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  • FBI should never have investigated Trump – report

    RT - May 15th 2023 5:09pm EDT

    Special counsel John Durham has concluded that the agency relied on biased information to spy on the former president The US Justice Department and FBI “failed to uphold their mission” when they launched the so-called ‘Russiagate’ investigation into former president Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s special counsel, John Durham, has determined in a long-anticipated report. […]

  • Some nations see ‘double standards’ on Russia – Scholz

    RT - May 15th 2023 5:04pm EDT

    Germany’s chancellor has acknowledged the viewpoint that Western powers don’t apply their principles equally India, Vietnam and other countries that have balked at condemning Russia over its conflict with Ukraine largely agree with the principles behind the Western-based “international order,” but they aren’t convinced that those tenets are being applied fairly to Moscow, German Chancellor […]

  • China names only country irked by Syria’s Arab League reunion

    RT - May 15th 2023 4:24pm EDT

    The US is unhappy that Damascus has reconciled with its neighbors, Beijing claims The Arab League’s decision this month to readmit Syria after a nearly 12-year absence should be seen as a positive development by every nation other than the US, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has claimed, arguing that the reconciliation signals the waning of […]

  • Hungary blocks €500 million payment to Ukraine – media

    RT - May 15th 2023 4:23pm EDT

    Budapest reportedly wants the EU to spend its money elsewhere Hungary has blocked the transfer of €500 million ($544 million) worth of arms and military equipment from the EU to Ukraine, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported on Monday. With Kiev scrambling for Western arms to bolster its long-promised counteroffensive against Russian forces, the package was […]

  • Igor Makarov: G20 policy advisors are tired of America’s self-serving ‘rules-based international order’

    RT - May 15th 2023 3:16pm EDT

    The ‘Global South’ is starting to question whether Western countries, and primarily the US, should be allowed to continue dictating the international agenda Last week, in Mumbai, I attended the Think 20 interim conference. It describes itself as an “idea bank” for the G20 that brings together think tanks and high-level experts to discuss policy […]

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  • Serbia disarms after mass shootings

    RT - May 15th 2023 3:13pm EDT

    The first week of gun amnesty saw citizens turn in over 13,000 weapons Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has commended the citizens for turning in more than 10,000 guns in the first week of a month-long drive aimed at rounding up unlicensed firearms. He also promised “repressive measures” for anyone found with illegal weapons after the […]

  • Apple investigated for ‘planned obsolescence’

    RT - May 15th 2023 2:53pm EDT

    French authorities are probing the tech giant for allegedly rendering its old iPhones unrepairable The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into Apple’s alleged efforts to render its own devices obsolete in order to force users to upgrade. The complaint follows successful judgments against the California tech giant in France and Italy. “Following a […]

  • Singapore loosens egg-freezing rules amid record low birth rates

    RT - May 15th 2023 2:44pm EDT

    The age limit for women seeking to freeze their eggs will be 37, rather than the initially announced 35 Singapore has further relaxed its restrictions on women freezing their eggs, raising the age cap for the procedure from 35 to 37, the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social and Family Development announced on Monday, […]

  • Court finds Norwegian officer guilty over warship collision

    RT - May 15th 2023 2:37pm EDT

    A duty commander has been convicted of negligence in a 2018 crash that sank a navy frigate after a massive NATO exercise A Norwegian Navy officer who was commanding a frigate when it collided with an oil tanker and sank while returning from the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War ended has been found […]

  • US money for Ukraine running out – Politico

    RT - May 15th 2023 1:44pm EDT

    Washington only has $6 billion left for Kiev’s needs but is reportedly considering a new aid package US aid for Ukraine could completely run out as early as mid-summer, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. That’s as Washington has already spent most of the $48 billion aid package approved by Congress […]

  • Turkish election heads to runoff

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:55pm EDT

    President Erdogan is in the lead, but failed to win an outright majority A runoff election will be held in Türkiye on May 28, the country’s Supreme Election Council announced on Monday. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently leading challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu by 49.46% of the vote to 44.79%. Under Turkish election law, a […]

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  • UN marks 1948 Palestinian exodus

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:46pm EDT

    The first-ever Nakba commemoration comes on the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding The United Nations on Monday marked the displacement of Palestinian Arabs from what is now Israel, for the first time in the world body’s history. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headlined the event, which was condemned by Israel and the US. In 1948, an […]

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  • Indonesian state firms cutting ties with Visa and Mastercard – official

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:32pm EDT

    A domestic card will be used for budget spending free of charge, a banking executive has said The Bank of Indonesia (BI) has launched a domestic card payment system as part of a greater strategy to reduce reliance on foreign systems and protect transactions from geopolitical disruptions, CNBC Indonesia reported on Monday. Based on Indonesia’s […]

  • I’m not dead – George Soros

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:11pm EDT

    Irish Twitter trolls had claimed that the liberal financier died of a heart attack Billionaire investor and liberal philanthropist George Soros announced on Monday that he is “alive and healthy,” after rumors that he had died of a heart attack spread on social media.  “Rumors that I had a heart attack are completely false,” Soros […]

  • Italy warns of new migration wave coming to Europe

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:11pm EDT

    The collapse of the Russia-Ukraine grain deal could trigger food shortages in African countries, Deputy PM Antonio Tajani warned The potential collapse of the UN- and Türkiye-brokered grain deal unblocking Ukrainian agricultural exports via the Black Sea could trigger a new stream of migrants fleeing to Europe, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani warned in […]

  • UK Parliament staff deployed as ‘pronoun police’ – Telegraph

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:06pm EDT

    MPs have balked at a guide encouraging staffers to report “negative behaviors” including “misgendering” Hundreds of British civil servants staffing the House of Commons and House of Lords have been issued guidance on how to identify and report so-called “transphobic behavior,” The Telegraph reported on Monday.   In the 15-page pamphlet, parliamentary authorities instruct staff […]

  • Hitler speeches played on Austrian train

    RT - May 15th 2023 12:03pm EDT

    Two suspects are believed to be behind “disturbing announcements” heard on a service to Vienna Austrian railways have been hit by a string of offensive broadcasts on passenger trains, with the latest incident occurring on Sunday when “Hitler speeches” were blared through the loudspeakers of a service running from Bregenz to Vienna. Footage of the […]

  • Türkiye’s markets drop amid election stalemate

    RT - May 15th 2023 11:50am EDT

    Investors are nervous ahead of the runoff in the country’s presidential vote Türkiye’s markets plunged on Monday as investors braced for a runoff in the presidential election. Neither the country’s long-standing leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, nor his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, managed to win outright in the first round of voting. The benchmark stock index, the […]

  • Vice files for bankruptcy

    RT - May 15th 2023 11:00am EDT

    The news giant was once valued at $5.7 billion, but will now be sold to its creditors for a fraction of that sum Vice Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and will likely be acquired by Fortress Investment Group and billionaire financier George Soros’ hedge fund. Vice’s raunchy and irreverent content endeared it to […]

  • Top Russian bank expands operations in Crimea

    RT - May 15th 2023 9:28am EDT

    Sber has opened two regional branches in the region since the beginning of May Russia’s largest lender, Sber, opened its second branch in Crimea on Monday in the port city of Simferopol, the bank has announced. This comes a week after it opened its first location on the peninsula in Yalta. The new branch will […]

  • Hungary backs Chinese plan for Ukraine

    RT - May 15th 2023 8:33am EDT

    Beijing’s roadmap for peace has significant advantages, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Hungary supports China’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday, while accusing Europe of displaying a bellicose mentality. Speaking during talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing, Szijjarto stressed that Budapest “is arguing for […]

  • Sanctions on Russian diamonds could disrupt global jewelry market – analyst

    RT - May 15th 2023 8:27am EDT

    Gems from the sanction-hit nation have been largely spared from international penalties Sanctions on exports of Russian diamonds that have been debated by the G7 countries for more than a year may send gem prices soaring globally, CNBC reported on Friday, citing analysts. So far, importing Russian rough diamonds has been banned by the US. […]

  • France wants to sanction football players for rejecting LGBTQ jerseys

    RT - May 15th 2023 8:07am EDT

    Several athletes chose not to play over the weekend rather than wear a shirt with a rainbow-colored number A number of professional football players in France have drawn the ire of the nation’s sports ministry for refusing to take part in an annual league-wide anti-homophobia campaign, French media have reported.  Over the weekend, all teams […]

  • EU upgrades economic outlook for Russia

    RT - May 15th 2023 6:40am EDT

    The GDP contraction in the sanctioned country is expected to be much less than previously predicted The European Commission has improved its outlook for Russia’s economy in 2023 in its latest Economic Forecast published on Monday. According to the document, Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is still expected to decline, but only by 0.9% compared […]

  • Russia becomes China’s vassal – Macron

    RT - May 15th 2023 5:40am EDT

    The French president also argued that Moscow “has already lost geopolitically” in the Ukraine conflict Russia has effectively suffered a strategic defeat in Ukraine and is becoming increasingly dependent on China, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview released on Sunday. However, he added that any European security architecture should address not only Ukraine’s […]