An online revolt has forced Reddit to fire a newly hired administrator, Aimee Challenor, a transgender activist and former politician who had been previously suspended by two UK political parties over pedophilia scandals. Read Full Arti...

New guidance that will require all government buildings in England, Wales and Scotland to fly the Union flag has ignited a fierce debate about whether the policy is long overdue or jingoistic. Read Full Article at RT.com

After a successful launch, a Russian Soyuz rocket is on its way to low Earth orbit to drop off 36 satellites created by UK firm OneWeb, set to join a “constellation” of small devices designed to expand internet coverage worldwide. R...

An updated review of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine showed the jab is 76% effective against the illness, downgraded from the 79% reported in earlier tests, which US health officials said were based on “outdated” information. Re...

Big Tech’s influence over government has only grown between the last two election cycles. Facebook and Amazon now outspend the largest tobacco and oil giants when it comes to buying political favor, a new report states. Read Full Arti...

The Pentagon has approved a request to house underage migrants detained at the border at two military bases in Texas, as the Joe Biden administration scrambles to address a dramatic spike in immigration and unaccompanied minors. Read Fu...

The mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia has turned heads after posting graphic poetry on her social media accounts, with lines about how the city “rapes” its citizens condemned as “X-rated” and inappropriate for a public official...

The Second Amendment of the US Constitution applies to “hearth and home” and not the public square, the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, upholding a Hawaii practice of limiting open-carry licenses to security guards. Rea...

Atlanta, Georgia police have arrested a man who walked into a grocery store armed with five guns and wearing body armor, stoking fears in a nation rattled by two mass shootings in the past eight days. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is toiling to reach Ali Daei's record for the most international goals of all time – failing to score despite playing 90 minutes against a side ranked 103 places below Portugal as his country labored to victory. Read...

Two suspected ballistic missile were launched from North Korea and fell into the Sea of Japan, Tokyo's Defense Ministry has reported. It comes after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles over the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone from laughingly dismissing the urgency of the border crisis to being put in charge of it. President Joe Biden announced her new role even as he blamed the surge of migrants on his predecessor. Read ...

German politicians who talked to RT about Angela Merkel’s decision to backtrack on harsh Easter coronavirus curbs couldn’t agree if it was a blow to the chancellor and the ruling party or a strong and justified move. Read Full Artic...

US Senator Dick Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) is painting Republicans as accomplices to mass murder, saying they’re “complicit” in the gun violence that plagues the nation because they won’t support Democrats’ gun-control bills. ...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill abolishing the death penalty in the state. Until now, Virginia had executed the second-highest number of criminals in the US, behind Texas. Read Full Article at RT.com

US and NATO troops won’t leave Afghanistan by the May 1 deadline envisioned in Donald Trump’s Doha Agreement, House Armed Services Committee chair Adam Smith (D-Washington) revealed during a discussion hosted by a DC think-tank. Rea...

Care-home bosses mulling mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff are acting responsibly, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, although he refused to say whether pubs should bar punters who haven’t been jabbed. Read Full Art...

Russian bare-knuckle boxing may conjure images of bare-chested burly men in the woods swinging sweat-stained fists into each other's faces to render one another unconscious. Olga Gurova is as far from that stereotype as can be. Read Ful...

Several clubs in England’s top two football leagues have come under heavy scrutiny for claiming government handouts at a staggering rate of £40 million per year, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Exposure to plastics and other chemical hazards of modern life is reducing penis sizes and sperm counts, eroding fertility to the extent that the future of the human race is imperiled, a top epidemiologist claims in her new book. Read F...

Jessica Eye has become the latest UFC fighter to attempt to bolster her income by launching an account with steamy subscription service OnlyFans, where her supporters can pay a monthly subscription for snaps of the star. Read Full Artic...

The Government Accountability Office is investigating President Joe Biden’s executive order freezing funding for Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border. Republicans say the decision wasn’t his to make. Read Full Article at R...

Questions have been raised about the FBI's role in monitoring the suspected gunman who shot dead 10 people in Boulder, Colorado this week, amid reports that he was on the bureau's radar. Read Full Article at RT.com

A deaf cat named Achilles, who lives in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, will return to predict the results of UEFA Euro 2020 matches being played in Russia’s northern capital this coming summer. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Foreign football fans could have the chance to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if they are allowed to attend games in St. Petersburg at the European Championships this summer, a city official has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Turkey has agreed to Russia’s proposal to open two crossing points in the Idlib de-escalation zone and one near Aleppo, after Russia proposed doing so, citing the increasingly tough humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria. Read F...

Bernie Sanders is not “particularly comfortable” with the Twitter ban imposed on former president Donald Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot, saying it is indicative of a trend toward silencing “different points of view.”...

A team of researchers in Germany has completed successful experiments in which they showcased how false memories can easily be planted and, more importantly, erased, with potentially serious implications for the justice system. Read Ful...

Filmmaker and gun control advocate Michael Moore is under fire for declaring that by murdering 10 people in a supermarket the alleged Colorado gunman truly integrated himself into “our beloved American culture.” Read Full Article at...

As France faces a deepening Covid-19 crisis with soaring cases and more regions facing possible shutdowns, Paris has angrily singled out AstraZeneca, saying it is failing to meet its vaccine delivery commitments. Read Full Article at RT...

A German court has effectively sided with Facebook, overruling a decision by the country’s antitrust watchdog that claimed the social media giant had abused its position to illegally gather user data. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The French interior minister has said religious services will be allowed over the Easter weekend, as long as they finish before the 7pm curfew, but warned people to stay at home and not mix as Covid cases soar. Read Full Article at RT.c...

German politicians have called for Chancellor Angela Merkel to face a vote of no confidence after she admitted her “mistake” and pulled the plug on harsh Covid-19 restrictions planned for the Easter holiday. Read Full Article at RT....

Russia’s meddling media is standing in the way of protesters getting truncheoned and tasered by officers, a new report from Scotland’s police watchdog has said, warning that RT routinely reports on heavy handed crowd control. Read F...

Pittsburgh Steelers' standout wide receiver Chase Claypool could be set for the wrath of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after footage appeared online which shows appears to show him kicking a man in the face during a street fight. Read ...

A popular traveling exhibition featuring the preserved bodies of people and animals has sparked controversy in Russia despite attracting huge crowds. Authorities are now looking into whether it breaches any rules in the country. Read Fu...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced no new objections to the recent investment deal signed between China and the EU, but said it was up to Beijing to uphold its promises to Europe and prove they aren’t “just talk.” Read Fu...

Pavel Nedved has come out strongly to dispel rumors that either Cristiano Ronaldo or Andrea Pirlo could be leaving the club this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

The mother of late Russian ice hockey player Timur Faizutdinov, who died after being hit in the head by a puck, has said she doesn’t blame the player who hit the fatal shot and that it was a tragic accident. Read Full Article at RT.co...

The amendments made to Russia’s constitution go “beyond what is appropriate” and seriously affect the balance of power. That’s according to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, which published a report on Tuesday. Rea...

Russia is a "dangerous neighbor," but Brussels must maintain channels of communication with Moscow to solve issues of mutual interest. That's according to the European Union's top diplomat, speaking at a NATO meeting on Wednesday. Read ...

Russian figure skating star Anna Shcherbakova has taken the lead at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Sweden, showing faultless skating in the women’s short program on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Three Russian sisters who killed their father, claiming he had sexually abused them for years, have officially been recognized as victims, bringing them hope that the resultant murder charges will be reclassified as self-defense. Read F...

Diego Maradona’s former Argentina teammate has claimed the footballing legend practiced his famous ‘Hand of God’ goal. Read Full Article at RT.com

Business activity in the euro area has grown in March for the first time in six months, marking the largest increase since July. However, the modest recovery could be easily derailed by the third wave of Covid-19 infections. Read Full A...

As the Biden administration launches a new push for gun control, Vice President Kamala Harris insists that nobody’s “coming after your guns.” With Harris on record saying the exact opposite, will anyone believe her? Read Full Arti...

Conservative lawmakers in Utah have scored a symbolic victory in their crusade against pornography after the state’s governor signed a bill that could one day lead to all mobile devices blocking adult content by default. Read Full Art...

Russia’s Chechen Republic is listed as one of the regions with the lowest number of Covid-19 cases. It was also among the first to scrap mandatory mask wearing. RT crew traveled to the area to explore what’s behind its approach. Rea...

Mike Tyson has come out on the record backing Tyson Fury over Anthony Joshua in the highly-anticipated heavyweight title unification bout between the two later this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bluetooth dongles that keep people apart might very well be the new normal for business conferences and other large gatherings, and a Singapore event is testing the technology in a bid to start hosting big events again. Read Full Articl...

Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has told America’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the two countries needed a roadmap to tackle disagreements and that Ankara is not planning to drop Russia’s S-400 defense system....

The EU must speed up the process of strengthening ties with Turkey, the country's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday ahead of a summit of the bloc's leaders where they will consider future relations with Ankara. Read Fu...

If Jose Mourinho was ever looking for an upgrade to his 'Park the Bus' analogy, Gary Lineker has a suggestion for him after a massive shipping container was blown off its course by a 'gust of wind' to block the Suez Canal. Read Full Art...

The European Union has told its 27 member states to weigh up whether vaccine exports from their country are “justified,” as Brussels introduces revised criteria on preventing Covid jabs from leaving the economic bloc. Read Full Arti...

Nearly two years on from Megan Rapinoe’s famously X-rated response regarding a potential trip to Donald Trump’s White House, the USWNT star is set for a PR-friendly love-in with new incumbent Joe Biden. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Women under 50 who contracted Covid suffered worse long-term effects than others, and more than half of all patients took longer than three months to recover, UK researchers reported Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers are sounding the alarm after a number of experimental, unapproved stimulant drugs from the World War II-era were discovered in weight loss and sports supplements across the US. Read Full Article at RT.com

Western journalists working in Russia are a famously close-knit community. But that collegiality seems to have fuelled complacency and problematic standards, with a reliance on questionable sources and a reluctance to break ranks. Read ...

Disturbing new footage has emerged from the incident at last weekend's RIZE Fighting Championship event in Florida which descended into chaos when a gunman fired at least one shot during a crowd brawl. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The latest Amazon workers’ strike in Italy is a sign of the increasing pressure the e-commerce giant faces in Europe and the US over alleged labor law violations, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Parents of young figure skaters training in one of Moscow’s sports academies have reportedly filed a lawsuit against coach Tatyana Shilina, who allegedly beat and humiliated kids during training sessions. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

FIFA has slapped a new football ban on former president Sepp Blatter after he was found guilty of various violations of the organization's Code of Ethics. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli military inadvertently disclosed the locations of secret bases after publishing an excessively thorough list of Covid-19 testing sites in the country, one newspaper has found. The error was later corrected. Read Full Article...

Russian gas producer Novatek has reached an agreement to supply more than three million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Arctic LNG 2 project to China over a 15-year period. Read Full Article at RT.com

The latest figures on the UK’s attitude to international travel show that 20% of Brits are still planning to go abroad even if their trip violates government Covid-19 restrictions and despite the threat of being fined £5,000. Read Fu...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pulled the plug on harsh Covid-19 restrictions planned during the Easter holiday, after the decree caused an uproar among the public as well as within her own party. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The head of the World Health Organization’s European office has revealed his belief that the continent “really needs” Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, with the EU struggling from a shortage of doses of currently approved jab...

At a court hearing in Milan over an investigation into Silvio Berlusconi’s infamous ‘bunga-bunga’ parties, the former leader’s lawyer announced that he had been admitted to hospital again due to “health problems.” Read Full ...

A giant container ship that has been stuck across the Suez Canal for over a day, has been “partially refloated.” Maritime traffic through the important waterway is expected to resume as soon as the vessel is towed away. Read Full Ar...

Concussion is one of the most contentious talking points in sport, with some even arguing that the likes of rugby or American football should be dramatically altered to stave off the effects of head injuries. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Health authorities in India said they have detected a new “double mutant variant” of Covid-19 in the country, in addition to the British, South African and Brazilian strains that have led to a surge in new cases in recent weeks. Rea...

Former Nigerian international John Obi Mikel has stated that he will still not apologize to ex-Premier League Referee Mark Clattenburg after a heated incident all the way back in 2012. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new study by researchers in Michigan found a strange and somewhat inexplicable link between flu vaccination and the reduced risk and severity of Covid-19 infection. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC fighter Polyana Viana has appeared to hit out at welterweight Colby Covington who had suggested that he was too busy romancing Viana to accept a recent fight with Leon Edwards after pictures emerged of the pair together. Read Full A...

Queue-jumpers are posing as frontline healthcare or social care workers in an attempt to secure early access to Covid-19 vaccination, with centres forced to call police on violent imposters. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese foreign ministry has called on the nations of the Five Eyes alliance to enter the 21st century and stop viewing Beijing as the Qing Dynasty, after the allied countries successively accused China of human rights abuses. Read ...

Barely a month after tennis power couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils announced their split, an online post has got fans wondering if the romance may yet be rekindled. Read Full Article at RT.com

UN officials must meet to head off growing threats to world peace, diplomats from Beijing and Moscow have insisted, in a joint statement published on Tuesday, with Russia saying both states are concerned about American behavior. Read Fu...

A quarter century since their last meeting, former foes Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield will do battle once again in May after Tyson claimed that terms have been agreed between the two veteran prizefighters. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The investment banking division of Bank of America (BofA) has downgraded its previous outlook on the pace at which India is set to overtake Japan as the world’s third-biggest economy. Read Full Article at RT.com

A controversial and increasingly popular messaging app has attracted more than $1 billion from new investors, its founder has announced, with Russia’s sovereign wealth stash said to be among those putting cash into the business. Read ...

Britain has said it will consider all options to remove people from the UK who have entered illegally, as London makes radical changes to asylum law that would see illegal migrants disadvantaged when claiming refuge. Read Full Article a...

More than 600 detainees have abruptly been released from prison in Myanmar, media have reported, citing lawyers and eyewitnesses. Almost all of those released had been detained during the crackdown on the anti-coup protests. Read Full A...

Distressing scenes have emerged from the Atletico Madrid training ground as French forward Moussa Dembele collapsed mid-session. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s government approved on Monday the country’s long-term development program for liquefied natural gas (LNG), expecting production capacity to rise threefold from current levels to 140 million tons per year by 2035. Read Full ...

An uninspired cartoon commissioned by the Pentagon that attempted to throw shade at Moscow required weeks to complete, documents have revealed, shining a light on how the US military goes about its creative endeavors. Read Full Article ...

Military medics in Ukraine have announced the death of a servicewoman who reportedly received a dose of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, which has been the subject of a fierce row over claims it may be linked to blood clots. Read Fu...

The Philippines Bureau of Immigration has launched an investigation after allegations were made that officers in the department had been involved in a human trafficking operation that sends “women into slavery.” Read Full Article at...

The price of bitcoin surged almost 5% to over $57,000 on Wednesday, following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweets saying it is now possible to buy the company’s vehicles in the United States using the cryptocurrency. Read Full Article at R...

Hong Kong has stopped its rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot after being alerted to a packaging issue. Authorities say they are acting out of caution and do not think there is a safety risk. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth has abruptly reversed course after pledging to vote against any white, non-LGBT nominee tapped by the Joe Biden administration, hinting that she worked out a deal with the White House. Read Full Articl...

NATO doesn’t have a clear position on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline because its member states remain split on the issue and the military bloc is built on consensus, its Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has claimed. Read Full Articl...

The View co-host Meghan McCain leapt head-first into what she saw as an advantageous opportunity to virtue-signal over the murder of six Asian women, only to get faulted for using a “racist” moniker for the virus in the past. Read F...

An upcoming public talk on women’s empowerment between Vice President Kamala Harris and Bill Clinton has kicked off a wave of ridicule online, with observers recalling the ex-president’s indiscretions with women while in office. Rea...

Ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has offered unsolicited leadership advice to President Joe Biden, bemoaning the fact he allowed Russia and China to get ahead in "vaccine diplomacy" – giving Covid-19 jabs to poor nations. Rea...

President Joe Biden’s administration is too white and heterosexual – at least in the view of two Democratic senators – who vowed to vote down any non-LGBTQ white nominee, until the White House commits to more diversity. Read Full ...

A diverse coalition of civil rights, privacy and anti-trust groups has launched a campaign to end the track-and-target advertising business model of Facebook, Google and Twitter as their CEOs prepare to appear before Congress. Read Full...

President Joe Biden is failing on his promise of transparency, said the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), condemning his policy of denying access to the US-Mexico border to members of the media. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

One of the world’s biggest container ships has caused a massive traffic jam on the both sides of the Suez Canal after it ran aground and blocked the key waterway. The predicament has spawned a hasty effort to refloat the ship. Read Fu...

Parler’s ex-CEO John Matze has sued the conservative-friendly social media site, claiming he was unlawfully forced out of his position and that his ownership stake in the platform was stolen from him by rivals within the firm. Read Fu...