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  • 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 […]

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: Phony war

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 2:43am EDT

    One aspect about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine that stands out most is the media coverage. Never in the history of corporate media has coverage been so biased and one-sided. And it does not stop there. Questioning the standard narrative is akin to treason, and subject to censorship and cancellation. CrossTalking with Glenn Diesen and […]

  • In Kosovo as in Ukraine, the same Western ‘invisible hand’ foments conflict

    RT - Aug 1st 2022 2:07am EDT

    In both cases, the West put no pressure on the side it supports to adhere to signed international deals In addition to the conflict in Ukraine, Europe is now faced with the prospect of renewed conflict in Kosovo, Serbia’s breakaway province (officially named Kosovo and Metohija according to the Serbian constitution). Kosovo’s unilateral secession was […]

  • Trump’s Kosovo envoy slams US over crisis

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 8:02pm EDT

    Richard Grenell blames “fascist” Kosovo PM for tensions, calls out the State Department for backing him Richard Grenell, who negotiated a Kosovo-Serbia deal under the Trump administration after a turn in charge of the US intelligence community, on Sunday blamed the “reckless” prime minister in Pristina for the renewed tensions with Belgrade and slammed the […]

  • Kosovo delays crackdown on Serbs

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 7:00pm EDT

    Advised by the US ambassador, Pristina delays ban on Serbian documents that triggered protests Authorities in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo announced late on Sunday they would postpone the implementation of their ban on Serbian license plates and identification documents until September 1. The US ambassador reportedly urged Pristina to do so, as Kosovo […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: As Serbia and Kosovo face off again, the EU’s diminishing influence is responsible for the new instability in the

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 6:17pm EDT

    A conflict frozen for two decades could erupt again as a consequence of the new systemic Cold War in Europe Tensions between Belgrade and Pristina occur regularly, as a result of the fact that the Kosovo issue has not been resolved since 1999, when the province de facto gained independence after the US-led NATO campaign […]

  • Algeria hints at joining BRICS

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 6:17pm EDT

    President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has suggested that the North African country largely meets the requirements for joining the group Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has reportedly said that his country is interested in joining the BRICS and is close to qualifying for membership in the group. Algeria largely meets the conditions for joining BRICS already, Tebboune said […]

  • NATO force on alert amid Kosovo tensions

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 5:38pm EDT

    Units of the NATO-led KFOR have been spotted in the north of Kosovo region amid tensions between Belgrade and Pristina The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers were spotted late on Saturday in the city of Kosovska Mitrovica, located in the north of Serbia’s breakaway region of Kosovo. The force, apparently Italian carabinieri units, were spotted […]

  • Serbia accused of ‘Putin’s playbook’ in Kosovo

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 5:16pm EDT

    Kosovo officials deny crackdown on ethnic Serbs, accuse Belgrade of undermining their progressive democracy Kosovo accused Serbia on Sunday of fomenting unrest and trying to undermine the “rule of law” in the breakaway province. Prime Minister Albin Kurti claimed the local Serbs had opened fire on Kosovo police, while the president’s cabinet said Belgrade was […]

  • Russia warns Kosovo against conflict

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 3:38pm EDT

    The Foreign Ministry condemned the discriminatory crackdown on Serbs by Pristina, the US and EU The government in Pristina and its backers in Brussels and Washington should stop their provocations and respect the rights of ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. Serbian troops were put on high alert […]

  • Alarm bells ring in Kosovo

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 3:30pm EDT

    Serb barricades greet ethnic Albanian special forces as Belgrade warns breakaway province against a crackdown Church bells and air raid sirens went off in parts of Kosovo inhabited by ethnic Serbs on Sunday, as heavily armed special police answering to the ethnic Albanian government in Pristina showed up at the administrative crossings with Serbia. In […]

  • Hezbollah issues warning to Israel

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 3:23pm EDT

    The militant group has warned Israeli leaders against ‘playing with time’ in their offshore territorial dispute with Lebanon Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has posted a video suggesting that Israel’s offshore natural gas industry will come under attack unless the Jewish state resolves a maritime border dispute with Beirut. The group posted a video on Sunday […]

  • Kosovo planning to attack Serbs – Belgrade

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 1:52pm EDT

    Aleksandar Vucic has urged Pristina and Western powers to avoid conflict, but vowed to use force if Serbs are persecuted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has issued a plea for peace in Kosovo amid rising tensions with Pristina. However, he also vowed to fight to the death if ethnic Serbs in the self-proclaimed republic are targeted […]

  • Trump speaks out against US-Russia prisoner swap

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 12:32pm EDT

    The former president has argued that trading an arms dealer for “spoiled” basketball star Brittney Griner wouldn’t be a good deal Former US President Donald Trump has weighed in on his successor’s proposed prisoner swap with Russia, arguing that trading a dangerous arms dealer for “potentially spoiled” basketball star Brittney Griner wouldn’t be a good […]

  • Americans shouldn’t care about Ukraine, US conservative argues

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 12:19pm EDT

    Ann Coulter accused the US-led NATO alliance of “encroaching” on Russia Conservative US author Ann Coulter has argued that the US and UK “have [their] own problems” and shouldn’t care about Ukraine, which she pointed out was historically under Russian influence. With British broadcaster Piers Morgan vehemently disagreeing, Coulter blamed the expansion of the NATO […]

  • World re-entering the coal age – IEA

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 9:53am EDT

    Demand is expected to reach a record high, new report shows Global coal demand could reach 8 billion tons in 2022, matching a historic high set in 2013, and further growing in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a coal market update report published on Thursday. “Based on current economic and market trends, […]

  • Prince Charles took Bin Laden family’s money – media

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 9:38am EDT

    The donation was made after Charles met with two of the terrorist mastermind’s relatives in London Britain’s Prince Charles “personally secured” a donation of £1 million ($1.2 million) to his charity from the family of Osama bin Laden in 2013, The Times reported on Sunday. The Prince of Wales has only recently been scrutinized for […]

  • Turkey names possible date of first Ukrainian grain shipment

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 8:55am EDT

    The first ship may go out to sea on August 1 The first ship carrying the previously blocked Ukrainian grain could leave port on August 1, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as cited by Turkish newspaper Star. “The first vessel with grain from Ukraine may leave tomorrow morning,” Kalin said. According to […]

  • OBI sells Russian business for €1 – media

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 7:58am EDT

    The DIY stores now belong to Russian MAX Group and businessman Josef Liokumovich German home improvement retailer OBI has signed an agreement with a group of Russian investors to dispose of its business in the country, Vedomosti reported on Saturday, citing sources close to the deal. According to the report, all six legal entities of […]

  • Netherlands faces winter of smog – media

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 7:23am EDT

    Record sales of wood-burning stoves have been reported, amid a sharp rise in gas prices Smog and particulate pollution will rise in the Netherlands this winter, public health authorities have warned. The rise is linked to more households choosing to burn firewood as gas prices skyrocket. Sales of wood and pellet stoves have increased by […]

  • Russian rap star buys Starbucks

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 6:32am EDT

    Timati announced the deal on his Instagram account Russian rapper and businessman Timati (Timur Yunusov) has purchased all Russian assets of US coffee chain Starbucks in partnership with entrepreneur Anton Pinsky, he announced on his Instagram account on Saturday. “It is now official: all assets of the SB (Starbucks) chain have been acquired and are […]

  • NASA condemns China over rocket debris

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 6:28am EDT

    Beijing should have shared trajectory information, the agency’s head argues NASA administrator Bill Nelson has criticized China for not sharing “specific trajectory information” about a booster rocket that fell through the Earth’s atmosphere into the Indian Ocean on Saturday.  The Chinese Long March 5B rocket re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean on Saturday, breaking […]

  • China vows to defend its ‘territorial integrity’

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 5:16am EDT

    The Chinese Air Force will circle Taiwan if necessary, a spokesman said The Chinese Air Force will circle Taiwan with fighter jets if necessary to “safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” a spokesman said on Sunday. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is heading to the region, but it is not yet clear if she will […]

  • Severing ties with Russia is ‘absurd and dangerous’ – German official

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 5:09am EDT

    Saxony’s prime minister calls for ‘pragmatism’ in relations with Russia Isolating Russia and ending economic cooperation with Moscow is dangerous for Germany, Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer told Die Zeit newspaper this week, reiterating his call for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. “I think the idea of isolating Russia permanently or […]

  • Major buyer cancels Ukrainian wheat – Reuters

    RT - Jul 31st 2022 3:37am EDT

    Egypt has reportedly found alternative grain suppliers Egypt has cancelled an order for 240,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat that was earlier booked for delivery last February and March but not shipped due to the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reported this week. This comes as Kiev prepares to resume grain exports via the Black Sea following […]