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  • Sanctions force South Asian nation to ditch dollar payments to Russia – Nikkei Asia

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 9:37am EDT

    Bangladesh will repay a loan for the construction of its first nuclear power plant in Chinese yuan Bangladesh is set to make loan repayments in Chinese yuan for its nuclear power plant being built by Russia, as a way to sidestep Western sanctions, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. According to the news outlet, the decision […]

  • Moscow and New Delhi in talks over free trade deal

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 8:17am EDT

    Mutual trade between India and Russia has boomed in the past year India and Russia are holding discussions on a free trade deal to boost their growing economic ties, the countries’ foreign ministers announced on Monday at a business dialog meeting in New Delhi. According to Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, New Delhi is in […]

  • Sanctions may backfire on dollar, US Treasury secretary admits

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 8:04am EDT

    Janet Yellen was asked by CNN what reaction ‘weaponization’ of the dollar may trigger globally The role of the US dollar as the world reserve currency may actually diminish due to the US using its leverage on the global financial system to pursue its geopolitical goals through sanctions, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has […]

  • Google chief warns of potential AI dangers

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 7:42am EDT

    Sundar Pichai says society must ‘adapt’ to artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon impact “every product of every company,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said on Sunday, warning of the dangers that the technology poses for employment sectors and the distribution of misinformation. “We need to adapt as a society for it,” Pichai […]

  • Czechs rally against ‘warmonger’ government

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 6:17am EDT

    Thousands gathered in Prague to demand that authorities turn attention away from helping Ukraine and towards facing problems at home Thousands protested in downtown Prague on Sunday, arguing that the Czech government is devoting too many resources to helping Ukraine fight Russia rather than tackling the energy crisis and high inflation at home. Many are […]

  • Gaming giant Sega mulls buying creator of Angry Birds

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 5:47am EDT

    The offer may value Rovio Entertainment at about $776 million, media are reporting Japanese gaming major Sega Sammy Holdings has offered to buy Rovio Entertainment, best known for creating the ‘Angry Birds’ franchise, in a deal valued at about $776 million, Bloomberg reports, citing a statement from Sega. The Tokyo-based multinational offered €9.25 per share […]

  • Ex-US Navy technician runs pro-Russian Twitter account – WSJ   

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 4:25am EDT

    The person behind a social media account that shares pro-Moscow messages lives in Washington state, the newspaper has revealed A 37-year-old former US Navy officer is the face of the pro-Russian online collective ‘Donbass Devushka’, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The newspaper confirmed claims about the woman’s identity made by NAFO, a pro-Ukrainian online […]

  • Former Mexican president worked for CIA – declassified papers

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 4:16am EDT

    The revelation comes as the US releases more documents relating to the probe into the John F. Kennedy assassination Former Mexican president Jose Lopez Portillo, who led the country from 1976 to 1982, was an asset of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to a new batch of declassified documents published by the US National […]

  • Indian banks wary of sanctions for buying Russian oil in excess of price cap

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 4:10am EDT

    Some lenders said they would not handle payments exceeding the price limit imposed by the West Indian banks are concerned that they may not be able to process payments for Russian oil if they breach the price cap set by the EU and G7 countries, Millennium Post reports, citing oil industry sources. India, along with […]

  • King Charles richer than his mother – Sunday Times

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 3:50am EDT

    The British monarch is said to have significantly boosted profits from the royal estates The personal wealth of Britain’s King Charles III amounts to £600 million ($745 million), which makes him more than 60% richer than his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, according to an estimate by The Sunday Times. Last year, the newspaper […]

  • Are ‘progressive’ Democrats actually progressive? Afshin Rattansi asks adviser to AOC & Elizabeth Warren

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 2:53am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Robert Hockett, Edward Cornell Professor of Law and Public Policy and an adviser to Democrats such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Elizabeth Warren. He discusses the rise of de-dollarization as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the potential for an autarkic trading bloc rising […]

  • Finland joins NATO, extending alliance’s border with Russia

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 2:45am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan delves into the topic of Finland joining NATO after maintaining its neutrality for several decades. Manila was joined by Professor Glenn Diesen, who broke down Finland’s decision and offered his insight into what Helsinki’s membership will mean for the military alliance.

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: New Europe vs. Old Europe

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 2:38am EDT

    Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, we are told the West is in lockstep unity. In this case ‘unity’ means following orders, without question, from Washington. Well, that unity has begun to unravel. New Europe and Old Europe are clearly not marching in sync. CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Alexander Aton.

  • JPMorgan posts record profits

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 2:31am EDT

    Revenues jumped in the first quarter as higher interest rates boosted the bank’s consumer business JPMorgan Chase reported first-quarter revenue this week that beat analysts’ expectations thanks to a nearly 50% surge in net interest income amid higher interest rates. The Wall Street bank posted a profit of $12.6 billion, or $4.10 per share, in the […]

  • Russia-China trade booming

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 2:06am EDT

    The two countries are on pace to hit $200 billion in turnover this year Beijing’s trade with Moscow has continued to grow, with both exports and imports rising significantly in March in annual terms, Chinese customs data shows. According to a report published on Thursday, Chinese exports to Russia soared by 136% year-on-year, while imports […]

  • Mass shooting at teen birthday party leaves 4 killed, 28 injured

    RT - Apr 17th 2023 12:23am EDT

    Authorities refused to say if a suspect was in custody after a deadly shooting rocked small Alabama town Four people were were shot dead and another 28 injured after a teenager’s birthday celebration turned chaotic in a small town of Dadeville, Alabama on Saturday night. Authorities are tight-lipped on whether they have any suspects in custody, […]

  • Musk says Twitter secrets ‘blew’ his mind

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 11:22pm EDT

    The social network’s boss says the US government had “full access” to everything The billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk has claimed that he was shocked to find out the real scale of the US government involvement and access to Twitter communications when he purchased and took full control of the social media giant last year. […]

  • China speaks the language of pragmatism, while the US only understands sanctions, militarism and confrontation

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 8:41pm EDT

    Macron’s recent statements have shown the erosion of Washington’s ‘zero-sum’ diplomacy compared to Beijing’s ‘win-win’ approach Over the course of the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron unleashed political shockwaves by visiting China and declaring that the European Union must make itself less dependent on the United States, while urging Western European nations not to be […]

  • EU comments on Poland and Hungary’s Ukrainian import ban

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 5:59pm EDT

    Any trade policy decisions within the bloc are an “exclusive competence” of Brussels, the EU Commission said Brussels has slammed a decision by Poland and Hungary to ban agricultural imports from Ukraine. Such actions are “unacceptable” and go against the bloc’s rules, a spokesperson for the EU Commission said in an emailed statement to the […]

  • Timofey Bordachev: Here’s why Macron’s call to break away from US control is just meaningless posturing

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 4:54pm EDT

    The French president knows full well that Paris has no intention of standing on its own two feet. The de-Gaulle era has long since passed Today, the words spoken in public by Western leaders, even the most senior, have no strategic significance but are merely an element of tactical maneuvering. So, it’s impossible to draw […]

  • Russia should pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction – US

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 4:08pm EDT

    Washington is discussing with partners how Russia’s frozen assets can be used to benefit Kiev, the US treasury secretary said Washington believes Russia should cover the cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN on Saturday. The US is discussing potential ways to use Russian assets frozen in the West but still […]

  • Berlin rejects Bavarian demand to keep nuclear power

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 3:11pm EDT

    Germany has shut all its nuclear power stations amid intention to switch to fully renewable energy by 2035 The German environment ministry on Sunday rejected a request from the country’s south-eastern state of Bavaria to allow it continue use of nuclear power, just hours after the EU nation closed the last three of its nuclear […]

  • ISIS kills dozens of mushroom hunters in Syria – media

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 1:25pm EDT

    Islamic State terrorists attacked a group of locals collecting truffles in the desert, SANA news agency has reported At least 26 people have been killed in an attack by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists in Syria’s province of Hama, SANA news agency reported on Sunday. A source within the regional police told the news […]

  • Beijing would take early control of Taiwanese skies – Pentagon leaks

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 12:13pm EDT

    Only half of the island’s air fleet could effectively engage China’s air force, according to the WaPo Washington has concerns over Taiwan’s capacity to defend itself in the event of an attack from Beijing, according to leaked documents that have shaken the US military intelligence infrastructure, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Responding to the […]

  • Conservative social media shut down by new owners

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 11:05am EDT

    A “Twitter clone… for conservatives” is a no longer viable business, the new owners of the Parler platform have said Parler, a conservative-leaning social media platform popular among supporters of former US President Donald Trump, was pulled offline earlier this week following its acquisition by digital media conglomerate, Starboard. The new owner of the platform, […]