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  • 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 […]

  • Iraq responds to Russian rise in Indian oil market – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 8:47am EDT

    Russia has become India’s top crude supplier thanks to sanctions-related discounts The price of Iraqi oil supplies to India fell in February amid a steady flow of cheaper Russian shipments, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing preliminary official statistics. According to the outlet, the price of crude from Iraq averaged $76.19 a barrel, compared with $78.92 […]

  • US and ally hold biggest joint drill amid China tensions

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 7:45am EDT

    The wargame involving the Philippines will feature a live-fire exercise for the first time The US and Philippines launched their largest ever joint military exercise on Tuesday amid the continuing standoff with China. The drill, named ‘Balikatan 2023’, will last until April 28 and involve around 12,200 American and 5,400 Philippine personnel, who will train […]

  • Numerous countries cast doubt on Pentagon leaks

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 7:20am EDT

    Some of the leaked documents shed light on Washington’s alleged spying efforts against key allies Officials in several US-allied countries have scrambled to push back against the alleged revelations made in a leaked trove of classified Pentagon documents outlining Washington’s clandestine activities. Dozens of sensitive documents – which, according to the Wall Street Journal, began […]

  • Bitcoin soars to 10-month high

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 7:02am EDT

    The top cryptocurrency has nearly doubled in value this year Bitcoin has moved above $30,000 for the first time since June, as investors grow more optimistic about US Federal Reserve monetary policy ahead of key inflation data later in the week. The top crypto by market capitalization peaked at $30,438 on Monday, but later retreated […]

  • Yuan displacing dollar on Moscow Exchange

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 6:51am EDT

    The Chinese currency now has the largest share by volume in forex trading The share of the Chinese yuan on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) hit an all-time high in March, the Bank of Russia (CBR) reported in a monthly financial market overview published on Monday. The yuan accounted for 39% of the total volume of […]

  • Biden sought to ‘threaten’ Putin with Nord Stream sabotage – Seymour Hersh

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 4:55am EDT

    The US wanted to leverage a potential attack on the pipelines to deter Moscow from an offensive against Ukraine, the journalist has claimed The US intended to use the threat of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines to dissuade Russia from attacking Ukraine, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has argued. In an exposé published […]

  • US allies seek censorship of Pentagon leak – Politico

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 4:18am EDT

    The Biden administration is reportedly scrambling as it seeks for ways to deal with the situation The US government is “in crisis mode” as allies bombard it with inquiries about alleged classified Pentagon documents which were apparently leaked online weeks ago, Politico reports. There is no clear understanding in Washington on how to conduct damage […]

  • EU nation hit by wave of bankruptcies

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 4:09am EDT

    Insolvencies in the Netherlands have been rising amid soaring inflation and energy costs, according to a tracking website The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands has more than doubled in the first quarter of 2022, the NL Times portal reported on Sunday, citing data by Faillissements Dossier. According to the report, cafes, restaurants, retail shops […]

  • Crippled superiority? Sara Flounders, Co-director of the International Action Center

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 2:27am EDT

    They hate us, our way of life, our freedom, our democracy — for decades, that has been the catch-all justification for the United States to go to war or impose sanctions with little consideration for the cost or the consequences. Or at least that was the case until Washington attempted to sanction the entire world […]

  • Decolonizing African education

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 2:27am EDT

    Decades after independence from Western rule, the colonization of the mind remains a problem across Africa. This week, our team is in Mozambique where they address the urgent need to restructure and rewrite the educational curriculum. Lack of funds and a continuing dependence on donor resources has perpetuated the situation throughout much of the continent, […]

  • The growing use of euthanasia

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 2:26am EDT

    Canada is to start allowing legal euthanasia for the mentally ill. The country already allows assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill. On this episode of 360 View we take a look at how other parts of the world are handling assisted dying, as well as the religious and other arguments either against or […]

  • Collective wealth of Moscow’s super-rich ranks third in the world – Forbes

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 1:53am EDT

    The total net worth of the ultra-wealthy in the Russian capital exceeds $307 billion, the magazine estimates Moscow has been ranked the world’s sixth most attractive city for the super-rich, as the Russian capital is now home to 61 billionaires, up from 53 in 2022, according to the latest ranking published by Forbes. The total […]

  • World Bank urges debt restructuring for poor countries

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 1:24am EDT

    The step is necessary to resume investments, the organization says The World Bank will look for solutions to the mounting challenges facing developing countries, the organization’s president, David Malpass, has vowed ahead of its spring session.  “Resolving the impasse in debt restructurings, especially for the world’s poorest countries, is going to be at the center […]

  • Intel leak shows US doubts in Ukraine counteroffensive – WaPo

    RT - Apr 11th 2023 12:29am EDT

    Top secret documents warn of major shortfalls in Kiev’s forces and their ability to reclaim territory Leaked US intelligence documents paint a bleak picture for a much anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive, according to the Washington Post, raising doubts about Kiev’s ability to field the manpower and ammunition needed to sustain major combat operations in the coming […]

  • China is ‘ghosting’ the US because normal diplomacy has proven useless

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 11:07pm EDT

    Beijing clearly does not want to spend efforts and resources on talking to someone that undermines and vilifies it at every turn A recent Politico article, citing unnamed US officials, claims that China is “ghosting” the US, ignoring American attempts to re-establish diplomatic communications after they broke down in February. If you aren’t familiar with […]

  • FBI warns of phone charger threat

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 10:15pm EDT

    The federal law enforcement agency said that public phone charging sites are vulnerable to “bad actors” The FBI has urged Americans to stay away from free phone charging stations found at airports, hotels and other public places, saying they could be used to hack into citizen’s devices and may pose a threat to privacy. While […]

  • US ends pandemic emergency

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 8:23pm EDT

    The White House deferred to Congress and set Covid-19 powers aside President Joe Biden on Monday signed the measure ending the Covid-19 pandemic emergency in the US. Though he originally planned to extend the emergency through May 11, Biden ended up signing the Republican-proposed law that Congress had approved over the objections of many of […]

  • US journalist ‘wrongfully detained’ – State Department

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 8:07pm EDT

    Washington has promised support to WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich and his family US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday officially declared Evan Gershkovich to be “wrongfully detained” by Russia. The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Yekaterinburg last month and charged with espionage. “Journalism is not a crime. We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression […]

  • Hundreds of feds flock to Big Tech – media

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 7:54pm EDT

    US tech giants have hired 248 employees from the FBI, CIA, Justice Department and Homeland Security in just 5 years Four of the largest social media platforms in the US are reinforcing the ties between Big Tech and Big Brother, hiring 248 ex-government employees, according to a Daily Caller investigation into hiring practices at Google, […]

  • Biden will give influencers White House briefing room – media

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 6:05pm EDT

    Washington is reportedly recruiting TikTokers for the president’s reelection campaign while working to ban their app US President Joe Biden is amassing an “army” of youthful “influencers” to sell the country’s oldest-ever president to the “young voters who are crucial to Democrats’ success in elections,” Axios reported on Sunday. The administration is reportedly considering giving […]

  • US DOJ opens Pentagon leaks investigation

    RT - Apr 10th 2023 5:15pm EDT

    Washington has escalated the hunt for whoever posted Ukraine-related classified documents The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the publication of classified documents related to the Ukraine conflict, as the White House on Monday lectured journalists not to report on their content. The Department of Defense has sent over a criminal […]