Follow RT on Democratic candidate Tim Ryan looked pretty ill-prepared on his own country’s history when at the first of his party’s presidential debates rival Tulsi Gabbard corrected his inaccurate claim that the Taliban carried out 9/11. Speaking at the Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday, Ohio Representative Ryan was arguing that the US…
‘Creative waste brokers’: West ‘must not exploit’ poorer countries to dump its trash
Follow RT on The West must stop dumping its trash on developing countries in Asia, an environmental activist told RT, after a UK firm was found guilty of trying to ship household waste with a ‘vomit-like’ smell to China. “These very talented, creative waste brokers are trying to find the path of least resistance whenever…
Freedom of navigation incident? US Navy combat ship plows into Canadian freighter (VIDEO)
Follow RT on A US Navy Freedom-class combat ship so new it hasn’t even been commissioned yet has smashed into a berthed Canadian freighter in Montreal, another black mark on the reputation of the troubled combat vessels. The American littoral combat ship, slated to be commissioned as the USS Billings, hit the Quebecois dry bulk…
Trump says ‘very big trade deal’ with India may be coming
Follow RT on US President Donald Trump has hinted that Washington and New Delhi may settle their trade dispute. It comes as the two countries have already hit each other with tit-for-tat tariffs and the US ended trade privileges for India. “I think we’re going to have some very big things to announce. Very big…
It’s not a new problem, so why does the media only care about dead migrant children under Trump?
Follow RT on The tragic image of a drowned father and child washed ashore on the Rio Grande is being used as easy ammunition against Donald Trump — but where was the outpouring of grief when migrants were dying under the Obama administration? There is no good argument to be made that journalists should not…
Twitter may hide Trump posts that ‘violate rules’
Follow RT on President Donald Trump may soon find himself hidden or throttled by Twitter, according to the mainstream media interpretation of the platform’s new rules for certain posts that “violate rules” but remain of “public interest.” There are “certain cases where it may be in the public’s interest to have access to certain Tweets,…
Humans conquer Milky Way star by star in VIDEO simulation of galactic colonization
Follow RT on If humankind is ever threatened with a resource-scarcity apocalypse, a spectacular new simulation showcasing the most energy efficient strategy of colonizing the galaxy may be exactly what we need to survive. While at first glance it might look like a laser show at a planetarium, the video is actually a sophisticated visual…
No such thing as ‘short war’ with Iran – foreign minister
Follow RT on Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif issued a damning post on Twitter, slamming Donald Trump’s policy and ridiculing his claim that war with the Middle Eastern nation would be a quick affair. Zarif, who has served under President Hassan Rouhani since 2013, said that a “short war with Iran is an illusion.” In…
Graphic photo of drowned child in Rio Grande latest battle in US immigration war
A photo of a man and his daughter who drowned while trying to cross the river on the US-Mexico border has become the latest weapon in the battle over immigration between US President Donald Trump and the opposition Democrats. Oscar Alberto Martinez, 25, and his two-year-old daughter Valeria were found on the banks of the…
Done deal: Turkey says it ‘already bought’ Russian S-400 & US sanctions won’t change that
Nothing the US does will make Turkey abandon its deal with Moscow to purchase S-400 air defense systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, as Washington keeps threatening Ankara with sanctions. The purchase of the Russian-made weapons has long been a point of contention in relations between the two NATO allies. The US has repeatedly…