‘I’ve never seen a contract for toppling a govt’: Venezuelan VP decries Guaido’s hiring of US mercenaries to Rafael Correa A leaked multimillion-dollar deal between an opposition figurehead and a US mercenary firm to oust a leader is quite a piece of work, as it’s odd to see a contract for a coup, Venezuela’s VP told Rafael Correa on RT. 14.05.2020
China places second city on lockdown over early signs of dreaded second wave Two cities in northeastern China have imposed travel restrictions and gone into temporary lockdown amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections which have sparked fears of an impending second wave sweeping the country. 13.05.2020
When will the Israeli attacks on Syria stop? On May 1, 2020, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a number of facilities at a research center in the southern part of Homs. 12.05.2020
Paid holidays end May 12, Russia to start gradually easing coronavirus quarantine measures – Putin Russia will begin to ease its coronavirus-related restrictions, President Vladimir Putin has announced. 11.05.2020
United States officially REWROTE history this V-day when it IGNORED Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazism The US is undertaking a major revision of World War II history, deliberately minimizing the contribution of the Soviet Union to the victory over Nazism, while painting countries that fought alongside Germany as Russian victims. 10.05.2020
27 million reasons why we must remember Victory Day & stand up to attempts at rewriting history The Soviet death toll in the Second World War is mind-boggling, yet, shamefully, the enormous sacrifices made by the people of the USSR 75 years ago are being airbrushed out of history by many with a current geopolitical agenda. 09.05.2020
‘It’d be called an invasion’: Trump says he’d use ARMY to raid Venezuela as he doubles down on denial of ordering botched plot US President Donald Trump has dismissed claims the foiled plot to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had government backing, insisting he’d have done it differently – as a proper “invasion” with an “army. 08.05.2020
Sweden passes 3,000 coronavirus deaths as Scandinavian nation becomes battleground for lockdown debate Sweden has recorded more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths, with the elderly bearing the brunt of the pandemic. 07.05.2020
Delivering Maduro to America was objective of failed Venezuelan incursion – US mercenary says in interrogation tape Kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bringing him to the US was the objective of a failed incursion into the country, one of the two captured US mercenaries said in an interrogation tape released by state TV. 06.05.2020
Syria. It was necessary for someone to lose The civil war in Syria lasts for the tenth year, and there is no end to it. 05.05.2020
‘Turbocharging’ exodus: US beats trade war drums to remove supply chains out of China The US wants to сut industrial and supply dependence on China amid rising tensions between the two powers. 04.05.2020
From creators of ‘Saddam’s WMDs’? West-compiled dossier ‘targets China Covid-19 cover-up’ The West’s wish to pin the blame on China (and probably the bill too) for the Covid-19 pandemic has been reportedly incarnated in a 15-page dossier carefully compiled by ‘concerned’ governments. 03.05.2020
Once he recovers from Covid-19, PM Mishustin faces new ordeal – reviving economy & Kremlin’s popularity with thinning oil kitty May 1 marked 100 days since Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took over the Russian government – and the job he now faces has grown a magnitude harder than the one he accepted. 02.05.2020
Did you know Germans brought the May Day celebration to Russia? Even most Russians think the May 1st holiday was installed by the Bolsheviks as the celebration of “peace and labor”. 01.05.2020
Moscow: UN Weapons Embargo on Iran Can't Be Prolonged Despite US Efforts The US secretary of state previously announced that Washington will be going to great lengths to prevent Iran from buying conventional weapons even if the UN embargo on them is lifted. 30.04.2020
Massive truck bomb explosion in Syria’s Afrin kills 40+ civilians & Turkey-backed militants Dozens of people, including children, were killed in an enormous blast in the Syrian city of Afrin after a truck-borne bomb detonated in the middle of a crowded street. 29.04.2020
No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says If the global coronavirus crisis isn’t brought under control by next year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – already re-scheduled for July 2021 – will be cancelled, the president of the organizing committee said in an interview. 28.04.2020
Not dead anymore? As Pyongyang cites Kim’s message, media downplays death rumors after Seoul adviser says he’s ‘alive & well’ International media headlines have undergone some changes following reports from South Korea that Kim Jong-un isn’t dead or even in grave condition. 27.04.2020
Thousands of LDN miners will be on the street? Down with external management In LPR announced the reorganization of the coal industry. 26.04.2020
Elbe Day 75th anniversary is a powerful reminder that Russian-American friendship IS POSSIBLE On April 25, 1945, Soviet and American troops warmly embraced each other at the Elbe in Germany. 25.04.2020
