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  • UK royal residence targeted ahead of coronation

    RT - May 2nd 2023 6:14pm EDT

    Police say shotgun cartridges were thrown at Buckingham Palace in a “mental health incident” A man who approached the gates of Buckingham Palace and allegedly threw several objects inside was detained on Tuesday evening, Scotland Yard has said. The incident comes just days before the coronation of King Charles III. The individual, who has not […]

  • Top US general predicts Ukraine conflict duration

    RT - May 2nd 2023 4:31pm EDT

    Joint Chiefs chair Mark Milley said that negotiations might happen in “a year or two” The US has helped train and equip the Ukrainian military for the upcoming operations, whether offensive or defensive, but the fighting is unlikely to produce a clear winner in 2023, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]

  • Germany to further liberalize immigration

    RT - May 2nd 2023 3:48pm EDT

    Berlin will deal with its shortage of skilled workers by attracting more foreigners, German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil told FT Germany will drastically ease entry and citizenship requirements for foreign workers in a bid to deal with serious shortages in its workforce, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil has told Financial Times (FT) in an interview published […]

  • House Republicans expand Biden admin ‘censorship’ probe

    RT - May 2nd 2023 3:46pm EDT

    Republican lawmakers are investigating whether the US government colluded with Big Tech to undermine free speech Republican Foreign Affairs Committee members have requested access to a trove of State Department records tied to alleged coordination between the government’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) interagency and social media companies to censor online alleged ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’. In […]

  • Finland mulls allowing US troops – media

    RT - May 2nd 2023 2:02pm EDT

    American soldiers could soon be allowed to deploy to bases in the Russia-bordering country, senior diplomat claims Helsinki is allegedly already in talks with Washington on a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would allow US troops to freely deploy to the newly admitted NATO state, a Finnish foreign-affairs official, Mikael Antell, has told the Helsingin […]

  • Support for Ukraine depends on counteroffensive – top US Republican

    RT - May 2nd 2023 1:53pm EDT

    The House Foreign Affairs Committee chair has outlined Washington’s plan for ending the conflict The success or failure of the upcoming Ukrainian attack will decide the future of Western aid to Kiev, US Congressman Michael McCaul has told Bloomberg. The Texas Republican also offered a scenario for what might happen afterward. “You’re going to see […]

  • Türkiye announces major oil discovery

    RT - May 2nd 2023 1:35pm EDT

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the new oilfield will help make the country energy independent An oilfield with an estimated production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day has been discovered in Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday. The find could help make the country more energy independent, TASS news agency quoted him as […]

  • Loneliness a ‘profound health threat,’ US surgeon general warns

    RT - May 2nd 2023 1:15pm EDT

    Social isolation can have negative health impacts similar to smoking 15 cigarettes per day, research says While the pitfalls of obesity, alcoholism and cigarette smoking are well known, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says another grave risk to public health should be addressed in a similar manner: loneliness. In an extensive advisory on the perils […]

  • Kremlin rejects claims of grain deal progress

    RT - May 2nd 2023 11:52am EDT

    Ongoing talks on the extension of the agreement have thus far not led to results, according to Dmitry Peskov The window to extend the Black Sea grain deal is shrinking, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday, as it accused the West of failing to keep its side of the bargain to allow Russian agricultural exports.  Russian […]

  • Pornhub blocks access for entire US state

    RT - May 2nd 2023 10:34am EDT

    Utah’s new age verification law presents significant privacy concerns, critics say The adult streaming company Pornhub suspended its services in the US state of Utah on Monday in protest to a new law that requires pornography websites to verify a user’s age before granting access to their libraries of content. As of Tuesday, anyone with […]

  • Russian oil exports to India reach milestone

    RT - May 2nd 2023 10:17am EDT

    Overall volumes are reportedly greater than those purchased from Iraq and Saudi Arabia combined Shipments during April of Russian crude oil to India have, for the first time ever, exceeded the combined oil-supply to New Delhi of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing data from energy-cargo tracker Vortexa. Exports of Russian crude […]

  • Tinder swipes left on Russia

    RT - May 2nd 2023 9:34am EDT

    The dating app is joining an exodus of Western firms from the sanctioned country Match Group, owner of the dating app Tinder, has announced plans to leave Russia more than a year after Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing the company’s annual impact report. “We are committed to protecting […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: America’s Biden-Trump generation is trying to cling to an outdated political reality

    RT - May 2nd 2023 9:20am EDT

    The prospect of the same battle for the White House repeating itself sums up the country’s failure to accept that times are changing Joe Biden has decided to continue fighting the battle for America’s soul and has announced his intention to run for a second term as President. If he is successful, he will be […]

  • Tech giant could replace workers with AI – Bloomberg

    RT - May 2nd 2023 8:16am EDT

    IBM plans to pause hiring for jobs that can be automated in the near future, the company’s CEO told the outlet International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) expects to cut nearly 8,000 jobs in the coming years and replace them with AI, the CEO of the US tech giant, Arvind Krishna, has told Bloomberg. In an […]

  • The US grip on the Middle East slips, and peace breaks out

    RT - May 2nd 2023 8:13am EDT

    Washington’s poor decision-making is starting to catch up with it, as nations choose to pursue peace without American interference As Washington’s influence in the Middle East declines, countries throughout the region are taking to compromise, rapprochement, and peace talks, inflicting a blow to the US narrative that seeks to depict its role as a stabilizer […]

  • US could default by next month – Treasury

    RT - May 2nd 2023 8:09am EDT

    The nation officially hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling in January US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Monday that the federal government could run short of cash to pay its bills as soon as next month without a debt limit increase. “After reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will […]

  • One killed in Israeli missile strike – Syria

    RT - May 2nd 2023 7:00am EDT

    The attack also put Aleppo International Airport out of commission, the Ministry of Defense said An Israeli strike on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has killed one soldier and injured seven other people, including two civilians, the nation’s defense ministry said. It claimed Israeli forces had launched “an air attack with bursts of missiles” […]

  • Dollar being ‘gradually abandoned’ – IMF boss

    RT - May 2nd 2023 6:52am EDT

    Kristalina Georgieva says there are no viable alternatives for a global reserve currency The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the US dollar is gradually losing its status as the world’s main reserve currency. Speaking on Monday, Kristalina Georgieva noted that there is no viable alternative among global currencies to replace […]

  • German media shares details of NATO-Ukraine talks

    RT - May 2nd 2023 6:12am EDT

    Kiev’s hopes of joining the bloc anytime soon will likely be shattered, dpa news agency reports Washington and Berlin aren’t ready to make any promises to Kiev regarding Ukraine’s future NATO membership, German news agency dpa has reported. Ukraine’s hopes of joining the US-led military bloc anytime soon are likely to be shattered, the agency […]

  • Poland explains plan for reparations from Russia

    RT - May 2nd 2023 5:18am EDT

    Receiving payment from Germany for WWII damages could pave the way for a similar case against Moscow, a senior official has claimed Poland could demand World War II reparations from Russia but only if it persuades Germany to pay a similar bill first, a senior official in Warsaw has said. Berlin has thus far rejected […]

  • More than 100 police officers injured during French Labor Day protests

    RT - May 2nd 2023 3:42am EDT

    Violent clashes erupted across the country as part of continuing demonstrations against controversial pension reforms Almost 300 French protesters were arrested during massive Labor Day demonstrations against controversial pension reforms, and more than 100 police officers were injured during the unrest, according to local authorities. On Monday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said police had […]

  • Beauty vs healthy: Has body positivity gone too far?

    RT - May 2nd 2023 3:18am EDT

    Back in the 1800s being overweight was seen as desirable because it signaled wealth. It meant you were not working out in a field. Then came the time of size-zero starving models… also not healthy. Then came the body positivity movement that was to allow women to accept themselves for having more realistic body types. […]

  • More British elderly can’t afford to retire – research

    RT - May 2nd 2023 3:06am EDT

    The cost-of-living crisis is forcing people to work beyond the age of 70, new data suggests An increasing number of older people in the UK are being forced to postpone retirement and continue working as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, new research has suggested. The number of individuals aged over 70 who are still […]

  • One handshake at a time? Dimitri Lascaris, Lawyer and journalist

    RT - May 2nd 2023 2:44am EDT

    One handshake at a time – that used to be the motto of citizen’s diplomacy, a movement that originated in the latter years of the Cold War and is often credited with helping to bring it to an end. Does it stand a chance nowadays when Russia and Western countries have cut their diplomatic exchanges […]

  • African backlash against King Charles’ Coronation

    RT - May 2nd 2023 2:42am EDT

    As King Charles III prepares for his coronation, there’s anger and backlash linked to the monarch’s history on the continent in Africa. South Africa has a hundred sites of former British concentration camps established at the beginning of the 1900s. This week, the show brings you to one of those sites: Bethulie, where Boer women […]