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RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and journalist Ali Rida are nearly killed by an IDF strike on a bridge near a Lebanese army base. Both journalists were wounded by a missile despite being clearly marked as Press. Global energy prices soar higher as the world's largest LNG facility in Qatar erupts in flames after being hit by retaliatory fire from Iran. That's as the crisis also poses risks to helium supply chains - crucial for the …

Alex Krainer · One of the themes that’s gained prominence in social, but also in some traditional media, is the role of Israel and Zionist leadership in maneuvering President Trump into launching the 28 February attack on Iran. During the recent days, we had the resignation of Joe Kent, Trump’s Director of National Counterterrorism Center who, in his scathing resignation letter wrote as follows: · “I cannot in good conscience support…

Gas prices in the region will surge by 100% more than previously projected, Kirill Dmitriev has said · Kirill Dmitriev. ©  Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev · Gas prices across the EU are set to rise by at least 100% more than previously forecast, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said, as bloc officials continue to push member states to shun Russian energy. · Dmitriev’s remarks come as the escalating Middle East crisis triggered…

As the war rages for its 18th day, Israel claims to have killed Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary in an overnight attack. Tehran strikes back with central Israel reportedly hit by debris from a missile while a church in Jerusalem's old city is also struck leaving the roof damaged. Six Ukrainians and one US citizen are reportedly arrested in India on charges of conspiring to plot terror activities. New Delhi accuses them…

If the US oversees the optimization of the EU’s military-industrial complex, military logistics, and other defense-related matters with a view towards “dwarfing” Russia’s associated capabilities, then the challenge that Russia might face along its western frontier could mirror the one in June 1941. · Andrew Korybko · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated long-standing policy in a recent interview when he told his interlocutor that…

Ursula von der Leyen suddenly says the EU can no longer count on the old reliable unwritten rules for me, but not for thee By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/rachelmarsden.com · ©  Omar Havana/Getty Images · When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had to come up with a …

The PM’s statement followed a presidential veto that blocked Warsaw from tapping billions in defense loans from the bloc  · Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, February 26, 2026, Warsaw, Poland ©  Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images · [RT] There is “a real threat” that Poland could leave the EU, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said, after the country’s president vetoed a bill that would have allowed Warsaw to tap…

Hungarian PM has accused the EU of taking “the war upon itself” · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2026. ©  Janos Kummer / Getty Images · [RT] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels of dragging the EU into a direct war with Russia through potential troop deployments to Ukraine. · Speaking at the ‘Peace March’ in Budapest on Sunday, which drew…

The rebuke has followed the European Commission’s proposal of a fact-finding mission to inspect damage to the Druzhba pipeline · ©  Thierry Monasse/Getty Images · [RT] Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has ridiculed an initiative launched by Kiev’s EU backers to restart Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, calling it “blackmail.” · The accusations came after the European Commission last week proposed a fact-finding…

The Middle East escalation has cut off a number of American allies from the vital Strait of Hormuz · FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / MAGNIFIER · Oil producers in the Gulf region have lost an estimated $15.1 billion in energy revenues since the launch of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing estimates by analytics firm Kpler. · The US and Israel conducted coordinated strikes on the…