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Follow RT on Beijing urged the US on Friday to “correct” sanctions imposed on Chinese companies accused of helping Iran acquire materials for its nuclear program, AP reports. Washington’s pressure on Iran and its “long-arm jurisdiction” against companies in third countries is the “root cause” of tension with Tehran, the Foreign Ministry said. “China has…

Follow RT on The White House has condemned “escalatory violence by the Iranian regime,” as President Donald Trump promised to speak with the UK after Iran’s elite military wing said they captured a British-owned tanker over alleged violations. “We are aware of reports that Iranian forces seized a British oil tanker. This is the second…

Follow RT on Power glitches at the two biggest sewage treatment plants in Washington state’s King County have resulted in the uncontrollable discharge of millions of gallons of wastewater into the ocean, causing several beaches to close. Some 3 million gallons (over 11mn liters) of water mixed with feces and other waste was accidentally released…

Follow RT on Ali Abdelaziz, manager for UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, says that Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to seek out a boxing match with the Russian superstar because he is ‘running out of money’. Mayweather hasn’t competed in a sanctioned boxing match since his 10th round stoppage of Conor McGregor two years ago and…

Follow RT on Chinese telecom giant Huawei has secured more than 50 commercial contracts for 5G across the world, according to the company’s board member and Senior Vice President Catherine Chen, who was cited by news agency Xinhua. Despite pressure from Washington on its allies to ban Huawei technology, Chen said that 28 contracts were…

Follow RT on Twelve people were killed and more than 80 injured when Taliban fighters detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, Reuters reported. Militant gunman then opened fire from nearby positions and members of the security forces were battling them, according to Tadeen…

Follow RT on After two years in stealth mode, Neuralink founder Elon Musk finally unveiled what progress the company has made on its “brain-computer interface,” designed to combat what he dubs the “existential threat” posed to humanity by AI. During an event at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco on Tuesday evening, Musk…

Follow RT on The Pentagon is actively contemplating the use of nuclear weapons to win wars that need not be fought in the first place. As expected, opposition to the US nuclear doctrine is almost non-existent in the mainstream media. It used to be the case that the idea of using nuclear weapons in a…

Follow RT on Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson brandished a smoked kipper as he rallied against EU red tape. The herring illustrates good reason why Britain must leave the European Union once and for all, he said. British tabloid the Daily Express gave a vacuum-packed smoked herring to Johnson as he was about to address…

Follow RT on A police officer in London has pleaded guilty to fraud, after evidence showed he bought adult content using the cable account of the family whose home he was guarding after the death of their child. Police Constable Avi Maharaj, 44, admitted guilt before the Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He will be…