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  • US continues to use terrorists in Syria – Russia

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 7:04am EDT

    Washington is still ordering Islamists to attack Assad’s forces, Moscow’s spy chief has claimed The US is still working with Islamic State terrorists and other Islamist groups to carry out attacks against Bashar Assad’s government forces in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief, Sergey Naryshkin, has claimed.    According to an SVR report released on […]

  • Russia becomes biggest gas supplier to China

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 5:24am EDT

    January deliveries topped 2.5 billion cubic meters Russia has become China’s largest supplier of natural gas, beating Turkmenistan, Qatar, and Australia, data from the Chinese customs agency shows. Total supplies of the Russian fuel amounted to 2.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January. During the same period, Turkmenistan and Qatar supplied 2.2 bcm each, while […]

  • ‘A total fiasco in all aspects’: 20 years on, how the illegal invasion of Iraq backfired on the US

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 5:01am EDT

    In March 2003, then President George W Bush approved the military attack, with major repercussions for US politics, and global perceptions of the country Twenty years ago, the world was shaken by one of the major geopolitical events of this century. On the morning of March 20, 2003, the US officially launched its illegal invasion […]

  • US, South Korean forces rehearse amphibious landing

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 4:22am EDT

    The first such drills in five years are taking place against the backdrop of North Korea’s protests and nearly daily missile launches The US and South Korean militaries have embarked on a large-scale joint exercise aimed at practicing amphibious landings, South Korean media has reported. The drills, which are part of the ongoing ‘Freedom Shield’ […]

  • Iraq War 20th anniversary: ‘Shock & Awe’ architect says invasion was Desert Storm on steroids

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 3:42am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War we speak to Dr. Harlan Ullman, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council and one of the architects of the ‘shock and awe’ tactic. He discusses the significance of the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, why ’shock and awe’ was not […]

  • CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: Schizophrenic justice

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 3:17am EDT

    The International Criminal Court has accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine. Of course, the Biden administration could not be more pleased. The ICC has a history of doing Washington’s bidding – the same court Washington refuses to be a part of. CrossTalking with Martin Jay and George Szamuely.

  • Signature Spanish dish gets more expensive

    RT - Mar 20th 2023 1:30am EDT

    Spaniards see prices for the key ingredients used in paella surge dramatically The cost of the main groceries needed to cook paella in Spain soared 19.1% in February, compared to the same period a year ago, according to Bloomberg’s monthly Paella Index, which is based on data provided by Spain’s National Statistics Institute. The price […]

  • US demands to sell TikTok are a political extortion scheme

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 9:10pm EDT

    Washington’s gangster-like attempts to take over the social media app reveal an inability to tolerate competition The TikTok wars are heating up. The Biden administration has reportedly issued an ultimatum to the Chinese company Bytedance that it must sell the social media application or face a ban in the US. TikTok has been subject to […]

  • North Korea simulates tactical nuclear strike

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 9:09pm EDT

    Pyongyang said its latest missile launch, overseen by Kim Jong-un, practiced a “counterattack” on a “major enemy target” North Korea has declared that it fired a missile “tipped with a test warhead simulating nuclear payload” as part of a two-day drill over the weekend, demonstrating the country’s firepower and readiness to respond to any “reckless […]

  • UK apologizes to Afghan collaborators – media

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 8:38pm EDT

    London has admitted a “mistake” that required its Afghan contractors to vet their relocation with Taliban officials The UK Ministry of Defence has belatedly apologized for requiring Afghan citizens who worked with London during the US-led NATO occupation of their country to have their documents approved by the Taliban before applying for resettlement in Britain, […]

  • Xi sees shift to multipolar world as ‘irreversible’

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 8:11pm EDT

    China’s president has previewed his visit to Moscow by declaring that “no single country should dictate the international order” Chinese President Xi Jinping has set the tone for his visit this week to Moscow by touting improving relations with Russia in the ten years since he took office and vowing that the transition to a […]

  • Swiss banks agree on historic takeover

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 6:20pm EDT

    Banking giant UBS has reached a deal to acquire its ailing rival Credit Suisse UBS Group and Credit Suisse Group, two of the biggest names in European banking, are coming together in a government-brokered deal aimed at shoring up public confidence in the Western financial system and averting a global crisis. UBS agreed on Sunday […]

  • Former Taiwanese president plans historic trip – media

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 5:20pm EDT

    Ma Ying-jeou will pay a visit to China this month amid increased tensions with Beijing, his office has reportedly confirmed Ma Ying-jeou, the former Taiwanese president who made history by meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in 2015, reportedly plans to break new diplomatic ground again by making an unprecedented trip to the mainland later […]

  • Poland may end up ‘joining’ Ukraine conflict – diplomat

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 5:17pm EDT

    Warsaw will have “no choice” but to take part in the hostilities should Kiev fail to defend its “independence,” the country’s envoy to France has said Poland may end up “joining” the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine should the latter fail to protect its “independence,” the Polish ambassador to France, Jan Emeryk Rosciszewski, has […]

  • Charity defends ‘inclusivity guide’ that triggered fact-checks

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 5:12pm EDT

    Snopes stepped in to confirm that Oxfam really did call English the “language of a colonizing nation” after a backlash Global anti-poverty charity Oxfam’s new “inclusive language guide,” a 92-page tome billed as a must-have for NGOs “who have to communicate in English,” has elicited indignation and even a fact-check following its publication earlier this […]

  • Former Pakistani PM hit with terror charges

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 3:11pm EDT

    Imran Khan’s supporters violently clashed with police officers outside a courthouse Police in Islamabad have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after crowds of his supporters rioted outside a courthouse in the Pakistani capital. Khan was due to appear at the court on Saturday to answer corruption charges. Khan, along with more […]

  • Pentagon assesses cancer risks for US pilots

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 2:57pm EDT

    A study has found that military air crews suffer high rates of melanoma and other cancers US military aviators contract various forms of cancer far more frequently than Americans at large, a long-awaited Pentagon study has revealed, confirming the suspicions of pilots and surviving family members who had long suggested that their disease and death […]

  • Elon Musk fact-checks Biden on tax claim

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 1:44pm EDT

    Twitter’s owner has shot down the US president’s assertion that billionaires pay only 3% of their earnings to the government America’s richest man on Saturday took issue with President Joe Biden’s effort to sell voters on tax increases by claiming that billionaires get away with paying only 3% of their earnings, on average, to the […]

  • Ukraine ceasefire ‘unacceptable’ – White House

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 1:42pm EDT

    Bringing the ongoing hostilities to a halt would only “ratify” Russia’s “conquest” of Ukrainian lands, John Kirby has said Washington is firmly opposed to a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has said, branding any peace initiatives “unacceptable” in the current situation. The senior White House official made the […]

  • Switzerland considering nationalizing floundering bank – Bloomberg

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 1:29pm EDT

    A partial or full government takeover of Credit Suisse is reportedly on the table should a proposed merger with rival UBS fail The Swiss authorities are considering a “full or partial nationalization” of ailing banking giant Credit Suisse Group should a complicated proposed takeover by rival UBS Group fail to win approval from both shareholders […]

  • ChatGPT creator warns of AI dangers

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 12:34pm EDT

    Humans will eventually need to “slow down this technology,” Sam Altman has cautioned Artificial intelligence has the potential to replace workers, spread “disinformation,” and enable cyberattacks, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned. The latest build of OpenAI’s GPT program can outperform most humans on simulated tests. “We’ve got to be careful here,” Altman told ABC […]

  • US trying to pressure Latin American nation on China ties – Reuters

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 12:25pm EDT

    Washington reportedly hopes to talk Honduras out of severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan The US is exerting its influence to try and get Honduras to change its mind on its recently announced plan to establish diplomatic relations with China, Reuters has reported. The Central American nation is one of fourteen countries globally that currently have […]

  • Hunter Biden sues ‘laptop from hell’ repair shop

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 11:56am EDT

    The US president’s son accused the store owner of invading his privacy by distributing information found on his computer Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, filed a countersuit on Friday against the owner of the Delaware laptop repair shop where he allegedly abandoned his ‘laptop from hell’, claiming invasion of privacy – […]

  • Saudi king invites Iranian president to Riyadh – official

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 11:26am EDT

    The invitation comes days after China brokered a diplomatic deal between the two regional powers Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to a meeting in Riyadh, Raisi’s deputy chief of staff said on Sunday. Planning is also underway for a meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers, after a Chinese-mediated deal […]

  • UK to blast ‘loud siren-like’ alert to every phone in country

    RT - Mar 19th 2023 10:38am EDT

    The government says that a new system will protect the public against a “range of threats” Mobile phone users across the UK will receive a loud alert message next month as the government tests an emergency warning system. The alerts will sound even if phones are on silent mode, and users will not be able […]