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  • Baltic Sea ‘becomes NATO sea’ – EU member

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:53pm EDT

    Latvia’s foreign minister has embraced Finland and Sweden’s plans to join the alliance Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has said his country approves of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, noting that their addition to the alliance turns the Baltic Sea into “a NATO sea” in a Friday interview with the Financial Times.  Along with his […]

  • Finland’s president to call Putin – media

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:45pm EDT

    Sauli Niinistö says he will talk with Russian leader to discuss changed situation following decision to join NATO Finnish President Sauli Niinistö reportedly plans to call his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss the changed security situation in the region now that leaders in Helsinki have decided to join NATO. Niinistö commented on his planned […]

  • Vast majority of Chinese have positive view of Russia – poll

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:38pm EDT

    A new survey claims nearly 80% of respondents in China have a favorable attitude towards Russia but views on the US have worsened A recent survey has revealed that a majority of Chinese citizens hold a favorable view of Russia, while most respondents named the US as the least positively perceived out of a list […]

  • Protests kick off over plans to demolish Soviet memorial

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:35pm EDT

    Multiple protesters and opposition politicians were detained in Latvia Several hundred people attempted to gather outside Riga’s town hall on Friday as the legislature in the Latvian capital convened for an extraordinary meeting to consider demolishing a monument to Soviet soldiers who liberated the city from Nazi occupation. The move was ultimately supported by an […]

  • Mayweather bout canceled after death of president

    RT - May 13th 2022 2:25pm EDT

    The boxing all-time great was scheduled to take on Don Moore in an exhibition fight Floyd Mayweather will not hold an exhibition bout in Dubai this weekend after United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away aged 73. All-time boxing great Mayweather retired from the squared circle with an unblemished 50-0 […]

  • Russia to halt electricity supplies to Finland

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:48pm EDT

    Power deliveries will be suspended due to the lack of payment, the grid operator says Russian utility Inter RAO will stop exporting electricity to Finland from May 14, Finland’s grid company said on Friday. According to Fingrid, citing Inter RAO, the trade in electricity imported from Russia will be suspended due to difficulties in receiving […]

  • NATO member against Sweden and Finland in bloc

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:34pm EDT

    Turkey has opposed the alliance intentions of the Scandinavian nations, claiming they are like ‘a guesthouse for terrorists’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared on Friday that Ankara opposes the possibility of Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO because he believes the two Scandinavian nations harbor ‘terrorists’. By ‘terrorists’, the Turkish leader meant militants of […]

  • US snooped on UK reporter – Guardian

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:33pm EDT

    The news outlet is outraged it wasn’t notified about a Department of Justice probe into their reporter The US Department of Justice secretly subpoenaed the personal phone account data of a Guardian reporter during an investigation into leaks regarding the Trump administration’s border policy, the UK-based media outlet wrote on Thursday. Investigators looking for the […]

  • Teen Russian karter learns punishment after ‘Nazi’ salute (VIDEO)

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:33pm EDT

    Artem Severiukhin made the gesture last month after victory at an event in Portugal Artem Severiukhin, the teenage Russian karting driver who was subject to widespread criticism after being accused of performing a Nazi salute on the podium after a recent race, has been disqualified from the Portuguese round of the FIA European Karting Championship after […]

  • First phone call between Russian and US defense chiefs since start of Ukraine conflict

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:16pm EDT

    Lloyd Austin has urged his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu conducted their first phone call since the start of Moscow’s operation in Ukraine in late February. The news was confirmed by both sides on Friday. Austin has called for […]

  • Chechen UFC sensation feted by Kadyrov (VIDEO)

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:10pm EDT

    Khamzat Chimaev returned to his native land to visit the local leader Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Chechen Republic, paid tribute to surging UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev upon his return to his homeland just weeks after scoring the biggest win of his career in a fight-of-the-year candidate against the Brazilian former title challenger Gilbert Burns. […]

  • EU state launches criminal cases over V-Day celebrations

    RT - May 13th 2022 12:01pm EDT

    The legal action has been initiated against people who laid flowers at the Soviet memorial in Latvia’s capital Three criminal cases and 20 administrative ones have been launched against people who laid flowers at the World War II memorial in the Latvian capital, Riga, on May 10, the police said on Friday. A young man […]

  • NBA team accused after sex-trafficking case

    RT - May 13th 2022 11:49am EDT

    An attorney representing the family of a teenage girl has spoken to the media as they intend to sue The family of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted by an unknown man while watching the Dallas Mavericks believe that the NBA franchise, the arena, and local police could have done more to prevent the girl […]

  • UK ramps up anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - May 13th 2022 11:35am EDT

    Fresh restrictions have targeted individuals alleged to be “the inner circle” of the Russian president The UK unveiled on Friday a new round of sanctions on what it describes as the “inner circle” of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The new measures bring the total number of Russians sanctioned by the UK since the beginning of […]

  • Americans aren’t buying ‘Putin’s price hike’

    RT - May 13th 2022 11:11am EDT

    Blaming Russia for every economic woe is increasingly falling flat Americans are reeling from surging gas prices, food prices, and the price of rent – all of which have steadily risen since the start of the pandemic. US President Joe Biden has chosen to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the situation, dubbing it “Putin’s […]

  • US gasoline prices smash all-time high

    RT - May 13th 2022 11:01am EDT

    The continuing rise in oil prices propels the cost of fuel at the pump The cost of gasoline at petrol stations across the United States hit a new all-time record on Friday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The average retail cost of a gallon of gas (3.785 liters) jumped to $4.432, the AAA, […]

  • Russian football ‘annihilated,’ says Man Utd legend

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:58am EDT

    Andrei Kanchelskis said Russia’s national football team can forget about playing anyone for “30 years” Manchester United and Russia legend Andrei Kanchelskis has tipped his country’s national team to encounter a difficult future as it currently lingers in the “abyss” and will fail to find opponents for “30 years,” the former winger says. Kanchelskis spoke to […]

  • Chelsea eye silverware for Abramovich swansong

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:37am EDT

    Chelsea are hoping to sign off from the Abramovich era with yet another title As the Roman Abramovich era in West London winds down, Chelsea will be hoping they can deliver one final piece of silverware to their outgoing owner when they take on Liverpool in Saturday’s FA Cup final. The Premier League giants, currently the […]

  • RT crew injured in Ukraine shelling

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:36am EDT

    The RT crew came under artillery fire by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk Republic The RT crew led by reporter Valentin Gorshenin were hit by rocket artillery near the town of Dokuchaevsk, in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), on Friday. Two cameramen, Vladimir Batalin and Viktor Miroshnikov, received shrapnel wounds, and were rushed to a […]

  • Over 90,000 civil servants in UK may get the axe

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:33am EDT

    Prime Minister Johnson reportedly wants to free up cash for tax cuts British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday ordered cabinet ministers to significantly reduce departmental staffing levels in a push to lower government spending. According to media reports, the PM has set out plans to terminate up to 90,000 civil servants, which is equivalent […]

  • Police share images of suspect in brutal street murder

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:14am EDT

    Stabbing of a man during brawl with suspected migrants has stirred public anger A brutal murder in the Polish capital, Warsaw, last weekend has sparked outrage in the country. A man was stabbed to death during a fight with several assailants, after reportedly confronting a group who were harassing a young woman. Many believe the […]

  • Russian court extends detention of US women’s basketball icon

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:14am EDT

    Brittney Griner is being held in Russia on narcotics charges A Moscow court has extended the detention of US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner, who was initially arrested on drugs charges at an airport in the Russian capital back in February. Griner, who is widely considered to be among women’s basketball’s greatest ever players, had […]

  • EU sanctions unlikely to include Russian oil ban – reports

    RT - May 13th 2022 10:07am EDT

    Hungary stalls bloc’s crude oil embargo plan A sixth round of Ukraine-related anti-Russia sanctions is unlikely to include an oil embargo, several media outlets reported citing sources within the EU government. According to Bloomberg, EU countries are still striving to agree on the sanctions package in full, and some member states believe that the decision […]

  • India reveals results of new missile test

    RT - May 13th 2022 9:47am EDT

    New Delhi has reported a successful test launch of an advanced 450-km range BrahMos missile from a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet The Indian Air Force successfully conducted a missile test on Thursday, when one of its Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, from the Tiger Sharks squadron, took off from the Thanjavur airbase in Tamil Nadu, underwent […]

  • EU announces military aid boost for Ukraine

    RT - May 13th 2022 9:40am EDT

    The bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says he intends to increase military aid to Kiev to about €2 billion EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel announced on Friday that the bloc will provide an additional €500 million in military aid to Ukraine amid the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Speaking with reporters at the […]