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  • 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.

  • CrossTalk: Leaving the dollar

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:56am EDT

    Sometimes the law of unintended consequences kicks in with a vengeance. Take, for example, Washington’s addiction to sanctioning countries around the world for short-term political gain. The unintended consequence is the weakening of the American greenback and American power. CrossTalking with Rick Sterling, Radhika Desai, and Ralph Niemeyer.

  • Trump weighs in on Nord Stream sabotage

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:40am EDT

    The former US leader offered a cryptic hint as to who may have destroyed the European gas lines Former US President Donald Trump has dismissed the claims that Russia was behind the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, but said that speculating on the true perpetrator might “get our country in trouble.” […]

  • Brits cut back on luxuries – Barclays

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:34am EDT

    Consumers have reduced non-essential spending amid concerns about the cost-of-living crisis, data has shown  UK consumers slashed spending on luxuries and dining out in March as household incomes continue to suffer amid stubborn double-digit inflation, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing Barclays data.    More than half of Barclays cardholders cut spending on luxury items and […]

  • Switzerland refuses to freeze more Russian assets – official

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 1:24am EDT

    Bern has indicated there isn’t enough evidence to show the funds fall under sanctions, making the move illegal The Swiss government will not block more Russian assets – apart from the funds already frozen – due to a lack of evidence they fall under sanctions, Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Helene […]

  • Pentagon chief grilled over leaks

    RT - Apr 12th 2023 12:31am EDT

    Lloyd Austin could not explain military and intelligence officials’ delay in spotting the unauthorized disclosures US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he was not made aware of a major leak of classified intelligence documents until more than a month after they first appeared online, raising questions about the government’s response as the Pentagon and […]

  • Democrats urge Biden to drop Julian Assange charges

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 10:41pm EDT

    The case against Assange poses a “grave and unprecedented threat” to press freedoms, the lawmakers argued Several Democrats in the House have penned a letter calling for the immediate release of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, urging the Department of Justice to drop its charges against the publisher and halt extradition proceedings aiming to bring him […]

  • Pentagon leak exposes NATO special forces in Ukraine

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 8:15pm EDT

    One document shows almost 100 personnel, half of them British, deployed in the country One of classified US military documents that has made its way online shows the presence of 97 NATO special forces operators in Ukraine as of March 1, 2023, of which 50 were British, multiple UK outlets reported on Tuesday. The Guardian […]

  • Poland wants ‘strongest’ US-backed army

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 7:45pm EDT

    Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki claims the US is committed to a “permanent presence” in Poland The US will increase its permanent military presence in Poland, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday after meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington. Harris “spoke about strengthening the permanent presence” of American troops in Poland, Morawiecki told […]

  • Manhattan prosecutor sues Trump’s chief House ally

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 6:12pm EDT

    District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Republican congressman Jim Jordan of waging an intimidation campaign Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, seeking to quash what it describes as a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” Bragg and derail his prosecution of former president Donald Trump.  […]

  • Balkans country denies sanctioning Russia

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 5:50pm EDT

    Claims that Bosnia-Herzegovina had joined the EU embargo are false, the country’s president has clarified Bosnia-Herzegovina has not imposed sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, leaders of the Bosnian Serbs said on Tuesday, accusing an opposition party leader who claimed otherwise of making things up.  “Such a decision does not exist,” said Zeljka Cvijanovic, […]

  • Elon Musk’s Twitter move sparks speculation

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 5:46pm EDT

    Social media users were quick to assume Tesla was coming to India Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk sparked a wave of speculation on Twitter after he began following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Some users were quick to assume the move might portend the decision to open a Tesla production line in […]

  • Dutch teachers back ban on phones – poll

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 5:27pm EDT

    Nearly three-quarters of instructors in secondary schools say the devices are negatively affecting students’ concentration The majority of teachers in the Netherlands’ General Education Union (AOb) support banning mobile phones from the classroom, a recent poll conducted by the organization revealed. While more than half of primary and trade school teachers – 54% and 57%, […]

  • French finance minister backs Macron on US-China stance

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 4:47pm EDT

    The president was “absolutely right” to demand European independence, Bruno Le Maire has declared It was correct of French President Emmanuel Macron to distance himself from Washington’s confrontational policies on China, Finance MInister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday. Macron’s assertions of European “autonomy,” however, have been strictly rhetorical to date. Speaking to Politico while […]

  • Congressman alarmed by Tesla China deal

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 2:29pm EDT

    Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company is opening a Megapack battery factory in Shanghai Republican congressman Mike Gallagher is “concerned” about Tesla’s cozy relationship with China, he told Reuters on Monday, after CEO Elon Musk announced his company was building a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai.  “Tesla seems entirely dependent a) on the largesse of […]

  • More US Republicans support sending army into Mexico – Politico

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 1:11pm EDT

    Trump and other prominent GOP members want a military solution to the fentanyl-driven overdose problem US Republicans are increasingly warming to the idea of waging war against Mexico’s powerful drug cartels, according to Politico, which spoke to several lawmakers in the party about the controversial idea. Former president Donald Trump is eager to send “special […]

  • Pentagon leaks suggest Russian hackers attacked Canadian pipeline – NYT

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 12:38pm EDT

    The documents do not specify which pipeline was infiltrated and Canadian operators have not confirmed any significant hacking incidents A Russian government-connected hacktivist group has reportedly claimed to have breached the networks of a Canadian gas pipeline, according to a recent piece by the New York Times.  Citing the leaked Pentagon papers, the outlet claims […]

  • IMF improves Russian GDP outlook

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 12:07pm EDT

    Despite the change, the exit of Western firms could still harm the country’s economy in the long run, the body has warned The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the Russian economy in 2023 in its World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday. Russia’s GDP is expected to grow 0.7% this […]

  • EU state makes energy deal with Russia

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 11:07am EDT

    Hungary has agreed on additional gas supply with Gazprom in case of an emergency, the Foreign Ministry has said Hungary has reached an agreement with Russian energy company Gazprom on possible gas supplies in excess of what is provided for in long-term contracts, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said during a visit to Moscow on Tuesday. […]

  • The Taliban did in one year what Washington couldn’t in 20, sparking new panic

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 10:30am EDT

    The ban on Afghan poppy cultivation is set to hit Europe’s heroin supplies It’s been nearly a year since the Taliban banned Afghan poppy farming used for the production of opioids. The impact of the move is set to hit global markets sometime soon, given the delay from farm to customer. You’d think that would […]

  • French food giant to rebrand in Russia

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 9:47am EDT

    Popular Danone products may be renamed, according to media reports French dairy producer Danone may rebrand some of its popular products in the Russian market as it seeks to maintain a share in production in the sanctioned country, Telegram channel Mash reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the food giant is considering renaming Activia […]