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  • 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 […]

  • Newest NATO member’s government resigns

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 8:13am EDT

    Sanna Marin will remain Finland’s prime minister until a new cabinet is formed Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sanna Marin just days after the country became the 31st member of NATO, the president’s office has announced. Marin submitted her request to step down during a meeting with Niinisto at […]

  • Berlusconi diagnosed with leukemia – media

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 7:52am EDT

    The former Italian PM was admitted to intensive care on Wednesday after suffering from breathing problems Silvio Berlusconi, one of the most dominant figures in Italian politics and the country’s prime minister for four terms, has been diagnosed with leukemia, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper. The 86-year-old was admitted to hospital in Milan […]

  • China disavows NYT claim about Russia relations

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 7:43am EDT

    The US newspaper said Beijing’s envoy downplayed the partnership and tried to distance his country from Moscow The New York Times failed to accurately reflect China’s position on relations with Moscow in its account of an interview with Beijing’s ambassador to the EU, the diplomat’s office has said. In an article published on Wednesday, the […]

  • Russian meat exports soar

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 6:52am EDT

    The country sold a record 650,000 tons in 2022 Russia exported a record amount of meat products in 2022, Sergey Dankvert, the head of national agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor, said in a statement on Tuesday. According to Dankvert, the volume of meat exports reached 650,000 tons last year. He added that export volumes exceeded imports by […]

  • China’s barb stings Biden’s second ‘Summit for Democracy’

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 6:18am EDT

    Beijing has released a report on Washington’s lies and manipulation as the US drums up the ‘democracy vs authoritarianism’ debate The US played co-host to the second ‘Summit for Democracy’ last week along with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia. The two-day event was a gathering of world leaders in […]

  • Ruble slides close to one-year low against dollar, euro

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 5:35am EDT

    Analysts attribute the drop to a simultaneous recovery in imports and decline in exports The Russian ruble has fallen to its lowest exchange rate against the US dollar and euro since last April, data from the Moscow Exchange showed on Thursday. The currency dropped 0.33% to 80.1 rubles to the dollar around 06:20 GMT, the […]

  • Iran and Saudi Arabia ramp up reengagement

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 5:16am EDT

    The long-time regional rivals have agreed to reopen embassies after a ministerial meeting in Beijing The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia, two long-time regional rivals, have agreed to reopen their nations’ respective embassies and consulates during talks in China. Tehran and Riyadh made a surprise announcement on the normalization of diplomatic ties last […]

  • Pentagon flies nuclear-capable bombers over Korean Peninsula

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 5:01am EDT

    Pyongyang has denounced the latest US-South Korea drills as “going beyond the tolerance limit” The US has deployed B-52 strategic bombers as part of military exercises with South Korea, prompting a warning from North Korea that Washington’s increased military activity in the region could cause tensions to reach boiling point. The South Korean Defense Ministry […]

  • Vaccine critic enters US presidential race

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 4:16am EDT

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made his candidacy official, challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic Party’s 2024 nomination Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a longshot bid for the US presidency, entering the 2024 race as a Democratic candidate who will challenge his party’s stance on issues ranging from vaccines to foreign policy and censorship. […]

  • German arms business booming amid Ukraine crisis – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 3:49am EDT

    The country reportedly ranked sixth globally in weapons exports in 2022 German defense contractors are enjoying order backlogs and soaring profits amid global rearming due to the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Citing the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the news outlet noted that the country ranked sixth in arms exports last […]

  • China identifies ‘first red line’ in US relations

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 3:34am EDT

    Beijing demands that Washington stop all contacts with Taipei “at once” The Taiwan issue is the “first red line” that shouldn’t be crossed in relations between China and the US, Beijing has told Washington. The warning from the Chinese Foreign Ministry came early on Thursday, hours after Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen met with US House […]

  • Zara parent sells business in Russia – RBK

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 2:55am EDT

    Inditex’s assets will reportedly pass to a UAE firm Spanish clothing conglomerate Inditex has secured approval from the Russian government to sell its business in Russia, RBK news outlet reported on Wednesday citing Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov. Inditex is one of the world’s largest clothing retailers, which owns brands such as […]

  • Ukraine offers to rent out gas storage to EU – Naftogaz CEO

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 2:46am EDT

    Kiev has said its large capacities could serve as “an energy backup” Ukraine has offered the EU the chance to rent its underground natural gas storage facilities for next winter, Euroactiv reported on Wednesday, citing the CEO of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz, Aleksey Chernyshov.   He claimed that Ukraine could make 10 billion cubic […]

  • Klaus Schwab & the unelected leaders of the world

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 2:33am EDT

    On this episode of The Modus Operandi, host Manila Chan dives into the topic of global elites and their macroeconomic and political influence on the world stage. Manila focuses on Klaus Schwab, whose shady role as head of the World Economic Forum has put him at the forefront of international influence. Manila speaks to economist […]

  • The cost of alcohol

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 2:18am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we break down the lucrative hard beverages industry and the hidden costs associated with liquor and alcohol production. Host Christy Ai speaks with senior analyst at the Institute of Alcohol Studies Aveek Bhattacharya about the costs and profits associated with producing alcoholic beverages. Later, we dive deeper into […]

  • Israel ‘alarmed’ by Iran comments from top US general – Axios

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 1:21am EDT

    Senior Israeli officials questioned whether Washington would tolerate Iranian nuclear weapons Israel has reportedly lodged protests and sought “clarifications” from the White House after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told lawmakers that the United States would never allow Iran to have a “fielded” nuclear weapon, fearing his language indicated a shift […]

  • US to pay $145 million settlement for official ‘negligence’

    RT - Apr 6th 2023 12:42am EDT

    Plaintiffs say preventive action by officials could have stopped a 2017 mass shooting by an ex-government employee The US Department of Justice has agreed to shell out $144.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the government failed to share background information about a former Air Force serviceman who later killed 26 people in a shooting […]

  • NATO chief issues warning to China

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 11:36pm EDT

    The head of the US-led military bloc also unveiled a new “strategic multi-year assistance program” for Kiev NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg has urged China to halt its “growing alignment” with Russia, warning that any military assistance from Beijing to Moscow during the conflict in Ukraine would be a “historic mistake” with major consequences. Speaking after the […]

  • Scottish ex-premier’s husband arrested

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 6:26pm EDT

    Peter Murrell, spouse of Nicola Sturgeon, was questioned in the course of a probe of her party’s finances Peter Murrell, the husband of former Scottish prime minister Nicola Sturgeon, was “arrested as a suspect” and questioned on Wednesday “in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party,” police […]

  • Catholic priests sexually abused over 600 children – US state

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 6:01pm EDT

    A damning report has claimed that more than 150 church leaders in the Archdiocese of Baltimore committed offenses against minors The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore covered up decades of child sexual abuse by priests and other church leaders dating as far back as the 1940s, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office has claimed in a damning […]

  • EU plan for Ukraine ammunition stuck on details – Politico

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 5:25pm EDT

    Diplomats are still working out how to supply Kiev with artillery, and who will pocket the profits The “historic” agreement to deliver two billion euros ($2.14 billion) worth of artillery ammunition to the Ukrainian military is still being worked out, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing diplomats involved in the negotiations. Concerns over who will get […]

  • US getting progressively weaker – Iran

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:57pm EDT

    Tehran must be ready to “take advantage” of the shift in global power, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech to officials The US is no longer the power it once was, and has failed to rally the Arab world against Iran and curtail its nuclear program, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in […]

  • JP Morgan CEO calls for redistribution of wealth

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:56pm EDT

    Jamie Dimon suggested governments seize private lands to build wind and solar farms so as to meet climate goals JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has urged governments to seize private property in order to build renewable energy infrastructure, arguing that allowing the market to evolve organically will leave humanity with few options in the face […]

  • Le Pen tops French presidential poll

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:37pm EDT

    With Emmanuel Macron pushing deeply unpopular reforms, the perennial right-winger pulled ahead National Rally leader Marine Le Pen would comfortably defeat President Emmanuel Macron if France’s 2022 presidential election were held today, a poll published on Wednesday found. Macron is currently facing a torrent of public anger over his efforts to raise the retirement age […]