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  • Israel to dissolve government, replace prime minister

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 5:46pm EDT

    The country will hold its fifth election in three-and-a-half years Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and alternate PM Yair Lapid have officially concluded their doomed efforts to stabilize the troubled governing coalition. The pair announced in a joint statement on Monday they would bring in a bill in seven days to dissolve the Knesset, having […]

  • Belgium returns slain African revolutionary’s tooth to descendants

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 5:20pm EDT

    Brussels has returned Congolese independence crusader Patrice Lumumba’s gold-capped tooth to his children In recognition for its brutal killing of Congolese independence pioneer Patrice Lumumba, Belgium turned over his gold-capped tooth to members of his family in a ceremony in Brussels on Monday. Laid to rest in a light blue case, the tooth was handed […]

  • German leader shares his thoughts on what Putin wants

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 5:05pm EDT

    The Russian president wants to return to a ‘spheres of influence’ policy, Olaf Scholz claims Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a return to the ‘spheres of influence’ policy, but he will not succeed, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz claimed in an interview with the newspaper Munchner Merkur. Among other topics, Scholz was asked to comment on […]

  • Athletics chief hints at transgender restrictions after swimming ban

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 2:49pm EDT

    The World Athletics chief said that fairness is ‘non-negotiable’ World Athletics could mimic swimming counterpart FINA by banning transgender women from taking part in elite female competitions, its head Sebastian Coe has hinted. On Sunday in Budapest, where the World Championships are currently taking place, members of global swimming authority FINA voted to stop trans athletes […]

  • Kiev explains Russian literature ban

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:57pm EDT

    It is too “difficult” for Ukrainian students, the country’s deputy education minister says Kiev is set to flush Russian literature out of education programs, as it has been deemed “too difficult” and overall unfit for the Ukrainian students. Ukrainian Deputy Education and Science Minister Andrey Vitrenko provided the rationale behind the move on Monday as […]

  • Lithuania changes tune on Kaliningrad blockade

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:51pm EDT

    Vilnius insists it did not introduce any additional restrictions but is actually adhering to EU sanctions Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry on Monday handed a note to Moscow’s chargé d’affaires in the country explaining the application of EU sanctions on the transit of a number of goods between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave nestled between […]

  • Austria confirms presence of its fighters in Ukraine

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:45pm EDT

    The revelation came as the Russian military published a list of Kiev’s foreign mercenaries, featuring several Austrians Austria newly confirmed the presence of a “low single-digit” number of its fighters in Ukraine on Monday. The revelation came three days after the Russian military published a list of foreign mercenaries fighting on Kiev’s side. The list, […]

  • Russia reveals number of victims from drilling rig strikes

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:39pm EDT

    The attack left three people injured and seven missing, while the search operation continues, the head of Crimea said Three people were injured and seven missing following a suspected Ukrainian attack on drilling rigs off the coast of Crimea, the head of the Russian region, Sergey Aksyonov, revealed on Monday. Earlier, he said that three […]

  • Ukraine will ‘very likely’ become EU member – Biden

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:39pm EDT

    The vacationing US president has weighed in on European affairs US President Joe Biden thinks Ukraine is “very likely” to become a member of the European Union, he told reporters on Monday. He also said a visit to Kiev is still on the table, but probably not during his upcoming trip to Europe. Biden spoke […]

  • EU country to launch test route for Ukrainian grain – envoy

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 1:05pm EDT

    The cargo will travel through Poland with the help of German railways Berlin is planning to set up a test corridor for exporting Ukrainian grain by rail, German Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhusen said on Monday. “In the near future, the export of Ukrainian grain through the Odessa ports is impossible, so we need to […]

  • World faces shortages of popular food products – Bloomberg

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 12:34pm EDT

    Supply chain disruptions are hurting global businesses, media reports Over the past few months, many seemingly random foods have become wildly expensive or unusually hard to find, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, noting that businesses are struggling to find alternatives to feed their customers. The problem has been attributed to a stretched global supply chain, with […]

  • Barcelona legend hit with tax fraud sentence

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:58am EDT

    Samuel Eto’o was found guilty of concealing over $4 million while playing in Spain African football icon Samuel Eto’o managed to escape prison on Monday after being sentenced to 22 months behind bars in relation to tax fraud of around $4 million when playing for FC Barcelona in the mid-to-late 2000s in Spain. The now-41-year-old […]

  • What EU blockade means for Russia’s Kaliningrad

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:54am EDT

    The transit of some goods through Lithuania has been blocked, raising concerns over shortages in Russia’s exclave Lithuania blocked the rail transit of some Russian goods to the country’s Kaliningrad Region on Saturday. Vilnius authorities explained the move by stating that the goods in question were sanctioned by Brussels in connection with the conflict in […]

  • Boris Johnson hospitalized for surgery

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:53am EDT

    The British PM was ‘briefly’ anesthetized for a sinus operation UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was briefly hospitalized under anesthetic on Monday for what his office called a “minor and routine” sinus operation. He is reportedly resting at home, with Deputy PM Dominic Raab serving in his stead until he recovers. Johnson is expected to […]

  • Ukraine bans top opposition party

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:41am EDT

    A court has ordered the assets of the country’s leading pro-Russian and Eurosceptic party transferred to the state Ukraine’s Opposition Platform – For Life (OPPL) party was officially banned by a Ukrainian court on Monday. The Ministry of Justice announced on Facebook that all of its assets, property, and funds are to be transferred to […]

  • EU refuses to outline Ukraine’s prospects

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:33am EDT

    The bloc’s top diplomat evaded a question about whether Kiev and Brussels will enter accession talks in 2023 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has hailed the European Commission’s support for granting Ukraine candidate status but declined to say if he expected accession talks to start next year. Upon arriving in Luxembourg for […]

  • Japan court upholds same-sex marriage ban

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:22am EDT

    A Japanese court has dismissed a collective lawsuit by several same-sex couples, thus upholding the gay marriage ban A district court in the city of Osaka ruled on Monday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, rejecting arguments made by three same-sex couples who filed the suit. The court also dismissed the plaintiffs’ […]

  • Ruble hits 7-year high vs dollar

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 11:03am EDT

    The Russian currency continues to strengthen despite the Central Bank’s call to lift capital controls The ruble soared on the Moscow Exchange on Monday, reaching a new multi-year high against the US dollar. The rally comes despite the Central Bank suggestion last week to scrap capital controls that have supported the currency in the face […]

  • Macron’s election upset ‘poses risk’ to France – PM

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 10:58am EDT

    Elisabeth Borne said her government will reach across the aisle to build a “majority of action” in parliament The loss of a comfortable parliamentary majority by French President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition sets a grave challenge to the country, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has said. “This unprecedented situation poses a risk for our country, given what […]

  • Ukraine reports plummeting grain exports

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 10:52am EDT

    Deliveries to the global market are down 55% year-on-year since the start of June, data shows Ukraine’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday that grain shipments abroad have amounted to 777,000 tons so far this month. That is a 55% drop compared with the same period of 2021. According to the ministry, 689,000 tons of […]

  • Hundreds killed in ethnic conflict – witnesses

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 10:40am EDT

    A deadly attack on civilians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region was reportedly one of the worst recent instances of violence A surge of ethnic violence in Ethiopia last week, resulted in the killing of at least 200 civilians in the country’s Oromia region. The central government in Addis Ababa would not immediately confirm the reports but […]

  • Poland banishes Russia-based star from national team

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 10:26am EDT

    Maciej Rybus recently signed a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow Signing for Russian Premier League giants Spartak Moscow has ended the international career of Polish left-back Maciej Rybus.  The 32-year-old played for Lokomotiv Moscow for five years from 2017 and 2022, but joined cross-city rivals Spartak on a two-year deal as part of a free transfer […]

  • NATO should consider hitting Russian planes – Polish general

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 10:23am EDT

    The bloc should be prepared to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect its borders and Western weapons supplies, Stanislaw Koziej said The former head of the Polish National Security Bureau, General Stanislaw Koziej called on NATO to deliver an ultimatum to Russia: either Moscow stops missile strikes in the western parts of Ukraine […]

  • China reports midcourse ABM test

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 9:28am EDT

    The test was done within the country’s borders and aims to boost its defense, Beijing said China reported conducting a successful anti-ballistic missile test on Sunday. A short message by the Defense Ministry said the land-based midcourse interception test achieved all of its objectives. The statement didn’t disclose much detail about the nature of the […]

  • EU says Russian food and fertilizers are free from sanctions

    RT - Jun 20th 2022 9:23am EDT

    These products can be freely bought, transferred, and insured, Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell says Anyone who wants to buy Russian food and fertilizers can do so freely and without the fear of sanctions, which don’t apply to these products, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. “Our sanctions don’t target food, don’t […]