Trump ‘pumping’ special relationship to get UK on board with trade war against China Donald Trump hopes to use his state visit to the UK as an opportunity to enlist London in his escalating trade war with China, analysts told RT, noting that the British have a hard time saying ‘no’ to Washington’s requests. 04.06.2019
Donald Trump Pays First Ever State Visit to United Kingdom US President Donald Trump will begin his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom on Monday, at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II. 03.06.2019
Ukraine Nationalists Destroy Bust of Soviet Military Figure in Kharkov Members of Ukraine's nationalist organisations tore down on Sunday a bust of a Soviet military figure, Marshal Georgy Zhukov, in the country's northeastern city of Kharkiv, the UA. 02.06.2019
Deafening blasts at Russian TNT plant leave 200 buildings damaged A series of blasts rocked an explosives factory in the central Russian city of Dzerzhinsk, damaging almost 200 buildings. 01.06.2019
‘Where is the evidence?’ Malaysian PM says attempts to pin MH17 downing on Russia lack proof Malaysia has accepted the Dutch report that a ‘Russian-made’ missile shot down its civilian airliner MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, but has yet to see evidence it was fired by Russia, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. 31.05.2019
China could use rare earth metals embargo to land killer blow on US defense industry Amid an escalating trade war with the US, China has one potential ace in the hole. 30.05.2019
Iran Lambasts Bolton's Accusations of Involvement in Attacks on UAE Oil Tankers Earlier, US National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed that the oil tankers in the UAE were "almost certainly" damaged by Iranian naval mines. 29.05.2019
Beijing Reacts to Huawei Boss' Comments on Apple THIS WAY This comes after the US Department of Commerce placed Huawei Technologies and around 70 of its affiliates on a blacklist early last week, banning them from buying equipment from US partners without a government go-ahead. 28.05.2019
Austrian Chancellor Kurz Loses No-Confidence Vote Amid Video Scandal Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen will now have to appoint a chancellor able to gain parliament's support until the next general election. 27.05.2019
Venezuela crisis: Maduro officials & Guaido's opposition to hold talks in Norway Both Caracas and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have confirmed they sent their representatives to Oslo for talks scheduled to begin next week, a second such attempt at dialogue within two weeks. 26.05.2019
Iran Can Sink US Warships With 'Secret Weapon' - Military Official The statement comes after US President Donald Trump did not rule out earlier that the Pentagon may send 1,500 more troops to the Middle East, following the deployment of a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the region. 25.05.2019
Calamitous Theresa May could dance, but her political moves were a disaster Resilient is the word Theresa May’s kinder critics were using to describe her at the end. 24.05.2019
Vote Count Underway as Narendra Modi's BJP Leads in Indian General Elections India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, has surpassed the 272-seat threshold needed for winning the country's general elections, the Indian Election Commission said on Thursday, citing preliminary results of the vote. 23.05.2019
Almost two-thirds of Americans oppose pre-emptive US strike on Iran, fresh poll finds A sizeable majority of US citizens oppose the idea of pre-emptive strikes on Iran, and massively disapprove of Trump’s policy towards the Islamic Republic, a survey has revealed as tensions continue to flare in the Gulf. 22.05.2019
Pentagon chief claims US steps ‘put on hold’ Iran’s plans for ‘attacks against Americans’ Washington’s peace-oriented threats towards Iran have paid off – at least according to Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who says that the Islamic Republic had to “put on hold” its violent plans thanks to US efforts. 21.05.2019
Chinese Navy Warns US Destroyer Sailing in S China Sea as Trade War Reaches Peak The disputed South China Sea is just one of a number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, which also include a raging trade war, with Washington imposing new tariffs and Beijing responding with tit-for-tat measures last week, as well as the US blacklisting Huawei tech giant. 20.05.2019
Conversation Between Putin, Trump Would Be Beneficial to Everyone - Kremlin Moscow hopes that the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, will take place, preferably in a full-scale format, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. 19.05.2019
Austrian VC caught discussing alleged shady deals, and pundits cry 'Russia took over the country' Austria's ruling coalition party is under fire after a leaked video showed the vice chancellor discussing alleged quid pro quo arrangements with a "Russian oligarch niece" … and some pundits quickly had their Russiagate meltdowns. 18.05.2019
US 'Sitting By the Phone' But Hasn't Heard From Iran Yet - Trump Admin. Official Earlier on Thursday, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he hopes the US is not going to war with Iran. 17.05.2019
Maduro's Minister, Guaido's Rep Meet in Norway for SECRET Talks Two weeks ago, opposition leader and self-proclaimed Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido conducted a coup attempt in Caracas in a bid to rally the country's armed forces to oust elected President Nicolas Maduro. 16.05.2019