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Ukraine lost $1.2 bn to defense fraud and waste in one year NYT

Confidential audits reportedly show contractors kept receiving military deals despite fraud probes and repeated failures Ukraine lost around $1.2 billion to fraud, waste and mismanagement in military procurement in 2024 alone, the New York Times has reported, citing confidential government audits and court records. Seven of the country’s ten largest military contractors continued to receive new orders despite...

US must drop ‘hegemon- mindset for Ukraine peace Jeffrey Sachs

Resolving the conflict requires Washington to recognize Russia’s security interests and the realities of a multipolar world, Jeffrey Sachs has told RT US backroom diplomacy on Ukraine cannot achieve peace without Washington accepting that it is no longer the world’s sole superpower, economist and public policy scholar Jeffrey Sachs has told RT. The comments follow separate closed-door talks held by US speci...

UK-s largest carmaker to axe thousands of jobs media

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to downsize, with up to 4,000 positions reportedly at risk Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed plans to cut jobs as Britain’s largest carmaker struggles with rising costs, falling sales, and the impact of US tariffs, with The Times reporting that up to 4,000 positions could be eliminated. JLR has faced mounting pressure from US tariffs, which have made its British-buil...

Colombia vows crackdown after deadly drone swarm attack (VIDEOS)

Three soldiers were killed when explosive-laden UAVs struck a military compound in an attack blamed on the ELN Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to step up operations against armed groups after a drone swarm attack on a military compound killed three soldiers and injured four others. The assault comes as Colombia is grappling with what has been described as its worst wave of violence in a deca...

RT speaks to husband of Lebanese bride killed in Israeli airstrike (VIDEO)

Saja Sharara lost her life when a missile struck the couple’s home just 48 hours after their wedding The husband of a 28-year-old Lebanese woman killed in an Israeli airstrike just two days after their wedding has told RT how he was speaking to his wife on the phone moments before their home was hit. Saja Sharara was killed at the couple’s home in Arabsalim, southern Lebanon, on August 27. Six other people,...

France can-t finance Ukraine forever Le Pen party-s head

Paris needs guarantees that Kiev will repay the money it’s been getting during its conflict with Moscow, Jordan Bardella has said France lacks money for itself and simply cannot keep funding Ukraine indefinitely, Jordan Bardella, the president of Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (NR) party, has said. The main French opposition party faced harsh criticism from its rivals earlier this week after its ...

Kremlin sees ‘atmosphere of trust- in Putin-s talks with Witkoff and Kushner

Following the negotiations with the Russian president, Trump’s envoys departed for Kiev for a meeting with Ukrainian officials The talks that Russian President Vladimir Putin had with US President Donald Trump’s envoys on Saturday are indicative of an atmosphere of trust between Moscow and Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kiev, where they ...

View from Russia: Experts on why Kushner and Witkoff came to Moscow

Experts say the latest US contacts with Moscow look more symbolic than substantive, with peace talk overshadowed by wider rivalry The latest visit to Moscow by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff has triggered a fresh wave of speculation in Russia about what Washington is really trying to achieve. With US President Donald Trump under pressure at home and much of his administration’s foreign-policy bandwidth consu...

Europe-s summer from hell seems over but is it really?

Record heat, drought, fires, and floods battered the continent and scientists warn such extremes are becoming far more likely Summer is officially over in Europe – and for millions of people, this may be remembered as the year when extreme weather stopped feeling particularly unusual.Western Europe endured an extraordinary succession of heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and water shortages. Temperatures repeated...

US envoy brands violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists-

The Jewish state should take action against those targeting Palestinian homes, Mike Huckabee has said Violent Israeli settlers are terrorists who must be held accountable for targeting Palestinians, US Ambassador to West Jerusalem Mike Huckabee has said. The UN relief agency, OCHA, said in August that there were an average of six settler violence incidents every day in the occupied West Bank during the first six mo...

Witkoff and Kushner likely brought substantive proposal to Moscow experts to RT (VIDEO)

Ex-Austrian FM Karin Kneissl and former White House aide Steve Gill have expressed optimism regarding the talks There are grounds for cautious optimism following Saturday’s talks between US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and ex-White House aide Steve Gill have told RT. Trump&rs...

Trump envoy ‘feels good- about Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Washington hopes to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict, Steve Witkoff said after talks in Moscow and Kiev US special envoy Steve Witkoff has expressed optimism about Washington’s renewed efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict following talks in both Moscow and Kiev, saying the Trump administration hopes to find a diplomatic solution.Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushn...

This woman was the link between the Soviets, the CIA, and feminism

Gloria Steinem rose as women’s rights became a Cold War battleground, with Washington reacting to Moscow’s model of female modernity It’s impossible to fully understand the legacy of American feminist icon Gloria Steinem without mentioning Russia. Steinem – who fought her entire life to promote the radical concept that women should be able to choose whatever kind of life they want – passed awa...

AfD set for landslide victory in Germany-s Saxony-Anhalt election exit polls

The right-wing party is in first place with 44.5% of the vote, according to preliminary data, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU trailing behind at 18.5% The opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is projected to win Sunday’s regional election in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% of the vote, according to exit polls. The vote was marked by a high voter turnout, German media outle...

Tokyo fumes over new WWII monument erected in Russia (PHOTOS)

Moscow has brushed off Japanese demands to dismantle the monument, which Tokyo claims offends its “feelings” Tokyo has demanded that Russia demolish a newly unveiled monument commemorating the 1945 Soviet victory over Imperial Japan and the end of World War II, claiming it offends the feelings of the Japanese people. Moscow, however, has dismissed the demand, equating it to telling the Sun not to shine. The mon...

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