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A ‘New Cold War’ has already started, but Russia & China are winning against a ‘weakening’ West, says former Kremlin adviser

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The Soviet Union might have lost the first Cold War, but Russia is ahead in the rematch with the US and, this time, has every chance of coming out on top. That’s according to one well-known Moscow scholar, Sergey Karaganov. … Read More >A ‘New Cold War’ has already started, but Russia & China are winning against a ‘weakening’ West, says former Kremlin adviser

Categories Shows

‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Michael Lynk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He discusses the postponement of the Palestinian elections and the difficulty of holding them at all under Israeli occupation, how Israel’s illegal settlements are the engine for the occupation, the war crimes committed by Israel in the recent 11-day bombing of Gaza, the NSO Group’s Pegasus project leaks … Read More >‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

Categories World

Former Australian Liberal National Party leader blasts colleagues for abandoning ‘fundamental Australian values’ during Covid-19

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Campbell Newman, the former premier of Queensland and ex-leader of the Liberal National Party, has accused his colleagues of abandoning Australian values during the Covid-19 pandemic after publicly resigning from the party. … Read More >Former Australian Liberal National Party leader blasts colleagues for abandoning ‘fundamental Australian values’ during Covid-19

Categories EU

French parliament approves bill forcing vaccination for medical workers & greater health pass use amid growing protests

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The French parliament has approved a bill to further tighten requirements for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations and health passes in response to the Delta variant. The new constraints come amid mounting protests in France. … Read More >French parliament approves bill forcing vaccination for medical workers & greater health pass use amid growing protests

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CrossTalk: China vs US

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In the wake of a second high-level meeting, where does the fraught China-US relationship stand? The first meeting, in Anchorage, Alaska, was an embarrassing failure for Secretary of State Blinken. At the second meeting the Chinese presented the Americans with a set of demands. It would seem the stage is now set for real negotiations and not just theatrics. … Read More >CrossTalk: China vs US

Categories Asia & Pacific

Asian Covid-hotspot Indonesia to receive 45mn Covid vaccines in August, as government eases curbs despite warnings

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Indonesia’s health minister has announced that the country will receive 45 million coronavirus vaccines in August just as Covid curbs have been relaxed, despite warnings that doing so will only worsen the country’s situation. … Read More >Asian Covid-hotspot Indonesia to receive 45mn Covid vaccines in August, as government eases curbs despite warnings

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing demands withdrawal of sanctions in meeting with US, blaming Washington for ‘stalemate’ and creating an ‘imaginary enemy’

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has demanded the US remove sanctions on officials, students, and communist party members, as Beijing accused Washington of creating an “imaginary enemy” out of China. … Read More >Beijing demands withdrawal of sanctions in meeting with US, blaming Washington for ‘stalemate’ and creating an ‘imaginary enemy’

Categories Middle East

Afghanistan on course for highest number of civilian casualties ever, UN warns 1 month before US withdrawal deadline

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The number of civilians killed or hurt in the war in Afghanistan has been sharply increasing since the Western coalition began pulling its soldiers out of the country, a UN report says. … Read More >Afghanistan on course for highest number of civilian casualties ever, UN warns 1 month before US withdrawal deadline

Categories Shows

Missing: What happened to the truck carrying deadly radioactive material? (full show)

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A truck carrying nuclear material from Ohio to Michigan disappeared for over two weeks before it was found. Where was it? What happened? How often does this happen? And how unsafe are we? Rick Sanchez and RT Correspondent John Huddy take a deep dive into these questions. … Read More >Missing: What happened to the truck carrying deadly radioactive material? (full show)