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  • Eurasian Union eyes creating industrial park in Cuba

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 1:31pm EDT

    The proposed deal envisions lending a plot of land on the island to the EEU bloc for 50 years Cuba has proposed that the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) create an industrial park on the island, the group revealed on Friday. The initiative has been discussed during a recent virtual meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission […]

  • Kazakhstan may rename its capital again

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 1:16pm EDT

    Lawmakers argue that the city should be given back its old name, Astana Kazakhstan lawmakers have proposed to once again rename the nation’s capital, arguing that its people have refused to accept the new name of ‘Nur-Sultan’ which was given to the city in 2019. During a parliamentary address on Friday, co-chairman of the deputy […]

  • Nord Stream gas supply to EU stopped indefinitely – Russia

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:37pm EDT

    DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Risk of civil unrest rising globally – study

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:17pm EDT

    More than 100 nations worldwide have been affected, a UK-based global strategic consulting firm says Countries worldwide are experiencing an “unprecedented” rise in the potential for civil unrest, according to a fresh study by Verisk Maplecroft, a UK-based global strategic consulting firm. Over 100 nations experienced an “increase in risk” of civil unrest in the […]

  • India won’t support Russian oil price cap – expert

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 12:09pm EDT

    The proposed mechanism is motivated by sanctions, and India does not side with them, Nandan Unnikrishnan says India will reject the plan by the Group of Seven countries (the US, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Japan) to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil, political scientist Nandan Unnikrishnan said on Friday. “India, in […]

  • Hunger-stricken Africans encouraged to eat bugs

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:52am EDT

    UK aid projects in the DRC and Zimbabwe are urging rural inhabitants to farm more insects UK-financed aid projects in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are encouraging the hunger-stricken population of these African countries to introduce more nutrient-rich bugs into their diet. As reported by The Guardian on Friday, the agencies are […]

  • Is civil war possible in modern-day America?

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:46am EDT

    With a seemingly unbridgeable rift separating society, grim predictions of armed conflict intensify Compared to the political background that led to the Civil War of 1861-65, when the nation was torn over slavery, it is difficult to name just one primary issue separating Americans today. Is the United States doomed to repeat history? No other […]

  • Pentagon reports record number of sexual assaults

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:35am EDT

    As many as 8.4% of women and 1.5% of men on active duty encountered unwanted sexual contact last year Sexual assault in the US military has hit record levels, with more service members reporting an offense in the last year than in any other since the Pentagon began tracking reports 15 years ago, according to […]

  • EU threatened with complete halt of Russian gas supplies

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 11:11am EDT

    Former President Dmitry Medvedev’s comment came after the European Commission President proposed a gas-price cap Moscow would halt its gas supplies to the European Union altogether should the bloc impose a price cap on Russian fossil fuel, Dmitry Medvedev, who served as the country’s president from 2008 to 2012 and is currently the deputy chairman […]

  • Officers charged over fatal shooting of 18-month-old boy

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 10:48am EDT

    Three Canadian policemen have been accused of manslaughter and criminal negligence Three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in Canada have been charged over the shooting dead of an 18-month-old child in an attempt to prevent a suspected parental kidnapping two years ago.   OPP Constables Nathan Vanderheyden, Kenneth Pengelly and Grason Cappus were accused of manslaughter […]

  • India’s biggest warship enters service

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 10:34am EDT

    INS Vikrant is the country’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vikrant, on Friday. He hailed the US$2.5 billion ship as “a manifestation of India’s glorious maritime tradition” and “a vibrant symbol of Indian pride.” “So far, such […]

  • Hungary reveals what weakened EU

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 9:56am EDT

    The country’s top diplomat says the bloc’s leaders failed to protect their citizens from the Ukraine conflict’s ramifications The armed conflict in Ukraine has “catastrophically” weakened the European Union, Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, has claimed. Speaking at the ‘Open Balkan’ summit in Belgrade on Friday, Szijjarto argued that the Ukraine conflict along with its […]

  • EU wants to set price for Russian gas

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 9:52am EDT

    Brussels hopes the measure could help bring energy costs down as the region prepares for a tough winter The EU needs a price ceiling on imports of Russian pipeline gas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday, according to Reuters. “I firmly believe that it is now time for a price cap […]

  • G7 unveils plan to enforce Russian oil price cap

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 9:11am EDT

    The Group of Seven agrees to block transport of crude sold above the set price The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations announced on Friday their intention to ban services of Russian oil transportation by sea if its price is not approved by ‘international partners.’ DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Canadian PM responds to schoolgirl-smuggling spy scandal

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 9:09am EDT

    New reports suggest a Canadian intelligence officer helped several British schoolgirls join Islamic State in Syria Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government will “follow up” on recent reports that a Canadian intelligence officer helped traffic British schoolgirls into Syria in 2015, at least one of whom ended up marrying an Islamic State […]

  • Space-based telescope releases first photos of planet outside solar system

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 9:04am EDT

    NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured images of a massive Jupiter-like body 363 light years away The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first images of a planet outside our solar system. The young “super Jupiter” orbits its sun at a distance almost 100 times greater than that between Earth and the Sun. NASA […]

  • Bank of Russia explains why country’s frozen reserves were kept abroad

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 7:57am EDT

    There was no other way to make debt and foreign trade settlements, according to the regulator The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) explained on Friday why half of the country’s foreign currency reserves were being held abroad, which enabled their seizure by Western governments. Foreign exchange reserves were deliberately divided into two halves, one of […]

  • Physical integrity of Zaporozhye nuclear plant ‘violated several times’ – IAEA chief

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 7:18am EDT

    UN’s nuclear watchdog has no way of saying if damage was accidental or deliberate, Rafael Grossi says The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has confirmed that damage had been done to the Russian-held Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, but refrained from naming the guilty party. “It’s obvious that… the […]

  • Trump blasts Biden’s ‘awkward and angry’ speech

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 6:38am EDT

    The former US leader says President Joe Biden must be “suffering from dementia” after he branded MAGA Republicans as “extremists” Donald Trump has hit out at US President Joe Biden’s latest speech, calling it “angry and awkward”. In a post on his Truth Social account on Friday, the former leader questioned Biden’s health and cognitive […]

  • US violates UN agreement – Moscow

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 6:34am EDT

    Accusation comes after Washington refused to grant a visa to Russia’s interior minister to attend a UN summit The US has neglected its obligation as the nation hosting the UN headquarters when it refused to grant visas to Russia’s interior minister and other members of his delegation, Moscow has argued. Vladimir Kolokoltsev and colleagues had […]

  • Italy’s Berlusconi woos TikTok with joke about himself

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 5:26am EDT

    He told classic story about a politician claiming to be the smartest in Europe before he jumps out of a plane with a rucksack Veteran Italian politician Silvio Berlusconi has launched his official TikTok channel. The former prime minister, who is currently running for a seat in the Senate, appealed to the platform’s young audience […]

  • British energy major wants out of Russian LNG project

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 5:17am EDT

    Shell is still debating the fate of the contract for the purchase of liquefied natural gas from Sakhalin 2 UK-based energy giant Shell Plc has announced it will not participate in Russia’s Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project after Moscow transferred the venture to a domestic operating company. According the company’s statement, Shell has notified […]

  • Moscow and Kiev had peace deal outline in April, former US presidential adviser reveals

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 4:32am EDT

    Russia was ready to halt its offensive against Ukraine if it agreed to neutrality, Fiona Hill has said, citing sources A top US foreign policy expert has acknowledged that Russia and Ukraine could have reached a peace agreement in April. The admission came this week from Fiona Hill, a veteran US diplomat who served as […]

  • G7 seeks to impose price cap on Russian oil – Reuters

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 3:58am EDT

    According to the media outlet, finance ministers of the club will thrash out restrictions during a virtual meeting on Friday The finance ministers of the Group of Seven nations are likely to reach an agreement on Friday on capping the price they’re willing to pay for Russian oil, Reuters news agency has reported, citing anonymous […]

  • Japanese companies to stay with Russian energy project

    RT - Sep 2nd 2022 2:44am EDT

    Mitsubishi and Mitsui have been approved to keep their stakes in Sakhalin-2 under the new operator Moscow has approved the application of Japan’s Mitsubishi to continue its participation in the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project following its transfer to a new operator, according to a government order published on Wednesday. The order signed by […]