A digital rights group has lashed out at music service Spotify over new technology that would listen in on users to better predict what they want to listen to. The plan discriminates against trans and non-binary people, it said. Read Fu...

Different nations have varied justice systems, but it is agreed unanimously that child rape is one of the most heinous crimes. In Kazakhstan, the punishment is castration – and, this year, 25 prisoners have had the injection. Read Ful...

The Juventus-supporting neighbor who alerted cops to Weston McKennie's lockdown-breaking party has claimed that visitors went maskless after forming a line of private cars and taxis outside the gates of the USA midfielder's home. Read F...

Mounted officers and water cannon were deployed against an anti-lockdown party in the middle of a park in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. A larger gathering was broken up at the same spot the day before. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The launch of the first prototype of the new form of Russia’s national currency, the digital ruble, could be just several months away, the head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov, has told RT. Read Fu...

RT takes a look at the possible origins of the so-called ‘black holes’ – massive craters that are being formed across the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia. Read Full Article at RT.com

An attack outside the US Capitol that left one police officer dead has prompted calls for gun control from some progressives, ridiculed by critics as a naked attempt to politicize a tragedy that had nothing to do with firearms. Read Ful...

CNN medical analyst Leana Wen sounded the totalitarian alarm, warning that Americans may take back their pre-pandemic freedoms without being vaccinated if the Biden administration doesn't quickly make the jabs a precondition. Read Full ...

As the White House works with tech corporations to develop a flurry of coronavirus vaccine passport apps, almost half of US voters believe the scheme is the right way “back to normal,” according to a recent poll. Read Full Article a...

The US has lifted sanctions on an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor as well as visa restrictions on other officials, calling the Trump-era actions “inappropriate and ineffective.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Former president Donald Trump has urged a boycott of the Major Baseball League over its decision to move the All-Star game from Georgia to protest new election reforms, quickly snowballing into a major battle in the culture war. Read Fu...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned Covid-19 vaccine passports in his state, signing an executive order and calling on lawmakers to protect citizens permanently. Conservatives reacted by backing him for president in 2024. Read Full...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has adopted a seemingly racist vaccine-distribution policy, making Covid-19 jabs available to non-white residents who are at least 16 years old but limiting the shots to those age 50 and up for whites. Read F...

All vaccines will be needed to defeat Covid-19, including Russia’s Sputnik V and UK’s AstraZeneca, Robb Butler, WHO Europe executive director, told RT, calling on governments to ramp up their immunization drives. Read Full Article a...

The suspect shot dead after ramming his car into barriers outside the US Capitol has been identified by NBC News and other media outlets as Noah Green, a 25-year-old black man and reportedly a follower of the Nation of Islam. Read Full ...

US Customs and Border Patrol have arrested record numbers of illegal immigrants in the first months of Joe Biden's presidency, as his rumored 'open door policy' enticed more new arrivals than in any period in 20 years. Read Full Article...

Violence has erupted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after a loyalist rally on Friday evening, as a crowd of youths attacked riot police with stones and fireworks before officers blocked off streets with their vans. Read Full Article at R...

No sooner had a suspect been shot and taken to hospital in Washington DC than pundits and bluecheck talking heads pinned the attack on a “white nationalist.” But TV footage of the alleged attacker apparently revealed he was not. Rea...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) has pushed back against calls for him to resign following his communications director stepping down amid an inquiry into allegations of a relationship with a minor and his having paid for sex. Read Full Artic...

Major League Baseball announced it would “relocate” both the All-Star game and the 2021 draft from Atlanta, saying its values oppose “restrictions to the ballot box” after US President Joe Biden signaled support for such a move....

A German expert panel has recommended those who received one AstraZeneca jab should take another vaccine as their second dose, since the British jab’s side effects could be more dangerous than taking two different products. Read Full ...

A third fight between top-ranked UFC lightweights Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier appeared to move a step closer on Friday amid reports that Poirier has signed his bout agreement for what promises to be a telling rubber match. Read Fu...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been savaged online for claiming that he cannot afford to replace Sergio Aguero – even though the departing striker is a huge earner and the club's Abu Dhabi owners are worth billions. Read Fu...

The driver of the car that rammed a barricade outside the US Capitol has died in hospital, along with one of the Capitol Police officers injured in the incident, officials have confirmed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Law enforcement and first responders have swarmed the gates of the US Capitol after a car rammed a security barrier, injuring two officers. Footage shows the chaotic aftermath with police swooping in and a helicopter landing. Read Full ...

A Japanese man who sent online messages to the late Hana Kimura encouraging the Netflix star and pro-wrestler to end her own life has been punished almost a year after her tragic death – receiving a fine of little more than $80. Read ...

Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, has claimed that married life with the US tennis legend requires "even more work" because the pair are interracial, adding that "it's on me" while telling couples to be "more honest". Read Ful...

A reported government plan to trial 'passports' that could restrict access to sporting events based on Covid-19 tests and vaccine certificates have been met with a backlash in the UK, where it is expected to begin within weeks. Read Ful...

Ambulances and a helicopter were rushed to the US Capitol after an “external threat” incident forced it into lockdown. Capitol Police said two of its officers were injured when a suspect "rammed" a vehicle into their checkpoint. Rea...

Vaccinated Americans have been cleared to travel again, per updated CDC guidelines. But agency director Rochelle Walensky insists that they shouldn’t. The mixed messaging is the latest Covid-related muddle from Walensky. Read Full Art...

Minneapolis Police Lt. Richard Zimmerman appeared to condemn his ex-colleague, former cop Derek Chauvin, testifying that not only was he never trained to kneel on a suspect’s neck — but that doing so can be potentially “deadly.”...

New research has found that EU crop losses driven by heat waves and drought, as well as other extreme weather events, have tripled in 50 years, a startling figure which could upend food-chain supply dynamics around the globe. Read Full ...

California-based social networking site Twitter will be forced to shell out more than a hundred thousand dollars in fines, after a Russian court ruled that it had breached its obligations to delete material banned in the country. Read F...

An Iraqi boy who was born last year with three penises could be the first of his kind, doctors say. The two extra penises, which were not functional, were surgically removed. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Dutch Health Ministry said it has temporarily halted administering AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, to people aged under 60 after a woman who had received one of the shots died. Read Full Article at RT.com

French tennis boss Gilles Moretton says he "dare not imagine" the prospect of canceling May's French Open after President Emmanuel Macron announced new lockdown measures which may threaten the annual Roland-Garros tournament. Read Full ...

Russia has warned that it would regard any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine as a serious provocation, after Kiev asked NATO to step up its local combat readiness and claimed the US would come to its aid in any future war. Read Fu...

Lady Gaga, Robert De Niro, and other high-profile celebrities have teamed up for a vague commercial promoting the so-called ‘WELL Health-Safety Seal,’ an expensive endorsement for business owners that many are panning as useless. Re...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Covid-19 guidelines, and given the green light to Americans who’ve been vaccinated against the disease to travel. But they’ll still have to wear masks. Read Full A...

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski has reversed his decision to take part in the wave of Black Lives Matter-backed anthem protests in the US, telling reporters that he feels like he has already "made that statement". Read ...

Mass anti-coup protests continued in Myanmar throughout Friday, with organizers seeking alternative ways to guide the demonstrations after the military largely cut internet access across the country. Read Full Article at RT.com

The facility housing Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, described by one former convict as “inhumane” and “real hell,” is more like a “scout camp” than a jail. That’s according to Maria Butina, a former prisoner her...

The EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has wiped out around six million jobs in the bloc, half of which were filled by young workers, the European Commission has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Revered Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze has given a guarded reaction to reports that world championships sensation Alexandra Trusova could return to her ranks, refusing to confirm rumors about the bronze medalist. Read Ful...

With the election over and his father in the White House, Hunter Biden has admitted that the laptop seemingly implicating his family in numerous foreign corruption schemes may have been his all along. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Moscow has warned that fighting is escalating in eastern Ukraine, insisting that the region must avoid a full-scale conflict, as Kiev asks NATO to step up its local combat readiness and says the US would come to its aid in a war. Read F...

The government should promote the Covid-19 vaccine to skeptical minorities through the lens of racial ‘health inequalities,’ a doctor has told UK Health Minister Matt Hancock. Read Full Article at RT.com

The novel coronavirus uses a mechanism similar to car windshield wipers in order to defend itself against the human immune system, a new study says. The authors believe their model could help reinforce existing vaccines. Read Full Artic...

Iran will not talk to the US at the upcoming nuclear deal talks in Vienna, its deputy FM has said, as Tehran believes a return to the agreement does not require negotiations but instead depends solely on sanctions being lifted. Read Ful...

An April Fool’s story in the Guardian claiming that there were plans to construct an alternative to the Suez Canal was picked up by the BBC’s Turkish service, which deleted its report after realizing it had been duped. Read Full Art...

Ex-UFC stunner and bare knuckle newcomer Paige VanZant has left little to the imagination in a brand new video she has posted to her 2.8 million Instagram fans showcasing the steamy subscriber-only content on her new fan site. Read Full...

Russian authorities will finance construction of a hydrographic vessel to conduct surveys along the Northern Sea Route in Russia’s Arctic, the press office for the Cabinet of Ministers announced on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A passenger plane in the Russian city of Surgut crashed into another after it started moving while undergoing maintenance. Both aircraft suffered mechanical damage, but neither had passengers or crew members on board. Read Full Article ...

A surgical team in Russia’s remote Far East has won plaudits online after bravely staying behind in a burning building to finish up an open-heart procedure, while around them patients and employees were being evacuated to safety. Read...

The armband that Cristiano Ronaldo threw to the floor as he stormed off during a 2022 World Cup qualifier last week has been sold at auction in Serbia to support a campaign trying to raise around $3 million for a child's care. Read Full...

South Korea announced it will roll out blockchain-protected digital ‘vaccine passports’ to immunized citizens, joining other nations introducing such certificates. This could allow travelers to show digital proof of vaccination. Rea...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused of undermining his government’s vaccination program after he told Brits that those fully inoculated against Covid-19 could still not meet indoors as they were not completely protected. Read ...

Russia is destroying Ukraine's energy system by selling it electricity at low prices, pushing local mines and power plants out of business. That's according to Mikhail Volynets, an MP in Kiev and chair of a mineworkers’ union. Read Fu...

Using new techniques, scientists have released a breathtaking updated image of the Veil Nebula, the beautiful remains of a supernova which took place 10,000 years ago. Read Full Article at RT.com

Stunning footage has been released which appears to show blood-soaked former Inter Milan player Fredy Guarin clashing with police while being is arrested for allegedly assaulting his parents in his native Colombia. Read Full Article at ...

An attempt by Germany’s health minister to promote the Vaxzevria vaccine (AstraZeneca) – which he is ineligible for due to his younger age – was undermined by a fellow cabinet member who flat-out refused to take the jab. Read Full...

France’s Minister for Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire, has scolded Germany for delaying an EU Covid-19 aid package, after that country's top court paused its ratification last week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Alabama has become the target of social media mockery after an effort to reverse its ban on yoga in public schools was blocked, apparently over concerns that the stretching exercises promote Hinduism. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Paulo Dybala, Arthur Melo and Weston McKennie could miss this weekend's Turin derby in the Italian Serie A after reportedly being caught by Italian cops at a party at the USA midfielder's house that violated Covid-19 restrictions. Read ...

A teacher from Cheshire has been awarded a payout of £155,000 following an attack by a pupil, whom she asked to get back to work. The teacher suffered severe injuries during the incident, according to the NASUWT teaching union. Read Fu...

If you couldn't quite put your finger on the grisliest injury you have ever seen in MMA, Khetag Pliev has done just that for you after losing one of his digits during a fight – and then asking the crowd to help him find it. Read Full ...

The US State Department has denied that Washington is to blame for a recent deterioration in relations with Moscow, despite President Joe Biden triggering a new diplomatic row by suggesting his Russian counterpart is a “killer." Read ...

The recent rise of bitcoin could be among the reasons for renewed interest in the Chinese digital yuan project, according to the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The world’s top crypto, bitcoin, is effectively banned in the country. R...

Taiwan has suffered its worst rail disaster in decades, with 48 people reported killed and over a hundred others injured after a derailment inside a tunnel. A runaway construction crane has been blamed for the incident. Read Full Articl...

An MMA fighter destroyed his opponent with the fastest knockout in Brave Combat Federation (CF) history, racing out of the cage before insisting that he is the promotion's "best and prettiest" star and deserves a title shot. Read Full A...

The total price of shares on the world’s stock markets has reportedly pushed past $106 trillion, marking a record high in the entire history of global financial trading. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group from North Korea has called on Japan to stop trying to “evade” responsibility for drafting Koreans into forced labor and prostitution during World War II. The issue has been the source of bad blood for decades. Read Full Art...

Researchers have found that the coronavirus is inactivated by sunlight as much as eight times faster in experiments than predicted by current theoretical modelling, providing a glimmer of hope in turning the tide on the pandemic. Read F...

Russian researchers have unveiled a new genetic engineering platform that they say will enable the country’s pioneering Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to be adapted, within 48 hours, to fight any future variants of the deadly virus. Rea...

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has urged the US government to go after OnlyFans, accusing the subscription website of essentially running an online prostitution ring. Read Full Article at RT.com

The price of crude surged nearly 4% on Friday, following a decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allied producers (OPEC+) to add more than two million barrels per day to the market by July. Read Full ...

The Chinese border city of Ruili has launched a mass vaccination campaign, seeking to inoculate its entire population in just a five-day period. The drive follows a local Covid-19 outbreak, with tens of cases having been detected. Read ...

Three people were reportedly arrested in Paris on Thursday, after one of them tried to scale the gates of the residence of President Emmanuel Macron, carrying a bottle of flammable liquid. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese smartphone-maker Xiaomi was ridiculed online after it unveiled a new version of its company logo, which surprisingly looks almost identical to the old one. Read Full Article at RT.com

A poll of Russian doctors has revealed that 69% trust the safety and efficacy of the country’s domestic Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, a significant rise from a previous survey that indicated a majority wouldn’t take it. Read Full Arti...

Harsh winters are always bad news for energy consumers. But they are good news for those that produce the energy that consumers use. Read Full Article at RT.com

An Italian restaurant owner who was blacklisted by the Trump administration is now in good standing with Washington, after the businessman was erroneously sanctioned by the US in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Read Full Article ...

Dutch lawmakers voted to formally censure caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte after he narrowly survived a no-confidence motion, accusing the embattled leader of lying about a future political appointment. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least 36 people have reportedly been killed and dozens injured and trapped, after a train derailed in eastern Taiwan, with multiple cars coming off their tracks and careening into a tunnel wall, local officials say. Read Full Article...

Four Los Angeles families have sued the teachers union and the second-largest US school district for failing their duty to serve the interests of students, depriving their children of in-person learning by keeping schools closed. Read F...

As the Biden administration insists on double-masking indefinitely and funding a design for new, better face coverings, Americans yearning to breathe free once the coronavirus pandemic is over may need to think again. Read Full Article ...

Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, has conceded that Covid-19 lockdowns can't go on forever and won't eliminate the virus anyway – a view that might have helped before Britons endured months of draconian restrictions. Re...

Sweden’s space agency has called off a geoengineering experiment to determine whether blotting out the sun with aerosols could reverse global warming. Funded by Bill Gates, the project stoked fierce opposition from eco groups. Read Fu...

A lawyer defending Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell is arguing that she should be treated as well as Harvey Weinstein and other wealthy men who were granted bail after being charged with sex crimes. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A federal judge has ordered a Brooklyn company to cease shipping its ‘Satan Shoes,’ pairs of modified sneakers containing human blood. Unfortunately for Nike, the beastly brogues have already been sold – and may have been shipped....

A “festival” at Bois de la Cambre in Brussels began as an April Fools' prank on social media, and ended with police using tear gas and water cannon to disperse several thousand partygoers defying the Covid-19 lockdown. Read Full Art...

Hundreds of Native Americans and environmental activists gathered in Washington, DC to protest against the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines, calling on Joe Biden to cancel it and pour resources into solar energy instead. Read Full Art...

A senior Haredi rabbi has reportedly given his backing to a potential Israeli government alliance with the United Arab List party, which has now become a potential kingmaker after Israel's inconclusive election this March. Read Full Art...

Lawyers representing slain Minneapolis man George Floyd have argued that his high fentanyl tolerance meant he would have survived the drugs found in his system, had ex-officer Derek Chauvin not knelt on his neck. Read Full Article at RT...

President Joe Biden has encouraged Major League Baseball to go ahead and pull out of Georgia in response to the state’s new election security law. What happened to all that unity he promised?, conservatives wondered. Read Full Article...

A man is reportedly facing trial after getting drunk, climbing over a security fence and making his way into the National Counterterrorism Center in Virginia. He claims he was looking for a place to stay – only to get arrested. Read F...

UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz says Jon Jones moved to heavyweight because he knows he’d lose to Legendary Polish Power and insists he’s ready to meet the former 205 lbs king in either weight class. Read Full Article ...

Representatives of Iran, China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will hold talks on Friday to discuss the return of the US to the 2015 nuclear deal and Tehran's compliance to the accord, the EU said in a statement on Thursday. Read F...

Joe Rogan's Spotify podcast - which is one of the most popular shows in the world - should be canceled for perceived and repeated "transphobic" comments, says transgender retired MMA fighter Fallon Fox. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An “insider” video leaked to Project Veritas shows migrants at the US-Mexico border apparently being held in a fenced-off area under a bridge, the latest evidence that the Biden administration faces a dire immigration crisis. Read F...