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  • China’s role in the Yemen war ceasefire should not go unnoticed

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 10:46am EDT

    Beijing deserves some credit for bringing the end of one of the most brutal conflicts in history closer Eight and a half years of the Yemeni civil war has seen the Arab country torn into shreds. Estimates suggest at least 350,000 people have died from the war or its consequences, which began in 2014. This […]

  • US military industry struggling to meet Ukraine demand – WSJ

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 10:33am EDT

    A shortage of rocket motors is interrupting the supply of missiles to Kiev American arms manufacturers are struggling to obtain enough rocket motors to build missiles for Ukrainian forces, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. With multiple contractors relying on a single supplier, production targets have already been pushed back. In a quarterly earnings […]

  • Hungary expands list of banned Ukrainian imports

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 10:02am EDT

    The restrictions now cover meat, eggs and vegetables in addition to grain Hungary has placed a temporary import ban on most agricultural goods from Ukraine, according to a government decree published on Tuesday. Essentially all grain and goods made from grain of Ukrainian origin are no longer allowed to be imported to the country, including […]

  • Germany critically short of housing as construction tanks

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 9:13am EDT

    Permits for new buildings have dropped dramatically since last year Real estate experts expect a further decline in new residential construction in Germany as building permits for dwellings slumped 20.6% year-on-year in February, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Tuesday. According to the latest numbers, a total of 22,300 building permits for dwellings were […]

  • Surge in Russian exports to Brazil revealed

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 8:17am EDT

    The South American nation has more than doubled imports from Russia since 2021 Imports of Russian goods to Brazil surged by nearly 120% in March compared to the same month two years ago, according to official figures released by Brazil’s Economy Ministry. The country imported just over $746 million worth of goods from Russia last […]

  • China backs Macron’s Ukraine peace efforts

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 6:29am EDT

    The crisis must be resolved by addressing the concerns of all parties, Beijing has said Beijing supports European efforts to kickstart peace talks on Ukraine and eventually create a balanced and sustainable security framework for the continent, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has said. Negotiations should be based on Europe’s “fundamental long-term interests” and […]

  • Russian inflation falls to just over 3%

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 6:27am EDT

    The surge in consumer prices continued to subside in April, but inflationary pressures remain, the central bank says Annualized inflation in Russia has slowed to a rate of 3.15% as of April 10, according to data from the central bank. According to the regulator, this happened “mainly due to the effect of the high statistical […]

  • UK hounded by worst inflation in Western Europe

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 5:40am EDT

    Britain’s consumer price index stood at 10.1% year-on-year in March Inflation in the UK came in at over 10% year-on-year in March, the highest rate among countries in Western Europe, official data showed on Wednesday. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the consumer price index (CPI) in the UK fell by less than […]

  • EU nation set for more economic woe

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 4:41am EDT

    Sweden’s GDP is forecast to drop more than previously expected, the Finance Ministry has warned The Swedish economy will shrink more in 2023 than previously expected, according to official data released on Monday. Gross domestic product (GDP) is now forecast to contract by 1%, compared to the 0.7% contraction predicted by the Finance Ministry in […]

  • No ‘magic wand’ for Ukraine – UK’s Wallace

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 4:37am EDT

    It is unlikely that the conflict with Russia will end this year, the British defense secretary has said The conflict between Russia and Ukraine will likely continue into next year, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Tuesday. “I’m optimistic that between this year and next year, I think Ukraine will continue to have the […]

  • Mexico condemns US ‘interference’ in drug war

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 2:42am EDT

    The DEA’s infiltration of the Sinaloa Cartel without state permission amounts to espionage, the Mexican president says Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, has excoriated the US Drug Enforcement Agency for infiltrating the Sinaloa Cartel without his permission, accusing Washington of “abusive interference” at a press conference on Monday. “There can’t […]

  • CrossTalk: ‘Strategic autonomy’

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 2:17am EDT

    The term ‘strategic autonomy’ sounds good. The word ‘strategic’ conjures up a sense of importance. And ‘autonomy’ presents a sense of independence. But when you consider the French president using this term, then we are forced to wonder if he is at all serious. After all, Europe is no longer strategic or autonomous. CrossTalking with […]

  • Taking in Snowden: The Tibbo refugees

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 2:04am EDT

    Most people know the story of whistleblower Edward Snowden. The story that is not often told, however, is where Snowden hid, and with whom, while he was in Hong Kong. They are now known as ‘the Tibbo refugees’. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Robert Tibbo, a lawyer for the refugees, for […]

  • Top EU vodka brand calls it quits in Russia

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 1:44am EDT

    Public outcry in Sweden has forced Absolut to cease supplies to the country once again The parent company of Swedish vodka Absolut has decided to stop exporting its products to Russia due to growing criticism over recent reports that supplies have resumed, the Absolut Company’s CEO Stephanie Durroux has said. According to her statement on […]

  • BRICS to pass West in economic might – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 1:33am EDT

    The bloc of developing countries will have a larger share of global growth than the Group of Seven major economies The BRICS group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – is expected to increase their share of the global economy to nearly 35% by 2028, Bloomberg reported on Monday. According to the outlet’s […]

  • North Korea touts new spy satellite

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 1:09am EDT

    Pyongyang said it will be ready to launch the military satellite by the end of the month North Korea said it has completed work on its first reconnaissance satellite and is preparing for its maiden launch, stressing the need to bolster its military capabilities amid continued threats from the United States and South Korea. After […]

  • Trump says Disney ‘destroying’ Florida governor

    RT - Apr 19th 2023 12:39am EDT

    Governor Ron DeSantis has fought to revoke Disney’s “self-governing status” at its Florida theme park Former President Donald Trump said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is “being absolutely destroyed” in his months-long battle with Disney, after the governor unveiled a new bill that would give state officials more authority over the company’s massive Disney World amusement […]

  • The US seeks to enlist an old communist foe against China

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 9:11pm EDT

    Will Vietnam, having suffered immensely at American hands decades ago, tilt towards Washington? Shunned and shut out from China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently visited Hanoi, Vietnam. Here, the US is courting a country which it once bombed with millions of tons of napalm, leading to a wholesale loss of innocent lives. Now, of […]

  • US Senate slams Credit Suisse over Nazi ties

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 5:57pm EDT

    Fired auditor’s report showed the Swiss bank held “possible” Nazi accounts as late as 2020 The troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse hampered the investigation into accounts possibly held by high-ranking German Nazis and SS officers, some of which turned out to be active for decades, the US Senate announced on Tuesday. The Senate Budget Committee […]

  • Fox News settles election fraud case

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 5:53pm EDT

    The conservative outlet agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems almost $800 million Fox News has reached a settlement of almost $800 million with Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion, which manufactures voting machines, filed a defamation suit after some of the network’s hosts and guests accused it of enabling election fraud in 2020. Fox and Dominion settled […]

  • Twitter unveils ‘hate speech’ shadow ban policy

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 5:21pm EDT

    The company will hide some “hateful” tweets behind a warning screen rather than removing them Twitter will conceal so-called “hate speech” that violates its rules behind a warning screen that requires a click-through, the platform announced on Monday in a blog post.    The new policy is supposed to give moderators more choices than simply […]

  • US airline grounds all flights due to tech glitch

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 2:21pm EDT

    Southwest Airlines has resumed operations after all traffic was halted due to “technology issues” US carrier Southwest Airlines grounded all flights nationwide on Tuesday morning, blaming a “data connection issue” as passenger complaints piled up on social media. Some 1,700 flights were reportedly delayed in total – 40% of the airline’s schedule – with nine […]

  • Iran prepared to ‘destroy Tel Aviv’ – president

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 2:16pm EDT

    The latest anti-Israel invective came amid heightened tensions between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Tuesday that any hostile move from Israel “will lead to the destruction of Haifa and Tel Aviv.” Speaking at an annual military parade, Raisi called on the US and other “extra-regional” forces to […]

  • Swedish broadcaster joins Twitter exodus

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 12:16pm EDT

    Sveriges Radio said CEO Elon Musk’s “publicly-funded” label was not the reason it quit the platform Public broadcaster Sveriges Radio has announced it is leaving Twitter, explaining in a blog post on Tuesday that its listeners no longer use the platform.  “The audience has simply chosen other places to be. And, therefore, Sveriges Radio now […]

  • Musk changes CBC’s label to ‘69% government-funded’

    RT - Apr 18th 2023 12:15pm EDT

    The apparent attempt at trolling the broadcaster came after it quit Twitter to protest being labeled as “government-funded media” Twitter CEO Elon Musk has labeled the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as “69% government-funded,” after a report surfaced showing 70% of the network’s financing comes from the state. Musk has angered multiple Western state media outlets by […]