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  • UK newspaper removes interview with Russian ambassador

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 6:04am EDT

    The Times “caved in” to pressure, the diplomat has claimed in a damning open letter Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has accused The Times of “caving in” to outside forces after it removed an interview with the diplomat from its website. Kelin warned that the move does not bode well for the newspaper’s […]

  • EU country weaning off Russian energy – official

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 5:43am EDT

    The Dutch energy minister has said the government will not sign new supply contracts for Moscow’s LNG The Netherlands is working to end liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Russia, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing Dutch energy minister Rob Jetten. He said the government has already stopped signing new contracts for importing the fuel from […]

  • US hawk touts ‘grand strategy’ to counter Russia and China

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 5:19am EDT

    John Bolton has floated a “grand strategy” involving increased arms spending, nuclear tests, and a ‘global NATO’ to defend Taiwan Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has urged Washington to implement a new Cold War-style strategy against Russia and China. According to the long-time hawk, the West should cut back on social security to […]

  • Plastics: A curse or a blessing?

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 2:41am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at what might be the perfect product – plastic. But what is the true cost of plastic in the long term? Is it harming our health and polluting the environment, or is plastic one of the most durable materials ever dreamed up? Host […]

  • There’s always money for war

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 2:40am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan breaks down just how much money is spent on war in the US. The war budget dwarfs the next several contenders combined. But that doesn’t mean the money is spent efficiently and is not affected by waste and corruption. Former Pentagon Official Michael Maloof joins Manila […]

  • Italy greenlights sale of Russian refinery – Reuters

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 1:59am EDT

    A Lukoil plant in Sicily will reportedly be sold to a Cypriot firm The Italian government has approved the sale of the ISAB refinery in Sicily, which is owned by Russia’s largest private oil company, Lukoil, to Cyprus’ GOI Energy, a branch of private equity group Argus, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources. In January, […]

  • Top importer of Russian vodka named

    RT - Apr 13th 2023 1:28am EDT

    Israel accounts for most of the spirits’ purchases from the sanctioned country, UN statistics reportedly show Israel has more than quadrupled purchases of Russian vodka in the last year, reaching $24.7 million on an annual basis and becoming the top importer of the product, RIA Novosti reports. According to the outlet’s calculations, which are based […]

  • China calls out US over intelligence leaks

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 11:29pm EDT

    Beijing says Washington owes its allies an “explanation” The Chinese Foreign Ministry has addressed the unfolding scandal as US agencies are scrambling to contain a diplomatic fallout from a major intelligence leak that allegedly exposed the extent of US spying on key allies and partners, including South Korea and Israel. “We noted that many media […]

  • Saudi Arabia holds pivotal talks with Syria

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 9:44pm EDT

    Riyadh had previously backed “regime change” in Damascus, but now endorses Syrian unity Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad traveled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first such trip since Riyadh cut diplomatic relations with Damascus in 2012. According to a joint press statement after the visit, Saudi Arabia has endorsed Syrian unity and integrity, condemned […]

  • US explains military presence in Ukraine

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 9:16pm EDT

    A White House official partially confirmed the leak about NATO special forces in Ukraine White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has confirmed – to at least some degree – one of the most incendiary revelations from the Pentagon leaks about US special forces operating inside Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia. Asked on […]

  • Why is Beijing trying to join an anti-China trade bloc and can it succeed?

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 8:56pm EDT

    Remaining in the game may be strategically wise even in the face of near-certain vetoes by US allies The United Kingdom recently struck a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trading bloc, and China is also applying for membership. The trade agreement, which includes a number of Asian, Pacific […]

  • Japan orders evacuation over missile scare

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 8:44pm EDT

    North Korea’s latest launch has prompted a warning telling Hokkaido residents to flee or take cover Japanese authorities have issued a brief evacuation order, warning Hokkaido residents that they could be endangered by a North Korean ballistic missile that was expected to land in the northern island’s vicinity on Thursday morning. The launch was detected […]

  • EU country wants depleted uranium factory – PM

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 7:44pm EDT

    Mateusz Morawiecki is eager to manufacture the toxic tank ammunition in Poland Poland wants to be the service center for all American M1 Abrams tanks in Europe and even make the depleted uranium (DU) ammunition for their guns, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday. After meeting Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington on Tuesday, […]

  • Trump files $500 million lawsuit

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 7:21pm EDT

    The former US president has gone after his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for allegedly violating attorney-client privilege Former US President Donald Trump has sued Michael Cohen for more than $500 million in damages, saying his former lawyer damaged his reputation by spreading falsehoods about him and releasing confidential information that he was contractually and legally required […]

  • France won’t be US ‘vassal’ – Macron

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 6:24pm EDT

    The French president has doubled down on his Taiwan rhetoric after American criticism Paris is an ally and not a “vassal” of Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, defending his comments about “strategic autonomy” of the EU when it comes to the rising tensions between the US and China. “Being an ally does […]

  • Drug lord’s hippo killed in highway collision

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 6:01pm EDT

    Hippopotamuses descended from the menagerie of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar are considered an invasive species A hippopotamus descended from the inhabitants of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar’s private zoo has died after it was struck by an SUV while crossing a highway in northwestern Colombia, environmental authorities told the Associated Press on Wednesday.  One of […]

  • Landlord rejects bid to make Twitter HQ a homeless shelter – Musk

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 5:01pm EDT

    The billionaire has claimed that property owners torpedoed his idea to use vacant office space to house vagrants Twitter owner Elon Musk has blamed his landlord for shooting down a proposal to use vacant office space at the social media company’s headquarters in San Francisco to help ease the city’s homeless crisis. “We tried to […]

  • Putin warrant could derail BRICS summit – South Africa

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 5:00pm EDT

    Though a close partner of Moscow, Pretoria is legally obliged to enforce the International Criminal Court’s summons The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown a “spanner in the works” of an upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa in August, a spokesman for South African President Cyril […]

  • Elon Musk responds to NPR

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 4:30pm EDT

    The Twitter boss had a two-word reply to the broadcaster’s tantrum over the “state-funded” label Twitter owner Elon Musk has called for eliminating all government funding from National Public Radio, after the broadcaster announced it would stop tweeting in protest over being labeled as government-funded. “Defund NPR,” Musk tweeted, under a screenshot of an email […]

  • Italy declares state of emergency over migration

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 4:10pm EDT

    Officials in Rome say the measure was necessitated by a recent uptick in the number of landings on the Mediterranean coast The Italian government has put in place a six-month state of emergency in a bid to tackle a recent surge in the number of new arrivals in the country. As part of the measure, […]

  • South Korea warns of ‘fabrications’ in Pentagon leaks

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 4:08pm EDT

    The classified docs appear to show that the US spied on a key ally in East Asia Several high-ranking South Korean officials have claimed that a trove of leaked Pentagon documents allegedly detailing US eavesdropping on Seoul looks like a hoax.   Dozens of sensitive American documents, which have been circulating on social media for […]

  • Asian ally to loan artillery shells to US – media

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 3:35pm EDT

    South Korea has reportedly agreed to supply 500,000 rounds to help replenish US stockpiles amid the Ukraine conflict South Korea has reportedly agreed to help ease Washington’s artillery supply shortfall, loaning 500,000 rounds of 155mm shells as the US ships out much of its own supplies to Ukraine. The deal was signed last month and […]

  • Pentagon narrows access to classified documents – CBS

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 3:14pm EDT

    The reported move comes amid a large-scale intra-department investigation into the recent Ukraine-related leak The Pentagon has greatly reduced the number of people on government-wide distribution lists to receive classified information, CBS News reported Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials. Prior to the recent leak of classified documents, some 1,000 people usually had access to such […]

  • US professor departs after allegedly faking racism stats – media

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 2:29pm EDT

    A Florida State University criminology professor was under investigation after six of his studies were retracted for containing fabricated data Florida State University criminology professor Eric Stewart has quietly resigned after a month-long absence amid an inquiry into whether he faked data in multiple studies to inflate the prevalence of racism in the US, the […]

  • US media outlet quits Twitter over labeling row

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 2:13pm EDT

    State-funded NPR has announced its exit from the social media platform after a new label pointed out its government link US state-affiliated media outlet NPR has decided to abandon its Twitter account in protest after the social media platform attached a label pointing out its reliance on government funding. The move to quit posting new […]