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The social media platform will pay $400 mn in an out-of-court settlement over claims that it violated minors’ personal data protections TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the social media platform of illegally collecting children’s personal data. The out-of-court settlement, announced by […] The post TikTok dodges US…
A nation with 52 million inhabitants at independence in 1991 now has a population comparable to wartime levels under Nazi occupation After years of conflict and political and economic instability, Ukraine is now standing on the precipice of a demographic disaster. Its population has fallen by more than 40% since 1991 – the year it […] The post Ukraine at 35: How a country’s population halved in…
Timur Mindich and his cronies raided funds meant to protect the power grid – and Russian missiles are raining down Ukraine will mark its 35th year of independence on Monday in the most vulnerable position it’s been in since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Far from pressuring Russia to end hostilities, Vladimir Zelensky’s campaign […] The post Ukraine at 35: Winter is coming to Zelensky’s state…
The US president imposed unprecedented duties on Canadian goods after Washington and Ottawa failed to reach a deal Ottawa will introduce reciprocal “dollar-for-dollar” measures in response to the 50% tariffs the US has imposed on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Friday, after trade talks with Washington broke down. The […] The post Canada fires back at Trump’s 50%…
South Korea has begun a trial voyage via the Northern Sea Route amid disruption to traditional shipping lanes South Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as disruption to traditional shipping lanes drives growing interest in Russia’s Arctic trade corridor. The NSR stretches roughly 5,600 […] The post Major Asian exporter tests Russian…
Fyodor Lukyanov reflects on the first anniversary of the Russia-US summit The meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska last year caused a sensation in both form and substance. Expectations were so high, whether expressed as hope or alarm, that the Anchorage summit was almost certain to disappoint. The conflict surrounding Ukraine is […] The post What Russia learned from Putin and…
The United Russia actively supports the president and his activities, despite him not officially being a member Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his address before the participants of the second stage of the United Russia congress in Moscow. The gathering is aimed at approving the ruling party’s program for the parliamentary election on September […] The post Putin speaking at…
Two adults were also injured when UAVs struck the Yeysk district in Krasnodar Region Two children have been killed and two adults injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Krasnodar Region, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev has said. The attack on Saturday targeted the Yeysk district, damaging homes and civilian infrastructure, according to the governor. “A […] The post Two children killed in…
Two Mexican nationals were among five suspects arrested at an industrial-scale meth production facility in Limpopo Two Mexicans were among five people arrested at a crystal meth lab worth more than half a billion rand (nearly $30 million) on a farm in Musina, Limpopo, the South African Police Service (SAPS) reported on Friday. The lab […] The post South Africa uncovers major drug lab appeared…
The West African nation previously denied receiving any compensation, claiming that its deal with Washington was “entirely humanitarian” Washington had approved a $5 million payout to Liberia to take in up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, the New York Times has reported. […] The post US approved payment to…
Police say the suspect attacked the official during a routine document check in Lviv A conscription officer was fatally stabbed in western Ukraine on Friday night, marking the latest violent incident linked to the country’s controversial mobilization campaign during the conflict with Russia. The altercation took place in the city of Lviv as a group […] The post Draft officer fatally stabbed in…
The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home after a record-breaking nine-month deployment reportedly plagued by supply issues and low morale The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home from its extended deployment, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday, citing officials. The carrier’s deployment began in late November last year and was originally scheduled […] The post Troubled…
Each new scandal around Zelensky’s circle exposes a system of theft, cover-ups and rival clans – while suggesting worse still lies beneath The politics of Vladimir Zelensky’s Ukraine remain a smelly swamp, producing a ceaseless seepage of scandals occasionally percolating to the surface in big, toxic bubbles that pop with a noxious stink. Recently, for […] The post With Ukraine’s corruption, one…
The weekly has profiled a man who says he was forcibly mobilized and later deserted after being physically abused by a superior Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while undergoing military training in Germany, Die Zeit has reported, citing interviews with ten men who fled their units. Kiev has increasingly relied on forced mobilization as […] The post Ukrainian conscripts fleeing from…
The service may rename the planned USS Doris Miller aircraft carrier after the sitting president The US Navy is reportedly considering whether to rename an upcoming aircraft carrier honoring World War II black hero Doris Miller after President Donald Trump in an unprecedented move. The ongoing discussions were first reported on Friday by CNN, citing […] The post US Navy considers sidelining black…
The now-ubiquitous surveillance devices have been targeted by vandals across the US As more US police departments deploy Flock cameras to monitor traffic and track criminals, public backlash has grown. In San Diego, a protester dressed as Darth Vader showed up to a city council meeting to portray Flock as a tool for tracking “rebel […] The post Flock cameras destroyed as anti-surveillance protests…
North Korean authorities recently discharged a military officer stationed in Hamhung after discovering that his wife has a relative in China who is an ethnic Korean-Chinese. The abrupt dismissal has fueled suspicion inside his unit that a power struggle over his position, not the relative, was the real motive. A source in South Hamgyong province […] The post North Korea military officer discharged…
Airstrikes near Turkish-linked sites could make the country an arena for two rival regional visions Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase on August 18 unexpectedly turned what might otherwise have looked like another familiar episode of Israeli military activity inside a neighboring country into something far more dangerous. This time, the real recipient of […] The post Is Israel…
RT’s essential stories of the past seven days also included a new threat to Vladimir Zelensky’s power and a looming food crisis in Europe Escalation was the name of the game this week, as the full extent of British involvement in Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia was revealed, and as US President Donald Trump laid […] The post D-Day for Iran, Meta on trial, Russia takes on the UK: RT stories…
Kirill Budanov has been linked to efforts to raise bail for an ex-minister implicated in a major graft case Kirill Budanov, the head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has been drawn into a widening corruption investigation involving senior Ukrainian officials, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported on Thursday. According to the outlet, Budanov’s name appears in case materials concerning […] The post Zelensky…
Kiev’s officers forbade soldiers from retreating and opened fire on them when they tried to surrender, they recalled Former Ukrainian servicemen switch to the Russian side once they get out of the “information bubble” set up by Vladimir Zelensky’s government and see the reality of the conflict for themselves, a high-ranking officer from a unit […] The post Former Ukrainian troops tell RT why they…
The first ‘Made in Russia’ pavilion in India aims to help Russian producers enter a promising consumer market Russia has opened its first national pavilion in the western Indian city of Navi Mumbai, as Moscow tries to prise open the huge market for its consumer goods amid Western attempts to squeeze its economy. The ‘Made […] The post Russia steps up drive to export consumer goods to India…
Defense Minister Katz spoke out after an IDF strike on a Syrian airbase allegedly being prepared for Turkish forces Israel has warned Türkiye against expanding Ankara’s military involvement in Syria, days after striking a Syrian airbase it claimed was being prepared for Turkish forces. West Jerusalem attacked the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria on […] The post Israel warns Türkiye over…
North Korea’s State Hydro-Meteorological Administration is undergoing a sweeping, party-ordered ideological review this month after a string of forecasting failures worsened storm and heat wave damage across the country in 2026. The ruling Workers’ Party of Korea has ordered agency staff and workers at related institutions to hold monthlong self-criticism sessions starting in mid-August. A […] The…
The authorities have imposed restrictions and deployed drones after a string of attacks involving the predators The authorities in Russia’s Altai Republic in southern Siberia have launched a bear cull after a 29-year-old tourist was dragged from her tent and killed. It follows a spate of violent bear attacks across the country this summer. On […] The post Russian region launches bear cull after…
Warplanes targeted areas around Nabatieh as the Jewish state continues its campaign against Hezbollah Israeli warplanes carried out a new wave of strikes around Nabatieh, a major city and administrative hub in southern Lebanon, early on Friday, with footage showing powerful explosions lighting up the night sky. The attacks come despite a US-brokered framework agreed […] The post Israel unleashes…
Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally shot when a task force returned fire during an operation targeting suspected national security threats, police have said Former Zambian transport minister and opposition politician Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot dead by security forces during a raid on the residence of presidential candidate Brian Mundubile a day after last week’s election, police […] The post Ex-Zambian…
Monika Laskowska was presented as an ‘Ambassador of Remembrance’ of Poland’s 1944 anti-Nazi revolt before organizers reversed course An adult-content creator was presented as a potential ambassador for the memory of Poland’s 1944 Warsaw Uprising before public outrage forced a reversal, according to local media reports. The campaign commemorating the revolt’s 82nd anniversary has the […] The post…
Asim Munir now has influence over officers’ careers, in addition to operational control of all three services Pakistan has vastly expanded the powers of Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Asim Munir through two new laws passed on Thursday. The Defense Forces Act, 2026, and the amended National Command Authority Act, 2010, expand the statutory role […] The post Pakistan expands powers of military chief…
The overloaded vessel was ferrying farm workers when it capsized in northwestern Sokoto State At least 52 people have died after an overloaded boat carrying farm workers capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State, according to officials and residents. Many of the victims were women and children. The boat overturned on Thursday near Gorau town in […] The post 52 killed in Nigeria boat disaster…
A growing number of North Koreans struggling to make ends meet are selling homes to raise trading capital as soaring prices have sharply driven up the funds needed to start even a small business. A source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Tuesday that more people in Hamhung are selling their homes, with […] The post As prices soar, North Koreans sell homes just to raise trading capital…
Nikolay Mukhin has said his love for his country drove him to try to down the drone with his shotgun Russian farmer Nikolay Mukhin, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with his shotgun, has told RT that his actions were motivated by love for his motherland. The 66-year-old vowed to […] The post RT speaks with Russian farmer fined for firing at Ukrainian UAV appeared first…
A widening corruption scandal and an open challenge from a former official have fueled questions about the Ukrainian leader’s political future Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is facing his gravest political challenge in years, major US and European media outlets have reported, as a new corruption scandal engulfs his office and a former official openly challenges his […] The post Zelensky losing grip…
Australia has summoned the Israeli ambassador over the decision not to investigate the deadly World Central Kitchen strike Israel has acknowledged that its troops killed Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, and opened a criminal investigation into the incident. At the same time, it has refused to pursue a probe into the death of seven […] The post Israel admits killing five-year-old Hind…
A hospital in Chongjin, the capital of North Korea’s North Hamgyong province, cremated a patient’s body without the family’s consent this month, after power outages disabled the morgue’s refrigeration equipment. The secret cremation came to light when a grieving relative arrived to collect the body and found it gone. The family’s outrage has since prompted […] The post Power outage forces Chongjin…
Tokyo’s intensified debate on atomic weapons and rearmament push could destabilize regional security, Ambassador Zhang Hanhui has warned Russia and China are both opposed to Japan’s accelerating militarization and growing debate over acquiring nuclear weapons, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, has said, warning that Tokyo’s policies could trigger a new arms race. In an […] The post…
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured 255 votes in Thursday’s voting, against his rival’s 88 Bangladeshi lawmakers have elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a candidate of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as the country’s 23rd president. The former secretary-general of the BNP secured 255 parliamentary votes in the presidential […] The post…
Locals in the Lebanese capital have labeled a US-brokered framework peace deal with Israel “a disgrace and humiliation” for their country Residents of a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut have said they will not trade the group’s weapons for reconstruction money, while decrying a US-brokered framework peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The Dahiyeh neighborhood in […] The post Hezbollah won’t…
Prosecutors could reportedly take action against the music mogul if the man on trial for allegedly orchestrating the 1996 killing is convicted Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs could face criminal charges linked to the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 30 years ago, The Telegraph has reported, citing sources. According to the outlet, prosecutors could […] The post Diddy could face criminal charges over…
Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist Michael Lapsley has urged the world to stand with Cubans facing severe shortages South African Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist Michael Lapsley has accused the US of inflicting “a genocide without bombs” on Cuba through sanctions that he says are causing severe shortages and worsening the island’s humanitarian crisis. Lapsley […] The post US…
