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  • South Korea touts ‘upgraded’ military ties with US

    RT - May 2nd 2023 1:17am EDT

    The two allies recently vowed to improve cooperation on a range of security issues, including US nuclear deployments South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said Washington and Seoul agreed to “upgrade” their military alliance, hailing the closer defense ties after his recent trip to the US capital. Addressing a cabinet meeting on Monday, Yoon highlighted […]

  • Russia redirecting oil away from EU – official

    RT - May 2nd 2023 1:05am EDT

    More than 60% of the country’s crude and petroleum products will be shipped to Asia this year, Deputy PM Aleksandr Novak has said Russia will reroute more than 60% of its oil and petroleum products exports from the EU to Asia this year, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak revealed on Thursday.   Russia has been […]

  • Vice Media to file for bankruptcy – NYT

    RT - May 2nd 2023 12:47am EDT

    The outlet is has struggled in the years since it secured major investments from media giants like Disney and Fox Vice Media is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the New York Times reported on Monday, noting the company could soon come under the control of an investment firm should it fail to find a buyer. […]

  • French minister defends steamy sex scene

    RT - May 1st 2023 6:13pm EDT

    Bruno Le Maire’s latest novel comes amid mass protests over economic hardship The French public is mercilessly mocking Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire over a torrid sex scene in his new novel, multiple outlets reported on Monday. As France’s credit rating dropped and thousands continued to protest austerity measures, Le Maire defended his writing as […]

  • Ukraine calls for boycott of popular Irish whiskey

    RT - May 1st 2023 5:41pm EDT

    Kiev’s envoy to Ireland is up in arms against Jameson, claiming the distillery’s exports fuel the Russian “war machine” Ukraine’s Ambassador to Ireland, Larisa Gerasko, has called for a boycott of Jameson whiskey after the brand became available, albeit to a limited degree, on the Russian market. Jameson, owned by the French company Pernod Ricard, […]

  • US tracking another mystery balloon – media

    RT - May 1st 2023 4:30pm EDT

    Pentagon does not consider the object that flew over Hawaii a threat yet, anonymous sources said The US military has been tracking another flying object over the Pacific Ocean, NBC News reported on Monday citing three unnamed US officials. What was described as a “mysterious balloon,” had flown over Hawaii and is currently headed towards […]

  • 3D printed fish set to hit the market

    RT - May 1st 2023 3:01pm EDT

    Around a third of global fish stocks are currently overexploited, analysts say If a trip to the lake with your fishing pole just isn’t an option, an Israeli company has created a method of 3D bioprinting your very own ‘fresh’ fish – which, it says, will be ready for cooking immediately. Stakeholder Foods has developed […]

  • ‘Godfather of AI’ sounds warning as he quits Google

    RT - May 1st 2023 2:44pm EDT

    Geoffrey Hinton says ‘bad actors’ could harness artificial intelligence for ‘bad things’ Turing Award-winning scientist Geoffrey Hinton is credited with being a foundational figure in the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but amid a de-facto arms race in Silicon Valley as Google and Microsoft work against one another to perfect the technology, he has warned […]

  • Arab states call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria

    RT - May 1st 2023 2:00pm EDT

    Riyadh, Amman, Cairo and Baghdad have agreed that Damascus should regain control over the entire country The government in Damascus should re-establish the rule of law on all of Syria’s territory, ending the presence of foreign armed groups and terrorists, the foreign ministers of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq said on Monday after […]

  • Russia’s richest gain billions in new wealth – Bloomberg

    RT - May 1st 2023 12:59pm EDT

    The nation’s wealthiest have reportedly seen their fortunes grow by $16 billion this year The collective net worth of Russia’s richest people has soared by $16 billion since the beginning of the year, despite the unprecedented sanctions pressure placed on the nation’s business elite, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Vladimir Potanin, the owner of mining […]

  • EU state’s chief prosecutor targeted by bomb attack

    RT - May 1st 2023 12:57pm EDT

    The Bulgarian authorities have vowed to find the culprits behind the roadside bombing Bulgarian prosecutor-general Ivan Geshev was the target of an assassination attempt on Monday morning, authorities in Sofia have said. A roadside bomb detonated as Geshev’s motorcade was driving by. The incident happened at around 11:45 local time, as Geshev was returning to […]

  • Türkiye promises big oil announcement

    RT - May 1st 2023 11:59am EDT

    The country has intensified efforts to deepen exploration and production of petroleum Ankara will soon make a major announcement on the discovery of new oil reserves, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Sunday, as quoted by Anadolu Agency. The minister said new resources have been identified near an existing oilfield in the Gabar Mountain […]

  • NATO member names Ukraine military’s key problem

    RT - May 1st 2023 11:55am EDT

    Western-supplied weapons turn into “warehouse goods” due to lack of ammo, Czech President Petr Pavel says A shortage of ammunition limits Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russian forces or successfully launch its mulled counteroffensive, Czech President Petr Pavel has said. Pavel talked to the media on Sunday after his return from a three-day visit […]

  • Kiss singer blasts gender reassignment ‘fad’

    RT - May 1st 2023 11:40am EDT

    A wave of Republican-led states have made moves to block gender-reassignment treatment in the US Paul Stanley, co-founder and lead singer of the legendary American rock outfit Kiss, has spoken out against what he calls the “dangerous fad” of gender reassignment treatment for children in a lengthy Twitter post published on Sunday. Stanley sharply criticized […]

  • OPEC+ states to further cut oil production

    RT - May 1st 2023 10:54am EDT

    Overall volume of voluntary output reduction is expected to total 1.66 million barrels per day Several members of the OPEC+ group, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, the cartel’s two biggest oil producers, have begun reducing crude output. The cuts, starting from May and lasting until the end of 2023, are expected to support global oil […]

  • Joe Biden claims to be the most pro-union president in history – but workers disagree

    RT - May 1st 2023 10:14am EDT

    A US Railway Union (RWU) rep explains why Biden isn’t their man in the White House US President Joe Biden announced his re-election bid last Tuesday, hoping to cement a second term after the results of the 2024 presidential election next November. This carefully orchestrated announcement came just days after a new poll by the […]

  • Cuba cancels May Day parade amid fuel shortages

    RT - May 1st 2023 9:03am EDT

    It’s the first time since Havana’s 1959 revolution that the event has been called off for economic reasons Cuba’s annual May Day parade, which was due to take place on Monday to mark International Workers’ Day, has been called off by the island’s communist government as acute fuel shortages severely disrupt Havana’s economic equilibrium. The […]

  • Former UK PM contests $15,000 bill over ‘missing’ items

    RT - May 1st 2023 8:11am EDT

    Bathrobes and slippers reportedly disappeared from the residence occupied by then-foreign secretary Liz Truss last summer Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, who’d previously served as Britain’s Foreign Secretary, is facing a hefty bill for food and drink as well as for items missing from the estate she lived in during her tenure as Britain’s […]

  • China leading global EV race – data

    RT - May 1st 2023 8:10am EDT

    Electric car sales reached a new peak in the largest markets last year, the IEA says Sales of electric vehicles soared to record highs last year with China being the frontrunner, the International Energy Agency reported this week. Global sales of battery electric cars and plug-in hybrids passed the 10 million mark in 2022, with […]

  • EU’s largest economy can’t do without China – leading carmaker

    RT - May 1st 2023 6:15am EDT

    Germany’s level of dependence makes decoupling “unthinkable,” the Mercedes-Benz CEO has warned Cutting ties with China would put most of Germany’s industry at risk, the CEO of luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz CEO warned on Sunday. Ola Kaellenius was interviewed by newspaper Bild am Sonntag after returning from a business trip to China, the German manufacturer’s largest and […]

  • First Republic seized by US regulators

    RT - May 1st 2023 4:57am EDT

    The struggling lender will be acquired by JPMorgan, the Californian financial watchdog said The embattled First Republic Bank has been taken over by regulators and will be sold to JPMorgan Chase, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced on Monday. Earlier this week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a principal federal […]

  • China calls for UN Security Council reform

    RT - May 1st 2023 4:20am EDT

    Beijing’s top diplomat argues that developing countries, especially those in Africa, should be better represented in the body China’s top diplomat has called for developing nations to have more of a say at the UN Security Council. Wang Yi’s remarks came a week after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a similar suggestion, saying Western […]

  • Russia sees crypto as ‘necessary evil’

    RT - May 1st 2023 3:42am EDT

    Moscow could permit some digital coins despite the apparent risks, the Finance Ministry says Russia’s Finance Ministry has warned about the dangers of investing in cryptocurrencies, although it acknowledged that digital assets could be useful in certain situations. Deputy Finance Minister Aleksey Moiseev described cryptocurrencies as “an evil,” adding that the Bank of Russia shares a […]

  • Germany mulls ban on chip-making materials to China – Bloomberg

    RT - May 1st 2023 3:03am EDT

    Berlin is reportedly under US pressure to set limits on semiconductor chemical exports to Beijing The German government is considering restricting exports to China of chemicals used for producing semiconductors, as part of the US-led policy of curbing Beijing’s access to advanced technologies, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Berlin is reportedly seeking […]

  • WHO pandemic treaty

    RT - May 1st 2023 2:19am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan takes a deep dive into the World Health Organization’s “pandemic treaty,” which saw the imposition of certain restrictions on the lives of citizens of foreign countries. Dr. David Bell joins the show to talk with Manila about the WHO’s reach and influence across the world.