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Iran’s Trade with BRICS Surging – Foreign Minister By RT News Tehran is looking to join the bloc of five top emerging economies. Trade between BRICS and Iran has been growing as Iran seeks to become a member of the alliance, according to the country’s foreign minister. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was speaking at the ‘Friends’ of BRICS session as part of the bloc’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. “Our bilateral political and economic relations with the BRICS countries remain at a very good level while our trade value exceeds $30 billion,” Amir-Abdollahian said, noting that the sides…

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India Boasts World’s Fifth-largest Stock Market – Bloomberg By RT News The South Asian country has overtaken France amid a boost in foreign investment. India has reclaimed its spot as the world’s fifth-largest stock market, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, citing calculations based on trading data. According to the report, the market capitalization of publicly traded Indian firms rose to a four-month high of $3.3 trillion last Friday, topping that of France. India lost its place in the top five to France in January amid a rout in shares of Adani Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate that deals in spheres…

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Russia Planning Major High-speed Rail Expansion By RT News New routes could substantially reduce the travel time between the capital and several major cities. Russian Railways (RZD) will continue developing the country’s high-speed railroad system and intends to build three major new lines in the near future, its head, Oleg Belozerov, has revealed. According to Belozerov, in the short term the company plans to build new routes connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Rostov-on-Don. “We are now in the final stage of discussions. The prime minister is ready to hold a meeting. Construction will be funded through a public-private…

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Russia Reacts to Indonesian Peace Plan By RT News Any effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine is welcome, a senior diplomat said of the proposal. Moscow appreciates any initiatives by other nations to achieve peace, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said, reacting to an Indonesian proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Kiev has rejected the plan, branding it as beneficial to Russia. “We welcome the efforts by all nations that are aimed at the peaceful resolution of this conflict,” the senior Russian diplomat told TASS on Monday, when asked about the Indonesian idea. He added that his department…

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Cop-Tasered 95-Year-Old Dies After Nursing Home Incident By RT News Cop-Tasered 95-Year-Old Dies After Nursing Home Incident. The 95-year-old dementia-suffering great-grandmother who was tasered by police in her nursing home in Australia last week has died from injuries sustained after falling during the incident. A police statement said Clare Nowland had “passed away peacefully,” while an officer was finally charged with multiple offenses, including recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and assault. Last week, an assistant commissioner said, “At the time she was tasered, she was approaching police. It is fair to say at a slow pace. She had a walking…

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Zelensky’s Penthouse Seized In Crimea By RT News Zelensky’s Penthouse Seized In Crimea. The Crimean parliament has unanimously voted to nationalize the assets of Ukrainian oligarchs and politicians on the peninsula, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday, including an apartment belonging to Elena Zelenskaya, the wife of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Zelenskaya’s three-room penthouse on the Black Sea coast near the resort city of Yalta is estimated to be worth $800,000. It was bought from a business tycoon in 2013 for just under $164,000. After Zelensky won the presidential election in April 2019, Reuters reported that the price paid…

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Meta Initiates Final Round Of Mass Layoffs By RT News Meta Initiates Final Round Of Mass Layoffs Facebook parent company Meta slashed jobs across its business and operations units on Wednesday, launching the final part of its stated plan to eliminate 10,000 roles. The job cuts in the round impacted employees working in marketing, site security, enterprise engineering, program management, content strategy and corporate communications, according to their LinkedIn posts, as cited by Reuters. Meta shares closed up again on Wednesday after more than doubling in value this year as the company shed another 4,000 jobs in April. Original source:…

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DeSantis Twitter Disaster: Bungled Campaign Announcement Riddled With Glitches By RT News DeSantis Twitter Disaster: Bungled Campaign Announcement Riddled With Glitches Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination was overshadowed by multiple glitches, which occurred during the official live broadcast on Twitter. In a highly unusual move, DeSantis, one of the most popular GOP primary candidates, decided to launch his campaign via Twitter Spaces, a niche audio-broadcast feature on Elon Musk’s platform. The move backfired, as the DeSantis campaign was launched while being derided online for severe technical issues, which resulted in spontaneous minutes of…

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Ukraine Can’t Beat Russia — Hungarian PM Orban By RT News Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed “there is no victory for poor Ukrainians on the battlefield” against Russia, judging by the numbers and NATO’s refusal to commit troops. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Orban insisted the conflict will only be stopped when an agreement can be reached between Moscow and Washington. Hungary is blocking a €500 million tranche of aid for Ukraine and has refused to supply Kiev with military supplies. Original source: https://t.me/rtnews/41900

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US Millionaire Injects Teenage Son’s Blood To Stave Off Aging By RT News Bryan Johnson, a venture capitalist and the founder of the brain activity monitoring company Kernel, employs blood transfusion from his 17-year-old son to slow down his aging process. According to a report by Bloomberg, the procedure is part of a larger, trigenerational scheme whereby 45-year-old Johnson transfers blood to his 70-year-old father, Richard. The multimillionaire spends $2 million annually and employs 30 doctors and regenerative health experts to develop other anti-aging techniques. Original source: https://t.me/rtnews/41902

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