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  • Most NATO states ignoring spending target – Stoltenberg

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 7:26am EDT

    Members “need to deliver more in a more dangerous world,” the secretary general of the US-led military bloc says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member states to boost their defense spending, saying the US-led alliance expected more countries to meet the 2% of GDP target in 2022. Stoltenberg was commenting on NATO’s annual […]

  • Musk urges US to guarantee all bank deposits

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 7:08am EDT

    The billionaire says the move is “absolutely required” to stop bank runs Elon Musk has proposed a solution to the current banking crisis in the US. The government must do away with the current $250,000 insurance cap on all deposits to stop panicking clients from withdrawing their money, the Tesla CEO wrote in a Twitter […]

  • Nordic country targets app with ‘Russian origins’ in social media crackdown

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 6:58am EDT

    Telegram, along with the Chinese app TikTok, are now banned from devices used by Norwegian government officials for work purposes The Norwegian Justice Ministry has instructed government officials not to install TikTok or Telegram on their work devices, after a security agency labeled the apps as risks. Many Western nations have cracked down in a […]

  • Another 50 US banks could fail – ex-Lehman banker

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 6:22am EDT

    Former Lehman Brothers executive says the Fed must cut rates and guarantee deposits held by regional lenders The banking crisis could swallow another 50 regional lenders in the US if the country’s authorities don’t take appropriate steps to resolve structural issues, former vice-president at Lehman Brothers Lawrence McDonald said in an interview with RIA Novosti. […]

  • No signs of Russian oil production cut – Bloomberg

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 4:34am EDT

    Moscow had planned to reduce output by 500,000 barrels per day in March Shipments of Russian seaborne crude declined last week but there is no substantial evidence that Moscow is implementing a 500,000-barrels-a-day output cut scheduled for March, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Volumes of oil destined for China, India, and Türkiye – nations that have […]

  • Polish retail sales drop

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 3:32am EDT

    Skyrocketing inflation has dampened household consumption, an official report says Retail sales in Poland slumped for a second straight month in February, at the fastest pace since 2020 as inflation continued to squeeze spending power, Statistics Poland reported on Tuesday. Last month, sales in the sector dropped by 5% year-on-year, far more than an expected […]

  • Documenting the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 2:34am EDT

    How many men have gone through the torturous hell of sitting in the US Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp with no hope of justice? Our guest on this episode of The Whistleblowers answers that question and many more. Andy Worthington – British historian, author, and investigative journalist – joins John Kiriakou to bring to light the atrocious human […]

  • Türkiye allows transit of some sanctioned goods to Russia – media

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 2:26am EDT

    Customs reportedly halted restricted cargo destined for Russia in early March Türkiye has resumed the transit of some sanctioned goods to Russia, business outlet Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing market participants. Goods of European origin have been cleared for further shipment to Russia since March 17, the outlet stated. However, the transit of products of […]

  • CrossTalk: Practicing multipolarity

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 2:03am EDT

    The Chinese president’s visit to Russia is historic for a number of reasons. First, it’s to accentuate the growing Russia-China strategic partnership. Second, it’s to demonstrate what both countries publicly advocate: the transition to a multipolar world beyond American hegemony. CrossTalking, with Matthew Ehret, Andrew Leung, and Robert Buzzanco.

  • US unveils new Iran sanctions

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 1:18am EDT

    At least one citizen of Türkiye, a NATO member, was also implicated in the latest economic penalties The United States has announced another round of sanctions on Iran, targeting an alleged “procurement network” for drones and ballistic missiles as Washington continues to accuse Tehran of supplying weapons to Russian forces in Ukraine.  The US Treasury […]

  • Iran and Russia to expand energy cooperation – official

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 1:07am EDT

    Tehran wants stronger economic ties with Moscow amid Western sanctions, according to its economy minister Iran is aiming to expand its partnership with Russia in the energy sector, including projects involving nuclear power and renewables as the two countries are boosting economic ties to offset Western sanctions, Iranian economy minister Ehsan Khandouzi said on Tuesday. […]

  • State Department ‘extremely troubled’ over Israeli law

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 12:32am EDT

    The newly approved bill is “inconsistent” with Israel’s vows to ease tensions with the Palestinians, a senior official said The US government has voiced major concerns after Israeli lawmakers passed a bill allowing for the construction of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that the measure would facilitate the theft of Palestinian land. […]

  • US to speed up Ukraine tank deliveries

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 10:47pm EDT

    The new plan will bring the 70-ton tanks into action “as quickly as possible,” the Pentagon said The US military will accelerate its shipment of M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukrainian forces, opting to send an older model after finding that the latest version could take more than a year to reach the battlefield.  Speaking […]

  • ‘They’re liars,’ US neighbor’s president says

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 6:18pm EDT

    Mexico’s leader has blasted Washington for believing it’s the “government of the world” after report alleging human rights abuses Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has bristled over his government being accused by the US State Department of human rights abuses, dismissing his country’s neighbors to the north as “liars.” Speaking at a press briefing […]

  • Big banks to face lawsuit over Epstein ties

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 5:42pm EDT

    JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank knowingly benefited from their links to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, the suits claim A US judge has cleared the way for three lawsuits to move forward against banking giants JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, alleging both companies knowingly benefited from their relationships with convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Manhattan District […]

  • Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 5:24pm EDT

    The Badakhshan tremor was felt in Pakistan and India as well An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening was felt all the way to New Delhi, with city residents in some parts of India and Pakistan fleeing their buildings in fear they might collapse. Initially reported as 7.7 in magnitude, the quake was later […]

  • Belarus finds weapons meant for ‘terrorist attacks’

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 5:04pm EDT

    Security forces have discovered an arsenal two days after killing a terrorism suspect near the country’s border with Poland Belarusian security forces have found a cache of weapons that were allegedly set aside for terrorists, potentially preventing attacks on the country just two days after killing a foreign terrorism suspect near the Polish border. “The […]

  • Multiple agreements crown historic Putin-Xi meeting

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 4:04pm EDT

    Deals between Russia and China aim to promote trade and multipolarity Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese guest Xi Jinping have signed more than a dozen documents on increased cooperation in fields ranging from trade and industry to science and the military. The two leaders also touched on the prospects for peace in Ukraine. […]

  • Republicans demand banned weapons for Ukraine

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 4:04pm EDT

    Aside from an attack on Yemen in 2009, the US has not used cluster munitions since the Iraq invasion 20 years ago Four Republican congressmen have entreated US President Joe Biden to send cluster munitions, a controversial weapon banned in 110 countries, to Ukraine, dismissing concerns about escalating the conflict as misplaced in a letter […]

  • US intel helped India win a border clash – media

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 4:04pm EDT

    Information-sharing by Washington reportedly helped New Delhi repel a Chinese incursion in the high Himalayas Real-time US intelligence information on Chinese troop positions was instrumental in enabling India to repel a border incursion in disputed territory of the high Himalayas late last year, a Washington media outlet has reported. Unprecedented intelligence-sharing with the US military, […]

  • Elderly man set on fire after leaving UK mosque

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 3:21pm EDT

    A counterterrorism probe has been launched after the second such incident in a matter of weeks Police in the English city of Birmingham have made one arrest on suspicion of attempted murder after an elderly Muslim worshipper was set alight by an assailant as he walked home from a mosque at 7pm local time on […]

  • US takes another swipe at Chinese chip industry

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 2:33pm EDT

    The Biden administration has proposed new restrictions to ensure that its semiconductor funding doesn’t benefit Beijing President Joe Biden’s administration has taken another step in its campaign to block China from obtaining advanced semiconductor technology, proposing new restrictions to prevent US government funding from benefiting the Chinese chipmaking industry. The US Department of Commerce proposed the new […]

  • Timofey Bordachev: Why the West’s standoff with Russia and China is a big opportunity for the world’s second-tier powers

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 2:30pm EDT

    With the US distracted by its attempts to “contain” Moscow and Beijing, other players have a window of freedom We can argue all we like about how the new international order will look but one thing is clear: it will not resemble any previous incarnation. History does not tend to repeat itself, which always means […]

  • Rome approves extradition of Russian governor’s son to US

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 1:39pm EDT

    Artem Uss was arrested in Italy at the request of Washington for allegedly evading sanctions A court in Italy approved the extradition of Artem Uss, the son of Krasnoyarsk Governor Alexander Uss, to the United States on Tuesday after he was arrested on accusations of evading sanctions and money laundering. The 40-year-old was detained in […]

  • Russia ready to switch to yuan in foreign trade – Putin

    RT - Mar 21st 2023 12:37pm EDT

    Settlements between Moscow and Beijing are already carried out mostly in national currencies, the Russian president says Russia is ready to increase settlements in yuan in its foreign trade, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who is in Moscow on a three-day official visit. “We are for […]