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  • GMOs: To grow or not to grow

    RT - May 11th 2023 7:24am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we compare GMOs with organically grown plants to see if organic is actually better and worth the extra cost. Does the consumer or grower benefit more from GMOs or organic products? Host Christ Ai takes a closer look at what it costs to produce and purchase GMO products […]

  • Biden mocks Trump town hall speech

    RT - May 11th 2023 7:11am EDT

    The US president urged his supporters to donate to his re-election campaign unless they want four more years of his 2020 opponent US President Joe Biden has told his supporters on Twitter that, unless they want Donald Trump to run the country for another four years, they should donate money to his re-election campaign. The […]

  • Blast rocks Milan – media

    RT - May 11th 2023 6:29am EDT

    Several vehicles were in flames after the explosion, according to broadcaster SkyTG24 A powerful explosion has hit the center of the Italian city of Milan, the SkyTG24 news channel has reported. Several vehicles were in flames as a result of the incident on Thursday, the broadcaster said. A van allegedly exploded on the street, it […]

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  • US begins passing confiscated Russian money on to Ukraine

    RT - May 11th 2023 6:02am EDT

    This first instance of the measure won’t be the last, US Attorney General Merrick Garland has promised US Attorney General Merrick Garland has authorized the first-ever transfer to Ukraine’s state coffers of expropriated Russian funds. In a statement on Wednesday, the official said the money seized from Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev will be sent for […]

  • FBI stonewalls GOP over alleged Biden bribery scheme

    RT - May 11th 2023 6:02am EDT

    The agency is refusing to provide sensitive materials on potential quid pro quo involving the US president and a foreign national The FBI has declined to provide US lawmakers with law-enforcement documents that some Republicans believe could shed light on alleged criminal business dealings involving US President Joe Biden, according to a letter by a […]

  • The New feudalism

    RT - May 11th 2023 5:31am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan discusses the mordern-day feudalism that has emerged through the private purchases of large swaths of real estate worldwide. In particular, Manila delves into the power attained by billionaires like Bill Gates, who, over time, have built billion-dollar real estate portfolios, while large numbers of people […]

  • Türkiye defers payment for Russian gas – Reuters

    RT - May 11th 2023 4:27am EDT

    Ankara will postpone $600 million in energy bills to Moscow until next year under a new deal, sources told the outlet Türkiye has agreed with Russia to delay a $600 million natural gas payment until next year, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Last week, Ankara announced an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom on deferring payment […]

  • ‘Little chance’ China would agree to top-level talks with US – Financial Times

    RT - May 11th 2023 3:36am EDT

    Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been subject to Russia-related sanctions since 2018 China’s newly appointed defense minister is highly unlikely to meet his US counterpart in Singapore next month due to sanctions that Washington has placed on him over his alleged involvement in the transfer of Russian advanced weapons, the Financial Times reported on […]

  • Iran’s trade with BRICS countries booming

    RT - May 11th 2023 2:24am EDT

    Beijing remains Tehran’s largest trade partner, customs figures suggest Trade in goods other than crude oil between Iran and BRICS nations increased last year, according to the latest data released by the country’s customs service. Tehran’s trade with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa totalled nearly 48 million tons, with a value of more […]

  • Mysterious ‘fireballs’ spotted over Japan (VIDEOS)

    RT - May 11th 2023 1:26am EDT

    Residents captured footage of bright lights streaking across the night sky in southern Japan Strange fireball-like objects were seen flying over Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday night, according to local news reports, with several eyewitnesses taking to social media to share clips of the spectacle.  A video captured by an NHK reporter around 8:30pm local […]

  • Russia ramps up fuel supply to Latin America – Reuters

    RT - May 11th 2023 1:23am EDT

    Moscow is redirecting shipments away from the EU Moscow has increased the supply of oil products to Latin America in response to Western price caps and embargoes, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing market sources and data from financial analysis platform Refinitiv Eikon. The statistics show that two cargoes loaded in April in Russia’s Baltic port […]

  • Trump wants both Ukrainians and Russians to ‘stop dying’

    RT - May 11th 2023 1:00am EDT

    The former president also argued that US arms shipments to Kiev have left the Pentagon short on munitions Former US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether he favors a particular side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating he would rather focus on ending the bloodshed altogether. Speaking for a CNN town hall in New Hampshire […]

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  • Pakistan deploys army to quell protests

    RT - May 10th 2023 11:06pm EDT

    Clashes with security forces erupted in several cities after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan The Pakistani military has been deployed amid a series of violent protests over the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier this week, with at least eight people killed in the unrest and around 1,000 others now in […]

  • HL: Trump calls for US debt default 

    RT - May 10th 2023 10:24pm EDT

    The former president said the government is spending money like “drunken sailors” Former US President Donald Trump said Republicans should allow the federal government to default on its $31-trillion debt if Democrats don’t agree to “massive” spending cuts, urging the GOP to take a harder line in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. Speaking at […]

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  • Who is behind Canada’s state-level Sinophobia?

    RT - May 10th 2023 9:14pm EDT

    Ottawa has kicked out a diplomat for ‘foreign interference,’ but its constant spats with Beijing are themselves instigated from abroad On Tuesday, China and Canada engaged in a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats. The row was triggered by allegations that Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei had “interfered” in Canadian politics, apparently targeting anti-China Conservative MP Michael Chong. The […]

  • Israel ‘at height of battle’ with Gaza militants – Netanyahu

    RT - May 10th 2023 6:32pm EDT

    Hundreds of projectiles were fired across the border in the ongoing escalation  Israel’s bombing campaign against Palestinian militants in Gaza is not over, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, denying reports about an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.  “The campaign is not yet over … We will get through this together and we will win together,” Netanyahu […]

  • Conditions for Ukrainian counteroffensive ‘not in place’ – top German general

    RT - May 10th 2023 6:24pm EDT

    Bad weather and muddy terrain prevent Ukraine from launching its long-hyped operation, Germany’s highest-ranking general has said The weather conditions for the much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive are still not right, the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Carsten Breuer, told the nation’s dpa news agency after returning from Ukraine. The preparations for the operation are […]

  • EU threatens Serbia over ‘pro-Russian’ position

    RT - May 10th 2023 6:20pm EDT

    A report adopted by the European Parliament has ordered Belgrade to sanction Moscow, or else Belgrade must join the EU sanctions on Russia and stop “anti-democratic” policies, or risk losing funding from Brussels and halting negotiations on joining the bloc, the European Parliament said on Wednesday. MEP Vladimir Bilcik’s report on Serbia argued that “accession […]

  • EU’s Borrell rebukes NATO head 

    RT - May 10th 2023 3:39pm EDT

    Kiev’s membership is “not on the table,” Brussels’ foreign policy chief has said Ukraine joining NATO is far from a done deal, EU foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell said in an interview on Wednesday. The Spanish politician was commenting on a statement made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that all members of the US-led […]

  • CIA allegedly involved in downplaying Hunter Biden laptop scandal – House Committee

    RT - May 10th 2023 2:23pm EDT

    An agency employee helped to collect signatures for a letter calling the scandal “Russian disinformation,” a report says The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) may have been instrumental in downplaying the Hunter Biden laptop scandal ahead of his father’s election as president in 2020, a new interim report by the House Judiciary Committee suggests. It […]

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  • US urged to focus on Latin America because of RT

    RT - May 10th 2023 1:39pm EDT

    Senate was told the success of Russian media requires changes to propaganda strategy The success of RT in the Spanish-speaking world means Washington should spend more resources on waging information warfare in Latin America, the influential think tank Brookings Institution has informed the US Senate. “As a country with 40 million native Spanish speakers and […]

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  • US congressman arrested on litany of federal charges

    RT - May 10th 2023 1:17pm EDT

    George Santos previously faced calls to resign after it was claimed he repeatedly lied on the campaign trail Scandal-hit Republican Congressman George Santos has been arrested in New York for a range of federal charges, including fraud, money laundering, and the theft of public funds, the US Justice Department has confirmed. A 13-count indictment, which […]

  • France vows to pursue biggest tax cheats

    RT - May 10th 2023 12:11pm EDT

    Paris will boost state’s tax take with more anti-fraud operations and tighter controls on corporate majors and multinationals The French government is planning to increase enforcement of taxation controls and to toughen penalties for tax evasion, with a fresh focus on combating major fraud, according to the Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gabriel Attal. […]

  • EU’s top diplomat says he knows how to stop Ukraine conflict ‘immediately’

    RT - May 10th 2023 11:46am EDT

    Kiev will have to surrender in “days” as soon as the West stops supplying it with weapons, Josep Borrell has predicted The conflict between Moscow and Kiev that has been dragging on for more than a year can be ended in just several says, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell admitted on Spanish broadcaster La […]

  • EU begins collective gas buying

    RT - May 10th 2023 11:01am EDT

    More than 100 firms are expected to participate in joint LNG purchases The European Commission has published its first international tender for the collective purchase of liquified natural gas (LNG) through a new EU mechanism, its vice-president for interinstitutional relations, Marosh Shefchovich, said on Wednesday. According to the official, the first tendering round is open […]