Source link Tehran’s retaliatory attack may not have caused much destruction, but it was far from a failure On the night of April 14, Iran and its proxy forces launched a series of cruise missile and kamikaze drone strikes on Israeli territory. The attacks did not come as a surprise. Tehran had warned that it […]
Month: April 2024
Russian seaborne oil shipments hit 11-month high – Bloomberg — RT Business News
Source link Exports from the country’s major ports surged to 3.95 million barrels a day in the week to April 14, data is showing Maritime exports of Russian crude almost climbed to a year-on-year high in the second week of April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, adding that flows from the country’s major ports were near […]
US told Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries – WaPo — RT World News
Source link Kiev’s refusal to acquiesce has seen tensions rise between Ukraine and its top backer, the paper claims, citing anonymous US officials The US has on multiple occasions asked Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil refineries with its drones, the Washington Post claims, citing anonymous American officials. Kiev has reportedly ignored those requests, thus […]
World donors pledge billions in aid for war-torn Sudan — RT Africa
Source link The donations on the first anniversary of the armed conflict will help to prevent starvation in the African nation, says France France and its allies have pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.13 billion) to support relief efforts in Sudan, where the UN says nearly 18 million people including children are facing acute […]
France to invite Russia to D-Day anniversary – media — RT World News
Source link It would be “difficult” to exclude Moscow from marking 80 years since the Allied landing in Normandy, Europe 1 said A Russian delegation will be invited to a ceremony in France marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, broadcaster Europe 1 has reported. The Allied landing in Normandy, which opened a second front against […]
More African nations recall Johnson & Johnson children’s drug — RT Africa
Source link Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Rwanda have followed Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in withdrawing JNJ’s cough syrup for kids Drug regulatory authorities in Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have issued a recall for a batch of Benylin Pediatric, a children’s cough syrup made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), after Nigeria’s food and drug regulator announced […]
Global powers should stop seeking ‘selfish gains’ in Ukraine conflict – China — RT World News
Source link President Xi Jinping has shared four principles to resolve the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev World powers should focus on restoring peace and stability in Ukraine rather than seeking “selfish gains,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday. The chancellor arrived in China on Sunday, […]
Teen detained after 400-mile high-speed ‘train surf’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The 17-year-old traveled 650 kilometers on the exterior of service from Moscow to St. Petersburg A teenage boy was detained over the weekend after train-surfing some 650 kilometers on the exterior of a high-speed train in Russia, police said on Tuesday. The 17-year-old arrived in the city of St. Petersburg from Moscow on […]
Moscow reacts to French-proposed Olympic truce — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ukraine typically uses any truce observed by Russia to gain an advantage on the battlefield, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, responding to an ‘Olympic ceasefire’ proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, Macron urged a global suspension of hostilities during the 2024 Olympic Games, set to be held in Paris […]
End of political funding scheme pushing India towards ‘black money’ – Modi — RT India
Source link The prime minister suggested people would regret scrapping the donation scheme that his government introduced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed his country is being “pushed” towards corruption after a scheme for funding political parties introduced by his government was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Commenting on the electoral bonds scheme […]
Denmark’s iconic stock exchange building on fire (VIDEO) — RT World News
Source link The incident in Copenhagen has been described as the country’s ‘Notre Dame’ moment A fire engulfed one of the best-known buildings in the Danish capital of Copenhagen on Tuesday in an incident that has been compared to the 2019 Notre Dame blaze in Paris. Denmark’s historic old stock exchange in the center of […]
Macron’s stance on Russia gives officials ‘unease’ – Bloomberg — RT World News
Source link The French president has been “oscillating” between war warnings and calls for peace, the news outlet said Some French security officials are “apprehensive” of President Emmanuel Macron’s public rhetoric, in which he seems to be “oscillating unpredictably between peacemaker and provocateur,” Bloomberg has claimed, citing insider sources. In his public remarks, the French […]
Link between Moscow terror attack and Ukrainian nationalists ‘confirmed’ – Russian security chief — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Everyone involved in the March 22 massacre will be held accountable, Nikolay Patrushev has said Russian investigators have confirmed that there is a link between the perpetrators of last month’s terrorist attack in Moscow and Ukrainian nationalists, the secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev has said. He reiterated Moscow’s suspicions about […]
Russia and African nation strengthen security partnership — RT Africa
Source link Under the terms of the 2024-2025 cooperation deal, Algeria and Moscow will jointly tackle terrorism and other crimes Moscow has signed a cooperation agreement with Algeria on a variety of issues, including fighting transnational organized crime, terrorism, extremism, and corruption, Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday. The signing came after talks between […]
Ukrainians ‘beginning to dislike’ US – Odessa University boss — RT World News
Source link The Wall Street Journal has quoted the academic as explaining that Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defense has caused envy in Kiev There is growing disenchantment with the US among Ukrainians over its perceived lack of commitment to their defense, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing the director of the Center for International […]