The verdicts have reportedly targeted politicians who supported Donbass independence Ukrainian courts have sentenced 12 Russian lawmakers, including former athletes, to 15 years in prison in absentia for actions that Kiev claims undermined the country’s territorial integrity, TASS reported on Tuesday citing court documents. Russian MPs Vladislav Tretyak, a former multiple-time world ice hockey champion,…
The country’s education ombudsman has urged teachers to use only Ukrainian with students Ukraine’s education ombudsman has advised schoolteachers to act as if they only understand Ukrainian when speaking with students. Kiev mandates the use of Ukrainian in most aspects of public life, despite a significant portion of the population speaking Russian as their native…
Russia’s foreign minister has called for the reform of global financial institutions and the more equitable distribution of aid Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for what he described as a deeply unbalanced distribution of financial aid, citing data that shows Ukraine has received more…
Surprising experiences play a crucial role in learning, say researchers from Hungary’s HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre and Germany’s Max Planck Institute. Using mathematical models developed in artificial intelligence research, they found that unusual events help the brain update its understanding of the world more efficiently than routine experiences. The findings, published in Nature Reviews Psychology,…
Kenya’s human rights commission has accused the police of operating alongside “armed criminal gangs” during the latest rallies At least 11 people have been killed and dozens of others, including law enforcement officers, injured in a new wave of nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya, according to police officials in the East African country. The latest…
The dominance of a single state on the world stage has ended, Luis Arce told RT Countries around the globe should give up on the US dollar and rely on national currencies in trading with each other, Bolivian President Luis Arce told RT on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro….
The online project is designed to lure participants into criminal activity, the agency has warned Russian officials have sounded the alarm over what they claim is an intelligence-gathering scheme disguised as a patriotic photo contest, orchestrated by foreign spy agencies. A counter-disinformation group has suggested that Ukraine is behind the scheme. In a statement issued…
Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights Miklós Szánthó believes Hungary’s conservative government is facing an unprecedented international campaign to unseat it before the 2026 elections. In a Monday Facebook post, he described this as a battle between globalist forces and national sovereignty. According to Szánthó, ‘the big picture’ reveals a fundamental asymmetry: while…
A powerful storm caused widespread destruction across Hungary on Monday, prompting more than 2,200 emergency responses by firefighters, according to Spokesperson for the National Directorate General for Disaster Management Dániel Mukics. The worst-affected areas included Bács–Kiskun, Békés, Csongrád–Csanád, Hajdú–Bihar, Pest, and Veszprém counties, as well as the capital, Budapest. Emergency crews worked through the day…
Issues facing the Global South will get priority under India’s chairmanship of the grouping India intends to define BRICS “in a new form” next year and prioritize the main issues facing the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Speaking on the second day of the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro,…
In a powerful conversation with CBN’s Gary Lane, renowned historian and Islam scholar Raymond Ibrahim issued a dire warning: the alliance between the radical Left, political Islam, and authoritarian Gulf regimes is not only eroding Western values, it is systematically converting once-bold Christians into submissive cultural doormats. A fellow at the Middle East Forum and…
The prime minister has rejected a two-state solution as the war in Gaza enters its 21st month Militant groups would use a fully independent Palestinian state to undermine Israel’s security, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump. A reporter asked Trump during a dinner with Netanyahu on Monday whether…
The US suspended shipments last week, citing concerns over depleting stockpiles The United States will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said on Monday, a week after the Pentagon halted some deliveries. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit…
The Brazilian leader has rebuffed Donald Trump’s new tariff threats The United States must stop acting like an empire and start respecting the sovereignty of other countries, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said, following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on nations “aligning” with BRICS. In a post on…
Summary of today’s top items: 1. Xi in Shanxi – July 7th is the 88th anniversary of the 1937 Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the start of Second Sino-Japanese War. Xi went on an inspection tour in Shanxi. The full propaganda package is not yet released. So far we know he “paid tribute to martyrs who…
On Sunday evening, a brutal knife attack unfolded in Kerkstraat, Lommel (Belgium), leaving two people seriously injured, one with his throat slashed. The shocking incident—captured on video—shows a chaotic brawl among around 20 Afghan men, some armed with knives, chasing each other in broad daylight as bystanders scream: “Call the police, he has a knife!”…
A year ago, Donald Trump literally dodged a bullet, and his presidential campaign tipped from insurgent to mythic. Then, a few days later, his running-mate JD Vance accepted the Vice-Presidential nomination, in a speech pledging that the Trump administration would “commit to the working man”. Existing citizens should be prioritised, he said: “We’re done importing…
There are dolphins and puffins. Sometimes even whales. There is something magical about the island of Iona — the sea was crystal clear azure, the sky vast. People call this a thin place because the gap between heaven and earth feels like little more than a wafer. It was here, right on the edge of…
Britain has mastered the art of legislating compassion. Rhetoric, not bound by fiscal reality, has allowed those in power to make utopian promises during every election cycle. Every vulnerable child will be schooled, every homeless family sheltered, every frail pensioner cared for — and, yes, every destitute migrant housed. There’s only one problem, one easily…
Emmanuel Macron is often accused of having a Jupiterian style of governance, but something different can be true of his manner in person. Watch him with his international peers and he is a figure of besuited bonhomie: a VP gladhanding at an offsite. Expect plenty of arm-clasping and thigh-slapping when he meets his British counterpart…
The “Summer of Love – the Sequel” is ratcheting up by the hour as leftists now appear to be encouraging Democrats to “get shot” for the resistance as they warn of “blood” and “violence” in the streets over their frustration with not being able to stop President Trump. Getting their violence on The Marxists are…
Goods from South Korea and Japan will be subjected to “only” a 25% levy, the president said US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on several countries, including key Asian allies Japan and South Korea. On Monday, Trump posted near-identical letters on Truth Social to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President…
Mick Wallace told RT that Brussels backs Israel’s military campaign while ignoring civilian deaths and international law The EU has shown unwavering support for Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza while failing to uphold international law or acknowledge the scale of Palestinian suffering, Mick Wallace, a former member of the European Parliament for Ireland, has said. Speaking…
Viktor Strigunov is suspected of embezzling government funds and receiving bribes The first deputy chief of the Russian national guard (Rosgvardiya) between 2020 and 2023, Colonel General Viktor Strigunov, has been detained on suspicion of embezzlement and corruption. In a statement on Monday, Russia’s Investigative Committee said that a criminal case had been launched as…
New legislation signed by the president mandates that the tech giant allow Russia’s RuStore app onto iOS devices Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday requiring smartphone makers to support RuStore, the state-run app marketplace, on their devices. The move mainly impacts Apple due to its closed iOS system. The new law, an…
Sanctions have accelerated the economic bloc’s push for financial independence, Anton Siluanov has told RT Settling trade in national currencies offers BRICS countries a reliable alternative to the Western financial institutions, which can suspend transactions at any moment, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said. Members of the economic bloc have accelerated efforts to reduce…
Kiev has asked Berlin to provide hundreds of air-defense missiles, armored vehicles, and jammers worth billions of euros, Bild has reported Ukraine has submitted to Germany a “secret list” containing a broad array of advanced weapons that it wishes to obtain, Bild has reported, citing a copy obtained by the outlet. Since the escalation of…
Cuts to federal aid have impacted millions of Americans, new data shows Food insecurity among American adults has nearly doubled since 2021, Axios reported on Sunday, citing data from Morning Consult. The striking statistic comes amid steep cuts to federal food assistance programs in the world’s largest economy, fueling concerns about the welfare of millions….
The military bloc’s push for higher defense spending encourages more wars, the Brazilian president has said NATO is fueling a global arms race by pushing for massive increases in military spending, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said. The US-led military bloc endorsed a plan last month to raise its defense spending target…
Beijing is reportedly racing to lock in critical mineral supplies as the West restricts Chinese investments Chinese companies are buying more mines abroad than they have in over a decade to secure key raw materials as Western countries restrict their investments, the Financial Times has reported. Ten deals each worth more than $100 million were…
Villagers protest massacre in Yelwata, Guma County, Benue state, Nigeria in mid-June 2025. (Screenshot from Channels Television report on YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Less than three weeks after a large-scale massacre in Benue state’s predominantly Christian Yelwata village in Nigeria, four Christians were slain in the same county, sources said. “Four…
Risks of wider financial fallout now threaten Liechtenstein’s status as a global wealth hub, according to a report Liechtenstein is scrambling to contain a crisis triggered by Western sanctions on Russia that has left hundreds of trust funds in legal limbo, the Financial Times reported on Monday. At the center of the crisis are so-called…
Only about a year after being forced out of the nomination, poor old President Joe Biden had to endure another act of humiliation coming from his own party—although this time, of a lot smaller magnitude. It was late July last year when the now-infamous post appeared on President Biden’s X account, announcing that he would…
The Israeli leader has worked since the 1980s to convince every US president that Tehran wants to create atomic weapons, Masoud Pezeshkian said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent decades trying to deceive US presidents into believing that Tehran is seeking to create nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has charged. In an interview…
This pinched woman with problem glasses is named Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf. She’s exactly what she appears to be, namely a totally crazy law professor at the Universität Potsdam who has spoken in favour of mandating Covid vaccines, of revising our Basic Law to include gender-neutral language and of banning Alternative für Deutschland. That’s alarming, because the…
The new head of Berlin’s army is a YouTube star famous for cheering on losing battles Let’s face it: For outside observers, who are not getting a direct boost to career and income, promotions inside ministries can be about as exciting as trainspotting on an abandoned railway branch. But this time is different: Recent changes…
Up to 5,000 soldiers will help curb illegal migration, the defense minister says Poland has deployed 700 troops to its western border and is prepared to send up to 5,000 more guards to stop illegal migrant flows from Germany and Lithuania, officials have announced. ”We are strengthening security – decisively responding to migration threats”, Poland’s…
Mismanagement escalated the risk of water rationing amid rising demand and supply shortages, a minister has said The UK has been pushed to the brink of water rationing due to “years of mismanagement” of resources and insufficient infrastructure, the country’s environment minister has warned. In an interview with The i Paper published on Monday, Steve…
The Russian foreign minister is speaking to reporters at the BRICS summit in Brazil Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a press conference at the 17th annual BRICS summit. The two-day event kicked off on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which currently holds the group’s rotating presidency. This year, the summit focuses on…
Russia is using all legal means to free its citizens in Azerbaijan, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, noting historically close ties between the two nations Russian officials are working closely with the local authorities in Azerbaijan to secure the release of Russian citizens detained in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He emphasized…
After months of tensions between federal institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has lifted the arrest warrant it issued in March against the Bosnian Serb leader. The decision followed Dodik’s voluntary appearance at a court hearing last week in Sarajevo. Following the withdrawal…
Bloc members, especially Brazil, have replaced the EU as Moscow’s top buyers, according to the fertilizer producers’ union Russian fertilizer exports to BRICS nations have surged over 60% in the past three years and the country is ready to further expand production to meet growing demand across the bloc, Andrey Guryev, President of the Russian…
Why Russia doesn’t need to go nuclear to make its point – and how Oreshnik makes that clear Just before dawn on November 21, 2024, a fireball streaked across the sky over the Dnieper River. It wasn’t a meteor. It wasn’t a drone. The explosion that followed – precise, deep, and eerily silent on the…
The US and EU fear the rise of developing countries, President Luis Arce has told RT Western states led by the US provoke wars to make profit and preserve a “decaying” unipolar world order, Bolivian President Luis Arce has told RT. In contrast, BRICS countries represent an emerging, more equal global order, he said. Arce…
Western leaders are trying to shift attention away from inflation, falling living standards, and migration, according to the foreign minister Western leaders are deliberately painting Russia as a threat to distract their citizens from domestic economic and social woes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet…
John Brennan allegedly denied under oath his role in including the notorious Steele dossier in the 2016 report on Russian “interference” Former CIA Director John Brennan could face a perjury probe over his role in the 2016 “Russiagate” conspiracy, which claimed Moscow worked to undermine Hilary Clinton’s unsuccessful presidential campaign in favor of Donald Trump,…
Roman Starovoit had previously served as the governor of Kursk Region, where a corruption investigation unfolded after his tenure Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has committed suicide hours after being dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin. Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed on Monday that Starovoit’s body was found in a private car in Moscow Region…
Steve Bannon believes Trump will remain a dominant figure beyond his second term and is reshaping the US in historic ways US President Donald Trump is reshaping America and will remain a dominant force well beyond his second term, former adviser Steve Bannon has said in an interview with the Financial Times. He suggested that…
In his latest election prognosis, Hungarian government-critical political analyst Gábor Török has predicted a narrow victory for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the governing parties in 2026. According to Török, despite several polls showing the opposition Respect and Freedom (Tisza) party in the lead, Fidesz–KDNP may benefit from superiority in resources, experienced candidates, and an…
Nirmala Sitharaman held talks with Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil New Delhi’s strategic partnership with Moscow remains “resilient and steadfast,” Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. The minister’s comments came after a meeting with her Russian counterpart, Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the BRICS summit…
The men sent to South Sudan are “so heinous” that even their own countries refused to accept them, a Homeland Security official has stated The United States has deported eight people it labeled “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” to South Sudan, a country the US State Department warns against visiting due to rampant crime, kidnappings, and…
