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An application to register the network was reportedly filed immediately after the country’s gay propaganda law was struck down by the top EU court · Rainbow flags displayed on the City Hall in Budapest, Hungary, on June 28, 2025. ©  Getty Images / NurPhoto / Balint Szentgallay · An unknown applicant has reportedly filed to register the first-ever LGBTQ-themed TV channel in Hungary. · It comes just two days after the EU Court…

Author: RT Newsroom · RT presents the Social Well-Being Index, a new way to measure whether societies can sustain themselves, protect life, and remain cohesive · What makes a prosperous nation? · The West has one answer: money. · For decades, Western institutions have measured things like GDP, sustainability and ‘human development’ to show which countries are doing well in the world. · But do these things indicate what is truly important for…

The move follows Hungary lifting its veto, while the bloc also adopted new Russia sanctions  · © Getty Images / PeskyMonkey · The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion ($105 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027 and adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s presidency said on Thursday. · European Council President Antonio Costa said in a statement that increasing pressure on…

Author:Elizaveta Naumova · As West Jerusalem moves past another Independence Day, the promise of lasting security looks increasingly uncertain · Born out of the need for safety, Israel today finds itself navigating a reality defined by recurring conflict and persistent insecurity. As another Independence Day has passed, for West Jerusalem the sense of permanence it was meant to symbolize remains elusive. Military strength has grown,…

Ruled a suicide, David Wilcock’s demise comes amid a probe into a string of suspicious disappearances and passings of US space scientists · David Wilcock. © Wikipedia · David Wilcock, a self-styled American UFO researcher and a prominent paranormal content creator and author, has been found dead in what has been ruled a suicide. · The incident happened days after US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into a string of…

Finland makes a move to lift it's long standing ban on hosting nuclear weapons on it's territory. Helsinki justifies the action by saying it will strengthen the collective defense of the NATO bloc. Our correspondent Marina Kosareva breaks it all down for us shortly. Ukrainian soldiers are facing dire conditions on the front. As the nations's conscription officers continue their violent campaign, a man is thrown off the roof after…

More European countries are quietly stepping back from the anti-Russian front By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/fyodor-lukyanov/Russia in Global AffairsRGA on Telegram · ©  Hristo Vladev / Anadolu via Getty Images · The …

A Moldovan court sentenced business tycoon Vladimir Plahotniuc in a $1 billion bank fraud case · FILE PHOTO. Vladimir Plahotniuc. ©  Sputnik / Miroslav Rotar · A Moldovan court has sentenced businessman and opposition politician Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison in a high-profile bank fraud case. · The charges are related to a 2014 bank scandal in which $1 billion was siphoned from three of the largest financial…

The deal was held up by Hungary for months due to Kiev’s suspension of Russian oil supplies · Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, Rome, Italy, April 15, 2026. ©  Massimo Valicchia / NurPhoto via Getty Images · A €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine that was the focus of a months-long stand-off with Hungary is set to be disbursed on Thursday, according to media reports. · EU ambassadors approved the move on Wednesday,…

With a ceasefire extension between the US and Iran in place, the fallout from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz grows by the day, with some calling it the 'biggest crisis in history'. 500 million dollars on ice. The US reportedly blocks a cargo plane of cold, hard cash headed to Iraq, accusing Baghdad of hosting pro-Iranian forces on its territory. American military veterans are arrested after protesting the war on Iran in…