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  • Meta bans pro-Hamas content

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 9:33pm EDT

    The social media giant responded after pressure from senior European Union officials Meta has said it removed hundreds of thousands of “disturbing” posts related to the Israel-Hamas war, in addition to other steps to cut down on hateful or misleading content on its platforms. The company announced the move on Friday, saying it had culled […]

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  • Israel lost my sympathy – EU state’s president

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 8:49pm EDT

    Croatia’s Zoran Milanovic said the bombing of civilians in Gaza went beyond self-defense Having the Croatian Foreign Ministry fly an Israeli flag was “idiotic” and inappropriate, President Zoran Milanovic said Friday, noting that the deplorable atrocities by Hamas did not give Israel the right to bomb civilians for revenge. “I think it was an idiotic […]

  • Israel launches first ground raids into Gaza

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 8:14pm EDT

    The IDF said it had managed to recover several bodies of Israelis during a “localized” incursion The Israel Defense Force sent tanks and foot soldiers into Gaza on Friday, to conduct what it termed “localized raids” ahead of a likely invasion of the Palestinian enclave, in an effort to locate some of the people taken […]

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  • Tear gas and water cannons: RT caught in IDF raid in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 7:18pm EDT

    A RT crew witnessed Israelis and Palestinians clash on the “day of rage” RT’s Middle East bureau chief Maria Finoshina found herself putting on a gas mask as Israeli security forces unleashed tear gas on rock-throwing Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem on Friday. Finoshina and her crew were in Wadi al-Joz, an Arab neighborhood north […]

  • France introduces terror threat regime

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 6:37pm EDT

    Paris announced “Attack Emergency” after a terrorist stabbing in Arras The French government on Friday raised the country’s terrorism alert to the highest level, after a mass stabbing at a school in Arras on the “day of jihad” announced by some Hamas supporters. The new status of the Vigipirate alert system was announced by Prime […]

  • Hamas’ terror attack on Israel was similar to 9/11 in more ways than one

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 5:53pm EDT

    Did ‘lack of imagination’ prevent Israel from foreseeing the carnage? Thus far, the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s only answer to the brutality of last week’s terror attacks by Hamas has been brute force of its own. It will have to do better than that to prevent future surprises. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went as […]

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  • Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire – media

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 5:11pm EDT

    Six other reporters were injured when they were allegedly shelled by Israeli forces A Reuters videographer has been killed in southern Lebanon, the news agency said on Friday. Six other journalists were injured in the incident. The group was hit by Israeli artillery, Al Jazeera and Lebanese security sources said.  “We are deeply saddened to […]

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  • US pledges to back both Israel and Ukraine

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 4:14pm EDT

    Washington can still “walk and chew gum at the same time,” the Pentagon boss insists The US remains committed to continuing to help both Ukraine and Israel simultaneously and is able to “project power” in multiple theaters at the same time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday. “The United States is the most powerful […]

  • Netherlands fines companies for helping Russia build Crimean Bridge

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 3:35pm EDT

    Eight individuals were also sentenced to community service for their role in the construction Four Dutch companies and eight citizens have been found guilty of violating EU sanctions against Russia by supplying machinery, parts, and professional services used to build Moscow’s bridge to Crimea, the Dutch public prosecutor’s office announced on Friday. “The Crimean Bridge […]

  • Saudi Arabia shelves Israel peace deal – Reuters

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 3:18pm EDT

    The Kingdom reportedly put the US-brokered normalization plan on ice over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza Saudi Arabia has suspended plans to normalize relations with Israel amid the latter’s ongoing war with Palestinian Hamas militants, Reuters reported on Friday. Backed by the US, the deal would have been a diplomatic coup for Washington and a strategic […]

  • Protests turn violent in Paris (VIDEOS)

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 3:01pm EDT

    French trade unions have launched a day of strikes and rallies against controversial pension reforms French trade unionists took to the streets of Paris on Friday as transport, education, and medical workers walked off their jobs nationwide. Video from Paris showed police clubbing and tackling demonstrators.  Organized by a coalition of France’s largest trade unions, […]

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  • Russians told to leave Israel

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 1:53pm EDT

    Moscow’s embassy cited the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Russian embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday advised all its nationals to leave Israel using regular airline connections while they remain available. Diplomats pointed to the increased security risks from the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “As of today there are still opportunities to leave Israel, including on scheduled […]

  • Russian oil discounts shrank threefold – deputy PM

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 12:32pm EDT

    Steady exports and high demand have allowed for a price increase, Aleksandr Novak told RT Discounts on Russian oil exports have been reduced more than threefold since the beginning of the year due to high demand for the commodity, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak said on Friday. Price-cuts on Russian oil have declined from […]

  • Russian oil still flowing to EU – Republika Srpska PM

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 12:08pm EDT

    The bloc is buying Moscow’s crude via intermediaries at double the price, Radovan Viskovic told RT Oil from Russia is still entering the EU market despite Western sanctions, but it now flows through intermediaries at a much higher price, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic stated on Friday.    “The same energy resources are coming […]

  • Oil prices spike as US slaps sanctions on Russian crude exports

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 11:44am EDT

    Two shipping companies have been targeted for alleged violations of the G7 price cap Global oil prices jumped on Friday after the US began to enforce the G7 price cap restrictions on Russian crude exports, exacerbating concerns over global supply, market data showed. International benchmark Brent crude futures for December delivery surged over 4%, to […]

  • Russia urges wider use of national currencies in trade with neighboring states

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 9:31am EDT

    The CIS countries should protect themselves from external influence, President Vladimir Putin has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the member nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to rely more on national currencies in trade in order to make themselves less vulnerable to outside influence. Putin was speaking on Friday at a […]

  • Russia takes no pleasure in EU’s economic problems – Putin

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 8:14am EDT

    The bloc has entered a recession, unlike the CIS, the Russian president said Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his assessment of the current economic situation in the EU on Friday, stating that it has entered a recession, but that Moscow takes no joy in noting the bloc’s misfortune. Putin was speaking at a summit of […]

  • Teacher killed in stabbing attack at French school

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 8:06am EDT

    The suspect has been detained and is reportedly an ethnic Chechen former student A teacher has been killed and two other people wounded in a stabbing attack at a French school. A 20-year-old ethnic Chechen has been arrested in connection with the incident on Friday, according to local media. The attack happened at the Gambetta […]

  • Israel’s use of white phosphorus verified – Human Rights Watch

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 6:25am EDT

    Munitions that pose a high risk of maiming civilians have been fired over Gaza City and in Lebanon, the watchdog claimed  Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims to have verified videos of Israel deploying controversial white phosphorus munitions, including over Gaza City, amid the ongoing confrontation with Hamas. The substance produces an incendiary effect and when […]

  • EU gas prices soar

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 6:21am EDT

    Mounting fears of energy supply shortages have jolted markets Natural gas futures in Western Europe jumped by a further 5% on Friday, climbing to the highest level in six months, according to data from the London Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The cost of gas futures for November delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) hub in […]

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  • Hamas fighters carried detailed maps of Israeli targets – WSJ

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 4:11am EDT

    Intelligence and plans for the deadly raid show a high level of sophistication, the newspaper said Hamas fighters, who poured into southern Israel last weekend in a massive surprise attack, had detailed maps of their targets and other materials aiding their goals. The Wall Street Journal analyzed samples of the printed documents on Thursday. The […]

  • US House paralyzed as GOP fails to name next speaker

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 4:11am EDT

    Majority leader Steve Scalise withdrew his candidacy after failing to win the support of enough fellow Republicans Representative Steve Scalise has announced he will not be seeking the position of US House speaker after apparently failing to secure the support of enough fellow Republicans to win a vote of the full chamber. His decision has […]

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  • EU issues civilizational ultimatum to Türkiye

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 3:53am EDT

    A top Brussels official said Ankara must either align itself with the West or join its rivals European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas has demanded that Türkiye either openly declare its support for NATO, the EU and the “ethos of the West,” or side with Russia and an assortment of Muslim states and militant groups.  […]

  • CrossTalk: No way out 

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 1:46am EDT

    Netanyahu tells Biden ‘We have to go’ into Gaza and rules out negotiations. In turn, Biden says: ‘We stand with Israel’. So, it’s clear, peace isn’t the first priority. What is also on the agenda is potential genocide. CrossTalking with Miko Peled, Scott Ritter, and Triestino Mariniello.

  • EU state explains why it still buys Russian diamonds

    RT - Oct 13th 2023 1:33am EDT

    Belgium wants to wait until a full traceability system is ready before implementing a ban Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has said his country will not ban wholesale imports of Russian rough diamonds until the EU and G7 establish a system that allows tracing the origin of the gems. He made the remarks at […]