The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for economic growth in Russia for the second time this year, and now expects GDP to gain as much as 3.8% in 2021. Read Full Article at RT.com

Nearly 47% of Czechs say that they are willing to be vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V jab, provided it receives the greenlight from the country’s authorities, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

An attempt by CNN to rally against the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on the pretext of protecting women’s rights there has drawn pushback, with netizens criticizing the notion as driven by an imperialist agenda. Read Full A...

Representative Matt Gaetz, who has been investigated by fellow lawmakers and federal prosecutors for alleged sexual misdeeds and corruption, has suggested the ‘deep state’ is working to frame him, as he protested his innocence. Read...

Nina Nunes made an unsuccessful return to the UFC after almost two years out of action, as rising challenger Mackenzie Dern earned her second armbar submission win in three fights to cement her strawweight title credentials. Read Full A...

Marvin Vettori had to compose himself by the edge of the cage after copping a kick to his sensitive parts in the opening minute of his contest with Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23 – then recovered to win via a unanimous decision. Read F...

Controversial UFC welterweight Mike Perry has appeared to admit that his defeat to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 23 has left his future uncertain, dramatically adding that he will "bleed every day" for his family if necessary. Read Full...

A group working with Russian high-tech developers has unveiled a face-mask design that not only provides increased protection from Covid, but also makes breathing easier by using the same filter as in artificial lung ventilators. Read F...

A top aide for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is facing criticism for defying Covid-19 travel warnings from her boss and traveling to the less-strict Florida for a vacation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ankara has backed Kiev’s bid to join NATO and vowed to expand defense industry cooperation as well as “coordinate steps” with Ukraine to reclaim Crimea, all while saying it does not seek to move against third countries. Read Full ...

Ebanie Bridges insisted she had done everything she could after enduring shocking bruising in an unsuccessful bid for the WBA female bantamweight title, losing by unanimous decision against British sensation Shannon Courtenay. Read Full...

Reporters for the right-leaning news outlet Rebel News have posted videos showing employees being detained by police at an Airbnb location where they were working, covering Covid-19 lockdown measures. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Critics are blasting Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Black Lives Matter ‘co-founder,’ over reports she recently purchased a $1.4-million Los Angeles home in an exclusive neighborhood that comprises primarily white residents. Read Full Articl...

Lionel Messi failed to score against Real Madrid for a seventh straight Clasico as the hosts leapfrogged Barcelona to go top of LaLiga, winning the derby between the Spanish giants through Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos goals. Read Full A...

Dozens of people have allegedly been killed after security forces in Myanmar used live fire and grenades against a crowd of anti-coup protesters in the town of Bago, near the capital Yangon, a monitor and media reported Saturday. Read F...

Police in Los Angeles have arrested Liliana Carrillo, 30, after they discovered the bodies of her three kids, stabbed to death in their home. The gruesome find sparked a manhunt for Carrillo, who reportedly fled in a stolen car. Read Fu...

Baffled fans have seen UFC light heavyweight Da Un Jung grapple with rival William Knight before appearing to repeatedly move his head back and forth from his groin – with the bizarre move playing out on top of a sign for condoms. Rea...

Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea showed that there was no lingering hangover from last weekend's shock defeat at home to lowly West Brom as they fired four goals past London rivals Crystal Palace, including a brace from Christian Pulisic. Read F...

Muay Thai fighter Jake Peacock, who was born without a right arm and is the son of former Chelsea and Newcastle favorite Gavin, has captured his first MMA title after flooring his opponent twice in Kansas in his latest scrap. Read Full ...

American golfer BIll Horschel won't soon forget the 13th hole at Augusta during Saturday's action at the Masters after being caught on camera uttering an expletive shortly before SLIPPING down a hill in a bizarre series of events. Read ...

Two Virginia police officers are being sued by a US Army lieutenant after they were caught on film seemingly threatening and pepper-spraying the black man during a traffic stop after he repeatedly refused to exit his vehicle. Read Full ...

Car manufacturer Toyota is facing calls for a boycott over a donation to a Republican lawmaker who contested the results of the 2020 presidential election. Read Full Article at RT.com

As a volcanic eruption cast a pall of ash over the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, tens of thousands fled – but eyebrows were raised after the island nation’s PM said they weren’t going anywhere without a Covid shot. Read Full Ar...

Night-time curfews, sweeping business closures and severe limits on public gatherings are all part of the German government’s new bill aimed at “standardizing” Covid-19 measures to stop the third wave, German media report. Read Fu...

Hundreds of people marched in Utrecht, the Netherlands on Saturday to protest against enduring anti-coronavirus restrictions. The march was organized by a group of former police officers and soldiers, dubbed ‘Police for Freedom’. Re...

US researchers have unveiled a significant upgrade to the CRISPR gene editing system, which, unlike its predecessor, can target specific genes with high precision and make completely reversible changes. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says there are no hard feeling between him and Roman Abramovich after he was sacked by the London club in January, while admitting he has also been in heavy demand from a string of new clubs. Read Fu...

Police are gearing up for trouble in Huntington Beach, California, ahead of a ‘White Lives Matter’ rally. Ku Klux Klan fliers have been spotted in the area, and Black Lives Matter activists are planning a counter-protest. Read Full ...

Tennis favorite Genie Bouchard has proudly displayed the medical evidence of her Covid-19 jab, likening her appointment to winning a golden ticket while being hailed as a "vaccinated queen" by former US Open champ Sloane Stephens. Read ...

Austria may soon be purchasing Russia’s Sputnik V jab to give an “additional turbo boost” to its anti-Covid vaccination drive, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told the media in Vienna after negotiations with Moscow concluded. R...

Lionel Messi is set to make his 45th 'El Clasico' appearance when resurgent LaLiga superpowers Barcelona meet arch-rivals Real Madrid clash on Saturday evening. But should football fans be prepared for this to be his swansong? Read Full...

Amid a torrent of complaints at home, the BBC put out a special message to Russia, China and Iran, saying that its ‘round the clock coverage of Prince Philip’s death was completely normal, and actually in the public interest. Read F...

A brace from Stuart Dallas, including an injury-time winner, was enough to secure a famous 2-1 victory for Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United against the Premier League champions-elect, Manchester City, in a shock result on Saturday. Read Fu...

The United Arab Emirates’ space ambitions have just become a bit more inclusive, with a woman selected as one of two candidates for NASA-assisted training as crew for missions in space. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has tested its first post-Soviet large domestic airliner, the MC-21-300, in freezing conditions to see how it performs when covered with ice. Hours of tests have proven the jet can safely fly in harsh conditions. Read Full Articl...

Brussels suggested the EU and its major overseas partner suspend tariffs imposed on billions of dollars of imports for six months, EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis told Germany’s main news platform, Der Spiegel. Read Full Article at ...

A group of archeologists has unearthed the remains of a sprawling ancient city near Luxor, Egypt, in what has been hailed as one of the most important discoveries in the past hundred years. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC star Mike Perry has been in typically provocative mood ahead of his fight against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, savagely mocking Conor McGregor while admitting that "all fighters are crazy" and honoring DMX. Read ...

Scientists from Utrecht University using the national supercomputer at SURFsara in Amsterdam have found that the projected sea-level rise over the next century is about 25% lower than current models predict. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The brain of ex-NFL star Phillip Adams is to be examined for the degenerative disease CTE, with investigators searching for answers around the horrific shooting spree which claim the lives of five people and the late player. Read Full A...

President Joe Biden faced huge opposition after requesting a $715 billion budget for the Pentagon next year – an increase over former President Donald Trump's budget this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tehran has launched a new uranium-enrichment chain, said to be 10 times more efficient than its predecessor. Unveiling the facility, Iran’s president reiterated that the country’s nuclear program is solely “peaceful and civilian.�...

Hundreds have rallied in cities across Australia against the deaths of aboriginal people in prisons and police custody. The government admitted that indigenous inmates are over-represented in the justice system. Read Full Article at RT....

Radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer stirred Twitter anger by asking if the royal family would be exempted from Covid-19 rules to lay the late Prince Philip to rest. Some feel the UK’s reaction to the death gives off Pyongyang vibes. Read ...

Diana Avsaragova didn't take long to announce herself as a serious threat in the Bellator's women's flyweight division, needing under 30 seconds to finish opponent Tara Graff as the 22-year-old made her debut for the promotion. Read Ful...

More than 200,000 US service members and veterans who suffer from hearing issues are suing manufacturer 3M for allegedly supplying defective earplugs to the Pentagon. The litigation is one of the largest lawsuits of its kind. Read Full ...

The world is racing towards a greener future, and while lithium has remained center stage in this new energy transition, helium is quickly becoming a hot commodity. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tyson Fury has named Russia and Uzbekistan as two of the countries among " three or four big, big offers" for his anticipated bout with Anthony Joshua this year, which is expected to be one of the most lucrative fights in history. Read ...

China’s antitrust regulators have hit Alibaba Group, the world’s largest e-commerce corporation, with an 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) fine, the highest penalty of its kind on record. Read Full Article at RT.com

In a recent paper, environmental researcher Andrew Reid Bell argues that the video game ‘Mario Kart’ could provide a useful example for how to rethink the global economic and environmental system. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A transgender woman who suspended hormone therapy was forced to spent 10 days isolated in a men’s prison in Israel, after officials argued she wasn’t suited to a women’s jail, a report says. Read Full Article at RT.com

It’s been said that there are two very different Russias. The one 146 million live in and the version depicted by the anglophone media. Recent polling suggests that most Russians don’t share Western concerns about Alexey Navalny. Re...

Police officers equipped with riot gear were pelted with stones, petrol bombs and fireworks during the latest night of protests in Northern Ireland on Friday. Water cannons were deployed against demonstrators in response. Read Full Arti...

In March, Russian gem miner Alrosa recorded a threefold year-on-year surge in sales of polished diamonds. At the same time, sales of rough diamonds more than doubled, according to the latest data revealed by the producer. Read Full Arti...

The military build-up in Ukraine is creating the possibility for a major war. However, conflict remains unlikely for the simple reason that it is not in the self-interest of any protagonist. Nevertheless, that may not be enough. Read Fu...

Google has updated its YouTube ad targeting terms after a media report revealed that people could search for phrases allegedly associated with white supremacy. Read Full Article at RT.com

Just shy of 40 percent of Marine Corps service members have refused to take the coronavirus jab, new data provided to the media shows. The revelation comes as Democratic lawmakers push to make the vaccine mandatory for soldiers. Read Fu...

The Democrat-controlled House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz, a stalwart ally of Donald Trump, for a litany of sexual misdeeds and corruption allegations. Gaetz insists he’s being set up. Read Full Article at RT.com...

A Georgia daycare and preschool had its local franchise terminated after a photo emerged purporting to show staff serving food to white children ahead of their classmates. Skeptics argue the image was taken out of context. Read Full Art...

Activists opposing the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline have blasted the Biden administration for failing to act on its progressive rhetoric after officials said they will allow the oil to flow pending an impact report. Read Full Art...

An advocacy group linked to Democratic Party leadership is pressuring Justice Stephen Breyer to resign after he opposed the push to expand the US Supreme Court – so that his position can be urgently filled with a black woman. Read Ful...

The BBC has been inundated with a wave of complaints over its marathon coverage of the death of Prince Philip, even setting up a special page for viewers to voice their gripes about the outlet’s “excessive” reporting. Read Full Ar...

Roberta Jacobson, a former US ambassador to Mexico who advised President Joe Biden on the southern border situation, has resigned on the same day as the media quoted her about paying Central American migrants to stay put. Read Full Arti...

A black student at Albion College has been temporarily suspended for writing racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on a dormitory wall. After the culprit admitted his responsibility for the hoax, the school said “we’ll heal together.” ...

The US State Department has issued new guidelines making it easier for American diplomats to meet with officials from Taiwan. The move may seriously clash with Beijing’s “One-China” policy of sovereignty over the island territory....

Anti-Defamation League chief Jonathan Greenblatt accused Fox News host Tucker Carlson of championing an “anti-Semitic, racist and toxic” idea in an appearance on the network, but seems to have not actually watched the segment. Read ...

Mega-retailer Amazon has won out over organizers who sought to unionize workers at its plant in Bessemer, Alabama. However, employees are already suiting up for a rematch, accusing their employer of cheating flagrantly. Read Full Articl...

An Israeli lawmaker has fired off an angry tirade at the government after a video appeared to show him being punched in the face by a police officer at a weekly protest in a majority-Palestinian neighborhood. Read Full Article at RT.com...

US President Joe Biden’s tirade about the need for gun control in the US deviated far enough from the truth that even PolitiFact – a notoriously establishment-friendly fact-checker – judged some of his statements “mostly false.�...

The first spaceflight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is a feat of humanity in itself and the Western public needs to know more about it, writer Stephen Walker said as he presented his new book at the Russian embassy in London. Read Fu...

The corruption charges facing Portugal's former prime minister, Jose Socrates, since his arrest in 2014 have been dropped, but he will still stand trial for alleged money laundering, according to local reports. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Tyson Fury has warned that there is just one day remaining to secure a location for the proposed July heavyweight title unification fight against Anthony Joshua, with the 'Gypsy King' hinting he could walk away from the deal. Read Full ...

Shamil Zavurov, president of Eagle Fighting Championship, says that the fight league's backer, Khabib Nurmagomedov, is paving a path for a new generation of Russian fighters to make their mark at the top level of global MMA. Read Full A...

Romanian linesman Octavian Sovre has reportedly been removed from the team of officials for an upcoming game in his homeland as the fallout continues over his request for an autograph from Borusia Dortmund star Erling Haaland. Read Full...

Conservatives warned before the 2020 election that Joe Biden would “pack” the Supreme Court to create a permanent liberal majority. Now, Biden has taken the first step towards expanding the nation’s highest court. Read Full Articl...

Five cases of a very rare blood disorder in people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca are being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the EU's drug regulator has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former baseball star David Wells says he refuses to watch the sport after the decision by the MLB to move this year’s All-Star game from Atlanta, Georgia, in protest at the state’s voting law changes. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm similar to those used by Facebook and Netflix that can decode the molecular language of disease and potentially revolutionize the world of medicine. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Rap legend DMX has passed away at the age of 50. The ‘X Gon’ Give It To Ya’ rapper earlier suffered a reportedly drug-induced heart attack, and was in a “vegetative state” for several days. Read Full Article at RT.com

American sailors have set course for the Black Sea, off the south coast of Russia, in a move widely seen as a show of support for Ukraine, where fighting between Kiev’s forces and separatist militias has worsened in recent weeks. Read...

The La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent has erupted after more than 16,000 residents were evacuated by the local government, following increased volcanic activity. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Navy has said it deliberately refrained from asking India’s consent for a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol near its Lakshadweep archipelago this week because New Delhi’s demands to do so contravene international law. Read F...

Boxing siren Ebanie Bridges didn't leave much to the imagination during her weigh-in ahead of her WBA bantamweight title fight against Shannon Courtenay, with the fiery Brit slamming Bridges' skimpy attire. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Greek crime reporter George Karaivaz, who worked for Private Star TV and was known for his coverage of legal issues, was shot dead by two gunmen riding a motorcycle near his Athens home early on Friday, local police confirmed. Read Full...

Russian figure skating prodigy Alexandra Trusova has commented on suggestions by Western journalists that famed coach Eteri Tutberidze offers her skaters hormone blockers to keep their growing bodies from changing. Read Full Article at ...

A train station in the southern Russian village of Gayduck is to change its name, after a picture of its bilingual platform sign went viral. However, according to railway administrators, no complaints were actually submitted. Read Full ...

When human’s very ancient ancestors took their first steps out of Africa, some 3 million years ago, their brains looked more like those of great apes. A new study says our big brains developed only some 400,000 years later. Read Full ...

Despite their disagreements on Earth, Moscow and Washington enjoy friendly relations in outer space and their continued cooperation will help advance human exploration of the cosmos, a NASA administrator told RT. Read Full Article at RT...

Rising Russian MMA queen Diana Avsaragova says that she has drawn attention due to her stunning good looks but affirms that she is ready to prove that she is more than just a pretty face when she makes her Bellator bow. Read Full Articl...

Just a few months after Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft were allowed to return to the skies the company announced a new problem with the ill-fated jets, calling for dozens of planes to be grounded over issues with the electrical system. Rea...

Conor McGregor has entered ‘Mystic Mac’ mode to issue an early prediction for his summer trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Read Full Article at RT.com

The White House is in talks to appoint a special envoy to lead negotiations on halting the construction of Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, Politico reported this week, citing current and former US officials. Read Full Arti...

Myanmar’s military, which seized power on February 1, has claimed the anti-coup unrest has lost momentum. The protests, marred by a mounting civilian death toll, have nonetheless continued almost daily for over two months. Read Full A...

Jose Mourinho was among the first from the world of football to offer his condolences to the British Royal Family after the death of Prince Philip – husband of Queen Elizabeth II – at the age of 99. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The European Union’s drug regulator EMA says it will assess Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen after “four serious cases of unusual blood clots” occurred in people who received the jab in the US. Read Full Article at R...

Football fans have hailed the actions of a cheeky Ajax ballboy during Thursday's Europa League fixture with Serie A side Roma, as the youngster hurled the ball at Riccardo Calafiori as he dallied over the taking of a throw-in. Read Full...

A return to fierce fighting in Eastern Ukraine would amount to a crisis on Russia’s doorstep, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said, arguing that Moscow could be forced to intervene to prevent such a situation worsening. Rea...

A Russian who escaped from a hospital after being told to remain quarantined upon arriving from China at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, saying she was deprived of liberty. Read Ful...

A council of unionist groups have said that its members were not involved in the recent violence sweeping across Northern Ireland and reiterated their support for a peaceful solution to Belfast’s post-Brexit arrangement. Read Full Art...

Completing Nord Stream 2 will cost Kiev billions of dollars by ending Russia’s reliance on Ukraine for transporting gas, and therefore must be stopped, according to Aleksey Reznikov, the country’s deputy prime minister. Read Full Ar...