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  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: Spring offensive(s)

    RT - Mar 27th 2023 1:28am EDT

    Speculations swirl about an imminent Ukrainian spring counteroffensive. It is reported that Washington is pushing the Zelensky regime to start regaining lost territory to strengthen its position for future negotiations. It would seem the Russians have their own plans, however. CrossTalking with Kevork Almassian and Maxim Suchkov.

  • China could be ‘safe haven’ amid banking turmoil – Citi

    RT - Mar 27th 2023 1:20am EDT

    More international capital is likely to flee from Western markets to Asia, according to experts The unfolding banking crisis in the US and Europe, which has shattered investor confidence in the Western financial system, could highlight China as a “relative safe haven,” economists at Citi said in a note seen by CNBC. The Chinese economy […]

  • Cost of living soars in Britain – study

    RT - Mar 27th 2023 1:10am EDT

    Almost four in 10 people have to use credit cards to cover the rising prices of essentials, says Nationwide The deepening cost-of-living crisis has pushed up bills in the UK, with households now spending 12% more on essentials than they were a year ago, Nationwide reports. According to the monthly analysis by Britain’s biggest building […]

  • Global South solidarity is the key to lifting up Central America — not Washington’s Monroe Doctrine

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 6:50pm EDT

    The US is angry at Latin American nations getting close to China, but the only alternative on offer is imperialist exploitation Honduran President Xiomara Castro caused a stir in the media when, on March 14, she remarked that she instructed her foreign minister to re-establish diplomatic ties with China. This was met with strong approval  […]

  • Netanyahu fires defense minister

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 5:25pm EDT

    Yoav Gallant’s opposition to the PM’s controversial judicial overhaul plan led to his ouster Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Sunday, less than a day after Gallant attempted to put the brakes on the PM’s controversial effort to overhaul the nation’s judiciary system. Massive protests soon broke out […]

  • US Army pulls recruitment ads after star’s arrest

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 5:18pm EDT

    Marvel actor Jonathan Majors, who voiced the Pentagon’s new ads, was arrested in New York on domestic violence charges The US Army has canceled two promotional videos voiced by Hollywood star Jonathan Majors, after the actor was arrested in New York after allegedly assaulting a woman. The Pentagon had hoped to use the ads to […]

  • US Army sets dates for Confederate cleanup

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 3:59pm EDT

    Six of nine domestic bases recommended for rebranding will get new names by June The US Army has set dates to rename six bases named after Confederate heroes, following through on last year’s recommendation that its properties be purged of all “names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia” honoring those who fought for the South during […]

  • Athletes ‘pretended to be women’ in world championship – organizer

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 3:29pm EDT

    The International Boxing Association president said that some participants “were trying to fool their colleagues” Several participants were disqualified from the Women’s World Boxing Championship after DNA tests rendered them ineligible, Umar Kremlev, President of the International Boxing Association, wrote on Telegram on Saturday. The competition took place in New Delhi, India on Sunday. Kremlev […]

  • Germany braces for biggest strike in decades – Bild

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 3:06pm EDT

    The country is set to be “paralyzed” on Monday as public transport workers will reportedly protest for wage increases Public transportation throughout Germany will come to a halt on Monday, potentially leaving the 83-million-strong nation in a state of “traffic chaos,” the Bild warned on Sunday. What is being called the largest nationwide strike in […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: What you need to know about Russia-China relations, but were afraid to ask

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 2:40pm EDT

    Russia’s top foreign policy expert answers four key questions about the growing partnership  So much has been said about Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia last week, that the descriptive genre has been exhausted. What is needed instead is either details on specific aspects or some sort of in-depth socio-cultural analysis. That will no doubt be […]

  • Putin highlights EU’s growing dependence on China

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 12:34pm EDT

    Trade volumes between the two are growing much more rapidly than between Beijing and Moscow, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims of Russia’s growing economic dependence on China, saying in an interview with Russia 24 TV on Saturday that Brussels has much more to worry about in this regard […]

  • Serbian president predicts future of EU

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 12:16pm EDT

    Ukraine will begin talks to enter the bloc by June, but the US intends on splitting the union in two, Aleksandar Vucic has claimed With a battlefield victory “impossible,” Ukraine will begin negotiations to enter the EU this summer, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told a local media outlet on Sunday. Ukraine will join a group […]

  • Honduras severs diplomatic relations with Taiwan

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 12:15pm EDT

    Just 13 nations still officially recognize the island, though many more including the US play both sides Honduras has ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan after decades of engagement with the contested island territory, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. The move comes less than two weeks after President Xiomara Castro revealed that Tegucigalpa would […]

  • Washington’s chronic disinterest in conflict exit strategies doesn’t bode well for Ukraine

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 11:38am EDT

    The US has started or inserted itself into multiple wars in recent years – none of which ended in peace and stability “We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again today that if coming out of this meeting, there’s some sort of call for a ceasefire, well, that’s just going to be unacceptable,” US […]

  • US becoming a ‘banana republic’ – Trump

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 11:19am EDT

    The Republican frontrunner also says the “deep state” stepped up its attacks against him when he promised to end the conflict in Ukraine Former President Donald Trump told his supporters on Saturday that President Joe Biden is turning the US into a “banana republic,” and promised to throw the “repulsive political class the hell out […]

  • IMF issues warning on global economic stability

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 9:55am EDT

    Interest rate hikes to battle inflation have created “stresses and vulnerabilities,” the fund’s head Kristalina Georgieva has said The world economy is headed for a difficult year, as the fallout from the recent banking crises and the formation of rival economic blocs triggered by the Ukraine conflict threaten to undermine global economic stability, the head […]

  • EU and Germany reach deal on combustion engine ban – officials

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 9:18am EDT

    Progress toward an agreement had stalled earlier this month due to Berlin’s demand for exemptions Germany and the EU have reached an agreement in their dispute over Brussels’ plan to ban combustion engines starting in 2035, EU officials announced on Saturday. According to tweets by European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans and German Transport Minister Volker […]

  • Apple boss hails China ties

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 8:46am EDT

    Tim Cook has praised the company’s nearly 30-year-long relationship with the country, both as a market and a manufacturing hub US iPhone maker Apple and China have “grown together” over the past three decades, and the relationship between the company and one of its largest markets has become “symbolic,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at […]

  • China and Russia top list of states with largest trade surplus – study

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 7:30am EDT

    Both countries saw indicators grow to record highs last year on soaring exports China and Russia became the world leaders in trade surplus last year, according to calculations by RIA Novosti based on data from the national statistical services of both countries. A trade surplus is an indicator of a positive balance of trade, where […]

  • Berlin weans itself off Russian gas to become US LNG addict – German MP

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 6:26am EDT

    The politician pointed at Washington as the beneficiary of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage The sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines has turned Germany’s dependence on Russian natural gas into an addiction to liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US, a member of the German Bundestag, Andrej Hunko, has said. Germany has paid […]

  • Seizing Russian assets is ‘challenging’ – EU task force head

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 5:06am EDT

    Debates on the legality of assets expropriation continue, with many arguing it could become a dangerous precedent The EU working group that deals with the issue of confiscating frozen Russian assets will have to be “innovative” in approaching the task, Swedish diplomat and head of the EU’s “freeze and seize task force,” Anders Ahnlid, told […]

  • Global investment in AI takes a hit – report

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 3:34am EDT

    Last year’s funding reportedly dropped by more than 30% Investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in decline across the world, plummeting 34% last year to $45.8 billion, analytics company CB Insights reports. According to its analysis, the decline directly corresponds to the broader venture-funding slowdown recorded in 2022. The total number of AI deals […]

  • What would we do with no more CO2?

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 2:07am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything we take a closer look at a looming catastrophe: the lack of CO2. It’s a simple product, and one that most people don’t realize how much we rely on in our daily lives. Host Christy Ai spoke with Todd “Bubba” Horwitz about why CO2 production is low and why the supply […]

  • The Great New Deal? Talmiz Ahmad, India’s Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 2:04am EDT

    Great powers have always viewed each other with a tinge of jealousy and hostility, but is this inevitable? With China’s recent diplomacy breaking a number of long-held geopolitical assumptions, can it pave the way for a world where “great” means not only “might is right” but also “with power comes responsibility”? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Talmiz Ahmad, […]

  • Bank bailout could cost Swiss taxpayers billions – Bloomberg

    RT - Mar 26th 2023 1:06am EDT

    Every man, woman, and child could be on the hook for $13,500, the news outlet has calculated Switzerland’s decision to rescue failing investment bank Credit Suisse could be a major burden for the nation’s taxpayers, according to Bloomberg calculations. The Swiss government has pledged to absorb 9 billion Swiss francs ($9.7 billion) of the bank’s […]