More than 500 anti-Semitic incidents have been linked to the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany, during which Jews were blamed for both the virus and the lockdowns, a report by a watchdog group shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

China is not particularly forthcoming when it comes to reporting its strategic commodity reserves, leaving analysts playing a guessing game. Read Full Article at RT.com

More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes by the authorities as Sichuan is hit by extreme rains, triggering floods, with nearly half a million people impacted across six cities. Read Full Article at RT.com

Global crude prices dropped nearly 2%, hitting more than two-week lows, amid rising concerns over new pandemic-related restrictions in China and a strengthening US dollar. Read Full Article at RT.com

Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo since 2017, has abruptly resigned, as her boss faces a criminal complaint and potential impeachment after a state investigation found that he sexually harassed 11 women. Read ...

The city of Wuhan has tested virtually every resident, except for children under six and those on vacation, in a sweeping effort to prevent a new Covid-19 outbreak in the metropolis where the pandemic is believed to have started. Read F...

Amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in Israel, including within the military, the IDF said it will call up for duty only those reservists who have been vaccinated or recovered from the virus, and can present a valid Green Pass. Read Full Art...

In his latest bid to promote Covid-19 jabs, White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci upped his pandemic warnings and cautioned vaccinated individuals about an even “worse variant” that could come after Delta. Read Full Article ...

A Special Air Service (SAS) team has arrived in Yemen to hunt down those allegedly responsible for launching a recent drone attack against an Israeli-operated tanker off the coast of Oman, the Daily Express reported. Read Full Article a...

CNN’s Brian Stelter tried defending his network’s handling of host Chris Cuomo’s relationship to his governor brother by blasting Fox News, a stretch for most critics who slammed the network and Reliable Sources star. Read Full Ar...

The UK has extracted some 3,000 people it employed in Afghanistan, but the relocation program has come under fire as the situation deteriorates. Hundreds are set to have been left behind at the mercy of Islamist militants. Read Full Art...

Facebook has introduced a new feature allowing users to request prayers – an update that has been roundly mocked and skewered by critics, who say Facebook has far larger issues to focus on. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former president Barack Obama is facing further scrutiny over his allegedly “scaled-back,” celebrity-filled birthday party, with footage of the maskless Democrat at the shindig causing massive outrage. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ireland's latest Olympic boxing gold medalist, Kellie Harrington, has been praised for her "pure class" as she invited her losing rivals to the top of the podium after she was crowned Olympic lightweight champion on Sunday. Read Full Ar...

European powerhouses Paris Saint-Germain have made a formal approach to secure the signature of free agent Lionel Messi by offering the Argentina star a two-year, $59 million deal to trade Catalonia for the French capital. Read Full Art...

Iran’s newly sworn-in President Ebrahim Raisi was vaccinated with a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, as Iran marked a record daily increase in infections and over 500 new deaths. Read Full Article at RT.com

It has been a hectic few weeks for Tyson Fury after a Covid-19 diagnosis derailed his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, so perhaps he could be forgiven for spelling his new baby daughter's name wrong on Twitter. Read Full Article at RT....

One of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s closest allies, Lubov Sobol, has left Russia days after she was sentenced to a year-and-a-half of restrictions over her role in organizing unauthorized protests in early 2021. Read Ful...

Team USA superstar Megan Rapinoe congratulated the first openly transgender Olympic medalist as they shared a podium at the Tokyo 2020 Games – then kissed girlfriend Sue Bird after she won her fifth gold basketball medal. Read Full Ar...

Over 60% of Americans say they will continue masking up if they feel sick, even post-Covid 19 pandemic, and over 40% say they will don face coverings in crowded spaces going forward, according to a new poll. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ukraine's defense ministry will meet a high jumper "immediately" upon her return from Tokyo, condemning her hug with a Russian because of the civil conflict in the country’s east, which it called the "Russian-Ukrainian war". Read Full...

A heated debate exploded online after several gamers reported hearing what sounded like the ‘N-word’ from zombies in the new video game Back 4 Blood. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has alleged that he was racially abused by several Leicester City fans during Saturday's Community Shield game, also stating that fellow ITV pundit Roy Keane was called an 'Irish c*nt'. Read Full Articl...

Taliban militants have captured another provincial capital, Sar-e Pul, and most of the fifth-largest city of Kunduz, according to local officials. Afghan special forces have been deployed in a bid to re-take the latter. Read Full Articl...

The London hard fork, the latest software upgrade activated by ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, sent its price up, having pushed bitcoin back up over the $40,000 level. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s withdrawal from the SWIFT payment system will happen only if the EU toughens sanctions on Moscow, which is unlikely, the head of Russia’s VTB bank believes. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has suggested that his administration’s decision to pour money and resources into fast-tracking Covid vaccines saved millions of lives. But no one should be forced to get the shot, the former president argued. Read Full A...

An upcoming Hulu TV series is premised on a global extinction of almost everyone with a Y chromosome, but the mysterious plague may have been politically correct enough to spare trans women. Read Full Article at RT.com

Morhad Amdouni won't be winning any awards for sportsmanship this summer after appearing to 'sabotage' his rivals during Sunday's marathon by knocking over water bottles from a refreshment table – only to save one for himself. Read Fu...

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come under fire for skipping self-isolation after returning from Paris and hanging out with Princess Anne instead. The government has said the official did not break any regulations. Read Full Artic...

After the US Olympic team in Tokyo scored more gold medals than their Chinese rivals, the Gray Lady found it quite reasonable to rank countries by that metric rather than the total number of medals won. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, is reportedly planning to go public as early as next year, after addressing concerns over data security raised by China’s state regulators. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Iranian government called out the United States in a statement commemorating the 76th anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and called for a world without nuclear weapons. Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by his own right-wing allies, who accused him of disrespecting the Shabbat tradition barring Jews from working on Saturday by greeting the country’s Olympic champion. Read Full...

Former champion Karolina Sevastyanova has blasted the hugely controversial call to deny Russian rhythmic gymnast Dina Averina gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, describing the judging decision as "insulting" and "painful". Read Full ...

Australians are airing their grievances with Victoria Premier Dan Andrews after he admitted he cited non-existent coronavirus-tainted sewage in his decision to lock down the state. Read Full Article at RT.com

Jose Mourinho's reign as Roma boss has got off to an inauspicious start after he was sent to the stands during a heated friendly encounter with Real Betis which saw his team finish the game with just EIGHT players. Read Full Article at ...

Football icon Lionel Messi has broken down in tears before and after a press conference confirming his Barcelona exit, making his way through a huge crowd to answer questions from an audience who applauded the legendary striker. Read Fu...

A small plane plunged into the ground on Saturday evening, right outside an occupied home in Victoria, Minnesota, erupting into a ball of fire. The incident, which left no survivors, was captured by a neighbor’s security camera. Read ...

After two weeks, 33 sports, and around 11,000 athletes doing battle for 339 gold medals, the curtain is coming down on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Read Full Article at RT.com

Saudi Arabia’s state-run energy giant, Saudi Aramco, posted net profits of $25.5 billion in the second quarter, the highest since the end of 2018, as the reopening of economies prompted a surge in commodity prices. Read Full Article a...

South Korea and the US will hold their joint annual summertime military exercise this month, despite the North saying that such a “hostile” move will damage inter-Korean talks, a report says Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou has sent a warning to former training partner Ciryl Gane as the undefeated Frenchman earned a devastating stoppage of Derrick Lewis to win the UFC interim title. Read Full Article at RT.com

Boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges wore fishnet tights and the badge of Premier League club Leeds as she knocked out Bec Connolly inside three rounds in her latest scrap, leaving the slugger calling for a Shannon Courtenay rematch. Read Fu...

Greece continued to battle major wildfires on Saturday, with the flames coming dangerously close to the capital, Athens, and cutting the country’s second-largest island, Evia, in half, leaving the sea as the only escape route. Read Fu...

A black-clad Antifa mob hurled projectiles and destroyed equipment at what appeared to be a peaceful event in Portland, Oregon, prompting a right v left fracas on social media about the ambushed gathering’s true purpose. Read Full Art...

Switching from natural gas to electricity for US homes will result in higher energy bills, which will impact mostly low-income households, new research showed on Thursday.   Read Full Article at RT.com

The man who is suspected of stabbing 10 people on a high-speed train in Tokyo on Friday night has admitted to having dreamt of killing women and wanting to murder as many as possible, reports say. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings grew by more than 1.5% last month and amounted to $601 billion, according to the latest data published by the country’s central bank. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian-Indian military exercises Indra-2021 are taking place in the southern region of Volgograd. The two nations' militaries are training to repel terrorist attacks, with ground troops aided by tanks, aircraft and drones. Read Ful...

Dozens of celebrities, politicians and other ‘close friends’ have reportedly flocked to former US president Barack Obama’s mansion for a ‘maskless’ birthday party, triggering a tsunami of criticism from conservatives. Read Ful...

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a new Covid-19 vaccination incentive program, targeting minors aged 12-17, promising every child who takes their first shot a free pair of fancy Apple AirPods headphones (while supplies last). Read F...

A tiny British bat has made a record-breaking journey, flying more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the famous London Zoo to Russia’s northwestern region of Pskov – only to meet its end at the claws of a stray Russian cat. Read Full ...

The US has dispatched heavy aircraft against the Taliban in Afghanistan, striking the group in the recently captured city of Sheberghan. The sortie came as the group reportedly reached Kunduz, the country's fifth largest city. Read Full...

Russian troops and hardware, deployed this week close to the Afghan border, took part in Uzbek-Russian military drills and trilateral exercises in neighboring Tajikistan, as the Taliban continued its offensive in Afghanistan. Read Full ...

Israel's gymnast taking gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite dropping her ribbon during her routine was a "blatant mistake" of the judges, who may have schemed "to replace Russian athletes on the top," Irina Viner-Usmanova told RT. Read F...

Chelsea and Inter Milan have reached agreement for Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku, according to reports, with the London club said to be paying €115 million (£97.5 million) to land the 28-year-old. Read Full Article at RT.com

Abdulrashid Sadulaev dethroned reigning men’s freestyle 97kg champion Kyle Snyder of the US to be crowned a double Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo, before denying that he was set to embark on a career in MMA. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Taliban fighters reportedly entered the capital of Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province on Saturday, amid a large-scale offensive that saw the group take over the main city of the southwestern Nimroz province just a day earlier. Read Full A...

Thousands of people have flooded the streets of French cities, protesting against the implementation of a mandatory Covid-19 health pass for the general public, as well as compulsory vaccination for certain categories of people. Read Fu...

US petroleum consumption declined to 18.1 million barrels per day (bpd) last year, the lowest level in 25 years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The wife of a computer expert who is serving a 10-year sentence for raising awareness about an alleged case of medical malpractice against a child says her husband is still being prevented from speaking to his legal team. Read Full Arti...

President Jair Bolsonaro called the head of the Brazilian Supreme Electoral Court a “son of b**ch” during a live broadcast shared on social media. The pair have been clashing over the electronic voting system in the country. Read Fu...

Russian three-time world champion Mariya Lasitskene finally added Olympic gold to her collection as the high jump star topped the podium for the ROC team in Tokyo. Read Full Article at RT.com

Austria is one of Russia’s most important European partners, President Vladimir Putin has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

For a staggering sixth Olympic Games in a row, Russian artistic swimmers have cleaned up in the gold medal stakes after the ROC team clinched the top prize in the pool in Tokyo on Saturday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Angry Twitter users called for Joe Rogan to be canceled and Spotify held accountable for giving him a platform after he claimed vaccines may cause virus mutations and labeled mandatory jabs a step towards ‘dictatorship.’ Read Full A...

For the first time since 1996 a Russian rhythmic gymnast will not take home Olympic gold in the individual all-round competition after a distraught Dina Averina suffered a shock defeat to Israel’s Linoy Ashram. Read Full Article at RT...

Some Security Council members are wary of backing accusations made by their Western partners about a recent tanker attack off the coast of Oman, a UN source told RT, saying that an independent probe into the matter was needed. Read Full...

A nonprofit organization in the US has sued the State Department, claiming the Biden administration is unlawfully withholding records of American diplomats who allegedly have been subjected to anal swab Covid tests by Beijing. Read Full...

Almost nobody in Russia celebrates the collapse of the USSR. Now, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev – a man who gets much of the credit in the West but is generally poorly judged back – home is trying to defend his legacy. Read...

Slowed growth of Chinese exports in July, along with lagging imports, is expected to herald a slowdown in the nation’s industrial sector in the second half of 2021 – even amid a trade recovery triggered by easing global lockdowns. R...

Sexual predators are taking advantage of transgender rights to bunk with female inmates, a women’s rights activist told RT, claiming the loophole has been linked to assaults in US prisons. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tensions ran high at the final face-off between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane in Houston as the pair prepare to meet for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 265 on Saturday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian authorities will raise a mineral extraction tax (MET) on metals producers next year to tackle shortages of metal produce in the domestic market, President Vladimir Putin said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and MSNBC Russia ‘expert’ Malcolm Nance faced off on a range of hot topics during the pair’s appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, sparking a predictable debate over which pundit triumphed. ...

Russian exports of chocolate surged nearly 20% in the beginning of 2021, setting the country on course to beat the world’s favored chocolate maker Switzerland by the year’s end. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Department of Homeland Security has again alleged growing threats of violence from online conspiracy theorists who expect ex-president Trump to return to power, even as it said it had no details on “planned actions.” Read Ful...

Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows – the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. Read...

An aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of 11 women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, reportedly became the first to file a criminal complaint, saying he reached under her shirt and groped her. Read Full Article at RT.co...

An Austrian court has sentenced a Chechen arms dealer to life behind bars over the killing of former separatist, blogger and police informant Mamikhan Umarov. The investigators did not rule out the botched deal was a contract hit. Read ...

A controversial proposal that sought to make Covid-19 passports mandatory to visit all nightlife venues, floated by the government of Andalusia, has been shot down by the top court in Spain’s southern coastal region. Read Full Article...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has dismissed concerns about whether long-term mask-wearing could do psychological harm to kids, arguing that her own child is glad to wear one “all day” just to be outside with others. Read Ful...

Relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have disinvited President Joe Biden from their memorial services, saying he must first keep his promise to declassify evidence they think may implicate Saudi officials. Read ...

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has endorsed a petition against Apple’s plan to scan every iPhone user’s photos, calling it an assault on privacy. The company insisted its intention is only to root out child sexual abuse. Read Full...

The Bureau of Prisons’ retaliation against hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld for writing an expose on prison conditions is the rule, not the exception, Barrett Brown – a journalist who did four years in prison – told RT. Read Full Arti...

With US Vice-President Kamala Harris bringing to Vietnam a tone-deaf ‘America is back’ message, after the horrific atrocities of the war the Vietnamese need to think hard if they can trust a global empire, one veteran has told RT. R...

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said his country is a target for criticism from the US and its Western European allies because the leftist ruling elite can’t tolerate living proof that a conservative, Christian nation can thrive. Read Full ...

India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. Read Full Article at R...

US-born financier Michael Calvey has been handed a 5.5-year suspended prison sentence in Russia for embezzlement, after a judge found he and his colleagues conspired to pocket tens of millions of dollars, in a high-profile ruling. Read ...

A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19’s origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. Read ...

Boxing boss Eddie Hearn had fans in stitches on Friday when caught trying his hardest not a sneak a peek at 'Blonde Bomber' Ebanie Bridges, who stripped down to her lingerie at the weigh-in for an upcoming fight. Read Full Article at RT...

President Joe Biden has again fumbled his Covid-19 math, repeatedly claiming that more than 350 million Americans have been vaccinated against the virus. The US Census Bureau estimates the nation’s population at 331.4 million. Read Fu...

As president Joan Laporta held a press conference explaining why superstar Lionel Messi wouldn't be able to continue at the club following the termination of a 20-year relationship, fans gathered outside the Camp Nou to protest. Read Fu...

In the latest salvo in the US-China trade war, America’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly dangled a NATO ‘global partnership’ carrot in front of Brazil – if it squeezes Huawei out of its 5G network market. ...

Paris Saint-Germain are 'confident' of securing the signing of Lionel Messi as the Argentine icon decides on his next move after leaving Barcelona, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

The family of US Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt plans to sue Capitol Police for $10 million, claiming the still-unnamed officer who shot her issued no warning before firing. His lawyer argues that his warning was muffled by his mask. Read ...

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in the west of Istanbul, Turkey. The blaze produced a thick plume of smoke, seen from miles around the city, and required dozens of firefighters to extinguish. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Armenia has confirmed reports that border guards from Russia have been deployed on the country’s frontier with Azerbaijan, as part of Moscow’s agreement with its allies in Yerevan to help bolster the Caucasian nation’s defenses. R...

Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane has denied that he boycotted training this week in an attempt to force through a move to Manchester City, insisting that he would return to the club on Saturday “as planned.” Read Full Article at...