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RT NEWSLETTER (24 October, 2021)

Taxi driver freed from Guantanamo Bay after 17 years of brutal torture with no charges

USA News

24 October

Taxi driver freed from Guantanamo Bay after 17 years of brutal torture with no charges

A Pakistani taxi driver will leave US detention at Guantanamo Bay after 17 years behind bars. Mistaken for a wanted terrorist, the man suffered horrific torture in American custody, despite never being charged with any crime.

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World News

24 October

Colombia arrests most-wanted drug lord Otoniel in jungle raid involving 500 troops & 22 choppers

Colombian special forces have captured notorious drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, during a massive operation on Saturday. The alleged boss of the much-feared Gulf Clan had been on the run for over a decade.

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24 October

US geopolitical interests shadow Sudan’s dangerous democratic transition

The geostrategically important country of Sudan is at a dangerous crossroads in its political transition. Mass protests have so far remained largely peaceful, but the military establishment is poised to crack down.

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USA News

24 October

Biden becomes most disappointing American president since World War II, poll reveals

Joe Biden has achieved at least one groundbreaking result – though likely not the sort that he had in mind – as polling indicates that he has lost the most ground in voter approval of any new US president in...

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Business News

24 October

But first, champagne! Bubbly sales surge globally, edging close to pre-pandemic highs

Champagne sales are on the rise, surging back to numbers last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns sent sales plummeting, as people were banned from throwing parties.

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

24 October

Major anti-terrorist joint drills staged by Russia & post-Soviet allies conclude on Afghan border in Tajikistan (VIDEO)

A large-scale military exercise carried out by member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has concluded in Tajikistan. The drills involved repelling a cross-border attack from a mock terrorist group.

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

25 October

Biden has pledged that ‘America is back.’ But as peace shatters in the Balkans, does that mean yet more US overseas misadventures?

With warnings that fresh tensions between Serbia and Kosovo could unravel the decades-old peace deal that put an end to bloody fighting in the Balkans after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the US is increasingly split on what to do.

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USA News

25 October

Obama accuses Republicans of trying to ‘RIG’ elections by passing laws requiring voters to show identification

Barack Obama has accused Republicans of trying to ‘rig’ elections by passing state voter ID laws – an ironic claim for an ex-president who blasted successor Donald Trump for suggesting the 2016 White House race could be gamed.

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Sport News

24 October

‘Took gold from her’: Gymnastics judging row erupts as Russian star Melnikova loses title after Japanese rival’s score upgraded

Russian gymnastics queen Angelina Melnikova was “hugely disappointed” after being deprived of gold in the floor exercise at the World Championships in Japan, where the score for her rival Mai Murakami was revised upwards.

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24 October

Ruby Rose’s allegations of abuse on ‘Batwoman’ suggest Hollywood still doesn’t practice what it preaches when it comes to gender

Hollywood likes to present itself as the “moral compass” of the world, championing equality, women, and people of color. But if ‘Batwoman’ actress Ruby Rose is to be believed, that is all a lie.

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