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The leader of Israel’s Labor party, Avi Gabbay, says he won’t seek re-election as party chairman. The politician announced on Tuesday he won’t run in the upcoming vote for party leader ahead of the September 17 general election. Under Gabbay, the party that founded Israel sunk to an all-time low of just six seats out […]

A report by the UK Charity Commission said that Oxfam GB, one of Britain’s biggest charities, did not appropriately respond to allegations of sexual abuse against its aid workers in Haiti in 2011. Oxfam staff stationed in the country were dealing with the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. Last year, Oxfam was accused of covering […]

Dagestani MMA fighter Movlid Khaybulaev made headlines at the end of May, when he scored a KO with a flying knee shot just 10 seconds into his Professional Fighting League (PFL) debut. RT Sport spoke to ‘Killer.’ On May 23 Khaybulaev, who had a perfect MMA record of 12-0, was making his debut on US […]

Click:236 d x The US Justice Department has filed an official request to UK authorities to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, American media reports. The journalist could face more than 170 years behind bars. Exclusive: First VIDEO of Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison Assange was initially charged in the US with a single count of […]

WhatsApp is threatening users who violate its rules with lawsuits, even if the only evidence of “rule-breaking” exists outside of the Facebook-owned messaging app and the only judge is an AI. “WhatsApp will take legal action against those we determine are engaged in or assisting others in abuse… even if that determination is based on […]

US President Donald Trump received a “beautiful” letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday and said he believes something “very positive” will come of nuclear talks with the country. Departing for a trip to Iowa, Trump told reporters at the White House that he still has a “very good relationship” with the North […]

The Intercept has released documents showing that prosecutors, and even the presiding judge, in the case against former president Lula da Silva conspired to railroad him and his party’s chances in the presidential election. The Intercept published three exposés, Sunday, showing political motivation by members of a taskforce of prosecutors in charge of, and even […]

The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on three individuals and 13 entities over their alleged financial support for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Among those targeted by the new restrictions was Syrian buisnessman Samer Foz, who US Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker described as a “Syrian oligarch […]

In 2018, balalaika master Andrey Kiryakov began an ambitious project to cover popular music from around the world but with an unmistakably Russian twist. Now, his efforts have earned him high praise from none other than Queen. Kiryakov produces videos for his series entitled ‘Three Balalaikas from Russia’ where he deftly covers tracks from the […]

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that China will make a deal with the United States “because they’re going to have to.” China has lost trillions of dollars since he was elected president, added Trump. In a telephone interview broadcast on CNBC Trump said that additional tariffs on Chinese goods will go into effect […]