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  • 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, […]

  • West doesn’t believe in Kiev’s Crimea hopes – former MOD chief

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 10:58am EDT

    Ukraine needs to convince foreign backers to support an attack on the peninsula, Andrey Zagorodnyuk says Most in the US and EU do not believe Ukraine is capable of fulfilling its pledge to retake control of Crimea from Russia, former a Ukrainian defense minister has acknowledged. “The vast majority of Western politicians, analysts and journalists […]

  • Hedge funds and food firms making billions on Ukraine turmoil – analysis

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 9:23am EDT

    Experts blame the organizations for exacerbating the food crisis by “betting on hunger” Ten of the globe’s largest hedge funds made nearly $2 billion on the food-price spike that occurred after the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, The Guardian reported, citing a report by Greenpeace’s investigative journalism branch Unearthed and Lighthouse Reports, a […]

  • Western firms in no rush to leave Russia – Ukrainian data

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 8:21am EDT

    Fewer than 10% of foreign companies have so far divested from the sanctioned country, according to the Kiev School of Economics Around 200 foreign companies have so far exited the Russian market amid Ukraine-related sanctions, representing fewer than 10% of the international brands that do business in the country, new data has shown. The Kiev […]

  • Plant inferno prompts evacuation order in US

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 8:11am EDT

    A large fire at a plastics factory led to concerns about potentially hazardous smoke A blaze at a plastics manufacturer in the US state of Georgia on Saturday led to local officials issuing an evacuation order amid concerns about the impact of potentially hazardous smoke. The fire, which began early on Saturday at a plastic […]

  • China expands military draft to veterans and students

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 7:52am EDT

    Beijing says it wants to see “more high-caliber soldiers” in the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army China revised its conscription policy this week, saying that people with military experience along with college students will be on top of military draft lists if the country enters a war. The changes, prepared by the State Council […]

  • Russia to boost coal exports to China

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 7:15am EDT

    Exporter SUEK plans to triple its sales to Beijing this year Siberian Coal Energy Company SUEK, Russia’s largest exporter of the fossil fuel, is set to significantly increase sales to China in 2023, the company’s CEO told reporters on Saturday. According to Maxim Basov, SUEK “intends to more than triple its supplies to the Chinese […]

  • Gangster-turned-politician killed on live TV

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 6:25am EDT

    Atiq Ahmed and his brother were fatally shot in northern India by gunmen posing as journalists Indian gangster and former politician Atiq Ahmed was shot dead during a live broadcast on Saturday night while he and his brother were being escorted by police and talking to reporters. The murder took place in the city of […]

  • French energy giant reveals strike-related losses

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 5:36am EDT

    The nationwide labor action against pension reform has reportedly cost Electricite de France €1 billion in lost output French utility Electricite de France (EDF) has warned of a big financial hit from recent industrial action at its nuclear reactors and hydro-electricity plants, claiming strikes had cost the company €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in lost output, […]

  • Europe’s largest nuclear reactor launches 14 years behind schedule

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 4:19am EDT

    Regular production at Olkiluoto 3 was delayed for years due to legal and technical setbacks The Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor in southwest Finland has begun electricity production, the head of the plant’s operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said in a statement on Sunday. After a lengthy testing phase at the facility in Eurajoki, regular output […]

  • French far-right icon Jean-Marie Le Pen rushed to hospital

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 3:42am EDT

    The 94-year-old’s condition has been described as “serious,” according to the media The French far-right icon and the founder of the National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen has been hospitalized, his aide has confirmed. Le Point magazine reported that the 94-year-old was admitted to a medical facility on Saturday afternoon after feeling unwell at his […]

  • Indian businesses to boost investment in Russia – official

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 3:01am EDT

    Entrepreneurs will reportedly pour $98 million into the development of projects in Moscow Region alone Indian entrepreneurs are working on launching new business projects in Moscow Region, its local governmental deputy chairman has revealed. Yekaterina Zinovyeva told news agency TASS on Friday that more than ten Indian companies are successfully operating in the industrialized Moscow […]

  • Singapore urges secrecy over origins of wealth flows—FT

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:48am EDT

    A reported directive to banks comes as wealthy Chinese citizens park billions on the island amid a corruption crackdown at home Regulators in Singapore have asked banks not to discuss the origins of large amounts of wealth flowing into the country over the past year, due to the booming presence of rich Chinese nationals, the […]

  • The global housing market and what it means for you

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:44am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at the cost of owning a home. Many delay purchasing their first house, as the affordability gap widens between home values and income levels. Meanwhile, globally, a variety of trends in the housing market are becoming apparent in places like China and Europe. […]

  • Yearn to return? Mahreen Khan, public policy analyst & TV broadcaster

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:33am EDT

    When I was coming of age in the early 1990s, right in the aftermath of the Cold War, the biggest dream for youngsters around the world was to get a scholarship or even just a one-way plane ticket to a western country and never look back. Thirty years later, some of those seekers of greener […]

  • Dozens killed in Sudan military clashes

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 9:06pm EDT

    The Army and the RSF paramilitary are battling each other for the control of the country Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and scores more injured in fierce clashes between the rival factions in Sudan, as the country’s Army and the Rapid Support Forces continue to accuse each other of sparking the bloodshed and […]

  • Another EU state bans Ukrainian grain

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 6:51pm EDT

    Hungary joins Poland’s pledge to protect the interests of local farming communities The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture has announced a “temporary ban” on the imports of grain and oilseeds from Ukraine, citing the lack of any “meaningful” EU-wide measures to protect the markets from “destabilization” by the uncontrolled inflow of cheap produce. The Hungarian government is […]

  • Ukraine accuses Poland of violating deal

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 5:35pm EDT

    Warsaw imposed a “temporary” ban on Ukrainian agricultural products, citing the need to protect the local market Kiev lashed out at Warsaw’s decision to impose a ban on Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products, accusing it of violating a deal reached by the two countries this month. Poland rolled out the restrictions earlier in the […]

  • US lawmakers urge probe into military aid to Israel

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 4:38pm EDT

    A group of top progressive Democrats is urging President Joe Biden to “shift” US policy on Israel, citing escalating violence A group of 14 top Democratic members of the US Congress has penned an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to re-examine Washington’s enduring support of Israel. Specifically, the group called for a […]

  • Sunak decides 100% of women don’t have a penis

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:39pm EDT

    UK prime minister has vowed to reinforce rights around biological sex UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that 100% of women do not have penises, after Labour Party leader Keir Starmer had previously suggested that just 99.9% of females do not possess the male reproductive organ. When asked earlier this week by the right-leaning […]

  • Poland to ‘temporarily ban’ Ukrainian grain imports

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:32pm EDT

    The measure comes as multiple Eastern European nations sound the alarm over an inflow of cheap agricultural produce Poland has imposed a “temporary ban” on agricultural and food products from Ukraine, citing the need to protect local markets from the “destabilization” caused by an ongoing inflow of cheap goods.  Poland’s agriculture and development ministers have […]

  • US must stop ‘encouraging war’ in Ukraine – Lula

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 12:25pm EDT

    The Brazilian leader delivered the comments as he concluded a state visit to China The United States and its allies should focus on promoting peace in Ukraine instead of ‘encouraging war’ by arming Ukraine, Brazilian president Lula da Silva said on Saturday as he concluded a state visit to China, his country’s primary trading partner. […]

  • French state TV pulls report after Ukrainian pressure (VIDEO)

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 11:17am EDT

    Kiev has labeled a video of Russian troops in training by France 24 “a disgrace to journalism” French state-owned news channel France 24 has removed a video report about Russian troops in training from its website, after it caused outrage among Ukrainian officials. The clip, entitled “War in Ukraine: Russian forces preparing for battle ahead […]