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  • Russia’s economic growth to beat EU and US – NYT

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 8:14am EDT

    Western sanctions have helped the country restructure its economy, the outlet notes The Russian economy has proved to be much more resilient than many Western governments expected after the sweeping sanctions intended to cripple it were imposed, the New York Times reported on Monday.   Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine Russia’s economy […]

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  • China spreads its wings: As the US tries a new gambit, Beijing has found a way to outplay Washington

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 7:29am EDT

    Despite Western attempts to hold its economy back, the Asian giant is improving its balance of trade in an important economic zone China still hopes to restore ties with the United States, but relations between the two countries should be based on principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and cooperation beneficial for both sides. Such […]

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  • US neighbor refuses to set up migrant transit centers

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 7:15am EDT

    Mexico prefers these sites for asylum seekers being in their countries of origin, the country’s president has said Mexico has rejected the US request to open local processing centers for migrants, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said during his press conference on Tuesday. He noted that the issue will be addressed at a coming summit […]

  • IMF issues worse new global inflation forecast

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 6:49am EDT

    Consumer prices across the world are expected to rise by 5.8% next year The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an upward revision of its forecasts for global inflation to 6.9% this year and 5.8% in 2024, marking an increase of 0.1% and 0.6%, respectively, versus the projections made by the Washington-based institution three months […]

  • Teacher and student brawl over Palestinian flag in Berlin (VIDEO)

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 6:17am EDT

    The educator alleges he was attacked first, although the young man’s family denies the claim Violence broke out at a school in Berlin after a student refused a teacher’s demand to put away a Palestinian flag, police have said. The incident comes amid the worst fighting in decades between Israel and militant group Hamas. The […]

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  • Cheap Hamas drones made Israel’s border wall ‘useless’ – NYT

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 4:10am EDT

    Israeli officials have explained key security and operational lapses that allowed the group’s deadly incursion Deceiving Israel about its intentions and finding a key vulnerability in the surveillance infrastructure on the Gaza border were some of the crucial elements of the plan which allowed Hamas to inflict the worst beach of Israeli security in five […]

  • New quake strikes devastated Afghanistan

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 1:38am EDT

    The jolt comes as the Afghan authorities deal with the aftermath of a deadly quake last weekend A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just days after another major quake killed over 2,000 Afghans and injured thousands more, according to local officials. The US Geological Survey reported the latest jolt early Wednesday morning, noting a […]

  • Bitcoin mining manufacturer can’t pay staff – report

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 1:31am EDT

    Disappointing sales are behind Beijing-based Bitmain’s decision to furlough employees, local media reports Bitmain, the world’s biggest producer of hardware designed for mining cryptocurrency, has stopped paying salaries for September and beyond, China’s tech media outlet Leiphone reported on Tuesday, citing many company employees familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based corporation, which manufactures application-specific integrated […]

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  • Sharp rise in luxury cars registered in Russia – RBK

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 1:31am EDT

    The number of vehicles with an advertised price of $100,000 or more increased by 22% last year, data shows The number of luxury cars in Russia increased by 22% last year despite the exodus of Western automakers due to sanctions, business daily RBK reported on Monday, citing analysis of federal tax audit data. According to […]

  • CrossTalk: ‘total blockade’

    RT - Oct 11th 2023 12:00am EDT

    When Hamas launched its operation against Israel, the Western world, as usual, declared it was an ‘unprovoked’ attack. This is not surprising. As with the conflict in Ukraine, the West refuses to accept that it’s responsible for its client states’ destructive and illegal behavior. CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi, Ramzy Baroud, and Romana Rubeo.

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  • EU issues ultimatum to Elon Musk

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 11:12pm EDT

    The billionaire will face “penalties” should he fail to comply with “disinformation” regulations, a senior official said A top European Union official has demanded a crackdown on “disinformation” on X (formery Twitter), warning that the bloc would take action against site owner Elon Musk if he allowed “terrorist content” to circulate on his platform. In […]

  • Famed Soviet physicist killed by Hamas – media

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 8:30pm EDT

    81-year-old Sergey Gredeskul used to teach at Ben Gurion University Notable theoretical physicist Sergey Gredeskul and his wife Viktoria were killed by Hamas militants at their home in southern Israel, Russian media outlets reported on Tuesday evening. “On October 7, during a terrorist attack by Hamas militants, Sergei Andreevich Gredeskul and his wife were killed […]

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  • Trump sues ‘Russiagate’ dossier author

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 7:53pm EDT

    The document that fueled the conspiracy theory is at the heart of a UK breach of privacy case Former US President Donald Trump has sued retired spy Christopher Steele in a British court, arguing that his “dossier” claiming the Republican politician’s “ties to Russia” in 2016 violated UK data protection laws. Steele inflicted “personal and […]

  • US labels Niger change-of-power ‘a coup’

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 6:44pm EDT

    Efforts to restore “democracy” in the African nation have failed, Washington says Washington has officially designated the July takeover by a new military government in Niger a “coup d’état,” a step that limits the US ability to cooperate with the West African country. President Joe Biden’s administration had hesitated to take this step for months […]

  • Israeli lawmaker calls for using ‘doomsday weapons’

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 6:28pm EDT

    Gaza should be “flattened” with nuclear-capable missiles, a member of Knesset from the ruling party has stated Israel should use Jericho missiles to “level” Gaza “without mercy” after the weekend’s attacks by Hamas, lawmaker Revital Gotliv has said. Gotliv is a member of Knesset from the ranks of Likud, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin […]

  • Tara Reade: Is Kennedy Jr’s presidential run as an independent just an illusion of choice for voters?

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 5:12pm EDT

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped his candidacy as a Democrat to run as an independent for President of the United States On Monday, Robert Francis Kennedy Junior announced that he was dropping out of the presidential election race as a Democrat and would be instead running as an independent candidate. His announcement was not […]

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  • UK may arrest people for waving Palestinian flags

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 4:39pm EDT

    Chants and symbols may also be grounds for criminal charges, the government told police Police in England and Wales should treat Palestinian flags, chants and other symbols displayed in certain contexts as hate speech, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said in a letter of instruction sent on Tuesday. “It is not just explicit pro-Hamas symbols and […]

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  • Some Israeli actions ‘against international law’ – EU

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 2:53pm EDT

    Denying Gaza water, food and electricity is not appropriate, Josep Borrell has said Israel has the right to self-defense, but some of the decisions its government has made are contrary to international humanitarian law, EU foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell said on Tuesday. “Israel has the right to defend, but it has to be done […]

  • Ukraine now taking a back seat to Israel – Hungary

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 2:52pm EDT

    Preventing further escalation is the most urgent priority for European and Arab leaders, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said The war between Israel and Hamas has overshadowed the conflict in Ukraine as the main topic of international discussion, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto declared before meeting with ministers from the Gulf states. “After a long time, […]

  • Ten Russians in Israel killed or missing – embassy

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 2:29pm EDT

    The Russian nationals were among the foreign casualties of the Gaza conflict Four Russian citizens have been killed and six more are missing after three days of conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said on Tuesday. A number of foreign nationals were attending a music festival near Israel’s border with […]

  • Saudi Arabia expresses ‘unwavering’ support for Palestine

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 1:15pm EDT

    Riyadh has said it will actively cooperate with regional actors in an effort to bring a “swift end” to the violence between Hamas and Israel Saudi Arabia continues to support the “legitimate rights” of Palestinians, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a phone call on Monday, Saudi media reported. The […]

  • Abbas Juma: Israel will suffer much more damage from this war than it might expect

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 12:39pm EDT

    What can Hezbollah demonstrate in the event of a full-fledged war with Israel? On October 7 the world was shocked by another flare-up of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and, this time, a very serious one. Not only did Hamas fire rockets at Israel, but it also penetrated Israeli territory. The operation, called Al-Aqsa Flood, has been […]

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  • IMF raises Russian GDP growth forecast by almost 50%

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 12:19pm EDT

    The country’s economy is projected to grow 2.2% this year The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again raised its growth forecast for the Russian economy in 2023, issuing revised figures in its World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday. The IMF now expects Russia’s GDP to grow 2.2% this year, a sharp increase from its […]

  • SAS troops killed 9 Afghans ‘in their beds’ – media

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 11:53am EDT

    A public inquiry into the deaths of 80 civilians during British operations in Helmand has begun Members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) have been accused of shooting dead nine Afghans while they were sleeping during night raids on Afghan forces between 2010 and 2013. The allegations were made on the first day of a […]

  • The Israel-Palestine war is Washington’s fault

    RT - Oct 10th 2023 11:50am EDT

    The US has continually sidelined Palestinian grievances and buried any chance for a two-state solution – and with it, any chance for peace The administration of US President Joe Biden and decades of failed American policy decisions in West Asia set the stage for the eruption of the horrifying violence we see today in Palestine […]