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  • Ronaldo rape accuser has lawsuit dismissed

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 3:56pm EDT

    Kathryn Mayorga had her case thrown out of court on Friday The woman who accused Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo of rape, Kathryn Mayorga, has lost her US court bid to get the Portuguese to pay her millions of dollars more than their original settlement. Mayorga received $375,000 from Ronaldo after accusing him of raping her […]

  • 1 in 6 Germans skipping meals to save money – poll

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 2:35pm EDT

    Another 13% fear having to endure occasional hunger as the cost of food increases, the survey found Nearly one in six Germans have been forced to skip meals regularly in order to make ends meet, according to a poll conducted earlier this week by the Institute for New Social Answers and published on Friday by […]

  • Turkey to impose quotas on migrants

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 2:34pm EDT

    The move will effectively close 1,200 neighborhoods to foreigners The Turkish government will limit the foreign population of certain neighborhoods to 20% as of July, effectively shutting off 1,200 of these neighborhoods to further immigration, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced on Saturday. With economic pressures rising and Turkey already hosting millions of Syrians, Soylu said […]

  • Biden says oil firms make ‘more money than God’

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 2:34pm EDT

    While Biden blames corporate greed for high gas prices, Exxon says it’s doing its best to meet demand US President Joe Biden took a swipe at oil giant Exxon on Friday, accusing the company of making “more money than God” while Americans suffer at the pumps. However, Exxon says it’s scaling up production, while conservatives […]

  • Murdered journalist’s widow seeks majors ban for LIV rebels

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 2:34pm EDT

    Hatice Cengiz has made her demand through the US media The widow of slain Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi has made a call for golfers who have competed in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League’s inaugural event to be banned from major tournaments. Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018, with a […]

  • Ukraine needs reforms – EU

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 1:33pm EDT

    To succeed on the “European path,” Kiev must address corruption and attract investors, the European Commission head said Kiev has advanced on its “European path” but must do more, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday during a surprise visit to Ukraine. Ukraine submitted its official application for EU membership on February […]

  • The January 6 Capitol riot was not the real insurrection

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 12:34pm EDT

    America is under attack from within, and it’s not by the DC rioters from 17 months back As members of the House of Representatives gather to attend the hearing of the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, one can’t help but wonder about the hypocrisy of […]

  • Top health official comments on how monkeypox spreads

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 12:12pm EDT

    “Sustained” face-to-face contact is needed to spread the disease, Rochelle Walensky said The monkeypox virus can spread through the air, but only if “close, sustained face-to-face contact” is maintained, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters on Friday. With the disease spreading predominantly among gay men, СDС Director […]

  • Italy comments on claim it tracked people with ‘pro-Kremlin’ views

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 11:22am EDT

    The government was forced to declassify a memo about “disinformation” during the Russian-Ukraine conflict Italy has rejected a media report that it was investigating public figures suspected of spreading pro-Russian views. Additionally, the government chose on Friday to publish a declassified document about “pro-Kremlin” activities on social media, parts of which were previously leaked to […]

  • Comedian slams Hollywood over mass shootings

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 11:14am EDT

    Bill Maher called out filmmakers for churning out revenge flicks and acting shocked when life imitates art Popular HBO comedian Bill Maher skewered Hollywood liberals for allegedly glorifying gun violence, and especially revenge in their films, then acting shocked when real-life imitators crop up. He partially blamed the violence-saturated movies being marketed to young men […]

  • Poland was too quick to sanction Russia – official

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 11:07am EDT

    Warsaw did not think through the embargo on Russian coal, a Polish MP says The Polish government was too quick to ban Russian coal, Pawel Poncyljusz, a member of the Civic Coalition of the Polish Parliament, told Polskie Radio on Friday. In his opinion, the sudden reduction in supplies will hurt the average person. “It […]

  • Ukraine to get heavy German arms on symbolic date

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:50am EDT

    Kiev will get heavy arms from Germany on the day when the Nazis attacked the USSR, according to Ukrainian Ambassador Andrey Melnyk Ukraine will receive the first batch of heavy weapons from Germany around June 22, Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andrey Melnyk has told Ukraine’s Novoye Vremya newspaper on Friday. The delivery is expected to […]

  • Major obstacles to Ukraine’s EU bid suggested by researchers

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:22am EDT

    Norwegian experts claim that corruption, instability, poverty and issues with democracy would prevent Kiev from swift accession Norwegian researchers have identified five factors that are likely to prevent Ukraine from quickly joining the European Union, as was stated in an interview they gave with the TV channel NRK. Ukraine submitted its official application for EU membership […]

  • Epstein was murdered – Chelsea Manning

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The pedophile’s prison guards were likely involved, Manning said on a recent podcast US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning told podcast host Ethan Klein that Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail cell was likely a “prison murder” that correctional officers allowed to happen.  Arrested in 2019 and charged with the sex trafficking of minors, […]

  • How Russian troops confronted NATO forces in Yugoslavia, in a significant post-Soviet first

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:09am EDT

    RT remembers a key moment of the 1999 conflict that ultimately helped to change Russia’s view of the West The events, of the 1990s, in Yugoslavia are often overlooked in discussions about today’s relations between Russia and the West. Many fail to grasp why public opinion in Russia, which had looked favorably on the US […]

  • Top Bundesliga footballer arrested for alleged teenager rape

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 10:09am EDT

    The incident allegedly occurred on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza A Bundesliga player was one of two German nationals arrested by police on the Spanish island of Ibiza on suspicion of raping a local teenager. The unnamed footballer was held with a man of the same age after an 18-year-old woman told detectives she […]

  • US fuel prices surge past record mark

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 9:22am EDT

    The cost of gasoline has set a new all-time high as the US summer driving season is now in full swing US gasoline prices averaged more than $5 per gallon on Saturday, setting a new all-time high, data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) shows. According to the non-profit AAA, which tracks prices at more […]

  • Iran and Venezuela sign major deal – media

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 9:07am EDT

    The details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation deal on Saturday during a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran, Iranian state media has reported.The agreement reached by two of the most sanctioned countries in the world “shows the determination of the high-level officials of […]

  • Austrian pork prices skyrocketing

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 8:49am EDT

    Every fourth hog farmer in Upper Austria is facing bankruptcy, according to the head of that country’s pig exchange Austrian prices for pork soared 40% in less than two months, with the volumes of sold meat dropping 20% in May alone, as consumers opt to purchase cheaper goods such as rice, pasta and potatoes, Austrian […]

  • NFL coach fined for Capitol Hill riot remarks

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 8:29am EDT

    The Washington Commanders hit Jack Del Rio with a $100,000 punishment The Washington Commanders have fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 as head coach Ron Rivera strongly condemned his remarks on the Capitol Hill riots of January 6, 2021. Del Rio sparked controversy when referring to the riots, which caused seven eventual deaths as Donald Trump supporters […]

  • Russian airspace closure costs neighbor millions – media

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:54am EDT

    Moscow’s move has forced Finland to re-route flights to Asia The closure of Russian airspace has resulted in a number of problems for Finnish air carriers, including the need to re-route flights and the loss of around €1.5 ($1.58) million per month in air navigation fees, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported this week, citing the […]

  • Rachel Marsden: Top EU official used poorly sourced disinformation in attempt to smear Russia at UN

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:40am EDT

    The European Council president does his best to spin an anti-Russian narrative, but it falls apart upon a closer look Earlier this week, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations National Security Council Vassily Nebenzia walked out of an “address on peace and security in Ukraine” by European Council President Charles Michel. “You may leave […]

  • US policies led to ‘new G8’ – Moscow

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 7:13am EDT

    Washington has pushed the countries not participating in “sanctions wars” to form a new economic bloc, Russia’s Duma speaker said The United States “with its own hands” pushed the countries, which are not participating in “sanctions wars,” to form a “new Big Eight” group with Russia, the Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on […]

  • Inflation in Denmark hits 40-year high

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:51am EDT

    Higher costs for electricity, energy and food are the major driving forces behind the rise, official data shows Consumer prices in Denmark in May were 7.4% higher than a year earlier, official data released on Friday shows. That is the highest 12-month inflation recorded in the country since 1983, The Local reports. The rise has […]

  • Father and son team killed in racing accident

    RT - Jun 11th 2022 6:44am EDT

    The Isle of Man TT saw a total of five deaths in its 2022 edition A father and son team were killed while taking part in the Isle of Man TT, race organizers have confirmed. Roger and Bradley Stockton, aged 56 and 21, lost their lives after an incident that took place during the Ago’s […]