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  • Top US diplomat tests positive for Covid

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:52pm EDT

    Fully vaccinated and boosted Secretary of State Antony Blinken is working from home with “mild symptoms” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, the State Department announced. Blinken is experiencing only mild symptoms and will work from home until he can return to Foggy Bottom, his spokesman added.  “The […]

  • Elon Musk suggests investigating calls for boycott

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:41pm EDT

    Organizations funded by European governments and George Soros say Musk’s goal of free speech will “toxify” the internet Some 26 NGOs, including ones funded by European governments and billionaire financier George Soros, have called on Twitter’s top advertisers to boycott the platform if Musk restores banned accounts and lifts its speech restrictions. Musk’s stated commitment […]

  • Media outlet promotes DIY abortion pills

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:30pm EDT

    Vice responds to leaked SCOTUS Roe v. Wade ruling by promoting video on DIY termination pills US media outlets went beyond decrying a draft Supreme Court ruling that would strike down the constitutional protection of abortion rights. Vice News went so far as to promote a video explaining how to make do-it-yourself abortion pills with […]

  • Moscow announces new evacuation attempt at Azovstal plant

    RT - May 4th 2022 5:02pm EDT

    The Russian military will halt its activities at the besieged plant for three days straight to enable the evacuation of civilians The Russian military has announced a new unilateral pause in its operation at the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol, promising to open humanitarian corridors for civilians said to be holed up at the facility […]

  • Fed announces highest interest rate hike since 2000

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:59pm EDT

    The US central bank cites inflation to raise the base interest rate by 0.5% and sell off its balance sheet Citing high inflation, the US Federal Reserve has raised its base interest rate by 50 basis points, or 0.5%, and announced it would be selling off some assets from its $9 trillion balance sheet. The […]

  • Man behind Hunter Biden’s laptop sues media

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:12pm EDT

    Computer repairman sues CNN, congressman, others for falsely claiming data trove that he exposed was ‘Russian disinformation’ The Delaware computer technician who exposed data from a laptop left at his shop by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has sued US Representative Adam Schiff (D-California) and three media outlets for defaming him by suggesting that […]

  • Brit billionaire told to forget Chelsea ownership ambitions

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:57pm EDT

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given the news by the Raine Group Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly been told he should “forget” the late £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) bid he made for Premier League giants Chelsea by the US bank currently overseeing the sale. Despite this, though, the British tycoon has reportedly not given up hope of […]

  • US training Ukrainians at ex-Nazi Wehrmacht base

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:13pm EDT

    The US has been training Ukrainian forces for eight years and is using a major base in Germany to continue doing so, a top general said The US military is currently training Ukrainian troops to operate new howitzers, drones and other NATO-supplied equipment at the Grafenwoehr range in southern Germany, the head of the 7th […]

  • UK MOD apologizes for racist Top Gun email

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:10pm EDT

    The “face” of the blockbuster sequel event was not to be a “white male,” a leaked Royal Air Force email suggests The UK’s Royal Air Force has apologized for a message in which it requested a “preferably not white male” pilot to represent the organisation at a press event for the Tom Cruise movie ‘Top […]

  • The day America lost its status as the ‘ultimate defender’ of human rights

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:03pm EDT

    In 2001, the US was expelled from the UN Human Rights Commission May 4, 2001 marks the day when the US was voted off the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The decision should have provided the superpower with a much-needed wakeup call. Instead, it just became more reckless on the global stage. With the […]

  • Survey reveals parents’ stance on Covid vax for children

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:40pm EDT

    27% said they will “definitely not” vaccinate their children Around 18% of US parents with children under five years old intend to have them vaccinated “right away” once regulators authorize the use of Covid-19 shots for the age group, a new survey released on Wednesday shows. Children under five remain the only age group still […]

  • Bill Gates gives warning on Musk

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:33pm EDT

    Billionaire says Tesla chief “could make it worse” by failing to censor “misinformation” on Twitter after takeover Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is bracing for potential trouble when fellow billionaire Elon Musk completes his acquisition of Twitter, saying the free-speech advocate could make misinformation more prevalent by failing to properly police speech on the social media […]

  • ‘Serious’ Covid vax side-effects 40 times more likely than reported – researcher

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:29pm EDT

    After an estimated half a million cases of adverse effects, Professor Harald Matthes called on doctors to “take action” Professor Harald Matthes of Berlin’s Charite University Hospital said on Tuesday that he has recorded 40 times more “serious side effects” from Covid-19 vaccinations than official German sources have. As Matthes called on doctors to speak […]

  • Moscow toughens response to Western sanctions

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:20pm EDT

    Access to the profits of Russian companies limited to creditors from ‘unfriendly countries’ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday that introduces a temporary procedure for the distribution of profits of domestic firms to those from ‘unfriendly countries’ to whom such payments are due. The document was published on the official government portal […]

  • Russia jails fake USSR president

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:02pm EDT

    A former dentist claiming to be the head of a now non-existent country will serve prison time for extremism A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced a self-proclaimed acting president of the USSR to eight years in a penal colony for creating an extremist organization. A former Russian dentist, the convict has called for disobeying Russian […]

  • EU fails to give Hungary security guarantees on oil – Budapest

    RT - May 4th 2022 11:06am EDT

    The European Union has proposed a six-month phase-out of Russian crude imports The European Union has so far not presented Hungary with firm guarantees of its energy security amid an effort to phase out Russian oil imports, the Hungarian government said on Wednesday. The comment came ahead of a meeting of EU envoys on the […]

  • Russian oil ban details revealed

    RT - May 4th 2022 11:04am EDT

    The EU’s planned embargo goes beyond the borders of Europe, media reports The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude as part of its new sanctions package, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. It said that Brussels plans to target insurers to undermine Moscow’s ability to ship oil anywhere in the […]

  • Strings of suicides prompts relocation of US aircraft carrier sailors

    RT - May 4th 2022 10:31am EDT

    Over 200 sailors have been re-housed from the USS George Washington aircraft carrier The US Navy has decided to allow sailors living on the USS George Washington to move to other accommodations after a string of suicides onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The vessel has been dry-docked in Virginia since 2017 and is undergoing an […]

  • Dave Chappelle attacked onstage

    RT - May 4th 2022 10:10am EDT

    The comedian was tackled while performing at Netflix’s comedy festival US comedian and actor Dave Chappelle was tackled to the ground by an unidentified individual while performing on Tuesday night at ‘Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival’ in Los Angeles. Security reacted by cornering the man and allegedly beating him up. Later, the suspect was […]

  • Tennis in turmoil: The battle lines in Wimbledon’s Russia ban

    RT - May 4th 2022 10:09am EDT

    An array of big names and organizations have weighed in on the debate It’s been just over a fortnight since officials at Wimbledon announced that Russian and Belarusian players would be barred from this year’s grass court showpiece because of the conflict in Ukraine. The ensuing period has seen tennis descend into civil war with […]

  • India wants deeper discounts on Russian crude – media

    RT - May 4th 2022 10:06am EDT

    New Delhi is reportedly looking to compensate for increased trade risks India is trying to get deeper discounts on Russian oil to compensate for increased trade risks when dealing with Moscow amid Western sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the South Asian country is seeking […]

  • Kremlin comments on situation at Azovstal plant

    RT - May 4th 2022 9:57am EDT

    Ukrainian militants are attempting to take up firing positions but these efforts are being suppressed, President Putin’s spokesperson says Russian forces are not storming the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, where Ukrainian military servicemen and members of the neo-Nazi Azov battalion have been holed up for more than a month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists […]

  • ‘An act of genocide’: A witness recalls the 2014 Odessa massacre

    RT - May 4th 2022 9:52am EDT

    RT spoke to a pro-Russia doctor from Odessa who was jailed by Ukraine for his political views The tragedy that occurred in Odessa on May 2, 2014, no doubt gave impetus to the escalating political crisis in Ukraine. Many in fact consider it a point of no return that opened the door to a full-out […]

  • On abortion rights, Democrats out themselves as controlled opposition

    RT - May 4th 2022 9:51am EDT

    The possible repeal of Roe v. Wade has laid bare the hypocrisy of the Dems’ pro-choice rhetoric A draft opinion by US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on the controversial issue of abortion was recently leaked by Politico, and later confirmed as authentic by the Court. This has predictably ignited a fierce debate around abortion, e.g., […]

  • US sending more troops to Romania – president Iohannis

    RT - May 4th 2022 9:51am EDT

    President Klaus Iohannis told Romania’s parliament that he invited the mechanized infantry force Romanian President Klaus Iohannis told parliament on Tuesday that he has invited an American Stryker battalion to beef up his country’s security amid the conflict in Ukraine. Iohannis, a firm ally of Kiev, said the deployment demonstrated his country’s commitment to the […]