Australia will remain undeterred on its path towards obtaining nuclear-powered submarines with the help of the US, despite stern warnings from China, the country’s defense minister has said. “This is not the first time that we have seen different outbursts from China in terms of Australia’s positioning,” Defense Minister Peter Dutton said, adding that Australia […]
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Citing China’s ‘economic coercion’, Blinken says Australia to host US military aircraft & nuclear-powered subs under AUKUS treaty
Australia’s new defense treaty with the US and UK will feature muscular defenses, courtesy of US deployment of military aircraft in addition to the agreed nuclear-powered submarines, officials said after a meeting in Washington. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the recently-unveiled AUKUS treaty as a sign of “the country’s shared commitment to safeguard […]
Iran greenlights US Johnson & Johnson Covid jab for use, after previously banning American vaccines
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid jab has been added to Iran’s arsenal for emergency use, the country’s medicines regulator has announced, despite its import bans on vaccines made by the UK and the US earlier this year. On Thursday, the chief of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, was quoted by state media as […]
France mulling compensation claim as Australia pulls out of submarine contract worth billions, favoring UK & US partners
The French armed forces minister has said her government is looking at a number of options to minimize financial losses from Australia’s decision to end a lucrative submarine contract with France’s Naval Group. Speaking on Thursday, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said that the French government will look to ensure that the financial loss to […]
France says Biden acted like Trump as UK & US steal huge Aussie submarine deal in ‘brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision’
France’s foreign minister has spoken of his “anger” and “bitterness” and has criticized the US and Britain, after the allies agreed a deal to supply nuclear submarines to Australia, undoing Paris’ $40-billion deal for French subs. “I am angry and bitter. This isn’t done between allies,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told franceinfo radio on […]
‘Extremely irresponsible’: China slams new security pact between US, UK & Australia to arm Canberra with nuclear submarines
A new plan by the US, UK, and Australia to provide Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines undermines regional stability and intensifies the arms race, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Australian PM Scott Morrison announced the AUKUS initiative during a joint virtual event late on Wednesday. […]
Three Eyes… against China? Biden says US & UK to help Australia build ‘conventionally armed’ NUCLEAR submarines
The US, UK and Australia have announced a new military initiative, dedicated to a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” The first step of the alliance that appears aimed against China is to provide Canberra with nuclear submarines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison joined US President Joe Biden in a virtual […]
Cuban researchers say ‘no scientific evidence’ for US’ ‘Havana Syndrome’ claims
A panel of Cuban scientists has declared that there is “no scientific evidence” for US claims that diplomats on the island fell ill due to sonic warfare attacks. The mysterious illnesses have been dubbed ‘Havana Syndrome’. When US Vice President Kamala Harris’ flight from Singapore to Hanoi was delayed last month due to the sickness […]
Mesaj cu felicitări din partea Reginei Elisabeta pentru Emma Răducanu după victoria la US Open
Regina Elisabeta a Marii Britanii a felicitat-o pe Emma Răducanu după victoria la US Open. Și prințul William și Kate au transmis un mesaj Emma Răducanu, al cărei tată este român, a învins-o în finală, sâmbătă noaptea, pe Leylah Fernandez. Regina Elisabeta a Marii Britanii a felicitat-o pe Emma Răducanu imediat după meciul victorios de […]
‘Women who left Afghanistan cannot represent us’: Pro-Taliban female students demonstrate in Kabul (VIDEO)
Dozens of women donning black niqabs have taken to streets of Kabul to voice support for the Taliban and their strict interpretation of sharia law. The rally followed a wave of heated demonstrations by women’s rights protesters. Several dozen women, purportedly female students of Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul, marched down the city streets […]
US Open 2021: Novak Djokovic – Daniil Medvedev în finală
Medvedev l-a eliminat în 3 seturi pe canadianul Aliassime. Rusul se află la cea de-a treia sa mare finală. În finală, Medvedev se va duela cu sârbul Novak Djokovic, actualul număr 1 mondial în tenisul masculin. Vineri seară, Medvedev l-a eliminat în 3 seturi pe canadianul Aliassime, care este pregătit de unchiul lui Rafael Nadal. […]
‘US misled me into joining Mujahideen, then tortured me for Al-Qaeda past’: Gitmo survivor says US ‘acted like fascists’ post-9/11
A former Islamist fighter who went to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets and later got caught up in the US War on Terror – spending 14 years in the Guantanamo prison as a result – spoke to RT as part of the Unheard Voices project. In the early 1990s, Mohamedou Ould Slahi had a romantic […]
Afghanistan after the US: Human stories behind America’s longest lost war
The US has withdrawn from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, with nothing to show for it but a swift Taliban takeover and a flood of refugees. RT asked Afghans and Americans what the price of “nation-building” has been for them. The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, accusing the Taliban government of sheltering Osama […]
France bans unvaccinated travelers from US & Israel, removes countries from ‘green’ list
The French government has taken the US and Israel off its list of ‘safe’ countries in terms of Covid-19 risk, imposing restrictions on the arrival of unvaccinated tourists from both places. The US and Israel were bumped from France’s so-called ‘green’ list of safe countries to the list of ‘orange’ states where there is substantial […]
Chinese Foreign Ministry mocks US over Afghanistan, says its ‘war machines’ have become Taliban playground
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has mocked the US and the chaotic collapse of the Washington-backed Afghan regime they left behind, as he shared footage of Taliban soldiers using captured aircraft as a swing. On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted a video on his Twitter account, claiming Afghanistan was the “graveyard of […]