Follow RT on The Russian state-of-the-art heavyweight combat drone ‘Hunter’ has successfully performed its maiden flight, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The flying-wing-type unmanned aircraft has hit the skies after taking off from one of the test airfields and stayed in the air for about 20 minutes, the ministry told the Russian media without…
Month: August 2019
Thoughts, prayers & political agenda: Response to El Paso shooting on left & right
Follow RT on A shooting at a Walmart in Texas, where 20 people were killed, plunged the US into sorrow but also rekindled a political debate. The incident has become a case in point for gun control advocates, including presidential hopefuls. A majority of high-profile politicians have relayed their condolences to the victims of the…
Trump praises ‘unlimited potential’ of Kim’s Korea with veiled threat not to ‘disappoint’ US
Follow RT on US President Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea’s latest missile tests, saying Pyongyang is too smart to disappoint its “friend” the US. North Korea’s wellbeing, Trump implied, is solely at his mercy. “Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North…
Slavoj Zizek – Truth is many Democrat ‘moderates’ prefer Trump to Sanders in 2020 White House race
Follow RT on Many so-called Democrat ‘moderates’ would prefer Donald Trump to retain the US Presidency than for Bernie Sanders, or another genuine leftist, to defeat him. In this sense they are mirror-images of establishment Republicans, such as George W Bush and Colin Powell, who publicly expressed support for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 contest. …
Russian assets in America: A field guide
Follow RT on While the media likes to make a fuss about shady ‘Russian hackers’ and ‘Russian bots’ subverting democracy, did you know that America is actually full of Russian assets plying their trade openly? We find the worst of the worst. If the mainstream media is to be believed, the Kremlin’s network of hackers…
ICYMI: Royal rage as Duchess Meghan Markle edits Vogue, bringing out extremists from all sides
Follow RT on When Meghan Markle was given the chance to guest-edit the September edition of British Vogue, the result was so woke it caused all the sides fighting the culture wars to start throwing bombs. It’s no secret that the Duchess of Sussex has been suffering something of a backlash after her fairytale wedding…
Indian born doctor with genius-level IQ crowned Miss England
Follow RT on A 23-year-old Indian born doctor has been named ‘Miss England’ after fending off competition from hundreds of the UK’s most glamorous women to secure the crown. Beauty queen Bhasha Mukherjee was born in India; her family relocated to the UK when she was nine. Far from being the stereotypical pageant contestant, the…
‘We’re not slaves’: New doc explores Black Vest protests for migrant workers’ rights in France
Follow RT on A new documentary by the Redfish media group follows the Black Vests, a growing protest movement among migrant workers from Africa who fight for labor rights in France. Hundreds of migrant activists occupied Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris and the HQ of one of the world’s largest catering companies. They then staged…
#KamalaHarrisDestroyed trends on Twitter after annihilation by Tulsi Gabbard, ‘Russian bots’ blamed
Follow RT on Twitter deemed presidential hopeful Kamala Harris utterly “destroyed,” after fellow candidate Tulsi Gabbard landed dizzying verbal haymakers on the former California prosecutor. Naturally, ‘Russian bots’ were swiftly blamed. Wednesday night’s Democratic debate was not an enjoyable one for Harris, who went into the faceoff as a darling of the media and among…
Trump praises ‘unlimited potential’ of Kim’s Korea with veiled threat not to ‘disappoint’ US
Follow RT on US President Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea’s latest missile tests, saying Pyongyang is too smart to disappoint its “friend” the US. North Korea’s wellbeing, Trump implied, is solely at his mercy. “Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North…