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  • The first Australian soldier has been charged over Afghanistan war crimes, but those ultimately responsible remain in command

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 8:09pm EDT

    The murder allegation could be the start of a lengthy string of trials, which is unlikely to ever reach the top brass Earlier this week, an Australian soldier, Oliver Schulz, 41, was charged with murder by the Australian Federal Police in relation to the killing of a civilian in Afghanistan in 2012. Schulz was remanded […]

  • NATO carried out ‘inhumane experiment’ in Balkans – health minister

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 6:13pm EDT

    The US-led military bloc bombed Serbia with toxic depleted uranium, which Britain now wants to give to Ukraine NATO’s use of depleted uranium munitions in its air war against Yugoslavia was a “horrible and inhumane experiment” against the entire region, Serbian Health Minister Danica Grujicic has said. Contamination from these munitions led to a surge […]

  • Biden snubs two NATO allies for ‘democracy’ summit – media

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 4:36pm EDT

    Türkiye and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join the US-led military bloc The administration of US President Joe Biden has left NATO allies Türkiye and Hungary off the invite list for next week’s Summit for Democracy, Foreign Policy magazine reported on Thursday, citing three US officials familiar with the decision. […]

  • EU losing its appetite for more sanctions – Polish PM

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 4:30pm EDT

    Warsaw will nevertheless push Brussels to hit Moscow with fresh restrictions, Mateusz Morawiecki has said The EU is suffering from sanctions “fatigue” and has “less appetite” to impose further economic penalties on Moscow, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. The sanctions proposed by Morawiecki will likely be opposed by some of the bloc’s […]

  • ChapGPT users’ data exposed due to bug

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 4:04pm EDT

    OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has said the company “felt awful” about the leak The artificial intelligence chatbot service ChatGPT suffered an outage and data breach due to a bug, the developer, OpenAI, announced on its site on Friday. Experts had previously warned about the service being a cybersecurity risk.  The company explained that the service […]

  • At least 23 dead after storms and tornado ‘obliterate’ Mississippi towns (VIDEO)

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 1:23pm EDT

    Rescue efforts are still underway with at least four people missing after being hit by severe weather At least 23 people have died after a devastating combination of tornados and storms battered Mississippi on Friday night, local officials said on Saturday. Dozens more are injured and four people have been reported missing, while local authorities […]

  • My would-be assassins are still in office – former Pakistani PM

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 12:23pm EDT

    Imran Khan says the threat to his life is “real,” and that Pakistan’s current PM is “petrified” that he will return to power Death threats will remain a constant part of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s life until he can return to power and hold his would-be killers accountable, he told Going Underground host […]

  • Parrot’s big mouth gets Indian men life sentences – media

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 12:00pm EDT

    A woman’s killers were convicted nine years after the murder Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in India for a 2014 killing that was reportedly solved thanks in part to the dead woman’s pet parrot, which is believed to have witnessed the murder.  Special Judge Mohammed Rashid sentenced Ashu Sharma and Ronnie […]

  • Why US efforts to reduce Israel-Palestine tensions keep failing

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 11:27am EDT

    The latest Washington-sponsored summit aims to bring stability to the Middle East, but is based on outdated policies US-sponsored dialogue between the Palestinian Authority and Israel is proving ineffective due to recent developments, but Washington refuses to adapt its policy approach. Last Sunday, Palestinian Authority (PA) officials met with their Israeli counterparts in the Egyptian […]

  • Hungary comments on Ukraine’s NATO and EU bids

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 11:05am EDT

    Budapest will not support Kiev’s membership due to discrimination against minorities, the foreign minister has said Hungary will not agree to Ukraine joining NATO and the EU as long as Kiev continues to discriminate against ethnic Hungarians living in Transcarpathia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Szijjarto added that he raised the issue at a […]

  • EU nation scolds Germany over lack of support for Ukraine

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 11:04am EDT

    Berlin is “not as generous” as it should be in providing Kiev with money and arms, the Polish PM has alleged Germany is failing to support Ukraine with the required amount of military and economic support, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed on Friday. In an interview with Politico, Morawiecki issued a stark rebuke of […]

  • EU imports of Russian fish soar

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 10:48am EDT

    The Netherlands, Poland and Germany ranked as the biggest buyers in 2022, the Russian Fishery Industry Association has reported Exports of Russian fish to the European Union in 2022 surged nearly 20%, according to the latest review released by the Russian Fishery Industry Association (VARPE). EU imports of fish from the sanctioned country saw a […]

  • Iran sees surge in Russian investment

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 10:20am EDT

    Moscow has emerged as Tehran’s top foreign investor Russia has become the leading foreign investor in Iran, Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi revealed in an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday. Russia invested $2.76 billion during the financial year that ended this week in the Islamic Republic, according to Khandouzi. The minister added that […]

  • Economic cost of natural disasters estimated

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 9:16am EDT

    Worldwide losses topped $270 billion last year, according to a new insurance analysis Natural disasters resulted in global economic losses of $275 billion last year, of which $125 billion was covered by insurance, according to an annual report by the Swiss Re Institute. The publication, which was issued on Wednesday, showed that 2022 was the […]

  • Biden downplays Sino-Russian cooperation

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 8:45am EDT

    The US president praised the West’s alliances, while calling relations between Moscow and Beijing ‘vastly exaggerated’ The global community is focusing too much attention on cooperation between China and Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Friday. His comments came several days after Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a landmark three-day visit to Russia. Speaking […]

  • Seymour Hersh evaluates state of journalism

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 8:32am EDT

    Many people understand they are not getting the kind of reporting that they should, the Pulitzer Prize winner says Not a lot of real journalism is currently happening in America or internationally, veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has said on ‘Direct Impact,’ which is broadcast on RT. “The class of people, who believe in journalism… […]

  • EU may target Asian nations that help Russia evade sanctions – Telegraph

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 8:04am EDT

    Brussels is reportedly concerned about an uptick in dual-use items being shipped to Central Asia The European Union may introduce trade restrictions on Central Asian countries over alleged help to Russia to circumvent sanctions imposed on Moscow over the military operation in Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing a confidential paper. Officials in Brussels […]

  • Biden sees no threat to US banking sector

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 5:52am EDT

    The US President admits that Washington needs time to deal with the current challenges The American banking sector is not going to explode, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, but added that the country still needed some time to resolve the present difficulties at financial institutions. The president said US lenders were in relatively […]

  • Biden sends warning to Iran

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 4:42am EDT

    America is prepared to use force to protect its people, the US president has said US President Joe Biden has commented on airstrikes carried out by the US in Syria in response to a deadly drone attack on a coalition base, which Washington blamed on Iranian-linked militias. He warned Tehran that there will be retribution […]

  • Who gave you right to kill Serbs, Vucic asks NATO

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 4:32am EDT

    The Serbian president addressed the public on the 24th anniversary of the bloc’s bombing campaign against Yugoslavia NATO has yet to answer for the bombing campaign it unleashed on Yugoslavia 24 years ago in violation of international law, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. Speaking at a ceremony in the northern city of Sombor […]

  • Breakfast becoming more costly for Britons – Bloomberg

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 3:58am EDT

    The prices of key ingredients have soared along with overall inflation, according to the outlet The cost of a basket of goods used to make the traditional English breakfast has surged to over £35 ($43) due to a lack of fresh vegetables in supermarkets and accelerating inflation, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. According to the outlet’s […]

  • Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan: Pakistan entering the WORST FORM of fascism!

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 2:33am EDT

    On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to the former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, who was deposed last year and faces imprisonment after the government filed 143 cases against him – so far – with a growing crackdown against the Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf party, which he leads. He discusses US involvement in the […]

  • Undercover DEA: challenging drug lords & the CIA

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 2:16am EDT

    What is it like to be an undercover agent busting some of the most infamous global drug dealers? And do undercover agents for the DEA ever run up against opposition from other US agencies like the CIA? It turns out they do! A career veteran of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Mark Levine, joins […]

  • Nord Steam pipeline sabotage: Part deux

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 2:15am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez held an exclusive interview with legendary journalist Seymour Hersh regarding his investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, which caused a shockwave throughout the world. Hersh gives a breakdown of his investigation and some of the sinister details he uncovered.

  • US probes Swiss banks over Russian clients – Bloomberg

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 1:36am EDT

    Credit Suisse and UBS could face serious penalties for violating Washington’s sanctions Swiss banking giants Credit Suisse and UBS are on a list of banks under scrutiny by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly helping Russian businessmen to evade sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Swiss banks, […]