Myanmar’s military council has said it will hold elections and hand over control when an unspecified period of time has elapsed – but it also made fresh claims that former leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been involved in corruption. Rea...

Six people have been killed and eight injured after Myanmar’s military opened fire on a crowd of anti-coup demonstrators in the town of Myaing, as it keeps up its violent crackdown on protesters, according to local media reports. Read...

New documents raise serious questions about how well-deserved British state broadcaster BBC’s 'unimpeachable' reputation is, and also what impact its relationship with the UK government has on its supposedly ‘impartial’ output. Re...

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott waded into controversy by branding Gab, a minimum-moderation alternative to Twitter, an anti-Semitic platform. The problem is, the Texas GOP joined Gab in late January. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Peshawar High Court has ruled in favor of a man who petitioned it to ban the video sharing app, which is popular among teenagers, on moral grounds, local media reported. Read Full Article at RT.com

Saudi Arabia will take the necessary measures to keep its oil resources and facilities safe and ensure the security of global oil supply, the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said on Wednesday. Read Full Article a...

Chinese overseas commerce soared 41.2 percent year-on-year in the January-February period, amounting to $834.49 billion. Exports rose to $468.87 billion, customs data shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

Family and fans of Diego Maradona staged a protest in Buenos Aires to ramp up pressure on the investigation into the death last November of the revered Argentinian football legend, which they believe to be homicide. Read Full Article at...

Republican Senator Roger Wicker has taken heat online after he took credit for championing direct aid to the restaurant industry. The problem is, the assistance is included in a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 package that he opposed.  Read Ful...

A local reporter is suing Michigan’s health department after it denied repeat requests for its nursing home data amid the Covid-19 outbreak, piling pressure on the government as lawmakers demand a probe into its pandemic response. Rea...

In what appears to be the most far-reaching and detailed accusation of sexual harassment facing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, an aide said he groped her at the governor’s mansion. Read Full Article at RT.com

Top GOP Senator Mitch McConnell has likened stepped-up security in the nation’s capital to his trip to war-ravaged Afghanistan, arguing the measures are excessive and based on a non-existent threat to lawmakers. Read Full Article at R...

Lionel Messi scored an astonishing goal and had a penalty saved as Barcelona bowed out of the Champions League at the round of 16 stage, although the manner of Barca's defeat could say something about his future at the club. Read Full A...

A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has unveiled legislation that would require transgender student athletes to play on teams that correspond to their gender as “identified at birth,” mirroring bills proposed in 20 other states. Read ...

Asked what the “science” is behind health officials still advising against air travel, even for those vaccinated against Covid-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci earned backlash by admitting a lack of “data” behind the “judgement call.” ...

Twitter protested “attempts to block and throttle online public conversation” as its stock price dropped amid reports Russia was slowing it down, in an effort to force the Silicon Valley giant to remove illegal content. Read Full Ar...

The House of Representatives has adopted the final version of the American Rescue Plan, a long-awaited Covid-19 relief and “stimulus” package, which includes $400 billion to get a $1,400 check to many – but not all – Americans. ...

Nursing students attending the University of Pennsylvania are required to refer to their “preferred pronouns” and ask those of an imaginary patient or be punished with point deduction in one course. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet senior Chinese officials in Alaska next week in the first such meeting under the Joe Biden administration, the State Department said. Read Full A...

While praising President Joe Biden’s plans to give citizenship to Mexicans living in the US, Mexico is troubled by his policies that caused a surge of illegal immigrants from Central America and profited organized crime cartels. Read ...

The head of London’s Metropolitan Police has said detectives believe they have discovered human remains in their search for missing woman Sarah Everard. A serving officer is in custody on suspicion of the young woman’s murder. Read ...

The Madrid region will be the only one in Spain without a Covid-19 border shutdown for Easter, its President Isabel Diaz Ayuso said on Wednesday following a meeting of top-level health chiefs. Read Full Article at RT.com

Merrick Garland, a federal judge whose nomination for the US Supreme Court was blocked by Republicans in 2016, was easily confirmed as President Joe Biden’s attorney general in a 70-30 Senate vote. Read Full Article at RT.com

Amir Khan is used to getting opponents in trouble with his jab but has found himself on the receiving end of social media queries about how he managed to qualify for a Covid vaccine slot despite not being in a relevant age group. Read F...

One of ex-president Donald Trump’s most enthusiastic detractors has been unmasked as a Democratic operative who earned a sizable amount of cash just trolling the ex-president and his supporters on social media. Read Full Article at RT...

As President Joe Biden faces scrutiny over his lack of press conferences, and questions about his mental and physical health from the public, the Hill’s Sharyl Attkisson has suggested a solution: use a hologram! Read Full Article at R...

The starship of Din Djarin – the protagonist of the popular TV series ‘The Mandalorian’ set in the Star Wars universe – has just “landed” in the Russian Siberian city of Yakutsk, courtesy of a group of local cosplayers. Read...

There is no evidence so far to link the death and illness of two people in Austria to their vaccination with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said after a preliminary review of the batch used. Read Ful...

ESPN Colombia host Carlos Orduz narrowly escaped without serious injury after he was hit on the head by a piece of the set which came loose just seconds into his appearance on a live television broadcast. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian freestyle skier Maxim Burov has used his remarkable aerial talent to take his second world title, twisting through the sky for ski acrobatics gold at the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in Kazakhstan. Read Ful...

A grandmother's tip-off over fears for her drug-addicted grandson has led anti-mafia police in Italy to arrest 33 people for alleged drug trafficking and for possession of illegal weapons in the southern region of Calabria. Read Full Ar...

Reigning world and Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova has thought about resuming her professional career on multiple occasions this season. But until now, she has had reasons to put off her return. Read Full Article at RT.co...

The New York Times’ Taylor Lorenz blasted Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for airing a segment that featured a widely-available picture of her face, insinuating it was part of the harassment she claims has “destroyed” her life. Read Fu...

Emiliano Sala's family have lodged legal action against English Championship club Cardiff City and his former club, Ligue 1 Nantes, stemming from the plane crash which cost the life of the of 28-year-old forward two years ago. Read Full...

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service believes the US is becoming frustrated with the ruling political party in Georgia, a long-time client state of Washington, and is planning to provide support to the opposition. Read Fu...

Everton and Sweden shot-stopper Robin Olsen is said to be "bearing up well" after he and his family were held up at knifepoint during a terrifying home invasion ordeal, according to reports online. Read Full Article at RT.com

The executive director of UNICEF has said the agency needs a further $1 billion of funding to ensure it can supply Covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX program and support healthcare systems in the world’s poorest nations. Read Full Ar...

The Prophet Mohammed described seeing it, 17th century astronomer Cassini studied it, and now Danish scientists working for NASA say they’ve cracked the mystery of ‘false dawns’ and it’s down to Martian dust leaking into space. ...

Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel has fully paid a $2 billion fine for damage caused by what has been called the largest oil spill “in the history of mankind.” Last year, over 20,000 tonnes of diesel leaked into water and soil. Re...

The Norwegian Parliament has been hit by another cyberattack just six months after its IT systems were previously compromised, its administrative chief Marianne Andreassen said in a statement on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Popular short-video platform TikTok has unveiled a series of new features it says have been designed to encourage positivity on the platform and crack down on abusive comments. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-England football hero Gary Lineker has baffled fans after failing to resist weighing in on the storm surrounding his familiar adversary Piers Morgan, insinuating that his vast following should not "pick a side" in any argument. Read ...

The world’s top digital asset, bitcoin, continued to rally on Wednesday, pushing above $56,000. The surge comes as major pullback in US government-bond yields sparks demand for risky assets like cryptocurrencies. Read Full Article at ...

Libya’s parliament has given its approval to Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh’s cabinet during a vote in the war-torn city of Sirte, with representatives overwhelmingly backing the motion by 132 votes to two. Read Full Article at R...

Protesters have occupied three of France’s national theaters in opposition to coronavirus shutdowns, as cultural spaces have remained closed since the country’s lockdown began in October. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denis Kazionov, who used to play in the Kontinental Hockey League, has opened up about the shocking crash he had when his Porsche rammed through a third-floor wall of a Moscow parking garage – with his family inside. Read Full Article...

A second former Soviet Republic could soon be in line to produce its own jab against coronavirus, after Kazakhstan announced it was close to completing trials of a vaccine candidate developed in the large Central Asian country. Read Ful...

TalkRADIO host Julia Hartley-Brewer blasted UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps for moving the goalposts on lifting Covid-19 restrictions despite a highly successful vaccine deployment programme and explicit past promises. Read Full Art...

Ex-Brazil hotshot Robinho's nine-year prison sentence for his part in a gang rape while he was at AC Milan in 2015 has been upheld in court, where judges have said that the striker showed contempt for the victim and investigators. Read ...

The strain of Covid-19 originally discovered in Kent, South East England, is associated with a much higher risk of fatality, according to new research carried out by the universities of Exeter and Bristol. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Alrosa, the world’s leading diamond-mining company by volume, sold $361 million-worth of rough diamonds and $12 million-worth of polished gems in February, according to a report just published. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Covid vaccine rollouts and stimulus optimism lifted stock markets this week while gold prices have taken a hit as volatility has begun to wane. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK has not blocked Covid-19 vaccines from reaching the EU, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, in response to Brussels’ claims that Britain had halted such exports due to an ongoing tussle over the shots. Read Full Art...

Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace paraglided onto the top of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) press building on Wednesday, unveiling a banner protesting the bank’s links to fossil fuel polluters. Read Full Article a...

NBA team Miami Heat say that Meyers Leonard will "be away from the team indefinitely" after the 29-year-old used a racial slur on a Twitch stream while playing the popular 'Call of Duty' video game franchise. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Russian officials have demanded Washington categorically rule out acts of cyberterrorism against the country, after Western media reported the US was mulling digital “retaliation” for a colossal hacker attack it blames on Moscow. Re...

Following Piers Morgan’s departure from ITV’s Good Morning Britain this week, fans of the controversial television personality quickly called for his return. But their supportive hashtag was soon hijacked by the host’s critics. Re...

A survey released by UN Women UK has found that 97 percent of females aged 18-24 have suffered sexual harassment, as women report losing faith in the ability of authorities to effectively deal with the abuse that they receive. Read Full...

When it comes to how Covid has affected the sexes over the past year, more men died from the virus but women suffered more negative effects to their wellbeing, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday. Read ...

The Russian authorities have revealed the regions where citizens are most likely to report having to cough up cash to get to the front of the line for public services and officials have been caught with their hands in the till. Read Ful...

The Elysée Palace has said it doesn’t support the idea of a health passport that would allow inoculated people in France and Israel to make obstacle-free round trips, claiming an EU agreement with Israel would be preferable. Read Ful...

Brazilian officials have moved to rename the legendary Maracana as the 'King Pele' stadium in a bid to honor the country's most famous footballer – but some fans aren't exactly endorsing the move. Read Full Article at RT.com

While nobody would say it’s an easy job, politicians’ pay is a controversial topic across the world. Russia, it appears, is no different, with nearly four out of five people surveyed for a new poll saying they get too much cash. Rea...

Russia and China have signed a memorandum agreeing to create an international lunar research station, as Moscow and Beijing look to amalgamate their expertise to further advance space exploration. Read Full Article at RT.com

The shares of video game retailer GameStop continued to rally on Wednesday, after hitting the highest point since the end of January, and pushing the company’s market cap back above $17 billion. Read Full Article at RT.com

Maxim magazine, which featured Russian figure-skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva on the cover of its March issue, has revealed a selection of unpublished pictures from the hugely popular athlete’s bombshell photoshoot. Read Full ...

The German health minister has confirmed that there will be a boost in Covid-19 vaccination in April but admitted the increase won’t be as considerable as people might be hoping for. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two separate non-peer-reviewed studies looking into the use and effectiveness of Vitamin D against Covid infection have both reached the same conclusion: there’s no clear benefit to using supplements. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Conor McGregor's longtime coach, John Kavanagh, says that his fighter will have a change of approach for his mooted rematch with Dustin Poirier this summer and will adopt a more varied skillset rather than a boxing-only approach. Read F...

A Swedish feminist group, which says “no woman should pay damages to her rapist,” is soliciting donations to cover fines that courts imposed as part of successful defamation prosecutions. Read Full Article at RT.com

Provocative tweets posted by Elon Musk that focus on cryptocurrencies have turned into a real call to arms for Americans taking their first steps in trading. An online poll reveals 37 percent of those surveyed follow his messages. Read ...

Beijing has dismissed US allegations of genocide in its Xinjiang region as “absolutely ridiculous and completely contrary to the facts,” and said it’s the lawmakers in Washington who should be wearing the “hat of genocide.” Re...

UFC fighter Maryna ‘Iron Lady‘ Moroz has apologized to fawning fans after breaking off from replying to messages because of her MMA training, winning a deluge of new admirers after launching a fan site with a racey photoshoot. Read ...

Security forces surrounded the offices of railway staff in Myanmar in the latest military crackdown on protestors, as a general strike rages on with businesses closed in opposition to the February 1 coup. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Twitter users in Russia are about to find it takes longer to share their thoughts online, as authorities start slowing the service's connection speeds amid a row over illegal content hosted by the US-based social media giant. Read Full ...

A new report by ratings firm CRISIL said India’s GDP growth is expected to rebound to 11 percent next fiscal year, as the rollout of Covid vaccinations and “investment-focused government spending converge.” Read Full Article at RT...

A man and a woman have been taken into custody in Kent as part of an investigation into the disappearance of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who went missing last week. The man is a serving Metropolitan Police officer. Read Full Article at R...

Russia exported 79 million tons of food products last year, worth $30.7 billion, the AgroExport center under the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said in its latest report. Read Full Article at RT.com

Hounded by a mob of enraged netizens, Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall has retracted an endorsement of conservative journalist Andy Ngo’s book on Antifa, drawing accusations of caving in to “bullies.” Read Full Article...

A hacker collective claims to have gained access to roughly 150,000 security cameras, including in jails, hospitals and even a Tesla factory. The intruders say they found the login and password to a ‘super admin’ account online. Rea...

Sacha Baron Cohen, an actor known for satirical comedy, apparently couldn't spot the satire in an image portraying Bill Gates as a sinister vaccine conspirator and blasted Facebook for failing to censor the joke. Read Full Article at RT...

Juventus have been ousted from the Champions League at the first knockout stage for the second straight season – suffering even more despair than they did last year by losing on aggregate to 10-man Porto via a 115th-minute goal. Read ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved the Capitol Police request to keep National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC through late May, but their number will eventually be cut in half from its current presence. Read Full Ar...

Dramatic charges by tabloid Bild that RT reporters worked as spies in Germany are sure to mesh well with prevailing narratives about Russia in NATO states, host and commentator Afshin Rattansi said as RT prepares a lawsuit. Read Full A...

A former member of Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Chamber staff has come forward to say she was harassed by him – making her the sixth on a growing list of women reportedly harassed by the four-term New York governor. Read Full Article at...

The FBI released more footage of a person who allegedly planted pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6 Capitol riot, suggesting there's little progress in a case that has been overshadowed by arrests of rioters. Read Fu...

An editor for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has defended a deleted tweet saying she was “angry” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) survived Covid-19 amid backlash. Read Full Article at RT.com

YouTube has told its content creators and partners that they need to prepare for paying US taxes on their earnings – even if they live and work elsewhere. The already beleaguered video creators are taking it poorly. Read Full Article ...

Greek police deployed tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens after several thousand people took to the streets on Tuesday, angered by footage of the recent brutal arrest of a local man. Read Full Arti...

The fruits of Joe Biden’s border policies are already apparent: a tripling of children detained at the border, and crossings set to hit record levels. Yet the administration refuses to acknowledge it has a crisis on its hands. Read Fu...

Five Turkish nationals were handed life sentences for their role in the assassination of Russia's envoy to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara in 2016. The man who pulled the trigger had been shot dead on site by security forces. Read Full...

A county prosecutor in Michigan has warned that he may criminally indict Governor Gretchen Whitmer for reckless endangerment after she forced nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients last year, allegedly causing more deaths. Read Full ...

A new poll has found that 50 percent of Americans are questioning President Biden’s mental fitness, and over half are concerned about his lack of solo press conferences. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has summoned the British ambassador to China, Caroline Wilson, over an article she penned about the Chinese government's alleged misrepresentation of the international media, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Read Fu...

A survivor of domestic abuse has spoken of her ordeal after a photo of her was used in a "beaten at home throughout lockdown" social media post which appeared designed to poke fun at Liverpool's recent woes. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

RT in Germany is planning to take legal action against the tabloid Bild, after the Berlin newspaper ran a sensationalist tale that relied on leaked Telegram chats from a former employee, who claimed he had to spy for the channel. Read F...

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has reserved some heavy scorn for title-winning Rangers, saying that the club didn't do enough to stop fans disregarding Covid restrictions to celebrate their first title win in a decade. Read Ful...

Juventus hope they can avoid a second successive round of 16 exit while Dortmund are on course to see off Sevilla and reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Here's what you need to know about tonight's knockout deciders. Read Full Ar...

Leonid Volkov, a senior aide of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, has delivered an uncouth reaction to a baseless report by Berlin tabloid Bild alleging that RT's German service sent its employees to “spy” on his boss. R...

Contrarian TV host Piers Morgan will no longer host ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain,’ the network has announced. Morgan’s eight-year stint on the show ended after he trashed Meghan Markle and stormed off the set. Read Full Article a...