Category: International News

Some NATO members are concerned that Berlin’s requests for clarity could spur Trump to pull out German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has repeatedly asked US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide a “roadmap” for US troop withdrawal from Europe, Financial Times has said, citing three anonymous sources “briefed on their discussions.” Since taking office in…

The US clothing brand pulled out of the country’s market in 2022 US fashion brand Calvin Klein has joined a growing number of foreign companies seeking to re-establish their trademarks in Russia, more than three years after halting operations following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict and subsequent Western sanctions. According to a filing with…

The Russian president has met distinguished military graduates, and gave an address about the challenges faced by the country’s armed forces President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted distinguished graduates of Russian military and security institutions in the Kremlin, speaking on the country’s challenges and outlining the priorities for its armed forces. Here are the key…

From London to Ahmedabad, grief ripples across continents as the full toll of the tragedy comes into focus What began as a joyful Eid homecoming turned into an unimaginable tragedy for the Syed family in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra’s western region.  Their son, Javed Ali Syed – an award-winning hotel manager based…

A senior military commander in Kiev recently resigned over a similar incident Russian forces have conducted strikes on two sites used by Kiev to train newly mobilized troops, the Defense Ministry said. The announcement follows the resignation of a senior Ukrainian military commander, who criticized what he described as a lack of accountability for such…

Serbian companies continue to send munitions to Ukraine via third countries, according to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Ukraine’s military continues to receive weapons from Serbia, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has stated in a press release published on Monday, in which it accused Belgrade of betraying its historic friendship with Moscow. Officially, Serbia has avoided…

Facts and numbers make his Russia-Hitler comparisons laughably hypocritical Anniversaries can be opportunities. For better or worse. In the case of the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s massive attack on the Soviet Union of 22 June 1941 – code-named Operation Barbarossa by the Germans – Ukraine’s beyond best-by-date president Vladimir Zelensky went for the worst….

Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed the latest package of punitive measures due to energy security concerns, the Hungarian FM has said Hungary and Slovakia have blocked the European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Moscow, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. The bloc’s proposal to cut Russian energy imports would deal a major blow to…

Words like “net zero,” “decarbonization,” and “climate justice” sound pure and benevolent, yet behind them stands an apparatus of control Western Europe’s new green regime reorders the continent through policies of territorial cleansing and restriction, replacing the lifeways of rooted peoples with a managed wilderness shaped by remote technocrats and mandated compliance. What arrives with…

Evidence shared with RT undermines a Ukrainian cabinet minister’s insistence that a dead Russian soldier was handed over Evidence shared with RT contradicts a Ukrainian cabinet minister’s claim the remains of a Russian soldier were returned to Kiev during a recent humanitarian exchange. Kiev officials have accused Moscow of mishandling the remains of Ukrainian troops and including…

Jewish screenwriters have allegedly pushed the image of an Iranian nuclear threat through film and TV since the early 2010s Screenwriters in Hollywood who “say they are Jewish” have been planting pro-war narratives about Iran in mainstream entertainment for more than a decade, Wikileaks has claimed. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran earlier this month, claiming…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has called for diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has called for a diplomatic resolution of the Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking during a phone call on Saturday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, El-Sisi urged the parties to prevent the cycle of violence from expanding….

The decision followed a fatal accident at a pit in Zambia, First Quantum Minerals has reported Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals has temporarily suspended operations at one of its Trident mines in Zambia following the death of an employee in a dump truck accident. The incident occurred at a pit at the Sentinel copper mine,…

Spain is urging Brussels to halt the bloc’s association agreement with Israel “immediately,” according to Foreign Minister Jos Manuel Albares Spain’s foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has said Spain will call on EU foreign ministers to “immediately suspend” the EU‑Israel association agreement and seek a ban on arms sales to Israel, citing concerns of human…

US President Donald Trump has demanded the bloc’s nations invest 5% of their GDP into their militaries NATO members have agreed to delay the timeline for raising defense spending to the level sought by US President Donald Trump due to Spain’s opposition, Reuters reported on Monday. Mark Rutte, secretary general of the US-led military bloc,…

SUB Lindsey Graham has called his sanctions bill an “economic bunker buster” aimed at the three countries US Senator Lindsey Graham is doubling down on a sanctions bill that would impose penalties on India, China, and Russia for their alleged actions in furthering the Ukraine conflict. The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 was introduced in…

Israel knows where Tehran has moved its enriched material, according to the prime minister Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed he has “interesting intel” on the location of Iran’s enriched uranium. He made the remark following US airstrikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Speaking to reporters during a briefing on…

Catherine Omanyo has urged Africans to engage with Moscow firsthand and reject negative media stereotypes Kenyan Member of Parliament Catherine Omanyo has spoken out against prevailing media narratives that portray Russia negatively, and is urging her fellow citizens and international observers to re-evaluate their perceptions of the country. Speaking to RT on the sidelines of…

The attack was carried out with high-precision weapons and targeted Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities, Moscow said The Russian military carried out a large strike on a number of Ukrainian military facilities in the Kiev region overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday. The ministry stated that the attack was conducted using high-precision weapons and unmanned…

Two suspects have been reportedly questioned after park staff alerted authorities about “marriage” involving a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl Two people are being questioned by French police after DisneyLand Paris staff raised concerns about a suspected fake wedding ceremony, allegedly involving a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl. The incident was first reported by Le Parisien, which said a…

The items ransacked by British soldiers in 1897 should never have ended up in the Netherlands, the Dutch government has said The Netherlands has returned 119 artifacts to Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a historic bell. They were looted from the West African country more than a century ago. The…

News agencies are increasingly challenged by fabricated imagery, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned The increasing availability of deepfake technology is pushing the world into “informational barbarism,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned, urging news agencies to increase investment in fact-checking and video verification. Zakharova identified deepfakes as global concern during a…

New Delhi has said it would be able to offset the effects of a Hormuz Strait closure New Delhi has enough crude oil supplies to last it the next several weeks as it has diversified its source of imports, India’s minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Sunday. India, the world’s…

Conscription officers tried dragging a man into a van in broad daylight, according to a viral video A Ukrainian man reportedly managed to escape forced conscription in the city of Lutsk after neighbors hurled a jar of pickled vegetables from a nearby building at military recruiters, according to a new video highlighting Kiev’s increasingly harsh…

Abbas Araghchi says “exceptional circumstances” require deeper consultations between Tehran and Moscow Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expecting to hold a “crucial” meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his pre-arranged visit to Moscow, which coincided with US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. Israel launched an attack on Iran last week,…

Donald Trump is not ‘dumb’ like past American leaders, the vice president has claimed Vice President J.D. Vance has pushed back against comparisons between US airstrikes on Iran and previous American wars in the Middle East, claiming that this time Washington’s actions are truly limited and rooted in national security objectives – not a drive for regime…

With strikes on Iran, Washington has “opened a Pandora’s box,” Russia’s ambassador told the UN Security Council Russia has sharply condemned the United States for its airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling the attacks “irresponsible, provocative and dangerous,” and warning they risk pushing the Middle East toward a large-scale war with potentially catastrophic nuclear consequences….