Critics of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have described his meeting with Joe Biden as a ridiculous failure, after what was supposed to be a one-to-one talk ended up being chaperoned by Boris Johnson instead. Read Full Article...

A major explosion has occurred in the central Chinese city of Shiyan, leaving at least 12 people dead and over 100 injured. The blast destroyed a local food market and damaged multiple residential buildings. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Group of Seven (G7) countries have announced plans for a major infrastructure project for developing nations in a bid to rival China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as “One Belt, One Road.” Read Fu...

All eyes will be on Switzerland next week, where Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, are set to meet for their first head-to-head since the American leader took office, and amid escalating tensions. Read ...

Beijing has dismissed the notion that G7 nations can chart the trajectory of global affairs, arguing that decision-making by small clubs has been replaced by genuine multilateralism. Read Full Article at RT.com

Several local officials from India’s ruling BJP party have broken ranks and resigned in protest over a sedition case that was registered against a filmmaker who made incendiary remarks on live TV. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s nuclear energy giant Rosatom has started construction of a unique power unit with an innovative fast-neutron reactor, the BREST-OD-300, in the city of Seversk in Russia’s Tomsk Region. Read Full Article at RT.com

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Jerusalem “one last time” to celebrate their “victory,” ahead of a crucial vote in the Knesset, which is all but guaranteed to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power. Read Ful...

One of two suspects in a mass shooting that injured 14 people in Austin, Texas, has been apprehended, but the local newspaper is continuing to withhold the alleged shooter's description to avoid “perpetuating stereotypes.” Read Full...

Members of a New Jersey school board may have thought they were ending a controversy over woke holiday renaming by removing all holiday names from the district's official calendar. Instead, parents are calling for them to resign. Read F...

A Greek court has sentenced four asylum seekers from Afghanistan to 10 years behind bars for their role in the fire that ripped through Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, on the Mediterranean island of Lesbos last year. Read Full A...

Democratic senators are marking the five-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre by speaking out against anti-LGBT hatred, even though media outlets admitted years ago that the motive was unrelated to sexual orientation. Read F...

Russia’s Euro 2020 campaign started with defeat in St. Petersburg as a composed and clinical performance from Belgium earned them a 3-0 victory. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new poll has found that even though most Americans are proud of their geographic knowledge, fewer than half know where the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls are. Some even thought the falls were in Iceland. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UK TV host Gary Lineker was forced to apologize for images shown on screens of Christian Eriksen receiving potentially life-saving treatment, claiming they which were 'out of our control' as furious fans raged online. Read Full Article...

The Iranian mission to the UN has accused Israel of ‘lawlessness,’ after the newly retired head of Mossad implied that his agency had been behind an explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility and the killing of a key scientist. Read F...

UFC welterweight star Leon Edwards says that there will be no doubt as the identity of the true number one contender at 170lbs early on Sunday morning when he is through with Nate Diaz. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden will hold a solo press conference following his June 16 summit in Geneva with President Vladimir Putin, avoiding the risk of blundering while sharing the stage with his Russian counterpart. Read Full Article at RT.co...

The football world has responded with an outpouring of support for Denmark’s Christian Eriksen after the midfielder collapsed on the pitch during the Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Euro 2020 game between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen was delayed after Danish star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field and was given CPR in a medical emergency during Saturday's Group B fixture. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The German Justice Ministry is reportedly demanding the messaging app Telegram open itself to law enforcement and pay a multi-million euro fine. The news comes after an elite police unit was disbanded over extremist group chats. Read Fu...

Barbora Krejcikova survived a scare from Russia's Pavlyuchenkova to win her first-ever Grand Slam title at Roland-Garros on Saturday as the Czech star saw off the Russian's fightback to claim victory in a thrilling final set. Read Full ...

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has announced a set of new measures aimed at countering a “sharply deteriorating” coronavirus situation in the Russian capital. They include a week of paid leave for workers and a nightlife curfew. Read ...

RT Creative Lab’s projects ‘The Endless Letter’ and ‘Lessons of Auschwitz’ have won gold, two silvers and bronze at the Clio Music Awards, a global event celebrating the visceral power of music to connect consumers and brands....

A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta had to make an emergency landing after a man apparently tried to force open the plane’s door in midair. Passengers shared grim images of the assailant fighting by the door. Read Ful...

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says that he has received interest from a host of football teams interested in securing his services, but admits that he isn't exactly in 'football shape' as he plots his next athletic move. Read ...

Two trailers transporting ammunition to the United States were ambushed by armed criminals on a Mexican highway. Most of the ammo is small-caliber and won’t be useful for drug cartels, the manufacturer said. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Two minibuses have been hit by explosions in Kabul, Afghanistan, local authorities have confirmed. At least seven people were killed and six more injured in the blasts. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cuba has asked tourists not to bring dollars with them to the Caribbean island, as the US currency will no longer be accepted in the country, according to the first vice president of the Central Bank, Francisco Mayobre Lence. Read Full ...

Mecca will be off limits to the vast majority of Muslims this year, after Saudi Arabia announced that only a select few, all from within the country, would be allowed to participate in the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Read Full Article at RT...

In May, Russia’s top gem miner, Alrosa, saw more than a ninefold year-on-year surge in sales of rough diamonds. At the same time, sales of polished diamonds increased by nearly fivefold, according to the producer. Read Full Article at...

A week after Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul drew a million PPV buys in their exhibition fight, the celebrity boxing trend saw its latest chapter on Friday - but fans weren't quite so enthralled by Lamar Odon vs. Aaron Carter. Read Full...

According to recent US research, Covid-19 may lead to the type of brain changes common in Alzheimer’s disease, and a team of scientists has identified the mechanisms by which it may be causing such impairments. Read Full Article at RT...

Stunning former golf pro Paige Spiranac has hinted at double-standards after she says she witnessed an athlete run a 3,000-meter race "with his nut sack out". Read Full Article at RT.com

Rupert Murdoch has written down the value of The Sun to zero, meaning that the British tabloid is now worth less than the paper it’s printed on – delighting critics of the controversial media mogul. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The British Army faced a storm of mockery after posting a photo of one of the last living soldiers who participated in the 1944 Normandy landings, with the internet crowd finding it strikingly similar to a popular porn meme. Read Full A...

Floyd Mayweather has offered a six-figure sum to anyone who can provide information which leads to the return of “belongings of substantial value” which were robbed from one of the boxing legend’s Las Vegas mansions. Read Full Art...

Further disregarding inflation will push the global economy to a major crisis, according to the latest report issued by Deutsche Bank economists who point the finger at the US money-printing policies. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A mass-shooting incident has left at least 13 people injured in Austin, Texas, local emergency services have said. At least two of the injured have been hospitalized in a critical condition. Read Full Article at RT.com

After being rebuffed in attempts to persuade Antonio Conte to take the job, it seems Spurs have identified the successor to Jose Mourinho as Paulo Fonseca is reportedly close to agreeing a deal - but some fans aren't happy. Read Full Ar...

A former employee is taking the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to court, claiming that the nonprofit civil rights group retaliated against him for complaining that there weren’t enough black people in leadership positions. Read...

Former French Open queen Maria Sharapova hailed Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as they produced an all-time classic in Paris on Friday night – which fans were allowed to watch until its conclusion despite a Covid curfew. Read Full Ar...

Russia has none of the “messianic fervor” of Western states such as the US, its foreign minister said this week, as the nations’ leaders prepare to meet. No longer the Third Rome, Moscow is seeking a more modest role in the world....

The first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, was surrounded by “hundreds” of CIA agents who told him what to do throughout his tenure as leader. That’s according to Ruslan Khasbulatov, the former chairman of Russia’s parliament. ...

China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has expanded the construction of what will be the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks in Yancheng Binhai Port Industrial Park in Jiangsu province. Read Full Artic...

The group of hackers who swiped source code from game company Electronic Arts pulled off the stunt by tricking EA’s IT support team on Slack, according to Motherboard. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia should increase its share of the global helium supply market, which currently stands at 3%, President Vladimir Putin said this week at the inauguration ceremony of the Amur Gas Processing Plant. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A new Time Magazine cover showing President Joe Biden locked in an icy staring match with his Russian counterpart has been mocked as an over-the-top display of machismo, producing a number of parodies online. Read Full Article at RT.com...

A woman claiming to be the aunt of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has pushed back on her charge that ex-president Donald Trump is to blame for Puerto Rico’s troubles after Hurricane Maria, instead pointing to local leaders. Rea...

YouTube showed that Big Tech censorship for violating Covid-19 orthodoxy remains alive and well, despite past heresy proving legitimate, sanctioning Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) for speaking of taboo treatments. Read Full Article a...

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar just can’t win. Hamas is now calling her out after she put the Palestinian militants in the same category as the US, Israel and the Taliban – and fellow Democrats forced her to apologize. Read Full...

The Pentagon has announced a new $150 million military aid package for Ukraine, potentially raising tensions with Moscow just days before President Joe Biden's summit meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva. Read F...

Dakota Skye, the adult film star who stirred controversy after posing topless at a mural for George Floyd, has passed away at the age of 27, a family member has confirmed. Read Full Article at RT.com

In his first interview with an American media outlet since 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brushed off his US counterpart Joe Biden’s “killer” accusation and called it posturing by an establishment career politician. Re...

With the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a US tour to raise awareness of Julian Assange’s plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe Biden to end the journalist’s prosecution. Read Ful...

The Department of Justice’s inspector-general is now looking into whether the Trump administration improperly sought warrants for communications by members of Congress and media, after leading Democrats denounced the practice. Read Fu...

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a doubling of enforcement staff dedicated to protecting voting rights and said election reforms and ballot audits in Republican-led states may disenfranchise non-white voters. Read Full ...

Turkey’s status as potential dark horses at Euro 2020 appears to have lasted all of one match after they were dismantled by Italy on a chastening night in Rome. Read Full Article at RT.com

A San Francisco coffeehouse owner has fired her husband after he confessed to her that he had repeated a racial slur after being called that word in an altercation over a parking spot. Read Full Article at RT.com

In the iconic Stadio Olimpico, Italy beat Turkey 3-0 in the opening match of Euro 2020. After a scoreless first half, there was an own goal from Merih Demiral and further efforts from Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne. Read Full Article...

Negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in the Austrian capital Vienna on Saturday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has announced following a recent break in the ongoing talks. Read Full Article at RT...

Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, couldn't restrain his tears after he reached his first-ever Grand Slam final at the French Open on Friday after he bested Alexander Zverev in a five-set thriller. Read Full Article at RT.com

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his motivation to lift the European Championship trophy once again this summer, ahead of the multi-city tournament which is due to get underway in Rome later this evening. Read Full Arti...

UEFA has said Ukraine must cover up a slogan associated with World War II Nazi sympathizers on its kits for Euro 2020 despite Ukrainian football official Andrey Pavelko claiming that a “victorious compromise” had been reached. Read ...

A federal judge in Wisconsin has issued a restraining order freezing the Biden administration's loan-forgiveness program for non-white farmers, pending a ruling on whether basing benefits on skin color is constitutional. Read Full Artic...

Criminals made off with the personal information of more than 3.3 million Volkswagen and Audi customers in the US and Canada, the German carmaker has revealed. The data stolen includes license numbers and Social Security numbers. Read F...

The Pulitzer Prize board has honored Darnella Frazier, whose video of George Floyd’s arrest in Minneapolis launched the Black Lives Matter protests. This year’s prizes remained in the key of mainstream media and identity politics. R...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two batches of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Covid-19 vaccine manufactured at a factory in Baltimore, which was previously hit by a string of hygiene and contamination issues. Read ...

A major network outage that prevented calls to emergency numbers in France last week was caused by a software failure, an internal inquiry by the country’s largest telecoms operator, Orange, has found. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Health experts have pleaded with the government to delay the final stage of England’s lockdown exit plan, after 8,125 new cases were reported in the UK in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily rise since February 26. Read Full ...

Four of Ireland’s biggest political parties, including the three currently in power, are facing audits after admitting to using fictional market research companies and posing as pollsters to survey voter mood ahead of elections. Read ...

A Palestinian teen has been killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry has said. The incident occurred in Beita, near Nablus, as Palestinians protested Israeli settlements in the region. Read Ful...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee has added another rare blood condition to the potential side effects of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, as the UK regulator weighs precautionary advice over capillary leak syndrome.  Re...

A special task force unit has been disbanded in the German city of Frankfurt am Main, a state interior minister has announced, amid an investigation into the sharing of extremist and neo-Nazi content on group chats. Read Full Article at...

During its operation in Africa’s Sahel region, France’s military killed an Al-Qaeda commander believed to be responsible for kidnapping and murdering two French journalists in 2013, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has said. Rea...

Moscow police officers have opened a criminal case against a Russian activist who brandished a gun, fired multiple shots into the air, and faked shooting himself in the head on Red Square, in the heart of the capital, on Friday. Read Fu...

A county official in China has reportedly taken his own life as the investigation into the tragic deaths of 21 marathon runners in Yellow River Stone Forest park last month intensifies, according to local state media. Read Full Article ...

Premier League new boys Norwich City have called time on their recently-announced shirt sponsorship deal with Asian online gambling company BK8 after fans accused the firm of being 'sexist' and endorsing 'soft porn'. Read Full Article a...

K-pop music has a legion of fans worldwide, but it also has detractors, chief among them North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. And when Kim called the music a “vicious cancer,” some Twitter users couldn’t help but agree with him. Read ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it is aware of a contaminated batch of the active substance used to make Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine and that they’re taking precautionary action to prevent possible harm. Read F...

France President Emmanuel Macron, who was slapped by an angry member of the public this week, has visited France's Euro 2020 camp while wishing the World Cup champion squad the best and backing N'Golo Kante for the Ballon d'Or. Read Ful...

A detention order has been issued for Russian activist Ivan Zhdanov, one of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s most high-profile associates, after the Ministry of Internal Affairs included him on a federal wanted list. Read Ful...

Some 400 potted plants labeled ‘cannabis’ have mysteriously appeared on the shelves of supermarkets and garden centers in France, with a number of customers managing to take pots home before they were seized by the gendarmes. Read F...

Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has stated that US sanctions are preventing the South American nation from accessing Covid vaccines by blocking a $10 million payment to the global Covax scheme. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Plans for a film that will tout New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s leadership in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings have met resistance from pundits and the Muslim community. Ardern has distanced herself from the project. Read...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved a new manufacturing plant in central France to boost production of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, the regulator’s committee for human medicines has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

One day after the organizers of UEFA Euro 2020 ruled that Ukraine must remove a WW2 Nazi collaborator slogan from its soccer kit, the country’s ruling body has refused to back down, instead making it the team’s official phrase. Read...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has waded into the row about players taking a knee before games in the European Championships, as he calls on English fans to avoid booing and pay respect to the gesture. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russia captain Artem Dzyuba is aiming to beat Belgium at their own game rather than resort to rudimentary long-ball football in their Euro 2020 Group B opener in St. Petersburg. Read Full Article at RT.com

Oil prices continued to grow on Friday, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that global crude demand would return to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels by the end of next year. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese foreign ministry has said Washington’s “unilateral bullying” was the cause of the Iranian nuclear crisis, but talks in Vienna aiming to restart the 2015 nuclear deal were nearly complete. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Scientists studying the cause of a flood which killed more than 200 people in the Indian Himalayas have said the disaster was caused by a massive rock and ice avalanche that could happen again in the mountain range. Read Full Article at...

Covid-19 has mutated significantly, and the virus is now much harder to treat than it used to be. That’s according to the head of Moscow’s Kommunarka Hospital, which last year became the city’s main coronavirus treatment facility....

The head of America’s space agency, Bill Nelson, has lauded the benefits of his country’s historic partnership with Russia, which has allowed generations of astronauts and cosmonauts to step beyond the Earth’s atmosphere together....

Thailand has been retaining locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines for itself in the midst of a massive wave of coronavirus, Taiwan’s president has said, claiming that shots scheduled for delivery in June did not arrive. Read Full ...

US state-run outfits RFE/RL and Voice of America are refusing to comply with Russian legislation on the work of foreign agents within the country, the government’s media regulator Roskomnadzor revealed on Friday morning. Read Full Art...

Florida’s education board has kicked off a storm after unanimously adopting new rules that forbid instructors from trying to “indoctrinate” students and teaching topics like “critical race theory” that “distort historical ev...

World Champions France are among the favorites to win this summer's European Championships but are rumors of tensions within the camp threatening to overshadow Didier Deschamps' team's pursuit of further silverware? Read Full Article at...

Moscow’s media watchdog has warned that some of the world’s largest tech companies are continuing to host shocking illegal content online, despite thousands of requests from officials in the country to take down prohibited posts. Re...

Speaking after retiring last week, Yossi Cohen used an interview to imply that Israel was behind the explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility and the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists, and issued a warning to Tehran. Read F...