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  • Death toll rises from devastating US flood

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 2:26pm EDT

    At least 30 people in Kentucky have been killed by torrential rains, while hundreds remain missing The death toll from last week’s devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky has climbed to at least 30 and, with hundreds of people still missing, the search for survivors will likely drag on for weeks, Governor Andy Beshear said on […]

  • West will run out of money to support Ukraine – former Pentagon adviser

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 2:09pm EDT

    Retired colonel claims funds meant for Ukraine end up in the hands of the military-industrial complex and will eventually dry up The West will eventually lose interest in the Ukraine conflict and run out of resources to support Kiev in its war against Russia, a top former US military official said.  “There is no strategy. […]

  • US has proposal for a mutual return to Iran nuclear deal, White House says

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 2:07pm EDT

    Tehran, however, maintains that resurrection of the landmark deal depends solely on Washington’s “will” Washington has developed a proposal for a mutual return to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran, US President Joe Biden said Monday. The president made the remark in a statement ahead of the tenth Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. “Through […]

  • Spain comments on Kosovo’s independence

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 1:10pm EDT

    PM Pedro Sanchez said the breakaway region’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia violated international law Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 was illegal and can’t be recognized by Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday during a visit to Albania’s capital, Tirana. As Sanchez met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama […]

  • Could Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan spark a war between China and the US?

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 12:25pm EDT

    American ‘salami tactics’ have brought tensions to the brink, and the senior Democrat’s trip could light the fuse In recent years, the US has unilaterally withdrawn from security agreements with its main adversaries, which has set in motion an uncontrolled escalation. It has put the Americans on a path to war with countries such as […]

  • Russia and Belarus could become closer – Lukashenko

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 12:03pm EDT

    The Belarusian leader believes Moscow and Minsk could form a union stronger than a federation or confederation and stay independent Russia and Belarus could form a union stronger than a federation or confederation without losing their sovereignty, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday as he appointed a new ambassador to Russia. As reported by […]

  • US carrier strike group may be heading towards Taiwan – monitor

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 12:00pm EDT

    The USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group have been on the move amid the Asian visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi A US strike group, headed by aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, may possibly be approaching Taiwanese waters, the Chinese semi-official monitoring group South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) reported on […]

  • Russia extends restrictions on foreign currency

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 11:22am EDT

    The $10,000 limit on US dollar and euro withdrawals has been prolonged until next year The Central Bank of Russia has prolonged the restrictions on the withdrawal of US dollars and euros for another six months, the regulator announced on Monday. As before, it will be possible for residents to withdraw only $10,000 in cash […]

  • Dire warning issued for global chip industry

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 11:05am EDT

    World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC says it may stop supplies if conflict breaks out in Taiwan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest and most valuable chip manufacturer, will become “non-operable” if a war breaks out between Taiwan and China, Chairman Mark Liu has warned in a video-interview, published by CNN on Monday. TSMC makes […]

  • Mars-II rocket system arrives in Ukraine from Germany

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 10:53am EDT

    The rocket-launcher system is part of Berlin’s latest weapons transfer to Kiev. The third in a batch of Mars-II multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) from Germany has arrived in Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov announced on Twitter on Monday.  “Third brother in the Long Hand family – MLRS MARS II from Germany – has […]

  • Pelosi to visit Taiwan – CNN

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 10:06am EDT

    The top US official will be staying overnight in Taipei, the news network reports CNN has confirmed from sources both in the US and in Taiwan that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit the self-governed island this week, despite objections from Beijing, which considers the island part of its territory. A Taiwanese official […]

  • Anti-Russia sanctions don’t reflect global reality – Putin

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 10:00am EDT

    Western sanctions are driven by opportunistic political interests, the Russian president claims The West’s decision to sanction Russia over the Ukraine conflict was made for the sake of opportunistic political interests which do not reflect global realities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Addressing a virtual meeting on Russia’s metals industry, the president noted […]

  • West should avoid ‘one-sided’ view on Ukraine crisis – German official

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 9:54am EDT

    The fall of the Soviet Union represented a lost opportunity for a new European security framework, a local top politician said A German state minister has warned against taking a “one-sided” view of the conflict with Russia and Ukraine, saying the West missed opportunities to create lasting peace with Moscow. Transport Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried […]

  • US may de-prioritize Ukraine – media

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 9:13am EDT

    A conflict between China and Taiwan could draw Washington’s attention away from Kiev, EU reportedly fears If US tension with China over Taiwan spirals out of control, it may come with the cost of support for Ukraine against Russia, officials in the EU reportedly fear. A switch of Washington’s hostile attention from Moscow to Beijing […]

  • Biden offers to open talks with Russia

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 8:51am EDT

    China should also engage in negotiations on a new nuclear arms control treaty, US President Joe Biden said Washington has expressed its readiness to negotiate “a new arms control framework” with Russia to potentially replace the landmark New START, or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. US President Joe Biden made the remarks on Monday in a […]

  • Witchcraft conviction overturned after 329 years

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 8:51am EDT

    A school teacher and her class convinced Massachusetts to axe a 1692 Salem Witch Trial conviction The US state of Massachusetts has overturned a witchcraft conviction from over 300 years ago after a school teacher and her pupils campaigned to clear the name of a mentally ill woman condemned during the notorious Salem Witch Trials.  […]

  • Russia ‘absolutely’ supports Serbia – Kremlin

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 8:47am EDT

    Kosovo’s decision to ban Serbian license plates and IDs was ‘unreasonable,’ Moscow insists Moscow fully backs its ally Belgrade in the dispute with Kosovo over the decision by the breakaway province to ban Serbian license plates and identification papers, the Kremlin press-secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. “Of course, we absolutely support Serbia,” Peskov replied, after […]

  • Russia blames sanctions for EU gas-supply disruptions

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 8:22am EDT

    Gazprom cannot increase deliveries until the turbines are fixed, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov Problems with turbine repair at Russia’s Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline are artificial and have been caused by Western sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Gazprom has outlined the real situation, the actual state of affairs. There are […]

  • Freight traffic growing in Russia’s Arctic – official

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 7:40am EDT

    Maritime cargo shipping along the Northern Sea Route is up 5% compared to last year Cargo shipments via Russia’s Northern Sea Route in the first half of this year were 5% higher than in the same period of 2021, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. “In 2021, the cargo flow was 35 […]

  • EU country may close stores to conserve power

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 6:46am EDT

    Amid energy crisis in Europe, about 2,800 Finnish stores may have to close their doors periodically this winter Grocery stores in Finland could have to take turns closing for hours at a time to reduce their energy usage this winter, the country’s grid operator told news outlet YLE on Sunday. With fuel shortages expected, Finnish […]

  • Ukraine limiting Russian gas flow to EU – Gazprom

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 5:39am EDT

    Europe could receive more natural gas if Kiev agrees to reopen a second entry point, which has been shut down since May Russia’s EU-bound natural gas supplies, pumped via Ukraine, are limited to one remaining entry point, while Kiev refuses to reopen a second transit station, energy giant Gazprom said on Monday. “Gazprom is supplying […]

  • Taiwan’s media makes prediction on Pelosi visit

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 5:26am EDT

    Hotel reservations for the House speaker and her people have been made, a journalist with TVBS News said US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday, a local TV news station claimed on Monday. Reservations for the US delegation headed by one of the most senior officials in the country have been […]

  • Germany counts cost of Russian gas cut-off

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 5:10am EDT

    Inflation in the country would soar, Deutsche Bank chief Christian Sewing says German inflation may well exceed 10% by the end of the year if gas supplies from Russia are cut off, Deutsche Bank head Christian Sewing said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, published on Saturday. “If Russian gas continues to flow […]

  • Iran comments on making nuclear weapons

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 4:32am EDT

    Tehran says it could produce an A-bomb, but won’t do it Iran has the technical expertise needed to produce a nuclear weapon, but won’t go down that path, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami said on Monday. The remark reiterated what a senior aide to Iran’s supreme leader told journalists last […]

  • Pelosi could pull a trick to land in Taiwan – Chinese state media

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 4:15am EDT

    The US House speaker could use “emergency excuses” to touch down on the island, according to the Global Times paper The plane carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could try to land in Taiwan despite the self-governed island not being among the officially announced destinations of her Asian tour, Chinese state-run paper the Global Times […]