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  • Biden comments on Supreme Court abortion leak

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:22pm EDT

    The president has called on Americans to elect pro-choice lawmakers in the midterms Commenting on reports that the US Supreme Court is preparing to overturn the precedent allowing abortion, President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to support pro-abortion officials in the coming midterm elections, so Congress can make it a law.  On Monday […]

  • New terror attack foiled near Ukrainian border

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    An armed drone has been intercepted near a telecom center in Moldova’s breakaway region A weaponized cargo drone was intercepted overnight near a large telecom center located in the village of Mayak, the Interior Ministry of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria said on Tuesday. The intercepted drone appeared to be a home-made contraption, jury-rigged from […]

  • German inflation hits four-decade high

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    Soaring energy costs are pushing consumer prices higher Inflation in Germany reached its highest level since 1981 in April, propelled by the surging prices of oil, gas and petrochemicals, official data indicates. According to the Federal Statistics Office, consumer prices, harmonized to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union states (HICP), increased […]

  • Fighting resumes at Azovstal plant – reports

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:12am EDT

    Russian and Ukrainian media claim the steelworks came under heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment Fighting has resumed at the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, with footage circulating on social media featuring plumes of smoke billowing from the steelworks. The escalation appears to put an end […]

  • Conservatives condemn ‘radical’ abortion leaker

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:09am EDT

    The clerk who leaked a draft of the Roe v. Wade decision should be “exiled from the legal community,” one Republican lawmaker says Republican lawmakers have condemned the Supreme Court staffer who leaked a draft opinion showing that the court would imminently strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling giving the right to an […]

  • Ukraine has not abandoned NATO ambitions – Deputy PM

    RT - May 3rd 2022 10:35am EDT

    Kiev had ‘every right to be critical’ of the bloc dragging its feet on membership, the official said Ukraine “has not abandoned” its intention to join NATO, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna has said, while criticizing the alliance for its “hesitation.” In an interview with El Pais on Tuesday, […]

  • Biden’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ is another propaganda tool

    RT - May 3rd 2022 9:05am EDT

    The so-called proponents of freedom and democracy have given themselves the right to designate what the ‘truth’ is US President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it had formed a “Disinformation Governance Board” to fight the spread of so-called disinformation on the Internet. While White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki didn’t elaborate […]

  • World needs crypto regulation – ECB official

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:59am EDT

    Crypto assets should be used within clear, regulated boundaries, Fabio Panetta says Globally coordinated measures are needed to regulate the crypto market and avoid a “lawless frenzy of risk-taking,” top official at the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta said in a speech at Columbia University on Monday. “Now is the time to ensure that crypto […]

  • NATO may have provoked Russia over Ukraine – Pope

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:56am EDT

    The pontiff also said he requested a meeting with Putin to discuss the Ukrainian conflict but has not received a reply Pope Francis has said that NATO’s eastward expansion may have provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin into launching an attack against Ukraine. In an interview published on Tuesday by Italian daily Corriere Della Sera, the […]

  • Probes launched into 75 foreign ‘mercenaries’ in Ukraine – Russia

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:55am EDT

    The chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT about cases launched over violations in Donbass Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched at least 75 criminal probes into foreign “mercenaries” fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine, the committee’s chairman, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT. He claimed that among the individuals are British, American, Norwegian, Canadian, and […]

  • Russia-based hockey players to be banned from national teams

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:53am EDT

    Any players from Finland and Sweden competing in Russia will not be able to represent their countries Finnish and Swedish players competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) or other championships in Russia won’t be selected for their national ice hockey teams, it has been announced. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association revealed its move, made as […]

  • Western weapons depot destroyed in Ukraine – Moscow

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:34am EDT

    Russia said that the target near the port of Odessa was struck by supersonic missiles Russian supersonic Oniks missiles have struck a logistics hub at a military airfield used to supply troops with foreign weapons near the Black Sea port of Odessa, Moscow said on Tuesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at […]

  • UEFA punishes Russia: What the new football sanctions mean

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:28am EDT

    UEFA has announced a slew of new sanctions against Russia which will impact football in the country for the 2022/23 season Russia has been hit with a host of new sanctions by European football governing body UEFA which will isolate the country from continental football in the 2022/23 season. The measures, which were announced on […]

  • Moscow reveals number of Ukrainian POWs

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:08am EDT

    Many Ukrainian servicemen see resistance as “futile” and prefer to lay down arms, Russia’s top investigator told RT Russia holds about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen “who have voluntarily laid down their arms,” including five brigade commanders who “were fighting against the Donbass population,” head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin claimed amid Moscow’s military offensive […]

  • China addresses food security concerns

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:32am EDT

    Beijing has been importing more soybeans recently, data shows US soybean exports to China are leading their five-year average this year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, citing industry data. Beijing is looking to protect and bolster its supply chain as global food-security fears mount. American soybean producers shipped 27.3 million metric tons […]

  • Pentagon, US companies involved in Ukraine military biolabs – Russia’s top investigator

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:09am EDT

    Alexander Bastrykin told RT about the case launched over the alleged development of biological weapons The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has told RT that his team is making progress in a criminal probe into Ukraine’s alleged Pentagon-funded bioweapons program. “The analysis of the obtained documents allowed us to clearly identify the people […]

  • Russia retaliates against ‘unfriendly states’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:05am EDT

    President Putin signed a new set of tit-for-tat measures over Western sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a package of economic measures on Tuesday to retaliate against international sanctions placed on Moscow. The new decree seeks to protect Russia’s national interests, and was adopted “in connection with the unfriendly actions of the United States and […]

  • Bulgarian industry prepares to protest over gas costs

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:01am EDT

    The country’s energy regulator predicted a 35% rise in prices following the suspension of Russian supplies Bulgarian industry workers are preparing to protest the rising gas prices, the executive director of the Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (BFIEC), Ivaylo Naydenov, said on Monday following the recent suspension of Russian gas supplies. In an interview […]

  • Ukrainian player accuses Russians of ‘acting like victims’ over Wimbledon ban

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:42am EDT

    Marta Kostyuk and Sergiy Stakhovsky shared their views on the Wimbledon ban and the military conflict Two Ukrainian tennis stars have blasted their Russian counterparts and challenged the views of one of the sport’s greatest ever players in Rafael Nadal regarding the Wimbledon ban on Russian athletes. Speaking to Eurosport recently, Ukrainian women’s world number […]

  • German chancellor is ‘offended liverwurst’ – Ukrainian ambassador

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:17am EDT

    Andriy Melnyk laid into Olaf Scholz for refusing to visit Kiev after the Ukrainian authorities snubbed the German president last month Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, has described the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, as an “offended liverwurst” over his refusal to pay a visit to Kiev after Ukrainian authorities snubbed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier […]

  • Emerging gas suppliers expected to replace Russia – media

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:06am EDT

    Europe to buy gas in Africa, Bloomberg reports The European Union will turn to Africa to replace imports of natural gas from Russia, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Countries in Africa, such as Nigeria, Senegal, and Angola, offer largely untapped potential for liquified natural gas, the media outlet cites a draft EU document it reviewed. The […]

  • Hungary ‘unfairly’ attacked over sanctions – foreign minister

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:32am EDT

    Peter Szijjarto said his country’s economy can’t function without Russian oil Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said that his country has been receiving unjustified attacks for being honest about its dependence on energy supplies from Russia. “We’re looking at this issue solely from the perspective of Hungarian national interests. We’re not interested in what […]

  • Abortion rights in US could be repealed, bombshell document shows

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:23am EDT

    A leaked Supreme Court draft decision has sent shockwaves across the country Abortion rights in the US could become severely restricted, a leaked Supreme Court document reveals, sending shockwaves around the country. According to a draft decision published in full by Politico on Monday evening, the highest court in the US has voted to overturn […]

  • EU threatens Russia with fresh SWIFT restrictions

    RT - May 3rd 2022 4:41am EDT

    The bloc is preparing a sixth package of sanctions, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell says More Russian banks will be disconnected from the global banking communications system SWIFT, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrel, warned on Monday. “In the banking sector, there will be more Russian banks that will […]

  • Mali pulls out of defense accords with France

    RT - May 3rd 2022 4:18am EDT

    The West African nation’s government cited “flagrant violations” of Mali’s sovereignty by the former colonial ruler The Malian authorities declared on Monday that the country is pulling out of the existing defense accords with France, citing “flagrant violations” of its sovereignty by French forces deployed in Mali. The military government in Bamako had repeatedly warned […]