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  • Germany’s jobless count keeps rising, data shows

    RT - Dec 1st 2022 1:49am EST

    Unemployment claims in the EU’s economic powerhouse topped 2.5 million in November, labor agency says The number of unemployed in Germany jumped by 17,000 in November in monthly terms, to 2,540,000, according to the country’s Federal Labor Agency. Statistics issued on Wednesday show the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% last month from 5.5% in […]

  • US repeatedly leaked info that should be kept private – Russian Deputy FM to RT

    RT - Dec 1st 2022 1:47am EST

    As the world undergoes turbulent transformations and new points of tensions emerge, RT welcomes Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Ryabkov, for an interview, covering the most crucial topics of today, such as negotiations on nuclear arms reduction, the US role in the ongoing conflict, and more.

  • Costly supply chain and semiconductor disruption

    RT - Dec 1st 2022 1:30am EST

    The semiconductor chip industry has taken a hit after the Covid-19 pandemic. In this episode of the Cost of Everything, Christy Ai analyzes how chips affect our daily life, with Aquiles Larrea from Wealth Management. Later in the show, Christy Ai speaks to Doctor Jack Rasmus about the road to recovery of the port industry, shipping, […]

  • Court strikes blow to Biden’s student debt scheme

    RT - Dec 1st 2022 12:12am EST

    The White House’s proposed student loan forgiveness plan is expected to cost US taxpayers up to $400 billion A US federal court has struck down President Joe Biden’s request to overturn a previous ruling which blocked the rollout of his massive student debt relief program, potentially setting up a showdown at the Supreme Court as […]

  • Mother and child killed after tornadoes hit US South

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 11:28pm EST

    Dozens of twisters tore through several American states after record-high temperatures fueled a massive storm system At least two people were killed and many more injured after a series of tornadoes struck America’s Deep South. The severe weather also devastated homes and businesses, downed trees and left thousands of residents without electricity.  A 39-year-old woman […]

  • Yellen hints at ‘national security’ probe into Twitter purchase

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 9:38pm EST

    The senior US official previously said there was “no basis” for an investigation into the $44 billion deal US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said federal officials could seek to launch a review into billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter if it were deemed to carry national security risks, backtracking after she downplayed […]

  • Germany declares genocide in Ukraine

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 4:44pm EST

    A Bundestag resolution says the label “obviously” fits the 1930s famine Kiev calls “Holodomor” The German parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring that the 1930s famine in Ukraine fits the historical and political classification of a “genocide,” blaming it on the Soviet Union. The resolution means Berlin should continue to support Ukraine against Russia, […]

  • EU threatens Musk with Twitter ban

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 2:05pm EST

    The platform must censor according to EU rules, the Brussels market overseer warns As Elon Musk pledged to run a more fair and transparent Twitter that won’t interfere in elections, the EU’s internal market commissioner, Thierry Breton, on Wednesday demanded tougher censorship, reportedly warning that the platform might be banned if it doesn’t comply with […]

  • ISIS announces death of leader – media

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 11:55am EST

    The terrorist group says its “caliph” Abu al-Hasan died “in battle” Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group has lost another leader, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday. Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died “in battle,” the organization is claiming, in a statement picked up by Reuters, AFP and regional agencies. According to IS, al-Hasan killed several […]

  • EU facing Russian diesel problem – Bloomberg

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 11:51am EST

    Moscow is still by far the region’s biggest supplier despite the looming embargo Europe continues to lean heavily on Russia as a source of diesel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, noting that the region needs to find new supplies with fewer than ten weeks to go until sanctions all but block the imports. According to the […]

  • Germany wants Russia to pay for higher gas prices

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 10:58am EST

    Uniper seeks billions in compensation from Gazprom for halted energy supplies Germany’s largest gas importer Uniper said on Wednesday it is seeking billions of euros in compensation from Russia’s Gazprom for undelivered natural gas, and has opened an arbitration process. According to the soon-to-be-nationalized company, replacing Russian supplies has cost it around €11.6 billion ($12.02 […]

  • Russian ex-president comments on retracted EU claim about Ukraine losses

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 10:56am EST

    Dmitry Medvedev mocked Ursula von der Leyen’s self-censorship as subservience to the US The self-censorship of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech, in which she mentioned Ukrainian casualties, is “humiliating” for the bloc and shows it is nothing but a US puppet, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. “It is obvious […]

  • Brazilian president-elect demands Assange’s release

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 10:43am EST

    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has met with Wikileaks representatives in Brasilia Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for the release of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange from UK maximum-security prison Belmarsh. Assange has been detained since 2019, and is awaiting extradition to the US, where he faces up to 175 years in […]

  • Elon Musk fed up with the Fed

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 9:58am EST

    The Tesla CEO has called for an ‘immediate’ rate cut to prevent a recession Tesla and Twitter boss Elon Musk has called on the US Federal Reserve to slash the key interest rate as soon as possible in order to avoid a severe recession. He added that the regulator’s latest attempts to bring down inflation […]

  • Explosion at Ukraine embassy in Madrid

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 8:50am EST

    One employee injured in blast allegedly caused by letter bomb One employee at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was injured on Wednesday after a letter he was handling exploded, Reuters reports, citing Spanish police. The staff member has reportedly suffered only light injuries and has attended hospital. The blast occurred at 1:17 pm local time […]

  • US exaggerating ‘China threat’ to justify nuclear build-up – Beijing

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 8:24am EST

    The Foreign Ministry accuses America of clinging to a first-strike nuclear deterrence policy The US is hyping up a supposed “Chinese threat” as an excuse to expand its nuclear arsenal and maintain its military hegemony, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday, calling it a “go-to tactic of the US.” China’s nuclear policy […]

  • Russian coal exports shift to China

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 7:40am EST

    Shipments top 50 million tons in the first ten months this year, according to the head of Rosneft Russia has this year become the second most important supplier of coal to China, the head of oil giant Rosneft Igor Sechin announced at the Russia-China Energy Business Forum on Tuesday. “Deliveries of high-quality Russian coal to […]

  • EU wants to cash in Russia’s frozen assets

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 7:00am EST

    Brussels claims it will use proceeds of what it confiscates to rebuild Ukraine EU lawmakers are looking for legal ways to confiscate Russian assets that have been frozen as part of Western sanctions and to use these to help Ukraine. The issue of a legal seizure of Russian state and private assets held abroad has […]

  • EU chief estimates Ukraine’s military losses

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 6:59am EST

    Ursula von der Leyen claimed that around 100,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in conflict with Russia European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has presented the total number of losses estimated to have been suffered by Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. “More than 100,000 Ukrainian military officers have been killed so far,” von […]

  • Tokyo court rules on same-sex marriage

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 6:53am EST

    The existing ban on marrying gay and lesbian couples is constitutional, the ruling says A court in Tokyo has dismissed a case, in which plaintiffs argued that denying same-sex couples the right to get married was unconstitutional. In two similar cases in other Japanese cities, justices came to conflicting conclusions on the issue, but all […]

  • Verdict reached in first January 6 seditious conspiracy trial

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 5:41am EST

    Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs have been found guilty of the rare charge, while three others were acquitted A federal jury in Washington, DC has found Stewart Rhodes, the founder of Oath Keepers, guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Kelly Meggs, the leader of […]

  • Books to replace toys in Russian ‘Happy Meals’

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 5:36am EST

    Re-branded McDonald’s restaurants will start serving their own version of ‘Kids Combos’ in several Russian cities in December Re-branded McDonald’s restaurants in Russia, now called Vkusno i Tochka, (Just Tasty), will start selling their own version of a Happy Meal in December, which will offer books instead of toys, according to a company statement cited […]

  • The energy crisis is a major threat to the world. Is there a way out?

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 5:16am EST

    How anti-Russian sanctions, a planned transition to greener fuels, and the West’s short-sighted financial policies reaped a whirlwind The West is currently in the midst of its fourth crisis in 15 years. The 2007-2008 financial crisis was closely followed by the European debt crisis, and hardly had the world managed to cope with the pandemic when an energy […]

  • South Korea scrambles jets, saying Chinese and Russian planes in air defense zone

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 4:15am EST

    Eight aircraft have approached the country’s airspace, Seoul says South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets after Chinese and Russian warplanes made their way into the country’s air defense identification zone (KADIZ) early on Wednesday. Two Chinese H-6 strategic bombers repeatedly entered and left the KADIZ off South Korea’s southern and northeast coasts from […]

  • Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin dies aged 96 – state media

    RT - Nov 30th 2022 3:57am EST

    The statesman led the country into the new millennium after the turmoil of the 1989 Tiananmen Square mass protests DETAILS TO FOLLOW