Foreign currency deposits in Chinese banks jumped by more than $260 billion in the year through May, having surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. That could allow greater freedom for capital to flow out of the country. Read Full Art...

The Supreme Court of Brazil has reset two cases against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which had been brought by a judge that the court had earlier found biased, bringing him closer to a new run for president. Read Full Art...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the chief of the imperial household was sharing his own thoughts when he suggested that Emperor Naruhito was concerned about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

When Sadyr Japarov became president of Kyrgyzstan, he pledged to tackle the corruption and grift of his predecessors. Now, the Central Asian former Soviet Republic is nationalizing one of its biggest assets – the Kumtor gold mine. Rea...

The Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday that Beijing has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Australia’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on three products. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden has issued a state of emergency following a catastrophic building collapse near Miami, Florida that is feared to have killed dozens of people. Emergency workers are scrambling to find survivors. Read Full Article at ...

Nicolle Wallace, a Bush-era White House staffer-turned MSNBC pundit, was mocked after a “groveling” interview with Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki, in which she heaped praise on the official and even offered her job advice. ...

In a decision hailed by the ACLU and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an US appeals court has sided with black activists and ruled that Baltimore’s AIR spying program violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches. Read F...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, but claimed the unrest was driven by white supremacist hate and anti-Semitism well ahead of the inquiry. Read Full A...

The much-touted bipartisan infrastructure compromise won’t become law unless Congress also enacts the $6 trillion Democrat proposal for social programs, US President Joe Biden has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

One America News (OAN) host Pearson Sharp triggered plenty of Donald Trump critics when he argued on the network that thousands were behind a “coup” against the former president and should be possibly executed. Read Full Article at ...

The scale of the fury provoked by the BBC's bizarre choice to continue broadcasting live footage of stricken Denmark star Christian Eriksen during his shocking collapse at Euro 2020 has been revealed, with thousands slamming them. Read ...

More than 150 people have been reported injured and several villages have suffered severe damage as an F3 or F4 category tornado touched down in the countryside in Moravia, along the Czech-Slovak border. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Two sections of a high-rise condo in Florida have collapsed one after the other, killing at least one person and leaving 99 residents missing, local police said. The building is located in Surfside, just north of Miami. Read Full Articl...

The boss of a Russian Premier League club with links to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says it is fighting for the right to freedom of information and sport in a legal challenge over strong US sanctions for human rights violations. Read ...

Facebook subsidiary Instagram has announced a test expansion of its “suggested posts” feature, which debuted last year showing users “additional content” after they’d already looked at what their friends had shared. Read Full ...

Barcelona legend Lionel Messi was woken in the middle of the night and given a surprise cake by his Argentina teammates to mark his 34th birthday at the Copa America on Thursday, with footage of the celebration revealed online. Read Ful...

Russia has released a video showing a coast guard vessel warning the HMS Defender that it was violating its state border and firing warning shots at the British warship, challenging London’s assertions about Wednesday's encounter. Rea...

US President Joe Biden has blasted press freedom in Hong Kong over the closure of Apple Daily, and called for the release of the “journalists and media executives” who have been detained. Read Full Article at RT.com

A pair of Russian pranksters, who have become notorious for catching out public figures by pretending to be anyone from Greta Thunberg to Vladimir Putin, have struck again, successfully tricking two unwitting UK politicians. Read Full A...

Euro 2020 organizers have reportedly agreed not to put Heineken alcohol-free bottles in front of players of Muslim faith at press conferences in a move being seen as a victory for stars such as France's Paul Pogba. Read Full Article at ...

The EU has announced the imposition of new economic sanctions against Belarus, in response to what it calls “serious human rights violations” and “the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition, and journalists.”...

A New York court has suspended former mayor and once top prosecutor in NYC Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over “false and misleading statements” about Donald Trump and the 2020 presidential election. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A transgender runner will not be allowed to try out in US Olympic trials after failing to meet hormone eligibility qualifications required for various women's events – and their manager has vowed they will compete soon. Read Full Arti...

A component of tarantula venom has been identified as a promising treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic disorder that currently has no cure. The chemical has been successfully tested on mice. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Several hundred unmarked graves believed to include the burial sites of indigenous children from a Catholic residential school have been found in Canada, a First Nation in Saskatchewan province has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Winston Marshall, the lead guitarist and banjo player for the band Mumford & Sons, announced his departure from the group on Thursday after his praise for conservative journalist Andy Ngo’s Antifa book sparked backlash. Read Full Arti...

MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has discussed his ambition to "connect" with people by improving his English, his training with close friend Daniel Cormier and a future guest slot on UFC frontman Joe Rogan's hugely popular podcast. Read ...

Massachusetts’ Brandeis University has earned blowback for recommending phasing out numerous words and phrases it claims are offensive, including ‘picnic’, ‘policeman’, and ‘rule of thumb’. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Poland’s government has announced that its military will end its two-decade mission in Afghanistan at the end of June, joining NATO allies in withdrawing from the region ahead of the US departure set to happen before September 11. Rea...

The United Nations (UN) has condemned the use of child soldiers after reports from Burkina Faso that a recent attack, in which over 130 people were killed in mass shootings and home raids, was carried out by kids as young as 12. Read Fu...

One day after a British destroyer violated the Russian naval border, the country’s deputy foreign minister has warned that Moscow is reserving the right to use force against foreign warships that cross into its territorial waters. Rea...

NATO is refusing to have any communication with Russia through military representatives, despite the numerous issues that are important for stability between Moscow and the transatlantic organization, like strategic arms control. Read F...

The Portuguese government has said that rising numbers of Covid-19 cases and increasing hospitalizations means the country must postpone plans to remove restrictions and social distancing rules. Read Full Article at RT.com

Premier League winner Jens Lehmann has opened up about his WhatsApp message shame that caused him to be sacked from a German team's board, apologizing unreservedly while insisting he meant no harm by remarks construed as racist. Read Fu...

Hit by allegations of racism, Buckingham Palace has now been accused of conducting a face-saving exercise after disclosing diversity figures relating to the royal household’s workforce and admitting that it needed to “do more.” Re...

Senior EU leaders have clashed over whether to ask for high-level talks with Moscow, just days after US President Joe Biden met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss a range of issues including global security. Read F...

Russia's FSB state security agency announced on Thursday that it had detained a resident of Crimea, accusing him of passing confidential information about Moscow's air force to Kiev in what it described as a threat to the nation. Read F...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a warning over the Delta variant of Covid-19, after calling for British tourists in the EU to quarantine. UK PM Boris Johnson meanwhile sees a “real opportunity to open up travel”. Read Ful...

A group of concert and theatre bosses led by Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched legal action against the British government in a bid to force it to publish data from a trial assessing the safety of indoor events during the pandemic. Read ...

Greek authorities have announced that people will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors – unless attending a large gathering – as Greece’s Covid situation has improved, with cases dropping and vaccinations increasing. Read ...

WWE legend Melissa Coates has died at the age of 50 after undergoing a leg amputation last year to stop her arteries being blocked by blood clots, leaving her former colleagues from around the wrestling world to voice their shock. Read ...

The Council of Europe’s human rights body has stated that it is “extremely concerned” about the treatment of prisoners in French jails and police stations, warning that people in custody have been “deliberately beaten.” Read F...

The lawyer for anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee – who was found dead in his Spanish jail cell on Wednesday while awaiting extradition to the United States – says he saw no indication the businessman wanted to kill himself. Rea...

A video posted on social media shows a moment when a high-rise residential complex collapsed in Surfside, near Miami, Florida on Thursday, killing at least one person. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new Credit Suisse global wealth report shows that the number of new millionaires increased by over five million during the pandemic year 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conor McGregor has been accused of letting MMA fighters down in their pay row with Dana White – but the ex-UFC champ has been more interested in a video mocking current title-holder Kamaru Usman and Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager . Rea...

The US and some other Western nations held up as “models of liberal democracy” are rapidly turning into totalitarian regimes reminiscent of the Soviet Union, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed. Read Full A...

Iran’s supreme leader will receive the domestically-developed COVIran Barakat coronavirus vaccine in the near future, the country’s top doctor has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Moneylenders have seen a sharp rise in the number of young Russians racking up problem debts, with bailiffs doing a roaring trade on the back of students and early-career workers who have fallen behind on their scheduled payments. Read ...

Cairo has said it will allow travelers to visit the country without providing a negative PCR test, as long as they have been inoculated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Medicines Authority. Read F...

Russian health officials have reversed controversial guidance exempting those with Covid-19 antibodies from being vaccinated against the virus, as the country deals with a new spike in cases and urges the public to receive jabs. Read Fu...

Politicians in New Zealand, including prime minister Jacinda Ardern, have backed controversial transgender Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard despite claims of unfairness – and warned against "bullying" or "horrible comments". Read F...

Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, reportedly turned down the title ‘Earl of Dumbarton’ for their son Archie over fears that he would be mocked for having the word ‘dumb’ in his name. Read Full Article at RT....

Russia has the right to use nuclear warheads in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies, and may even deploy them against conventional weapons if “the very existence of the state is threatened.” R...

Former US President Bill Clinton claims he suffered from a ‘cancel culture’ attack perpetrated by the Republican Party, before the tactics became popular with the liberals. Read Full Article at RT.com

The leaders of 17 EU states vowed to continue fighting against LGBT+ discrimination in a joint letter, a day after the EU Commission promised legal proceedings against Hungary. Read Full Article at RT.com

Thai protesters have flocked to the streets amid ongoing demands for the prime minister’s resignation and reforms to limit the king’s power on the anniversary of the 89th Siamese Revolution. Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have discovered an approach to monitor cancer evolution in real-time with the use of machine learning, providing a “clearer picture” of the spread of the disease. Read Full...

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the end of the Cold War should have been a victory for humanity. Instead, it was just the start of a renewed cycle of bitter hostilities between Moscow and the West. Read Full Art...

Senior members of the Greek Orthodox Church have received acid burns after a fellow clergyman “sprinkled” them with the chemical. The incident happened as they gathered to discuss the priest’s dismissal over a drug case. Read Full...

As Russia continues to move away from the US dollar, RT’s Keiser Report follows the growing calls in the country to recognize bitcoin as legal tender. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has announced a plan to ban TV adverts for foods high in fat, salt, and sugar before 9pm in an effort to tackle Britain’s obesity problem and wean children off junk food. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo was pelted with a Coca-Cola bottle during Portugal's 2-2 Group F draw with France at Euro 2020. And after leveling the Iran international's remarkable scoring record, he was also praised by goal machine Ali Daei. Read ...

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven is still the country’s most popular leader, according to a poll released on Thursday, amid an ongoing political crisis following a no-confidence vote in parliament earlier this week. Read Full Arti...

China has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over historic duties introduced by Australia concerning three Chinese products as part of a crackdown on unfair trade practices, including dumping. Read Full Article at RT.c...

With the launch of new large helium capacities in Russia, the risk of any global helium shortage will cease to be a reality. Read Full Article at RT.com

Workers who refuse coronavirus vaccines in Moscow, aside from those with a small number of health exemptions, face being sent home without pay as the Russian capital clarifies its tough new measures to deal with a spike in cases. Read F...

Miscommunication is poison in international affairs. A state can send a signal to another, but it's not the one intended. Given human nature, this is inevitable. But when military power is involved, the consequences can be dire. Read Fu...

The abusive control of singer Britney Spears by her father is not unlike what powerful sexual predators do to their victims, MeToo movement icon Rose McGowan said in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Read Full Article at R...

The percentage of Middle Eastern crude in India's oil imports dropped to a 25-month low in May, Reuters reported, citing tanker data. The fall comes as Indian refiners turn to alternatives in order to diversify supplies. Read Full Artic...

Two people have been killed, including a hospitalized Covid-19 patient, after a former soldier, dressed in combat uniform and a red beret, attacked a coronavirus field hospital in Pathum Thani Province. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Philippines has grounded its fleet of S-70i Black Hawk military helicopters following a crash during a training flight on Wednesday evening. No survivors have been found. Read Full Article at RT.com

A building partially collapsed Thursday morning on Collins Avenue in Surfside, near Miami, Florida, police and fire services said. At least one person was killed and more injured. Read Full Article at RT.com

The government of Indonesia is planning to establish a national bullion bank that will allow trading of gold domestically as soon as 2024, according to the country’s Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi. Read Full Article at RT.com

An influential Russian MP has suggested that the government should significantly increase the country’s highest level of income tax to 35%, in a move that would more than double the current top bracket, which sits at just 15%. Read Fu...

Volunteers in Russia's Krasnodar region have rescued three endangered Black Sea bottlenose dolphins from fishing nets. The female and two males got stuck in search of fish and were unable to escape unassisted. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Benigno Aquino III, who served as Philippines president from 2010 to 2016 and presided over significant economic improvements in the country, has passed away at the age of 61. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two major gun rights activists were conned into giving commencement speeches at a phony high school graduation, its audience consisting of stand-ins for thousands of kids who died of gun violence before they were able to graduate. Read ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott condemned President Joe Biden’s immigration policies as “reckless” just days before Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the border, blaming the administration for a spike in illegal migration. R...

The first of 500 defendants charged over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol has been sentenced to probation and community service, after her lawyer reportedly re-educated her in jail through films and literature. Read Full Article at ...

President Joe Biden’s new gun control crusade challenged the US founding fathers as well as the Democrats’ own January 6 “insurrection” narrative, by arguing armed citizenry would have no hope against an oppressive government. R...

Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), has been tapped to be ambassador to the UN’s World Food Programme, in what media reports described as bipartisan outreach from the Joe Biden administration. Read Ful...

A UK police officer involved in the death of former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson has been convicted of manslaughter and found not guilty of murder in a court hearing about the ex-striker's death by a 50,000-volt taser. Read Full Art...

While an unexpectedly high number of Americans aged 12 to 24 have experienced heart inflammations after receiving mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines, the government and the medical establishment insist that everything is fine. Read Full Artic...

Germany's Allianz Arena was filled with rainbow flags as Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban stayed away from Euro 2020, invoking politics on a night when Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the record for individual international goals. Read F...

John McAfee’s death has set off numerous conspiracy theories, tributes and criticism of the extradition to the US the now-deceased antivirus magnate was facing. Read Full Article at RT.com

A pedestrian bridge collapsed after a collision in Washington, DC on Wednesday, causing major road closures and multiple injuries. Read Full Article at RT.com

After facing criticism for not visiting the US-Mexico border despite being put in charge of the migrant crisis there, Vice President Kamala Harris will finally be making a trip south. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former antivirus magnate John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona just hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the US on tax evasion charges, authorities in Madrid have told national media. Read Full Ar...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to invite Russia's Vladimir Putin to a summit and consider “selective engagement” with Moscow on issues of common interest. Read Fu...

UFC queen Valentina Shevchenko has spoken of the joy she took in taking part in a demanding gun competition in the US, where she was part of a hunting group who hiked for miles to shoot at animals including bears each day. Read Full Art...

Robert Lewandowski scored twice but Poland could not complete a comeback and conceded a late winner as they tumbled out of Euro 2020 against Sweden, while Spain thumped Slovakia to go through and Ukraine qualified without playing. Read ...

Fourth Amendment advocates had reason to celebrate on Wednesday, as the US Supreme Court ruled that police have no right to enter a private home without a warrant when pursuing a suspect for a minor crime. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Spain's vital Group E clash against Slovakia in Sevilla at Euro 2020 got off to a bizarre start thanks to huge errors on each side of the ball, which could prove costly to the latter side's chances of progressing. Read Full Article at R...

An alarming new study on media consumption around the world has found that trust between news organizations and consumers is at the lowest in the United States. Read Full Article at RT.com

A BBC journalist on board the British ship HMS Defender has revealed that the destroyer made a “deliberate” move in passing through Russian territorial waters “to make a point,” despite receiving warnings from the coast guard. R...

A controversial Russian MP has suggested that Wednesday’s Euro 2020 soccer match between Germany and Hungary should be classified as 18+ because the German goalkeeper will be wearing a rainbow armband to support LGBT+ rights. Read Ful...

After being criticised for removing an artist’s work over her “transphobic” opinions on gender identity ideology, the Royal Academy of Arts has again drawn flak for “intolerance” – after it apologised for “betraying” fre...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi has shot down Vatican concerns that an anti-homophobia bill being examined by Italy’s parliament could undermine church freedoms – with Draghi emphasizing that the country is officially a secular state. R...