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RT looks back at the week’s key topics, including the deepening FIFA crisis and the migrant invasion of Ceuta ...

UEFA has built football’s apartheid system – now it wants to play savior

Europe’s governing body keeps wealth at the top while using FIFA, Russia, and Israel...

Sunken Nazi warships resurface in Europe amid record heatwave (PHOTOS)

A prolonged drought has pushed the Danube River to record-low levels, revealing long-submerged relics ...

US punished Colombia’s outgoing leader for calling Gaza war ‘genocide’ – FM to RT (VIDEO)

Washington’s sanctions against Gustavo Petro and its worsening ties with Bogota had little to...

Nicaragua Breaks ties with Taiwan, Joins China as Ally

BEIJING / TAIPEI - China and Nicaragua re-established communications on Friday after the country severed ties with Taiwan called China, developed Beijing in a...

New York City Lawmakers Pass Bill Giving Noncitizens Right to Vote

https://ift.tt/3ybSKH2 in New York City would gain the right to vote in municipal elections under a measure approved Thursday by the City Council that...

US Actor Convicted of Staging Attack, Lying to Police

https://ift.tt/1AIaBCk Empire actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then...

Biden Seeks to Allay Ukraine’s Concerns of Possible Russian Invasion

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH United States is seeking to reassure Kyiv that Washington’s strategy to prevent a Russian military invasion will work, despite Washington’s refusal to send...

Biden Acknowledges US Democratic Vulnerabilities at Summit Opening

https://ift.tt/2kmUBVA. President Joe Biden acknowledged his own country’s vulnerabilities as he hosted a two-day virtual Summit for Democracy, bringing together world leaders, civil society...

Court Rejects Trump’s Efforts to Keep Records from January 6 Panel

https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the January...

US ‘Outraged’ by ‘Credible’ Reports Myanmar Soldiers Killed 11 People

https://ift.tt/2kmUBVA. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday that the United States was "outraged" by reports that Myanmar soldiers rounded up and killed 11...

US Expands Pfizer COVID Boosters, Opens Extra Dose to Age 16

https://ift.tt/2kmUBVA. health authorities said Thursday that 16- and 17-year-olds should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine once they're six months past their...

US Officially Ends Combat Operations in Iraq

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH responsibility for leading the fight against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq has now shifted from the United States and its coalition...

Marking ‘International Anti-Corruption Day,’ Biden Administration Announces Raft of Sanctions

https://ift.tt/2gTS7c6 mark “International Anti-Corruption Day,” the Biden administration announced a raft of sanctions Thursday on 15 foreign government officials and companies it says are...

Deal to Avert US Default, Raise Debt Limit Advances in Senate

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH U.S. Senate took a step toward raising the federal government's $28.9 trillion debt limit on Thursday when it voted to limit debate on...

Pentagon Says US, Israel to Talk Iran but Declines Comment on Reuters Report

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH Pentagon said Thursday that officials will discuss shared concerns about Iran with visiting Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz later Thursday, but it declined...

NY Attorney General Letitia James Ends Run for Governor

https://ift.tt/1G02nt9 York Attorney General Letitia James suspended her campaign for governor on Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position to...

WHO: While African COVID-19 Cases Surge, Omicron Appears Less Severe

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH World Health Organization’s Africa regional health officials said Thursday that while the new omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has driven...

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