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  • Ukraine is ‘attacking our sovereignty’ – Hungary

    RT - May 18th 2023 11:40am EDT

    Kiev’s alleged plans to blow up Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline are a direct threat to Budapest, Peter Szijjarto has said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s alleged plans to blow up a Russian pipeline supplying Hungary with oil would be a major blow to the nation’s energy security, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told journalists on Wednesday […]

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  • US won’t apologize for nuclear attack – White House

    RT - May 18th 2023 11:18am EDT

    President Biden is visiting Hiroshima during the G7 summit hosted by Japan US President Joe Biden does not intend to make an official statement while visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, his national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday. Biden “will be participating with the other G7 leaders in a wreath laying and a […]

  • Russia remains reliable global food supplier despite sanctions – Putin

    RT - May 18th 2023 11:00am EDT

    The country’s agricultural exports are rising, according to the president Russia’s exports of agricultural produce increased last year despite Western trade barriers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. During a meeting with the agriculture minister, Putin stated that Russia had enjoyed its largest-ever grain harvest in the previous crop year, with nearly 158 million […]

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  • Children rescued in jungle weeks after plane crash – president

    RT - May 18th 2023 10:39am EDT

    Officials have disputed claims of the successful rescue operation in Colombia, according to reports Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that four children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive more than two weeks after a plane they were traveling in crashed in dense jungle. However, reports of the successful rescue operation have been […]

  • Russian central bank issues inflation warning

    RT - May 18th 2023 10:00am EDT

    The regulator sees consumer prices rising again in May Bank of Russia (CBR) warned on Wednesday that annual inflation could accelerate above its 4% target this year, noting also that it expects the country’s economic recovery to continue. According to the forecast, given the current monetary-policy stance price growth could be somewhere between 4.5% and […]

  • South American country pledges to abandon US dollar

    RT - May 18th 2023 9:00am EDT

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the move will free his country’s economy from sanctions Venezuela is planning to shift away from the greenback in cross-border transactions, President Nicolas Maduro said earlier this week, claiming that the measure would help the Bolivarian Republic to free its economy. It’s the latest country to publicly share plans to […]

  • Chinese special envoy meets with Zelensky

    RT - May 18th 2023 8:29am EDT

    Li Hui visited Kiev to share Beijing’s views on a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has met with China’s newly appointed special envoy for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, who traveled to Kiev to convey Beijing’s views on a diplomatic resolution to Ukraine’s conflict with Russia.  According to a statement published […]

  • Tehran seeks energy partnership with Moscow

    RT - May 18th 2023 8:16am EDT

    Russia and Iran have been forging stronger economic links amid Western sanctions Iran wants to partner with Russia to develop new oil deposits in the country, the Iranian oil minister said on Wednesday. As many as ten oil fields have recently been discovered in the Islamic Republic, and it wants Russian companies to take part […]

  • LA strippers to unionize

    RT - May 18th 2023 8:13am EDT

    Topless dancers at a bar in North Hollywood will be represented by the Actors’ Equity Association Exotic dancers at a bar in Los Angeles are set to become the only organized strippers in the United States after their employer at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood agreed to recognize their union this […]

  • US won’t let Europe train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s – NYT

    RT - May 18th 2023 7:39am EDT

    Without Washington’s approval, Ukrainian airmen could only receive lessons on technical language and tactics, an official in Kiev has told the outlet The US has forbidden its European allies from providing Ukrainian pilots with training on F-16 fighter jets, the New York Times has reported, citing a high-ranking official in Kiev. Without approval from Washington, […]

  • British premier defends Brexit

    RT - May 18th 2023 7:10am EDT

    UK consumers now have cheaper beer and sanitary products, Rishi Sunak says The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union was not failure, according to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who insisted on Thursday that Brexit was working, with economic confidence increasing and household incomes outperforming forecasts. The UK leader cited cheaper beer and sanitary products […]

  • China receives first yuan-settled LNG cargo  

    RT - May 18th 2023 5:39am EDT

    A state owned energy company imported 65,000 tons of supercooled natural gas from the UAE China has unloaded its first cross-border cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) settled in yuan, the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Tuesday. The company said it purchased 65,000 tons of LNG from the United Arab Emirates […]

  • Kissinger changes his mind on Ukraine joining NATO

    RT - May 18th 2023 3:59am EDT

    Kiev has a large amount of Western-supplied arms and the least experienced leadership in Europe, the veteran US politician warns Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has signalled a U-turn in his views on Ukraine’s prospective NATO membership. The veteran politician told The Economist that he now believes peace in Europe cannot be achieved […]

  • Germany could slip into recession – study  

    RT - May 18th 2023 3:02am EDT

    Investor confidence in the EU’s largest economy is falling, economists warn Investor confidence in Germany has fallen for a third consecutive month as growth prospects worsen, fueling fears of a recession in the EU’s largest economy, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The economic sentiment index measured by the ZEW economic research institute dropped to -10.7 in […]

  • Quakes of destruction: The cost to rebuild

    RT - May 18th 2023 2:57am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything we take a closer look at the devastating cost of earthquakes to countries and people. Host Christy Ai discusses why earthquakes in some countries inflict a higher human and economic toll than in others and what governments are doing to avoid costly catastrophes such as the recent earthquake in Türkiye. […]

  • Border bias

    RT - May 18th 2023 2:40am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan tackles the topic of “border bias” in the United States and how the Biden administration has made the sovereignty of other nations a top priority over the country’s own borders. Manila speaks to immigration attorney Susan Pai about the Trump-era Title 42 law that has […]

  • China accuses US of ‘weaponization’ of tech issues

    RT - May 18th 2023 2:30am EDT

    Washington’s goal is to impede the development of foreign states, Beijing said The US is attacking Chinese companies and scientists as part of its efforts to foil the technological development of other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin claimed on Wednesday.  During his regular press conference, Wang argued that the Disruptive Technology Strike Force […]

  • China adds Russian port as transit hub

    RT - May 18th 2023 1:35am EDT

    Goods from northeastern provinces will begin to pass through the port of Vladivostok in June, Beijing says   China has added Russia’s Far Eastern port of Vladivostok as a transit hub for domestic trade shipments, the country’s customs agency announced on Monday. The move is intended to facilitate cross-border transfers of local goods via Russia’s […]

  • US issues warning to North Korea

    RT - May 18th 2023 1:35am EDT

    Pyongyang will be in violation of international law if it launches a military spy satellite, the State Department says The US State Department has said a potential North Korean satellite launch would violate international restrictions placed on the DPRK. The statement came after North Korean media revealed that Kim Jong-un had visited a facility where […]

  • EU proposes more military funds for Ukraine – Reuters

    RT - May 17th 2023 11:55pm EDT

    The bloc’s top diplomat reportedly asked for an extra $3.8bn ahead of Kiev’s much-touted counteroffensive European Union security and foreign policy head Josep Borrell has reportedly requested another €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion) to bolster the collective fund used to supply weapons to Ukraine. The European official previously warned that Kiev’s forces would collapse “in a […]

  • Disgraced ex-PM Liz Truss seeks to ruin any hopes for normal UK-China ties

    RT - May 17th 2023 10:48pm EDT

    The former premier’s Taiwan trip is nothing but a provocation for Beijing to lash out at London, sinking any constructive dialogue Liz Truss will always be remembered as a disastrous prime minister who spent only a month in office and was outlasted by a head of lettuce. Her disastrous budget plans sent shudders through the UK […]

  • US state adopts full TikTok ban

    RT - May 17th 2023 10:18pm EDT

    Montana Governor Greg Gianforte said the move would protect Americans’ private data from China Montana has enacted an all-out ban on the TikTok video-sharing platform, the harshest action taken against the site by any US state. Owned by a Chinese tech firm, the social media company has condemned the legislation, arguing that it infringes on the […]

  • US journalist resigns after Russian writers panel canceled

    RT - May 17th 2023 8:53pm EDT

    The event was scrapped as Ukrainian authors threatened to boycott it due to potential “repercussions” at home Moscow-born US journalist Masha Gessen has resigned as vice president of the board of PEN America after two Russian writers were disinvited from the group’s event due to the complaints made by Ukrainians. “I very much believe in […]

  • Secret Service let down top Biden aide – media

    RT - May 17th 2023 6:16pm EDT

    An intruder slipped past the agents to enter Jake Sullivan’s home National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that he had full confidence in the US Secret Service, after multiple outlets reported that the agency head was furious three agents had allowed an intruder to enter his Washington, DC house last month. The incident […]

  • Elon Musk unafraid of free speech ‘consequences’

    RT - May 17th 2023 4:11pm EDT

    The Twitter owner attracted criticism this week for tweets that were highly critical of Democratic donor George Soros Twitter chief Elon Musk has said he will continue to make controversial statements on the social media platform even if it results in financial losses, as he rejected accusations of anti-Semitism on US broadcaster CNBC on Tuesday. […]