US sues Snowden for violating ‘CIA & NSA non-disclosure pact’ with his new book, but it also wants the proceeds

Follow RT on The US government has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, alleging that his newly-published memoir ‘Permanent Record’ violates nondisclosure agreements he signed with the CIA and NSA. The civil lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, claims that Snowden violated these agreements by not sending a draft of the book […]

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Israeli election suspense: Even if Netanyahu beats Gantz, forming coalition would be challenging

Follow RT on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is yet to see if his promises of annexing more land and undermining the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, were enough to attract enough votes to continue a decade in power. Challenging him for the premiership is another Benjamin, retired General ‘Benny’ Gantz who formed a new political bloc called […]

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Russia cuts legal ties with Soviet past: Most bizarre old laws will be axed

Follow RT on From banning sofas and soft carpets in offices to seizing property from political emigrants, old Soviet laws have been hampering Russia’s development for decades. But now 20,000 outdated acts will finally be made obsolete. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the so-called ‘regulatory guillotine’ as a measure against the excessive and ineffective […]

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Trump authorized release of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed to keep markets supplied

Follow RT on US President Donald Trump says he greenlighted the release of oil from the US strategic reserves and ordered pipeline approvals to be streamlined to keep the oil market “well-supplied,” following the attacks on Saudi Aramco. The drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant in Abqaiq and another oil facility have […]

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