A man in France has been charged with threatening politicians by attaching their names to makeshift guillotines. He claimed it was in protest at the country’s Covid-19 restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

A US fencer who was given a "safety plan" to "keep him away from all women at the Olympic Village" appears to have been ostracized by his teammates wearing pink – with one of his accusers saying one case should have ruled him out. Rea...

As of Saturday, 30 years have passed since the US and the Soviet Union signed the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I). Given the world has not yet descended into nuclear war, the weapons deal seems to have done its job. Read ...

The Soviet Union might have lost the first Cold War, but Russia is ahead in the rematch with the US and, this time, has every chance of coming out on top. That's according to one well-known Moscow scholar, Sergey Karaganov. Read Full Ar...

India’s renewable energy industry could see equity investments of some $150 billion by 2030, according to Gaurav Singhal, managing director at Bank of America’s Indian division. Read Full Article at RT.com

As the CDC urges Americans to mask up against the Delta variant, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has argued that more data is needed about the strain’s infectiousness. His mask-free nation is hovering at zero Covid deaths per day. Rea...

Russia has overtaken Australia, Argentina and Brazil in beef exports to the Chinese market, which are likely to grow further over the next five years, the Center for Industry Expertise (CIE) of Russia’s Rosselkhozbank says. Read Full ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order to ensure that parents – and not officials – will decide whether pupils don masks at public schools, pushing back on recent CDC advice for K-12 students. Read Full Article at R...

Brisbane is headed for another “snap” lockdown, following six new local coronavirus infections, forcing most residents in Australia’s third-most populous city and other regions of Queensland to stay at home until next week. Read F...

A British government science panel has claimed that a coronavirus variant with a 35% fatality rate – akin to that seen in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) – could emerge, and that vaccine booster doses may be needed. Read...

Attorney General Merrick Garland has sued Texas, seeking to block and annul an executive order by Republican Governor Greg Abbott that outlawed the transportation of migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. Read Full Article a...

Even as they quoted internal CDC documents backing the renewed mask mandates due to the rise in Delta variant Covid-19 cases, both the New York Times and the Washington Post got a tongue-lashing from the White House. Read Full Article a...

Washington has slapped new sanctions on Cuba’s national police force and its two top officials, claiming they led a crackdown on recent protests, with President Biden referencing further measures at a meeting with Cuban-Americans. Rea...

In a historic win for trade unions, Australia’s federal court ruled in favor of the Transport Workers Union’s case against airline giant Qantas. The outsourcing scandal saw over 2,000 employees laid off amid the Covid pandemic. Read...

Some 270 Palestinians were injured in the occupied West Bank as they clashed with Israel Defense Forces troops, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds protesting Israeli settlements. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed giving citizenship to some immigrants in the US illegally via a Senate budget bill, while House Democrats approved a bill that would allow them to work in Congress. Read F...

The ground control team may have got too celebratory after the successful docking of the Nauka module at the ISS, the head of Roscosmos said, blaming human error for the accidental activation of thrusters that tilted the station. Read F...

The CDC has released a study backing up its decision to recommend indoor masking for both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans. The study examined one outbreak and found three-quarters of people testing positive were vaccinated. Read F...

Israel has squarely blamed Iran for an attack this week on an Israeli-operated tanker off Oman, urging the international community to come up with a harsh response to the incident, which killed at least two of the vessel’s crew. Read ...

If Olympic medals were given out for histrionic temper tantrums at losing, the USA's athletes and media would be runaway winners. Maybe then they would stop blaming Russia for their defeats. Read Full Article at RT.com

England cricket star Ben Stokes will take an “indefinite break” from the sport to focus on his mental health. The move follows similar steps by women’s sports stars Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A US watchdog has denied a protest filed against NASA by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company, Blue Origin, after the space agency chose Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build its next lunar lander. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least four people have been injured in a knife and gun attack in the Wedding neighborhood of Berlin, police told reporters. Officers have said the incident appears to have been targeted towards one of the victims. Read Full Article a...

Chechen boxer Imam Khataev has underscored his reputation as one of the finest prospects in the sport after he showcased his power with a KO of Spain's Jalidov Gafurova to qualify for the Olympic light-heavyweight semi-final. Read Full ...

The UN’s main compound in Afghanistan has come under attack, causing the death of at least one security guard. The Taliban downplayed the incident, saying the compound was caught in “crossfire” between it and government forces. Re...

Though the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has triggered a reimposition of mask mandates in the US, the WHO still maintains that vaccines are effective against it, and that the variant isn’t any more deadly. Read Full Article ...

Cyprus has announced that children aged 12 to 15 will soon be included in the island’s mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, with adolescents eligible to receive either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. Read Full Article a...

Police in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, were forced to intervene with tear gas and truncheons after right-wing political activists attacked the participants at an LGBT+ pride march outside the walls of the president's office. Read Full A...

Lewis Hughes, an estate agent from Essex, pleaded guilty on Friday at Westminster Magistrates Court to assaulting England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, in London’s St James Park on June 27. Read Full Article at RT...

Describing himself as the “most famous artist in the MAGA world,” Biden Jr. has shrugged off the “haters” who think his art is overpriced and accuse him of profiting from his father’s presidency using the choice words “F**k ...

The Chinese operator of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant has said it will shut down one of its reactors over damaged fuel rods, adding that there is no cause for concern over safety. Read Full Article at RT.com

American BMX star Connor Fields is 'awake' and recovering in hospital after he appeared to be seriously injured following a heavy crash at the Olympic men's BMX semi-final race early on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Paige VanZan't second appearance in the BKFC ring didn't go quite as planned as she was beaten by former UFC rival Rachael Ostovich - but the former Sports Illustrated pinup isn't letting defeat keep her down. Read Full Article at RT.co...

As parliamentary elections in Germany loom, chancellor candidate and leader of the ruling Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Armin Laschet has issued an apology over a lacking source in a book he wrote. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Greeks have been told to avoid unnecessary work and travel as temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius in Athens and are expected to rise further with the city’s biggest tourist attraction already forced to close. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Hungary’s election authority signed off the government’s list of five questions on Friday ahead of a referendum on a law prohibiting the dissemination of content “promoting” homosexuality or gender reassignment in schools. Read ...

The British government has awarded potentially years-long contracts to help develop a domestic vaccine passport, as Downing Street simultaneously hints that the whole idea could be abandoned if enough people get the jab. Read Full Artic...

One of the world's leading financial services, Mastercard, has submitted a new audit report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as the company seeks to overturn the latest ban on card issuance in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com...

German authorities have removed South Africa from the country’s ‘virus variant’ list, as the extra-contagious Delta strain dominates other Covid-19 variants. The change paves the way for the easing of strict travel restrictions. R...

Two crew members have lost their lives in an attack by suspected pirates on an Israeli-operated, Liberian-flagged merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea, stated the shipping company, owned by Eyal Ofer, one of Israel’s richest men. Read F...

Team ROC's Vitalina Batsarashkina has become the first female shooter to win THREE medals at the same Olympic Games after she surged to gold in the 25m rapid fire pistol event on Friday, becoming a viral smash in the process. Read Full ...

After 3,300 new cases on Friday, Japan has expanded its state of emergency to three more prefectures close to Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka. Organizers have announced that 27 of the cases were linked to the Olympics. Read Fu...

Amazon has been handed an $888 million fine by European Union regulators for breaching the bloc’s data protection laws. The fine is the largest issued by the EU, but is still less than one percent of the firm’s annual revenue. Read ...

The chief editor of Russian investigative outlet Proekt Media has revealed that he is now in the United States and has no plans to return to his home country. Roman Badanin also plans to relocate his publication’s staff abroad. Read F...

Criticism over Nicola Sturgeon’s government is mounting in Scotland as new figures show another increase in drugs deaths, with narcotic-related fatalities there overtaking those of European nations. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A study released on Friday has raised fresh concerns that easing Covid restrictions before countries have achieved full inoculation could significantly increase the risk vaccine-resistant strains emerging, allowing them to thrive. Read ...

The mixed doubles final in Tokyo will be an all-Russian affair after Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina beat Serbian pair Novak Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic in their semi-final on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Simone Biles' participation in the upcoming apparatus finals in Tokyo is in doubt after she admitted she is suffering from the 'twisties', a term given to gymnasts suffering from a 'mental block' ahead of competition. Read Full Article ...

Gold prices are hovering around a two-week high as of Friday, showing the biggest weekly gains in over two months as the US Federal Reserve keeps key policy rates unchanged, engendering investors' optimism about commodity markets. Read ...

Russia's Olympic Committee has hit out at "Western propaganda" and "sore losers" after US swimmer Ryan Murphy implied the 200m backstroke final at Tokyo 2020 "wasn't clean" after being beaten by Russian winner Evgeny Rylov. Read Full Ar...

More than ten supporters of Russia’s Communist Party have been arrested in central Moscow after staging a protest against the authority’s decision to bar a popular politician from running in upcoming parliamentary elections. Read Fu...

As concerns grow over the spreading Delta variant, PM Scott Morrison revealed a 70%-vaccination goal for the next stage of eased restrictions. His cabinet agreed on the roadmap after 170 new cases were recorded in NSW on Friday. Read Fu...

President Herzog has received his third dose of a Pfizer coronavirus jab, formally launching the country’s booster shot program for people aged over 60. The new scheme follows concerns over declining vaccine efficacy over time. Read F...

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev are guaranteed at least a silver medal in Tokyo after the ROC pairing beat Australia’s Ash Barty and John Peers in a semi-final thriller. Read Full Article at RT.com

Indigenous representatives and community groups have warned that the Australian government’s “disturbing” use of troops to enforce lockdown rules in Sydney will “create greater fear and uncertainty” and may alienate residents....

Anti-vaxxers have vowed, perhaps jokingly in some cases, to go plant-based after a British law firm said vegans could be exempt if companies decide to implement compulsory Covid-19 vaccination rules. Read Full Article at RT.com

A merchant vessel, operated by the company of Israeli billionaire, Eyal Ofer, has been attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The incident is currently under investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Philippines announced on Friday that a lockdown will be reimposed on the Metro Manila region, forcing more than 13 million people to stay at home. The move follows rising numbers of Covid cases fueled by the Delta variant. Read Full...

UFC star Darren Till rarely strays too far from controversy and has once again hit the headlines after he was reported to Liverpool police for posting material to Instagram which allegedly 'encourages homophobia and transphobia'. Read F...

The share of the Chinese currency in trade between Russia and China has increased, as the countries boost efforts to move away from the US dollar in response to Washington's sanctions policies, according to a top Chinese diplomat. Read ...

A majority of Russians support restoring the name of the country’s twelfth-largest city back to ‘Stalingrad,’ 60 years after it was renamed Volgograd in the Soviet program of de-Stalinization, a controversial poll has revealed. Re...

Novak Djokovic’s quest to become the first man ever to win a ‘Golden Slam’ is over after he went down to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in their Olympic semi-final in Tokyo. Read Full Article at RT.com

France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire has revealed that authorities are probing whether Pegasus malware had infected government devices, after reports claimed that world leaders were being targeted using the Israeli spyware. Read F...

Russian double Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov has moved to quell the row which broke out in the wake of his 200m backstroke triumph in Tokyo, after US rival Ryan Murphy suggested the competition was “not clean”. Read Full Article at ...

Hundreds flocked onto Bratislava’s streets and obstructed traffic in the capital, to protest against a recently passed law granting fully Covid-vaccinated people easier access into public venues than non-inoculated citizens. Read Full...

The founder of electric carmaker Nikola, Trevor Milton, has been arrested and charged with making false statements to bolster stock sales. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first flight of Afghans who worked alongside American troops during the protracted war in their homeland has arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport as the US commences Operation Allies Refuge. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Exports of Russian commodities to the US went up one-and-a-half times in the first five months of the current year compared to the same period a year ago, according to statistics released by the US Census Bureau. Read Full Article at RT...

State employees in the Czech Republic who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus are to be given two additional days off, as the authorities in the Eastern European country seek ways to expand its immunization campaign. Read Full ...

Karen Khachanov has guaranteed at least a silver medal for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team after seeing off Pablo Carreno Busta to book a spot in the final in Tokyo. Read Full Article at RT.com

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reminded state authorities that they are forbidden to force residents to wear a mask, after the CDC introduced new face coverings guidance in a bid to stop the spread of the Delta variant. Read Full Articl...

Four years to the date when freelance correspondent Khaled Alkhateb was killed by an ISIS shell in Syria, the demand for quality war zone reporting is as high as ever. Submissions are open for RT’s 2021 war journalism contest. Read Fu...

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US swimmer Ryan Murphy suggested the Olympic 200m backstroke final “probably wasn’t clean” after Evgeny Rylov beat him to pick up his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. Read Full Art...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to retain a long-standing deal to keep US forces in the country after repeatedly vowing to end it, his defense minister said after meeting with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin. Read Fu...

In a protest organized by rights groups, a sprawling migrant camp has been set up on the Place des Vosges in central Paris. Some 400 homeless people, including families and minors, demanded proper accommodation from the state. Read Full...

Two powerful tornadoes have wrought a path of destruction though parts of eastern Pennsylvania, leaving at least five people injured as authorities in one hard-hit county declared a “mass casualty” event. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Actress Scarlett Johannsson has sued Walt Disney Studios for simultaneously releasing her Marvel movie ‘Black Widow’ on its streaming service and in movie theaters. It is alleged to have cost her $50 million in potential bonuses. Re...

The US is on track to repeat the failures of the Afghan war, a federal watchdog warned, saying few lessons had been drawn from the 20-year conflict. His latest report painted a “bleak” picture for the war-torn nation. Read Full Arti...

Widespread outages on Snapchat have sent users into a panic, with more than 100,000 glitches reported in the space of a few hours as distraught netizens flocked to other platforms to vent their frustration. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

After Los Angeles County, California’s most populous, reimposed the wearing of masks, even for the vaccinated, one school district has gone a step further, mandating weekly tests for all returning students and staff. Read Full Article...

The 11-month eviction moratorium that kept millions of Americans in their homes despite losing their jobs and livelihoods due to Covid-19 shutdowns ends this weekend, but President Joe Biden has pleaded with Congress to extend it. Read ...

At least one person has died and six more were injured after a car rammed the terrace of a bar in Paris, France, having reportedly been driven at full speed. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect, who fled the scene. Read Full ...

A group of Republican members of Congress has walked over to the Senate side of the Capitol in protest over the mask mandate imposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) under threat of arrest and fines. Read Full Article at RT....

US President Joe Biden has announced that all federal workers will need Covid vaccinations or face regular testing. He also said those employees and visitors to federal buildings will have to wear masks indoors. Read Full Article at RT....

With the CDC again recommending indoor masking, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has said children older than two must mask-up indoors. Throughout the pandemic, Bowser has been one of the most pro-mask politicians in the US. Read Full ...

The International Space Station is in stable orbit again, after the crew and ground control scrambled to neutralize the spin caused by thrusters on the newly docked Russian ‘Nauka’ module firing unexpectedly. Read Full Article at RT...

A session of the Italian Parliament has turned to chaos after a group of right-wing MPs protested the country's 'Green Pass' Covid vaccine cert system, which is soon to become mandatory for accessing most public venues. Read Full Articl...

After proposing the creation of “entry-level porn” for teens, British journalist Flora Gill deleted her tweets and asked that they be forgotten. As the daughter of former Tory MP Amber Rudd found out, Twitter isn’t very forgiving....

The specter of Covid-19 continues to be felt in sports after Amanda Nunes was ruled out of her August 7 UFC bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena after the Brazilian tested positive for the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

NPR has overhauled its ethics rules and will now let its reporters march in BLM protests and pride parades. Some commenters say the move blurs the line between journalism and activism. Others say NPR’s already way past that line. Read...

Represententitives for pound-for-pound boxing great Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez have opened talks with WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol's camp over a potential title fight later this year, according to reports. Read Full Article at...

UFC siren Claudia Gadelha is an enigma of good looks and stunning skills inside the cage, and in a heartfelt message to fans on Instagram she has called for women to make sure that they are aware of their own worth. Read Full Article at...

The UK competition watchdog slapped a pharma company with a fine of over $100 million after a more-than-tenfold price hike on a crucial thyroid drug, which made it unaffordable for the NHS and forced people to give up treatments. Read F...

Israel is set to roll out a scheme to give a third Covid jab to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced, in a bid to increase protection amid fears vaccine efficacy diminishes over time. Read Full Article at RT...

The much-awaited multifunctional laboratory module Nauka has successfully arrived and docked at the International Space Station. It is the first segment sent by Russia to the planet’s only inhabited satellite in over a decade. Read Fu...

Equatorial Guinea has detained a French military helicopter, with the vice president claiming it landed without authorization after violating the African state's airspace. France has denied any wrongdoing. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian fencer Marta Martyanova has captured hearts in her homeland after battling through injury to help the ROC team win the foil gold medal against France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Read Full Article at RT.com

Officials in Moscow have vowed to vigorously appeal a judicial ruling in an international arbitration court that would bind Russia to hand over billions of dollars to the former shareholders of the collapsed Yukos energy giant. Read Ful...

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned against travel to Greece’s south Aegean islands, updating the area to dark red after a spike in coronavirus cases was reported by officials. Read Full Article at...