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  • British next-gen warship ‘sabotaged’

    RT - May 14th 2023 12:07am EDT

    A probe was launched into suspected “intentional” damage onboard frigate HMS Glasgow British defense contractor BAE Systems is assessing the scope of repairs needed following an alleged act of sabotage on the Royal Navy’s newest frigate, which is still under construction. “We uncovered a limited number of cables on HMS Glasgow earlier in the week, […]

  • Musk explains Twitter ‘censorship’ in Türkiye

    RT - May 13th 2023 9:51pm EDT

    The platform has restricted user access a day before the general election Twitter has announced that it would restrict Turkish users’ access to some content in response to the “legal process” and to ensure the platform “remains available to the people” of Türkiye during the presidential and parliamentary elections in their country.  In a statement […]

  • Musk explains Twitter ‘censorship’ in Türkiye

    RT - May 13th 2023 9:51pm EDT

    The platform has restricted user access a day before the general election Twitter has announced that it would restrict Turkish users’ access to some content in response to the “legal process” and to ensure the platform “remains available to the people” of Türkiye during the presidential and parliamentary elections in their country.  In a statement […]

  • Israel and Gaza militants reach shaky truce

    RT - May 13th 2023 8:00pm EDT

    The sides declared the “end of another round of conflict” but vowed to retaliate if “attacked or threatened” again Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have agreed to the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire aimed at ending the five-day wave of cross-border attacks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), however, reported sporadic hostilities after the truce took effect at […]

  • Berlin offers Kiev largest-yet military package

    RT - May 13th 2023 6:12pm EDT

    The aid pledge comes as polls show most Germans oppose NATO membership for Ukraine Germany announced a further €2.7 billion ($3 billion) in military aid to Kiev on Saturday, its largest weapons donation since Russia began its military operation in Ukraine last year.  The gift is meant to show “that Germany is serious in its […]

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  • High noon in Ankara: Will ‘strongman’ leader Erdogan manage to retain power in Türkiye and bring it closer to Russia?

    RT - May 13th 2023 5:59pm EDT

    An opposition victory could be beneficial for the West, but it would not be fatal for Russia, experts believe On Sunday, both presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place in Türkiye. According to international media reports, the outcomes could mean the end of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan era. Such claims are borne out by opinion polls which show […]

  • Majority of Germans oppose NATO membership for Ukraine – poll

    RT - May 13th 2023 5:00pm EDT

    More than half of the population is also in favor of peace talks between Kiev and Moscow, a new survey has shown More than half of Germans do not support the idea of Ukraine joining NATO, a YouGov poll commissioned by Germany’s dpa news agency has shown. As many as 54% of the survey respondents […]

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  • Republicans demand Biden take cognitive test or drop out

    RT - May 13th 2023 2:52pm EDT

    At least 61 members of Congress submitted a letter to the US president expressing concern with his mental state US President Joe Biden must pass a cognitive exam or abandon the 2024 presidential race, 61 Republican members of the House of Representatives demanded on Thursday in an open letter to the commander-in-chief.   “The United […]

  • Chinese students ‘virtually kidnapped’ in Australia

    RT - May 13th 2023 2:51pm EDT

    Police say scammers force their victims to fake their own abductions in order to secure ransom money from their families So-called “virtual kidnapping” scams are on the rise in the Australian state of New South Wales, police warned on Friday. The scammers dupe Chinese students into thinking they have to pay to avoid deportation, before […]

  • US must repair its reputation in Türkiye – ruling party MP

    RT - May 13th 2023 1:10pm EDT

    Ankara is not pivoting to the East, but has some major disagreements with the West, Akif Cagatay Kilic told RT Türkiye will not abandon NATO, but will strengthen its trade and diplomatic relations with other global and regional powers if doing so benefits the Turkish people, MP and Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee chief Akif Cagatay […]

  • Colombian Navy seizes largest narco-submarine in history

    RT - May 13th 2023 10:23am EDT

    The 30-meter vessel was stuffed with three tons of cocaine The Colombian Navy has intercepted the largest cartel-manufactured cocaine submarine in history and seized 102 packages of its lucrative cargo. The illegal vessel was as long as some military submarines. The operation was announced by the country’s navy on Friday. In a statement, the navy […]

  • Tech billionaire to buy Forbes – media

    RT - May 13th 2023 10:23am EDT

    Austin Russell will reportedly acquire a majority stake in the business publication for some $800 million Austin Russell, a 28-year-old automotive tech billionaire, will buy a majority stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings from its current owner, Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments (IWM), the Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported on Friday. Russell is […]

  • Italians see their wealth plummet

    RT - May 13th 2023 8:59am EDT

    The cost-of-living crisis has impacted the finances of more than a third of households, a survey shows More than a third of Italian families have seen their living standards drop over the past year due to rising inflation, the National Consumer Union (UNC) reported this week. The UNC said that 35.1% of Italian households experienced […]

  • New regulations force biggest crypto exchange out of Canada

    RT - May 13th 2023 7:59am EDT

    Binance is exiting the country, citing new rules governing stablecoins and investor limits Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced in a tweet on Friday its intention to cease operations in Canada. The exchange cited as the reason a new set of regulations governing the crypto industry in Canada, which complicates its operations […]

  • US debt ceiling deadlock ‘devastating’ – London

    RT - May 13th 2023 5:24am EDT

    President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers are still at an impasse over actions aimed at preventing a debt default A failure to reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling would have a serious impact on both the US and the global economy, UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt told reporters after the G7 meeting of […]

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  • UK to push on with army downsizing – Times

    RT - May 13th 2023 3:58am EDT

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace reportedly wants to stick to the plans drawn up prior to the Ukraine conflict UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will press ahead with plans to reduce the British Army in size despite the Ukraine conflict and increased military spending, The Times reported on Friday, citing sources. In 2021, the Defense Ministry […]

  • Last call for popular Western spirits in Russia

    RT - May 13th 2023 3:28am EDT

    Drinks group Pernod Ricard says it will stop sales in the country in the next several months French drinks company Pernod Ricard, the owner of Absolut vodka and Jameson whisky brands, has halted all exports to Russia, the company said in a statement on its website on Friday. According to the statement, the company plans […]

  • Ex-adviser to Ukraine’s commander-in-chief challenged on suppression of Russian language in Ukraine

    RT - May 13th 2023 3:24am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dan Rice, the American University Kiev (AUK) president and former adviser to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, General Zaluzhny. In a heated exchange, Afshin Rattansi challenges Dan Rice on the suppression of the Russian language in Ukraine as well as the banning of Russian literature, allegations […]

  • Big oil and government bribes

    RT - May 13th 2023 2:09am EDT

    Jonathan Taylor was working for a Dutch multinational oil company when he discovered evidence of bribes being offered to government officials in return for lucrative contracts. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou talks with Taylor about how doing the right thing, and uncovering these crimes, completely upended his life.

  • Architect of Biden’s China policy to resign 

    RT - May 13th 2023 2:09am EDT

    Washington’s number-two diplomat, a key foreign policy player, will soon end her three-decade career in government US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is set to retire, the State Department said on Friday. The 73-year-old official was heavily involved in devising Washington’s current strategy toward China and the broader Asia-Pacific, where it seeks to challenge […]

  • China brokers peace

    RT - May 13th 2023 1:59am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez delves into China’s emergence as an international peace broker, after the nation successfully mediated an agreement between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. At the same time, China has faced ‘spying’ allegations from Washington. To break down the troubled relations between the US and China, Rick is joined […]

  • Rising food prices a priority concern for UK – Bloomberg  

    RT - May 13th 2023 1:53am EDT

    Grocery inflation surged above 19% in March, according to data from the Bank of England  Rising grocery prices in the UK have replaced energy as the main inflationary concern for the Bank of England (BoE), Bloomberg reported on Thursday, after the bank made a 12th consecutive hike to the base interest rate.    Although energy […]

  • Baltic states race to disconnect from Russian power grid

    RT - May 13th 2023 1:30am EDT

    The trio of nations are planning to become part of the European electricity network by 2025 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are aiming to speed up a long-standing plan to disconnect electricity supplies from Russia’s grid, Reuters reported on Friday. The Baltic nations, which are all members of NATO and the EU, remain part of the […]

  • US to confront Iran with new naval deployments

    RT - May 13th 2023 1:11am EDT

    Officials say the move comes after Iranian forces seized multiple foreign oil tankers in recent weeks The United States military is preparing to boost its “defense posture” in the Persian Gulf, with officials claiming the Pentagon will deploy additional assets to the region to patrol commercial shipping lanes and protect private vessels from Iran.  National […]

  • Big Tech sued for deadly lack of censorship

    RT - May 12th 2023 11:15pm EDT

    A new lawsuit accuses some of the largest US tech firms of failing to prevent a mass shooting in May 2022 The family members of victims killed in a shooting rampage in a New York supermarket last year have sued Google, Amazon, Meta and other tech giants for allegedly helping to expose the gunman to […]