Bitcoin’s closest rival, ether, has hit $3,000 for the first time ever. The token, transacted on the ethereum blockchain, reached the milestone on several major exchanges, including Bybit, Coinbase and BitMEX. Read Full Article at RT....

In a startling detour from diplomatic norms, Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has fired off an expletive-laced Twitter rant directed at China as the two countries lock horns over territorial claims. Read Full Article at ...

Colorado's governor has extended his statewide mask mandate for another month, but generously allowed people to gather indoors without face coverings – if at least 80% of them are fully vaccinated, and can prove it. Read Full Article ...

At least three people have been killed and over two dozen injured after an apparent migrant-smuggling vessel capsized and broke into pieces after hitting a reef off San Diego, California. Read Full Article at RT.com

CNN took a holier-than-thou approach to explaining away mainstream media's penchant for telling anonymously sourced stories that later prove to be false, saying that unlike “MAGA media,” it tries to get the news right. Read Full Art...

Colorful Russia and Zenit skipper Artem Dzyuba likened himself to a superhero while admitting he had been waiting for his chance to make a memorable change of clothing before collecting the Russian Premier League title again. Read Full ...

One of the jurors in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin may have misled the judge about his knowledge of the case, and said in an interview that serving on such panels is a form of community activism. Read Fu...

White House chief of staff Ron Klain has denied a report by Iran’s state-owned television broadcaster of a prisoner-swap agreement, saying work remains ongoing to free four Americans who had been accused by Tehran of spying. Read Full...

While Odessa was mourning the victims of the 2014 clashes and deadly fire, hundreds of Ukrainian nationalists staged a march in the center of the city, carrying banners of right-wing groups and chanting extremist slogans. Read Full Arti...

Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland had to look away in the stands as his teammate Mateu Morey suffered a horrific injury against Holsten Kiel in the German cup semifinal on Saturday, finding his knee stuck in the turf. Read Full...

On the day their rivals Inter were crowned champions, Cristiano Ronaldo kept Juventus' hopes of finishing in the top four alive by sinking Udinese with a late double that could have saved under-pressure manager Andrea Pirlo's job. Read ...

Joe Biden is a popular guy, if polls are to be believed. Although these surveys paint a rosy image of his presidency, they can’t disguise the reality that the US is divided, and Biden’s promise of “unity” may be wearing thin. Re...

Sunday's scenes at Old Trafford have received the backing of ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who says that the voices of the majority of protesters should be heard despite reports emerging of serious clashes with police. Read Ful...

UFC legend Michael Bisping has reignited a feud with Conor McGregor hanger-on Dillon Danis, branding the American a "little weasel attention wh*re" after he challenged the former middleweight champion to a street fight. Read Full Articl...

Brazil superstar Neymar has issued another dramatic call-to-arms to PSG ahead of their do-or-die Champions League date with Manchester City on Tuesday, claiming he will "do anything" to win and is prepared to "die on the pitch". Read Fu...

Models working at Fashion Week Tbilisi are being accommodated in a building with no toilet, and left without food or transportation. That's according to successful international star Tako Natsvlishvili, who has strongly objected. Read F...

President Joe Biden's speech to Congress apparently went over like a lead balloon – or perhaps an ICBM – in North Korea, as Pyongyang has said the US will face “a very grave situation” because its leader “made a big blunder.�...

A wide-ranging protest which saw hundreds of irate Manchester United supports invade Old Trafford in opposition to at the handling of the club by the Glazer family has led to Sunday's game with Liverpool being called off. Read Full Arti...

Less than a week after instituting its “no-politics-at-work”rule, tech company Basecamp has hemorrhaged at least one third of its workforce, including senior staff, with online comments suggesting a running joke may be to blame. Rea...

Mass brawls marred the heavyweight bout between Mexican-American sluggers Andy Ruiz and Chris Arreola as fans laid into each other – before Arreola joined the list of shame with a profanity-filled rant evoking rapper Dr Dre. Read Full...

A sleazy Frenchman? Who would have imagined! Former French ambassador to the US and Israel Gerard Araud caused outrage by joking that “no” sometimes means “maybe.” He deleted the tweet, but said it was just “a bit of humour.�...

May Day celebrations in Germany’s capital devolved into rioting, with burning barricades and scuffles between protesters and police. Nearly 100 officers were injured in the skirmishes, local security officials said on Sunday. Read Ful...

Luana Pinheiro was accused of acting like a footballer after she stayed down and was filmed being carried away in a disqualification win at UFC Vegas 25 – and Randa Markos faces an uncertain future over the illegal kick involved. Read...

The latest draft of Australia’s proposed primary school curriculum includes lengthy descriptions of cybersecurity education for kids aged five to 16 and how the government plans to help them navigate an increasingly online world. Read...

Amazon is set to further reap benefits from the pandemic-fueled growth in online shopping after the US e-commerce giant saw its sales and profits skyrocket in the first quarter of the year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Surrey police have urged parents to keep an eye on what their children eat, after four youngsters who snacked on sweets suspected of containing cannabis were taken to hospital. Read Full Article at RT.com

The hangover from Manchester United's involvement in the ill-fated Super League has continued after legions of angry supporters forced their way into Old Trafford hours before Sunday's game against Premier League champs Liverpool. Read ...

Two-time Junior World Champion and two-time Junior European Champion Nadja Milijancevic is a rising talent from Serbia who flattened her last opponent – and her next encounter will be in her new discipline of bare knuckle boxing. Read...

A ring announcer in sunglasses and a trench coat looked completely out of place as he shouted into the faces of two huge brawlers at Monster War 1, roaming the blood-soaked canvas during a series of brutal bouts in South Korea. Read Ful...

The chances of a showdown between surging UFC star Khamzat Chimaev and iconic welterweight Nick Diaz appear to be dead in the water after Diaz's manager said Chimaev "hasn't earned the right" to fight the Stockton native. Read Full Arti...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that social benefits would be calculated based on state-owned oil-backed digital coin, the petro, as the sanctions-hit country is facing severe economic crisis and hyperinflation. Rea...

China has dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group into the disputed South China Sea for “routine” drills. The deployment comes shortly after another Chinese carrier group left the troubled region. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Alarming new research into the online economy has found that just 10 domains command the majority of the world’s attention and are on course to grab even more in the coming years. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new study by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) found that 3.3 million jobs could be created across the world over the next five years thanks to major industry expansion. Read Full Article at RT.com

The BBC has been accused of reimagining British history to make it more woke-friendly after it emerged that a children’s programme will teach that the nation’s earliest inhabitants were black. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian MMA fighter needed just 35 seconds to inflict a brutal submission on his opponent – but alarmed viewers questioned why the referee had not stopped it sooner after the loser clearly appeared to lose consciousness. Read Full A...

There is a new title threat in the UFC at 205lbs after Czech powerhouse Jiri Prochazka enhanced his glittering reputation even further with a stunning second round spinning elbow knockout of former title contender Dominick Reyes. Read F...

Female boxing great Katie Taylor almost lost four titles in a compelling scrap with former Olympic foe Natasha Jonas, leaving fans to joke that there was little point in watching the male headline fight that followed. Read Full Article ...

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings increased by $5.8 billion last week to reach a total of $589.5 billion, according to the latest data released by the country’s central bank. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has ended successfully, with the vehicle bringing home four astronauts from the ISS in a first-in-decades nighttime splashdown. Read Full Article at RT.com

Boxer Felix Verdejo is "of interest" in the investigation of a missing woman whose body may have been found drowned in Puerto Rico, according to reports claiming that she disappeared after telling him she was carrying his child. Read Fu...

Three of America’s leading news outlets have issued corrections, having alleged that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was told by the FBI he was the subject of a nefarious Russian operation. Read Full Article at RT.com...

US President Joe Biden wants the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share of taxes, but it turns out they have become one of the main beneficiaries of his presidency. Read Full Article at RT.com

A gunman killed two people and seriously wounded a third at an Oneida Nation casino in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, before being neutralized by police who rushed to the scene. Read Full Article at RT.com

Dr. Anthony Fauci is weighing in on India's record-breaking Covid-19 surge, but some of his advice sounds much like the early 2020 prescription that failed to prevent the US from posting the world's highest virus death toll. Read Full A...

Former Olympic champion and California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner, who is herself transgender, believes “we have to protect girls' sports in our schools.”  Read Full Article at RT.com

The US government is again using its space program as a virtue-signaling tool, choosing VP Kamala Harris to head the National Space Council, where, among other “priorities,” she will focus on diversity and climate change. Read Full ...

California is said to be setting the stage for the early release of as many as 76,000 prison inmates, including 63,000 who were convicted of violent crimes, as Governor Gavin Newsom furthers his efforts to reduce incarceration. Read Ful...

Nate Silvester, the Idaho deputy who was suspended without pay over his viral video mocking NBA star LeBron James, has turned his fundraiser into a war chest to defend police across the US after donations topped expectations. Read Full ...

A major fire broke out at a gas station north of the Afghan capital on Saturday, engulfing several fuel trucks and causing power outages in some parts of the city. The incident happened amid the rise of violence in the country. Read Ful...

Mitt Romney made headlines in recent years as one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican critics. Now though, he’s being censured by his own party and booed off stage in his home state. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Dozens of separate protests took place in Berlin, drawing demonstrators from across the political spectrum. Police had their hands full, as some of these groups started fires and smashed cars. Read Full Article at RT.com

The online war of words between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou is showing no signs of abating, with the UFC light heavyweight legend lashing out again after the current heavyweight ruler mocked him as being “a decision fighter.” Read...

More than a thousand people have taken to the streets of the British capital on May Day to defend their right to protest, which is endangered by a bill that vastly expands the powers of the UK police. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Police in Brussels wasted no time in dispersing protesters and illegal partiers from a park, rushing in at breakneck speed in tanker trucks and dousing the demonstrators in water. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea fans heaped praise on young talents Mason Mount and Kai Havertz as they starred in a clinical 2-0 defeat of Fulham to cement the Blues’ position in fourth spot in the Premier League. Read Full Article at RT.com

More than 200 protesters were detained across Turkey during May Day protests that came amid tight new anti-coronavirus restrictions. Footage from Istanbul shows that policing in the city was particularly heavy-handed. Read Full Article ...

Pfizer announced this week that, if development of its pill to treat Covid-19 infection continues at the current pace, and if regulatory approval is quick, the medication could be on the market in the US by the end of 2021. Read Full Ar...

Football legend Lionel Messi has refused to celebrate passing 200 million followers on Instagram. Instead, he preferred to draw attention to the battle against online abuse and bullying while addressing the impressive landmark. Read Ful...

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan both agreed to cease all hostilities and withdraw troops from their shared border on Saturday following several days of clashes between the militaries of the two Central Asian countries. Read Full Article at RT...

Over 30 Australian cricket players, coaches and commentators remain in India after officials made it illegal for them to return home from the coronavirus-stricken Asian country in light of a controversial travel ban. Read Full Article a...

Lawlessness swept over the streets of Paris on Saturday, with left-wing protesters smashing windows and lobbing stones and fireworks at riot police. The cops have responded in kind, charging and clubbing the rioters. Read Full Article a...

With former president Donald Trump’s deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan passed, the Taliban have warned that they may “take action” against US forces before President Joe Biden’s September 11 pullout date. Read Full Articl...

Sergio Aguero gave Manchester City a reminder of what they will be missing as the Argentine’s thunderous second-half strike against Crystal Palace put his team in touching distance of the Premier League title. Read Full Article at RT....

RT’s digital content project Redfish has had its Facebook page restored after a ban over anti-fascist posts. The account, however, remains restricted with posts labeled as “content violations” prompting fears of a new ban. Read Fu...

The Holy Fire appeared in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, a day before Orthodox Easter. With Israel easing Covid-19 restrictions, hundreds of worshipers flocked to the church for the ceremony. Read Full ...

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at what the Biden administration’s push for clean energy would mean for the global dominance of the US dollar, and how the collapse of the system would affect the majority of Americans. Read Full Arti...

At least 11 people have been killed and 102 injured after a powerful hurricane struck the eastern Chinese city of Nantong on Friday evening. Read Full Article at RT.com

Riot police clashed with protesters in Turin to prevent them from reaching Town Hall. Official Labor Day celebrations with Covid-19 restrictions were taking place indoors, while hundreds took to the streets. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

MotoGP icon Marc Marquez was taken to hospital after a dramatic crash during practice at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday – at the same track he suffered a horror smash last year. Read Full Article at RT.com

People who are overweight are more likely to suffer from serious cases of coronavirus, with the associated risk especially prevalent among those younger than 40, according to a new study. Read Full Article at RT.com

May Day protests in the French city of Lyon got out of hand, with black-clad anarchists clashing with armored riot police. Tear gas was fired and squads of cops charged at demonstrators. In Paris, Yellow Vests came out in force. Read Fu...

Chelsea have banned a fan for a minimum of 10 years for launching anti-Semitic abuse at a Jewish journalist, after a court previously found the offender not guilty due to having committed his crime outside UK jurisdiction. Read Full Art...

India has received its first batch of the Russian-made Sputnik V jab. Heavily hit by a new wave of Covid-19 infections, the country has expanded its vaccination drive in a bid to inoculate its entire adult population. Read Full Article ...

Cryptocurrency providers are now subject to terrorism-financing and money laundering laws in Turkey, a new presidential decree says. It comes amid an investigation into local platforms which abruptly halted operations in April. Read Ful...

Chelsea star Mateo Kovacic has caused confusion by appearing to set up a Twitter account simply to announce that he was boycotting social media as part of a protest against racial abuse and discrimination. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Australia has temporarily banned all arrivals from India and announced punishment of up to five years in jail for those attempting to return home. The move incited harsh criticism, being dubbed as “racist” and “disproportionate.�...

A medical board investigating the death of Diego Maradona has concluded that the team treating the Argentine football icon before his passing had acted “inappropriately,” according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

‘Game of Thrones’ actress Esme Bianco is suing Marliyn Manson, alleging that the shock rocker raped her, months after she and other women accused him of sexual abuse. Read Full Article at RT.com

NASA’s Ingenuity mission continues to break records on the Red Planet, flying faster and farther than ever before, scouting ahead of the Perseverance rover in the ongoing search for microbial life. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant is expected to get 50% more investment this year than in 2020, said Novatek’s deputy chairman of the management board, Mark Gyetvay. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has shared footage of him sparring Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, as the Russian-born contender's manager claimed it would be 'criminal' if Chimaev fights American veteran Nick Diaz on his octagon return. Read F...

A major fire broke out at an oil refinery in Israel’s city of Haifa. The blaze, which the authorities blamed on a technical malfunction, was promptly put out, but production at the facility has reportedly been stopped. Read Full Artic...

There is an “aversion” towards Novak Djokovic among some sections of the media because the Serb disrupted the dominance of fan favorites Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, according to countryman Viktor Troicki. Read Full Article at RT...

Florida is expected to become the first state to penalize social media companies for banning politicians from their platforms. Proponents have hailed the bill as a victory for free speech, while critics call it a political ploy. Read Fu...

Washington has signaled that Beijing is not doing enough to improve protection for American firms’ intellectual property rights, which was one of China’s commitments under the ‘phase one’ trade deal with the US. Read Full Articl...

UFC legend Jon Jones attacked potential superfight opponent Francis Ngannou, and has received a reply from the heavyweight champion. Elsewhere, MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz believes 'misunderstood' Jones is a 'decent human being'. Read Ful...

Wednesday’s march in memory of the 14th SS Division ‘Galicia’ in downtown Kiev demonstrated not so much that Ukraine is a fascist state as that its leaders are guilty of turning a blind eye to the far right and of exploiting it. R...

A man who infiltrated a group of Antifa activists in Sonoma County, California, revealed to media that the radicals have a ‘target list’ and made allusions to carrying out acts of violence. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spiraling coronavirus cases may cripple demand for gold and jewelry in India, one of the leading global markets for the precious metal, the World Gold Council (WGC) said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Luis Elizondo, who claims to have led the US military’s defunct Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, has voiced concerns over a lack of info on mysterious “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” – more commonly known as UFO...

Many Americans and Brits will face de facto vaccine mandates, as a new poll shows that 56% of businesses will require at least some employees to be inoculated against Covid-19, in many cases under threat of losing their jobs. Read Full ...

US President Joe Biden said all US military personnel may be forced to get Covid-19 vaccinations once the shots receive final approval by government regulators, either through an executive order or a Pentagon edict. Read Full Article at...

As the Pentagon declares a pullout from Afghanistan, the US corporate press is voicing concerns about an imminent terrorist resurgence, with CNN all but acting as an Al Qaeda mouthpiece, amplifying threats from nameless militants. Read ...

Elon Musk’s joy over SpaceX getting the Artemis lunar lander contract may have been premature, as legal challenges from rivals Dynetics and Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origins have caused NASA to suspend work on the project. Read...

Anxiety has caused adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson jab in 64 patients in just three days, prompting a temporary shutdown of four vaccination sites in the US, said a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read F...

A group of Republican lawmakers “have questions” about possible “political interference” from the Biden White House in the recent census results, they said in a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Read Full Article at RT...

After taking a victory lap over Covid-19 vaccinations and declining cases, US President Joe Biden has extended the mandate for wearing masks in airports, buses, trains and planes past the initial 100 days and until September. Read Full ...

The family of Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran who was shot and killed by a police officer while participating in the US Capitol riot, reportedly plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking at least $10 million in damages. Read F...

A warning by retired generals that France is “disintegrating” and risks civil war as Islamists detach swathes of the nation is far from a fringe view. In fact, a new poll shows 58% of French people support the “call to honor.” R...