Source link The announcement comes even as a bill promoting Rwanda as a safe haven is still being debated in the British Parliament The first deportation flights under Britain’s controversial scheme to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda will take place in the spring, the office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday. […]
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UN peacekeepers start leaving conflict-torn African state — RT Africa
Source link The move is part of the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission’s withdrawal from the DR Congo The UN stabilization mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has withdrawn troops from its first military base in the country’s eastern region, where anti-government rebels have intensified deadly attacks in recent weeks. Peacekeepers handed […]
Israeli economy shrank by a fifth since start of Hamas war – official stats — RT Business News
Source link Israel’s economy faced one of the biggest contractions in the country’s history in the fourth quarter of last year due to the ongoing war with Hamas, a report from the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on Monday. The country’s GDP slumped by a seasonally adjusted 19.4% in the final three months of […]
Russian luxury automaker to start selling more affordable vehicles — RT Business News
Source link Russian high-end carmaker Aurus, best known for producing limos for the Russian president, is expected to broaden its range of vehicles by adding two models of a more affordable and mass-market class, according to Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. Sales of a new large executive sedan and business class sedan will be launched […]
Biden tells media to start reporting ‘the right way’ — RT World News
Source link US President Joe Biden has paused on his way to a Christmas holiday break to demand more favorable media coverage of the nation’s economy amid his slumping approval ratings in the polls. Biden stopped briefly to talk to reporters outside the White House on Saturday before boarding a helicopter with family members to […]
Is Israel ready to start a second war? — RT World News
Source link The opening of a second front could result in disaster for Israel. Then why are politicians even discussing this? Tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border appear to be in serious danger of escalating into a full-scale conflict. While earlier, everyone was expecting a Hezbollah attack, and it was thought that Israel was trying to […]
Scholz pulled ruse on Orban to start Ukraine accession talks – Politico — RT World News
Source link The German chancellor reportedly told the Hungarian PM to “grab a coffee” while the rest of the EU leaders would vote on the issue German Chancellor Olaf Scholz managed to get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban out of the room at a key EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday so that he […]
Communist leader reveals start date of Russian presidential race — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The date of the next Russian presidential election will be officially announced soon, the head of the Communist Party (CPRF), Gennady Zyuganov, claimed on Tuesday.The Russian Federation Council – the upper house of parliament – will launch the election campaign on December 13, Zyuganov told journalists, without revealing his sources. He also leads […]