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  • 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 […]

  • Bill Clinton discusses his Ukraine regret – media

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:01pm EDT

    Pressuring Kiev to give up its nuclear weapons was a mistake, the former US president has said in an interview Former US President Bill Clinton has opened up about his “personal stake” in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, telling an Irish media outlet that he regrets pressuring Kiev to give up its nuclear arsenal under the Budapest […]

  • Zelensky vows ‘no borders’ between Ukraine and Poland

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:55pm EDT

    The Ukrainian leader made the pledge on a visit to Warsaw, as he hailed its support in the conflict with Moscow Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky met his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Warsaw on Wednesday, during his first official visit to Poland since the beginning of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. “You […]

  • US public broadcaster gets ‘state’ tag on Twitter

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:53pm EDT

    NPR has reached out to have the “state-affiliated media” label removed from its account The Twitter account of US government-funded broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR) has reached out to Twitter after its account sprouted a “US state-affiliated media” tag on Tuesday, claiming the label must have been applied in error.  “This must be a mistake […]

  • US neighbor turns to China for assistance

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:51pm EDT

    Mexico’s president has asked Beijing for help in curbing fentanyl traffic, saying his country has been scapegoated for the crisis Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help crack down on fentanyl trafficking amid “deceitful and irresponsible” claims by US officials that Mexico is to blame for Washington’s […]

  • Stormy Daniels must reimburse Trump – court

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:29pm EDT

    The porn star has been ordered to pay $122,000 in legal fees that the ex-president incurred in fighting her failed defamation suit Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of an historic criminal indictment against Donald Trump, has been ordered to pay an additional $122,000 in legal fees that the then-president incurred when she […]

  • Scholz faces tax fraud probe

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 1:02pm EDT

    The German chancellor will be investigated for allegedly helping a bank hold onto millions of ill-gotten euros German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be investigated by parliament for his alleged role in helping the Hamburg-based Warburg Bank avoid repaying $48 million in illegal tax refunds. Scholz has already been probed for his possible links to the affair, […]

  • Cash App founder Bob Lee murdered – media

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 12:53pm EDT

    The tech executive had previously helped lead the Google team that launched Android and served as CTO at payment company Square Bob Lee, the creator of Cash App and former CTO at Jack Dorsey’s payment company Square, was killed in a stabbing in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, according to multiple sources.  On the morning […]

  • Swiss banks faced risk of ‘full-scale’ deposit run – regulator

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 12:34pm EDT

    Allowing Credit Suisse to go bankrupt would have had serious repercussions for the country’s financial system, a national regulator has claimed The takeover of the troubled Credit Suisse by rival banking giant UBS has allowed Switzerland’s economy to avoid major problems, including deposit runs at other banks, national regulator FINMA claimed on Wednesday.  FINMA and […]

  • Johnson & Johnson agrees to record payout for talc cancer cases

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 11:57am EDT

    The drug company will offer $8.9bn over 25 years to resolve lawsuits from tens of thousands of alleged victims of its baby powder Drug giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle claims that its talc-based baby powders caused cancer – a record-setting sum that would nevertheless avoid admitting culpability in […]

  • WHO reveals ‘staggering’ infertility statistics

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 11:24am EDT

    An estimated one in six people worldwide are unable to conceive, the organization says Infertility affects one in six people worldwide, the World Health Organization has revealed in a new report. While the WHO could not determine if infertility has increased or decreased, the report comes amid warnings of declining sperm counts worldwide. Published on […]

  • Macron issues warning while on China trip

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 11:22am EDT

    The French president has argued that any country helping Russia in its operation against Kiev will be viewed as an “accomplice” Any nation planning on assisting Russia in its ongoing military campaign in Ukraine should be aware that it will be treated as an “accomplice,” French President Emmanuel Macron warned while on an official visit […]

  • US tech firm physically destroyed inventory in Russia

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 11:00am EDT

    Cisco decided to liquidate its equipment following its withdrawal from the sanctioned country US software and network equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems destroyed its inventory in Russia worth more than $20 million this past January after exiting the sanctioned country last year, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the company’s accounting statement.   According to […]

  • Poland joins fencing World Cup derailment

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 10:14am EDT

    An event in Poznan was scrapped to prevent Russian athletes from competing Poland will not host the women’s foil World Cup, after the International Fencing Federation (FIE) decided to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutrals. The decision to scrap the event, which was scheduled to take place on April 21-23 in […]

  • Gold extends rally past $2,000

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 10:07am EDT

    Bullion prices have been bolstered by weak US economic data Gold prices hit their highest since March 2022 on Wednesday, extending gains above $2,000 per ounce, amid safe-haven demand and disappointing US economic figures. Spot gold was up 0.1% to $2,030 per ounce by 12:40 GMT, while US gold futures were unchanged at $2,038.10. Analysts […]

  • France braces for further protests

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 9:23am EDT

    Fresh demonstrations have been announced after talks between the government and trade unions ended in failure French trade unions called for record turnout at protests on Thursday, after negotiations with the government over a controversial pension reform bill broke down. France has been consumed by protests and riots since President Emmanuel Macron’s government hiked the […]

  • Thousands of British pubs facing financial ruin – media

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 9:16am EDT

    High energy costs have been blamed for “staggering” closure rates since last year Thousands of pubs in the UK may be forced to shut down this year due to soaring gas prices, the Daily Mail has reported. More than 1,000 pubs closed in the UK in 2022, including 485 in the first six months of […]

  • Kiev ‘not ready’ for new offensive – ex-Polish army commander

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 8:40am EDT

    The Ukraine conflict will not end by military means so President Zelensky is preparing to sue for peace, retired general Waldemar Skrzypczak has claimed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is visiting Poland to prepare a “diplomatic coalition” for eventual peace talks with Russia, retired Polish general Waldemar Skrzypczak has claimed. He argued that Kiev cannot achieve […]

  • Poland to buy surplus grain flooding from Ukraine

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 8:16am EDT

    The government seeks to offset the negative impact of cheap imports on domestic prices The Polish government is starting to buy grain with state funds to cope with the influx of supplies from Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk announced on Wednesday, before resigning from his post amid growing public discontent. “The purchase will be launched […]

  • Drone attack on Iranian military facility foiled – media

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 7:48am EDT

    The UAV was shot down in the centrally located Isfahan province on Tuesday, Tasnim has reported Iranian air defenses downed a drone that was approaching a military compound in Isfahan province on Tuesday night, the news agency Tasnim has reported. The facility did not suffer any damage as a result of the attack, according to […]

  • JPMorgan’s ties to Epstein more sinister, lawsuit claims

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 7:06am EDT

    A plaintiff in an existing suit wants to add new charges against the bank for its alleged complicity in the late financier’s sex-trafficking scheme The US Virgin Islands is seeking to add a new obstruction charge to its lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, claiming that the banking giant benefited from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s sex […]

  • Romney attacks prosecutor in Trump criminal case

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 7:04am EDT

    The US senator from Utah says the charges against the 45th president set a “dangerous precedent” Criminal charges brought against former US President Donald Trump undermine the public’s faith in the justice system, Senator Mitt Romney said on Tuesday. He argued that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg overstepped his mandate in handling the case. On […]

  • German trade with Russia nosedives – data

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 5:58am EDT

    Both imports and exports have been in decline, statistical agency Destatis says Germany reduced exports to Russia in February by 14.3% to €900 million ($984 million) compared to the previous month, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Data showed on Tuesday that imports from Russia plummeted by 67.2% month-on-month to €300 million ($328 million). […]

  • EU nation renews effort to ban Russian nuclear energy – Reuters

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:50am EDT

    Lithuania is offering exemptions for some member states to push sanctions through, the news agency has claimed Lithuania has proposed that the EU impose sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry while temporarily granting an exemption to Hungary, which has opposed any restrictions, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing an internal document.   The EU has not sanctioned […]

  • Japan needs new bomb shelters – ruling party MP

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 4:19am EDT

    The nation can no longer take peace for granted, Keiji Furuya has said Japan could pass a bill facilitating the rollout of bomb shelters as early as next fiscal year, Keiji Furuya, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said. “Japan hasn’t been involved in a war for 77 years, but what we’ve […]