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  • US and Canada strike border deal

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 1:00am EDT

    The US leader said Washington and Ottawa would address “historic levels of migration in our hemisphere” The United States and Canada have announced an immigration plan that will change the way they take in asylum-seekers. While Ottawa vowed to accept 15,000 additional migrants, the deal allows both countries to reject those who arrive at unofficial border […]

  • China responds to TikTok allegations

    RT - Mar 25th 2023 12:05am EDT

    Beijing insisted it would never ask any Chinese company to collect data or intelligence abroad China has rejected charges by US officials that TikTok is used to collect Americans’ data, rebutting the claims after the company’s CEO was grilled by lawmakers in Washington amid growing calls to ban the popular video-sharing app.  Asked about TikTok […]

  • US Senate rejects bid to repeal 2001 war authorization

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 11:20pm EDT

    The decades-old legislation has been invoked to justify US military operations in at least 22 countries The US Senate has overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to repeal a 2001 law which has been interpreted to grant sweeping war powers to the White House. Several presidents have cited the same measure as legal backing for dozens […]

  • The good times of Western economic prosperity are over and not coming back any time soon

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 9:07pm EDT

    Having once built a capitalist system of booming growth, the US is now throttling it with politics and bad fiscal decisions Yesterday, the United States Federal Reserve decided to yet again increase interest rates by 0.25% up to 5% despite the collapse of several US banks, including Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), as well as more […]

  • France slammed for ‘excessive force’ against protests

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 6:28pm EDT

    The violence must stop, said the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner  The French government has used disproportionate force against demonstrators protesting the pension reform, in violation of their freedom of assembly and expression, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic said on Friday. Mijatovic described the circumstances of the pension protests as […]

  • Scholz says ‘no reasons for concern’ as German largest bank’s shares slump

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 6:27pm EDT

    Deutsche Bank is “a very profitable bank,” the German chancellor has stated as its shares has fell by 15% Deutsche Bank – Germany’s by far largest lender – would hardly suffer the same fate as embattled Credit Suisse, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured journalists on Friday. There was no reason to be concerned about the […]

  • School president quits after calling Ukrainian refugees ‘privileged robbers’ – media

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 5:21pm EDT

    The Japanese headmaster reportedly refused to apologize for his remarks The president of a Japanese language school has reportedly resigned after calling Ukrainian students “elite refugees” who get more than they deserve from the government. The Nippon Academy in Maebashi, Japan, announced on Monday that Masumi Shimizu would step down from his position, local newspaper […]

  • EU state asks citizens to restrict clothes-washing

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 4:21pm EDT

    Washing machines, microwaves and other high-power appliances shouldn’t be used in the evening, Poland’s state power company said Polish households have been urged by the country’s national grid operator to refrain from using washing machines and electric heaters in the evenings, to avoid straining the power supply. As the EU adapts to life without Russian […]

  • Angry miners hold mock funeral of Greta Thunberg and EU suits

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 3:50pm EDT

    Polish coal miners are protesting that EU directives could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs Polish coal miners, angered by a European Union (EU) emissions directive which they say would force most of the country’s coal mines to close, protested outside EU offices in Warsaw on Friday. One of the protests featured a […]

  • UK court rules waterboarding was used during The Troubles

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 3:50pm EDT

    The man convicted of killing a British soldier was tortured into a false confession, a Belfast court has said The High Court in Belfast awarded damages to the family of Liam Holden on Friday, ruling that the man falsely convicted of killing a British paratrooper during The Troubles was waterboarded into making a false confession […]

  • Brazil to propose Ukraine ‘peace club’ with China – media

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 2:02pm EDT

    President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet this week with Xi Jinping Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will present his vision for an international “peace club” aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, his foreign minister told the Financial Times […]

  • US asks Serbs to ‘set aside’ grievances over bombings

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 12:59pm EDT

    Ambassador Christopher Hill addressed the anniversary of the 1999 NATO air war  In a carefully worded statement to the public on Friday, US ambassador in Belgrade Christopher Hill commented on the 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia by calling on the Serbs to build a “better future” together with Washington. “I offer my personal condolences to […]

  • Oil prices slip as US postpones refilling reserves

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 12:31pm EDT

    It will be difficult to take advantage of low prices this year to add to stockpiles, US energy secretary says Oil prices slumped on Friday on concerns of oversupply after US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced that replenishing the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) may take several years. Major global benchmarks were down more than […]

  • Biden frustrated by his VP – Reuters

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 12:21pm EDT

    Kamala Harris is accused of not “rising to the occasion” in her role as US vice president US President Joe Biden has been underwhelmed by the performance of his vice president, Kamala Harris, Reuters has reported, citing former White House officials. According to the outlet, Biden still intends to keep Harris as his running mate […]

  • January 6 rioter gets three-year jail term

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 12:07pm EDT

    Riley Williams was branded by prosecutors as an “accelerant” to “mayhem” A Pennsylvania woman who was among a crowd of protesters that breached the Capitol building during the January 6, 2021 riot in Washington DC was sentenced in the capital on Thursday to 36 months in prison. Riley Williams, who was convicted last November, gained […]

  • US rulers keep the masses divided and distracted from demanding justice

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 12:01pm EDT

    Political tribalism protects America’s leaders from being held accountable for everything from failed policies to war crimes Washington is where securing political power means never having to say you’re sorry – regardless of how many thousands or millions of people you might have gotten killed. Tribalism is what keeps the perpetrators from ever being held accountable. […]

  • US state limits social media access for teens

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 11:52am EDT

    For the first time in the US, minors in Utah now require parental permission to use social media apps Utah has become the first US state to make parental permission mandatory for teenagers wanting to use social media apps in a bid to protect young people. Governor Spencer Cox signed two bills on Thursday, restricting […]

  • Saudi Arabia and Syria to restore ties – media

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 11:50am EDT

    The reported development comes after Riyadh signed a similar deal with Tehran Saudi Arabia and Syria will reopen their embassies after more than a decade of hostility, according to reports from multiple news outlets. The potential thaw comes after a landmark Chinese-brokered deal set the path for normalization of relations between the Saudi kingdom and […]

  • Seymour Hersh makes claim over reasons for Nord Stream sabotage

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 11:40am EDT

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist believes the US blew up the pipelines because it was unhappy with a lack of German support for Ukraine US President Joe Biden ordered the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines because he was unhappy with the level of support provided by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Ukraine in its conflict […]

  • French DIY giant to exit Russia

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 11:00am EDT

    Leroy Merlin’s parent company will transfer its Russian business to local management French home improvement chain Leroy Merlin is transferring its business in Russia to local management, parent company ADEO announced on Friday. ADEO began preparations for the move several months ago to comply with international regulations, a press release stated. It added that the […]

  • Royal visit to France postponed amid violence

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 10:43am EDT

    France has been gripped by protests against unpopular pension reform King Charles’ state visit to France, which was to be his first such trip as a sitting monarch, has been postponed amid ongoing violence and mass strikes in the country against controversial pension reform plans, the office of French president Emmanuel Macron has said. The […]

  • European bank stocks plummet

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 10:29am EDT

    Deutsche Bank and UBS have been hit by a sudden spike in the cost of default insurance Shares of European banking giants plummeted on Friday, with Deutsche Bank and UBS Group dropping 13% and 6%, respectively, after a sharp spike in credit default swaps was recorded on Thursday night. Shares of other lenders with high […]

  • Ukraine labels Austrian bank ‘sponsor of war’

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 10:01am EDT

    The move comes in response to Raiffeisen Bank’s decision to maintain business operations in Russia Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included Austrian banking group Raiffeisen in its list of international sponsors of war. According to an agency statement on Thursday, the designation is due to the continued operation of the European bank […]

  • French police abused protesters – human rights organization

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 9:45am EDT

    Demonstrators and journalists were arbitrarily arrested and subjected to extreme tactics, the CNCDH says France’s national human rights commission has condemned the police’s handling of a recent wave of anti-government demonstrations. The organization said peaceful protesters were herded into “traps” and summarily arrested during rallies against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to increase the retirement age. […]

  • Russia-China gas megadeal ‘at final stages’ – official

    RT - Mar 24th 2023 9:17am EDT

    Moscow hopes to seal an agreement on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline this year, deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak says Talks between Moscow and Beijing on building the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline are at “the final stages,” TASS news agency reported on Thursday, citing a senior Russian official. According to Deputy […]