Politics

German state blacklists right-wing party for first time

Authorities in the German state of Lower Saxony have designated the local chapter of the right-wing AfD party a surveillance priority

Putin meets top Cuban diplomat amid US blockade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla amid mounting pressure from US sanctions

US Justice Department issues new ‘Russiagate’ subpoenas

The Justice Department has requested more documents relating to bogus claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election

No time ‘for all this s**t’

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has described Russia’s call to address the root causes of the conflict between the two nations as “s**t”

EU nation bans Chinese cars from military sites

Poland has banned Chinese-made vehicles from its high-security military installations, citing espionage concerns

Epstein files may contain ‘crimes against humanity’

The Epstein files suggest possible crimes against humanity, the UN has said, while demanding accountability

Berlin Film Festival slammed over Gaza ‘silence’

Dozens of film industry figures have condemned the Berlin International Film Festival for its silence on Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

The US and Israel have filled the Middle East with time bombs

The main reason for the current crisis is the West’s desire to force Tehran into a neocolonial framework

Israel 'dictating terms' to US

Israel is “almost occupying” US Middle East policymaking and dictating Washington’s stance on Iran, Turkish academic Hasan Unal has told RT

EU elites driven by Nazi nostalgia

EU policies are partially driven by revanchism after the Nazi defeat in World War II, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has argued

Russia helping to overhaul Sahel state’s defense

Russian instructors have helped Burkina Faso reclaim 74% of territory from militants, the African country’s foreign minister has said

Ukrainian disruption of Russian oil pipeline triggers emergency in EU state

Slovakia has declared an oil emergency amid a disruption of its Russian supply via the Druzhba pipeline