The round wooden sign displaying Venezuela’s insignia seems to have been nudged by someone passing behind the stage and clattered to the ground behind Guaido as he was answering a question. The moment was caught on camera and quickly made rounds on social media on Monday. One Twitter user captioned …
Read More »General explains why US lags behind China & Russia in hypersonic missiles
“We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs,” General David Thompson, the vice chief of space operations, told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday. “We have catching up to do very quickly.” Thompson mentioned bureaucracy and concerns over spending …
Read More »Psaki names reasons behind Kamala Harris criticism
“I do think that it has been easier and harsher from some in the right wing who have gone after her because she is the first woman, the first woman of color [to serve as vice president],” Psaki reportedly said on Wednesday at the “Women Rule” event hosted by media …
Read More »Iraqi PM says he knows who’s behind ‘assassination attempt’
“We will pursue those who committed yesterday’s crime. We know them well and we will expose them,” al-Kadhimi said in a statement from his office on Sunday, as cited by Reuters. The prime minister stopped short of revealing the identities of the alleged perpetrators. Three drones were reportedly used in …
Read More »Iranian civil defense chief says US & Israel behind cyberattack that disrupted thousands of gas stations this week
The head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization, Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, compared the recent cyber intrusion to last year’s attack on the Shahid Rajaee terminal near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz, and the hack that disrupted the country’s rail service …
Read More »Back to Earth: Soyuz capsule with Russian crew behind first space movie successfully lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship piloted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky has delivered him and the two members of the pioneering film crew back from the International Space Station (ISS). The capsule reentered the atmosphere and parachuted down in a remote region of Kazakhstan’s steppe. The crew members are said to be …
Read More »Public health response to Covid-19 lags behind data & doesn’t weigh real risks, vaccine researcher Robert Malone tells RT
“The same mistakes keep getting made again and again,” Malone told RT in an interview on Thursday. The fundamental error, he explained, is that the public health community is structured to make decisions by consensus, so it is slow to react to data and is always 4-6 months behind the …
Read More »Space, camera, action! Don’t miss RT’s coverage as Russian crew behind first ever feature film in space begin return to Earth
On October 17, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky will be returning from the International Space Station (ISS), bringing with him film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild. The two blasted into orbit on Tuesday last week and became the first people to take footage for a feature-length film in actual …
Read More »Afghan interpreter who helped Biden in 2008 but was LEFT BEHIND by Kabul airlift rescued by US vets & private charity
US veterans worked with several private charities to leverage their contacts in Afghanistan and Pakistan and extract Aman Khalili and his family, after the US-led airlift from Kabul ended on August 30, leaving them behind. They were successful last week, driving Khalili, his wife and their five children about 600 …
Read More »Underwater pipeline behind huge oil spill off California may have been damaged for a year and pummeled by anchors
The steel pipe that carries oil to Southern California’s shore from three sea platforms might have been faulty for several months and possibly up to a year, US investigators told the media on Friday. While it was initially believed the pipe was hit at some point by an anchor, with …
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