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  • JPMorgan flashes US recession warning

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:38pm EDT

    The banking crisis has heightened risk of an economic downturn, the Wall Street bank claims The recent turmoil in the financial industry caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has made a US recession more likely, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned, noting that lenders are now tightening credit. “We are seeing […]

  • Slovakia claims Russians sabotaged its fighter jets

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:28pm EDT

    Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ has suggested Russian technicians may have damaged jets that were later gifted to Ukraine Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets belonging to the Slovak army may have been intentionally sabotaged by Russian engineers who worked on them before they were given to Ukraine, Slovakian Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ claimed on Friday. As reported […]

  • German religious leader calls out Ukrainian diplomats

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:07pm EDT

    The council president of the country’s Evangelical Church Annette Kurschus emphasized a need for peace proposals The head of the Evangelical Church in Germany has rebuked high-profile Ukrainian officials for attacking a recent public appeal by renowned German politicians for work on a peace process.   In an interview with newspaper Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger published on Thursday, […]

  • Moscow reacts to Blinken’s counteroffensive claim

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 11:54am EDT

    The Russian military will likely examine the comments by the US secretary of state, the Kremlin spokesperson has said The Russian military will likely scrutinize comments made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after he predicted a potential timeframe for a Ukrainian counteroffensive, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.   In an interview on Friday […]

  • Ruble on wild rollercoaster ride

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 11:47am EDT

    The Russian currency has been weakening as the country’s imports keep growing, while export revenues are reportedly in decline The Russian ruble suffered its biggest intraday fall of the year on Friday, having shed more than 2% to the lowest levels versus the US dollar and the euro since April 2022. However, the currency recovered […]

  • Donald Trump’s prosecution has propelled him back into the electoral game

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 11:04am EDT

    The former president is correct to describe the US as a ‘nation in decline,’ and he is the main symptom of this decline Donald Trump’s 25-minute speech delivered at his Mar-a-Lago compound on Wednesday, following his indictment on felony charges in New York, marks his dramatic return to the center of American politics.  After languishing […]

  • Taiwan faces choice between ‘peace and war’ – ex-president

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 10:54am EDT

    Ma Ying-jeou became the island state’s first-ever former president to visit mainland China Ma Ying-jeou, president of Taiwan between 2008 and 2016, has warned that the island state might in future be forced to choose between “peace and war” as he criticized Taiwan’s current leadership while concluding an historic visit to China. “Our administration continues […]

  • Saudi Arabia to end Yemen war – media

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 10:40am EDT

    Talks on “permanent ceasefire” with Houthi leaders aim for a deal by Eid A delegation representing Saudi Arabia and Oman is supposed to meet with the Houthi leadership in Sanaa next week, to sign a permanent ceasefire ending eight-year war in Yemen, several outlets reported citing officials familiar with the talks. Sources told Reuters that […]

  • China slaps sanctions on US entities

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 9:25am EDT

    The measures come in response to a meeting between the Taiwanese president and the US House speaker The Chinese government has imposed sanctions on America’s Hudson Institute and Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, as well as executives from the two organizations, after they hosted the Taiwanese president during her recent trip to the US. Beijing has […]

  • Embracing the empire: What does NATO accession mean for the once famously neutral Finland?

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 9:15am EDT

    The US-led NATO military bloc has expanded once again, extending its border with Russia by almost 1300km. This week, Finland officially became the 31st member state of NATO. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto finalized the process by handing over the accession documentation to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The move may further aggravate tensions between Russia […]

  • RT International extends reach via new platforms

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 9:15am EDT

    The English-language Russian news channel is now available through two satellites and a satellite TV provider RT International is now freely available via satellites operated by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, which is based in Saudi Arabia, and Egypt’s Nilesat. The channel has also been added to India’s DD Free Dish service. The Russian news […]

  • Eastern European farmers protest over grain from Ukraine

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 9:04am EDT

    Cheaper Ukrainian imports are undercutting domestic agriculture prices, causing financial distress Thousands of Bulgarian and Romanian farmers blocked border crossings into Ukraine on Friday in protest against cheap Ukrainian grain that has been flooding the EU market, Bulgarian National Radio reported on Friday. Brussels permitted duty-free agricultural imports from the war-torn nation last year to […]

  • Nord Stream sabotage yacht had traces of explosives, NYT reports

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 8:51am EDT

    Two crew members of the pleasure boat Andromeda had fake passports, according to the outlet German investigators have discovered traces of explosives on the Andromeda yacht linked to the Nord Stream sabotage that occurred last September, the New York Times has reported. The information came from three unnamed German officials, the US outlet said in […]

  • Almost two million unexploded bombs cleared after US war in Laos

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 8:24am EDT

    The Southeast Asian country was the target of extensive bombing between 1964 and 1973 More than 1.8 million unexploded bombs were cleared in Laos between 1996 and February 2023, the Southeast Asian country’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare revealed this week. A total of 1,808,254 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) were removed from an area covering […]

  • Blinken admits Afghan failures – Politico

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 8:21am EDT

    The top US diplomat reportedly acknowledges lapses in planning and executing the withdrawal, after the White House blamed Trump US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has acknowledged failures in the Afghanistan pull-out, while refusing to release an internal review on the debacle to avoid exposing “vulnerabilities and deficiencies,” Politico revealed on Thursday. The remarks were […]

  • France hit by gasoline shortages – Le Figaro

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 8:06am EDT

    Nationwide strikes have disrupted fuel supply to petrol stations, the outlet reports Strikes at French oil refineries have triggered fuel shortages at petrol stations across the country as protests continue against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age, Le Figaro reported on Friday. In recent days, industrial action by refinery workers has intensified, leading […]

  • Police warn of terror attacks ahead of Biden visit – media

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 7:35am EDT

    Northern Irish authorities have reportedly cautioned that “dissident groups” could spark disorder The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has warned of potential terror attacks and public disorder over the Easter weekend, according to reports on Friday. The news comes just days before US President Joe Biden is due to visit the region with UK […]

  • US-China rift threatens global growth – IMF

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 7:21am EDT

    Economic fragmentation could result in long-term global output losses of nearly 2% Intensifying geopolitical tensions could disrupt overseas investment and eventually lead to a protracted loss of 2% of the world’s gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. According to the organization’s economic outlook on Wednesday, fragmentation risks are rising globally as […]

  • US lawmakers expelled over gun control protest

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 5:40am EDT

    The Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives has ousted two Democrats after they staged a demonstration The Tennessee House of Representatives voted on Thursday to expel two Democrat lawmakers, after they were accused of breaching rules of conduct by holding a gun-control protest on the floor of the chamber. President Joe Biden was quick to criticize […]

  • EU nation hit by record-high inflation

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 4:33am EDT

    Consumer prices in Belgium have accelerated past 20% in annual terms, a report says Belgian consumer prices have continued to soar, jumping 20.6% in March from a year ago, according to a study by the country’s non-profit consumer organization Test Achats. The spike was mainly attributed to a surge in energy prices. “Our analysis is […]

  • West in no position to lecture China on Ukraine — ambassador

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 3:42am EDT

    China will continue to call for peace and dialogue, Zhang Hanhui says Western countries have no right to give instructions to China regarding its relations with Russia and its stance on the Ukraine conflict, Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui has said. Zhang was asked about the US and its allies pressuring Beijing amid the […]

  • EU buying Russian fuels through India – Reuters

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:42am EDT

    France, Türkiye, Belgium and the Netherlands are the key buyers of diesel processed in India, the outlet says Indian refineries have ramped up diesel and jet fuel supplies to the EU after Russian oil imports to the country surged to record levels in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing preliminary ship-tracking data […]

  • CrossTalk: ‘Get Trump’

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:33am EDT

    Donald Trump is again at the nexus of American politics. He is also the first American president to face jail time. The entire legal apparatus of the state appears to be aligned against Trump. Can the rule of law survive this legal odyssey? CrossTalking with Lionel, Margaret Kimberley, and Sabrina Salvati.

  • The global queer agenda

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:32am EDT

    Recent events surrounding the World Cup have shown an inequality in the application of disdain for countries which do not recognize equality for homosexuals, what many call the ‘GloboHomo Agenda’. On this edition of The 360 View, we examine if the West is exploiting gay rights in countries as a way to disrupt them and level […]

  • Chinese automaker may take over VW plant in Russia – media

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:24am EDT

    The German company is in the final stages of selling its main car factory in the country, according to Kommersant Chinese car manufacturer Chery could soon launch production at a former Volkswagen factory in Kaluga, to the southwest of Moscow, Kommersant reported on Thursday citing sources familiar with the matter. The newspaper also revealed that […]