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For years, three NATO states have had no trouble using Russian air defense systems, but Turkey’s S-400 deal is a special case as it’s a risk to the US grip on Ankara and inflicts losses on its military industry, analysts told RT. Not a single month passes without the United States unloading on Turkey, which […]

The former chief of Venezuela’s military intelligence – and the highest-ranking military officer to defect to the US-backed opposition – has been nabbed in Spain on a US warrant for allegedly trafficking tons of cocaine. Hugo Carvajal was arrested by Spanish police in Madrid on Friday and faces extradition to the US, where he was […]

WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange’s show ‘The World Tomorrow’ covered a number of controversial topics over 12 episodes that aired on RT in 2012. As he faces persecution in the US, RT brings you some of the show’s greatest moments. From the first episode – in which he interviewed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – to the […]

Dramatic videos and reports from conflict zones are being submitted to RT as part of the 2019 Khaled Alkhateb Memorial Awards. The international contest honors the RT’s stringer who was killed in a terrorist shelling in Syria. The entries will be accepted till June 10 and the winners will be announced on July 30. On […]

Click:Solution to the drum problem of high speed printing press Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning that was issued earlier on Friday after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sulawesi island. A spokesman for Indonesia’s Geophysical Agency announced the warning after the quake hit 280 km (174 miles) south of the […]

If you’ve seen the pictures of a frail Julian Assange being carried out of Ecuador’s London embassy like a bearded battering ram by a gaggle of coppers, then you did so courtesy of video agency Ruptly. Normally the identity of the video agency that provides news footage is not worthy of a story in itself, […]

Scientists studying the habitability of Earth-like worlds have discovered that the conditions for alien life exist on some of the nearest planets to our solar system. The researchers found that rocky outliers in the habitable zone of neighboring red dwarf stars could host life despite the planets’ high levels of radiation exposure. In a study […]

Facebook has apparently blocked the page of former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa, which was used to share WikiLeaks material. The move also comes after he bashed his successor for allowing to arrest Julian Assange. Correa took to Twitter on Thursday night to decry the block, which he called a “show of desperation” following the publication […]

After the International Criminal Court (ICC) declined to investigate claims of US atrocities in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump cheered the decision but said the ICC was “illegitimate” and US and allies beyond its reach. “This is a major international victory, not only for these patriots, but for the rule of law,” the White House […]

Robert Tibbo, a lawyer for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, told RT that he believes Ecuador’s decision to strip away Julian Assange’s asylum is based on a very weak legal case and may amount to a breach of the constitution. “Number one, there is a very high threshold to strip someone of an asylum. For what’s […]