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  • China tells foreign embassies to remove pro-Ukraine posters – media

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:50pm EDT

    Beijing has urged diplomats not to “cause conflict” and to avoid “political propaganda” The Chinese government has sent a notice to multiple embassies and international organizations, asking them to remove inappropriate signs from their premises, a Japanese news agency reported on Tuesday. The request most likely refers to pro-Ukraine posters displayed by Canada, Poland and […]

  • Russia likely damaged US-made Patriot missile battery – CNN

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:49pm EDT

    The system reportedly may need to be taken out of commission or repaired following the Russian strike in Kiev A hypersonic missile strike by Russia has reportedly hit a US-supplied Patriot air-defense system in Kiev, potentially knocking the battery out of commission amid Moscow’s escalating attacks in western Ukraine. The Patriot system was likely damaged, […]

  • Is George Soros actually a real-life Magneto?

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:27pm EDT

    Elon Musk’s comparison of the influential billionaire to the Marvel villain is more complex than it seems In the digital agora that is Twitter, our modern age’s marketplace of ideas, a recent exchange has set tongues wagging and fingers typing. Tesla and SpaceX titan Elon Musk fired off a tweet likening liberal philanthropist George Soros […]

  • Parents revolt over plan to house migrants in schools

    RT - May 16th 2023 1:47pm EDT

    Twenty public-school gyms in NYC are being evaluated as shelters as local government struggles to house new arrivals Parents at New York City schools are up in arms over the city’s plans to house hundreds of migrants in school gyms across the five boroughs after Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday that the program had […]

  • China prepares to ‘smash’ Taiwanese independence

    RT - May 16th 2023 1:37pm EDT

    A defense official in Beijing has warned that expanding military ties between the US and Taipei are “very wrong and dangerous” China’s military has vowed to “resolutely smash” any separatist movement in Taiwan and warned that Washington’s increased meddling with the self-governing island has created a dangerous fracture in Sino-US relations. The People’s Liberation Army […]

  • Taiwan allows same-sex couples to adopt

    RT - May 16th 2023 1:17pm EDT

    The self-governed island’s parliament has passed bill four years after same-sex marriage was legalized Gay and lesbian couples will now be able to legally adopt children in Taiwan, after the island’s legislature voted in favor of the change on Tuesday. Four years ago, Taiwan became the first jurisdiction in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.  Previously, […]

  • Brexit has failed – Farage

    RT - May 16th 2023 12:54pm EDT

    One of the leading voices in the UK’s move to quit the EU has claimed that the process was “mismanaged” Nigel Farage, a key figure in Britain’s vote to leave the EU in 2016, has argued that Brexit “has failed.” The former politician accused “useless” UK lawmakers of letting the nation down. Speaking to the […]

  • UK food prices double – report

    RT - May 16th 2023 12:43pm EDT

    Soaring costs for basic essentials have led to a decline in living standards in the country Food costs have continued to rise in Britain, with prices for some meat products, yogurt, and vegetables doubling over the past year, according to the latest findings from the ‘Which?’ consumer insight tracker. The monthly survey commissioned by the […]

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  • German ex-Chancellor’s wife fired for attending May 9 celebration

    RT - May 16th 2023 12:16pm EDT

    So-yeon Schroeder-Kim was dismissed after visiting the Russian Embassy in Berlin to commemorate the defeat of the Nazis The wife of former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, So-yeon Schroeder-Kim, has been fired from her position at a business development agency after visiting the Russian Embassy in Berlin to celebrate Victory Day. “Ms. Schroeder-Kim has been released […]

  • US debt default could cause ‘worldwide panic’ – Treasury Sec

    RT - May 16th 2023 12:01pm EDT

    Washington must lift its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit by June 1, according to Janet Yellen Failure to avert a debt default in the US could have far-reaching consequences for the American and global economies, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Tuesday. In remarks made to the Independent Community Bankers of America trade group, she noted […]

  • ExxonMobil settles Indonesian torture suit

    RT - May 16th 2023 11:32am EDT

    The oil giant allegedly paid soldiers to brutalize eleven villagers in North Aceh 20 years ago Eleven Indonesians known only as John and Jane Does settled a lawsuit against oil giant ExxonMobil on Monday for an undisclosed sum following a two-decades-long courtroom fight that saw the multinational accused of hiring members of the Indonesian military […]

  • Miller scrubs ‘woke’ feminist ad after backlash

    RT - May 16th 2023 9:36am EDT

    The beer brand’s decision comes in the wake of the ongoing Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney controversy Miller Lite, one of America’s top-selling beers, has pulled down a controversial advert it published in March in honor of Women’s History Month, after the video sparked a wave of backlash in recent days, with users accusing the brand of […]

  • Rushdie slams book publishers for censorship

    RT - May 16th 2023 9:05am EDT

    Making James Bond politically correct is “almost comical,” the author of ‘The Satanic verses’ said British author and freedom of expression advocate Salman Rushdie has blasted publishers who amend old books with the stated goal of protecting modern readers from being offended. He argued that oversensitive readers can always opt for something else. Rushdie addressed […]

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  • George Soros ‘hates humanity’ – Elon Musk

    RT - May 16th 2023 8:20am EDT

    The SpaceX CEO lashed out at the left-wing financier soon after it emerged that he had dumped his Tesla stock Elon Musk used his Twitter platform to attack left-wing fundraiser George Soros on Tuesday, claiming that the prominent Democratic Party financier “hates humanity,” and comparing him to comic-book super villain Magneto. In a tweet which […]

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  • EU should ban Indian fuel made from Russian oil – Borrell

    RT - May 16th 2023 8:12am EDT

    New Delhi has become one of the top buyers of the sanctioned country’s crude over the past year The EU should “take measures” to stop India reselling Russian oil to the region in the form of refined fuels, the EU’s foreign policy chief told the Financial Times on Tuesday. Josep Borrell said the bloc was […]

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  • Russian MPs greenlight withdrawal from arms treaty

    RT - May 16th 2023 8:08am EDT

    The State Duma has passed a law allowing Russia to denounce the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Russia’s lower house of parliament passed a law on Tuesday on terminating the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). A draft of the legislation was submitted to the State Duma by Russian President Vladimir […]

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  • Germany won’t send fighter jets to Ukraine – senior MP

    RT - May 16th 2023 7:38am EDT

    Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the Bundestag’s defense committee, cited complex pilot training as an impediment Germany will not deliver fighter jets to Ukraine, the chair of the Bundestag’s defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, has stated. The lawmaker stressed, however, that Berlin had already given the green light along with several other NATO members for the transfer […]

  • Paris justifies nuclear ties with Moscow

    RT - May 16th 2023 7:32am EDT

    French energy giant EDF purchased 153 tons of enriched uranium from Russia last year France will not withdraw from a contract with Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom for reprocessing uranium, as doing so would be beneficial for Moscow, the French energy transition minister has claimed. Under the 2018 deal, regenerated uranium from France is delivered to […]

  • Japan to boost Russian LNG imports despite sanctions – diplomat

    RT - May 16th 2023 6:24am EDT

    Tokyo plans to retain stakes in major energy projects in the sanctioned country Japan will soon benefit from its decision to retain stakes in Russian oil and gas projects despite joining Western sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian consul general in the city of Sapporo told RIA Novosti news agency on […]

  • Influence of ‘Russian propaganda’ growing – EU official

    RT - May 16th 2023 4:04am EDT

    People in some member states are siding with Moscow on Ukraine, Brussels’ transparency chief has warned EU member states should spend more money on “strategic communications” because “Russian propaganda” is affecting their people, a senior official from the bloc has said. RT must remain banned in the region, while “independent” Russian media based in European […]

  • Jokes gone woke

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:35am EDT

    Is it possible to be funny in today’s over-sensitive society of political correctness? Scottie Nell Hughes asks Last Comic Standing contestant Kevan “K-von” Moezzi if his job has become even harder in today’s day and age. On this episode of 360 View we ask… Can jokes go woke?

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  • One year, all change? Wang Wen, Executive Dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:32am EDT

    The last two decades have seen many world-shaking events. There was 9/11 and the ensuing War on Terror, there was the 2008 financial crisis, the Arab Spring, and, of course, the Covid-19 pandemic. Could 2022 prove to have been just as geopolitically seismic?

  • Three killed, six injured in latest US mass shooting

    RT - May 16th 2023 2:22am EDT

    An armed teenager has been shot dead after being confronted by officers responding to an active shooter incident in New Mexico An 18-year-old gunman has killed at least three people and wounded six others, including two police officers, in America’s latest mass shooting. The incident in northwestern New Mexico ended when the lone suspect was […]

  • Eurozone manufacturing shrinks – data

    RT - May 16th 2023 1:46am EDT

    Industrial production weakened more than expected in March, according to Eurostat Industrial output in the Eurozone suffered a significant decline of 4.1% month-over-month in March, below market expectations, data from the statistics office Eurostat showed on Monday.  In annual terms, the figure was down by 1.4%. Industrial production throughout the EU saw a 1.3% year-on-year […]

  • EU country’s debt hits historic high

    RT - May 16th 2023 1:18am EDT

    Italy is the second most-indebted member state in the Eurozone, after Greece Italy’s sovereign debt has continued to soar, jumping by €17.8 billion ($19.3 billion) in March in monthly terms to hit a record high of €2.79 trillion ($3 trillion), according to the country’s central bank. The previous all-time high was reached in February, when […]