• Biden reacts to Independence Day shooting

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:15pm EDT

    US President vows to keep fighting the “epidemic of gun violence” President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked by the senseless gun violence” in Highland Park, Illinois, where at least six people were killed and 24 wounded in a shooting at an Independence Day parade on Monday. Biden said in […]

  • Video of drag queen performing with little girl horrifies viewers

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 4:37pm EDT

    Video of a scantily clad drag queen leading a child around a bar collecting tips has triggered calls for a crackdown Video depicting a drag queen clad only in spangled panties and a body harness leading a young girl adorned in a tiara around a bar has elicited outrage and demands for legal action from […]

  • West has ‘buried’ freedom of speech – Moscow

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 4:29pm EDT

    The persecution of Russian journalists in the West has reached an unacceptable scale, Russia’s foreign minister has said The harassment of Russian journalists in the US, Europe and Ukraine has reached “a massive scale,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. Moscow never wanted to take any measures that would affect journalistic freedoms, but […]

  • Brazilian UFC king tells Khabib to ‘stop talking crap’

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 2:42pm EDT

    Charles Oliveira claimed that Nurmagomedov was always respectful during his fighting days but has now changed his tune Former UFC lightweight king Charles Oliveira has criticized fellow 155lbs great Khabib Nurmagomedov for talking “crap” about him as the Russian pushes for a fight between the Brazilian and his charge Islam Makhachev. Oliveira was stripped of […]

  • US state bans teaching of gender ideology

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 1:56pm EDT

    Florida recently passed a law to curtail the teaching of sexuality and gender identity to young children Florida’s new law restricting the teaching of sexuality and gender ideology to public school students in grades kindergarten through three has taken effect as of Friday.  The Parental Rights in Education Act – dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ […]

  • Germany looking for solution to solve gas problem

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 1:18pm EDT

    Negotiations are underway with Canada and the European Commission on ways to return crucial parts for Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action stated on Monday that the country was working on ways to return Russian equipment for the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Canada. “We have addressed […]

  • Russian hockey boss seeks clarity over detained star

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 12:25pm EDT

    Ivan Fedotov was reportedly held on suspicion of attempting to evade military service The Russian Ice Hockey Federation has asked government officials to clarify the situation surrounding goaltender Ivan Fedotov, who was detained in St. Petersburg on Friday. The 25-year-old was reportedly held on suspicion of attempting to evade military service, and it has since […]

  • Europe faces Catch-22 on green energy transition – expert

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 12:16pm EDT

    Environmental goals and solving the cost-of-living crisis may be incompatible in the short-term, a business school professor says The surging energy prices are a major factor in the skyrocketing inflation and food prices across Europe, Professor Samir Dani from Keele Business School told the Daily Express on Sunday. He warns of a ‘Catch-22 situation’ in […]

  • Kissinger comments on Zelensky’s criticisms

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 12:06pm EDT

    The veteran US statesman said he never suggested that Ukraine should cede territory to Russia Henry Kissinger said he never suggested that Russia should keep the territories that Ukraine and its Western backers consider under Kiev’s sovereignty, and that the criticisms he faced over the idea were misplaced. “Right now, Russia still occupies 15% of […]

  • British fighter files appeal against death sentence

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 12:04pm EDT

    Aiden Aslin’s cassation complaint follows similar moves by two other foreigners convicted by a DPR court  The defense of Aiden Aslin, a British citizen who had been fighting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and sentenced to death by a Donetsk court on June 9, has appealed the conviction, his lawyer, Pavel Kosovan, told TASS on […]

  • Chelsea considering shock Cristiano Ronaldo move – reports

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 11:27am EDT

    The Manchester United star reportedly wants out of Old Trafford Chelsea’s new owners are mulling over a move for Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward told Manchester United he wishes to leave if a good offer comes in for him, according to reports.  United have insisted that Ronaldo, who didn’t turn up to the first day […]

  • Washington hits back at Bezos over Biden criticism

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 11:09am EDT

    The Amazon founder apparently supports oil and gas corporations preying on ordinary Americans, the White House has said Washington has struck back at Jeff Bezos, who had earlier criticized US President Joe Biden over an appeal to oil and gas companies to lower gasoline prices. The Amazon founder appears to support a market situation that […]

  • Russian-born star reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 11:02am EDT

    Elena Rybakina is into a first-ever quarterfinal at the grass court showpiece Russian tennis players have been banned from Wimbledon this summer but one star born in the country remains in contention at the tournament after Elena Rybakina booked a spot in the women’s singles quarterfinals. Rybakina defeated Croatia’s Petra Martic in their fourth-round meeting […]

  • UK drone squadron has no drones

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 11:01am EDT

    The 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force hasn’t carried out any trials and has only four full-time personnel, a campaign group has revealed The UK drone test squadron that supposedly embodies the “futuristic and ambitious” vision of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has no drones and hasn’t carried out any trials since its reactivation […]

  • Conscription letters served at Ukrainian churches – MP

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 10:31am EDT

    Worshippers were told to go to military enlistment offices while at church on Sunday, a Ukrainian politician claims Officials were handing out conscription letters outside of a church in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sunday, a member of the country’s parliament said. Ukraine declared a general mobilization of men aged 18 to 60 […]

  • European gas prices pushing higher

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 10:30am EDT

    Energy prices hit four-month high as a strike in Norway adds to supply woes Natural gas prices in Europe have surged to the highest since March amid reduced Russian supplies and an impending strike in Norway, a major energy supplier to the continent. August futures on the TTF trading hub in the Netherlands jumped as […]

  • New documents expose secret US wars – The Intercept

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 10:30am EDT

    Washington has conducted at least 23 proxy wars around the world under the guise of counterterrorism The US has reportedly used a secretive authority called ‘127e’ to launch at least two dozen proxy wars since 2017, according to an article published on Friday by The Intercept. The outlet claims to have obtained never-before-seen documents and […]

  • Scale of Ukraine’s reconstruction costs revealed 

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:57am EDT

    The EU alone is supposed to provide half a trillion euros under a draft plan, Bloomberg reported Ukraine is asking foreign donors for hundreds of billions of dollars for reconstruction, with the EU contributing the bulk of the assistance package, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. A 2,000-page plan for rebuilding the Ukrainian economy is to be […]

  • Walter Block: Abortion is justified as evicting a trespasser from private property – but not as killing

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:54am EDT

    A woman has full rights to her womb and should not be held responsible for the wellbeing of an aborted fetus outside of it With the present kerfuffle concerning the Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe v. Wade, it might be a good time to consider the philosophical case for and against abortion. Which is correct: […]

  • Top EU importer of Russian LNG revealed

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:50am EDT

    France purchased most of the short-term cargoes in April-May, according to energy researcher CREA France is the largest importer of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) this year globally, according to a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Data shows the nation’s short-term purchases of LNG, crude oil, and […]

  • Russia comments on UN Security Council expansion prospects

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:32am EDT

    Moscow is prepared to welcome India and Brazil, but not Germany and Japan, its envoy to China says Moscow supports expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC), but not by admitting Germany and Japan, the Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, said on Monday. Speaking during the plenary session of the UN World Peace Forum in […]

  • Poland alarmed by West losing interest in Ukraine conflict

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:29am EDT

    Indifference might be something Vladimir Putin is counting on, the Polish prime minister said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned on Monday that growing fatigue with the Ukraine crisis among western populations might be something Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on. Speaking to Polska Times, the prime minister said that while the Polish population was […]

  • ‘No place’ for Russians in world sport, claims Zelensky

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 8:48am EDT

    The Ukrainian president met IOC chief Thomas Bach in Kiev on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the continued isolation of Russia athletes from world sport during a visit to Kiev by International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach. Bach spoke with Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, also meeting with athletes […]

  • Ukraine seeks ways to get more EU money

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 8:12am EDT

    Kiev needs to learn from the Poles how to best use subsidies, the foreign minister has said Ukraine will need to learn from Poland how to use EU money “in such a way that they give you even more,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview, published soon after his country received EU […]

  • Germany posts first trade deficit in 30 years

    RT - Jul 4th 2022 8:10am EDT

    The costs of imports soared while foreign sales dropped for the export-oriented economy Declining exports along with surging imports caused a €1 billion ($1.04 billion) trade imbalance in Germany in May, data revealed on Monday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) shows. The first trade deficit in more than three decades came as German businesses […]