Politics

The emerging economies signed a long-anticipated document to create a $100 billion BRICS Development Bank. The institution will counter the influence of Western lending firms as well as the dollar.

Vladimir Putin is in Cuba's capital to start a week-long tour of Latin-American - his longest foreign tour since returning to the Kremlin in 2012. Ahead of the journey he gave an interview in which he insisted that in today's globalized world - no state or group of countries can tackle international problems by themselves. RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky is following the President, to see what South America and Russia have to offer each other.

In an exclusive interview, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin discusses how he wants to bolster the use of the Euro in international transactions to counteract the dominance of the dollar.

Vladimir Putin faced a barrage of tricky questions in France from the media ahead of his meeting with world leaders at the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Here are his best replies on key issues: Ukraine, Crimea, relations with the US, and others. Here is the full interview.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is returning home to the US after five years as a prisoner-of-war. The US secured his release from the Taliban by agreeing to transfer five Guantanamo Bay detainees into Qatari custody. Politicians, especially those on the right, are reacting negatively to the decision, saying it sets a dangerous new precedent. Captured in 2009 by the Taliban, Bergdahl was the lone US POW in the war in Afghanistan. RT's Lindsay France has more details on the reactions to the surprise move.

President Barack Obama visited Tuesday with European leaders in Warsaw, Poland. Pledging $1 billion in military aid to eastern European NATO and non-NATO member countries, the White House intends for the funds to increase military cooperation and send a message to Russia. The funds must still be approved by Congress before being distributed. RT's Marina Portnaya goes in-depth with the details of the plan.

Rob Ford Nature Special: Watch this spoof documentary by Jimmy Kimmel on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

Will America save Europe with its LNG boom and remove Russia as the primary source of gas for Europe? There's more to this story than you know, including another player that could change the world.

Does Europe Need Russian Gas? Author Julian Wieczorkiewicz discusses Europe’s vulnerability when it comes to Russian gas compared to Russia’s dependence on gas exports to Europe.

Michael McKee reports on the crisis in the Ukraine and how economic sanctions from the West cannot be used in the Ukraine struggle.