Russia has been gradually increasing gas deliveries to Europe over the past nine months, boosting exports by 15% compared to last year and edging toward record gas deliveries via all routes, includingRead More…
Barbarism behind bars: Rape & torture in Russia’s prisons laid bare by thousands of leaked videos, human rights activists tell RT
A chilling archive of footage purportedly showing the abuse of inmates in Russian prison colonies has already sparked a probe and cost several officers their jobs. The group behind the leak tellsRead More…
Beijing stock exchange runs technical tests ahead of trading by year’s end
China’s newly-established Beijing Stock Exchange is prepping to start trading by the end of the year, having successfully run the first technical test with market players, with the second test planned laterRead More…
Russian prison sexual abuse scandal: Guards in Saratov encouraged inmates to beat & extort each other, former convict tells RT
A former inmate at a Saratov prison tuberculosis hospital was forced by staff to sign a document claiming he had no complaints against staff, before being threatened with rape and extorted toRead More…
NATO’s expulsion of Russian diplomats makes de-escalating tensions even harder, Kremlin warns, as US-led block sends envoys home
The decision by NATO chiefs to slash the size of Moscow’s delegation to the military bloc makes the job of diplomacy far harder at a time when hostility and mutual suspicion areRead More…
Kidd on the deck: US Navy ship’s Facebook page streams ‘Age of Empires’ in apparent hacking incident
An official Facebook page of the USS Kidd, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has fallen victim to hackers, or so it says, after the account was caught streaming a classic strategy game. TheRead More…
French envoy says Australia was ‘childish’ to keep nuclear sub talks with US secret ahead of recalled ambassador’s return
The French ambassador to Australia, who will soon return to the nation after being recalled by Paris amid a spat over a secretly negotiated deal for US-made nuclear subs, said Canberra wasRead More…
Los Angeles sheriff refuses to enforce vaccine mandate, says ‘politicized’ order would cause him to lose up to 10% of workforce
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has vowed not to enforce a local vaccine mandate, saying he’s not willing to lose employees by demanding that they get their Covid-19 shots or beRead More…
Dead silence? Halloween is on in Canada’s most populous province, but officials say no ‘singing or shouting’ for trick-or-treaters
Covid-19 rules for this month’s holidays will be less strict than last year in Canada’s Ontario province, but health officials have attached some strings to the eased guidelines, including a quieter trick-or-treatingRead More…
Google, YouTube will no longer allow ads on content pushing ‘climate change denial,’ saying it ‘contradicts scientific consensus’
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will no longer monetize content that goes against the “scientific consensus” on global warming, removing all ads from posts with inaccurate claims in an effort to combatRead More…