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  • UK media decry ‘draconian’ fees for Conservative Party conference coverage

    RT - May 28th 2023 4:09am EDT

    Registering for the event this autumn will cost journalists £137 until July 1, and £880 afterwards The decision by the ruling Conservative Party to charge journalists attending its annual conference is “undemocratic” and should be abandoned, a coalition of British media organizations has said. A number of media outlets say the fees are ‘draconian’ and […]

  • Direct and diplomatic? Yang Cheng, executive dean, Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, SISU

    RT - May 28th 2023 1:50am EDT

    Discretion and distancing have long been the defining features of Chinese diplomacy, with Beijing unwilling to upset its delicate balancing act with too much directness. But over the past couple of months, both the style and substance of China’s international posture has become far more explicit. What’s behind it and what does it mean for […]

  • Staying remote: The cost of working from home

    RT - May 28th 2023 1:49am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything we take a closer look at the pros and cons of remote working, after the Covid-19 pandemic changed the way people work and commute. Advocates on both sides of the argument are making convincing cases that workers either abandon their homes and return to the office, or […]

  • Türkiye votes in fateful presidential runoff

    RT - May 28th 2023 1:48am EDT

    The results will determine the country’s course for the next five years The polls have opened across Türkiye in a runoff election that will determine whether conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will retain power, or hand the reins over to his more liberal opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Polling stations opened at 8am local time in all […]

  • Gulf nation snaps up Russian gold – Reuters

    RT - May 28th 2023 1:44am EDT

    The UAE has replaced the UK as the top destination for bullion from the sanctioned country The United Arab Emirates has become a key destination for Russian gold since Western governments closed their markets as part of Ukraine-related sanctions on Moscow, Reuters reports. According to the outlet, citing customs records, the Gulf state imported 75.7 […]

  • Energy rationing harmed Britons’ health – survey

    RT - May 28th 2023 1:24am EDT

    Poor families used “extreme” heating methods that compromised their wellbeing and safety, research has found   Growing fuel poverty amid surging energy prices forced many households in the UK to resort to energy rationing over the winter, compromising their health and wellbeing, the government-sponsored Committee on Fuel Poverty said in its report published on Thursday. […]

  • The US can ban Chinese chips, but a symmetric response is deemed unfair

    RT - May 27th 2023 10:45pm EDT

    After Beijing responded in kind to Washington’s tech restrictions, the move was branded unfounded and bad for business China recently restricted chips made by US semiconductor firm Micron from being used in its national infrastructure, branding them a “national security threat”. The language and rationale of such a move should sound familiar, because it’s precisely […]

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  • Biden and McCarthy reach deal to avert US default

    RT - May 27th 2023 8:46pm EDT

    President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached a “tentative” agreement on raising the debt ceiling, following a lengthy phone call on Saturday evening, according to US media reports. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • EU sanctions talks hit roadblock – Politico

    RT - May 27th 2023 8:20pm EDT

    Greece has reportedly joined Hungary in blocking the next round of anti-Russia sanctions that seeks to punish third countries The negotiations over the European Union’s 11th package of sanctions against Russia have been stalled amid opposition from Athens and Budapest, who demand their companies be removed from the Kiev-compiled list of “war sponsors,” according to Politico. Two […]

  • Henry Kissinger tried to end the Cold War. Why did those who came after him in Washington seek to restart the conflict?

    RT - May 27th 2023 4:28pm EDT

    The story of the now 100-year-old German-born thinker who had a profound affect on the foreign policy of his adopted country A spy, a playboy, the holder of a doctorate, a diplomat, one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th century, and the man who defined American foreign policy during the Cold War. […]

  • Voting for Erdogan ‘a sin’ – election rival

    RT - May 27th 2023 1:21pm EDT

    Kemal Kilicdaroglu called on Turkish Muslims to withhold their votes from the incumbent president Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has declared it “a sin” to vote for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that “sincere Muslims” would not commit such an act. Erdogan, a social conservative, is expected to defeat Kilicdaroglu in a runoff election on […]

  • New York makes ‘body-shaming’ illegal

    RT - May 27th 2023 1:21pm EDT

    More than 40% of Americans are considered clinically obese, according to the CDC Eric Adams, the second-year Democratic Mayor of New York City, signed a bill into law on Friday prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in matters of employment, housing and public accommodation. Critics of the controversial legislation say it will […]

  • Boris Johnson tried to talk Trump into supporting Ukraine – spokesman

    RT - May 27th 2023 12:00pm EDT

    It’s unclear whether the former British PM’s words changed the Republican frontrunner’s mind Boris Johnson met with ex-US President Donald Trump and tried to convince him of “the vital importance of Ukrainian victory,” a spokesperson for the former British PM told reporters on Friday. Trump has refused to endorse Kiev’s military goals, calling instead for […]

  • Bill Gates’ alleged lover linked to Russian ‘spy’ – Daily Mail

    RT - May 27th 2023 11:50am EDT

    Mila Antonova was an associate of the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, documents have suggested A Russian cards player who allegedly had an affair with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates several years ago had links to Anna Chapman, a supposed Kremlin spy who was arrested on espionage charges in the United States in 2010, according to […]

  • Serbian president resigns party leadership

    RT - May 27th 2023 11:17am EDT

    Aleksandar Vucic will stay on as head of state, with his defense minister taking over the helm of the Serbian Progressive Party President Aleksandar Vucic has stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) after 11 years in charge, with Defense Minister Milos Vucevic set to take the position. Vucic, who will […]

  • China declining contacts with US military – Pentagon

    RT - May 27th 2023 11:01am EDT

    Washington says it’s received no response from Beijing to a request for a meeting between the countries’ defense chiefs The Pentagon’s attempts to reach out to China’s military in recent months have been ignored or rebuffed, Ely Ratner, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, has claimed. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “believes […]

  • US clothing giant expanding in Russia – media

    RT - May 27th 2023 10:40am EDT

    Guess is consolidating its business in the country, Kommersant reports American fashion brand Guess has reacquired its stake from a Russian partner in what experts have described as an unusual deal for the fashion market in the sanctioned country, Kommersant reported on Thursday.   The clothing manufacturer and retailer reportedly bought back its 30% share […]

  • India vows to fight against political bias of ranking agencies

    RT - May 27th 2023 10:14am EDT

    Modi’s key adviser says the assessments are having a direct impact on trade and investment The Indian authorities will push back against country rankings compiled by global agencies that are promoting the interests of a tiny group that is driving a real-world agenda, according to a top adviser to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as […]

  • 80% of Chinese blame US for Ukraine conflict – study

    RT - May 27th 2023 10:05am EDT

    A majority of those polled distrust Washington, and view Russia favorably Some 80% of the Chinese population think the US and Western countries are ultimately responsible for the conflict in Ukraine, according to a new study. Less than 10% blame Russia for starting the offensive. Published on Wednesday by the Center for International Security and […]

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  • US debt-ceiling crisis causing global economic ‘anxiety’ – IMF

    RT - May 27th 2023 8:47am EDT

    The global financial system will be plunged into uncertainty unless lawmakers agree a deal, the head of the agency warns The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has criticized Washington’s ongoing debt-ceiling impasse between the Biden administration and top Republican figures, saying a US default would have a significant ripple effect […]

  • Canada’s ‘shocking’ new report on foreign interference has found none

    RT - May 27th 2023 8:08am EDT

    A special rapporteur failed to discover any actual meddling, but still says ‘influence’ from abroad is a problem The special rapporteur tasked by the Trudeau government with looking into foreign interference in Canadian politics didn’t find much. But he said he’ll nonetheless hold a “series of public hearings with Canadians” to talk about the “problem of foreign interference,” which […]

  • UK to retain Russian assets until Kiev is compensated – Guardian

    RT - May 27th 2023 7:14am EDT

    Moscow has described the seizures as theft and a violation of international law British officials have confirmed that Russian state assets will not be returned even after the conflict in Ukraine is over, but only when Moscow pays reparations to Kiev, The Guardian reported on Friday. According to Russian estimates, more than $300 billion of […]

  • Saudi Arabia buying up millions of barrels of Russian diesel – data

    RT - May 27th 2023 6:28am EDT

    Meanwhile, supplies of the fuel from Riyadh are being sent to the EU Saudi Arabia imported 174,000 barrels of diesel and gasoil a day from Russia in April, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, citing data from analytics firm Kpler. Thу figure comes in contrast to 137,700 barrels per day recorded in the previous month. Imports […]

  • Credit rating agency downgrades US

    RT - May 27th 2023 4:20am EDT

    China’s leading rating service pointed to the debt-ceiling crisis as one of the main reasons for the downgrade China Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI) slashed its sovereign credit score for the US by one notch earlier this week, becoming the first among top rating firms to make the move. The leading Chinese agency, a joint […]

  • Data leak by ‘disgruntled’ employee lands Tesla in hot water

    RT - May 27th 2023 4:12am EDT

    The electric car maker is under fresh scrutiny over a huge data breach and renewed concern over its technical issues A whistleblower working at Tesla has leaked 100 gigabytes of sensitive data detailing technical faults with the company’s vehicles and also divulging a mass of personal data on staff and clients, newspaper Handelsblatt has reported, […]