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  • Illegal firearm sales in South Africa

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:02am EDT

    Patricia Marshale received the 2022 Special Recognition Award from the whistleblower organization Blueprint for Free Speech for disclosing to her commanding officer illegal firearms destined for destruction which were being sold by police officials to criminal syndicates. John Kiriakou speaks to her about the constant threats against her life due to her actions, on this […]

  • CrossTalk: Tipping the scales

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:01am EDT

    Some have called the conflict in Ukraine a war of attrition. Others claim Russia is pursuing its own strategy and on its own timetable. However, there is ample evidence the Kiev regime is losing and badly. And this is why this stage of the conflict is so dangerous. CrossTalking with Brian Berletic, Adriel Kasonta, and […]

  • Global wheat supply under threat – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 2:00am EDT

    A drought in Canada is triggering concerns over spring planting season The global wheat supply may be in jeopardy due to exceptionally dry weather in Canada, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing experts. According to David Streit, head meteorologist at Canada’s Commodity Weather Group, certain sections of the Canadian Prairies are suffering from the second-driest beginning […]

  • US banking crisis not over – JPMorgan

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 1:30am EDT

    The Wall Street bank expects to see repercussions for years to come The turmoil in the financial industry caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is not over yet and will be felt for years, believes JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.  The banker said in his annual letter to shareholders on Tuesday that […]

  • US to expand military training for Ukraine

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 1:04am EDT

    Washington announced the stepped-up training alongside a new $2.6 billion weapons package for Kiev The Pentagon has said it is preparing to “expand” its training of Ukrainian forces, noting the instruction would focus on different types of weapons and maneuvers. While the US has sought to accelerate its shipment of Abrams main battle tanks to […]

  • US planning North Korea ‘countermeasures’ with Asian allies

    RT - Apr 5th 2023 12:26am EDT

    Washington, Seoul and Tokyo will meet to consider ways to respond to alleged “provocations” by the DPRK Top nuclear envoys from the US, South Korea and Japan will hold a round of talks on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, including potential “countermeasures” against Pyongyang.  The South Korean Foreign Ministry […]

  • Trump condemns arrest in Mar-a-Lago speech

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 10:32pm EDT

    The ex-leader said he has been targeted with a long list of “fake” allegations since his 2016 election win In a speech from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, former President Donald Trump railed against New York prosecutors after pleading not guilty to 34 criminal counts, also accusing Democrats of political persecution and “fraudulent investigations.” Trump […]

  • Trump’s arrest: What we know so far

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 8:38pm EDT

    The former US president has been arraigned in New York on 34 criminal charges, marking a potentially dark new chapter in US politics  Former US President Donald Trump made ignominious history on Tuesday as the nation’s first former head of state to be arrested on criminal charges. The ex-reality TV star traveled to New York […]

  • US Air Force to allow obese recruits – media

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 7:59pm EDT

    The military branch has reportedly raised its body fat limits for new enlistees amid struggles to meet recruiting quotas The US Air Force has reportedly opted to help ease its recruiting struggles by allowing fatter Americans to join the military branch, making potentially millions of obese young people eligible to enlist. Under the new guidelines, […]

  • US efforts to ban TikTok are pure projection by the world’s biggest spy power

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 7:57pm EDT

    Washington is used to controlling the planet’s top tech companies and doesn’t want anyone to threaten its surveillance domination As the United States contemplates a possible ban on TikTok, it relentlessly accuses Beijing of using the popular Chinese-owned social media application as a means of espionage, claiming that the Communist Party has access to user […]

  • Biden convenes advisers to decide AI’s future

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 6:02pm EDT

    The meeting reportedly focused on ensuring ‘appropriate safeguards’ existed around popular tech like ChatGPT US President Joe Biden summoned the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on Tuesday to discuss the “risks and opportunities” inherent in artificial intelligence. While the president stopped short of calling AI dangerous, he urged tech companies to put […]

  • British boxers reveal reason for world championship boycott

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 6:01pm EDT

    The team has cited the decision to allow Russia and Belarus to compete, as well as concern the sport may be dropped from the Olympics The British boxing team has confirmed that it won’t participate in the upcoming world championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at least partly because squads from Russia and Belarus will be allowed […]

  • New NATO member has lost its ‘special status’ – Moscow

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 5:56pm EDT

    Finland has forfeited its role in international affairs, becoming yet another “minor” member of the US-led bloc, Russia says Helsinki’s decision to join the NATO alliance will have a “negative effect” on its ties with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. On Tuesday, Finland finalized its accession process, becoming the 31st member of the […]

  • NATO member blasts Ukraine invitation

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 5:55pm EDT

    Hungary has once again objected to the US-led bloc including Kiev in a meeting Inviting Kiev to Brussels over Budapest’s explicit objections violates NATO’s principles, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday. He took part in the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Committee anyway, to raise the issue of ethnic Hungarian minority rights. “We came […]

  • Non-member joins latest EU sanctions against Russia

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 5:11pm EDT

    Norway has followed Brussels’ lead since the bloc began targeting the Russian economy Norway has imposed a set of sanctions on Russia that directly mirrors the EU’s tenth package of economic penalties. While the Norwegian government insists that this policy is harming the Russian economy, Oslo has also paid a price. The latest set of […]

  • UK goes easy on opposition-backed Russian oligarch

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 4:49pm EDT

    London has dropped two charges against sanctioned businessman Mikhail Fridman Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has reportedly stopped investigating two out of the three allegations against Mikhail Fridman, just weeks after he revealed the letters of support he received from prominent Russian opposition activists, including Alexey Navalny’s top aides. The NCA has dropped the probe […]

  • France to hike military reservist age – defense minister

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 4:49pm EDT

    Certain types of personnel will be able to serve until the age of 72, Sebastien Lecornu has announced France is set to raise the maximum age for military reservists to 70, with “certain specialists” allowed to stay on until the age of 72, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced.  The official unveiled the impending hike […]

  • Search of Nashville shooter’s home yields suicide note, more guns

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 4:48pm EDT

    Materials found during a search of Audrey Hale’s home indicated the attack was planned ‘over a period of months’ Police found seven guns, a cache of ammunition, school memorabilia, and multiple journals, as well as a suicide note during their search of Nashville shooter Audrey Hale’s home last Monday. Hale opened fire at The Covenant […]

  • TikTok fined for misusing kids’ data

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 4:48pm EDT

    British regulators slapped the Chinese company with a $16 million penalty for collecting information from underage users The UK’s privacy watchdog has fined TikTok £12.7 million ($15.9 million) for failing to remove users under the age of 13 and for using their data without parental consent. The ruling comes as Western governments crack down on […]

  • Trump answers to New York criminal charges

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 4:21pm EDT

    The former US president has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts in the Manhattan indictment against him Former US president Donald Trump has entered not guilty pleas on all 34 criminal charges against him after surrendering for arrest in a New York City case stemming from his alleged 2016 hush-money payment to porn star […]

  • Bill Gates challenges AI moratorium

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 3:06pm EDT

    The Microsoft founder has a stake in one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has broken with hundreds of AI researchers and tech leaders and opposed a worldwide pause on the development of powerful artificial intelligence. The software tycoon told Reuters that he believed the technology would bring “huge benefits.”  […]

  • Millennial CEO charged in $175m fraud case

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 3:04pm EDT

    Charlie Javice is accused of lying about the number of clients her student loan helper app Frank had Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of student-aid assistance app Frank, lied about having 4 million clients’ data in order to dupe banking giant JP Morgan Chase into buying her company for $175 million, according to the US […]

  • Pentagon keeps secrets on cancer-causing toxins – lawsuit

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 2:57pm EDT

    Groups representing US military veterans have sued to demand information on hazardous materials at K2 base in Uzbekistan The Pentagon has hidden information on uranium, nerve gas and other hazardous materials that allegedly sickened American troops when they were stationed at an Uzbek military base in the early years of Washington’s war in Afghanistan, groups […]

  • Pentagon unveils contents of Ukraine aid package

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 2:36pm EDT

    Kiev will receive another $2.6 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and services The US Department of Defense on Tuesday published a list of ammunition, weapons systems and other “security assistance” intended for Ukraine, amounting to $500 million from the Pentagon’s own stockpiles and another $2.1 billion commissioned from the US military industry. The “presidential drawdown” […]

  • US general points to risk ahead of next big war – media

    RT - Apr 4th 2023 1:49pm EDT

    A top Air Force officer has warned that parts shortfalls might threaten availability of the F-35 fighter jet in a major conflict The ‘just-in-time’ supply chain that provides the parts used to make America’s F-35 fighter jets could jeopardize the ability of US forces to keep the aircraft in service during the country’s next major […]