellectual acumen, claiming the billionaire lacks regard for US democracy and freedoms. Biden also accused Musk of spreading “disinformation” about his personal life and business dealings. These comments followed […]

  • EU country still buying Russian gas – media

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 5:03am EST

    The Netherlands reportedly purchased over 200 million cubic meters of Russian LNG in September, RIA Novosti has reported The Netherlands continues to import Russian gas despite earlier pledges to stop the practice, news outlet RIA Novosti reported on Saturday, citing Dutch statistics data. According to the report, in September the EU country imported some 211.5 […]

  • Silver set for big gains – trader

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 4:34am EST

    Prices could go on a strong run amid growing global demand and tight supply, a dealer forecasts Silver still has significant upside and is a bargain at current prices even as it has joined in the recent gold price rally, according to a report by precious metals dealer SchiffGold this week. Silver was trading at […]

  • Bloomberg reveals 2023 world’s richest families list

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 3:50am EST

    The annual rating is led by a dynasty from the UAE for the first time The Bloomberg ‘World’s Richest Families 2023’ list, published earlier this week, revealed how the global wealth distribution is being reshaped by oil fortunes. According to the rating, the House of Nahyan, the family of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed […]

  • NATO member blasts US for blocking Gaza peace resolution

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 3:18am EST

    A fair world is impossible with America in it, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday, stating that it has become a “protector of Israel” due to the influence of Washington. This statement followed the US blocking a resolution calling for an […]

  • Bitcoin forecast to hit $100,000

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 2:31am EST

    The cryptocurrency has rallied by more than 150% since the start of this year Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin is expected to continue its surge into 2024, and could hit fresh all-time highs of over $100,000 per token, CNBC reported this week, citing industry analysts. The digital asset has rallied more than 160% this year, trading above […]

  • Respecting perspectives? John Bell, co-founder of the Conciliators Guild

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 2:30am EST

    Sir Henry Wotton, a 17th-century English diplomat, once described diplomacy as being about surviving until the next century, and politics about surviving until Friday afternoon. With wars and crises putting humanity’s future survival in doubt, is it still possible to find a place for diplomacy in geopolitics? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by John […]

  • Russian fuel exports soaring 

    RT - Dec 10th 2023 12:39am EST

    Diesel and gasoil supplies have increased after Moscow lifted restrictions Russian fuel exports rebounded in November following the easing of export restrictions and the end of the refinery maintenance season, Bloomberg reported this week, citing ship-tracking data from Vortexa.    Shipments of refined fuel surged to 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, rising […]

  • US approves emergency sale of arms to Israel

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 6:36pm EST

    The Biden administration has bypassed Congress to provide tank ammunition for West Jerusalem’s war against Hamas US President Joe Biden’s administration has circumvented congressional authority over military aid to Israel by granting emergency approval for selling $106.5 million of tank ammunition needed for West Jerusalem’s escalating war effort against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The […]

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  • Father of American jailed in Ukraine blames Biden

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 5:46pm EST

    Gonzalo Lira Sr. has claimed that Washington was complicit in the detention of his son for criticizing the Kiev regime President Joe Biden’s administration was complicit in the arrest of a US citizen who was jailed and tortured in Ukraine for criticizing the Kiev government, the father of incarcerated blogger Gonzalo Lira has claimed, saying […]

  • Musk’s AI just as “far left” as ChatGPT – researcher

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 3:56pm EST

    Grok “agreed” with some of the basic tenets of communism in political ideology quizzes Billionaire Elon Musk’s new AI chatbot Grok has nearly the same left-liberal political ideology as its more famous competitor ChatGPT, research scientist David Rozado claimed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, citing its responses to a popular political […]

  • ‘Most censored man’ in America set to return to X

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 3:30pm EST

    Elon Musk is holding a poll about reinstating Alex Jones’ account X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk has asked the public to vote on whether to reinstate the account of Infowars host Alex Jones. Musk said that maintaining the ban on Jones would go against his belief in free speech. Musk posted his poll on […]

  • Poll shows Republican candidate with biggest edge over Biden

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 3:23pm EST

    Nikki Haley has opened up a far bigger lead than Donald Trump holds in a hypothetical 2024 matchup with the incumbent US president Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has built a double-digit lead over US President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 election matchup, quadrupling the margin held by the top-polling Republican candidate, Donald […]

  • Will Hunter’s crimes destroy Joe Biden’s political career?

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 3:15pm EST

    The US president’s son could face up to 17 years in prison on charges that could incriminate his father The year 2023 certainly cannot end soon enough for the Biden regime. On the very same day House Republicans moved to formalize an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, special counsel David Weiss filed a nine-count […]

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  • Germany’s Scholz lying about gas – Medvedev

    RT - Dec 9th 2023 2:25pm EST

    The ex-Russian president slammed the chancellor over claims Moscow was to blame for stopping the supply of natural gas to Europe DETAILS TO FOLLOW