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Closer Canadian-EU military-security coordination advances the US’ NATO 3.0 vision of allies taking on greater responsibilities in pursuit of shared interests, which in this case is containing Russia in the Arctic President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become an “associate member” of the bloc, the relationship of which doesn’t presently exist, during her state of the union address. While it’s unclear what…

A renowned US economist, Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs, speaks with RT about salient geopolitical developments, with a particular focus on talks US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev over the weekend.

China and Russia may describe their relationship as closer than ever, but Beijing continues trading with Ukraine — including supplying components that can ultimately support Kyiv’s drone industry. Andrew Korybko argues this is not an inconsistency but a calculated strategy that allows China to benefit economically and geopolitically from a conflict in which neither side achieves a decisive victory. By Andrew Korybko | 7 September 2026 ·…

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unusually discreet visit to Moscow has generated speculation about Ukraine, Iran and intelligence negotiations. But columnist Rachel Marsden advances a different argument: that the timing also benefits Baltic governments seeking billions from Brussels and ultimately the American defence companies supplying much of their military hardware. INR Report: Based on commentary by Rachel Marsden for RT HERE · The secrecy…

The US’ newly formalized control over the majority of Venezuela’s oil reserves and Caracas’ potential withdrawal from OPEC could see Trump 2.0 assembling a “North American-South American Petroleum Exporting Countries” group as part of the US’ power play for control over the global oil market. Will NASAPEC Become The New OPEC? · Opinion by Andrew Korybko · !Will NASAPEC Become The New OPEC? · The US’ newly formalized control over the majority…

Fresh hearings in the United States have reignited scrutiny of the CIA's notorious MKULTRA program, with lawmakers, historians and researchers calling for greater transparency over decades-old human experimentation. Witnesses told Congress that destroyed records, unanswered deaths and newly uncovered documents suggest the full story may never have been revealed. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · The CIA's controversial MKULTRA program…

For almost a century the world has suffered from a collective guilt syndrome. A perfect narrative has been build to sustain it, which made Israel and its inhabitants untouchable. · If it weren’t by biblical inheritage, than the Second World War has given Jews the right for their ‘Promised Land’. The surviving Jews of the holocaust couldn’t be denied their ‘righteous place on earth’. Everyone questioning that right was immediately labeled an…

University of Arizona historian Dr David Gibbs believes many of the major conflicts of the modern era cannot be understood through official narratives alone. · Appearing on the World Affairs In Context podcast with host Lena Petrova, Gibbs outlined a sweeping critique of American foreign policy, arguing that covert intervention, NATO expansion, economic sanctions and proxy wars have become central tools for maintaining US global dominance Report…

A new U.S. intelligence investigation has reportedly been launched into more than 120 overseas biological laboratories linked to U.S. taxpayer funding, including approximately 40 facilities in Ukraine, according to discussion presented on Redacted News featuring Clayton and Natali Morris with biological warfare epidemiologist Dr. Meryl Nass. By elocal · The investigation was described as being led through the office of Director of National…

Max Fisher · The coming global oil crisis, mapped and explained · The largest oil shock in history is just weeks away – what’s going to happen when it hits? We dig into futures markets, supply chains, and more to map out how the world economic order is about to be remade. · About: · Max Fisher is a veteran journalist who has reported from over 20 countries. His show, The Bigger Picture, illuminates our world by exploring how it really works,…