The sharp price rise in the shares of the ailing video games retailer GameStop seen last month may have been triggered by institutional investors rather than by Reddit’s army of retail traders, data revealed by JP Morgan show. Read Fu...

Twitter has had a field day with a report claiming that the UK government at one point had considered sending Prince Edward up north to live in Scotland, as part of a plan to combat the rise of the Scottish National Party. Read Full Art...

Many Russian liberals and foreign pundits saw Ukraine's 2014 'Maidan' as an event that would inspire change in Moscow. Today, as an increasingly dysfunctional Kiev clamps down on free speech, it looks more like a cautionary tale. Read F...

US President Joe Biden has said that his predecessor Donald Trump is too “erratic” to be entrusted with classified information that is being traditionally provided to former presidents. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a mechanism for regulating grain exports, to help domestic agriculture and curb rising food prices on the domestic market. Read Full Article at RT.com

Microsoft said its political action committee will bar all donations to Republican lawmakers who refused to certify Joe Biden’s election win, while announcing a change in focus to the “promotion of democracy.” Read Full Article at...

America’s top law enforcement agency mistakenly used a photo featuring a well-circulated internet meme of a large, nude man sitting on a bed in its criminal complaint against a suspect accused of rioting on Capitol Hill. Read Full Art...

Donald McNeil Jr., the New York Times' top reporter on the Covid-19 pandemic, has resigned after management's decision not to fire him for innocuously using the “N-word” left many staffers at the newspaper “outraged and in pain.�...

Self-described progressives, leftists and socialists have reacted furiously to the Politico article claiming that they love the new US President Joe Biden, which reveals that a number of their activists have been brought on board. Read ...

Voice of America is a dysfunctional outlet where navel-gazing and partisan activism get in the way of its mission, says a former director replaced by the Biden administration, revealing turmoil at the bastion of US propaganda. Read Full...

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter briefly hit bestseller status in Amazon’s ‘Chinese biography’ section for a new memoir, for which he was reportedly paid $2 million by the same publisher who scrapped GOP Sen. Josh Hawley’s boo...

The head of US Strategic Command is warning that nuclear war with Russia or China is “a real possibility,” pointing to “destabilizing” behaviors of America’s rivals. He also claims the Pentagon is not “stuck in the Cold War....

HBO is developing its own movie on the GameStop stock frenzy, the seventh film project to emerge from the debacle as major Hollywood production houses race to milk every penny out of the grassroots “rebellion” against Wall Street. R...

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak is trying to lure high-tech firms into his state with an offer to allow them to effectively form independent governments at county level, capable of levying taxes and even forming courts. Read Full Article ...

The fact that the woman behind the crash that killed British teen Harry Dunn may be a US spy raises a lot of questions for the government, in a case already doing "terrible damage" to bilateral ties, the family's lawyer told RT. Read Fu...

The International Criminal Court has claimed jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, meaning it could probe war crimes there. Israel has objected to the move. Read Full Article ...

Though he’s a Democrat who has openly criticized Donald Trump, political pundit Van Jones was accused on ‘The View’ of losing the “trust” of black people for daring to work with the former president. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Cristiano Ronaldo often resembles a man determined to permanently defy the ageing process, and his goals since his last birthday have not betrayed any signs of slowing down. From Catalonia to Stockholm, here are six to remember. Read Fu...

Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo has eschewed the traditional trip to sunnier climes such as Dubai or Abu Dhabi for this 36th birthday, instead preferring to celebrate his big day with partner Georgina Rodriguez in snowy Turin. Read Full ...

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell aired his promised documentary alleging voter fraud against Donald Trump on Friday to a wave of mockery, with even One America News Network airing a telling major disclaimer before the show. Read Full Artic...

Drug companies should share their manufacturing sites to boost the global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

After New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez admitted she wasn’t even inside the Capitol building during last month’s raid she’d framed as a near-death experience, the Democrat convinced her fans to help bury the embarrassment. Re...

A golf marshal was left writhing in agony after being struck on the shoulder by an errant drive courtesy of American golfer Dustin Johnson in Friday's action at the Saudi International tournament. Read Full Article at RT.com

Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died at the age of 91, his manager said on Friday. At 82, Plummer became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, when he took the best supporting gong for ‘Beginners’. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have unveiled an incredibly powerful, AI-powered method for producing new potential Covid-19 vaccine candidates in a matter of minutes or even seconds. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Moscow's Alexander Volkov knows that he could take a giant step towards a future heavyweight title shot if he gets past wily veteran Alistair Overeem in Saturday night's UFC main event in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian figure skaters who were returning from a competition in Krasnoyarsk had their flight delayed after a man locked himself in a toilet on board their plane, refusing to leave until police arrived in a baffling stand-off. Read Full ...

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has admitted that the pressure on him is rising after his side failed to impress in a home defeat to old club Chelsea, with the Portuguese also under fire for bizarre remarks made to a female reporter. Read ...

The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) overseen by the UN has elected an interim prime minister and three-member Presidency Council to lead the war-ravaged country until elections at the end of this year. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has again responded to critics of her account of the Capitol riot on January 6, blasting them for “politicizing” her story and possibly preventing other “survivors” from coming forward....

The space race is heating up once again after China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe beamed back its first image of Mars amid the country’s historic first trip to the Red Planet. Read Full Article at RT.com

The inaugural figure-skating jumping tournament in Moscow has seen an unexpected upset, with the women’s squad sensationally destroying the men’s team as they beat their male counterparts by almost 50 points. Read Full Article at RT...

A study by researchers at the University of Cambridge has found that climate change played a key role in Covid-19 spreading from animals to humans, as the two groups were forced closer together as populations grow. Read Full Article at ...

A Democratic congressman teared up on the floor of the House of Representatives and offered a dramatic apology to his fellow elected officials for having not recognized his white privilege until the January 6 Capitol riot. Read Full Art...

The UK government has announced a new partnership with German vaccine manufacturer CureVac to “rapidly develop” jabs to protect against new Covid-19 variants, taking the country’s total vaccine order to 457 million doses. Read Ful...

World Cup winner Jerome Boateng has accused German beauty Kasia Lenhardt of blackmail in a fierce public row, adding that she "destroyed" his relationships in claims that the model has hit back at by branding him the "devil". Read Full ...

A long-running battle over the world’s largest legal bill could soon be settled as a court in the Netherlands begins hearing arguments in the case of defunct energy giant Yukos, once among Russia's largest resource companies. Read Ful...

The Kremlin insists that moves by the imprisoned opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s associates to ask for foreign pressure to seek his release from jail proves that he deserves to be labeled as a foreign agent. Read Full Article at RT...

The BBC is deliberately spreading disinformation about China, considering its choice of testimonies when reporting about the country, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry has charged. Read Full Article at RT.com

A court in Moscow hearing a libel trial involving activist Alexey Navalny has been adjourned for one week. He stands accused of defaming a now-95-year-old World War II veteran by calling him a “traitor” and “corrupt lackey.” Rea...

Funds donated by the United Arab Emirates to a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees have dropped from over $50 million to just $1 million in 2020 amid normalization of ties between Abu Dhabi and Israel, a report said. Read Full Art...

Crude prices hit their highest level in over a year on Friday, closing in on $60 a barrel amid economic revival hopes and supply curbs by OPEC and allied producers. Read Full Article at RT.com

Closures during Covid-19 lockdowns will force pub owners across the UK to dump nearly 87 million pints of beer, according to the latest calculations by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has revoked the credentials of three officials from EU nations, over claims they took part in unauthorized rallies in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, local media reported on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Los Angeles Lakers talisman LeBron James has hit out at plans to hold this year's showcase NBA All-Star Game next month - while the US continues to record several thousand deaths per day as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read Ful...

An attempt to see whether Scotland has the legal right to hold a second referendum without the consent of the British parliament has been thrown out by a Scottish court, which labelled the move “premature and academic”. Read Full Ar...

All arrivals into the UK from so-called 'red list' countries will have to quarantine in hotels for 10 days, in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19 variants from overseas, the government said on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US soldiers stationed in Germany are an integral part of Trans-Atlantic friendship, Berlin has said, after President Joe Biden put a halt to the Trump administration's plan to relocate thousands of troops from the country. Read Full Art...

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is scrambling to determine how and why an intruder gained access to Joint Base Andrews, where Air Force One is stored, the day before President Joe Biden’s inaugural flight. Read Fu...

President Joe Biden has dusted off an old story about how he came under fire while visiting Iraq, more than a decade after he admitted the claim was somewhat exaggerated. ‘Where’s the MSM outrage?’ social media users have asked. R...

Russian tennis ace Ekaterina Alexandrova has proved she is in excellent competitive shape ahead of the season-opening Grand Slam in Australia, losing only three games to stun world number two Simona Halep at the Gippsland Trophy. Read F...

Brussels’ top diplomat has praised Russia’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic as part of a charm offensive during meetings with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who called for normalization of relations with the bloc. Re...

Brussels will allow diplomatic staff based in Russia to roll up their sleeve for the country’s coronavirus vaccine, after data published in the Lancet medical journal proved the formula was effective in more than nine in 10 cases. Rea...

Prosecutors in Germany have embarrassingly found themselves unable to access $60 million of seized bitcoin, after a convicted fraudster refused to provide them with the password. Read Full Article at RT.com

Paige VanZant and her opponent on her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut, Britain Hart, had to be separated at Thursday's weigh-ins ahead of the fight league's "KnuckleMania" event after nearly coming to blows. Read Full Ar...

On Friday, Russian police officers conducted a search of an apartment owned by the parents of Leonid Volkov, a close associate of opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Volkov is wanted by the authorities, but now lives in Lithuania. Read Fu...

A petition calling on the UK government to commit against implementing a so-called Covid-19 vaccine ‘passport’ has received more than 37,000 signatures, as Boris Johnson’s cabinet refuses to rule the idea out. Read Full Article at...

Russian rhythmic gymnastics champion Alexandra Soldatova has left fans worried for her welfare after sharing photos of painful purplish jellyfish stings she endured during a vacation at one of Dubai’s beach resorts. Read Full Article ...

Local elections will take place in England and Wales on May 6, after being postponed last year due to the Covid-19 outbreak, as the UK government announced measures to ensure people can vote safely. Read Full Article at RT.com

The British medicines regulator has said the latest research into Covid-19 vaccines shows the jab to have a favourable safety profile, with side-effects in line with most types of vaccine, including the seasonal flu shot. Read Full Arti...

All of the UK’s high-priority groups can expect to have their first Covid vaccination by May, the government says, setting out a plan on Friday to inoculate 32 million people. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is now the chair of the senate judiciary subcommittee, has announced a new sweeping antitrust legislation that would significantly raise the risk for companies such as Facebook, Apple, and Google. Read Full...

Controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has reportedly had another break-up following his split from Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya, with Chiara Passari also posting a mysterious message on Instagram referencing infidelity. Read F...

Police in Scotland are investigating after three people were killed in separate but related incidents that forced a hospital in Kilmarnock into lockdown. Read Full Article at RT.com

A software glitch and a lack of enthusiasm have been blamed for the underwhelming start to Mumbai’s efforts to vaccinate frontline workers, with only a few dozen people queuing up for injections on the first day of the drive. Read Ful...

Geneticists from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, in Berlin, have discovered a genetic variant in mice that allows sperm cells to poison their competitors before the race to the egg has even begun. Read Full Article at R...

Shares in the Chinese short video app Kuaishou almost tripled on their Hong Kong debut on Friday, surging to HK$338 ($43.60) upon opening, from an IPO price of HK$115 ($14.80). Read Full Article at RT.com

A small group of 35 refugees is set to arrive in New Zealand this month, as the country resumes its immigration program, put on hold due to Covid-19. It won’t be able to meet its internally set quota, however, disappointing some. Read...

Ex-Real Madrid defender Pepe was left in tears after Porto teammate Nanu needed to be taken to hospital following a thunderous clash of heads with a goalkeeper during his team's game with Belenenses on Thursday evening. Read Full Articl...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that it “firmly opposes” the decision of the British regulator to strip Beijing-based English-language news channel, CGTN, of its license to broadcast in the UK. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A prominent associate of Alexey Navalny has announced that further street protests in support of the jailed opposition figure across Russia will not go ahead until later this year, after two consecutive weekends of unrest. Read Full Art...

Scientists are concerned that dozens of unexplained deaths at a remote chimpanzee sanctuary in Sierra Leone, spanning more than a decade, may mark a new generation of zoonotic diseases that could jump to humans. Read Full Article at RT....

The infection rate in France is too high to avoid another national lockdown, a top infectious diseases expert has said. She’d earlier said she was “baffled” by President Macron’s decision against more restrictive measures. Read ...

The US has sent the USS ‘John S. McCain’ past Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea as a show of strength in the first mission conducted since President Joe Biden took office. Read Full Article at RT.com

As Russia looks to expand its mass inoculation program, the developer of the country's Sputnik V vaccine has revealed it can be stored for two months at 2-8°C for, a much higher temperature than some of its foreign equivalents. Read Fu...

The People’s Bank of China has agreed a partnership with the global interbank settlement organization SWIFT, as part of an effort to internationalize the yuan and develop a digital Chinese currency. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A blast has occurred at the German Red Cross building in Memmingen, leaving five in need of medical attention. Police say another explosion cannot be ruled out, and have evacuated the surrounding area. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The new US administration has unveiled its approach to working with Russia, as the country’s top diplomat used a call with his counterpart in Moscow to set a more confrontational tone than the Kremlin might have hoped for. Read Full A...

As Joe Biden promises to make racial justice a top priority for his administration, rapper Ice Cube has revealed that he could soon be meeting with the US president to discuss reparations for black Americans. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Indonesia has received an investment proposal from US electric car maker Tesla, according to the country’s deputy head for investment and mining coordination, Septian Hario Seto, as quoted by Reuters. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The US Senate overwhelmingly voted to ensure the continued funding for the operation of the US embassy in Jerusalem, sealing Donald Trump’s snub to Palestinians that made a two-state solution even more elusive. Read Full Article at RT...

Three days after Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail, minus time served, the anti-corruption activist is back in court on Friday over accusations he defamed a war veteran. Read Full A...

Alberta, Canada’s oil heartland, may seek compensation from the United States after newly inaugurated President Joe Biden moved to nix the Keystone XL Pipeline, Bloomberg said on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pfizer says it has withdrawn a request to have its Covid-19 vaccine authorized for use in India. The company has promised to resubmit the application once it gathers more data. Read Full Article at RT.com

In his first major foreign policy address, President Joe Biden vowed to confront the enemies of ‘democracy’ globally, while seeking to reclaim America's ‘moral credibility’ and leadership in LGBT and climate change issues. Read ...

Turkey’s interior minister has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup attempt that rocked the country in 2016, prompting a denial from Washington, which blasted the claim as unbefitting of a NATO partner. Read Full Article ...

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, central bankers and financial regulators essentially declared victory over a populist investor uprising, agreeing that markets proved “resilient” through a trading rally that is now being tamed. R...

After refusing similar requests for years, Germany has finally revealed to the authorities in the Netherlands the names of Dutch citizens who are still getting monthly benefits for fighting for the Nazis in World War II. Read Full Artic...

Let the pillow fight begin, as two of the most polarizing activists in American politics are soon to be business competitors, with gun-control crusader David Hogg taking on Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow. Read Full ...

Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin, a Democrat, issued a new statewide mask order an hour after the Republican-majority legislature voted to repeal his previous one saying he lacked the authority. Read Full Article at RT.com

Police in Florida are on the lookout for a thief who made off with a car filled with dozens of vials of coronavirus vaccine worth some $10,000, posting a nationwide alert in their hunt for the suspect. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Democrat-dominated US House of Representatives has voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) from two committees, as Republicans protested the “lasting and damaging impact” of the “dangerous new precedent.” Read Ful...

Adult entertainment behemoth Pornhub has rebranded itself as a quasi-responsible business, beefing up content filters, employing a “live content audit team,” and continuing its ban on downloads while opening up non-member uploads. R...

Snopes has rated the claim that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “exaggerated” the danger she was in during the Capitol riot as “mostly false,” insisting the New York Democrat faced “imminent” harm in a different building. Read...

Fox News is facing a rise of the machines, voting machines that is, as election software firm Smartmatic is suing the network, three of its anchors and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for allegedly false claims of fraud. Read Fu...

The Church of England is investigating one of its clergymen after he posted a Twitter message smearing fans of WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore, who died this week of Covid-19, as being part of a “cult of white British nationalism.” R...

Former President Donald Trump apparently doesn't have plans for a post-politics career in Hollywood, as he resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for “inciting” the January 6 US Capitol riot. R...

Democrats seeking to impeach the former US president Donald Trump have asked him to testify at his Senate trial and threatened him if he refuses, after his lawyers challenged the charges and the trial itself as illegitimate. Read Full A...

The Dutch Health Council has followed other medical regulators in limiting its approval of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to those aged under 65, as it issued a warning about the jab's efficacy due to limited data. Read Full Article a...

The US military will stop supporting attacks carried out by the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Joe Biden has confirmed, though America will continue to support Riyadh in “defending its sovereignty.” Re...