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  • UFC reverses Russian flag ban

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 2:03pm EDT

    MMA fighters, including Russians, will once again be able to display their national flag in the UFC’s Octagon Dana White, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), told reporters in Las Vegas late on Saturday that fighters will once again be permitted to display their national flags in the Octagon, ending a […]

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  • Turkish lawmaker sets out only way to stop Israeli-Palestinian violence

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 1:27pm EDT

    Only Palestinian independence can establish peace in the Middle East, according to parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus Ongoing violence between Israelis and Palestinians will be inevitable in the Middle East unless a two-state solution is agreed that guarantees a free and independent State of Palestine, Dr Numan Kurtulmus, the newly-elected speaker of the Turkish Grand National […]

  • Israelis beg for help after family identified among Hamas hostages

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 1:26pm EDT

    Shani Louk’s mother has pleaded for the return of her daughter – or her body – after spotting her in the militants’ video A German-Israeli tattoo artist and an Israeli couple are among dozens of apparent kidnapping victims who have been identified by distraught family members from social media clips of their purported abductions, it […]

  • US issues warning to Hezbollah

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 1:07pm EDT

    Washington has warned Hezbollah and other parties against getting mixed up in the new Israel-Palestine flare-up The US has warned third parties from attempting to interfere in the escalated conflict between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has revealed. The warning has in particular been extended to the Lebanon-based […]

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  • Military solution to Ukraine conflict unlikely – Italian defense minister

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 12:18pm EDT

    Guido Crosetto also noted that Rome cannot be expected to support Kiev indefinitely as its own stocks are limited It is unlikely that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will be resolved on the battlefield, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has predicted. He also revealed that Rome is considering ways to bring the two sides to the negotiating […]

  • The father of Facebook doesn’t understand social media anymore

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 12:00pm EDT

    Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta flops with its Threads App and WhatsApp Channels amid copycat controversy and accessibility debacles In the world of social media business, where revenues are on the decline and the social media industry faces pressing commercial challenges, a fundamental principle comes to the fore: Adapt or risk fading into obscurity, reminiscent of MySpace’s […]

  • Israel-Palestine conflict endangers oil market – experts

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 11:40am EDT

    Massive oil-price surge is not anticipated unless the escalation spreads across the region, traders say The latest escalation of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict is not projected to pose immediate risks for the global oil market, crude traders told Bloomberg on Sunday as they prepare for the market to open. On Saturday, Palestinian armed group Hamas […]

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  • Hamas may have Russian hostages – Israel

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 11:26am EDT

    The Palestinian militants have taken a “high” number of captives, the country’s envoy to Moscow says Russian nationals may have been among those captured by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi has claimed. The diplomat made the remarks to TASS news agency on Sunday, explaining that the militants had […]

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  • ‘Queen of Canada’ threatens villagers with public execution – media

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 11:01am EDT

    Leader of group, seen as a cult, sent warning letters urging residents to “be forewarned and prepared” as locals try to remove them A cult led by self-proclaimed Queen of Canada Romana Didulo has occupied an abandoned school in a small village in the province of Saskatchewan and is now threatening villagers with dire judgment […]

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  • ‘We are completely shocked by the damage’: What are ordinary people in Gaza saying about Israel’s retaliation?

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 10:23am EDT

    A local resident says no street has been left undamaged as Israeli strikes continue Since the beginning of its ‘Iron Swords’ operation on Saturday, Israel has destroyed or damaged more than 400 sites in Gaza. Over 300 Palestinians have been killed, many of whom were civilians. At least 1,990 have been wounded. Sanaa Kamal, a […]

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  • Baltic Sea gas pipeline shut down over suspected leak

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 10:17am EDT

    Operators have refused to speculate on the source of the system failure, according to Reuters An undersea gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia is temporarily out of service after gas system companies in both countries observed an unexpected drop in pressure likely caused by a leak, its operators have said. “I do not want to […]

  • Russia resumes oil exports to BRICS partner

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 10:15am EDT

    Exports of Russian crude to Brazil hit 13-year high in September, RIA Novosti reports Russian oil producers exported 84,400 metric tons of crude to Brazil last month, marking the highest volume shipped from Russia to that country since June 2010, when the South American nation bought in 117,800 metric tons, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, […]

  • Germany at risk of energy shortages – utility

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 9:49am EDT

    The EU’s top economy has no “buffers” in its gas system, RWE CEO Markus Krebber has said Germany may face gas supply disruptions this winter due to the continuing energy crisis, Markus Krebber, the CEO of the country’s largest utility, RWE, has warned. According to Krebber, the cold weather threatens the energy security of the […]

  • Israel officially at war with Hamas – Netanyahu’s office

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 8:09am EDT

    The invocation of Article 40 allows the government to carry out “significant military activities,” the prime minister’s office says Israel’s security cabinet voted on Saturday night to officially go to war following a major attack on the country by Palestinian armed group Hamas, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

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  • Americans get poorer as Washington throws cash at Ukraine and migrants

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 7:40am EDT

    US families are undergoing a third-straight year of falling income, but politicians think taxpayer money is better spent elsewhere As Uncle Sam continues to pump billions of dollars into Kiev’s flagging fight against Russia and provide tempting handouts to illegal migrants, why is the average American worker forced to live paycheck to paycheck? Here’s a […]

  • Americans losing spending power – Bloomberg  

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 7:02am EDT

    The number of households reporting tumbling incomes is growing, a survey has found The number of US adults with declining incomes has soared in recent weeks in a sign of a weakening labor market, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The share of households facing a drop in their incomes rose from 10.7% in August to 11.8% […]

  • Egyptian police officer kills two Israeli tourists

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 6:41am EDT

    An Egyptian citizen was also killed in the same incident in Alexandria, reports say Two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian citizen were killed on Sunday when an Egyptian police officer opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mansheya area of the city of Alexandria in Egypt, according to RT Arabic, which cites an official from […]

  • Russia becomes India’s number one supplier of light-end oil product

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 6:03am EDT

    Imports of Russian naphtha topped UAE’s supplies in the first nine months of the current year Sellers of Russian naphtha shipped around 770,000 tons of the light-end oil product to India in the period January to September, compared to only 154,000 tons sold during all of 2022, Reuters reported earlier this week, citing ship-tracking data. […]

  • Biden looking for workarounds to keep Ukraine aid flowing – Politico

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 4:51am EDT

    The media outlet claims Washington is considering using a State Department program or a three-way swap involving Poland The Biden administration is looking for “creative” ways to secure further military aid for Ukraine amid mounting opposition at home, POLITICO has reported. Meanwhile, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper claimed that the White House is considering the possibility of […]

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  • In the interest of war? Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 3:26am EDT

    For decades, the United States was the only great power capable of striking anywhere with impunity. This was made possible because of its unparalleled security advantages, chiefly, being bordered by two mellow neighbors and being shielded by two oceans. This allowed America to reap many benefits, but could they now be leading it into decline? […]

  • Russia’s richest company revealed

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 2:56am EDT

    Gazprom leads the Forbes ranking of the country’s most profitable firms Energy giant Gazprom has topped the Forbes rating of Russia’s most profitable companies for the second year in a row, the outlet revealed on Thursday.    Gazprom once again led the ranking of the 100 largest Russian companies by net profit, after earning 1.3 […]

  • AI could let people work less, JPMorgan boss claims

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 2:04am EDT

    The tech may dramatically reduce job hours, according to Jamie Dimon Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to substantially improve quality of life for the next generation of workers, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has suggested. He noted, however, that the technology could cost some people jobs. In an interview with Bloomberg aired this week, Dimon said […]

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  • Israel fires shells at Lebanon

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 12:58am EDT

    The Israeli military says that its artillery is responding to mortar attacks The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that they have carried out artillery stirkes on the territory of Lebanon in response to mortar attacks from across the borders. The shelling was reported on Sunday morning, a day after Hamas and other Palestinian groups launched […]

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  • Pakistan weighs in on Hamas-Israel hostilities

    RT - Oct 8th 2023 12:35am EDT

    Islamabad called for a ceasefire and voiced support for Palestine Pakistan has urged to immediately end the bloodshed between Hamas militants and Israel, which broke out on Saturday morning. At the same time, Pakistani senior officials condemned Israel for the “brutalization” of Palestinians.  “We are concerned about the human cost of the escalating situation,” the […]

  • Biden mulls asking $100 billion check for Ukraine – Telegraph

    RT - Oct 7th 2023 11:19pm EDT

    The US president is reportedly considering asking Congress to pass enough funding to get through the 2024 election US President Joe Biden is reportedly plotting a potential “one-and-done” Ukraine aid request that would be so big that he wouldn’t need to seek any more funding approvals from Congress until after the 2024 election, The Telegraph […]

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