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  • Russian electricity ten times cheaper than in UK – banker

    RT - Oct 12th 2023 1:15am EDT

    Low energy prices make Russian industry more competitive than its European rivals, a Sber official has said Electricity costs for Russian consumers are nearly ten times lower than in the UK, and are roughly four times less than in the EU, a leading banker stated on Wednesday, referring to prices for households and businesses. Anatoly […]

  • US adds $500 billion to debt in less than a month

    RT - Oct 12th 2023 1:15am EDT

    The $31.4 trillion debt ceiling was surpassed in January US national debt surged by more than $500 billion in just 20 days to reach $33.5 trillion, according to data provided by the Treasury Department last week. On September 18, the Treasury reported that the amount of money borrowed by the federal government to cover operating […]

  • Support not ‘indefinite’, White House tells Ukraine

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 8:40pm EDT

    When it comes to funding Kiev, the US says it is “at the end of the rope” The US is running out of money for Ukraine unless Congress approves additional funding, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. “In the near term, we’ve got appropriations and authorities for both Ukraine and for […]

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  • NASA finds water and carbon on asteroid

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 8:27pm EDT

    Samples obtained by the OSIRIS-REx probe may provide insight into how life arose on Earth Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe are rich in water and carbon-containing compounds, the US space agency revealed in a live webcast on Wednesday. The mission completed the 1.4 billion mile (2.3 billion km) return journey […]

  • Zelensky plans ‘solidarity’ tour to Israel – Axios

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 7:45pm EDT

    Ukraine’s president has previously voiced concerns about losing the West’s attention Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is seeking to visit Israel in order to back Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against Gaza, Axios reported on Wednesday. Zelensky’s office has sent Netanyahu’s office an official request to coordinate a visit, the US outlet said, citing anonymous officials […]

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  • How a US ‘peace plan’ brought war to Israel’s doorstep

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 6:02pm EDT

    The 2020 Abraham Accords were a time bomb that exploded in last week’s Hamas assault On Saturday morning, Jihadist group Hamas made the decision to attack Israel on an unprecedented scale, bombarding it with rockets and launching a ground invasion. Carnage, death and destruction ensued, with hundreds dead and thousands injured on both sides, including […]

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  • Pentagon promises to help Ukraine build its air force

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 5:18pm EDT

    The US announced it would “lead” the F-16 training coalition for Kiev The US will lead the “capability coalition” to develop Ukraine’s air force, including the training of Ukrainian pilots on flying F-16 fighter jets, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. “I’m proud to announce that the United States will step up again to […]

  • US Republicans name new candidate for Speaker

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 4:57pm EDT

    Steve Scalise narrowly beat Jim Jordan to land the nomination, but faces opposition from within his own party Republican lawmakers have selected Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise as their candidate for House Speaker. Scalise narrowly defeated Trump-endorsed conservative Jim Jordan to clinch the nomination, but will need to win over all of Jordan’s backers to secure […]

  • US intervention in Israel would be “big mistake” – satirist

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 4:33pm EDT

    Sending a carrier group to Israel is a bluff by the Pentagon, which is spread too thin for another war, Randy Credico has argued Direct US intervention in the war between Israel and Hamas would be a “big mistake,” political satirist Randy Credico told RT on Wednesday, suggesting the Pentagon’s decision to dispatch a carrier […]

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  • 22 Americans confirmed dead in Israel – White House

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 3:22pm EDT

    An unknown number of US citizens are being held as hostages by Hamas militants At least 22 US citizens have been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, while another 17 are unaccounted for, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday. The latest figures represent an increase from Tuesday, when […]

  • US policy in Middle East ‘obviously failed’ – Putin

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 3:10pm EDT

    The Russian leader commented on Washington’s unilateral approach to the Israel-Palestine question The US abandoned international instruments and proposed its own solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has now been exposed as a complete failure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “The fact that this is a failure is now obvious,” Putin told the […]

  • US congressman who faked resume indicted for identity theft and fraud

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 2:32pm EDT

    Republican George Santos insists he will not resign despite the felony charges pending against him Scandal-plagued Republican congressman George Santos was federally indicted on 10 counts including identity theft, embezzlement, and wire fraud in the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday, bringing the total number of felony charges against him to 23.  The freshman […]

  • Decades before Snowden, this American patriot waged war against illegal surveillance in the US

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 2:10pm EDT

    In the 1970s, US Army Captain Christopher Pyle blew the lid on government agencies’ domestic spying In 1970, a US Army captain went rogue after he discovered that the military was conducting surveillance on dissidents across the country, thus sparking the first effort in modern times to tame US intelligence. In 1968, almost half a […]

  • Netanyahu wants US involved in war – ex-Pentagon official

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 1:56pm EDT

    American ships near Israel could become another “Gulf of Tonkin,” Michael Maloof has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would like Washington directly involved in the conflict with Hamas because he hopes to expand the war to Lebanon and Iran, former senior security policy analyst at the US Department of Defense, Michael Maloof, told RT […]

  • Israel knew of Hamas attack in advance – US lawmaker

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 12:48pm EDT

    Representative Michael McCaul backed up earlier claims that Egypt tipped Israeli officials off to an impending assault Three days before Hamas’ large-scale assault on Israel, the Egyptian authorities warned their Israeli counterparts that such an operation was imminent, US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told reporters on Wednesday. “We know that Egypt has […]

  • “100% sure” Hamas using US-supplied weapons – ex-CIA analyst

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 11:43am EDT

    Washington is expected to prioritize aid to Israel and put conditions on continued funding to Ukraine Hamas is using US-supplied weapons to attack Israel even as Washington prepares to step up military aid to West Jerusalem, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told RT on Monday. “It’s probably 100% sure that the weapons were supplied by […]

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  • Musk predicts ‘civil war’ in Europe

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 11:40am EDT

    The billionaire has apparently endorsed the notion that EU immigration policy is suicidal US entrepreneur Elon Musk has suggested that European Union may face the prospect of civil war due to its immigrant-welcoming policies. Two weeks ago, he visited the US southern border, wading into the bitter debate over immigration in his home country. “If […]

  • NATO state tells citizens to pay for their flights out of Israel

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 11:35am EDT

    Norway has announced a flight to take its citizens out of Tel Aviv four days after the start of the Gaza conflict The Norwegian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced that it would carry out an evacuation flight from Tel Aviv to Oslo for its citizens and those of other Nordic nations. According to the statement, […]

  • US announces more military aid for Ukraine 

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 11:31am EDT

    With the new package, Washington’s overall military assistance to Kiev has reached $43.9 billion, the Pentagon’s chief says  Washington will provide another $200 million worth of military aid to Kiev amid the conflict with Russia, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced at a gathering of the so-called Ukraine Defense Contact Group.   “I’m proud […]

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  • Western virtue signaling goes hypersonic over Israel

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 10:44am EDT

    With all the rhetoric bluster and warmongering coming from Washington and Brussels, it’s clear that peace isn’t their first priority “Israel has the right to defend itself – today and in the days to come. The European Union stands with Israel,” tweeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, effectively blessing a carte blanche response by the […]

  • IMF tells Ukraine to collect more taxes

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 10:17am EDT

    Kiev must prepare for when foreign aid dries up, the fund’s representative has warned Ukraine has to find ways to finance itself, as international support will dwindle, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission in the country has warned. In an interview with NV Business outlet, Gavin Gray suggested that Kiev focus on […]

  • South Korea wants to expand spying on North after Hamas attack

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 10:13am EDT

    South Korea’s defense minister says he will urge the suspension of a 2018 military treaty with the nuclear-armed neighbor South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik wants to terminate the country’s military agreement with North Korea due to a “threat” of a possible attack following the sudden outbreak of war between Israel and Palestine, he told […]

  • Russia’s nuclear industry has no equal – Putin

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 9:18am EDT

    The country is currently building more than 20 power units abroad, the Russian president told an energy forum in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the country’s nuclear industry on Wednesday, calling it the best in the world. Putin was speaking at the Russian Energy Week forum that is currently underway in Moscow. “Russia’s nuclear […]

  • Zelensky arrives at NATO HQ

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 9:15am EDT

    This is the Ukrainian leader’s first visit to the US-led military bloc’s headquarters since the start of the conflict with Russia Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has arrived at the NATO headquarters in Brussels to take part in meetings of the bloc’s defense ministers aimed at discussing further Western support for Kiev in its fight against […]

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  • Palestinian Authority sounds alarm over ‘genocide’

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 9:02am EDT

    Israeli forces are bombing Gaza with the stated goal of obliterating Hamas The Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry has warned of the risk of “manifestations of genocide” during the Israeli retaliation against Hamas, after the militant group launched a deadly raid into southern Israel last week. In a statement on Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority explained the […]

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