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  • US lawmakers reach deal on gun control

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 12:27pm EDT

    Senate negotiators have agreed on a bipartisan bill in response to a wave of mass shootings Members of the US Senate have announced an agreement on a limited bipartisan deal that could mark the nation’s most significant gun control legislation in three decades. The news comes as lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to find ways […]

  • UK set to break international law – Sinn Fein chief

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:24am EDT

    Mary Lou McDonald said London’s plans to change the Northern Ireland Protocol will have very serious implications The UK will violate international law if it unilaterally changes the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, said Mary Lou McDonald, leader of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein. “What the Tory government is proposing to do, in breach of […]

  • The US is trying to use Ukraine as a test lab for its drones, a move Russia is unlikely to forget

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:15am EDT

    The possible provision of armed MQ-1C Grey Eagle drones is a cynical ploy to test them against Russians According to Reuters, the US government is considering selling to Ukraine four MQ-1C Grey Eagle drones capable of firing Hellfire missiles for use against Russian forces participating in the special military operation in the Donbass region. If […]

  • Google suspends engineer over sentient AI claim

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:09am EDT

    Blake Lamoine is convinced that Google’s LaMDA AI has the mind of a child, but the tech giant is skeptical Blake Lamoine, an engineer and Google’s in-house ethicist, told the Washington Post on Saturday that the tech giant has created a “sentient” artificial intelligence. He’s been placed on leave for going public, and the company […]

  • US looks into deaths linked to baby formula

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 11:08am EDT

    The Food and Drug Administration has said it has investigated nine babies’ deaths possibly linked to Abbott Nutrition formula US authorities have launched investigations into the deaths of at least nine infants since early 2021, all of whom had allegedly consumed Abbott Nutrition baby formula before becoming ill and eventually passing away, the Food and […]

  • Russia accuses US of concealing data on biolabs

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:43am EDT

    Attempts to “divert attention” raise questions regarding the Pentagon’s biological activity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said The US has been concealing information about its “military biological activity” in the post-Soviet states, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. This, according to Zakharova, raises “serious questions” about Washington’s compliance with the Biological and Toxin […]

  • Moscow responds to idea of sending nukes to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 10:42am EDT

    The move would ultimately put all of Europe at risk, a top Russian MP warned The idea of supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict between Kiev and Moscow amounts to provoking a “nuclear conflict in the center of Europe” and is downright insane, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Sunday.The […]

  • Russia pledges to ‘take care of’ foreign firms

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:39am EDT

    The Kremlin says that includes companies that remained as well as those planning to return after halting operations amid the Ukraine crisis Foreign companies that remain in Russia or are planning to return despite Ukraine-related sanctions pressure will be offered favorable conditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. “We take good care of those […]

  • Wall Street bank makes oil-price prediction

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:38am EDT

    Goldman Sachs predicts crude will hit $140 a barrel this summer Goldman Sachs analysts expect global prices for crude to soar to $140 per barrel as soon as this summer, as a decline in Russian production, along with a gradual recovery in China’s demand, is expected to add to pressure on supplies that are already […]

  • West has right to give Ukraine nukes – EU lawmaker

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:37am EDT

    Radoslaw Sikorski urged countries to “dissuade” Russia from using nuclear weapons against Ukraine The West could provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons to help defend itself against Russia, Radoslaw Sikorski, a member of the European Parliament and former Polish foreign minister, said. “The West has the right to give Ukraine nuclear warheads so that it could […]

  • WADA chief speaks on Valieva case deadline

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:34am EDT

    WADA director general Olivier Niggli warned not to expect major developments anytime soon Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Olivier Niggli has addressed the deadline in Kamila Valieva’s doping case. Figure skating prodigy Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win the Team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and was tipped […]

  • Norway dumps NATO helicopter contract

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 9:04am EDT

    Oslo is terminating a deal for the NH-90 dating back 20 years and now demands that €500 million be reimbursed Norway, one of the founding NATO members, is terminating a contract for NH-90 military helicopters it signed back in 2001, the country’s Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram announced at a press conference on Friday. The […]

  • Thousands of UK pubs may go bust

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:40am EDT

    More than 10,000 businesses are at risk of closure due to inflation, with rent and energy costs soaring, UKHospitality says Britain’s hospitality sector is facing “as big a crisis, if not bigger” than during the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, has told The Daily Mail. She warned that 10,000 […]

  • North Korea reaches out to Russia

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 7:28am EDT

    The people of the DPRK hail Moscow’s efforts to “safeguard the dignity” of Russia, Kim Jong-un has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of his people’s “full support” for Moscow’s efforts “to safeguard the dignity, security and right to the development of the country,” in a congratulatory message on Russia […]

  • Madison Square Garden bans violent fan for life

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:32am EDT

    The incident occurred after an NHL hockey game Madison Square Garden has banned a violent New York Rangers ice hockey fan for life after he was caught on camera knocking out a supporter of his team’s opposition, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Thursday. As captured in the viral video that has been seen up to […]

  • West should take Moscow’s interests into account – Kissinger

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:22am EDT

    The former US Secretary of State claimed that otherwise Russia might turn into “an outpost of China in Europe” The West should take Moscow’s interests into account to prevent Russia from becoming “an outpost of China in Europe,” former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Kissinger […]

  • Debt-laden Sri Lanka eyes discounted Russian oil

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:10am EDT

    The country is struggling with simultaneous fuel and food crises Sri Lanka may start buying oil from Russia amid a critical fuel shortage and an unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in an interview with the AP news agency, published on Sunday. According to Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka would first look to other sources […]

  • Chinese AI-operated drone ship completes maiden sea voyage (VIDEO)

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 6:09am EDT

    Sub: The unmanned vessel can fight all types of enemies, local media says Beijing’s unmanned stealth combat vessel has successfully completed its three-hour maiden sea voyage off Panzhi Island in the East China Sea, Chinese media reported on Saturday. The state-run newspaper Global Times reported that the 200-ton ship can be sent into “dangerous combat […]

  • US farmers struggle amid high fuel prices

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:22am EDT

    Planting costs have doubled this year after diesel costs soar, RIA Novosti reports Soaring fuel prices in the US have added thousands of dollars to farmers’ costs this year, according to Ty Higgins, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency this week that record-high diesel prices have resulted […]

  • US farmers struggle amid high fuel prices

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:22am EDT

    Planting costs have doubled this year after diesel costs soar, RIA Novosti reports Soaring fuel prices in the US have added thousands of dollars to farmers’ costs this year, according to Ty Higgins, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency this week that record-high diesel prices have resulted […]

  • Germany quarrels with Spain – media

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:13am EDT

    Madrid has allegedly revised its supposed plans to supply German-made tanks to Ukraine amid Berlin’s concerns The German government reportedly raised the alarm over Spain’s supposed plans to provide as many as 40 German-made tanks to Ukraine, which were revealed in a media report last Sunday. Madrid allegedly had to scale back the scheme dramatically […]

  • Germany quarrels with Spain – media

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 5:13am EDT

    Madrid has allegedly revised its supposed plans to supply German-made tanks to Ukraine amid Berlin’s concerns The German government reportedly raised the alarm over Spain’s supposed plans to provide as many as 40 German-made tanks to Ukraine, which were revealed in a media report last Sunday. Madrid allegedly had to scale back the scheme dramatically […]

  • China comments on its nuclear arsenal

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:42am EDT

    Beijing has achieved “significant progress” in developing new arms but will never use them first, the defense minister says China has achieved “significant progress” in developing new nuclear weapons, but will never use them first, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday. During an appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security conference, the […]

  • China comments on its nuclear arsenal

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:42am EDT

    Beijing has achieved “significant progress” in developing new arms but will never use them first, the defense minister says China has achieved “significant progress” in developing new nuclear weapons, but will never use them first, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday. During an appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security conference, the […]

  • Former McDonald’s restaurants open in Russia with new name

    RT - Jun 12th 2022 4:21am EDT

    The fast-food chain is now called ‘Vkusno i Tochka’, or ‘Just Tasty’ in English Former McDonald’s restaurants reopened in Russia with new branding and ownership on Sunday – the day that Russia Day is celebrated in the country. The iconic golden arches logo of McDonald’s was taken down at restaurants across the country, and the […]