Follow RT on The head of the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has created quite a stir at home, saying that his company struggles to attract foreign specialists due to the lack of public security and may be considering moving elsewhere. Speaking to the daily Svenska Dagbladet, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson lamented the fact that the…
Hypocrisy at its finest: US wants to arm Taiwan while sounding alarm about China’s influence
Follow RT on The US is planning a $2.2 billion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan as part of its commitment to defend the island, yet continues to complain about China’s expanding involvement in South America and elsewhere. It is becoming increasingly harder to keep up with the current enemy caught in Donald J. Trump’s firing line….
Finnish study finds ‘practically no’ evidence for man-made climate change
Follow RT on A new study conducted by a Finnish research team has found little evidence to support the idea of man-made climate change. The results of the study were soon corroborated by researchers in Japan. In a paper published late last month, entitled ‘No experimental evidence for the significant anthropogenic climate change’, a team…
Republicans & Democrats agree: No war on Iran (without Congress at least)
Follow RT on The House of Representatives has adopted the 2020 military spending bill, but with an amendment that blocks war on Iran without congressional approval – backed by President Donald Trump’s outspoken critics and supporters alike. A bipartisan amendment to bar the executive branch from offensive action against Iran without explicit authorization from Congress…
‘Unexpected’: Hubble discovers supermassive black hole ‘that shouldn’t exist’, says NASA
Follow RT on The Hubble space telescope has discovered a supermassive black hole 130 million light-years from Earth that scientists say “shouldn’t exist” if Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity are to be believed. The mysterious black hole has an “unexpected” thin disk of material furiously whirling around it. The conundrum, the space agency explains, is…
China threatens sanctions against US companies selling weapons to Taiwan
Follow RT on Beijing will impose sanctions on US enterprises involved in arms sales to Taiwan, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The decision follows Washington’s announcement to sell $2.22 billion worth of arms to Taiwan. “US arms sales to Taiwan constitute a serious violation of international law and the basic norms governing…
New York Police investigating after Megan Rapinoe targeted by possible hate crime
Follow RT on Captain of the United States’ victorious women’s football team, Megan Rapinoe, has been the subject of possible hate crime after posters featuring the World Cup-winning star were vandalized with homophobic slurs. A series of posters featuring Rapinoe were defaced at a Manhattan subway station and reported on Monday, just one day after…
France passes law taxing tech giants despite US anger
Follow RT on The French parliament on Thursday passed a law taxing digital firms like Google and Facebook, which have been accused of exploiting global tax loopholes. The decision comes after Washington launched a probe into the tax. The three-percent tax will be levied on sales generated in France by multinational firms. Any digital company…
Gibraltar police arrest Iranian tanker’s captain, chief officer
Follow RT on Police in Gibraltar have arrested the captain and the chief officer of Iran’s super tanker, ‘Grace 1’, which was earlier seized by British marines and local police officers, local media report. Both men were arrested on Thursday afternoon and questioned. Yet, neither of them have been charged so far, the Gibraltar Chronicle…
Tommy Robinson slapped with 9 months in jail for ‘contempt of court’
Follow RT on Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to 9 months in prison after being found guilty of contempt of court, linked to his filming of criminal defendants outside of a courthouse and broadcasting the footage online. Sentencing Robinson at the Old Bailey in London on Thursday, Judge Dame Victoria Sharp told…