The U.S. goverment has decided to slash its contribution to the United Nations budget, for the coming year.
Ambassador Nikki Haley gave a statement, explaining the move.
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Russia’s Prosecutor General has written a letter to the president of the European parliament slamming an initiative by several MEPs, who decided to intervene in Russia’s legal relations with Cyprus. Earlier, 17 members of the European parliament wrote an open letter to the Cypriot President prompting Russian accusations of political pressure. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8vm0

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Germany has seen a huge increase in terror-related court cases so much so, that the Federal Prosecutor’s Office is hiring an additional 2,000 judges to deal with the spike. Islamist terror-related cases in particular have increased fivefold since last year with the last two months witnessing an especially large surge – accounting for one in every three cases this year. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8vjn

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Opposition activist Alexey Navalny’s bid for the Russian presidency has hit a stumbling block. His candidacy has been rejected by the Central Electoral Commission. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8vlt

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How unbearably sad it is when a bear cub loses its mother and is left all alone in the woods not capable of finding food, lacking every skill necessary for surviving and destined to certain death. Luckily, there is a Russian rescue center to handle this injustice.

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While visiting Afghanistan the US vice-president took a swipe at neighboring Pakistan, echoing Donald Trump’s words that the country provides a safe haven for terrorists. The head of the Pakistani Senate fired back by saying that his country wouldn’t be lectured by anyone.

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A topless FEMEN activist has attempted to kidnap Baby Jesus from the Nativity scene at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Christmas Day. The protester was stopped by Vatican Swiss guards as shocked believers looked on.

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Five people were killed by a bus that crashed down the stairs of an underground passage in western Moscow, police said. The driver of the bus was taken into custody.

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A disturbing video has emerged online showing the moment a bus crashed into an underground passage in western Moscow. At least four people died and over a dozen were left injured, according to preliminary reports.

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After Hillary Clinton spent the year trying to explain away her failure to become president with a tell-all book, she’s now got American youth in her sights. Our Washington correspondent Sameera Khan shares her thoughts on that.

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American troops stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa have been accused of doing little to curb their decades-long polluting impact on the local environment. Locals often complain about the noise disturbance and pollution caused by military drills. But now they’ve also started fearing for the future of their unique forest, saying Americans are not able to clean up after themselves.

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The Russian Communist Party (KPRF) has settled on a surprise pick for its 2018 presidential candidate. Pavel Grudinin, 57, a farm mogul running a so-called “island of socialism,” will replace the party’s evergreen leader, Gennady Zyuganov.

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RT’s correspondent in Berlin has been wondering what Chancellor Merkel may have put on her Christmas wish list, after what has been a difficult year.

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A very Florida Christmas Eve was celebrated in Central Florida.
Eight hundred and thirty-seven Santa suit-wearing surfers hit the waves for a good cause in Cocoa Beach. According to organizers, the event raised 35,000 US dollars for two local non-profit organizations.
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In keeping with its tradition of displaying animatronic robot versions of presidents past and present, Disney World has unveiled this year’s installment of America’s 45th leader and, predictably, it’s been mocked online.

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As Santa makes his way around the world delivering toys to children, what would be on the wish-list for global leaders, do you think? Anastasia Churkina has been asking people in London for their thoughts.

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It’s exactly a year since the lives of nearly a hundred families were changed forever when a Russian Defense Ministry plane crashed in the Black Sea, killing all 92 people on board. Among them was a renowned Russian choir which was en route to perform in Syria.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was startled by a fan while on stage during the 6th Ordinary Congress of the Sirnak Provincial Presidenc . Erdogan’s guards pushed the fan away. “My only goal is to be hugged by the president, but I think I was misunderstood”, the man said later
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As 2017 nears its end, RT has a sit down with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the man charged with the hard job of steering the Russian diplomatic ship through the rough waters of current global politics.
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The liberation of Mosul from ISIS came at a high cost, with the death toll continuing to rise as piles of civilian and terrorist corpses are pulled from the rubble daily, RT has discovered on a visit to the destroyed city.

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The US crackdown on RT and other Russian media outlets was a major blow for freedom of speech and a denial of the rules of journalism, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an exclusive interview.

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Stun grenades & brute force as Santa costume-clad Palestinian protesters clashed with IDF in Bethlehem

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Facebook’s fight against fake news – has resulted in a boomerang effect. The site’s been trying to ‘red flag’ articles that contain false information. But forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest… as Jacqueline Vouga explains.

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