Households around the globe have accumulated $5.4 trillion in additional savings compared with 2019's spending patterns, Moody’s has said. That equates to more than 6% of global gross domestic product. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

With pandemics and political turmoil, 2020 is a hard year to beat in terms of drama. But commentators hungry for the spotlight have been given an unexpected helping hand by fears of potential conflict between Russia and the West. Read F...

Russia's Interior Ministry has banned entry to the country for 122 foreign nationals found to have participated in unauthorized protests in Moscow this year. The restricted individuals won't able to return for 40 years. Read Full Articl...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to abandon its ideological approach to foreign policy, arguing that it is wrong of the US to try to model the rest of the world in its own image. Read Full Article at RT.com

In 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first trip to Russia, meeting President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok. Now, two years on, authorities have installed plaques commemorating him and his father, Kim Jong-il. Read Full Arti...

Western countries are living in a grim “fantasy land” they’ve created through years of anti-Russian propaganda, the outspoken Maria Zakharova told RT DE, with any initiative by Moscow – even on Covid-19 – becoming politicised....

The price of palladium, which has been growing steadily, broke an all-time high on Friday, exceeding $2,900 per ounce, according to trading data. Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers behind a novel malaria vaccine have reported that it’s up to 77% effective against the disease, which claims over 400,000 lives a year, making it the first inoculation to meet the WHO's target efficacy. Read Full Article a...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has extended a city-wide state of emergency declared over fears of violent protests, while calling on the public to help “unmask” an “anarchist mob” involved in attacks on police and businesses. Read F...

A hospital system in Houston, Texas has required all staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by summertime, prompting protests from employees, who’ve launched a petition against the mandate as the deadline draws near. Read Full...

The judge in the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin has ordered that jurors' names remain sealed for at least six months for their protection despite their guilty verdict seemingly easing fears over potential violence. Read Full A...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to end hydraulic fracturing by 2024 and phase out all oil and gas drilling in the state by 2045, perhaps currying favor with environmentalists as he faces a likely recall election. Read F...

A number of US banks have unleashed AI-powered cameras capable of both facial recognition and general behavioral pattern analysis, hinting at a wider rollout in retail stores and elsewhere - and a big drop in customer trust. Read Full A...

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine rollout should resume in the US, the CDC and FDA said, but the shot will come with a warning about rare side-effects after blood clotting in recipients prompted a pause on vaccinations. Read Ful...

There's no need to worry about that ‘racist’ trigonometry, at least in Virginia, because the state is eliminating advanced math courses for all students prior to the 11th grade, all in the name of equity. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The US government must focus on vaccinating Americans, a State Department spokesperson has said as he ducked a question about Washington’s alleged rejection of India’s request for help to address its deadly Covid-19 surge. Read Full...

The fate of a GOP-backed election audit in Arizona now hangs in the balance, after a Maricopa County judge paused counting until Monday, so that Democrats can prepare their objection. Republicans hope to find evidence of fraud. Read Ful...

RT’s English YouTube channel was issued a strike by the service over alleged Covid-19 disinformation, temporarily restricting its ability to launch live broadcasts. RT in Germany faced similar sanctions. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced socialite and former girlfriend of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges that allege she trafficked a 14-year-old girl for Epstein to abuse. Read Full Arti...

Texas has sued the Biden administration for permitting illegals to stream into the US without making an effort to return them to their native countries as quickly as possible, dragging its feet and creating a huge case backlog. Read Ful...

Arsenal fans have gathered outside their Emirates Stadium to protest against scrapped plans to join the European Super League and the club's owners. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former presidential hopeful and current New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has come under fire for making comments during a prominent Democratic LGBTQ+ forum that have been criticized as patronizing and “cringeworthy”. Read...

Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, has denied being the source of leaked text messages in which the prime minister seemingly promised British billionaire James Dyson he could “fix” his staff tax concerns. Read ...

UFC reporter Megan Olivi has revealed her hurt at being overlooked by fellow broadcaster Stephen A. Smith earlier this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said he is not expecting an apology from owner Roman Abramovich over the Super League farce, with the German admitting he had not spoken to the Russian billionaire since taking over in January. Read Ful...

A New Mexico beautician has been charged with 24 felonies after at least two of her clients allegedly developed HIV following ‘vampire facials’ at her salon. Inspectors say they found human blood and needles scattered around it. Rea...

Russia has dismissed an opinion by the top adviser to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, rejecting an appeal from Russian lawyers over $57 billion in damages awarded to former shareholders of the collapsed energy giant Yukos. Read Fu...

Negotiations for Turkey to join the EU should be scrapped if the government does not change its behavior on a number of areas, including the rule of law and fundamental rights, a group of the bloc's lawmakers has said. Read Full Article...

Tokyo Olympics organizers maintain that they are unwilling to cancel this summer's Games despite a "short" state of emergency being imposed in regions including the Japanese capital. Read Full Article at RT.com

Imports of Lebanese produce to Saudi Arabia will be banned indefinitely starting from Sunday as they're being used to smuggle drugs, Riyadh has announced, delivering another blow to Lebanon amid its harsh financial crisis. Read Full Art...

More than 30 Republican lawmakers have asked the CDC to clarify why it recommends that kids over two wear face masks. Their request came after video of a tearful mother demanding her school board lift its mask mandate went viral. Read F...

India has surpassed the highest-ever global daily Covid-19 case numbers for a second day in a row, as the situation continues to spiral with over 330,000 infections recorded in the past 24 hours and hospitals struggling to cope. Read Fu...

With California Governor Gavin Newsom facing a likely recall vote, former Olympian and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has announced a run for his seat as a Republican. Read Full Article at RT.com

Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs – the current manager of the Welsh national team – has been charged with assaulting two women in an incident stemming from November 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com

Prosecutors on the Greek island of Crete have launched an investigation into the deaths of 68 elderly residents at a nursing home after relatives expressed concerns over the official causes of death and potential abuse. Read Full Articl...

Barcelona will offer star player Lionel Messi a three-year deal in the coming weeks in a desperate bid to persuade the Argentine to remain at the club, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea midfield pass master Jorginho has suggested former manager Frank Lampard was out of his depth when he was handed the job at Stamford Bridge by billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk’s company has launched four astronauts into orbit from Florida, US aboard a reusable capsule and partially reusable rocket. Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission says it has agreed to buy up to 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – the world’s biggest supply deal – amid concerns over unequal access for the world’s poorest nations. Read Full A...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has exposed “massive problems” in the West as a whole, and particularly in the EU, which has been plagued by lack of leadership and political will, Maria Zakharova told RT Deutsch. Read Full Article ...

The Covid death toll remained unchanged in Israel Thursday, with the country, which is carrying out the world’s largest vaccination drive on a per capita basis, seeing no new daily fatalities for the first time since June 2020. Read F...

An Australian man was treated for blood clots days after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 shot. The company says there is no link between the vaccine and clotting, while a probe is underway amid broader concerns over side effects. Read Ful...

Over 300 US lawmakers have urged Washington to uphold its commitment to provide “full” and “unconditional” security assistance to Israel. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's Euro 2020 Organizing Committee chief Alexey Sorokin has said that St. Petersburg will cope with the extra pressure of hosting additional matches which have been relocated from Dublin. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has welcomed UFC 261 fans to an "oasis of freedom" as the MMA organization's supremo Dana White also remarked on holding a capacity crowd event during the pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

Facial recognition should be banned from Europe’s public spaces, the EU’s independent data protection authority has said, just days after the bloc’s executive branch proposed a new bill allowing the partial use of the technology. ...

The UK prime minister’s spokesman has issued a stern rebuke aimed at the French fishing industry after groups of trawlermen in France blockaded lorries carrying UK-landed fish, protesting a lack of access to British waters. Read Full ...

One of the hundreds of pro-Trump rioters arrested for barging into the US Capitol in January was sold out to the feds by a potential love interest, after he admitted on Bumble that he “did storm the capitol.” Read Full Article at RT...

Montana has been accused of undermining America’s secular values after the state passed a bill that will allow people to object to government regulations on religious grounds. Read Full Article at RT.com

Communists in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region are to construct a museum dedicated to the former leader of the USSR, Joseph Stalin. The building is being funded by Aleksey Zorov, a businessman who idolizes the deceased dictator. Read Ful...

Triller commentator Ray Flores has defended the inebriated antics of Oscar De La Hoya while scoffing at allegations of fight-fixing in the recent bout between Jake Paul and Ben Askren. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pablo Iglesias, head of the leftist electoral alliance Unidas Podemos, has taken to Twitter to share information about the death threats he and other politicians have received, but his opposition has questioned their legitimacy. Read Fu...

Prominent anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny has told supporters that he will call an end to a weeks-long hunger strike, after prison officials arranged for him to be examined by private doctors for his back and leg pain. Read Fu...

The CEO of pharmaceutical company Moderna has said Covid-19 vaccine production will overtake demand next year and while this is a “good problem” for the world, it is not ideal for companies making and selling the jabs. Read Full Art...

Minted Irish UFC megastar Conor McGregor is reportedly planning to purchase the Dublin pub which was the scene of one of his most notorious exploits outside the octagon. Read Full Article at RT.com

A French police administrative officer was stabbed at the local precinct in Rambouillet, in the Yvelines region. Armed officers shot and arrested the assailant, who later died from their injuries. Read Full Article at RT.com

Japan has imposed a “short and powerful” state of emergency on Tokyo and three other areas in an attempt to bring a recent spike in Covid cases under control as the nation battles to be ready for the already delayed sports event. Re...

According to the latest research, global warming points of no return for invaluable environmental assets like glaciers and rainforests may have “grace periods” during which humanity can prevent irrevocable loss. Read Full Article at...

After floating the idea to raise the corporate tax rate, US President Joe Biden now wants to increase taxes for rich investors to cover his massive infrastructure plan. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bellator MMA starlet Valerie Loureda has wowed fans while proclaiming herself 'Miss MMA' in a tight-fitting dress, as the flyweight prepares for her comeback in May. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has demanded that the US stop using falsehoods about religious freedom in China as an excuse to interfere in Beijing’s internal affairs, labelling Washington’s commission on the issue as “prejudiced.�...

Pakistan’s parliament has again postponed a resolution calling for the expulsion of France’s ambassador on Friday, as violent protests over the failure of President Emmanuel Macron to condemn blasphemous cartoons subsided. Read Full...

Kentucky Wildcats freshman guard Terrence Clarke, who was headed for the 2021 NBA draft, has died at the age of 19 after sustaining fatal injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles. Read Full Article at RT.com

Once sworn enemies, La Liga giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are now brothers in arms – or rather, greed – as they refuse to give up on the failing European Super League. Read Full Article at RT.com

America has turned into a consumption economy, according to veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff, who points out that economies can’t run on consumption because then they become “bubble economies.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Internet users are fuming over a report detailing an alleged covert program run by the US Postal Service which monitors Americans’ social media posts for activity deemed unsavory, including political rallies. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he is ready to welcome his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky "at any convenient time in Moscow." The suggestion comes after Kiev offered to meet in war-torn Donbass. Read Full Ar...

Researchers from the University of Delaware (UD) claim to have created a potentially revolutionary system for repurposing plastic waste more efficiently – and safely – than ever before. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia will host additional matches at the European Championships this summer after UEFA switched three games from Dublin to St. Petersburg. The Irish city was unable to give assurances on fan numbers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read ...

OJ Simpson has turned on LeBron James after the basketball star’s incendiary tweet over the fatal police shooting of black teenager Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. Read Full Article at RT.com

In a bid to get people vaccinated faster, local authorities in four German states have lifted age restrictions for the AstraZeneca vaccine. On the federal level, it's only being given to older people due to medical concerns. Read Full A...

The German minister of health has said that judicial proceedings against AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver vaccine doses on time is not a priority for his ministry, especially during the pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Japanese man who pretended to be in a serious relationship with 35 women, and lied to them about his birthday to get gifts, has been arrested in Japan. It was the women who united and exposed him, local media reports. Read Full Articl...

The exercise will start in the south of Japan from May 11, marking the first time the three nations will have held a drill with ground troops, as tensions simmer with Beijing over activity in the East and South China Seas. Read Full Art...

A number of Russian military units which were deployed near the tense Ukrainian frontier over recent weeks have now started to return to their regular deployments elsewhere in the country, Moscow’s army chiefs revealed on Friday. Read...

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said the region is facing an “emerging and serious issue” as it experiences its first community transmission in 12 months. Perth and Peel will enter a three-day lockdown Friday at midnight. Rea...

Jorge Masvidal was in a menacing mood as he detailed the violent punishment he is planning to dish out to Kamaru Usman when they share the octagon again at UFC 261 in Florida on Saturday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran’s crude oil exports since the start of the month have averaged around 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to a Reuters report that cites estimates from tanker tracking companies. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that relations between Moscow and Washington have plummeted to levels last seen during the Cold War. He believes threats and sanctions will result in “permanent instability.” Read ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says neighboring countries will bear the brunt of the problems created by Japan’s decision to dump radioactive wastewater into the ocean, adding that Tokyo should be ready to compensate. Read Full Article ...

A gender reveal party in New Hampshire ended with a bang after participants detonated a large cache of explosives that caused the surrounding area to violently shake, and also triggered a cascade of jokes on social media. Read Full Arti...

Budapest is set to reopen most of its public services and venues to those vaccinated once the country hits a 40% inoculation rate, the country’s PM Viktor Orban has said. The milestone is likely to be reached next week. Read Full Arti...

The cryptocurrency market fell sharply on Friday amid concerns over new taxes that could be unveiled by US President Joe Biden, and after one of Turkey’s largest crypto exchanges went bust. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has now administered more than 210 million vaccines to protect its citizens against Covid-19, a figure only surpassed by the US, despite state officials talking about a shortage of shots in some regions. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Russia’s foreign exchange holdings have continued to rise, reaching $583.7 billion as of April 16, the latest data released by the country’s central bank shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

A woman in Texas who was administered the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shot is receiving medical treatment after exhibiting signs of potential blood clots, mirroring cases that prompted authorities to halt the vaccine’s use. Read Full A...

Over a dozen patients have been killed in a blaze that ignited in the intensive care unit of the multi-story coronavirus hospital in the coastal Indian city of Virar, 70km (43 miles) north of Mumbai.  Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A hospital helipad in the English city of Cambridge was knocked out of commission by a US Air Force helicopter during an exercise, blowing the pad to pieces and compelling a diversion of emergency flights elsewhere. Read Full Article at...

Dozens of arrests were made following rioting and clashes in downtown Jerusalem, where Jewish and Arab demonstrators squared off with security forces – and reportedly with each other – as police struggled to keep them apart. Read Fu...

The UK has reported another 55 cases of the ‘double mutant’ Covid-19 variant, first detected in India, while Belgium tracked down its first cases of the strain that scientists fear could be more resistant to vaccines. Read Full Arti...

Iowa corrections officials are monitoring 77 inmates at a maximum-security prison for adverse reactions after they were inadvertently given up to six times the normal dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Read Full Article at ...

The US military has paused development of a new logistics system for the F-35 fighter jet, pointing to cuts to funding for the problematic plane as the $1 trillion program is plagued by cost overruns, delays and faulty equipment. Read F...

Security footage has revealed a new angle on the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, with many arguing it proves the officer who fired his weapon had no choice. Read Full Article at RT.com

Athletes who may be tempted to violate the ban on protesting at the Olympic Games in Tokyo got some encouragement from the World Players Association and a German activist group, which pledged to help them fight any sanctions. Read Full ...

A black associate professor at a North Carolina university triumphed over a snarky city councilman when – after repeatedly refusing to refer to her as “doctor” – the council unanimously fired him and accused him of racism. Read ...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law legislation that protects drivers from being prosecuted or sued if they injure or kill demonstrators while fleeing what they reasonably perceive to be threat of harm in a riot. Read Full...

Multiple rockets reportedly fell near Baghdad International Airport. There have also been reports of air-raid sirens going off inside Camp Victory, which houses US coalition forces. No casualties are being reported. Read Full Article at...

A new bilateral agreement has been reached between Bahrain and Israel to mutually recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccine documentation, the countries’ foreign ministries have announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

The three largest producers of Covid-19 vaccines could have funded the entire cost of vaccinating Africa with the money they paid stockholders this year – and vaccine-sharing charity COVAX isn’t bridging the gap, analysis shows. Rea...