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  • Gubernatorial candidate’s attacker released without bail

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 6:18pm EDT

    The man who assaulted New York Republican Lee Zeldin on stage has been let out of jail on his own recognizance New York Republicans are fuming over the release from jail of a man who assaulted their gubernatorial candidate during a speech, saying the case illustrates the state’s increasing disregard for public safety under Democratic […]

  • UK grounds fighter jets over safety issues

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 5:06pm EDT

    The British military has identified an issue with the ejection seats of its primary Typhoon fighter jet Britain has halted “non-essential” flights of its Eurofighter Typhoon military aircraft, the Royal Air Force (RAF) announced Friday. The measure was described as a “temporary” safety precaution stemming from an issue with the planes’ ejector seats. “We have […]

  • US sends more weapons to Ukraine

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:38pm EDT

    The newest package includes $270 million worth of drones, ammunition and HIMARS rocket artillery The White House on Friday announced another $270 million worth of US “security assistance” to Ukraine. The newest batch of supplies will include four HIMARS rocket artillery launchers, a large quantity of ammunition, as well as hundreds of ‘Phoenix Ghost’ suicide […]

  • Former Trump strategist found guilty

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:34pm EDT

    Steve Bannon has been convicted of contempt of Congress for defying the January 6 Committee A jury in Washington, DC has found Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congrss for refusing a subpoena to testify before the Democrat-led committee investigating the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill last January. The defendant called the proceedings against him […]

  • Twitter blames Elon Musk for revenue decline

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:31pm EDT

    The social media giant, which posted a quarterly net loss, has claimed its results were affected by takeover-related uncertainty Twitter operated at a loss in the second quarter and suffered a decline in revenue from a year earlier, reflecting struggles that the company blamed partly on its pending sale to billionaire Elon Musk. Revenue over […]

  • Ukraine’s ‘International Legion’ suffers recruit shortage

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 2:37pm EDT

    Kiev has blamed the gradual dip in arrivals on a drop-off in media attention and Russian “disinformation” Ukraine’s “International Legion” is suffering a shortage of recruits, according to the unit’s spokesperson Damien Magrou, who spoke to NBC News about the challenges facing foreign fighters on the front lines of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. […]

  • Climate activists target Botticelli painting

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 2:23pm EDT

    The Italian activists attempted to glue themselves to ‘Primavera’ in Florence to protest fossil fuels Italian eco-activists glued themselves to Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’ in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on Friday. The protesters want the Italian government to abandon fossil fuels, even amid soaring prices. Two protesters glued their hands to a sheet of glass […]

  • US has first polio case in nearly a decade

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 2:18pm EDT

    A New York man has contracted a vaccine-derived strain of the crippling virus in the first such case since 2013 A 20-year-old New York man has become the first US polio victim in nine years after apparently contracting a vaccine-derived strain of the virus. This has set off yet another health scare as America continues […]

  • Japan sounds alarm over Ukraine and Taiwan

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 12:38pm EDT

    Tokyo’s annual defense white paper has raised concerns over growing ties between China and Russia Japan sees an increasing amount of global and regional security risks tied to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the tension around Taiwan, according to the country’s new defense white paper. Tokyo is also concerned about […]

  • Fate of dollar in Russia revealed

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 11:52am EDT

    The Bank of Russia will extend restrictions on cash withdrawals of foreign currency, but says the dollar will continue to circulate The Central Bank of Russia plans to extend restrictions on cash withdrawals in US dollars and euros in September, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said at a press conference on Friday. She noted that the decision […]

  • Ukraine grain deal signed: Why it matters

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 11:38am EDT

    The agreement between Kiev and Moscow with help from Turkey and the UN could alleviate global food crisis concerns Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN signed a much-anticipated deal on Friday that paves the way for the resumption of Ukrainian grain shipments from Black Sea ports. What deal has been reached?While not all details of […]

  • Berlin buys stake in energy major to keep it from going bust

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 11:17am EDT

    Uniper has been in dire financial straits due to the reduction in gas supplies from Russia The German government is acquiring a 30% stake in the energy concern Uniper, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a press conference in Berlin on Friday. Scholz said the government would acquire the stake at a nominal price of […]

  • US border cop sentenced for helping drug dealers

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 10:52am EDT

    Oziel Cantu received a decade-long sentence after pleading guilty to one count of bribing a public official last April Corrupt US Customs and Border Protection agent turned drug dealers’ concierge Oziel Cantu has been sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty last spring to the lesser charge of bribing a public official. US […]

  • Russia won’t supply oil to ‘price cap’ participants — head of Central Bank

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 10:48am EDT

    Moscow will redirect deliveries to other countries instead, Elvira Nabiullina said Russia will stop supplying countries that cap the price of its oil, the nation’s Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina announced on Friday. Moscow has argued that a price ceiling would make oil more expensive and hurt Russian producers. Nabiullina said that instead of complying […]

  • US lawmakers accuse Russia of ‘genocide’

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 10:22am EDT

    Senators have introduced a resolution over the Ukraine conflict Seven US Senators introduced a resolution on Friday accusing Russia of committing “a genocide against the people of Ukraine.” The allegations, which mirror a similar one introduced in the House of Representatives last month, have been refuted by Moscow, which has accused Ukraine of committing the […]

  • Russia destroys base of Ukrainian ‘Black Hundred’ unit – MoD

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 10:02am EDT

    The Russian Defense Ministry reports up to 300 nationalists have been taken out Several hundred Ukrainian nationalist fighters located in the Donetsk People’s Republic were taken out following a high-precision strike, the Russian Defense Ministry announced in a daily update on Friday. The ministry says that Russian forces destroyed a temporary deployment point of the […]

  • Russia slashes key interest rate

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 9:48am EDT

    The Central Bank cited a further inflation slowdown in making the rate cut The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) cut its key interest rate on Friday from 9.5% to 8.0%, citing further slowdown in annual inflation and subdued consumer demand. The cut was bigger than predicted by any of the Bloomberg-surveyed economists. According to the bank’s […]

  • Berlin warns against waiving ‘a white flag’ at Russia

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 9:47am EDT

    Germany must cut back on Moscow’s gas supply despite disruption fears, economy minister says Germany will not revive Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to deliver gas from Russia through the Baltic Sea, despite fears of supply disruptions, the country’s Economy Minister, Robert Habeck, has said. Construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed last year, […]

  • Never-before-seen outtakes from Trump’s January 7 address presented

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 8:25am EDT

    The former US president refused to say the scripted line “the election’s over” in his speech condemning the Capitol riot Former US President Donald Trump refused to say the scripted line “the election’s over” in his January 7 speech in the aftermath of the Capitol riot, according to never-before-seen outtakes that were presented to the […]

  • Sri Lankan protest camp raided

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:54am EDT

    The move follows months of turmoil in the country that saw a new president elected Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest camp outside the presidential office in Colombo on Friday amid a months-long political crisis sparked by a financial meltdown. “A joint operation involving the military, police and police special forces was launched […]

  • Tony Blair wants the West to reign supreme, but ignores his own role in its decline

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:33am EDT

    The UK’s divisive former prime minister recognizes that the world has become multipolar, but not the fact that it’s his own legacy In British politics, Tony Blair is a highly controversial former prime minister and a polarizing figure. His cheerleading and participation in the Iraq War of 2003, brandished upon the false premise that Saddam […]

  • EU blocks sanctions on Russian titanium – WSJ

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 4:33am EDT

    The bloc fears it could lose crucial supplies for Airbus The EU has blocked a proposal to impose sanctions on Russian titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday. According to the report, the decision was made after France and other EU members raised concerns over a potential Russian retaliatory ban on […]

  • US sees surge of jobless claims

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 2:00am EDT

    More Americans have filed for unemployment benefits than in the previous eight months The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped for the third week in a row, soaring to the highest level in eight months, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing the Labor Department. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits grew by 7,000 to […]

  • CrossTalk: ‘Empire burlesque’

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 1:53am EDT

    Has the so-called American Century come to an end? If so, how did this come about? Was it poor leadership or was the mission to lead the world always destined to fail? And, what follows the end of the American Century? CrossTalking with Pepe Escobar, Peter Kuznick, and Ajamu Baraka.

  • China fines Didi for breaching data security laws

    RT - Jul 22nd 2022 1:32am EDT

    The ride-hailing giant’s data-processing activities endangered national security, the cybersecurity regulator charged China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi Global 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) following a year-long probe into the company’s data-collecting practices, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on Thursday. According to the CAC statement published on its official website, the regulator concluded […]