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  • ‘Ashes of the universe’ – discovering neutrinos deep under the Caucasus Mountains

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:00am EDT

    Neutrinos are tiny ‘ghost’ particles that could hold the key to understanding the universe. They don’t obey traditional laws of physics, and barely have mass… making them almost impossible to detect. Inland Visions heads to the Caucasus Mountains in Kabardino-Balkaria and the Baksan Neutrino Observatory. Unlike most cosmic observatories, this one is located deep inside a […]

  • CIA head says US ‘blindsided’ by Saudi-Iran deal – media

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:51am EDT

    Top diplomats from Tehran and Riyadh met in Beijing on Thursday to re-establish contacts between the longtime rivals CIA Director William Burns told Saudi officials that the United States was caught off guard after the kingdom agreed to a normalization deal with Iran brokered by China, according to the Wall Street Journal. During an unannounced […]

  • Leak of NATO’s ‘secret’ war plans triggers Pentagon probe – NYT

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 11:35pm EDT

    Officials say they are struggling to scrub the sensitive material from the internet A leaked trove of classified documents outlining American and NATO war planning in Ukraine has sparked an investigation by the US military, the New York Times reported. The briefing slides, some marked “top secret,” show assessed troop strengths, timelines for arms shipments […]

  • US opposes NATO ‘roadmap’ for Ukraine – FT

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 6:37pm EDT

    Washington has reportedly pushed back against efforts by allies to give Kiev a clear path to joining the Western military bloc US President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly opposed efforts by some European allies to give Ukraine a clear “roadmap” for joining NATO, urging partners to focus on providing short-term aid to Kiev. The US […]

  • White House names culprit behind Afghan exit debacle

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 5:48pm EDT

    Donald Trump was to blame for the deadly 2021 withdrawal from Kabul, President Joe Biden’s administration claims More than a year and a half since the end of America’s longest-ever war, President Joe Biden’s administration has attributed the chaos and deadly violence that arose during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan to former President Donald Trump. […]

  • Enemies of Israel will ‘pay a price’ – Netanyahu

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 5:46pm EDT

    The prime minister blamed Palestinian groups for a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon The enemies of Israel will “pay a price” regardless of internal disagreements over the government’s judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised in an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday. “We will strike our enemies and they will pay the price for […]

  • Man gets stabbed by own cock (VIDEO)

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 4:54pm EDT

    An out-of-control angry bird injured his owner during a cockfight in Mexico A cockfight in the central-western Mexican city of Colima turned into a bloodbath after a battle rooster turned against his master, according to local media reports. Footage from the cockpit, circulating online, shows two men pitting their roosters against one another for a […]

  • US Supreme Court judge under attack

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 4:25pm EDT

    Democrats have taken aim at Clarence Thomas, alleging he failed to disclose two decades’ worth of luxury trips from a Republican donor Democrats in the US Congress are demanding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas face serious consequences up to and including removal from the bench, after a ProPublica investigation on Thursday claimed he had not […]

  • Taiwan defies China on maritime patrols

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 3:48pm EDT

    Taipei has vowed not to comply after Chinese government orders inspections of ships around the self-governing island Taiwan’s maritime authority has refused to comply after China’s government launched patrols in waters around the self-governing island and ordered that any ships in the region be stopped for inspections. “If the mainland side insists on taking one-sided […]

  • Met Police nearly three times more likely to strip-search black girls – study

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 3:15pm EDT

    Report follows another which condemned UK capital’s police force as being “institutionally racist” Black girls and teenagers are close to three-times more likely to be strip-searched by London’s Met Police if suspected of a crime compared to their white counterparts, data analyzed by Liberty Investigates suggests. The findings of the study, which was published by […]

  • UK postal service apologizes for ‘nasty’ pay-rise prank

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 3:00pm EDT

    Royal Mail workers have been involved in prolonged industrial action since last year over low pay and unsatisfactory conditions The UK’s postal service, Royal Mail, has issued an apology after employees on strike were told they would receive substantial raises in what turned out to be an April Fools’ prank. A poster displayed to workers […]

  • Lawyer makes claim on US Capitol riot informants

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 2:40pm EDT

    An attorney representing one of the “insurrection” defendants has claimed that 40 government agents were embedded among protesters Law enforcement agencies had at least 40 undercover informants embedded among the protesters alleging election fraud at the January 2021 US Capitol breach, a lawyer for one of the riot defendants has claimed. Government officials have admitted […]

  • World Bank revises Russian GDP forecast

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 1:33pm EDT

    The country’s economy is expected to do much better this year than bank had earlier predicted The Russian economy is doing considerably better than expected, according to the latest report from the World Bank, which anticipates a 0.2% GDP decline in 2023. That’s a significant improvement from the 3.3% contraction forecast in its January outlook. […]

  • China issues warning to US and NATO over Ukraine

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 1:32pm EDT

    The West has ‘unmistakable responsibilities’ regarding the conflict, a foreign ministry spokesperson said NATO, not China, is responsible for the crisis in Ukraine and has no moral standing from which to criticize Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during a press conference on Thursday.  “The US and the military bloc of NATO shoulder unshirkable […]

  • China to launch rival undersea comms network – Reuters

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 12:29pm EDT

    Beijing and its partners reportedly hope to challenge the US’ dominance of the global communications infrastructure China’s largest telecom firms are working on a massive undersea telecommunications cable network aimed at challenging the US’ dominance in operating global internet infrastructure, four people involved with the project told Reuters on Thursday.  China Telecom, China Mobile Limited […]

  • Japan vows to fight hay fever crisis

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 12:06pm EDT

    Estimates suggest hay fever costs the Japanese economy $1.68 billion per day Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called for immediate government action to counter a hay fever epidemic, afflicting tens of millions of people nationwide, after the pollen count surged in some areas to the highest levels seen in a decade. “Hay fever is […]

  • Hollande makes shock admission in call with Russian pranksters

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 11:58am EDT

    The former French president confirmed that France and the EU are “participants” in the Ukraine conflict Francois Hollande has confirmed that the European Union and France are directly participating in the armed conflict in Ukraine, despite Paris officially denying such claims. The former French president unwittingly spoke at length about the situation in Ukraine with […]

  • Macron failed to change Xi’s mind – Politico

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 11:56am EDT

    The French president reportedly tried to “push” China to side against Russia in Ukraine Chinese President Xi Jinping was unmoved by the rhetoric of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the conflict in Ukraine, Politico reported on Thursday. Paris has tried both appeals and threats in order to pressure Beijing into denouncing Moscow, apparently to […]

  • German insurers refute claims of continued Nord Stream coverage – Reuters

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 11:01am EDT

    Munich RE and Allianz say they will not extend insurance for the blown up Russian pipeline German insurance firm Munich RE will not be covering Russia’s Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline after the current contract expires later this year, the company’s spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, without elaborating further. The statement came after fellow […]

  • The West sets a disturbing new precedent over murdered Russian military blogger

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 10:32am EDT

    The lack of condemnation of the St. Petersburg blast hints that sometimes terrorism is considered acceptable Apparently terrorism and murdering journalists get a free pass if the Western establishment doesn’t like the target’s profile – or if the perpetrator risks being linked to an ally.  The radio silence from the West is deafening in the […]

  • Gloomy outlook issued for US dollar

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 10:14am EDT

    The greenback may fall by another 15% against rival currencies by mid-2024, an investment services company says The US dollar could weaken by as much as 15% against major world currencies over the next 18 months, as inflation continues to cool, allowing the Federal Reserve to loosen its monetary policy, according to Eurizon SLJ Capital. […]

  • Macron urges Xi to meditate on Ukraine

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 10:12am EDT

    France is counting on China to reason with Russia, its president said during a visit to Beijing French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his call for Beijing to serve as a mediator in the Ukraine conflict during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. His visit to China follows a recent meeting between Xi and […]

  • Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 8:50am EDT

    Israel has reportedly retaliated with artillery and rocket shelling of southern Lebanon Air raid alarms sounded across northern Israel on Thursday afternoon amid reports of a rocket barrage fired from Lebanon. At least one projectile has been intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome system, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed.

  • Nord Stream sabotage by state actor is ‘main scenario’ – investigator

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 8:34am EDT

    The office of Sweden’s prosecutor also noted various “influence attempts” associated with the high-profile incident The Swedish prosecutor investigating the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines has said that an attack by a state actor remains the “absolute main scenario” in its probe of the crime. This contradicts claims by some Western media, which have […]

  • US and Chinese aircraft carriers deployed near Taiwan – official

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 8:24am EDT

    The two warships appeared in the area following a high-profile US-Taiwanese meeting, the island’s defense minister says The US has deployed an aircraft carrier in the vicinity of Taiwan, the self-governing island’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has revealed. A Chinese warship of the same class is also in the area. The arrival of USS Nimitz […]