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  • Boris Johnson quotes the Terminator in Parliament

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 2:13pm EDT

    The outgoing UK PM recycled a line from the classic movie after boasting of his accomplishments Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted at a political comeback in the future before signing off his last Prime Minister’s Questions event with a “Hasta la vista, baby” – a famous line from the dystopian sci-fi film ‘Terminator […]

  • US administration explains how soaring gas prices are actually ‘a benefit’

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 1:44pm EDT

    The transportation secretary says the more “pain” Americans feel at the pump, the more beneficial it is to own an electric vehicle Soaring gas prices in the US are a “benefit” to owners of electric vehicles(EV), Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said while testifying before a House committee on Tuesday. Buttigieg suggested that people […]

  • Most investors expect European recession – survey

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 1:35pm EDT

    Some 86% of those polled said they expected the EU to suffer a recession within the year Some 86% of global investors predict Europe will enter a recession within the year, according to a survey of fund managers conducted by Bank of America and published on Tuesday. The figure represents a stark increase from last […]

  • Ukrainian official continues offending Germans after losing his post in Berlin

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 1:29pm EDT

    The head of Saxony drew the ire of Kiev’s former envoy by saying the Ukraine conflict must be ‘frozen’ The former Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin, Andrey Melnik, slammed the minister president of the eastern German state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, after he said Europe should mediate a ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow instead of adding […]

  • US to send more HIMARS to Ukraine

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 12:47pm EDT

    Kiev will receive four additional advanced rocket systems in the next military aid package, Pentagon chief says  Ukraine will receive four more high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) from Washington as part of the next security assistance package, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Wednesday.     “Later this week, we’ll roll out our […]

  • US School mascot dumped for ‘Nazi’ imagery

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 11:04am EDT

    A Georgia school was forced to scrap its recently-redesigned logo after complaints it resembled a German wartime symbol The Cobb County School District in Georgia, US, has backtracked on a new logo for its East Side Elementary School featuring an eagle design, after parents and local Jewish groups complained it resembled a Nazi “war eagle” […]

  • Russia starts building Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 10:57am EDT

    Led by Rosatom, the $30 billion project is expected to be completed by 2028  Russian state-owned Rosatom has begun construction on the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, the company said in a press release published on Wednesday.  “The start of construction on the El Dabaa power plant’s first reactor means Egypt is now joining the […]

  • Kissinger warns Biden on China

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 10:51am EDT

    The architect of Richard Nixon’s rapprochement with Beijing warned that China is here to stay US President Joe Biden should demonstrate some “Nixonian flexibility” and treat China with patience, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has told Bloomberg. The elder statesman said that while Washington should work to contain Beijing’s influence, this “cannot be achieved […]

  • Putin suggests motive behind Canada’s gas turbine delay

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 10:23am EDT

    The holdup had nothing to do with sanctions, according to the Russian president Moscow has rejected Ottawa’s reasons for delaying the return of a vital part for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that pumps Russian gas to Germany. President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday that the reasons were purely economic. “The decision [not to return […]

  • EU tells member countries to conserve gas

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 9:23am EDT

    Brussels says reducing energy use is necessary due to possible Russian supply cuts The EU has called on members of the bloc to voluntarily cut their natural gas use by 15% starting next month, amid concerns that Russia may not restart deliveries via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The measure is part of the ‘Save […]

  • IMF warns of consequences of Russian gas shutoff

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 8:47am EDT

    Some EU countries could go into recession, according to the organization A total shutdown of Russian gas supplies to the EU could reduce the GDP of the most vulnerable member states by up to 6% and send them into a recession, the International Monetary Fund said in a blogpost on Tuesday. The warning comes amid […]

  • Ukraine sells billions in gold it may not have – Peter Schiff

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 7:57am EDT

    The country has sold more bullion than it was reported as having prior to the conflict Ukraine’s central bank has sold $12.4 billion of gold reserves since February, Reuters has reported. However, a precious metals expert says the numbers don’t add up. “We are selling [this gold] so that our importers are able to buy […]

  • UK soldiers banned from buying sex abroad

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 7:47am EDT

    New rules state that those doing so will be thrown out of the military, the MoD has said The UK’s Ministry of Defence will no longer allow its troops to engage the services of prostitutes while stationed abroad. The measure is part of a campaign to fight abuse in its ranks, the British military announced […]

  • Ukraine wants to halt foreign debt payments – media

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 7:45am EDT

    This follows the approval of a €1 billion EU loan to Kiev The Ukrainian government has moved to delay payments on foreign debt for two years, the country’s media reported on Wednesday. The restructuring will have to be approved by the creditors first, the reports add. According to an earlier story by Bloomberg, Kiev also […]

  • Let the people pay: How EU leaders make their citizens suffer the fallout from their failed Russia policy

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 7:33am EDT

    Western leaders accuse Russia of ‘weaponising’ gas – but, in reality, it’s their own sanctions which have caused this crisis The West can easily end its energy crisis by lifting sanctions it imposed on Russia In a Bastille Day interview, French President Emmanuel Macron told citizens to “prepare ourselves for a scenario where we have to […]

  • Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 6:35am EDT

    Damascus says it was a tit-for-tat move Damascus has cut diplomatic ties with Kiev, the Syrian foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. This comes in response to a similar step by Ukraine last month that followed Syria’s recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. “The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to sever diplomatic relations with […]

  • German energy giant bailout plan revealed

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 5:38am EDT

    Berlin may have to spend €10 billion to rescue Uniper, according to Bloomberg The German government and energy major Uniper are reportedly nearing an agreement under which the state will inject more than €5 billion ($5.1bn) into the business. The total commitment is likely to be up to €10 billion, Bloomberg claims, citing people familiar with […]

  • UK inflation hits 40-year high

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 5:23am EDT

    Consumer prices rose 9.4% in June amid the worsening cost of living crisis Inflation in Britain accelerated at a faster pace than expected in June and hit 9.4% year-on-year, the highest increase since February 1982, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index was expected to rise […]

  • Sri Lanka elects new president amid crisis

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 4:26am EDT

    MPs have backed acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe for the top job The Sri Lankan parliament has chosen six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the island nation’s new president. His predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country last week and resigned after heated protests over the state of the economy. Wickremesinghe’s candidacy was backed by 134 out […]

  • White House makes claims about ‘annexation’ of Ukrainian lands

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 3:55am EDT

    Moscow is laying the groundwork to make swathes of Ukrainian territory part of Russia, the White House says Russia is preparing to annex Ukrainian lands by arranging “sham” referendums on the territories it currently controls, like it did with Crimea eight years ago, the White House has said. “We have information today, including from downgraded […]

  • CrossTalk: Economic decline

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 3:37am EDT

    Probably the most important and impactful piece of political advice ever given was ‘it’s the economy, stupid.’ Indeed, the economic and financial condition of any society transcends ideology. And it is ideology – neoliberalism, to be specific – that is driving the world into recession. CrossTalking with Tom Luongo, Pye Ian, and Michael Hudson. Powered […]

  • Record heatwave threatens EU food security – Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 2:30am EDT

    Corn crops are now at risk amid wider grain shortages A record heatwave in some of Europe’s key farming regions has put this year’s corn harvest at risk, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Corn crops are in the midst of flowering and adverse weather can lower the number of kernels that ultimately fill with grain. Temperatures […]

  • France to nationalize country’s biggest power provider

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 1:55am EDT

    The state will buy EDF amid Europe’s worsening energy crisis France has announced a takeover bid to gain full control of the country’s largest utility, EDF. The government has made an offer of €9.7 billion ($9.9 billion) to nationalize electricity provider EDF, the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Tuesday. The state already […]

  • Bill Gates congratulates India

    RT - Jul 20th 2022 12:09am EDT

    The billionaire praised India for reaching a major vaccination milestone Microsoft co-founder and WHO mega-donor Bill Gates has once again applauded India for its Covid-19 pandemic management success, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his country crossed a “special figure” of two billion vaccine doses administered in rougly 18 months. “We are grateful for our […]

  • Twitter wins first battle against Musk

    RT - Jul 19th 2022 11:29pm EDT

    Tesla CEO lost his bid to delay the social media giant’s lawsuit until next year A judge in the state of Delaware has set a date for a court showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter sometime in October, stating that any further delay “threatens irreparable harm” to the company that seeks to force the billionaire […]