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  • Major growth in Russian real wages predicted

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 1:12pm EDT

    Net incomes are expected to rise by the most in five years, according to the Ministry of Economic Development Real earnings in Russia during 2023 will grow more than previously expected, the Ministry of Economic Development stated on Friday, predicting an increase of 5.4%. The figure is a substantial upgrade from the ministry’s earlier projection […]

  • Сell phone stolen every six minutes in London – report

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 12:42pm EDT

    Just 2% of the devices end up being recovered by police An average of 248 cell phones are stolen each day in London, according to recently released data, with London’s Metropolitan Police proving to be largely ineffective at retrieving the snatched devices. Statistics obtained by the BBC showed that more than 91,000 reports of cell […]

  • Marine Le Pen outlines possible Ukraine conflict scenarios

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 12:23pm EDT

    Russia’s victory would be catastrophic but a Ukrainian win would unleash WWIII, the French presidential hopeful said France’s National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has warned that the Ukrainian conflict could end up lasting for over a century unless something is done to resolve it. In a Tuesday interview shared with several European outlets, […]

  • Nuland issues threat over Russian assets

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 12:10pm EDT

    Washington is working to ensure Moscow helps pay for “all that it has broken,” the high-ranking State Department official has said The American authorities are in discussions about using the Russian central bank assets frozen by the West to rebuild Ukraine, Victoria Nuland, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, has said. When […]

  • Gender-fluid ex-Biden official spared prison

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 11:55am EDT

    Disgraced nuclear scientist Sam Brinton pleaded no contest to stealing luggage from an airport Former US Energy Department nuclear waste manager Sam Brinton pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges of stealing a woman’s suitcase from the baggage carousel at a Las Vegas airport last July, avoiding jail time with a 180-day suspended sentence.  As […]

  • French tightening belts – media

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 11:12am EDT

    Consumers have been cutting down on expenses, according to research Sales volumes at major retail chains in France have declined in the first three months of the year against a backdrop of soaring prices, news channel BFMTV reported on Friday, citing a study by analytical center the Circana Institute. “Faced with inflation, the French reduced […]

  • War-crimes whistleblower trial date set

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 11:02am EDT

    Ex-military lawyer David McBride detailed allegations of possible unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan A trial date has been set in the case of the Australian former military lawyer David McBride who is accused of leaking information of alleged misconduct, including unlawful killings of civilians, by members of the country’s special forces in Afghanistan. […]

  • Poland would not survive a Russia-NATO war – ex-president

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 10:28am EDT

    Dmitry Medvedev lashes out at Poland’s prime minister, who expressed confidence in the bloc’s military superiority over Russia Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that Poland would cease to exist if a direct war were to occur between Russia and NATO, regardless of the outcome. He was responding to remarks by Polish Prime Minister […]

  • Pentagon leaker charged

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 10:27am EDT

    Jack Teixeira was charged with unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Rebranded Zara stores to resume work in Russia

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 10:16am EDT

    Banners sporting the new brand name ‘MAAG’ already adorn storefronts in major shopping malls Former Zara stores in Russia are to reopen under a new name, MAAG, by June 1, news outlet Izvestia reported on Friday, citing Dmitry Tomilin, board member of the Russian Council of Shopping Centers. Tomilin told the news outlet that the […]

  • China reiterates Ukraine stance

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 9:56am EDT

    All sides of the conflict should remain “objective and calm,” FM Qin Gang told his German counterpart Beijing will continue promoting peace talks to settle the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Friday. “One point I want to […]

  • What lurks behind Macron’s epiphany that angered US lawmakers?

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 9:47am EDT

    The French president has made bold statements about Europe asserting its independence from Washington’s belligerent foreign policy En route back from China, the French president suddenly started singing the praises of European independence vis-à-vis Washington. But words are cheap.   On the way back from his recent visit to Beijing aboard the presidential plane, Emmanuel Macron […]

  • US banks to reveal massive deposit drain – Bloomberg   

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 9:15am EDT

    Earnings reports likely showing over $500 billion in outflow from major lenders raise new questions about the health of the sector The largest US banks have likely seen over half a trillion dollars in deposit outflow from a year earlier as customers rushed to withdraw their savings following a banking crisis at several regional lenders, […]

  • South Korea to offer allowance to reclusive youths

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 8:01am EDT

    A record low fertility rate has left Seoul facing an aging population and a shrinking workforce A measure passed by South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will offer reclusive youths aged nine to 24 a monthly financial stipend in a bid to reintegrate them into society, as the Asian country attempts to confront […]

  • Russian oil exports hit near three-year high – IEA

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 7:36am EDT

    Sanctioned seaborne crude is selling above the price cap set by EU and G7 countries, the agency has revealed Russian oil exports jumped to their highest level in almost three years in March, despite Western sanctions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed in its monthly report on Friday. Russia’s daily seaborne oil supplies surged by […]

  • Ukraine a ‘non-existent country’ financially – Orban

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 6:38am EDT

    The conflict will end as soon as the West stops giving money to Kiev, the Hungarian PM has insisted The EU isn’t going to provide Kiev with funds indefinitely, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Friday during an interview with a Kossuth radio station. “Effectively, Ukraine is a non-existent country in financial terms,” he declared. […]

  • Report reveals surge in Chinese oil imports

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 6:34am EDT

    Economic recovery and increased demand for fuel exports are seen as the major consumption drivers China’s crude oil imports surged to their highest levels in almost three years last month as refineries have ramped up production to catch up with growing fuel export demand, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing customs data. Oil imports jumped 22.5% […]

  • Trump denied in bid to delay trial over Democrat donor issue

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 5:52am EDT

    Former US president asked for a delay after it transpired plaintiff Jean Carroll’s defense had been funded by a Democratic donor A federal judge has refused to postpone Donald Trump’s trial involving a lawsuit by former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, who is accusing the former US President of rape in the mid-1990s. The […]

  • EU nation bans Ukrainian grain

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 5:32am EDT

    Slovakia has destroyed a 1,500-ton shipment contaminated with a banned pesticide Slovak authorities have banned the processing and sale of Ukrainian grain after discovering a dangerous pesticide in a shipment, the country’s Agriculture Ministry announced on its website on Thursday. According to the statement, the ban will cover all grain of Ukrainian origin and flour […]

  • Failure in Ukraine could mark the end of Western ‘golden age’ – Polish PM

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 5:22am EDT

    The country is vital for containing Russia and safeguarding European prosperity, Mateusz Morawiecki has claimed Not everyone in the EU wants to support Ukraine as much as Kiev requires, yet the country’s future is key to Western prosperity, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has insisted. “Failure in Ukraine could be the beginning of the end […]

  • Polish PM blasts Macron ‘EU autonomy’ call

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 4:03am EDT

    Politicians who want the EU to be more independent are actually pushing it closer to China, he insisted Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has lashed out at the idea of EU strategic autonomy, claiming that proponents want the economic bloc to become more dependent on China. He further urged “democracies” against “trading with tyrants”. “European […]

  • CrossTalk: Neocon rage

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 3:12am EDT

    French President Macron’s visit to China has the Atlanticist world and neocons of all stripes in an uproar. Instead of being a mere cutaway in service of Washington, the French president actually stood up for his own country and Europe. Is Macron a day late and a dollar short? CrossTalking with Rachel Marsden and Anthony […]

  • The Epstein trafficking enterprise: Did J.P. Morgan bank know?

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 2:56am EDT

    Did a major US bank knowingly, negligently, and unlawfully provide aid and assist recruiters, as well as assisting in paying victims of the Epstein trafficking enterprise? One island country has filed a lawsuit which says it did. On this edition of The 360 View, Scottie Nell Hughes speaks to journalist and author Marlon Ettinger about the […]

  • Looming sanctions on Russian diamonds threaten millions of Indian jobs – Economic Times

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 2:35am EDT

    Restrictions are expected to be introduced at the G7 summit in May, according to the outlet The G7 is set to impose sanctions on large rough diamonds sourced from Russia, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday, citing industry executives. The move would potentially threaten millions of jobs in India, which is the world’s largest cutting […]

  • US national debt to skyrocket – IMF

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 2:13am EDT

    Interest payments and the shift to clean energy will add to government spending, the organization warns US public debt will continue to rise in the coming years amid increased government borrowing, the International Monetary Fund said in its Fiscal Monitor report released on Wednesday. IMF economists believe the rise will come partly because Washington is […]