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The allegations stem from a social media post that was interpreted as a coded threat against the sitting US president · Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at an event in New York on May 30, 2023. ©  Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images · A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for making threats against US President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces…

Shortages have triggered a disease surge in the enclave, Doctors Without Borders says in report · Displaced Palestinians fill water containers on April 18, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza. ©  Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images · Israel has used access to water as a weapon and a form of “collective punishment” against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a report by international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Israel has…

The move by the UAE is a significant blow to the global organization of major oil producers · © Getty Images / Buena Vista Images · The United Arab Emirates has decided to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as well as OPEC+, the state Emirates News Agency (WAM) reports. · The withdrawal, which is set to come into force on May 1, is viewed as a serious blow to Saudi Arabia, the informal…

Breaking news this hour on RT. Moscow accuses Kiev of disrupting global energy trade and provoking further instability after Ukraine strikes an oil refinery in southern Russia. Considerable environmental damage is also reported. Robbery on the high seas - that's how Tehran has described Washington's oil blockade in the Indian Ocean which saw three Iranian tankers seized en route to fuel-hungry nations. An RT source confirms Ghana…

“They can, if they wish, contact and visit the young girl whenever they want,” the girls lawyer warned. “Therefore, there is total incomprehension, not to mention anger, on the part of the family.” · By Remix News Staff · Two young men, both adults, suspected of gang rape in an Airbnb in the France’s Décines-Charpieu (Rhône), have been released from custody, shocking the family of one of the victims. · The victim’s lawyer, David Metaxas,…

An eventual peace deal with Russia will require concessions by Kiev, the German chancellor has suggested · Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at an event at the Carolus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Marsberg, Germany, April 27, 2026. © Getty Images / Federico Gambarini/picture alliance · Ukraine may have to accept territorial losses in a future peace deal with Russia to keep its EU membership hopes alive, German Chancellor Friedrich…

Ukraine’s power appears to be shifting behind the scenes · By Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst - RT composite. ©  Getty Images/Antonio Masiello;Maxym Marusenko;Grafissimo · Almost six months have passed since ‘Mindichgate’ erupted in Ukraine. The corruption scandal, which allegedly implicated large parts of the ruling elite, became the most serious political test of Vladimir Zelensky’s presidency and,…

Cole Allen allegedly breached security at a presidential press event on Saturday while armed with a shotgun and pistol · ©  US President Trump via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images · The armed suspect who allegedly tried to storm past security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday has been charged with the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump. · Cole Allen, 31, a teacher from…

The right-wing party would win if an election were held this Sunday, according to a new survey · People take part in an AfD campaign event in Brandenburg, Germany, March 19, 2026. © Getty Images / Frank Hammerschmidt/picture alliance · The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit a new popularity record and would win a hypothetical election with 28% of the vote, according to a Bild/INSA poll published on…

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have combined their parties ahead of elections planned for later this year · Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid ©  Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images · Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have formed a unified party in a bid to oust Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in elections later this year. · Right-wing Bennett and…