German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has announced it will stop selling combustion engine cars in Europe by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles. The automaker’s entire fleet is planned to be carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest. Read Fu...

Turkish riot police deployed crowd-control munitions to disperse demonstrators who participated in a banned Pride march in Istanbul, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ activism in the socially conservative Mediterranean nation. Read Full Article...

With oil prices rising to levels not seen in over two years, US shale, bouncing off one of its worst-ever years, could be looking at record profits in 2021. Read Full Article at RT.com

The 45th American President Donald Trump addressed his supporters in Wellington, Ohio on Saturday during his first rally in months, streaming it on a new online media platform to get around Big Tech censorship. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Key accusations in the case against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US, are reportedly based on testimony from a convicted fraudster who admitted to media he was lying. Read ...

Italy and Austria played out what had been a pretty cagey and drab affair until deep into the second half and extra time of their last 16 Euro 2020 clash at Wembley on Saturday, with favorites Italy holding on for a 2-1 win. Read Full A...

A dozen people were arrested as police clamped down on an unsanctioned rally in Moscow, on Saturday, against compulsory Covid-91 vaccination for certain workers. It was organized by the local Communist Party. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Former US president Donald Trump has opened an account on Rumble, a rival video platform to YouTube. Trump remains blacklisted by every major social media outlet after his supporters rioted on Capitol Hill in January. Read Full Article ...

Five people were killed when the basket of their hot air balloon plummeted to the ground in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The tragic fall to earth was caught on video. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is fighting hard to keep the border crossing from Turkey into Syria’s Idlib open because it allows them to supply arms to terrorists under the pretense of delivering aid, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told RT. Read Full...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was captured heartily celebrating in the stands in Amsterdam as her national routed Wales to book a spot in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. Read Full Article at RT.com

Wales captain Gareth Bale stormed off from a post-match interview when asked if he had played his final game for his country following a 4-0 defeat to Denmark in their Euro 2020 last 16 meeting in Amsterdam. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Youngster Kasper Dolberg produced an inspired performance as he struck twice while Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite scored late on to send Denmark into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals at the expense of a crestfallen Wales. Read Full Ar...

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to cough up a settlement of up to $230 million and stop selling opioids in the US. The sum is a drop in the ocean for the firm, but comes as nationwide trials could see payouts in the billions. Read Full Art...

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has resigned. Hancock was caught on CCTV footage released this week kissing an aide, in breach of his own social distancing guidelines and his marital vows. Read Full Article at RT.com

A clueless fan holding up a sign caused the 'worst Tour de France crash' some cycling enthusiasts had ever seen on Saturday, with a huge pile-up of dozens of riders colliding late in the opening stage of the iconic race. Read Full Artic...

Thousands of protesters are marching through London demanding an end to lockdown restrictions. The weekend will be a busy one for the city’s police, with climate change and anti-austerity protests also taking place. Read Full Article ...

Qatar's Olympic team has confirmed that 400m sprinter Abdalelah Haround has died aged 24, with the national federation's secretary general stating he had passed away in a car crash. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump fans are assembling at an Ohio fairground where the former president is scheduled to give a speech that will mark the start of a series of political events endorsing candidates running against his political nemeses. Read Fu...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially launched the construction of the Kanal Istanbul megaproject. The artificial canal to substitute the natural Bosporus Strait is expected to be completed in just six years. Read Ful...

Internet sensation Abdu Rozik has earned bragging rights over rival Hasbulla after being pictured meeting Liverpool legend and Champions League winner Mohamed Salah while living the good life in Dubai. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A new report from Ernst & Young (EY) showed that Chinese companies’ new listings in the United States hit a record high in the first half of this year, rising 94% from the same period of 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has become the first nation in the Middle East to make Sputnik V at home, with the test batch of the Russian-designed jab produced by one of the country’s top pharmaceutical companies. Read Full Article at RT.com

The knifeman who killed three people and injured six more in Wuerzburg, Germany may have been motivated by jihad. According to the Bild tabloid, the Somali attacker had read ISIS propaganda before his rampage. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Erling Haaland is one of the most coveted young sports stars on the planet but if the idea of the Borussia Dortmund forward splashing more than $500,000 on lunch strikes you as a bit far-fetched, then you’d probably be right. Read Ful...

A Spanish newspaper has claimed that John McAfee survived a first suicide attempt in prison earlier this year. The antivirus magnate’s actual death in a cell is being treated as suicide, but his family and fans are doubtful. Read Full...

One of the founders of a new group formed last month, the International Coalition of Extraterrestrial Research, explains its mission to RT.com – and why he’s convinced aliens frequently visit Earth. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An engineer warned three years ago of structural issues with the Miami building that partially collapsed earlier this week, the New York Times reported, as authorities continue to investigate the tragedy and search for survivors. Read F...

At the Bitcoin 2021 event in Miami, Max Keiser talks to the CEO of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor about the reason he owns bitcoins, and what is next on the road to hyperbitcoinization. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Grand Prix will move from Sochi to St Petersburg's Igora Drive circuit in 2023, it has been confirmed. Sochi has hosted the popular race since 2014, with the track winding around the Olympic Park. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Stella Moris, the partner of Julian Assange, has said that she and the WikiLeaks co-founder will tie the knot while he is in Belmarsh prison, and expressed hope he will be released soon so that there can be a proper celebration. Read Fu...

Electric car giant Tesla will have to recall more than 285,000 cars sold in China, the country’s market regulator has said. The recall comes after a probe found issues with the cruise control which could cause collisions. Read Full Ar...

Two footballers were gunned down at an amateur tournament in Marseille in the south of France on Friday, with one of the pair dying of their injuries and the other remaining in serious condition, according to reports. Read Full Article ...

The spreading global crackdown on cryptocurrencies, particularly in China, has forced bitcoin miners to start fleeing the country. Boom Bust co-host and crypto analyst Ben Swann gives his insight. Read Full Article at RT.com

Encrypted messaging application Wickr has been procured by Amazon for an undisclosed sum. The app, advertised as one of the most secure on the market, has been in use by multiple US government agencies. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former UFC fighter Pearl Gonzalez lived up to her name with a themed bikini outfit as she faced off against Charisa ‘Sweetheart’ Sigala before their bare-knuckle brawl in Miami on Saturday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Freakishly powerful gusts of wind blew through the London borough of Barking on Friday and left the neighbourhood in utter disarray, with videos and photographs documenting the tornado-like aftermath of the bizarre weather event. Read F...

Ukraine’s Olena Kolesnyk paid the price for going all guns blazing as she was knocked out by Brazil’s Larissa Pacheco in the first round of their lightweight showdown at PFL 6. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has replaced the United Arab Emirates as India’s second-biggest export destination in fiscal year 2021, with outbound shipments to the neighboring country rising 27% to over $21 billion despite the pandemic. Read Full Article at...

Microsoft has concluded that the same hacker group blamed for the SolarWinds breach successfully stole data from one of its customer service agents, and then used the information to launch attacks on the company’s clients. Read Full A...

An infectious virus is sweeping across Europe, with businesses shutting down and hospitals filling up. That might sound like an account of last year but now, for Russia at least, there is a real risk of history repeating itself. Read Fu...

Earlier this week, Russia and the UK clashed after London dispatched a heavily-armed destroyer, HMS Defender, to disputed waters off Crimea. Moscow considers the region its sovereign territory, and its navy fired warning shots. Read Ful...

Russia may adopt temporary export tariffs on sales of ferrous and non-ferrous (copper, nickel, aluminum) metals and metal products from August 1 to December 3. Read Full Article at RT.com

Australia’s largest city, Sydney, is placed under strict lockdown for two weeks, expanding on Covid-19 measures already put in place in some areas in order to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

President Joe Biden declared that US support for the embattled Afghan government will not end, telling President Ashraf Ghani that Washington will prop up the country’s military and economy as US troops end a 20-year occupation. Read ...

If legitimate, the new species, dubbed Homo longi, would be the most closely related known hominid to modern humans, filling in gaps between humanity and its Neanderthal ancestors as the search into mankind’s origins continues. Read F...

A helicopter transporting Colombian President Ivan Duque and a number of top officials was fired upon by unknown assailants who reportedly hit the craft several times, in what the head of state denounced as a “cowardly attack.” Read...

The newly released US intelligence community report on unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) offers more questions than answers. It doesn’t mention aliens, says UAP might be a national security threat – and asks for more funding. Read ...

Fresh from a string of episodes celebrating gay marriage and explaining why skin color is core to black identity, Sesame Street has released a new song urging Asian-Americans to be “proud of your eyes.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A senior US official said Washington is committed to keeping troops in Syria in order to counter Islamic State terrorists and prop up its allies, the Kurdish-led SDF militia, against the government in Damascus. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Iran has no obligation to respond to the IAEA’s demand regarding the extension of the nuclear monitoring deal, an Iranian envoy said after the agency’s head insisted that a swift response from Tehran was needed. Read Full Article at...

John McAfee’s widow, Janice, has insisted that her husband was not suicidal, fueling speculation among supporters who have been posting past tweets from the tech giant insisting he would never take his own life. Read Full Article at R...

Vice President Kamala Harris has defended herself from criticism that she took too long to visit the US-Mexico border by saying her Friday appearance was not her first trip there, prompting a new wave of condemnation. Read Full Article ...

Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in April on three charges related to the murder of 46-year-old black man George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, minus time served. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A makeshift camp erected outside the office of the French capital’s mayor was removed by police on Friday after more than 300 protesting migrants were provided temporary shelter by the Paris authorities. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ethan Mbappe, the younger brother of next generation footballing great and World Cup winner Kylian, is already on the road to following in his elder sibling's footsteps by signing a three-year contract with Ligue 1 giants PSG. Read Full...

Former US Vice President Mike Pence appeared to further distance himself from Donald Trump in a speech claiming he was “proud” to certify the election in Joe Biden’s favor and it would have been “unAmerican” to do anything els...

Montreal Canadiens fans took part in the bizarre ritual that sees hockey lovers destroy their city after a big win, and were filmed smashing a police car in what was described as 'not a good look' for the Francophone metropolis. Read Fu...

After the UK’s government climate change advisers urged it to implement policy to reduce meat and dairy consumption, Boris Johnson’s hand-picked food strategy planner reportedly says a meat tax “may be necessary” in the future. ...

The US Department of Justice has announced a lawsuit against the state of Georgia over the new voting law it says is “racially motivated.” The DOJ also vowed to prosecute any threats or intimidation of election officials. Read Full ...

Iceland’s health minister has announced that social distancing will be scrapped and that locals will be able to be move mask-free from this weekend, as the country ditches the last of its domestic Covid-19 curbs. Read Full Article at ...

Russia has detected its first case of the new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain, a virus expert revealed on Friday. Officials believe it is isolated and was likely imported from another country. The variant was first found in India. Read...

ESPN analyst Jalen Rose has claimed white basketball star Kevin Love is only on the US men’s basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics because he’s the beneficiary of “tokenism,” although Rose’s knowledge of past teams appears mu...

Police in the German city of Wuerzburg have shot and arrested a suspect after three people were fatally stabbed and several others injured. A number of passers-by reportedly confronted the attacker before his apprehension. Read Full Art...

The funeral of a prominent critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), who died after his arrest in the West Bank on Thursday, has turned into a large-scale protest against President Mahmoud Abbas. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Texas state senator and other Joe Biden supporters are alleging in lawsuits that Donald Trump backers tried to run them off the road in Texas during the 2020 presidential campaign. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has shown off a stunning and shredded physique ahead of her comeback to the octagon next month and claimed she is in the best shape of her life for her showdown with Marion Reneau. Read Full ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for an “immediate response” from the Iranian government after Tehran allowed a monitoring agreement with the nuclear watchdog to expire overnight. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

One in ten Australians living in the state of Victoria have said they “seriously considered suicide” during the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, according to a new survey. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko – the man deemed by many to be the greatest heavyweight the sport has ever seen – will headline a Bellator event in Moscow on October 23, the promotion has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) confirmed via Twitter on Friday morning that one of its temporary bases was attacked in a car bombing, resulting in the injury and evacuation of 15 German ‘Blue Helmet’ soldiers. Read Fu...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s apology for breaking coronavirus guidelines by smooching an aide. Some Brits are furious, given Hancock’s history of zero-tolerance on such encounters. Read F...

The minister for information technology in India has blasted Twitter after it locked him out of his account for an hour for an alleged copyright issue. New Delhi and Twitter are currently embroiled in a dispute over new IT rules. Read F...

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has settled a trademark dispute with an adult-toy company over its ‘Ring O’ brand. The rock ‘n’ roll icon alleged the sex aid had a much too similar name that could have tarnished his reputation. ...

Public Health England (PHE) has recorded six cases of the new Lambda variant of Covid-19, widespread in South America. The UK has seen a recent surge in Covid cases as a result of the more easily transmitted Delta variant. Read Full Art...

A Russian man who received 95.2 million rubles ($1.3 million) in one night after a digital banking error has been sent to prison for six years after a court found him guilty of taking advantage of a software issue to commit theft. Read ...

British Olympic Association (BOA) chief executive Andy Anson has revealed that some Team GB athletes have refused to receive Covid vaccinations for the upcoming summer Games in Tokyo while offered to join a fast-track program. Read Full...

Rowdy students are accused of causing chaos as hundreds of people stormed the field at a cricket match between the Birmingham Bears and Derbyshire Falcons at Edgbaston in the UK on Thursday evening. Read Full Article at RT.com

In the past, the Russian state has championed the benefits of cultural exchanges and stood against those who would end them. Now though, by banning US liberal arts institution Bard College, is Moscow ignoring its own sage advice? Read F...

Fewer than half of young Americans have a positive view of capitalism, a new poll has found. Even young Republicans are increasingly skeptical – but don’t expect America to go full-on socialist just yet. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The German parliament has passed new legislation to ease the path to citizenship for descendants of people who fled Nazi Germany, closing certain loopholes on the issue from previous laws. Read Full Article at RT.com

Health-related semi-formal working groups of the British Parliament are taking millions in donations from the pharmaceutical industry, which presents an obvious potential for conflicts of interest, a new study has said. Read Full Articl...

For the first-ever time, Russia has deployed two MiG-31K interceptor aircraft to Syria. The fighter is capable of carrying the much-hyped hypersonic Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, which has a range of around 2,000km. Read Full ...

Denmark announced on Friday that it will continue to suspend its use of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines, citing “possible harmful effects” which are too much of a concern compared to the benefits. Read Full A...

Palestinians have marched with torches and used laser pointers to protest a newly-erected settler outpost in the West Bank on Thursday. Several protesters were reportedly hit by rubber bullets. Read Full Article at RT.com

Authorities have increased the number of missing people, and raised the confirmed death toll, after an apartment building in Miami, Florida partially collapsed. The search operation to locate survivors continues. Read Full Article at RT...

The French leader Emmanuel Macron has said “tensions have eased” between Paris and Ankara after relations became frayed over the past few months amid a war of words with Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Gibraltar has voted 62% in favor of changes that will allow women to terminate a pregnancy before 12 weeks if the fetus has fatal physical defects, or if the mother experiences severe mental or physical health implications. Read Full Ar...

The French president has said he is not in favor of kicking Hungary out of the EU, despite leader Viktor Orban’s concerning new law banning the promotion of LGBT rights to school-aged children. Read Full Article at RT.com

Retired former UFC lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov misses the feeling of fighting but a potential comeback would have to be within two years of his previous bout or it will never happen, according to the Russian star’s coach. Rea...

Supplies of coronavirus vaccines are running short in two Russian cities, health authorities say, as citizens across the country sign up for jabs amid steep rises in the number of positive tests for the virus and new restrictions. Read ...

The GAVI vaccine alliance has approved a further $775 million to fund the provision of millions of Covid-19 vaccines to poor nations over the next two years as the African continent faces a “fast-surging third wave.” Read Full Artic...

RT Creative Lab got 5 shortlists at the 2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – a five-day event considered to be the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry. Read Full Article at RT....

Scientists may need to rethink how aging works, a new study suggests, as 70% of the genes in fruit flies traditionally believed to be linked to aging turned out to actually be involved in the immune response to bacteria. Read Full Artic...

Football fans have reacted to news that Manchester City are reportedly closing in on smashing the British transfer record by paying $140 million for England and Aston Villa star Jack Grealish after Euro 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The world's largest broker of fine art and jewelry, Sotheby's, will accept cryptocurrency for the first time as payment for a rare diamond, which is expected to fetch up to $15 million at an auction in Hong Kong next month. Read Full Ar...

A man accused of plotting an attack on Tel Aviv’s annual Gay Pride parade was detained by Israeli authorities before he could carry out his plan, while several other individuals were arrested for trying to disrupt the festival. Read F...

The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer has started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by US firm Novavax. The shot has shone in trials, providing protection against a number of concerning variants. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

On Friday morning, Russia's Navy kicked off a joint exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, where, alongside the Air Force, it will conduct war games involving cruisers, frigates, and submarines from the country's Black Sea Fleet. Read Full ...

A fire has torn through a martial arts training center in Henan province, China, killing 18 and injuring 16 according to a local government statement. The fire has been extinguished but many require care in the hospital. Read Full Artic...