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  • Arab News editor-in-chief on Assad’s Arab League return, challenges NATO media’s anti-Saudi coverage

    RT - May 27th 2023 2:59am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the editor-in-chief of Arab News, Faisal Abbas. He discusses Syrian President Bashar Assad’s return to the Arab League, the transformative changes taking place in Saudi Arabia and across the region, the peace deal brokered by China between Saudi Arabia and Iran, agenda-driven coverage of Saudi Arabia in […]

  • The man behind LuxLeaks

    RT - May 27th 2023 2:51am EDT

    On this episode of The Whistleblower we are going to tell you about one of the most important and impactful financial whistleblowers in the world, who you have probably never heard of. John Kiriakou speaks with Antoine Deltour, the man behind LuxLeaks. John and Antoine discuss how whistleblowing can be a dangerous affair and lead to financial […]

  • Congressional insider trading

    RT - May 27th 2023 2:35am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez takes a deep dive into the military industrial complex and its influence over US Congress. Rick sits down with radio host Garland Nixon to discuss the members of congress who have made significant sums of money by investing in the military industrial complex amid the amplification of […]

  • Oreo manufacturer branded enemy of Ukraine

    RT - May 27th 2023 2:24am EDT

    Kiev claims Mondelez International is indirectly financing the conflict One of the world’s biggest snack companies, Mondelez International, has been labeled an enemy of Ukraine due to its reluctance to exit Russia, Ukrainian media reported on Thursday. The Ukrainian National Corruption Prevention Agency (NCPA) has designated the producer of Milka and Alpen Gold chocolate, Oreo […]

  • Why the EU’s economic engine is breaking down

    RT - May 27th 2023 2:11am EDT

    The energy-dependent German economy has been in decline since losing cheap Russian oil and gas The German economy, once Europe’s roaring engine of growth, slipped into recession in early 2023 amid runaway inflation, the national statistics office revealed this week. GDP data is reportedly showing surprisingly negative signals, with the economy losing the potential for […]

  • Anti-China bloc tests AI-powered drone swarms

    RT - May 27th 2023 1:38am EDT

    Washington, London and Canberra tested the UAVs’ abilities to detect and track military targets The US, UK and Australia have shown off new AI-powered drone swarms, marking the first-ever collaboration on autonomous UAV technology between the members of the AUKUS security pact, described by officials as a way to counter China. The allies carried out […]

  • US lawmakers unveil Taiwan war to-do list

    RT - May 27th 2023 12:11am EDT

    The 10-point action plan calls for a larger US military presence in the Pacific and additional security aid to Taipei American lawmakers have published a list of recommendations for how Washington should “arm Taiwan to the teeth” against any potential attacks from Beijing, urging for more US weapon sales to the island, as well as […]

  • NATO’s ‘grave mistake’ led to Ukraine conflict – Kissinger

    RT - May 26th 2023 11:38pm EDT

    The veteran US diplomat has clarified his shift of rhetoric on Kiev joining the US-led military bloc Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has explained how his views on prospective NATO membership for Ukraine changed between 2008, when the bloc first acknowledged Kiev’s “aspirations” to join, and now when the stream of Western military […]

  • Plane passenger opens emergency exit mid-flight (VIDEO)

    RT - May 26th 2023 10:22pm EDT

    The Airbus A321 bound for Daegu, South Korea, was still 200 meters above the ground when the chaotic incident unfolded Nine people were hospitalized for minor injuries after a man opened an emergency exit on a Asiana Airlines plane in mid-flight, causing panic among the passengers. The man was arrested immediately upon landing. The incident […]

  • US treasury secretary revises default deadline

    RT - May 26th 2023 9:17pm EDT

    Janet Yellen says the government has a few more days to argue over the debt ceiling before it runs out of cash US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has extended the deadline for the potentially devastating default, as President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers are struggling to reach a deal on the federal borrowing cap limit. […]

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  • Fyodor Lukyanov: G7 members want the rest of the world to join their crusade against Russia and China. They won’t succeed

    RT - May 26th 2023 3:52pm EDT

    In the West, this weekend’s Turkish election has been presented as ‘good vs evil.’ It’s rather more complex. On the eve of the final round of Turkey’s presidential election, the suspense has worn off. After the third-placed candidate from a fortnight ago, Sinan Ogan, announced his support for the incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chances […]

  • German porn star faces Nazi salute trial

    RT - May 26th 2023 3:12pm EDT

    Melanie Mueller claims she was merely trying to excite the audience during a live music performance German pop singer and former adult film star Melanie Mueller is facing charges from the prosecutor’s office in Leipzig after she allegedly ‘repeatedly’ displayed a Nazi salute during a public performance in the German city last year, local media […]

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  • Investigators find new evidence in Nord Stream sabotage – Der Spiegel

    RT - May 26th 2023 2:26pm EDT

    An email to rent the boat in the pipeline attacks came from Ukraine, according to investigators Metadata from emails used to rent a yacht suspected of being involved in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines transporting natural gas last year implicates Ukrainian nationals, Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper reported on Friday. In March, Der […]

  • Top banker points to ‘shameful’ imbalance in Russia’s GDP

    RT - May 26th 2023 12:59pm EDT

    The country’s small- and medium-sized businesses make up just one-fifth of the economy The head of Sber, Russia’s largest state-owned lender, has called the small proportion of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Russian economy “shameful.” Small businesses account for just one-fifth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and “it’s a shame,” Herman […]

  • Serbia ‘urgently’ moving army to Kosovo frontier – minister

    RT - May 26th 2023 12:02pm EDT

    Belgrade’s move was triggered by the latest clashes in the breakaway province of Kosovo Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has placed the national armed forces on high alert and ordered units to move towards the administrative line dividing the breakaway province of Kosovo from the rest of the country. The move comes following clashes between police […]

  • Putin wants Russian entrepreneurs to look beyond domestic market

    RT - May 26th 2023 11:22am EDT

    The president vowed that Russia won’t reward firms opting to leave the country with excess capital Russian companies should reclaim their position on the domestic market and expand beyond it, President Vladimir Putin has told a televised meeting with industry leaders of the Business Russia organization. According to the head of state, focusing solely on […]

  • American elites are starting to concede that the world is rebelling against the US, and Washington has nobody to blame but itself

    RT - May 26th 2023 11:17am EDT

    A former White House official has acknowledged the reality of growing resistance to the country’s imperialism In an interesting recent speech in Tallinn, Estonia, former White House official Fiona Hill showed that at least someone in Washington has enough self awareness to see what’s happening in the world.  Hill acknowledged that the conflict in Ukraine has sparked a […]

  • Russian Foreign Ministry tells RT if diplomatic ties with UK will be severed

    RT - May 26th 2023 10:37am EDT

    British involvement in Ukrainian terrorist attacks inside Russia can’t be ruled out, Moscow says The severing of diplomatic ties with the UK would be an “extreme measure,” but Moscow could end up taking the step considering London’s significant involvement in the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned. The Wall Street Journal reported last […]

  • Queen Elizabeth faced assassination threat in US – FBI

    RT - May 26th 2023 10:24am EDT

    Newly released documents detailed an “ever-present” danger to the British monarch A trove of newly released FBI documents has detailed an alleged IRA plot to kill Queen Elizabeth while the British monarch was on a state visit to the US in 1983. The documents, which are viewable on the FBI’s online vault following their release […]

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  • Share of dollar in global reserves lowest in 28 years – IMF

    RT - May 26th 2023 10:23am EDT

    The freezing of Russia’s forex holdings has accelerated de-dollarization around the world, experts say The process of diversifying away from the greenback by countries around the world is gathering pace, according to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund. The statistics tracked by the Washington-based institution show that the dollar’s share of official gold and foreign […]

  • Goldman Sachs predicts when US will run out of cash

    RT - May 26th 2023 8:39am EDT

    The warning comes as debt-ceiling talks stall in Washington The US government may run out of money by June 9, Goldman Sachs economists have warned. The Treasury’s early June deadline for the debt ceiling looks “very accurate, in our view,” Alec Phillips and Tim Krupa told MarketWatch. According to their calculations, by June 2, the […]

  • Vladimir Avatkov: Russia has at least eight reasons to get closer to its ‘sworn enemy’

    RT - May 26th 2023 8:32am EDT

    From hatred to love: Why Türkiye is so important for Russia today Russia-Türkiye partnership  Relations between Russia and Türkiye have been strained throughout much of history. The 12 wars involving the two countries are a testament to this fact, but Moscow and Ankara have a lot in common today and there is a great deal […]

  • Major oil producer fears ‘apocalyptic’ impact of Russia sanctions

    RT - May 26th 2023 8:04am EDT

    Kazakhstan’s energy exports are heavily dependent on transit through the sanctioned country, an envoy has said The stability of oil supplies from Kazakhstan to the global market relies on transit through Russia, the country’s ambassador to the US, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, has stated. He added that any disruption to flows caused by sanctions could trigger a […]

  • Musk’s brain implant firm gets approval for human trials

    RT - May 26th 2023 7:39am EDT

    Neuralink aims to solve a range of medical complaints by implanting a chip into a subject’s skull Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company which hopes to use its technology to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, has been cleared to conduct human trials after it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration […]

  • US debt a pyramid scheme – Russia’s top MP

    RT - May 26th 2023 6:35am EDT

    State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin accuses Washington of defrauding other nations Senior Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin has branded the US federal government debt a global pyramid scheme that is heading for an inevitable collapse. The comments come as Washington struggles to agree on raising its debt ceiling to avoid a default. “Just think about it, […]