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A new CDC report confirms America is now reproducing at the lowest rate in recorded history, with fertility dropping 5.7% since 2021 alone. · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · A newly released CDC report confirms that the U.S. fertility rate has declined to the lowest level ever recorded in modern American history. · In 2025, the general fertility rate fell to just 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, marking yet another historic low. · At…

The actions by Oslo could drag NATO into the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, a defense source has told the agency · Norwegian Skjold-class corvettes taking part in exercises. ©  Norwegian Navy · Norway is assisting Ukraine with preparing “terrorist attacks” on Russian commercial vessels in the Barents and Norwegian seas, TASS has reported, citing a defense source. · Around 50 Ukrainian drone operators have already arrived in…

The US president has demanded that members must make commitments to help address the loss of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz ‘within days’ according to Bloomberg · US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office in Washington DC, October 22, 2025. ©  AP Photo/Alex Brandon · US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO over the inaction of European allies during the war with Iran. ·…

Beirut comes under IDF fire shortly after the US President announces a ceasefire with Iran, as Israel refuses to cease its offensive in Lebanon. The RT team is witness to the attacks. Iranians celebrate what Tehran is calling a victory over the US - with the announcement of a two-week ceasefire and talks slated to kick off in Islamabad on Friday. Donald Trump also claims the win saying he can work with conditions Iran has laid out…

Moscow has warned of mounting civilian casualties and nuclear risks, urging an immediate ceasefire · The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the “illegal and unprovoked aggression” by the US and Israel against Iran, as well as the resulting international crisis which is continuing to escalate and intensify. · In a statement on Monday, the ministry said the scale and ferocity of the US-Israeli strikes are increasing, with attacks hitting…

The US president has announced a two-week ceasefire to finalize a peace agreement with Tehran · President Donald Trump has suspended his looming attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure, announcing a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a long-term peace agreement based on a “workable” 10-point proposal from Tehran. · Just hours after warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran refused to open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump…

Donald Trump again vows to annihilate the Iranian people - posting that its entire civilisation will die tonight if it doesn't bow to his endless threats and demands. The Israeli army confirms it has conducted extensive strikes across Iran, while the US reportedly bombs its main oil depot - Kharg Island. A major religious site for the Iranian Jewish community is demolished in US-Israeli attacks on Tehran.

Social media users and clerics criticized the royal family over the lack of an initial message to Christians on their religious holiday · British King Charles III ©  Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty Images · British King Charles III has issued an Easter message to Christians, after Buckingham Palace came under fire earlier this week for stating that he would not make one. He recently delivered greetings to Muslims on Ramadan.…

The Russian defense ministry says Ukraine attacked a critical marine transshipment complex in the Caspian Sea, with a pipeline and storage tanks damaged with the aim to stop the supply of oil shipped to Europe. Budapest points the finger straight at Kiev, as a stash of US-made explosives is found near a critical energy pipeline in Serbia which transports Russian gas to Europe. The US President sent ‘a lot of guns’ to arm Iranian…

It was aimed at meddling in next Sunday’s parliamentary elections in order to help depose Orban. · Andrew Korybko · Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the authorities discovered two bombs planted along the TurkStream gas pipeline transiting through his country. Their location in close proximity to the Hungarian border suggests that it was the target of this attempted terrorist attack. Hungary receives 60% of its gas …