The Russian Defense Ministry is organizing the evacuation of over 500 people from Afghanistan following the victory of the Taliban, it has revealed, including citizens of Ukraine, Belarus, and other former Soviet republics. Read Full Ar...

PetroChina, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, has announced the discovery of significant reserves of shale oil at the nation’s largest oil field, Daqing, in northeastern Heilongjiang province. Read Full Article at ...

The World Bank has suspended disbursements in Afghanistan, which has recently been taken over by the Taliban, the financial body stated following a board meeting on the issue.  Read Full Article at RT.com

American Vice President Kamala Harris urged Vietnam to pressure China during her Southeast Asian tour. But Chinese state-run media argued that attempts to rally regional countries against Beijing are doomed to failure. Read Full Article...

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to increase by around 18.5% in the three months through June, according to the latest research revealed by the State Bank of India (SBI). Read Full Article at RT.com

A high school in Washington state is reportedly forcing student athletes to don ankle-worn tracking devices during games and practice, as part of what administrators say is an effort to “contact trace” Covid-19 cases. Read Full Arti...

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has axed its already rescheduled annual meeting, set to be held in Houston in September, citing the Covid-19 pandemic. It comes amid reports that gun manufacturers were going to snub the event. Read ...

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have called on the attorney general to investigate reports that Afghanistan’s ousted US-backed President Ashraf Ghani fled his country with a vast sum of stolen US aid dollars. Read Full Ar...

The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot halt the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced migrants to await immigration proceedings outside of the US, calling its prior attempt to do so “arbitrary.�...

Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo believes he could join Manchester City by the end of the week, according to a report from France – despite the ex-Man United hero once laughing off talk of ever joining their arch-rivals. Read Full ...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said evacuations from Afghanistan will likely be completed by the end of August, declaring the operation a “success” despite having no clear idea how many US citizens are still in the country. R...

In a seemingly strange twist for a group dedicated to upholding Americans’ civil liberties, the ACLU is demanding that the state of South Carolina allow its schools to mandate that their students wear face masks. Read Full Article at ...

Efforts to blame Belarus for the new wave of migration into the EU are “unbelievably hypocritical,” Belgian Professor Jean Bricmont told RT, as it was caused by the West’s own 20-year war in Afghanistan and its “disgusting” en...

Paris Saint-Germain have rejected a long-awaited bid from Real Madrid for contract rebel Kylian Mbappe which could open the door for Cristiano Ronaldo to join the French heavyweights. Read Full Article at RT.com

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe is facing backlash for calling on businesses to mandate Covid-19 vaccines after promoting efforts to make the lives of those who are unvaccinated more “difficult.” Read Full Article a...

President Joe Biden said the US is “on pace” to finish evacuation efforts from Afghanistan by August 31, if the Taliban cooperates, but couldn’t say how many Americans still remain or what the plan for after the deadline is. Read ...

The governor of the US state of Oregon, Kate Brown, has announced a statewide mask mandate requiring most Oregonians, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks outdoors. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany will not be able to evacuate all of its citizens and Afghans who worked with the German troops by August 31, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has admitted, adding that 100 Germans still haven't got to Kabul airport. Read Full ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party has garnered enough public support to beat Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right CDU/CSU bloc and emerge as the strongest political force just a month before the crucial national vote. Read Full Artic...

Joe Biden will beat Covid-19 eventually, chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci has reassured Americans; it just might take until spring of next year. The new timeline has even mainstream media quivering over the political backlash. Read F...

Premier League clubs have unanimously decided to not release players to so-called 'red list' countries in the upcoming international break to avoid them being forced to undertake mandatory 10-day quarantine on their return. Read Full Ar...

The 2020 International Emmy given to Andrew Cuomo for his Covid-19 briefings was apparently only good while the Democrat served as governor of New York. Less than a day after his resignation went into effect, it was revoked. Read Full A...

InfoWars founder and notorious controversialist Alex Jones blasted former President Donald Trump for recommending supporters get the Covid-19 vaccine at an Alabama rally. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denmark captain Simon Kjaer has been named as the recipient of the UEFA President's Award along with the Danish medical staff for helping to save Christian Eriksen's life after his dramatic on-pitch collapse during Euro 2020. Read Full ...

The Washington Post has published a correction after one of its writers was accused of racism for jokingly claiming in an article that Indians use only one spice in their cuisine. Read Full Article at RT.com

The G7 has agreed a “roadmap” to engage with the Taliban, UK PM Boris Johnson has said, adding that the “number one condition” is for the militants to allow safe passage for those seeking to leave Afghanistan past August 31. Rea...

The long-time drummer of the hugely successful British rock band the Rolling Stones has died at the age of 80, his publicist announced on Tuesday. Charlie Watts passed away at a London hospital while surrounded by his family. Read Full ...

Tennis stunner Elina Svitolina has celebrated the Independence Day of Ukraine by speaking of "strength, dignity and love" – and sharing a few photos of herself in her national colors. Read Full Article at RT.com

An immunologist alarmed by coronavirus strains, and the media that cited him, are accused of fear-mongering the masses into thinking a “super variant” called Covid-22 is on the way – a warning so far based on pure conjecture. Read...

A US militia leader, facing life in prison for bombing a Minnesota mosque in 2017, now reportedly identifies as a transgender woman – and lawyers are asking for a lenient sentence, alleging that gender dysphoria fueled the attack. Rea...

President Joe Biden will stick by his plan to complete the evacuation of Afghanistan by August 31, an administration official says. However, the president is being pressured by both parties and foreign allies to extend the date. Read Fu...

A Scottish domestic abuse watchdog has drawn flak for spreading “woke rot” after claiming that classic children’s book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ reinforces “harmful” gender stereotypes that could lead to violence against...

Japan’s Fukuoka District Court has sentenced a Kudo-kai crime syndicate boss to death for ordering a series of attacks on civilians, including a fatal shooting of a man who controlled port construction projects. Read Full Article at R...

Stars and fans have showered a top darts player with tributes after the 33-year-old's shock death – weeks after he admitted his hospital visits were becoming "all too regular". Read Full Article at RT.com

The Norwegian military has announced that it will close its field hospital near Kabul airport by August 31, reneging on a previous commitment, after the Taliban declared all foreign evacuations must happen before that date. Read Full Ar...

Beyonce and jewelry company Tiffany & Co. have sparked controversy after the musician became the first black woman to wear the iconic ‘Tiffany Diamond’, with critics arguing the famous stone was ‘stolen’ during the colonial era....

The United Nations' refugee agency, the UNHCR, has blasted Poland for locking out refugees escaping war-torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, as the EU accuses neighboring Belarus of funneling asylum seekers to its borders. Read Ful...

The UN and EU issued statements on Tuesday criticizing the Palestinian Authority for the “politically motivated” arrest of activists and “continued pressure” on people demonstrating in the territory. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Israel’s Health Ministry has announced that the eligible age for receiving a Covid booster shot has been lowered to include citizens over 30, as the tally of daily coronavirus cases continues to tick upwards. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Russia and Hungary will come to mutually profitable deals on energy supplies and construction of the Paks 2 nuclear power plant, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks with his Hungarian counterpart. Read Full Ar...

Cristiano Ronaldo should leave Juventus, is not needed by Paris Saint-Germain and could head for England, according to his friend and former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Read Full Article at RT.com

The West’s insistence that it will not allow Afghanistan to become a hotbed for terrorism is clearly at odds with its chaotic withdrawal from the country as Taliban fighters take charge, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has declared. Read ...

Michael Chandler has placed his with rumored fight with Justin Gaethje in New York in doubt after he reiterated his views on refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine – despite saying his hesitancy was because it wasn't FDA approved. Read...

The Russian foreign ministry has urged Ukraine to “stop the war” on the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, after a Moscow official was refused permission to cross the border to take part in a celebratory ceremony. Read...

Airbnb has announced that it will provide 20,000 Afghan refugees with free temporary housing around the world, working with partners such as former UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman has refuted a statement from his own department's second-in-command that a plane sent by Kiev to retrieve citizens from Afghanistan was hijacked by militants, causing confusion over the facts. Read F...

Hungary intends to begin its own domestic manufacturing of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine next year, the country’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto has said after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Re...

The United States is flying thousands of refugees out of Afghanistan, but they face desperate and unsanitary conditions in the US’ processing center in Qatar, a leaked email has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Seven people at the Technical University of Darmstadt fell seriously ill after ingesting poisoned food. Investigators believe they are dealing with an attempted murder at the campus. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Taliban has said it will no longer permit Afghans to leave the country via Kabul airport, calling on the west not to encourage the educated elite to flee, as the new rulers reiterated foreigners must be evacuated by August 31. Read ...

With the Afghanistan evacuation deadline looming large on August 31, a European Commission spokesman has said all EU staff have been flown out of the country, bar a handful of officials still on the ground at Kabul airport. Read Full Ar...

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid told a press conference on Tuesday that he could not confirm reports of a meeting with the CIA director, but said they are communicating with all embassies located in Kabul. Read Full Article at RT...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Vietnam was delayed due to reports of an “anomalous health incident” in Hanoi. The phrase is often used to describe ‘Havana Syndrome,’ an unexplained medical condition affecting US diploma...

Authorities in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa have confirmed that a man, believed to be a US national, has been detained after allegedly raging at locals celebrating the anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. Read Ful...

Fears in Brussels that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban is a victory for Moscow and Beijing show that the EU is obsessed with playing politics and uninterested in the fate of ordinary Afghans, Russia’s foreign minister has said. Read ...

The Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has reiterated that the militant group will not accept any extension for foreign evacuations past the August 31 deadline, adding that Afghans are no longer allowed to go to Kabul airport. Rea...

A new natural gas find in the Iranian section of the Caspian Sea could turn the country into a major supplier to Europe, the Tehran Times reported, citing reserve estimates of the state company that made the discovery. Read Full Article...

Dormant groups of terrorists could be hiding quietly in Central Asia, biding their time and planning attacks, the Kyrgyz foreign minister declared, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a similar stark warning. Read Full...

The president of Tanzania has made bizarre remarks about the country's female footballers, warning that people "might think they are men" if they have flat chests and suggesting their faces could make them unattractive. Read Full Articl...

The United Nations human rights boss has spoken of credible reports of serious rights abuses by the Taliban, including "summary executions" of civilians as well as those who served in the now-defunct Afghan security forces. Read Full Ar...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it only has a week’s worth of supplies left in Afghanistan after restrictions imposed at Kabul airport prevented the group from taking delivery of a 500 tonne shipment. Read Full Art...

Nice will play their next four home games with their south stand closed amid a probe into the scenes during Marseille's visit on Sunday, as it emerges that a fan remains in hospital after being 'knocked out' by a Marseille coach. Read F...

Thousands of working-class jobs in the UK remain unfilled, so corporations want to tap more of a particular source of labour – involuntary residents of Her Majesty's prisons. Some see it as a throwback to chain gangs of old. Read Full...

China has launched a scathing attack at Washington for its “selfish” Afghanistan policy, following accusations from US Vice President Kamala Harris that Beijing exerts aggression on countries situated in its southern seas. Read Full...

As Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline nears completion, the Biden administration has slapped sanctions on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the project. Read Full Article at RT.com

Poland intends to build a 2.5-meter-high barbed-wire fence and to double the number of troops on its frontier with Belarus, Warsaw’s defense minister revealed on Monday, following a large spike in illegal border-crossing attempts. Rea...

CIA Director William Burns traveled to Kabul to meet with the Taliban de facto leader this week, the Washington Post claims. President Joe Biden is expected to decide whether to extend evacuations beyond the August 31 deadline. Read Ful...

South Africa’s unemployment rate has climbed to a new record high of 34.4%. Incredibly high jobless rates continue to contribute to social unrest and were a key factor in the outbreak of violence and looting this winter. Read Full Art...

Joe Biden has taken a knee again in a ceremony for a women's basketball team at the White House, with a leading campaigner on voting reforms among viewers questioning the value of the contentious gesture by the president. Read Full Arti...

Vietnam will receive a major shipment of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine by the end of the year, the Vietnamese health ministry said, adding that Havana was also eager to transfer technology to produce the jab in the Southeast Asian state. Read...

Facebook has been accused by a UK child protection watchdog of fuelling a spike in online grooming of children during the pandemic – with “risky design features” in Instagram and other popular apps being exploited by offenders. Re...

Paddy Pimblett hasn't yet competed in the UFC but the brash Liverpool fighter has wasted no time in targeting some of the sport's biggest stars, claiming that Khabib Nurmagomedov is far from being MMA's greatest of all time. Read Full A...

Tunisian President Kais Saied has formally issued a decree extending the current suspension of parliament and lifting of immunity for lawmakers “until further notice” ahead of a planned public address in the next few days. Read Full...

An Afghan refugee from a family that was placed under police surveillance in France due to Taliban links was detained for breaking the terms of his house arrest, the country’s interior minister has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Iran is finally set to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), with its membership application now down to formalities. Read Full Article at RT.com

The British defence secretary has weighed in on an argument between the ministry of defence and a former marine, now a charity worker, who claims he’s been abandoned in Kabul with his team and rescue animals. Read Full Article at RT.c...

As the August 31 withdrawal deadline draws closer, the UK’s secretary of state for defence has stated that an extended evacuation period is “unlikely” amid growing security risks after Taliban warnings on not observing this date. ...

A Ukrainian plane that was supposed to evacuate the country's citizens from Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul was hijacked by unknown assailants and, instead, took a different load of passengers to Iran. Read Full Ar...

Iran’s prison authority boss has issued an apology for “bitter events” that were recorded in Tehran’s Evin jail. Footage obtained by hackers shows a detainee being beaten and dragged around the facility. Read Full Article at RT....

Seoul may allow up to 800 Afghan citizens who are already in South Korea or helped its projects in Afghanistan to live in the country, but is highly sceptical about a US plan to host refugees at its Korean military bases. Read Full Arti...

Covid-19 is here to stay, meaning that masks and booster shots could be required for years to come, Israel’s coronavirus czar, Salman Zarka, said as he acknowledged mistakes made by the government in tackling the pandemic. Read Full A...

On Tuesday, Ukraine celebrates 30 years since it achieved independence. But while Kiev celebrates its past, after a tumultuous three decades, it is clear there is still no consensus about where the country should go in the future. Read ...

Russian natural gas supplies over the Yamal-Europe pipeline soared almost twofold on Monday, returning to early August figures, data from the European gas transport operator Gascade showed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Social media users have ‘confessed’ to their hateful ways after a journalist who infiltrated the incel internet claimed that young men who use words such as “based” or “normies” are often full-fledged far-right white nationa...

Global crude prices jumped more than 5% as strong equities markets across the world and a weakening US dollar boosted the commodities landscape. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to run for vice president of the Philippines next year, one of the country’s main parties has said. Under the constitution, Duterte is barred from seeking a second term in his current office. Read Full...

US Vice President Kamala Harris unloaded on China during an official stop in Singapore, accusing Beijing of attempting to grab up territory in the South China Sea and threatening the Washington-led “rules based order.” Read Full Art...

South Dakota governor and anti-lockdown advocate Kristi Noem has promised to do all it takes to “protect” residents from a hypothetical federal vaccine mandate after the Pfizer-BioNTech shot received full approval from regulators. R...

Hosts and guests at an engagement party in Australia’s Melbourne were fined more than AU$300,000 cumulatively, after police shut down the “illegal” gathering, insisting it ran afoul of the city’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Read ...

The chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan has shown that the US was “totally ill-prepared” for such a scenario, US journalist Jim Laurie told RT, warning that it’s now way too late and many “deserving” Afghans will be left behin...

Dozens of environmental activists with Extinction Rebellion were arrested after taking to the streets of London for a major protest, chaining themselves to objects – and each other – to shut down a busy junction in the city. Read Fu...

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and the ethics of denying medical care to people – all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” ...

An innovative international project is working to curb the illegal trade in African rhino horns by using radioactive isotopes to make them easily traceable, and Russia’s atomic agency Rosatom is playing a key role in it. Read Full Art...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has lit into AP over a “partisan smear piece” about his promotion of a Covid-19 treatment endorsed by the White House, and the agency’s complaints of ‘harassment’ when his staff pushed back on it....

Thousands of Americans remain in Kabul, with Washington telling them to run the gauntlet of Taliban to the airport by themselves. But to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, they’re definitely not “stranded.” Read Full Article a...

Leader of the Proud Boys group Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to a total of 300 days in jail for bringing a rifle magazine into Washington, DC and setting a Black Lives Matter banner on fire outside a church. Read Full Article at RT....

An individual on the UK’s anti-terror watchlist has entered the country on a flight from Afghanistan, Sky News reported. The person was later cleared, but officials remain concerned about potential security breaches. Read Full Article...

Former CIA and NSA head Michael Hayden has applauded treating fans of ex-president Donald Trump as subhuman – or at least second-class citizens, cheering a suggestion they be thrown out of the country and compared to the Taliban. Read...

Liverpool have informed the Egyptian FA that they are refusing to release Mohamed Salah for international duty next week because of the restrictions which would be placed on him on his return by the UK government. Read Full Article at R...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that the country’s shipyards have begun work on half a dozen new vessels for its growing navy, and that Moscow is now planning to revamp its armed forces with cutting-edge hardware. Read F...