Evander Holyfield’s return to the ring ended inside the first round as the veteran heavyweight was stopped by former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in Florida, prompting concern online about the staging of the event. Read Full Article at ...

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said this week the country will roll out a pilot scheme for green power trading between corporate consumers and renewable energy generators. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Australia’s Queensland has narrowly escaped a snap lockdown, like the ones in effect in Melbourne and Sydney, by reporting no new Covid cases, as the government stocks up on Moderna vaccines in the hopes of reviving the economy. Read ...

The gas export proceeds of Russian energy giant Gazprom between January and July grew 1.8 times compared with the same period of the previous year and amounted to over $23 billion, according to Russia's Federal Customs Service. Read Ful...

A US Capitol Police probe into the conduct of its officers during the January 6 riot has failed to find any “sufficient evidence” of a crime, but recommended disciplinary action for some officers, whose names were not disclosed. Rea...

Dozens of women donning black niqabs have taken to streets of Kabul to voice support for the Taliban and its strict interpretation of Sharia law. The rally followed a wave of heated women’s rights protests in Afghanistan. Read Full Ar...

Emma Raducanu completed one of the most astonishing stories in tennis history as the British teenager captured the US Open title with victory over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in New York. Read Full Article at RT.com

Footage from witnesses has captured multiple explosions at the Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The blasts were apparently from a drone strike targeting the airport, which is used by the US-led coalition. Read F...

Brian Stelter has been relentlessly mocked for promoting an article claiming news anchors became versions of “national leaders” on 9/11, while the CNN host dissed politicians for supposedly being in “bunkers” or “out of sight....

Transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin has responded to 'transphobes' after being accused of cheating, and has demanded more respect for her opponent after a debut cage outing in Miami on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former President George W. Bush has used his speech on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to call out “violent extremists at home.” Read Full Article at RT.com

A feminist community for gender justice in the UK has continued its campaign against Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo by flying a banner over Old Trafford during their Premier League match with Newcastle United. Read Full Articl...

Demonstrators took to the streets of the French capital on Saturday to voice their discontent with the coronavirus health pass policy for the ninth weekend in a row. The protest quickly descended into clashes with police. Read Full Arti...

Even five-time Ballon d’Or winners suffer bouts of pre-match nerves, Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed, as the returning Manchester United star spoke about his triumphant Old Trafford homecoming. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Associated Press has apologized for a tweet marking September 11 as the anniversary of not only the terrorist attacks in New York City, but the release of the Nickelback album ‘Silver Side Up’. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Football fans have been touched by a heartwarming moment during Cristiano Ronaldo's 'second debut' for Manchester United. After he scored the opener, his mother's reaction to the goal went viral. Read Full Article at RT.com

Queensland police officers have set up a fundraising page, garnering money to hire a lawyer and challenge the mandating of vaccines for law enforcement employees. They say the new directive “infringes upon the right to freedom.” Rea...

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his Manchester United return with a double to help sink Newcastle in their Premier League clash – and social media was awash with praise for the evergreen Portuguese icon. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice should probe its own prosecutors for targeting Asian Americans, Representative Ted Lieu said, after a controversial second trial of a Chinese-Canadian professor ended in his acquittal. Read ...

Former US President Donald Trump received criticism on Saturday for commentating a pay-per-view boxing match in Florida on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo has made an instant impact on his long-awaited 'second debut' for Manchester United by scoring a scrappy goal in the first half of their Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Saturday. Read Full Article at RT.c...

While honoring the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Donald Trump jumped at the chance to criticize President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, an effort he said made the Democrat look like a “fool.” R...

On Friday, US President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since February. The talks marked the second call between the leaders since Biden took office in January. Read Full Article at RT.com

One of the most anticipated returns in football history will take place on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, virtue-signaling and lip service are the order of the day in some corners of the British press covering Cristiano Ronaldo. Read Fu...

A man who spent several months behind bars for slapping French President Emmanuel Macron this summer has said he has received many letters in support of his “political” action.  Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo is poised to make his Old Trafford return on Saturday and one of the many fans unable to restrain her joy was glamor model Katrina Maria – dubbed the club’s ‘sexiest fan’ in some quarters. Read Full Article at ...

The former Pink Floyd frontman spoke to RT's Going Underground on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the 1973 US-backed coup in Chile, which led the right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet to power. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Shipments of Russian aluminum abroad saw a tenfold surge in July compared to the same period a year ago, amounting to $7.4 billion, according to data tracked by the Federal Customs Service. Read Full Article at RT.com

German company BioNTech, which in partnership with Pfizer developed one of the most widely used anti-Covid shots, says it’s preparing for the worldwide launch of its jab for younger recipients and might get approval in October. Read F...

President Vladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s Olympic medalists at a special Kremlin ceremony, praising their achievements in Tokyo and their strength in overcoming obstacles – including ‘politicized’ decisions against Russia. Re...

RT DE employee John Burns saw the horrors of 9/11 when he ran on to the New York streets with a video camera that day. However, he didn't have the strength to view the footage until two decades later.  Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is set to travel to Tehran this weekend for discussions over the Iran nuclear deal. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first openly transgender fighter to compete in MMA in the United States since 2014, Alana McLaughlin, has launched her career with a choke out submission victory in Miami, causing reaction from fight fans on social media. Read Full ...

Nord Stream 2 has gone from pipe dream to pipeline. Despite controversy and opposition, the 1,224 kilometer, $11-billion underwater gas link has been completed, doubling Russia’s gas export capacity through the Baltic Sea. Read Full A...

A UK feminist group is aiming to distract attention from Cristiano Ronaldo’s highly-awaited ‘second debut’ at Manchester United by staging a protest highlighting the rape allegations against the star, according to reports. Read Fu...

The claim that Florida had 1,200 Covid-19 deaths in a single day was false, writer Stephen King admitted hours after making it. But according to him, the bad guy is still the GOP's rising star, Governor Ron DeSantis. Read Full Article a...

Brazil’s oil industry has absolutely exploded in recent years, and now the Latin American country could even be on track to becoming a global top 5 producer. Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s top market watchdog has handed out a total fine of 2.5 million yuan (some $388,000) to three auto-chip distributors for jacking up their prices amid a prolonged global semiconductor shortage severely hitting the sector. Read F...

The UN envoy to Libya has warned that the war-torn country could slip into conflict once again if presidential and parliamentary elections set for December are aborted.  Read Full Article at RT.com

Former UFC fighter Houston Alexander was blasted by fans online after his bare-knuckle boxing debut ended in controversy as he landed a blow on grounded rival Wes Combs – who already appeared to be unconscious. Read Full Article at RT...

A Kazakh businessman who owns a prized replica of the legendary Soviet Buran spaceplane has offered to trade the vehicle with Moscow in return for the head of his country’s last Khan, Russia’s national space agency has revealed. Rea...

One of the leading stars of the Russian punk rock protest group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has been sentenced to one year of restricted freedom in the so-called ‘sanitary case’ that has also seen measures placed on five others. Re...

The return of Cristiano Ronaldo can turn Manchester United into serious title contenders but the onus is on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to extract the best from the talent at his disposal, according to Old Trafford icon Lee Sharpe. Read Full A...

Police and health authorities in Minnesota, US are investigating a case of “emotional abuse” at a local nursing home. Teen girls who worked at the facility had been found apparently tormenting a resident with dementia. Read Full Art...

A cluster of five new infections in Brisbane may require a lockdown in Queensland, the Australian state’s leader said. The enforcement of lockdowns in other parts of the country has already caused a lot of debate. Read Full Article at...

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and after the hasty Afghanistan withdrawal, the American War on Terror is partially winding down. The costs of the conflict have been staggering, the gains few, and the losses tragic. Read Fu...

Israeli police have caught four of the six Palestinians who pulled off a daring escape from a high-security prison earlier this week through an underground tunnel dug from their cell. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s agricultural sector has seen impressive growth in foreign sales this year, according to the latest data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture’s AgroExport center. Read Full Article at RT.com

Just as a Florida appeals court reinstated Governor Ron DeSantis’s ban on school mask mandates, the Department of Education has announced a probe into the opt-out policy, claiming it may hurt disabled students. Read Full Article at RT...

Daniil Medvedev will aim to deprive Novak Djokovic of a record 21st Grand Slam title after the world’s top two set up a mouthwatering showdown in Sunday’s US Open final. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Capitol rioter infamously dubbed the ‘QAnon Shaman’ – Jacob Chansley – was denied a request to be temporarily released from prison to visit his grandfather once more before his death, with a judge arguing he is a flight risk...

What’s black, white, and running amok across the suburbs of Maryland? Five zebras are now on the loose after escaping a small private farm. The plot thickened after a congresswoman emphatically denied she was behind the jailbreak. Rea...

Police in Vilnius have detained 20 people after a thousands-strong rally against Covid-19 restrictions and what protesters criticized as “LGTBQ+ propaganda” ended in a standoff with law enforcement. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Horror novelist Stephen King may pay his bills by inventing stories, but he was accused of taking creative license with health data, saying 1,200 Floridians died of Covid in one day – a claim that remains up despite being untrue. Read...

CNN’s Jake Tapper has faced backlash from his own liberal audience after he criticized President Joe Biden for claiming the moral high ground by berating unvaccinated Americans. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new investigation claims that a US drone strike in Kabul did not take out a dangerous terrorist driving a car bomb, but an innocent Afghan aid worker employed by an American NGO, and the children who came to greet him. Read Full Artic...

In another hiccup for the Kabul airlift, Washington has reportedly “temporarily paused” flying Afghan refugees to the US on recommendation of health authorities, citing four cases of measles among them. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least two people have been reported injured in a massive fire that erupted at St. John’s hospital in Queens, New York. The incident saw scores of firefighters and emergency responders being dispatched to battle the flames. Read Ful...

The security detail at the Royal Lodge in Windsor has accepted documents detailing a sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew by one of the victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. His response is due soon in a US court. Read Full A...

Daniil Medvedev is on course for his second Grand Slam decider against Novak Djokovic this year after breezing into the second US Open of his career – and wife Dasha enjoyed his post-match confession. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A former Islamist fighter who went to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets and later got caught up in the US War on Terror – spending 14 years in the Guantanamo prison as a result – spoke to RT as part of the Unheard Voices project. Rea...

An attempt by the Anti-Defamation League to tone-police Ohio Republican Josh Mandel has backfired, as he stood by his comparison of those enforcing President Joe Biden’s vaccination mandate to Adolf Hitler’s secret police. Read Full...

A judge has ordered Apple to let developers allow consumers to use outside payment methods when buying apps, loosening the giant's chokehold on app profits and potentially adding fuel to other antitrust suits against the company. Read F...

A baseball star who signed a $102 million deal in February will reportedly spend the rest of the 2021 season on administrative leave as a sexual assault investigation continues. Read Full Article at RT.com

A fighter who faced stars including ex-champion Georges St-Pierre during his time in the UFC has reportedly been placed on a huge bail fee over an alleged domestic violence felony against a woman in Los Angeles. Read Full Article at RT....

Google is wrestling for control of rapidly-dwindling water supplies with communities that host its massive data centers as record droughts plague the West coast. Now the tech behemoth has outlined plans to become “water positive.” R...

Dan Campbell, the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions, says that he doesn't feel the need to comment on "internet rumors" amid speculation that D'Andre Swift is wanted in connection to a murder inquiry. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Florida appeals court has overruled a district judge who sought to block Governor Ron DeSantis from banning mask mandates in public schools, even as President Joe Biden vowed federal support for administrators who do so. Read Full Art...

Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Man United has prompted a feel-good factor within the club – but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner will demand nothing but success from his new teammates. Read Full Article...

Fox News and CBS are facing heavy backlash after hailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s “thinner” and “more energetic” appearance, with one pundit even saying he “looks better” than US President Joe Biden. Read Full Art...

Joe Biden's advice to families about children who are too young to receive a Covid-19 vaccine yet has drawn a fierce response from UFC star Jorge Masvidal, who reacted with an infamous photo of the US president's son, Hunter. Read Full ...

Republican Governor Greg Abbott has been slammed as a hypocrite after he signed an anti-Big Tech censorship bill on Thursday, with critics pointing out that he’s cracked down on Texans who’ve protested against Israel’s actions. Re...

The US has withdrawn from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, with nothing to show for it but a swift Taliban takeover and a flood of refugees. RT asked Afghans and Americans what the price of “nation-building” has been for them. Rea...

The maneuvers of a NATO pilot have sparked a sharp rebuke from Vienna, which warned of “diplomatic consequences” after an Alliance aircraft from Hungary took an unexpected nosedive over its territory during a scheduled flight. Read ...

University of Pennsylvania scientists are working to create a vaccine that would protect not just against Covid-19, but all coronaviruses, saying they hope it will be “ready to go” when the next pandemic hits. Read Full Article at R...

Former VP Mike Pence made his first national news appearance in months to blast President Joe Biden’s newly announced vaccine mandates and “patience wearing thin” comment, which Pence deemed unpresidential and un-American. Read Fu...

Footage has emerged of activists clashing with law enforcement while trucks containing weapons arrive under police escort ahead of a massive arms fair in London, to which 30,000 international delegates have been invited. Read Full Artic...

Benjamin Mendy's trial for four counts of rape and one of sexual assault has been scheduled for late January, with the three-time Premier League champion remanded in custody until the court case begins. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken out against proposals to drop the foreigner limit rule in place at elite clubs, warning that his nation will be sidelined on the international scene if the restrictions are dropped. Read Full ...

Moscow has “irrefutable evidence” of American tech giants breaking Russian law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, on Friday, as it summoned the US Ambassador, John Sullivan, to tell him it won’t tolerate election interference. Re...

This year’s Artificial Intelligence Journey 2021, a DS/AI online conference and a key event of Russia’s Year of Science and Technology, will be held on November 10–12, 2021. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former UFC champion Jessica Andrade says that her decision to open an OnlyFans account after nude photos of her were leaked online has allowed her to pay off her training expenses and live full-time in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT...

Close to 100,000 Russian and Belarusian soldiers, sailors and airmen are taking part in massive military exercises spanning half the width of Europe and involving hundreds of aircraft, armored vehicles and even missile systems. Read Ful...

Lebanese leaders have formed a new government led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, finally putting to an end 13 months of political deadlock that worsened Beirut’s crippling economic situation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Stock futures have jumped as a first-in-seven-month phone conversation between President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping provided modest comfort to investors, while a surge in crude prices looked set to boost energy shares. Read Full...

The French government has taken the US and Israel off its list of ‘safe’ countries in terms of Covid-19 risk, imposing restrictions on the arrival of unvaccinated tourists from both places. Read Full Article at RT.com

It's the name of one of the world's most powerful people, but it's still not good enough for the Swedish tax authorities, who rejected a request from the parents of a newborn son to officially call their child Vladimir Putin. Read Full ...

Numolux Group, the South African partner of China’s Sinovac Biotech, has said the Chinese firm is in talks about creating a Covid-19 vaccine production site in Africa, as it launches a phase-three trial for use in children. Read Full ...

Former US Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is reportedly set to announce the creation of a new third party, alongside the release of his book on American democracy. The rumors were met with a chilly reaction. Read Full Arti...

Moscow is set to dispatch 30 of its modern battle tanks to Tajikistan, on the fractious frontier with Afghanistan, in an effort to shore up the shared border after American forces withdrew from the region in recent weeks. Read Full Arti...

Accused serial sexual predator Bill Cosby, who was controversially released from prison in June, is reportedly working on a new TV show. Many on Twitter reacted to the news with disgust. Read Full Article at RT.com

The premier of Australia’s state of Victoria has taken to social media to urge fellow citizens to leave behind their skepticism of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine if they want lockdowns to end. Read Full Article at RT.com

Thursday's NFL opener between the Buccaneers and the Cowboys saw a rendition of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' before the game, but fans are slating the 'black national anthem' as being little more than an empty gesture. Read Full Article ...

A week on from his long-sought-after meeting with his American counterpart, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky still hasn't had a direct answer from Washington regarding aspirations for his country to join the US-led NATO bloc. Read Fu...

Workers of Russia's Komandorsky Nature Reserve, located on the remote Commander Islands in the Pacific Ocean, recently discovered the carcass of a 13-meter humpback whale, the reserve's official Instagram page revealed on Tuesday. Read ...

Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have been advised by Germany’s vaccine body to get inoculated against Covid with Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech shots after analyzing data on its effectiveness and safety for these groups. Read Ful...

The head of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation has been banned for five years by the sport's governing body, with a 10-month investigation ruling that he threatened athletes and abused his position to back Alexander Lukashenko. Read F...

In an unprecedented move, China has revealed plans to publicly sell crude from its state reserves to contain prices. This is expected to “stabilize domestic market supply and effectively guarantee the country’s energy security.” R...

Russia is adhering to the controlled tightening of state monetary policy by raising the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%, the country’s central bank announced on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II supports the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and is committed to improving race relations in the UK, a senior Buckingham Palace representative has said. Read Full Article at RT.com