Qatar intends to sign agreements with Russian companies at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum for the supply of grain, meat, and livestock feed, according to the CEO of the Qatari state-owned Hassad Food company, Mohamed Al-Sada. Read Fu...

NPR has riled social media after releasing a comprehensive guide to gender-identity terms and pronouns, with many accusing the outlet of being disconnected from how people actually interact with each other. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russia ranks 11th among the most attractive countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe, according to a new study by Ernst & Young, which will be presented on June 3 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Read F...

South Australia’s top health official left many bewildered after doling out bizarre advice to football fans, instructing them to “duck” if the ball flies into the stands. She later clarified the comment after a wave of mockery. Re...

Three officers have suffered gunshot wounds after responding to a call in Wilmington, Delaware. The suspected gunman reportedly barricaded himself inside an apartment building, sparking a massive police response. Read Full Article at RT...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez triggered a wave of criticism after posting a tweet meant to blast ex-president Donald Trump’s policies in Puerto Rico while sharing photos of her grandmother’s run-down home on the island. Rea...

The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), one of the largest public transportation networks in the US, said hackers infiltrated its computer systems, but noted that the attack was thwarted before any data was compromised. Read ...

Twitter has removed a post by the president of Nigeria and temporarily locked his account, claiming he broke the site’s “abusive behavior” policy after sending a warning to rebels accused of attacks on police and election offices....

The University of Virginia School of Law has announced that former special counsel Robert Mueller and three aides will teach a six-week course on their Russiagate investigation into former US president Donald Trump. Read Full Article at...

Former president Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Joe Biden's policies, saying his successor's aim is to erase US borders and "flood the country with so many illegal aliens that every community is overwhelmed." Read Full Arti...

Major book retailers have scrubbed Dr. Anthony Fauci’s book on “leadership” during the pandemic just one day after announcing it, as a massive cache of emails emerged painting the coronavirus czar in a less-than-flattering light. ...

Argentina’s largest oil workers union is eager to buy coronavirus vaccines on its own, warning that it will be forced to go on strike to protect the health of its members if the government doesn’t quickly authorize the sale. Read Fu...

The Biden administration is reviewing possible ways to punish Moscow over ransomware attacks for which Washington is blaming Russian criminals, without offering evidence, and trying to hold the Kremlin accountable. Read Full Article at ...

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have put together a governing coalition to oust PM Benjamin Netanyahu, just minutes before time ran out. For the first time in history, an Arab-Israeli party will be on board. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading US authority on all things Covid-19, said privately during the early stages of the outbreak that masks don't protect people from catching the virus – in stark contrast to his later directives. Read Full ...

Google critics and Jewish groups are up in arms after it emerged that one of Google’s diversity chiefs wrote an easily searchable blog post lamenting Jewish people’s “insatiable appetite for war and killing.” Read Full Article a...

A fifth round of talks to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal has concluded in Vienna, with the delegations representing the original signatories sounding a positive note as they break to consult with their governments. Read Full Artic...

Pearl Gonzalez has become the latest MMA poster girl to cross over to the Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) after her debut with the promotion was confirmed for its next big card in just over three weeks' time. Read Full Article ...

Former US President Donald Trump has shuttered his ‘From the Desk Of’ page, a blog of sorts where he posted statements resembling his famous tweets. The move is a precursor for Trump’s return to social media, an aide said. Read Fu...

In less than two weeks’ time, children as young as 12 in France can get vaccinated against Covid-19, President Emmanuel Macron has said after the EU’s drug regulator approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s jab for younger teenagers. Read Full ...

The UK’s Education Recovery Commissioner Kevan Collins has resigned, with the Times Education Supplement (TES) reporting he stepped down amid a dispute over state funding for the government’s education recovery plan. Read Full Artic...

UFC legend Tito Ortiz has stepped down from his role as Huntington Beach mayor pro tem while citing personal attacks and voicing concerns for both his safety and that of his family when explaining the move on Tuesday. Read Full Article ...

An Australian public health official has caused widespread bewilderment online for a video promoting Covid safety at an AFL game, with some questioning whether the whole thing was actually a parody. Read Full Article at RT.com

A collection of 100 “scholars of democracy” have warned that the Republican Party is threatening democracy itself in the US. Ironically, they demand that the Democratic Party fix this by trampling over its opposition. Read Full Arti...

Ghislaine Maxwell will remain in her New York prison cell after the former British socialite was denied bail for the fifth time on Wednesday at the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Read Full Article at RT.com

Father and son time went wrong in a Florida town after a local man took his child to a “paintball drive-by shooting.” Shot by scared victims who believed the attack was real, the boy was run over by his dad’s car. Read Full Articl...

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, defended the nation’s relationship with its allies on Wednesday, after France and Germany demanded answers over reports the US used Danish information cables to spy on European leaders. R...

After years of spying allegations and restrictions, the Pentagon has allowed the military to use two Chinese-made drones. The move has already stirred controversy. Read Full Article at RT.com

A serious fire erupted at a refinery in the southern part of Tehran on Wednesday, with eyewitnesses sharing dramatic footage of huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the skies and red flames at the base of the blaze. Read Full Artic...

Thousands of volunteers for this summer’s controversial Olympic Games in Tokyo have quit, according to reports. The Games remain widely unpopular in Japan, where polls show the majority of locals believe they should not proceed. Read ...

The UK government is in talks with AstraZeneca over securing doses of its modified Covid-19 vaccine to target a variant of the virus first found in South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

More than 8,700 people died after being struck by trains in India in 2020 despite the country's railways almost entirely shutting down passenger services amid the coronavirus pandemic and mainly running freighters. Read Full Article at ...

A damning new assessment from the UN’s human rights chief has condemned Ukraine for overseeing a major crackdown on opposition-backing media and politicians it deems ‘pro-Russian’, warning fair trials might not be guaranteed. Read...

Lawyers for a soldier suing several media outlets for defamation have claimed that hundreds of photographs exist showing Australian troops drinking from a prosthetic leg allegedly taken from a dead Afghan. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

It’s a controversial sight, and has been the target of ridicule, but now an advisory body for the Russian Orthodox Church has drafted regulations for the blessing of weapons, which is often accompanied with a splash of holy water. Rea...

The majority of Russians believe they haven’t yet had Covid-19, new research reveals, but more than half of people say they aren’t actually worried about catching the virus and far fewer say they’ve signed up for a vaccine so far....

Celta Vigo star Santi Mina is facing a potential lengthy prison stretch after a 2017 incident in which he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman will finally be heard in court in the coming weeks, according to reports in Spain. Read Full ...

The governments of Sweden, Spain, Australia, and other states have pledged to donate millions more dollars and Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Covax scheme in a summit which secured pledges that exceed its $8.3 billion objective. Read Ful...

The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged more than 100 million workers into poverty, the UN has said, warning that employment won’t reach pre-pandemic levels again until 2023 at the earliest. Read Full Article at RT.com

Singapore’s health ministry has announced China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine has been cleared for use under the city-state’s special access route, after the WHO added the jab to its emergency use listing. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Denmark will not grant any exemptions for Russian football fans hoping to watch their team play in Copenhagen at the European Championship this summer, UEFA has confirmed. Read Full Article at RT.com

About 60% of Germans would like to get vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine if they were presented with such an opportunity, a fresh poll has shown. Read Full Article at RT.com

Floyd Mayweather takes on Logan Paul in a pay-per-view exhibition match on Saturday evening. Here, RT Sport brings you all you need to know about the spectacle, which has divided fight fans since being finalized in late April. Read Full...

The threat of more sanctions hanging over Moscow is a “persistent risk” for Russia, but the country has increased its cash reserves and changed its banking policy to keep any potential dangers from economic measures under control. R...

Turkey’s president has warned that he could target a refugee camp, deemed an “incubator” for Ankara’s enemies, in the ongoing conflict against Kurdish militants – unless the UN cleans it up first. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Elon Musk has complained that a global chip shortage is disrupting Tesla’s supply chain, saying companies over-ordering microcontrollers is comparable to when people hoarded toilet paper in the early days of the pandemic. Read Full Ar...

Moscow dealt with Covid-19 better than almost every major city in the world by allowing businesses to remain open, avoiding mass unemployment, and preventing an economic catastrophe, all while keeping the virus under control. Read Full ...

Trials of the British Army’s new Ajax tanks were halted for several months after soldiers testing the vehicle became sick from its loud noises and vibrations, the Times has reported, amid concerns about other serious design flaws. Rea...

NHS England has announced it will roll out body cameras to thousands of ambulance staff as the organisation seeks to crack down and prosecute individuals who assault emergency workers after attacks rose by a third over five years. Read ...

MMA fighter Cindy Dandois has responded to 'keyboard warriors' online, after receiving 'tons of hate and disrespect' ahead of her contest with lightweight GOAT hopeful Kayla Harrison at the upcoming PFL 6 event. Read Full Article at RT....

With properties changing hands for more and more cash, and a fast-growing real estate sector, Russia is now among the top ten nations for rising house prices, overtaking historic safe bets for investors such as the United Kingdom. Read ...

If the European Championships were won based on the brilliance of squad announcements, Italy would already be walking away with this year’s title. Read Full Article at RT.com

Anthony Fauci, who has spearheaded the US’ response to Covid-19, took an active interest in research and studies pointing to the theory that the virus may not have developed naturally, internal emails reveal. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The current sanctions targeting Russia could be classified as a war against Moscow. However, neither the US nor the EU is ready for a conflict. That's according to the CEO of Rostec, the country's main technology conglomerate. Read Full...

A network of production hubs proposed by billionaire Elon Musk as a way to supercharge Russia’s electric vehicle industry have fallen flat with one local politician, who said he would pull the plug on any possible partnership. Read Fu...

Russian energy giant Novatek and China's Zhejiang Energy signed an agreement on long-term liquified natural gas (LNG) supplies from the Arctic LNG 2 project at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Wednesday. Read F...

Isaac Herzog has been elected Israel’s eleventh president, winning a sizeable majority of 87 votes from the Knesset’s 120 seats. The vote comes as several parties race to form a new government before midnight. Read Full Article at R...

A specially appointed epidemiological team has found “a likelihood of a link” between receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement...

The MV ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo ship has begun sinking off the Sri Lankan coast after being ablaze for nearly two weeks. The ship was towed away from the island to minimize the damage from the expected massive oil spill. Read Full Arti...

Border officials in Belarus have redoubled their efforts to discourage citizens from attempting to travel abroad unless they have permanent residency in a foreign country, as the West closes its skies to the country’s planes. Read Ful...

Disgusted Britons have taken to social media to condemn a violent attack on a young man by a group of black youths armed with machetes and long knives that took place in one of the city’s most prestigious parks in broad daylight. Read...

Moderna has said it will likely offer a range of vaccine dose levels in 2022 after a successful trial of a half-dose booster shot and a deal with drugmaker Lonza to provide ingredients for 300 million 50 microgram doses each year. Read ...

Covid lockdown measures covering five million residents in Melbourne have been extended for a further seven days, as officials work to “run this thing to ground” and contain a cluster of cases in Australia’s second-largest city. R...

Novak Djokovic has defended Naomi Osaka’s decision to walk away from the French Open citing mental health concerns, although the Serbian world number one says he is unsurprised by the reaction of tennis chiefs. Read Full Article at RT...

The parliamentary head of Germany’s Left Party has slammed the co-leader of the country’s Green Party as having “completely lost his way” after visiting the front line in Ukraine and staging a photo-op in a helmet and flak jacke...

LeBron James was criticized by basketball fans online after being captured storming off early and leaving his Los Angeles Lakers' dreadful defeat to the Phoenix Suns in the NBA playoffs on Tuesday evening. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov has commented on calls within the European Union to refuse to give financial support for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project, saying it is easy to do so during warmer weather. Read Full Article at ...

The largest vessel operated by the Iranian Navy, the IRIS Kharg, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman. The logistical and training ship was on fire for around 20 hours before finally sinking off the southern port of Jask. Read Full ...

Britain’s education minister has said the government is mulling whether the school day should be extended as part of a £1.4 billion project to ensure kids don’t lose out on education due to school closures during the pandemic. Read...

Washington's Covid czar Anthony Fauci received praise from a WHO official with ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for dismissing theories that the virus was man-made, newly released internal messages show. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which kicked off on Wednesday and will take place until June 5, is expected to bring together about 5,000 participants and see hundreds of new deals signed. Read Full Artic...

Russian energy giant Gazprom’s output rose significantly from January through May compared to the same period last year, the company said on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Australian state of Victoria will extend a snap lockdown into a second week amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections, with the state’s premier warning the outbreak will “explode” if the restrictions aren’t kept in force....

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina claimed her home was struck by vandals, who defaced the house with profanity and political slogans, prompting police to investigate a string of similar incidents in the area. Read Full Articl...

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss charges against a New York man accused of taking part in the January 6 Capitol riot, the first such case to be dropped after the Justice Department came up short on evidence. Read Full A...

The editor of the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) will step down at the end of this month, having been canceled because of a racially offensive tweet that was posted by the publication in February. Read Fu...

While other US states have offered cash and gift cards to residents as an incentive to get vaccinated, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is adding scholarships, hunting and fishing licenses, custom trucks and firearms to the mix. Read ...

A homeless man facing hate-crime charges for sucker-punching an Asian woman walking down a New York City street has reportedly been arrested eight times in the past year for similarly random attacks and setting fires. Read Full Article ...

A piece of orbital debris crashed into the robotic arm on the International Space Station, blasting a hole through the high-tech equipment in what Canada’s space agency deemed an unlikely collision. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Los Angeles County, California firefighter is suspected of shooting two of his colleagues, one of them fatally. Police surrounded the suspect at a rural home that subsequently caught fire and burned to the ground. Read Full Article at...

US Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, DC) has introduced legislation demanding that sexism be eliminated in the world of crash test dummies, mandating the addition of models made in female forms. Read Full Article at RT...

Joe Biden commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre by visiting the city and announcing new efforts to combat “white supremacy” and increase federal spending on minority-owned businesses. Read Full Article at RT....

Following Naomi Osaka’s exit from Roland Garros, Czech tennis ace Petra Kvitova has withdrawn as well, saying she fell and injured her ankle during a post-match press availability, making it “unwise” to keep playing. Read Full Art...

The Washington Post is facing scrutiny after critics noticed a correction to a story published last year debunking the “conspiracy theory” that Covid-19 could have originated from a Wuhan lab. Read Full Article at RT.com

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has instructed the foreign and interior ministries to take back all unaccompanied minors who are illegally in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after crossing the Moroccan border, the government has said. Read Ful...

A boxing match between YouTube prankster Jake Paul and former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been booked for August 28 on Showtime. Since confirmation on Tuesday afternoon, both stars have spoken out on the clash. Read Full...

The State Department’s woke foreign policy crusade has reached the Vatican, as the US Embassy to the Holy See tripled down on celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride Month, both on social media and by hoisting the rainbow flag. Read Full Article at...

A criminal case on the distribution of pornographic content among minors has been launched in Ukraine after the discovery of a link to an adult website in a Ukrainian language textbook, the country’s Prosecutor General said. Read Full...

The US Supreme Court has rejected Johnson & Johnson’s appeal against a $2.1 billion damages award to women who claimed their ovarian cancer was a result of asbestos in the US pharmaceutical giant’s talcum powder. Read Full Article a...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has once again pressed a hot-button conservative issue, signing legislation prohibiting biological males from competing in female sports to protect the “fairness and integrity of women's athletics.” Rea...

Officials from the Russian Football Union have called on UEFA for help in their efforts to convince Denmark to allow fans into the country for their clash at Euro 2020 this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fans and pundits have taken to social media to give their takes on the latest England squad, as manager Gareth Southgate cut his 33-man shortlist down to a squad of 26 that will attempt to win this summer's European Championship. Read F...

Stepan Latypov, a Belarusian opposition figure, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after dramatically injuring himself during a trial to determine whether he helped organize long-running unauthorised protests in the country. Read Full Ar...

Americans convinced they can spot fake news are actually more likely to be conned by it, according to a new study that also found a whopping 9 out of 10 respondents believed their ability to spot fake news was top-notch. Read Full Artic...

For the first time to date in the pandemic, the UK has not reported a single Covid-19 death within 28 days of a positive test. The infection rate has continued its slow climb, however, according to the latest government data. Read Full ...

Sergio Aguero may have left Manchester City but it has been revealed that the Argentine forward splashed the cash on some generous gifts before departing to join Barcelona. Read Full Article at RT.com

Carlo Ancelotti has made a shock exit from Everton, after being confirmed as the new coach of Real Madrid to succeed Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday afternoon on a reported three-year contract offered by president Florentino Perez. Read Full...

Maggie Haberman, a CNN analyst and Washington correspondent for the New York Times, sparked controversy on social media after she claimed former President Donald Trump has been telling people he will soon return to the presidency. Read ...

The technical system supporting the EU’s Covid-19 certificate scheme to facilitate European travel has gone live, with seven member states having signed up so far, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT....

Amid a backlash, as members of the public still await vaccines and are against the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 games, the Japanese Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that Japan has begun giving jabs to its athletes. Read Full Article ...