The preliminary findings of a probe carried out by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that coronavirus was likely transmitted to humans by animals, and did not come from a lab, according to media reports. Read Full Artic...

The skyscraper-sized container ship that has been lodged sideways in the Suez Canal for nearly a week was moved away from the bank of the canal, but is not completely afloat yet, the ship’s owner said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US Strategic Command sent the Twittersphere into panic mode after it tweeted out an assortment of characters which some feared could be the nation’s nuclear codes. They later asked everyone to disregard the now-deleted post. Read Full...

Pouring gasoline on the debate over the ‘Satan’ sneakers, South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem blasted the product, and went on to cite the Bible in a war of words with the rapper behind the devil-themed shoe. Read Full Arti...

UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal has boasted that he "buried" Ben Askren in the fastest UFC knockout ever and said that Askren "represents crotch sniffers" rather than MMA, lashing out after helping Jake Paul prepare to box against him. Read ...

Russian driver Nikita Mazepin has suffered the worst possible start to the new F1 season, hitting a barrier in a race-ending crash at the first grand prix in Bahrain before being the subject of online mockery over his misery. Read Full ...

A new poll has revealed Joe Biden is struggling for the approval of Americans when it comes to the migrant surge on the US/Mexico border and his handling of gun violence. Read Full Article at RT.com

A black deputy mayor of Paris, Audrey Pulvar, has sparked controversy online after she said white people should remain “silent spectators” if they attend meetings where people of color discuss racism. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An oil refinery, located in West Java province of Indonesia, has caught up fire amid reports a loud bang was heard before the facility went up in flames. Some 950 people have been evacuated, and several have been injured. Read Full Arti...

White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is continuing to warn people about the dangers of Covid-19, this time recommending kids remain masked around one another. Read Full Article at RT.com

Legislators in New York have agreed to legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults, and to allow its sale in the state. It may be up to two years before it can actually be sold, however. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic's wife has taken to social media to put fans' minds at rest following his brutal knockout at the hands of Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 on Saturday, posing next to the bruised fighter in hospital. Read Full Art...

Newly-released “nightmare” body camera footage that shows two Maryland police officers handcuff a 5-year-old boy, call him a “little beast” and repeatedly threaten to beat him has prompted outrage and calls for their dismissal. ...

Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has shrugged off the idea of there being anything untoward behind the promotion's move to waive a six-month drug testing rule ahead of her surprise return to the sport this summer. Read Full ...

MMA stunner Ekaterina Shakalova slammed opponent Izabela Badurek onto the canvas during an eye-catching win on a Polish MMA card on Saturday, with some fans responding by calling for the 23-year-old to be snapped up by the UFC. Read Ful...

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has been accused of victim-blaming and playing politics by sharing a video on how to avoid auto theft after a carjacking that led to the death of Mohammad Anwar. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An official tried to block Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from recording after he turned up at a Customs and Border Protection detention center to film the inhumane conditions of migrants under the Biden administration. Read Full Article at...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has claimed the press will soon have access to border facilities after numerous protests, but she refused to give any timeframe for when this will happen. Read Full Article at RT.com

Exports of Russian agricultural products rose 22.3% year-on-year as of March 21, amounting to over $6 billion, data from the Ministry of Agriculture showed. Read Full Article at RT.com

The state-owned authority operating the Suez Canal is considering some financial initiatives for vessels that were unable to pass through the vital waterway blocked by a skyscraper-sized container ship. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UFC star Jon Jones has launched into another cash row with promotion supremo White, brushing off claims he is scared of heavyweight champ Ngannou while pointing to the treatment Conor McGregor receives when he chases huge paydays. Read ...

Bayern Munich baller Joshua Kimmich has highlighted how the furor over World Cup stadium slave labor and migrant deaths in Qatar is too little, too late, explaining that any boycott of the tournament should have started years ago. Read ...

A proposal by two Australian politicians to conduct drug and alcohol testing in parliament has caused controversy on social media as critics fling accusations of ‘whataboutery’, while supporters say it’s about time! Read Full Arti...

Oliver Dowden, the UK’s secretary of state for culture, has claimed the government is confident it won’t run out of the Covid-19 vaccine doses needed to give Brits their second jab, despite delivery delays. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Vladimir Putin has again refused to disclose which exact Covid-19 vaccine he used for his first shot, last week. The Russian President also explained why he didn’t get the jab on-camera, in the manner of many other world leaders. Read...

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have reportedly sold $19 billion worth of shares in Chinese tech and US media companies. Traders are now wondering what caused the unusually massive move and whether it will continue next week. Read Full...

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov has posted photos showing how the giant container ship, Ever Given, blocking the Suez Canal looks from space. Traffic on the canal has been shut down for more than five days. Read Full Article at R...

Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia’s embattled prime minister, has pledged to resign next month and prompt an election, amid pressure in the wake of the disastrous defeat to Azerbaijan in last year’s war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Re...

Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has continued her life beyond tennis by revealing that she has created her own range of high-end furniture, coming at the end of a week in which she offered "emotional" praise for healthcare workers. Read F...

Despite being out of the immediate UFC title picture following his knockout defeat to Dustin Poirier, ex-champ Conor McGregor has bafflingly argued that other fighters are "chasing" him for belts, bragging the day after UFC 260. Read Fu...

The police chief of a tiny village in New York has been found to earn more than New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea – despite the fact the area has very little crime. Read Full Article at RT.com

Teaching music at Oxford may soon be less about writing notation and conducting orchestras, and more about which artists hated Donald Trump’s use of their works without permission, proposed reform reportedly suggests. Read Full Articl...

An Australian TV channel has said an "unprecedented" cyber-attack prevented it from airing its morning news program. Local media linked the incident to an upcoming anti-Putin segment. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo has dramatically lamented "difficult times" following the dreadful officiating that denied Portugal a clear goal in their 2022 World Cup qualifying match in Serbia, while his boss revealed what the ref told him. Read F...

Production of emeralds in Russia is expected to grow by 20% in 2021, according to RT-Capital, a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled corporation Rostec, which operates the country’s only emerald placer mine. Read Full Article at RT....

Around a dozen tankers and container ships have been diverted from the Suez Canal as leading transport companies are looking for alternative routes to avoid the vital trade artery along Egypt that remains blocked. Read Full Article at R...

CNN has been blasted on Twitter for using the term “accident” while describing an attempted carjacking by two black teen girls that led to the death of the victim, an Uber Eats driver. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first aircraft with an electric motor will be demonstrated at the MAKS International Air and Space Salon, taking place on July 20-25 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters this week. Read Full...

Francis Ngannou has fulfilled his dream of becoming UFC heavyweight champion, avenging his loss to Stipe Miocic in 2018 by knocking his rival out cold before claiming he could fight Jon Jones this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the city of Makassar, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tensions have been running high outside the Oklahoma County Jail after an inmate was shot and killed in a standoff with police inside. Police went in after the inmate took an unarmed staff member hostage during pill pass. Read Full Arti...

Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin, Abubakar, earned the first UFC win of his career with a dominant display in a grudge match against Jared Gooden – and the ex-champion was a prominent figure in the octagon during his decision victory. Rea...

At least one person was killed and several injured after a man armed with a knife charged at people inside and outside a public library in North Vancouver, Canada. The suspect has been apprehended. Read Full Article at RT.com

There was no repeat of his stunning knockout of Dillian Whyte in the UK as Alexander Povetkin was rocked in Gibraltar by the Brit's revenge mission, leading to concerns that the toughman looked out of sorts in a four-round defeat. Read ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken caught flak after he praised the legacy of Madeleine Albright, who once appeared to justify the deaths of Iraqi children, saying that she made the country “more respected globally.” Read Full Art...

Disgusted Cristiano Ronaldo was booked for protesting before furiously throwing his captain's armband to the turf as Portugal drew with Serbia in a match marred by an appalling decision to disallow the striker's late goal. Read Full Art...

Dr. Deborah Birx, who worked on the coronavirus task force in the Trump administration, is now telling CNN thousands of Covid-19 deaths “could have been mitigated,” but finding pushback from even liberals for her “complicity.” R...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has demanded La Paz release a group of former Bolivian government officials, including ex-President Jeanine Anez, detained on sedition charges as he calls their arrests “anti-democratic.” Read Fu...

Ahead of his bout with Jared Gooden at UFC 260, Abubakar Nurmagomedov has been able to rely on his cousin, Khabib, staying awake to help him make weight – and revealed how the ex-champ's father, Abdulmanap, loved a game of chess. Read...

WBC silver cruiserweight champion Thabiso Mchunu says he wants a fight with newly-crowned WBO champ Lawrence Okolie after easily outpointing former Olympic gold medalist Evgeny Tishchenko in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Saturday. Read Full A...

After Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) accused Amazon of not paying their fair share in taxes and sending “snotty tweets” to “heckle” lawmakers, the company shot back at the “revealing” tweet. Read Full Article at ...

Five famous Russian fighters have voiced their support for Alexander Povetkin ahead of his rematch with Dillian Whyte tonight, with some offering insights into what their compatriot needs to do to win the heavyweight clash again. Read F...

The greatest light heavyweight and heavyweight of all time doing battle is intriguing, but a meeting between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou after UFC 260 – if 'The Predator' beats Miocic – would provide a more thrilling prospect. Rea...

Already in trouble with Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated tensions with his country’s closest Arab ally on Friday by unilaterally rejecting its request to increase water supply to the drought-hit kingdom. Rea...

London’s Metropolitan Police has announced it has opened investigations into alleged sexual abuse cases in British schools, after more than 5,800 incidents were reported to online platform Everyone’s Invited. Read Full Article at RT...

Reassessing unfair decisions such as the one that befell Roy Jones Jr. at the 1988 Seoul Games will help restore the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to the Olympic family, according to president Umar Kremlev. Read Full Article a...

New York parents are chastising Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams after an email blast promised teens “classroom credit” for working on the Democrat’s mayoral campaign. Read Full Article at RT.com

After a series of explosive remarks drove a wedge through relations between the US and Russia, President Joe Biden has again risked controversy, claiming that leaders in Moscow and Beijing believe democracy is not fit for purpose. Read ...

As the only UFC fighter who learned jiu-jitsu on a faraway farm and is studying for a PhD in industrial psychology, Miranda Maverick is a rising star with a unique story. Now she is targeting Gillian Robertson at UFC 260 tonight. Read F...

Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) has left people scratching their heads after seemingly getting nostalgic for a time when “homegrown meth” was used more widely than drugs brought across the US/Mexico border. Read Full Article at RT....

Foreign employees working on French Total’s LNG terminal construction project are among those trapped in a hotel in northern Mozambique which has been besieged by militants for three days. Read Full Article at RT.com

The state broadcaster of Belarus claims the organisers of the annual Eurovision Song Contest bowed to anti-government activists and an online hate campaign when booting the country from the competition, due to be held in May. Read Full ...

It is going to cost clubs a pretty penny if they are to secure the services of Erling Haaland this summer, with reports indicating that Borussia Dortmund won't accept anything less than around $212 million for their prized asset. Read F...

New York will soon introduce the Excelsior Pass, a card which proves you have taken a Covid-19 vaccine or have a recent negative test in order to enter events and businesses. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian energy giant Gazprom is planning to start hydrogen exports to China, South Korea and Japan, the company’s First Deputy Oleg Aksyutin wrote in his column in the latest issue of business and science magazine Energy Policy. Read ...

Europe’s busiest freight train route connecting Genoa and Rotterdam won’t be able to resume operations until April after a massive rock slide that choked tracks in the Rhine Gorge, a World Heritage Site in Germany. Read Full Article...

Former multi-weight boxing champion De La Hoya has announced his return to the ring on Triller alongside hip-hop star Snoop Dogg – then promptly dropped the mic and made a dramatic exit from the stage before being mocked by fans. Read...

The accuracy of CNN’s ‘Reliable Sources’ newsletter, touted as disproving misinformation with fact-checks, has been called into question. The latest issue is riddled with errors and misrepresents a story critical of the network. R...

Avon and Somerset Police publicly responded to an incident caught on camera this week showing a reporter being violently shoved by an officer as he filmed a protest – and many Brits are not happy with the response. Read Full Article a...

As the death toll from the Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters continues to rise, some of the country’s ethnic armed groups warned that they “would not just stand by and do nothing” if the killing carries on. Re...

Guatemalan volcano Pacaya, which has been active for two months, coated cars with ash in the nation’s capital and caused aircraft to be grounded at the main airport. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tensions over Novak Djokovic's new tennis players' group have reopened after the world No1 publicly offered his backing to Vasek Pospisil, who appeared to call the head of the ATP a "f***ing a*****e" in an umpire row this week. Read Ful...

A cooperation deal between Iran and China covering a quarter of a century has been signed in Tehran, furthering Iran’s role in the Chinese global infrastructure initiative. Both nations are being targeted by US sanctions. Read Full Ar...

Facebook has made Nicolas Maduro’s social media account ‘read only’ for 30 days, after the Venezuelan president allegedly used the platform to promote a treatment he said could help deal with the coronavirus. Read Full Article at ...

At least two ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ episodes have been removed from streaming service Paramount+ due to “inappropriate elements,” including a “panty raid” and a Krusty Krab quarantine that resembles the coronavirus pandemic...

Shots were fired at the American Center Yangon in Myanmar on Saturday, the US Embassy confirmed. Washington imposed sanctions on Burmese officials after the military seized power in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Finance Ministry has allowed the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to diversify its assets by investing part of the funds into precious metals, including gold. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-UFC star Ben Askren has won plaudits for his approach to foul-mouthed YouTuber Jake Paul after the pair tussled at a head-to-head for their boxing bout on Friday – with former champ Daniel Cormier offering enthusiastic backing. Rea...

With the Covid-19 pandemic normalizing working from home, bosses have insisted on maintaining their own close supervision of their workforce. For many, that now means an inescapable remote surveillance system. Read Full Article at RT.co...

World Figure Skating Championships hero Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has dedicated her silver medal to "all women in figure skating", admitting that she "can't believe everything" after Russia claimed every podium spot in Stockholm. Read Full...

A UK professor investigating a Western-funded group gathering evidence against Syrian officials was contacted by his target’s staff posing as a Russian agent. The communications were framed as potentially traitorous by the media. Read...

German clothing giant Hugo Boss has been accused of hypocrisy in China after it issued contradictory statements about the allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang which have sparked a boycott of foreign brands. Read Full Article at RT.co...

A slump in Europe’s travel industry could have a knock-on effect for oil and gas as lockdowns spread across Europe once again.  Read Full Article at RT.com

Amid an EU-wide shortage of vaccines, Italian communities are desperate for a jab, any jab. And an answer to their plight may be a short drive away, as their neighbors, independent from the EU’s politics, have purchased Sputnik V. Rea...

The largest producer of wood pulp, which is needed to make toilet paper, has warned that the demand for shipping containers could delay deliveries to producers, with the Suez Canal blockage only making things worse. Read Full Article at...

The US Special Forces have tapped their first-ever “Chief of Diversity and Inclusion,” saying the move would strengthen the elite military outfit, but critics have blasted the new pick over blatantly partisan social media posts. Rea...

Russia’s embassy in Berlin ha said it was baffled by a remark from Polish Ambassador Andrzej Przylebski that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project would serve to boost Russia’s military spending and therefore must be stopped. Read ...

Iranian media outlet Press TV has condemned Facebook for “censorship” after its main page was banned on the site yet again, with the platform citing violations of its “community standards” and stating the move can’t be undone....

A “race and inclusion” editor at USA Today has been canned after tweeting that mass shooters are “always” white men just hours after a shooting spree in Boulder, Colorado, blaming her firing on an online “harassment” campaig...

Responding to American criticism of its recent missile launch, North Korea has accused Washington of denying its right to self-defense, even as the US holds war games at the country’s doorstep and tests advanced weaponry. Read Full Ar...

Dominion Voting Systems has launched a $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News, accusing the conservative outlet of pushing “outlandish” claims about its alleged role in rigging the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden Read Ful...

After the US Embassy hailed the 1918 Belarus People’s Republic, the government in Minsk fired back by wishing Washington a happy Confederate constitution day and adding choice comments about elections, freedom and democracy. Read Full...

The women of Yakutia, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are flooding Instagram with bikini-clad shots after a local TV host attempted to tell off the new generation for posting “revealing” pics, using a photo of a Siberian model. R...

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva shed tears as she thrilled her huge global fanbase by scooping silver on a remarkable night for Russia at the World Figure Skating Championships, finishing second to 16-year-old phenomenon Anna Shcherbakova. Read ...

Donald Trump has given more of a glimpse behind the scenes at his contentious relationship with White House heath official Anthony Fauci, whom he calls a “media creation.” Read Full Article at RT.com

An American cartoonist got his latest comic removed from Instagram as violating community guidelines. George Alexopoulos had merely put the words from the latest ‘woke’ episode of a children’s show... in the mouth of Adolf Hitler....

President Joe Biden has added himself to a chorus of Democrat voices blasting Georgia’s new election laws, including an ID requirement – and apparently implying they are racist. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. Read...

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has earned the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, specifically for his “historic vote to convict” Donald Trump. News of the accolade earned him criticism from both the left and the right. Read Full A...

Memes based on the awkward situation in which the ‘Ever Given’ cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal finds itself continue to flood the internet, as efforts to re-float the vessel fail and more tugboats are called in to help. Read Full...