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  • Game companies and streamers cash in on gamers’ self-destructive gambling addictions

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 11:16am EDT

    Both developers and influencers encourage players to gamble away millions of dollars The twin evils of the videogame industry – streaming service Twitch and game publisher Activision Blizzard – have reached new lows, crossing the threshold of user exploitation with the promotion of gambling. Not content with raking in millions of dollars a day from […]

  • EU cashing in on cheap Russian oil – The Economist

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 11:00am EDT

    Moscow is pumping more crude to the continent than before sanctions, data shows Russian oil supply to the European Union rose by 14% between January and April, from 750,000 to 857,000 barrels per day, The Economist reported on Wednesday, citing data by Argus Media. This comes as Brussels has been calling to completely stop energy […]

  • White House assesses state of US economy

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 10:20am EDT

    It is better than it was a year ago, despite what the American public believes, Biden’s press secretary claimed American consumers may feel gloomy about the US economy, considering the rampant inflation, but its state is actually better than it was only a year ago, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed during her regular […]

  • Lethal Berlin car crash was not accidental – media

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 10:15am EDT

    Police reportedly found a confession letter in the vehicle that rammed into a crowd earlier on Wednesday The German police have found a “letter” in the vehicle of the driver who rammed his car into a crowd in central Berlin on Wednesday morning, the German tabloid Bild has reported. At least one person was killed […]

  • US violates international law – Russia

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 9:57am EDT

    It’s outrageous that Ukraine received helicopters which Russia sold to the US as aid for Afghanistan, the ambassador said The US is breaching its international obligations and its own policies with its latest package of military aid to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov said on Wednesday. Among other things, Washington failed to […]

  • Russian ambassador claims he was encouraged to condemn Putin

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 9:44am EDT

    Russia’s envoy to the US said he received a letter suggesting he contact the State Department and switch his allegiance Russia’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has revealed that he received a letter inviting him to condemn President Vladimir Putin. The message proposed that he should “give up on his motherland and condemn the actions […]

  • Biles among victims seeking $1bn from FBI in pedophile doctor case

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 9:15am EDT

    Larry Nassar is serving a prison sentence of up to 175 years for his crimes US gymnastics icon Simone Biles is among the sexual assault victims seeking compensation of more than $1 billion from the FBI for its failure to stop pedophile former team doctor Larry Nassar, lawyers have said. Nassar was sentenced to up […]

  • West pushing Moscow toward ‘man-made default’ – Kremlin

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 9:10am EDT

    There is no reason for Russia not to pay its debt, says presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov Western countries are trying to engineer an artificial default in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. There is no reason for the country to renege on its obligations, he added. During a briefing with journalists, Peskov was […]

  • AI program baffles researchers

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 8:57am EDT

    A text-to-image program appears to have developed its own language that no one can understand Researchers have been left baffled after the latest program by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence systems developer, appears to have created a language which only it can understand. DALL-E2 is a self-learning text-to-image generator launched in January 2022, its main function […]

  • Moscow comments on issues with Ukrainian grain

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 8:55am EDT

    Russia’s foreign minister says Ukraine and the West are inflating the loss of 1% of global grain into a “universal catastrophe” Ukraine and its Western supporters are trying to portray a “minor issue” with Ukrainian grain as a “universal catastrophe,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting with his Turkish […]

  • Russia-Turkey trade doubles

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 8:31am EDT

    Ankara expects energy and transport cooperation with Moscow to deepen Bilateral trade between Russia and Turkey grew 100% in April, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. The minister attributed the surge in commerce to soaring energy prices arising from the crisis that has hit Europe over the past several months. Cavusoglu said Moscow and Ankara […]

  • Ukraine to halt coal and gas exports

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 7:39am EDT

    The fuels will be needed in the country during the “most difficult winter,” President Zelensky says Ukraine will not be exporting gas and coal to other countries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. He warned that the state is facing the “most difficult” winter since its independence 30 years ago, due to the ongoing military […]

  • It’s time for a new, multilateral peacekeeping paradigm

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 7:17am EDT

    The United Nations must stop outsourcing peacekeeping to US and NATO warmongers May 29 of this year marked the 20th International Day of UN Peacekeepers. One might think this would be a major event in countries such as the United States, which has the largest foreign military deployments in the world and the globe’s largest […]

  • Russia ramps up oil exports to Asia – Reuters

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 7:14am EDT

    Moscow is accelerating oil shipments from its Far East to meet the continent’s soaring demand, according to Reuters sources Russia has boosted oil exports from the major eastern port of Kozmino to Asian countries by about a fifth, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The facility is close to the city […]

  • Oil ban exposes US ‘hypocrisy’ – Moscow

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 6:53am EDT

    The supply of Russian crude to the US has almost doubled despite Washington’s claims, top Putin ally points out The US has revealed its “hypocrisy” by announcing a ban on Russian oil, while continuing to purchase it in large quantities, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s State Duma has said. Washington claimed it had moved to […]

  • UFC boss reveals hopes for Khabib-Ferguson clash

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 6:45am EDT

    The UFC is plotting Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return If Khabib Nurmagomedov has ruled out returning as an active fighter, UFC president Dana White appears to be pursuing the next best thing after he confirmed his interest in the undefeated Russian star coaching on an upcoming season of the popular reality television series ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. Last […]

  • US seeks to ban Russian uranium

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 6:07am EDT

    A multi-billion-dollar plan has been submitted for congressional approval A $4.3 billion plan aimed at weaning the US off Russian supplies of enriched uranium is awaiting the approval from Congress, according to unnamed sources close to the matter, as quoted by Bloomberg. If approved, the plan will provide funds to purchase the nuclear-reactor fuel directly […]

  • Huge grain stockpile burned by Ukrainian militants – Moscow

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 5:28am EDT

    Russia says a large granary in the port of Mariupol has been deliberately destroyed The Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukrainian “militants of the nationalist battalions” of deliberately setting fire to a large granary in Mariupol’s sea port while fleeing from Russian forces. According to a ministry statement, the alleged act of arson was down […]

  • Al-Qaeda vows revenge against India

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 5:22am EDT

    The terrorist group threatens to carry out suicide attacks in response to a politician’s remarks about the Prophet Muhammad Police are on high alert across India, after an affiliate of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda threatened a wave of suicide attacks over a ruling party politician’s inflammatory remarks on the Prophet Mohammed. Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent […]

  • Car rams into crowd in Berlin

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 5:06am EDT

    One person was reportedly killed and several others injured in the incident, some of them seriously A man has driven a car into a crowd in Berlin’s central Charlottenburg district, city police reported on Wednesday. At least one person was killed and several others seriously hurt in the incident.The fire department said eight people had […]

  • Train derailment leaves at least 17 dead

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 3:28am EDT

    A rescue operation is still underway in Iran, and some of the injured are in a critical condition At least 17 people have been killed and 50 injured as a result of a train derailment in eastern Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent charity, which is providing assistance at the scene. The incident happened […]

  • Top US general accused of corrupt lobbying

    RT - Jun 8th 2022 1:21am EDT

    A retired four-star general lied to officials while lobbying on behalf of Qatar, the FBI said in a leaked filing Former Marine Corps General John Allen could face criminal charges over his alleged role in an illegal lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, according to FBI documents obtained by the Associated Press. The filing indicates […]

  • Merkel defends Ukraine stance

    RT - Jun 7th 2022 11:59pm EDT

    Germany’s ex-chancellor claimed her policies bought time for Ukraine to prepare for conflict with Russia Former German chancellor Angela Merkel once again defended her 2008 decision to impede Kiev from joining NATO, insisting that Moscow would perceive the move as an open “declaration of war.” Speaking from a Berlin theater stage on Tuesday, she claimed […]

  • Ukraine tells Israel to get real

    RT - Jun 7th 2022 10:38pm EDT

    Kiev’s envoy blasts Israel for its refusal to send arms Ukraine’s ambassador has slammed Israel for declining to supply his country with anti-tank munitions and a sophisticated missile defense system, insisting the weapons are needed to fend off Russian forces.  Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk appealed for stepped-up military assistance from the […]

  • US blames ‘global challenges’ for record inflation

    RT - Jun 7th 2022 8:07pm EDT

    White House insists the economy is in a “better place” than it has been The White House on Tuesday insisted that “global challenges” such as the conflict in Ukraine, and not President Joe Biden’s policies, were to blame for inflation in the US. Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the economy is doing better than […]