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  • ‘Quite a few’ EU leaders agree with Macron on autonomy from US – Michel 

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 2:00pm EDT

    They too believe that the bloc should distance itself from America’s fights, but won’t speak out, the European Council’s president claims  “Quite a few” European leaders side with French President Emmanuel Macron in his position that the EU should not be beholden to Washington’s policies, especially when it comes to China, even if they don’t […]

  • US sanctions individuals in Hungary

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:41pm EDT

    The financial penalties target an investment bank and its executives in Budapest The US has blacklisted a Russian-linked investment bank and three of its executives in Budapest. The sanctions come after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban repeatedly claimed that the US and its allies are attempting to pressure his country into arming Ukraine. The US […]

  • US reveals new anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:32pm EDT

    The measures target Donbass rebuilders, patriotic education of children, shipping, and nuclear energy The US government on Wednesday announced new sanctions against over 80 individuals, vessels and companies it has accused of “enabling and facilitating” Russian actions in Ukraine. Among the embargoed entities are construction and recycling companies, outfits rebuilding the war-torn Donbass, children’s camps, […]

  • Biden security plan found on street

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:30pm EDT

    A “sensitive” police document was discovered in Belfast ahead of the president’s arrival The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating a “security breach” after a member of the public found a document detailing the force’s plan for US President Joe Biden’s visit to the city. Biden touched down in Belfast on Tuesday night, […]

  • France blocking EU ammo for Ukraine – Polish media

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 12:18pm EDT

    Paris reportedly wants to receive compensation for all types of munitions, including those not requested by Kiev France is blocking the EU’s decision to finance the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, Polish media outlet PAP claimed on Wednesday, citing a high-ranking source in the bloc. Paris is said to be demanding reimbursement for weapons that […]

  • NYPD re-adopts robot dogs

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 12:11pm EDT

    The New York City police force had parted ways with the Boston Dynamics’ quadruped two years ago after a public outcry The New York Police Department has brought back Digidog, the four-legged Boston Dynamics robot that inspired an episode of the dystopian TV series Black Mirror, along with a larger, rounder surveillance bot called K5 […]

  • Russia reveals massive shipbuilding plans

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 12:00pm EDT

    Over a hundred cargo ships are reportedly set to be constructed in the next three years The Russian government is planning to have about 150 cargo ships built by 2027 as part of a preferential leasing project, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has revealed. “Another area that has been given particular attention under the sanctions […]

  • Industrial fire in US state forces thousands to evacuate

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 11:56am EDT

    A massive blaze engulfed what seems to be a plastic storage facility, which firefighters say will burn for days A fire at an industrial compound in Richmond, Indiana has led to an evacuation order for around 2,000 residents within a half-mile radius of the blaze due to the thick toxic smoke emanating from the facility. […]

  • Xi warns armed forces to prepare for ‘actual combat’ – Chinese media

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 11:10am EDT

    The president told troops at a navy base that their mission is to defend the country’s “territorial sovereignty” President Xi Jinping has urged the Chinese military to prepare for real combat, national media reported on Wednesday. The remarks came days after Beijing held massive military drills around Taiwan which reportedly involved the simulation of precision […]

  • Musk sheds light on Twitter finances

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 11:03am EDT

    Advertisers have come back and usage is up, the platform’s CEO says Twitter is “roughly breaking even,” as most of its advertisers have returned, the social media company’s CEO, Elon Musk, said in an interview on Wednesday. Things are now going “reasonably well” with usage up, Musk told the BBC without going into detail. Almost […]

  • US planning for ‘wild card’ scenarios in Ukraine – NYT

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 10:40am EDT

    Among other outcomes, Washington is reportedly analyzing the hypothetical deaths of Vladimir Zelensky or Vladimir Putin The Pentagon has gamed out four “wild card” scenarios that could affect the conflict in Ukraine, including the sudden deaths of the presidents of Russia or Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a leaked document. According […]

  • Trump’s arrest exposes America’s Soros-style (in)justice system

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 9:03am EDT

    Manhattan’s district attorney has focused his prosecutorial energies on Bad Orange Man and victims instead of criminals Alvin Bragg, the New York City district attorney who made a name for himself by arresting Donald Trump, waxed triumphantly about his effort to take down the former president. You see, the Manhattan prosecutor said, no one is […]

  • Russia’s current-account surplus sees massive drop

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 9:00am EDT

    The decline in prices for export goods affected revenues, according to the central bank Russia’s current-account surplus shrank by a whopping 73% over the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to central bank data released on Tuesday. The surplus in January-March of this year stood at $18.6 billion, […]

  • Germany can’t fulfill NATO obligations – Bild

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 8:34am EDT

    Chronic underfunding and the country’s support for Ukraine are among the reasons, the media outlet reports Germany is failing to live up to its NATO commitments both in terms of personnel and equipment it can provide for the military bloc’s defense, Bild has reported. The media outlet, citing an internal appraisal by the nation’s Armed […]

  • Worst financial crash in history coming this summer – economist

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 8:00am EDT

    Harry Dent predicts the biggest economic meltdown “in our lifetime” A major financial crash will likely hit by mid-June, warned Harry Dent, an economist and author of several best-selling books, in an interview on Friday. Dent, who has a history of making controversial predictions, claims that the current market bubble will burst and result in […]

  • Musk calls out BBC reporter over ‘lies’

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 7:21am EDT

    The Twitter CEO took issue with claims from the journalist during a row over hate speech Elon Musk has accused a BBC reporter of lying about hate speech on Twitter. An audio excerpt from a Twitter Spaces discussion showed US-based tech journalist James Clayton struggling to justify his own questions on the alleged rise of […]

  • Russian central bank rules out currency restrictions

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 7:19am EDT

    There is no need to reinstate capital controls as the sanctions pressure has eased, the CBR says The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) does not consider it necessary to return to the repatriation of export earnings, the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina, stated on Wednesday. According to her, currency controls should protect against sanctions […]

  • US intel leak may have originated outside of Pentagon – Fox

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 7:15am EDT

    While officials neither admit nor deny the documents are authentic, a large-scale investigation has been launched The Pentagon may not be the source of the leak of purported US intelligence documents that recently surfaced online, Fox News has claimed, citing “conversations with a variety of American defense and intelligence officials.” The trove of dozens of […]

  • Top EU vodka brand returns to Russia – media

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 6:14am EDT

    Swedish Absolut is reportedly resuming supplies despite the sanctions Swedish vodka producer Absolut and its French owner Pernod Ricard Group are resuming supplies to Russia, the newspaper Kristianstadsbladet reported on Tuesday. The move comes just over a year after the brand suspended all trade with Russia following the start of the military operation in Ukraine […]

  • Hecklers crash Macron’s speech

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 6:04am EDT

    Protesters have confronted the French president over his highly controversial pension reform French President Emmanuel Macron was interrupted by a group of hecklers during a keynote speech in the Netherlands on Tuesday. The dissenters accused him of contempt for democracy in forcing through a pension reform that has triggered months-long protests in France. As the […]

  • EU nations seeking alternatives to Russian uranium – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 5:44am EDT

    Kazakhstan could become a new supply source starting from 2025 Several EU countries are planning to cut their reliance on Russian uranium by turning to Kazakhstan for supplies, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing the CEO of state-owned Kazakh mining company Kazatomprom. According to Yerzhan Mukanov, the uranium miner has received requests from several nuclear power […]

  • Serbia rejects claim about Ukraine arms deliveries

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 5:36am EDT

    Belgrade continues to deny lethal aid to both Moscow and Kiev, the defense minister has said The report that Serbia is sending weapons to Ukraine is a “lie,” Defense Minister Milos Vucevic has said. The statement came after Reuters cited a classified Pentagon document on Wednesday that claims Belgrade is committed to providing lethal aid […]

  • Russia sends first fuel cargo to Iran by rail – Reuters

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 4:24am EDT

    Moscow and Tehran signed a $40 billion energy supply deal last year Russia has made its first fuel deliveries to Iran by rail as the two sanctioned countries rapidly expand energy and trade ties amid Western restrictions, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three industry sources and export data. Last autumn, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr […]

  • ‘Special’ service: Declassified Guantanamo court filing suggests some 9/11 hijackers were CIA agents

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 3:28am EDT

    A declassified court filing exposes the 9/11 hijackers as CIA agents An explosive court filing from the Guantanamo Military Commission – a court considering the cases of defendants accused of carrying out the “9/11” terrorist attacks on New York – has seemingly confirmed the unthinkable. The document was originally published via a Guantanamo Bay court […]

  • The corruption of Trillian Capital

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:59am EDT

    South African financial advisory firm Trillian Capital’s transactions are currently the subject of various fraud, corruption, and money laundering investigations and prosecutions in South Africa. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks to Bianca Goodson, whose evidence and disclosures continue to make an important contribution to evidence against the corruption of Trillian Capital.