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Make Americans exceptional again? Trump trumps Pentagon, pardons 2 Army officers charged with war crimes President Donald Trump has pardoned two soldiers charged for war crimes in Afghanistan, suggesting that US troops are immune even in the face of their own military justice system, let alone the International Criminal Court. The president signed a clemency order on Friday granting full pardons to two Army officers facing war crimes charges – one awaiting trial and the other already behind bars – and reinstating the rank of a Navy Seal demoted earlier this year over similar war crimes accusations. Can't overstate how damaging this is. Trump tells troops, & allies/enemies, that committing war crimes doesn't have to be a serious prob...

‘No recollection meeting this lady’: Prince Andrew denies link to Epstein accuser he was pictured with The UK’s Prince Andrew says he has no memory of meeting an accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who says she was coerced into sex with the prince while underage, despite appearing alongside her in a 2001 photograph. While Andrew says he regrets spending time with the New York financier after he had been implicated in sex trafficking, the prince insisted in an interview with the BBC he did not recall ever meeting Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claims she was forced into sex with Andrew between 1999 and 2002, during the time she says Epstein kept her as a “slave.” I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever....

Ecuador cuts off RT Spanish broadcast without explanation following minister’s complaint about protest coverage Ecuador's public television provider, the National Telecommunications Corporation, has cut off its broadcast of RT Spanish. The move comes weeks after Ecuador’s interior minister complained about RT covering local protests. The broadcast was cut off on Thursday without any prior notice or explanation. The NTC's only comment was to tell its customers that the channel 778, which was the one carrying RT Spanish, is not included in the package anymore, and offer three sports channels instead. Also on rt.com US-oriented IMF & its austerity package guilty of chaos in Ecuador – ex-Central Bank official to R...

Roger Stone conviction: Trump attacks double-standards on LYING while media repurposes a disproved ‘WikiLeaks insider’ connection Former Donald Trump campaign strategist Roger Stone has been found guilty of all felony charges over his false claim of having an inside contact at WikiLeaks (he didn’t). Trump said those who lied under oath against him walk free. Stone was convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction, all charges centered around misrepresenting the nature of his contacts with WikiLeaks during intelligence committee hearings related to the special counsel’s ‘Russian collusion’ inquiry. Not only did Stone falsely claim comedian and former friend Randy Credico was the “intermediary” discussed in emails with Trump campa...

High anxiety: American Airlines staff ‘begging’ not to fly on 737 MAX Some flight attendants with American Airlines remain fearful of flying the Boeing 737 MAX, despite the plane-maker nearing regulatory approval for a software update. The jet has been grounded after two fatal crashes left 346 dead. According to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), they want to be fully versed on what has happened and why the plane is safe to fly now. The union said it will consider information from Boeing, US regulators, American Airlines, the carrier’s pilots and others before making a final decision. “I hear from some flight attendants every day and they are begging me to not make them go back up in that airplane,” APFA President Lori Bassani...

Wrong Abu? IDF ‘investigating’ after wiping out Gaza family of EIGHT, incl. 5 kids, in raid on presumed Islamic Jihad commander The Israeli Defense Force is investigating whether it killed eight innocent Palestinian family members, including five children, while targeting a militant leader in Gaza. It insists the building they lived in was thought empty. Israel bombed a family home in Deir al-Balah in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing Rasmi Abu Malhous, his wife, his brother’s wife, and five of their children. While the IDF claimed Abu Malhous was an Islamic Jihad rocket squadron commander and acknowledged he was the target of the strike, the family’s neighbors say the photo the IDF published of Abu Malhous is a different man than the on...

'Unprecedented penalties': NFL issues mammoth fines and suspensions following Browns-Steelers melee Several players, including Myles Garrett, have been hit with fines and lengthy suspensions from the NFL after the on-field brawl which marred Thursday night's game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Both the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers organizations were hit with the fines following the incident which occurred with just eight seconds remaining in the game in First Energy Stadium late on Thursday. The chaos saw Browns' Pro Bowl edge rusher Myles Garrett remove the helmet of opposition quarterback Mason Rudolph and swing it at his head following a physical confrontation between the two players.  ...

Aeroflot's infamous fat feline crackdown prompts ‘outpurring’ of aviation cat MEMES The PR cat-astrophe faced by Aeroflot after the airline banned a man from travelling with his cat because it was too heavy, continues to find new lives, as memesmiths flood social media with litters of feline aviators. The tale of Mikhail Galin and fat cat Viktor charmed the world earlier this month when Galin revealed how he’d fooled Aeroflot into allowing Viktor to travel with him on a flight, by using a cat double to get around the Russian airline’s weight restrictions. Also on rt.com Too fat to fly? Cat owner tricks airline with feline BODY DOUBLE after 10-kg pet denied boarding Galin’s clever switcheroo saved Viktor fro...

'In a street fight, I'd win': UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell says he'd KO 'Iron' Mike Tyson on the streets Former UFC champion Chuck Liddell says that Mike Tyson would have little chance against him in a street fight if the two superstars of their respective sports ever tangled on the streets. Liddell's UFC run was littered with spectacular knockouts against the likes of Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture and the iron-fisted, mohawked slugger predicts that Tyson would suffer a similar fate if the two strikers ever squared up to each other with tempers frayed. Also on rt.com ‘He’s still got it!’ Mike Tyson gives MMA stars a power-punching tutorial during fighter media day (VIDEO) 'The Iceman', who turns 50 next m...

La Liga plans to stage December game in Miami blocked following court ruling La Liga have been forced to abandon plans for a December showcase league game between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid in Miami after the league's plans were blocked by the Spanish Football Association. A Spanish court opted against providing "interim measures" to allow the league to stage the December 6 game between the two sides in Miami, noting that a final decision on the proposal to hold La Liga fixtures outside of the Spanish border will be made next year. Also on rt.com La Liga considering legal action against Spanish Football Federation over rescheduled 'El Clasico' date The idea is part of La Liga's attempts to expand intere...