Articles in ‘World News’

The two presidents discussed the Ukraine conflict and the escalation in the Middle East, according to Yury Ushakov · Russian President Vladimir Putin © Sputnik / Alexander Kazakov · Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, during which the two discussed issues including the Ukraine conflict and the crisis in the Persian Gulf, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has…

The agreement comes despite a backlash within the company and follows a fallout between the US military and Anthropic · RT composite. ©  Getty Images / Artem Onoprienko;  Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images · Google has struck a deal to provide the Pentagon with its AI models for classified use, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. · The agreement came…

 ‘The United States...I just see sort of a slow decline like the Roman Empire, which just slowly kind of shrinks away into irrelevancy’ – Kim Iversen. · In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ Rick talks to Kim Iversen, American Youtuber and host of the Kim Iversen Show. · They put US domestic policy under a microscope, with Iversen stressing that Democrats and Republicans alike are losing public support with leaders such as Joe…

The UAE is leaving the world’s largest oil-producing alliance - further rocking already-unstable energy markets due to the War on Iran, and causing friction with de-facto OPEC head Saudi Arabia. With friends like these... Thailand's Foreign Minister rails against the White House as the US refuses to help fuel-hungry allies impacted by the Middle East conflict. In exclusive comments to RT - Russia’s ambassador to Mali declares the…

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…

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,…