“The withdrawal process continues; US Central Command estimates that we have completed more than 90 percent of the entire withdrawal process,” the military command said in a statement on Tuesday. Central Command added that more than 17,000 pieces of equipment had been transferred to the Defenсe Logistics Agency for disposition, …
Read More »A rise in terror attacks could see US Big Tech quit Hong Kong… and that would go down very well in China
There’s been a spate of domestic terrorism in Hong Kong recently, fuelled by political resentment over the situation in the city and the failure of the protest movement in 2019. Last week, a lone-wolf attacker stabbed a police officer, committing suicide shortly afterwards. And now an alleged bomb plot has …
Read More »‘Fully-fledged’ British force training Saudi troops in Yemen, report says, hinting at extent of UK involvement in civil war
For months, some 30 soldiers have been stationed at the coalition-occupied Al-Ghaydah airport in the restive eastern province of Mahra, according to news outlet Declassified UK. A number of human-rights groups have alleged torture of detainees at a prison located in the airport. “The tasks assigned to them so far …
Read More »Beijing issues protest after Japan signals that it would join US to defend Taiwan in case of Chinese attack
“If a major incident happened [in Taiwan], it would not be strange at all if it touches on a situation threatening survival,” Aso said during a speech in Tokyo on Monday. “If that is the case, Japan and the US must defend Taiwan together.” He claimed a Chinese attack on …
Read More »When the weak become weapons: Are refugees fleeing bloody Middle East fighting really part of Russian plan to destabilize Europe?
Conflict turns people into refugees, either within their own country or by forcing them to seek safety across borders. In recent years, though, there have been allegations that these flows of people have been “weaponized” against countries by supposedly antagonistic states. However, such allegations can themselves serve a purpose in …
Read More »Twitter bemoans ‘snowflake generation’ after UK regulator re-rates ‘violent’ & ‘discriminatory’ films such as Rocky & Flash Gordon
In a newly-released report outlining its activities during 2020, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) explained why it issued new ratings for popular titles such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Rocky, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and Flash Gordon. The organisation reclassified …
Read More »Russia is ready to respond ‘harshly & decisively’ to any future US power plays, country’s foreign minister Lavrov warns Washington
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has made it clear, including publicly, that achieving results is only possible through finding a mutually acceptable balance of interests on a strictly equal basis.” Despite constructive talks between Putin and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, in Geneva last month, …
Read More »What’s the problem with neoclassical economics? RT’s Keiser Report explains
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert speak to Professor Steve Keen, of the UK’s Kingston University, about the popularity of using the first, a fantasy model of economics, and the problems it creates for the global economy. For more stories on economy & finance visit RT’s business section
Read More »Wreckage of Russian turboprop jet found by investigators in remote Far East as 28 passengers & crew feared dead in major incident
Speaking to TASS just hours after the Antonov-26 jet disappeared while over the Kamchatka Peninsula, Alexey Khrabrov, the director of the Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise which operated the flight, said that “we found the wreckage of the plane.” He added that he was unable to “say where and under what circumstances. …
Read More »Twitter loses liability protection for user-created posts in India after failing to delete content
In a ruling filed on Monday, the US microblogging site lost the immunity that prevents it from being held liable for content posted by its users. The decision was made on the premise that Twitter is not respecting India’s “law of the land.” The decision comes after a complaint over …
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