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A new section of the East Route natural gas pipeline from Russia to China has been built, according to the Global Times Read Full Article at RT.com

Inflation in Türkiye has slowed down for the first time in over a year and a half, according to official data Read Full Article at RT.com

An airfield in Russia’s Kursk region was targeted in a drone attack on Tuesday morning Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton said he is “seriously considering” a presidential campaign in 2024 Read Full Article at RT.com

American actress Kirstie Alley has died at the age of 71 after losing a battle with cancer Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink faces a federal probe for alleged “animal-welfare violations” during product testing, Reuters reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Meta Platforms threatens to quit carrying news on Facebook if US lawmakers pass a bill giving media outlets more negotiating power Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden’s press secretary called Elon Musk’s Twitter censorship leak a “distraction” from concerns over growing hate speech Read Full Article at RT.com

The conflict in Ukraine began when the US helped turn the country anti-Russian in 2014, director Oliver Stone said in an interview Read Full Article at RT.com

The Google-owned YouTube has banned the Serbia-based RT Balkans in another instance of censorship targeting ‘Russian media’ Read Full Article at RT.com

US polls show that Donald Trump has fallen behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Read Full Article at RT.com

A Colombian national has been detained in Russia over his alleged involvement in a sprawling US-run psy-op Read Full Article at RT.com

Spanish police busted a ring of 30 smugglers running drugs under the cover of a Ukrainian aid scam Read Full Article at RT.com

Fragments of a missile fell on the territory of Moldova on Monday Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian forces have subjected the city of Donetsk to massive shelling with four civilians killed, according to local authorities Read Full Article at RT.com

Changes made to the rocket launchers mean Kiev can’t use them to fire longer-range missiles into Russia even if it somehow obtains them Read Full Article at RT.com

Brazil are through to the World Cup quarterfinals after dismantling South Korea 4-1 in the last 16 on Monday Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law criminalizing the spread of ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ Read Full Article at RT.com

Multiple regions across Ukraine reported power supply disruptions as a result of a Russian missile strike targeting military logistics Read Full Article at RT.com

A top US Republican lawmaker warns that the House will probe President Joe Biden’s alleged secret, pre-election oil deal with Saudi Arabia Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has argued it is legally forbidden from returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece, which claims they were stolen Read Full Article at RT.com

The top US Marine Corps general argues that mandating Covid-19 vaccination is contributing to shortfalls in recruitment of new troops Read Full Article at RT.com

Mass protests have hit Mongolia’s capital, with rioters demanding justice over an alleged massive corruption scheme to smuggle coal Read Full Article at RT.com

Croatia beat Japan on penalties in their World Cup last-16 meeting in Qatar, setting up a quarterfinal with either Brazil or South Korea Read Full Article at RT.com

A 14-year-old girl has died and another was seriously injured after a stabbing attack in Illerkirchberg, Germany Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany’s RWE has initiated arbitration proceedings against Russia’s Gazprom over undelivered gas, according to the firm’s spokesman Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev’s attempted drone strike at two airbases deep inside Russia killed 3 but did not disrupt the work of Russian aviation, Moscow said Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Supreme Court will decide whether an anti-discrimination law can force a Christian web designer to promote same-sex marriage Read Full Article at RT.com

Tens of thousands of people in North Carolina remain without power days after a gunman attacked two electrical substations Read Full Article at RT.com

A volcano eruption on the island of Stromboli in Italy has caused earthquakes and tsunamis Read Full Article at RT.com

Nearly half of the trade volume between Russia and China is conducted in rubles and yuan, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar declined to describe a position on how Ukraine and Russia should negotiate Read Full Article at RT.com

Finland’s government has submitted a NATO membership bill to parliament despite its bid still pending ratification Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has inspected the Crimean Bridge after repair works following a massive explosion were completed Read Full Article at RT.com

In a new multipolar world, Germany seeks to become the “guarantor of European security,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo will play for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr from January 1 next year onwards, according to Spanish media Read Full Article at RT.com

The Sudanese military and civilian leadership have agreed to form a democratic government, a year after an army-led coup Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian economy has been successfully adapting to foreign sanctions, the Kremlin says Read Full Article at RT.com

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia is preparing a response to the oil price cap and will not accept any such limitations Read Full Article at RT.com

Oil-producing countries agreed to keep production at current levels to assess the impact of Western sanctions on Russian crude Read Full Article at RT.com

The daughter of Brazilian football legend Pele has denied that he is currently under end-of-life care in a Sao Paulo hospital Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin has accepted a job as adviser to tech giant Yandex Read Full Article at RT.com

Natural gas production in Russia declined by 11.6% in November year-on-year amid falling EU consumption Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin says illegal sanctions imposed by the West are doomed to fail, while the Russia-China partnership will prevail Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov will be part of an international summit held later in December Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow and Beijing have prepared an agreement on creating the International Lunar Research Station, Russian Prime Minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

As Russia strengthens its presence in the Arctic, will the region become a theater for a new showdown between Moscow and Washington? Read Full Article at RT.com

UK Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi has said that an NHS strike would play into the hands of Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany will likely fail to reach NATO’s 2% defense spending target in the foreseeable future, a recent study has indicated Read Full Article at RT.com

Lionel Messi says the Netherlands will be a stern test for Argentina, adding that Brazil, France and Spain are among the favorites in Qatar Read Full Article at RT.com

After months of back and forth, the scheme finally begins as questions remain about how it will work in practice Read Full Article at RT.com

Former EcoHealth Alliance VP Andrew Huff has accused the US of covering up the origins of Covid-19 Read Full Article at RT.com

An EU embargo on Russian crude shipments and a Western coalition price cap kick in simultaneously on Monday Read Full Article at RT.com

A contaminated supplement was behind Romanian former world number one Simona Halep’s positive doping test, according to a report Read Full Article at RT.com

France must be an arbiter in the Ukraine conflict instead of focusing on sanctions and weapons, a former presidential candidate says Read Full Article at RT.com

The ninth sanctions package against Russia may target the nation’s tech, financial and media sectors, Politico has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Western countries have no intention of destroying Russia, but Vladimir Putin is of a different opinion, Emmanuel Macron has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Kanye West believes that Elon Musk is the product of some sort of a genetic program Read Full Article at RT.com

England winger Raheem Sterling has left the team’s camp after his home was raided Read Full Article at RT.com

Seven people were killed in a gas explosion inside an apartment block in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Economist Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to dump their paper assets and warned against risky strategies Read Full Article at RT.com

Italy is still in need of Russian natural gas, despite efforts to cut dependence, the energy minister says Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany is more than tripling the area of North Rhine-Westphalia subjected to fertilizer use restrictions Read Full Article at RT.com

Jennifer Siebel Newsom had sex with Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein to advance her career, the mogul’s lawyer claims Read Full Article at RT.com

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has called on the GOP to investigate Facebook and Google Read Full Article at RT.com

England will face holders France in the World Cup quarterfinals after beating last 16 foes Senegal on Sunday Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia won’t sell oil at the price limit agreed by the EU and G7 nations, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday Read Full Article at RT.com

Rafael Grossi has named the withdrawal of Russian weapons from the Zaporozhye power plant as a condition for a security deal at the facility Read Full Article at RT.com

Figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva won the singles event at the Russian National Jumping Championship held in St. Petersburg Read Full Article at RT.com

Twitter owner Elon Musk has publicly confirmed that his potential “suicide” won’t be “real” Read Full Article at RT.com

Rishi Sunak finds himself compensating for the anti-Beijing hawks in his party with his cautious engagement rhetoric Read Full Article at RT.com

Kylian Mbappe set up Olivier Giroud and scored two goals of his own as World Cup holders France beat Poland 3-1 in the last 16 at Qatar 2022 Read Full Article at RT.com

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the EU may not be able to compete with America’s green industry Read Full Article at RT.com

Police and military are extracting gang members from the city of Soyapango, El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Read Full Article at RT.com

Left-wing demonstrators marched in Rome, protesting their government’s decision to renew arms shipments to Ukraine until 2024 Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Diving Federation has confirmed it is in talks to switch to the Asian Swimming Federation from its European counterpart Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US President Donald Trump claims that ‘The Twitter Files’ show “widespread deception” during the 2020 election Read Full Article at RT.com

2,500 dead seals have washed ashore on the Caspian Sea coast, with natural causes likely to blame, local authorities say Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has dissolved its morality police, but will continue monitoring behavior “at the community level,” the attorney general has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Brussels should file a lawsuit with the WTO over Washington’s latest inflation battling regulation, EU lawmaker says Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has decided to cap the price of Russian oil exports at $60 per barrel, according to the Official Journal of the EU Read Full Article at RT.com

Nearly a quarter of Germans will refrain from buying Christmas gifts due to high inflation, Bild reports, citing a survey Read Full Article at RT.com

Sergei Pavlovich enjoyed his fifth straight KO in the UFC when steamrolling Tai Tuivasa Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has executed four people accused of spying for Israel, with three others sentenced to lengthy prison terms Read Full Article at RT.com

Apple has “fully resumed” its advertising campaign on Twitter, Bloomberg reports citing CEO Elon Musk Read Full Article at RT.com

Military aid to Ukraine could be jeopardized if Congress doesn’t agree on a spending deal, Politico reports Read Full Article at RT.com

More than two million Brits who are unable to pay their energy bills may self-disconnect from the grid, a power utility warns Read Full Article at RT.com

Tyson Fury called out fellow boxing heavyweight champion Aleksandr Usyk after beating Derek Chisora in London Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian “nuclear threats” prompted Finland to apply to NATO, the nation’s foreign minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has cut the share of dollar and euro cross-border payments from 79% in January to 50% in November, the Central Bank says Read Full Article at RT.com

French food producers are seeking to raise prices by 15%-25% next year to cover production costs Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Donbass “in due time,” the Kremlin spokesman has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungary will be exempt from the price cap on Russian oil set by EU and G7 countries, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk has posted a Twitter poll asking whether Edward Snowden and Julian Assange should be pardoned Read Full Article at RT.com

Troops from Russia and Belarus are training to fight as a single army, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Read Full Article at RT.com

The government in Wales hopes to help find Ukrainians a place to live, but those who refuse to cooperate will be penalized financially Read Full Article at RT.com

India may become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, outpacing Japan and Germany, S&P Global and Morgan Stanley predict Read Full Article at RT.com

Many crypto companies will go bust in the fallout from the FTX exchange collapse, the BlackRock CEO has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that NATO will have to reach a security deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is forming a “shadow fleet” to circumvent Western oil sanctions, FT reported on Saturday Read Full Article at RT.com

With Republican Hershel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock facing off for Georgia's remaining Senate seat on Dec. 6, volunteers with hospitality union UNITE HERE aim to reach 500,000 voters.

The new documentary ‘Tax Broke’ explores how subsidies that were supposed to reverse Baltimore's fortunes transferred taxpayer money into the pockets of the rich while leaving the city no better off.

A new interview with former Guantánamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi reveals shocking details about DeSantis's past.

After being held and searched for an hour over a busted tail light, a Kentucky man faces years in prison because police claim he had trace amounts of drugs on a dollar bill in his wallet.

Capitalist profiteering is the real driver of the inflation crisis, and raising interest rates only passes the costs onto workers already overwhelmed by personal debt and stagnant wages.

Republicans won big in Florida, and the Democrats are missing opportunities to fight back.

Beleaguered workers on the nation’s freight railroads have been fighting for a contract for three years and were prepared to strike in December, but Biden and Congress just pulled the rug out from under them.

Pruitt-Igoe was not proof of Cold War logic or the “inevitable” failures of planned housing. It was an organized sabotage—and a clandestine site for radiological weapons experimentation.

Over 1000 CNH Industrial workers have been striking since May, and they're ready to fight on into the new year for a decent contract.

The massive walkout at California’s flagship public university system is the largest strike in the US in recent years, and it’s now in its third week. Jacobin spoke with striking grad student workers at UC Riverside and UC Irvine.

Ten years later, the Fight for $15 campaign has won $150 billion in wage increases for 26 million workers, but the struggle continues as the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25, and a third of US workers make less than $15 an hour.

Despite fanfare from the White House and Secretary of Labor about averting a rail strike, some freight rail unions could walk out as soon as Dec. 9.

After losing the House to Republicans, Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for the two years of gridlock ahead.

Terminated German Twitter workers are fighting back after CEO Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" ultimatum and other terminations.

Often hailed as "America's greatest athlete," Sac and Fox Olympic gold medal winner Jim Thorpe's life and career were shaped by the profound anti-Indigenous racism of the country that claimed his achievements.

As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese and Pakistani scientists teamed up to build a new weather detecting lidar station in Peshawar that will help predict and mitigate future climate disasters.

Brazil's organized workers delivered the presidency to Lula. How will their struggle persist now that he's been elected?

Phoeun You says he has never received an official reason for his deportation, and has requested a pardon from California Governor Gavin Newsom.

The Supreme Court may have struck down Roe v. Wade, but reproductive healthcare and nonprofit workers in the Midwest are rising up—and unionizing—to demand better working conditions.

"We know the toxic combination of hate and access to guns in this country leads to deadly results," said Rep. David Cicilline.

“It certainly felt like Yale was abandoning me when I was in need of the most help,” said one plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Trump "can never be trusted to obey the Constitution’s Oath to preserve and protect it," one legal commentator said.

Let’s push for federal legislation guaranteeing paid sick leave for the millions of U.S. workers who lack it.

They urge Schumer and Pelosi to not attach the deal to the military spending bill that is set to roll through Congress.

It is a horrific rights violation to give police the power to forcibly hospitalize people for being homeless.

Statehouses are preparing for next year’s legislative sessions — most for the first time since “Roe” was overturned.

Incarcerated organizers are still in fight mode against lethal COVID policies.

The editor of "No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis" discusses the ongoing fight against fascism.

The progressive Members United slate may win every seat they ran for and force the union president into a runoff.

As energy bills — and fossil fuel profits — soar, demonstrators demanded immediate action from PM Rishi Sunak.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on Tuesday for a review of sanctions against Russia, supporting the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron that the conflict in Ukraine affects the European Union and the United States in different ways.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The North Korean troops opened artillery fire on Tuesday in response to shelling conducted by the South Korean army in the area adjacent to the contact line, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) said.

Malaysia's King Abdullah of Pahang recently declared Anwar Ibrahim - chairman of the opposition party Pakatan Harapan (the Alliance of Hope) - to be the country's new prime minister in an attempt to resolve the cabinet crisis that followed the general elections on 19 November.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Inspector General for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a probe into Elon Musk's Neuralink over employee complaints about animal testing, Reuters exclusively reported, citing documents the news agency reviewed and sources familiar with the investigation and company operations.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration's new export restrictions on American semiconductor technology sent to China will exacerbate global supply shortages and inflame inflation in the United States as Washington looks to become less reliant on foreign sources, experts told Sputnik.

An alarming new revelation by a royal insider suggests there’s more to Netflix’s Harry & Meghan story than meets the eye.

A handwritten manuscript by the composer Ludwig van Beethoven has been in the Moravian Museum in the Czech city of Brno for more than 80 years. But before it landed in a museum in the Czech Republic, it had belonged to a family that fled German Nazis during World War II.

The Biden administration has yet to address the widespread collusion between Democrat-leaning Twitter employees and Democrat politicians, which paved the way for the censorship of the bombshell Hunter Biden laptop revelations. Now, new comments indicate they likely never will.

In a wide-ranging discussion with a YouTube host, a former British soldier has described shocking levels of graft at his assigned military base, widespread desertion by his fellow mercenaries, and extraordinary incompetence by Zelensky regime forces.

The two-time Emmy winner was known for her role as the character Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom “Cheers,” which ran from the late 1980s until the early 1990s.

The Portuguese football player left English club Manchester United after he revealed damning allegations against the team, including a lack of empathy from senior executives following the death of his newborn son in April, disrespect from the manager, and a lack of interest in the club from the team’s owners.

TORONTO (Sputnik) - Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told journalists that he was summoned by the Canadian Foreign Ministry over comments on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s characterization of the 'Golodomor' - a Soviet famine during the 1930s.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Another continuing resolution (CR) by Congress to fund the work of the US government would risk delaying the implementation of new defense technologies such as long-range hypersonic weapons, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder said.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former US national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview that he is ready to consider entering the 2024 presidential race.

Federal investigators have joined local and state efforts in North Carolina to uncover the truth about a mysterious attack on an electrical substation complex that knocked out power for tens of thousands of residents. Meanwhile, towns have ground to a halt and residents struggle for warmth.

Erythromycin is a type of antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections, and until now, the antibiotic was thought to be only made by actinobacteria. Researchers are now revealing an unlikely animal which synthesizes its own erythromycin.

While the US government has publicly insisted it has full faith in the judgment of the current Ukrainian leadership, a new report claiming the US quietly sabotaged the missiles it sent to Kiev suggests otherwise.

US stock indices closed at a considerable loss on Monday, as investors struggle to make sense of contradictory market trends in the face of increasing fears a recession is on the horizon.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will now be accepting applications of enrollment made by permanent residents, the Ministry of National Defense said on Monday.

On the day of the 9th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death, Sputnik recollects the story of one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century and beyond.

Two of the biggest American and Israeli defense contractors, Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, announced a new joint effort on Monday to develop a version of the “Iron Beam” laser-based air defense system for the non-Israeli market.

Iranian authorities confirmed Saturday that over 200 people lost their lives in the wave of protests which has swept across many major cities since September. Last week, Iran slammed a “political” “fact-finding mission” proposed by Western nations at the UN to investigate “human rights abuses” related to Tehran’s handling of the unrest.

India has rejected Western pressure to cut commercial ties with its time-tested friend Moscow and has instead emerged as the biggest importer of seaborne Russian crude this month

In South Africa, the country with the highest percentage of citizens of European descent on the continent, racism is still an acute problem, almost three decades after the end of apartheid.

The G7's $60 price cap on Russian crude came into force on December 5, sending oil prices 3% higher. However, energy experts told Sputnik that this might only be the beginning of the rise in petroleum costs.

DOHA (Sputnik) - The Croatian national football team defeated the Japanese team in the Last 16 match of the World Cup in Qatar in a penalty shootout.

Terrorism and insurgent violence carried out by the terrorist organization Boko Haram* is one of the major drivers of insecurity across northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. As the Nigerian government has made strides in retaking and stabilizing large portions of the region, affected residents are gradually restoring their lives.

Switzerland-based Glencore, one of the world's biggest commodity trading and mining companies, has a long history of international corruption. In May, the company admitted to bribing officials in multiple African states and South America following a wide-ranging investigation by US, British, and Brazilian authorities.

Reforms to the House of Lords have seen hereditary aristocrats replaced as legislators by life peers honoured for their contributions to society. But the ancient assembly is still considered to be a product of patronage and cronyism.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The annual Nobel week launched in Stockholm on Monday, with laureates of the 2022 prize being announced from December 5-10.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Monday that it is extending the date by which states must begin full enforcement of “Real ID” identification requirements by two years amid lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on licensing agencies.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Crimean bridge on Monday and stressed the importance of a land road connecting Crimea with the rest of Russia amid continued threats from Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Washington and its allies have sent an array of weaponry to Kiev in recent months, and have provided Ukraine's military with intelligence support. Ukrainian forces have used these weapons to attack Russian troops, military bases, and civilian infrastructure.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The policy of the US and NATO towards an actual military confrontation with Russia is fraught with catastrophic consequences, and Moscow is forced to regularly send warning signals to Washington and Brussels about the unacceptability of a direct clash between nuclear powers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

The Square Kilometre Array is composed of many radio telescopes of different types forming a single system. The scheme is operated by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation via the Jodrell Bank Observatory in the UK. One square kilometer is the planned total collecting area.

On December 5, 1945, a group of American strike aircraft on patrol off the Atlantic coast disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The US Navy has never reported evidence of their fate, but that hasn’t stopped a legion of theorists from spinning up tales about what might’ve happened.

The US and its allies have delivered more than $40 billion in military assistance to Kiev in 2022, with the White House currently pushing Congress to approve another $37.7 billion in additional arms and economic support. Moscow has repeatedly warned about the dangers such arms shipments pose.

Child labor is by no means a thing of the past in the United States: earlier this year, children as young as 12-13 were reported working at metal stamping and meatpacking plants, doing hazardous jobs. Why has the shameful practice of child exploitation made a comeback in one of the world’s richest countries?

More than 10 export companies from Russia are taking part in the construction trade fair "The Big 5 Show 2022," taking place in Dubai, the Russian Export Center (REC, part of the VEB.RF Group) reported on Monday.

Emmanuel Macron said earlier that he and President Joe Biden were geared to “fix” the spat over US legislation granting tax reductions and energy benefits to businesses investing in the US. But the French president also drew attention to the "de-synchronization" in relations between Europe and the United States.

The Supreme Court has seen a spate of unusual pleas as of late. Weeks ago, the apex court dismissed a man's petition to be appointed as the president of India.

Italy’s new government “temporarily paused” arms deliveries to Ukraine in early November to assess the country’s own defense needs amid protests demanding that weapons shipments be permanently suspended. Last week, a government decree allowed for arms flows to continue through 2023.

Earlier, several hurricanes swept through Florida, causing severe damage to infrastructure, including homes, businesses, and the power grid.

A huge row erupted in India last week after several walls at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in Delhi were defaced with anti-Brahmin and anti-Baniya slogans.

Along with a typical sore throat, symptoms of an invasive Streptococcus A infection can include fever, a red skin rash, diarrhoea and vomiting. Parents have been urged to be vigilant for the potentially fatal bacterial illness.

In yet another example of the ‘blame game’ spawned by the collective west, Britain’s Conservative party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, recently drew ridicule after claiming that nurses going on strike and demanding inflation-matching pay rises was “exactly what Putin wants to see.”

According to researchers in their “India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide,” released on Monday, India has a gender gap of 40.4% in terms of Internet access, the widest in the Asia-Pacific region.

There has been an uptick in the quantities of cocaine seized by authorities in Asia and Africa in 2021-22. Traditionally, Europe and North America have been regarded as the biggest cocaine markets.

Relations between the party Congress and one of its prominent members Shashi Tharoor have been frosty since he threw his hat into the ring to stand as president of the party against establishment favorite Mallikarjun Kharge.

Over half of the US’ nuclear arsenal is based on board its fleet of ballistic missile submarines, with each one having enough nuclear firepower to destroy entire nations. How many nuclear subs does the US have, and how strict are the conditions for their use under the nation’s nuclear doctrine? The short answer is: worryingly lax.

The thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian tiger, was considered a ferocious Australian predator until its disappearance in the early 20th century. The last-known Tasmanian tiger died in 1936.

Last month, surprising the local political class, the former chief of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir resigned from his post on health grounds. He had held the position of party head for over three decades.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian investigators completed on Monday a probe against Colombian citizen Alberto Enrique Giraldo Saray, who had created bot farms to spread fake reports about Russia's military operation in Ukraine on US instructions in the spring of 2022.

CAIRO (Sputnik) - The Sudanese military and opposition signed on Monday a framework political agreement providing for the creation of a transitional civil authority in the country, as broadcast by national media.

Amid increasing security threats in West Africa and the Sahel region, with continuous terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets, as well as general instability, leaders of West African nations are set to act together in order to ensure peace and security in the area.

WARSAW (Sputnik) - Administration of the Polish city of Krakow decided to reduce its operating hours to save electricity, local media said on Monday.

In a bid to improve football infrastructure in the country and provide global exposure to its players, India has hosted many multi-national events of late.

While the victim's identity has not been confirmed yet, police assume it could be the wife of the suspect.

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japan has implemented a price cap on Russian crude oil at all fields, but has decided to exclude the Sakhalin-2 oil project from the list provided the energy resource's place of origin is confirmed, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has repeatedly denied corruption allegations leveled against him. Recently, his representative declared that the leader will not resign because of the so-called "Farmgate" scandal.

Recently, government regulators have turned their attention to the relationship between major transnational Internet companies and local news content producers. Officials state that measures to secure local news publishers' sustainability are needed.

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency whose internal units are accounted for by a decentralised payment system. The term "cryptocurrency" was coined in an article about Bitcoin headed 'Crypto currency' which appeared in 2011. Many other authors used the term "electronic cash".

India is keeping a close watch on Chinese naval vessels, including research and fishing ships operating in the Indian Ocean Region, amid rising competition with its northern neighbor.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The cost of Russian oil after the introduction of a price cap by the West will change, this was a step towards destabilizing global energy markets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Daesh* claimed that the attack on the diplomatic premises was carried out by two militants armed with sniper rifles and other weapons.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Spain's police have seized three envelopes presumably with animal eyes in them that were addressed to the Ukrainian diplomatic missions in Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Monday.

As the alliance of Western countries, determined to prop up the Kiev regime, continues to funnel military and financial assistance to Ukraine, the US and its NATO allies are increasingly hard put to assemble enough weapons to ship into the conflagration area while topping up their own diminishing stockpiles, media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Canada intends to send more warships to pass through the Taiwan Strait to demonstrate that the waters claimed by China are international, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday.

Since taking over Twitter in October, Elon Musk has been involved in ugly spats with some prominent personalities, including rapper Kanye West.

Bangladesh’s first-ever International Fleet Review (IFR) in the Bay of Bengal will be launched by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron was reported earlier as saying he intended to resolve tensions between Brussels and Washington over the contentious $430Bln Inflation Reduction Act as early as “the first quarter of 2023”, adding that the EU hoped to be granted exemptions from the protectionist US legislation.

A by-election generally does not affect the ongoing state and federal government, but the results usually indicate whether voters are satisfied with the work the government is doing.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea will toughen sanctions against North Korea if Pyongyang conducts another missile test or any other provocative acts, Korean news agency reported on Monday, citing foreign ministry.

Elections for the 182-seat Gujarat State Assembly are taking place in two phases. The first phase took place on 1 December. Results will be out on 8 December.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China calls on all parties to make constructive efforts to secure global oil supplies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, commenting on a price cap on oil from Russia.

After several rounds of backfiring sanctions against Russian energy by Brussels, Norway became Europe's number one gas supplier, replacing Moscow. The windfall revenues result from Europe's largely self-inflicted energy crisis, which has proved the worst in decades, have sparked accusations of profiteering against Oslo from other European nations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the slang term "goblin mode" as the word of the year, using a public vote for the first time in its history, the dictionary publisher Oxford Languages said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron has drawn attention to the "de-synchronization" in relations between Europe and the United States, as the North American ally continues to sell gas at sixfold the original price, increasing burden on European households and industries.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Three people were killed and six more were injured as a fuel tanker caught fire at an airfield near the Russian city of Ryazan, the emergency services told Sputnik on Monday.

As part of the sanctions imposed against Russia over its special operation in Ukraine, the European Union reached an agreement on Friday to cap the price of Russian seaborne crude at $60 per barrel. On the same day, the G7 nations and Australia also agreed to set a $60 price ceiling on oil from Russia.

The naval prong of Russia’s nuclear triad made news last week after media reported that an Air Force Il-80 Doomsday Plane successfully communicated with submerged strategic missile subs using a special towed antenna. How significant is Russia’s nuclear sub fleet? The short answer is: significant enough to give Pentagon war planners headaches.

The UK has been suffering from an economic crisis over the past several months. Annual inflation in the UK reached 11.1 percent in October.

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Only 6% of surveyed Japanese believe Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is suitable for his position, according to a poll conducted by Japanese broadcaster TBS.

TOKYO (Sputnik) - About 310,000 chickens will be culled in central Aichi Prefecture in Japan due to an outbreak of bird flu, a Japanese news agency reported on Monday.

Survivors of the school shooting that claimed 21 lives in Uvalde, Texas are seeking billions as the local DA is sued for withholding information from internal affairs investigation into police failures.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Bastion mobile coastal defense systems of the Russian Pacific Fleet have been deployed for duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, the Russian Defense Ministry informed on Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany has set aside €10 billion ($10.54 billion) to buy 35 F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, US media reports citing a government document.

A county in North Carolina is under a state of emergency following a mass power outage that has left an estimated 36,000 customers without electricity for days to come. Jeff Brooks, a spokesperson for Duke Energy, said the work would be complicated and require a various facilities to help in the repair.

MINSK (Sputnik) - Iran supports the intention of Belarus to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Iranian Ambassador to Minsk Saeed Yari said.

“Putin Derangement Syndrome is getting out of control,” laughed one commentator.

BUENOS AIRES, (Sputnik) - The number of coronavirus cases has increased sharply over the past week in Argentina, according to data from the country's Ministry of Health.

Coming just days after French President Macron warned Biden’s green subsidies could “fragment the West,” the EU Commission president’s remarks suggest a growing divide between Washington and Brussels.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized former US President Donald Trump for his dinner with artist Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and controversial political commentator Nick Fuentes.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Gunmen stormed a mosque in Nigeria's northern state of Katsina, kidnapping 19 worshippers and shooting an imam, local media reported on Sunday.

On Sunday English fans rejoiced as their football team cruised past Senegal into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany hopes that its international partners will comply with the price cap imposed on Russian oil without formally being a part of it, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday, ahead of her visit to India's capital.

The 55-year-old actor became an internationally-acclaimed movie star over his role as Bruce Banner – the Hulk, in the Avengers movies. He has made a name for himself championing an array of liberal causes, from minority rights and the environment to the BDS and anti-war movements, but dropped his support for the latter amid the Ukraine crisis.

China became the second country in the world to field a hypersonic weapons system with its DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle, introduced in 2019. In 2021 and early 2022, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea showed off its own prowess in this area.

Various armed gangs have spread their presence across northwestern Nigeria, carrying out kidnappings and killing locals. Even though the country's military has been bombing bandit bush camps, the attacks haven’t stopped, as they still constitute a major security threat.

According to a recent report by the South African National Sea Rescue Institute, a total of 8 862 people drowned in South Africa between the years 2016 and 2021, which means 28 people drown in the country on a weekly average.

Blaming migration on “repressive dictatorships” allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. This article was originally published on November 23, 2022 by COHA. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1½ years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this has become a story, and government detractors argue, with little evidence, that people are fleeing political […] The post US sanctions and economic conditions drive Nicaraguan migration, while Washington blames repression appeared first on The Grayzone.

Presented as an independent voice for “unbiased” scientific advice, iSAGE provided a channel for media spinmeisters, spies and psy-op specialists to influence Britain’s pandemic policy without accountability. Leaked internal emails show members fretting over its unethical methods. Throughout Britain’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, a lobbying group known as the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (iSAGE) served as a key driving force behind the government’s most draconian lockdown policies.  While it presented itself as a non-governmental organization composed of […] The post The journalist-run, intelligence-linked operation that warped British pandemic policy appeared first on The Grayzone.

With Kiev exposed for a lie that could have triggered a third world war, it is time to examine past deceptions that Western media promoted. A missile that exploded on Polish soil on November 15 killed two civilians and destroyed farm equipment. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Western corporate media rushed to blame the explosion on Russia in apparent hopes of triggering NATO’s Article 5, which requires NATO states to defend one another militarily when attacked by a hostile force. […] The post Zelensky, media lackeys caught in most dangerous lie yet appeared first on The Grayzone.

Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor on the World War III scare in Poland and the reported Pentagon-State Department split over Ukraine-Russia peace. After accusing Russia of firing missiles into Poland — and triggering calls from Ukraine for direct NATO military intervention — US officials are now acknowledging that Ukrainian air defenses were likely responsible. Douglas Macgregor, a retired Army Colonel and former senior Pentagon adviser, says the Poland scare underscores why the US top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, has […] The post Poland WWIII scare shows why top US general wants peace (w/ Doug Macgregor) appeared first on The Grayzone.

The Ukrainian government mysteriously disappeared online records of its fundraising arrangement with the FTX crypto scam just days before the scandal erupted. The initiative claims to have raised $60 million for Ukraine, but where did the money go? The demise of FTX, the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume in 2022, and the second-largest by holdings, has sent a wave of chaos through global financial markets.  As the turbulence grows, the government of Ukraine is conducting an ongoing cleanup and […] The post FTX partnership with Ukraine is latest chapter in shady Western aid saga appeared first on The Grayzone.

The arrest of Italian neo-Nazis affiliated with the Ukrainian Azov Battalion highlights the terrifying potential for blowback from the Ukraine proxy war Italian police announced a series of raids against the neo-Nazi Order of Hagal organization. Accused of stockpiling weapons and planning terror attacks, the group has established operational ties to the Ukrainian Azov Battalion. Five members of an Italian neo-Nazi organization known as the “Order of Hagal” were arrested on November 15th while an additional member remains wanted by […] The post Blowback: Italian police bust Azov-tied Nazi cell planning terror attacks appeared first on The Grayzone.

UN Special Representative Pramila Patten has been exposed for fabricating her claim that Russia was supplying its troops with Viagra as a part of its “military strategy” in the Ukraine conflict. The widely publicized lie was recycled from baseless NATO propaganda deployed during its 2011 Libyan regime change war. In a November 10 call with Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, better known by their aliases Vovan and Lexus, UN Envoy on Sexual Violence Pramila Patten admitted that there […] The post UN envoy admits fabricating claim of Viagra-fueled rape as ‘Russian military strategy’ appeared first on The Grayzone.

Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for attacks inside Iran as the country’s drones cause setbacks for the Ukrainian military. On November 5, Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has advocated for military strikes on drone production sites located in Iran. President Zelensky echoed Podolyak’s belligerent rhetoric the following day, demanding Iran be “punished” for allegedly supplying drones to Russia.  Kiev adopted its hostile posture towards Tehran after claiming Russia deployed Iranian-supplied […] The post Top Zelensky advisor threatens war with Iran appeared first on The Grayzone.

Western media fixates on coup supporters waving Russian flags in Burkina Faso’s capital while overlooking the long history of US and French control over the country – and its destabilizing consequences. The landlocked country of Burkina Faso has proven itself to be a valuable diplomatic and intelligence asset in the US domination of the African continent. Over the last ten years, the US-run Africa Command (AFRICOM) has built up the nation’s military capacity to assist US regional operations. On September […] The post Who’s really behind Burkina Faso’s coup? appeared first on The Grayzone.

Documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal plans by a cell of British military-intelligence figures to organize and train a covert Ukrainian “partisan” army with explicit instructions to attack Russian targets in Crimea. On October 28th, a Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Russian Black Sea fleet’s flagship vessel in the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Moscow immediately blamed Britain for assisting and orchestrating the strike, as well as blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines – the worst acts of industrial sabotage in […] The post Leaked documents: British spies constructing secret terror army in Ukraine appeared first on The Grayzone.

The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil speaks with retired US Green Beret Joe Kent about his bid to represent Washington state’s 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives Since launching his campaign to represent Washington state’s third congressional district in the US House of Representatives in 2021, retired CIA paramilitary officer Joe Kent has faced accusations that he is everything from a far-right extremist to a closeted “Bernie Bro.” With the November 8 midterm election less than a week away, […] The post “Make Peace Non-Partisan” – GOP House Candidate Joe Kent appeared first on The Grayzone.

Irish media and sources close to Web Summit’s CEO confirm The Grayzone was banned from the gathering as the result of a personal campaign waged by Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Grayzone was disinvited from Web Summit, a tech industry mega-event in Lisbon, Portugal this November, following a personal lobbying campaign spearheaded by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska. Zelenska was the surprise keynote speaker at Web Summit, addressing conference attendees on November 1. This outlet […] The post Ukrainian First Lady Zelenska ordered The Grayzone’s Web Summit cancellation appeared first on The Grayzone.