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  • Australia must get new missiles in face of ‘rising China’ – politician

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 8:20am EDT

    The shadow defense minister says Canberra needs to arm itself amid Asia-Pacific tensions Australia must acquire its own “sovereign” missiles with the help of the US and Britain in countering China, Shadow Defense Minister Andrew Hastie has said. “The strategic outlook is very bleak. It’s being driven by a rising China with both revisionist and […]

  • France warned of milk shortage

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 7:45am EDT

    Farmers union says drought and fodder deficit are to blame French consumers could face a shortage of milk and dairy products this fall and winter due to a drought-induced lack of fodder, France’s agricultural producers union (FNSEA) warned on Saturday. “To produce milk, you need fodder, mainly alfalfa and corn, which this year was almost […]

  • Charity warns of danger for UK pets

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 6:57am EDT

    The cost-of-living crisis may lead to more abandonments, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said Rising costs in the UK could have “a worrying impact” on the welfare of people’s pets, one of the biggest animal charities in the country warned on Saturday. Speaking to Sky News, a spokesperson for […]

  • UK waged dirty propaganda operation in Kenya – declassified docs

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 6:39am EDT

    During the Cold War, Britain’s secretive ‘dirty tricks’ unit smeared Kenya’s leftist vice president, The Guardian reported A covert unit within the British Foreign Office targeted Kenya’s first vice president, Oginga Odinga, in the 1960s as part of a “black propaganda” campaign, The Guardian reported on Saturday, citing newly declassified documents. After Kenyan independence from […]

  • Indian SUV makes millions within minute of launch

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 6:15am EDT

    The first batch of Mahindra Scorpio-Ns was sold out online in 55 seconds and caused the website to crash The Scorpio-N SUV, from one of India’s largest vehicle manufacturers, Mahindra & Mahindra, proved an instant success on the domestic market, with the first 25,000 units sold out in less than a minute after sales were […]

  • IDF publishes video of alleged deadly rocket misfire in Gaza

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 6:05am EDT

    According to the Israeli military, it was launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and killed several children in Gaza The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a video on Sunday showing what it says was a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) that killed several children in Gaza. The clip appears to show a rocket […]

  • Kosovo detains Russian journalist

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 5:08am EDT

    Journalist Darya Aslamova was barred from entering Kosovo on Saturday Russian journalist and veteran war reporter Darya Aslamova was briefly detained and banned from entering Kosovo on Saturday amid the recent flare-up of tensions between Serbia and the breakaway region. Kosovo Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla wrote on Facebook that Aslamova, who writes for newspaper Komsomolskaya […]

  • Iconic pencil maker hit by Russian counter-sanctions

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 4:49am EDT

    One of the world’s oldest writing and art supplies manufacturers says it has to raise prices to alleviate costs on raw materials Russia’s ban on the export of timber has forced Czech pencil manufacturer Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth to seek new suppliers and raise prices, the company’s owner, Vlastislav Brzhiza, told newspaper Seznam Zpravy. “The wood we […]

  • Rating outlook for three EU states slashed

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 3:43am EDT

    Moody’s rating agency downgraded the outlook for the economies of Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to ‘negative’ Moody’s rating agency on Friday changed its outlook on the economies of Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, citing energy supply challenges and the countries’ dependence on Russian gas among the reasons for […]

  • Elon Musk says he will buy Twitter on one condition

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 1:15am EDT

    The social media platform must provide proof its accounts are real Billionaire Elon Musk would go through with the deal to buy Twitter if the social media platform demonstrates how it checks the authenticity of user accounts, Musk wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Responding to a comment by another user, Musk said the deal to […]

  • US promises to ‘defend’ China’s neighbor

    RT - Aug 7th 2022 1:11am EDT

    On his visit to the Philippines, top US diplomat also spoke about “protecting” democracy and “precious maritime resources” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a visit to Manila to meet the Philippines’ newly elected leader and reassure him of Washington’s full support in the face of China’s “destabilizing and dangerous” actions following US House […]

  • Biden remains isolated despite negative Covid test

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 5:28pm EDT

    The US leader will abide by the “strict isolation measures” until a second negative result, his doctor said President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 on Saturday, but “in an abundance of caution” will remain in strict isolation under daily monitoring until a second negative result confirms he has beaten his “rebound” infection, according to […]

  • Erdogan’s diplomacy with Russia alarms Western officials – FT

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 5:18pm EDT

    While Turkey is a NATO member, its president has walked a middle path on Ukraine Western officials are “increasingly alarmed” that Turkey, a NATO ally and prospective EU member, is deepening its cooperation with Russia, the Financial Times has reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently returned from Sochi vowing to boost trade after talks […]

  • White House condemns ‘devastating’ abortion ban

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 4:03pm EDT

    Indiana’s near-total ban is the first enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned The White House on Saturday described a new ban on almost all abortions in Indiana as “devastating,” and called on Congress to make abortion access a legal right nationwide. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed the ban into law on Friday, after it […]

  • IAEA ‘alarmed’ over shelling at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 2:54pm EDT

    A potential nuclear disaster at the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye could threaten public health in Ukraine and beyond, the IAEA has said The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday it was “extremely concerned” by the shelling on Friday of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant. The risk of a potential nuclear disaster at what […]

  • Sanctions on Russia ‘irresponsible’, adviser to Brazil’s Lula says

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 1:36pm EDT

    Russia’s economy is too “big and strategic” to isolate, Celso Amorim told Bloomberg Celso Amorim, Brazil’s former foreign minister and current foreign policy adviser to presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has condemned the West’s sanctions on Russia and said that should Lula take office, Brazil would chart a different course. In an interview […]

  • Protesters heckle Liz Truss on cost of living and climate

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 12:58pm EDT

    The foreign secretary responded by saying she’d ban such protests if made prime minister UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, one of the final two candidates to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was interrupted during a speech by climate activists who claimed she has “no credible plan” to tackle rising fuel costs.  As Truss made […]

  • US military exercise to take place near Chinese border – media

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 12:14pm EDT

    The joint drills with India are said to focus on high-altitude warfare, and come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing The American and Indian militaries will hold joint exercises in the Himalayan mountains in October, less than 100km from India’s disputed border with China, CNN reported. The location was announced amid heightened tensions between […]

  • First ship carrying Ukrainian grain reaches Turkey

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 11:00am EDT

    Two other ships that left Ukraine on Friday are expected to arrive soon, the Turkish media said The Panama-flagged ship Navistar, carrying around 33,000 tons of Ukrainian corn to Ireland, has reached Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait and dropped anchor in Istanbul, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed in a tweet on Saturday. The vessel is now expected […]

  • Germans urged to cut gas consumption by 20%

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 10:35am EDT

    Russia could stop gas deliveries at any moment, and consumers should be prepared, a top energy official says Germans should cut energy consumption by at least 20% to avoid gas shortages this coming winter, Klaus Mueller, the head of Germany’s federal regulator for gas and power networks, has told Welt am Sonntag newspaper. “Consumers have […]

  • Rishi Sunak sets out ‘radical’ proposal

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 10:17am EDT

    The British PM candidate doesn’t rule out leaving the European Convention on Human Rights in order to tackle illegal migration PM hopeful Rishi Sunak hasn’t ruled out withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to tackle illegal migration, arguing that “no option should be off the table.” In an […]

  • Polio warning issued in US

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 10:15am EDT

    The New York State Health Department is treating one case as the “tip of the iceberg” after finding the virus in two counties Hundreds of Americans may be infected with the poliovirus, New York state health authorities claimed on Friday after identifying the virus in wastewater samples in two different counties. According to State Health […]

  • Turkey unveils Russia trade plans

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 9:05am EDT

    The two countries are set to boost yearly turnover to $100 billion Turkey and Russia have signed a roadmap for economic cooperation that envisages bringing bilateral trade turnover to $100 billion a year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the press on Saturday. “During our bilateral meeting, we exchanged views on the further development of […]

  • IDF says how long it’s prepared to fight in Gaza

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 8:46am EDT

    Israel will continue to strike terrorist targets with “great precision,” the defense minister says The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday they are prepared for a “week of fighting” after Israel began striking targets in Gaza the previous day. They added that there are no peace talks at the moment. The IDF said that […]

  • Congresswoman’s criticism of Kiev irritates Washington – CNN

    RT - Aug 6th 2022 8:28am EDT

    Ukrainian-born Victoria Spartz refuses to stop her “bellicose” comments about Kiev A US Ukrainian-born lawmaker’s unrelenting criticism of the Kiev authorities, including President Vladimir Zelensky, has frustrated many officials in Washington, CNN reported on Friday, adding that the White House had even arranged a special briefing to address her claims. Victoria Spartz, a US Republican […]