The largest vessel operated by the Iranian Navy, the IRIS Kharg, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman. The logistical and training ship was on fire for around 20 hours before finally sinking off the southern port of Jask. Read Full ...

Britain’s education minister has said the government is mulling whether the school day should be extended as part of a £1.4 billion project to ensure kids don’t lose out on education due to school closures during the pandemic. Read...

Washington's Covid czar Anthony Fauci received praise from a WHO official with ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for dismissing theories that the virus was man-made, newly released internal messages show. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which kicked off on Wednesday and will take place until June 5, is expected to bring together about 5,000 participants and see hundreds of new deals signed. Read Full Artic...

Russian energy giant Gazprom’s output rose significantly from January through May compared to the same period last year, the company said on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Australian state of Victoria will extend a snap lockdown into a second week amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections, with the state’s premier warning the outbreak will “explode” if the restrictions aren’t kept in force....

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina claimed her home was struck by vandals, who defaced the house with profanity and political slogans, prompting police to investigate a string of similar incidents in the area. Read Full Articl...

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss charges against a New York man accused of taking part in the January 6 Capitol riot, the first such case to be dropped after the Justice Department came up short on evidence. Read Full A...

The editor of the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) will step down at the end of this month, having been canceled because of a racially offensive tweet that was posted by the publication in February. Read Fu...

While other US states have offered cash and gift cards to residents as an incentive to get vaccinated, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is adding scholarships, hunting and fishing licenses, custom trucks and firearms to the mix. Read ...

A homeless man facing hate-crime charges for sucker-punching an Asian woman walking down a New York City street has reportedly been arrested eight times in the past year for similarly random attacks and setting fires. Read Full Article ...

A piece of orbital debris crashed into the robotic arm on the International Space Station, blasting a hole through the high-tech equipment in what Canada’s space agency deemed an unlikely collision. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Los Angeles County, California firefighter is suspected of shooting two of his colleagues, one of them fatally. Police surrounded the suspect at a rural home that subsequently caught fire and burned to the ground. Read Full Article at...

US Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, DC) has introduced legislation demanding that sexism be eliminated in the world of crash test dummies, mandating the addition of models made in female forms. Read Full Article at RT...

Joe Biden commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre by visiting the city and announcing new efforts to combat “white supremacy” and increase federal spending on minority-owned businesses. Read Full Article at RT....

Following Naomi Osaka’s exit from Roland Garros, Czech tennis ace Petra Kvitova has withdrawn as well, saying she fell and injured her ankle during a post-match press availability, making it “unwise” to keep playing. Read Full Art...

The Washington Post is facing scrutiny after critics noticed a correction to a story published last year debunking the “conspiracy theory” that Covid-19 could have originated from a Wuhan lab. Read Full Article at RT.com

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has instructed the foreign and interior ministries to take back all unaccompanied minors who are illegally in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after crossing the Moroccan border, the government has said. Read Ful...

A boxing match between YouTube prankster Jake Paul and former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been booked for August 28 on Showtime. Since confirmation on Tuesday afternoon, both stars have spoken out on the clash. Read Full...

The State Department’s woke foreign policy crusade has reached the Vatican, as the US Embassy to the Holy See tripled down on celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride Month, both on social media and by hoisting the rainbow flag. Read Full Article at...

A criminal case on the distribution of pornographic content among minors has been launched in Ukraine after the discovery of a link to an adult website in a Ukrainian language textbook, the country’s Prosecutor General said. Read Full...

The US Supreme Court has rejected Johnson & Johnson’s appeal against a $2.1 billion damages award to women who claimed their ovarian cancer was a result of asbestos in the US pharmaceutical giant’s talcum powder. Read Full Article a...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has once again pressed a hot-button conservative issue, signing legislation prohibiting biological males from competing in female sports to protect the “fairness and integrity of women's athletics.” Rea...

Officials from the Russian Football Union have called on Denmark to allow fans into the country for their clash at Euro 2020 this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fans and pundits have taken to social media to give their takes on the latest England squad, as manager Gareth Southgate cut his 33-man shortlist down to a squad of 26 that will attempt to win this summer's European Championship. Read F...

Stepan Latypov, a Belarusian opposition figure, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after dramatically injuring himself during a trial to determine whether he helped organize long-running unauthorised protests in the country. Read Full Ar...

Americans convinced they can spot fake news are actually more likely to be conned by it, according to a new study that also found a whopping 9 out of 10 respondents believed their ability to spot fake news was top-notch. Read Full Artic...

For the first time to date in the pandemic, the UK has not reported a single Covid-19 death within 28 days of a positive test. The infection rate has continued its slow climb, however, according to the latest government data. Read Full ...

Sergio Aguero may have left Manchester City but it has been revealed that the Argentine forward splashed the cash on some generous gifts before departing to join Barcelona. Read Full Article at RT.com

Carlo Ancelotti has made a shock exit from Everton, after being confirmed as the new coach of Real Madrid to succeed Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday afternoon on a reported three-year contract offered by president Florentino Perez. Read Full...

Maggie Haberman, a CNN analyst and Washington correspondent for the New York Times, sparked controversy on social media after she claimed former President Donald Trump has been telling people he will soon return to the presidency. Read ...

The technical system supporting the EU’s Covid-19 certificate scheme to facilitate European travel has gone live, with seven member states having signed up so far, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT....

Amid a backlash, as members of the public still await vaccines and are against the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 games, the Japanese Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that Japan has begun giving jabs to its athletes. Read Full Article ...

Sicilian mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, dubbed the ‘people slayer’, has been released from Rome’s Rebibbia prison on parole after serving 25 years for his role in more than 100 murders. The move has been heavily criticized in Italy. ...

Just two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed the country would “knock out the teeth” of any aggressors, the Security Council secretary has warned that unfriendly actions against Moscow may be met with force. Read F...

Prosecutors in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic in Eastern Ukraine have sent a formal request to Belarus for the extradition of Roman Protasevich, whose dramatic arrest made headlines around the world last week. Read Full...

Naomi Osaka said she did “not want to be a distraction” after quitting the French Open on mental health grounds – in reality, this misguided melodrama should raise questions over what she was doing there in the first place. Read F...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine, saying the Chinese-developed jab will help address the global inequality in Covid-19 inoculation rates. Read Full Article at RT.com

The two federal correctional officers who failed to do their required rounds while Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell planned on defending their actions as normal behavior within a broken prison system. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A new study in which scientists extended the lifespan of laboratory mice by 23% through a special protein may pave the way for humans to celebrate 120th birthdays, its authors said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pakistan has launched a one-shot Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics for use in adults aged over 18. Distributed under the label ‘PakVac’, the jab is to be produced domestically down the line, officials said. R...

Russia has outmaneuvered Kiev by overcoming Western objections to its Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, warning that Moscow could cut his country off from energy supplies once it is complete. Read ...

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Peru has significantly revised its official record of deaths caused by Covid-19, increasing the number almost threefold. The change was made after a review proposed new criteria for linking deaths to the virus. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) began its work on Tuesday investigating “economic and financial criminality” throughout the European Union (EU), as officials seek to tackle fraudulent use of Covid recovery funds. Re...

The 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which is set to take place on June 2-5, will focus on the global and Russian economies, social issues, and technological development. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first minister of Scotland has announced the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the city of Glasgow and other parts of the country, but warned about the threat still posed by the more infectious ‘Indian variant’ of the virus. Re...

48-year-old Alexander Wright, a black homeless man from New York, was arrested and charged with committing a hate crime after a video showed him spontaneously assaulting an Asian woman in Chinatown on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Children aged 12 to 15 in Poland will be offered Covid-19 vaccines from June 7, a government minister has said after the EU drug regulator approved Pfizer’s jab for use in the age group last week. Read Full Article at RT.com

The creation of a real union state between Russia and Belarus under the control of Moscow could pose a serious threat to Kiev and would affect Ukraine's national security, according to the country's President, Volodymyr Zelensky. Read F...

Vegas Golden Knights star Ryan Reaves has been suspended by the NHL for two games after fighting with controversial Colorado Avalanche rival Ryan Graves in a 7-1 loss, and reportedly even ripped out chunks of his victims hair. Read Full...

The world’s largest meat processing corporation, JBS, was hit by a cyberattack which disrupted meat production in the US, Canada and Australia, and forced many workers to stay home. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pope Francis has unveiled a key revision to Catholic Church law, expanding its penal code and making it significantly less vague, as it now contains clear directives on sexual abuse of minors, pornography and other misdeeds. Read Full A...

Tehran’s spokesman has spoken positively about ongoing talks in Vienna that intend to bring Iran and the US back in line with the 2015 nuclear agreement. Iran expects a deal before the end of the Rouhani administration. Read Full Arti...

By the time your grandparents were in their 20s, they were married with kids and had fought two world wars, or so they always said. Now, one Russian politician is supporting the idea that youngsters have a lot of growing up to do. Read ...

Today's relationship between Moscow and Washington is, in some respects, worse than the most challenging moments of the Cold War, because the US believes that Russia is declining and doesn't see it as a force to be reckoned with. Read F...

Catalonian police have arrested a woman after she cut off the penis of a man who owns the bar she worked at. The man is in hospital and is facing an investigation into repeated sexual assaults against the woman. Read Full Article at RT....

Police in Huntsville, Alabama are reviewing an incident in which an officer repeatedly stomped on a man’s leg while making an arrest. The man’s mother said he is mentally ill and accused the police of using excessive force. Read Ful...

Barcelona ace Lionel Messi has accepted the debt-ridden club's offer of a new contract, according to reports from Spain, with the Argentine free to leave on June 30 to a continental rival such as Manchester City or PSG. Read Full Articl...

Ties between Russia and China have been hailed as at a “historic high,” but according to Moscow’s top envoy in Beijing, there is no reason to expect the friendly relations to evolve into a formal military alliance any time soon. R...

Conservative pundit Candace Owens told 'special snowflake' Naomi Osaka to quit tennis, only to perform an abrupt about-face and offer sympathy after the 23-year-old ace announced she was pulling out of the French Open. Read Full Article...

Ken Klippenstein, a journalist for the Intercept and a notorious internet prankster, tricked several leading Republicans into retweeting a photo of John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, on Memorial Day. Read Full Article at RT....

The hosts of Keiser Report, Max and Stacy, talk to Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies about inflation, asking him whether all of the price signals are broken. Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has rejected a challenge from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party over the legality of a rival right-wing party’s attempt to form a new government after years of political stalemate. Read Full A...

Rostislav Murzagulov, the chairman of the board of directors of Russian Premier League football club Ufa, has quit just one day after publishing pictures from a raunchy photo session with sports presenter Ulyana Trigubchak. Read Full Ar...

Seoul has closed reservations for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, which only requires a single shot, after military personnel signed up for all 800,000 jabs on offer. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two active-duty soldiers with the elite Coldstream Guards have been charged with conspiracy to sell ammunition. One of the accused is the first-ever black man to reach the top enlisted soldier rank in the force. Read Full Article at RT....

The South Korean Foreign Ministry has summoned a senior Japanese diplomat to protest a map published on the Tokyo Olympic Games website, which seemingly pressed Japan’s claim over Korea-controlled islets. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

When it comes to the internet, countries are constantly attacking each other, and cybercriminals are in every single nation. That’s according to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian founder and CEO of IT security company Kaspersky Lab. Read ...

An Australian court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a rule that says travelers must apply for special permits if they want to leave the country.  Read Full Article at RT.com

A senior Australian official has announced that while the biannual US-Australia war games will go ahead later this year, they will be cut to half the usual size and follow strict safety requirements due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Fu...

Twitter is experimenting with a new system that would flag messages it deems problematic, even if not factually incorrect, sparking concern that the platform is taking content-screening too far. Read Full Article at RT.com

The volume of trade between Russia and China amounted to $104 billion at the end of last year and continues to grow, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Read Full Article at RT.com

YouTube prankster turned boxer Jake Paul has been criticized by fight fans online for reportedly agreeing to take on aging former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, with an official announcement expected on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Iranian state-affiliated media has reported the death of two fighter pilots at Dezful Air Base, with claims a “technical defect” caused their ejector seats to engage, firing the pilots into the hangar roof. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Andrey Pivovarov, the former director of the dissolved Open Russia organization, is in police custody after being arrested on Monday night. He is suspected of cooperating with a foreign NGO officially listed as 'undesirable.' Read Full ...

Chinese media have reported that researchers working on a nuclear fusion project have succeeded in holding plasma of 120 million degrees Celsius for close to two minutes. Read Full Article at RT.com

An assassination attempt on a Ugandan minister has taken place in Kampala. His bodyguard and his daughter were killed in the attack, but the minister himself received only minor injuries and has been taken to hospital. Read Full Article...

The US government has reportedly made around $110 million by selling off 2 million barrels of crude oil which it seized along with a tanker off the coast of the UAE after alleging that the product was Iranian. Read Full Article at RT.co...

China has administered more than 660 million coronavirus vaccines, with the daily number of distributed doses hovering around the 20 million mark. The country is aiming to inoculate 40% of its massive population by late June. Read Full ...

Indian stocks were among Asia-Pacific’s top-performing markets in May despite a resurgence in coronavirus infections in the country in recent months. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden is reportedly mulling vast reforms that would help more foreigners move to the United States, signaling yet another major reversal from his predecessor’s hardline stance on immigration. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

China has reported the world’s first case of a human infected with the H10N3 bird flu, which is usually found in poultry. Health authorities said the risk of a large-scale outbreak is “extremely low.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Having lived through three nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns, Israel has lifted nearly all of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, but fell short of scrapping the mask mandate for now. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, denied reports that he supports the idea of a military-style coup in the US, accusing the media of “twisted reporting” of his comments. Read Full Article at RT.com

A regional health authority in British Columbia apologized after admitting that 12 children were given the Moderna vaccine, which is yet to be approved for use in those under 18, as the child vaccination campaign kicked off. Read Full A...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled what it called “easy-to-say” Greek labels for coronavirus variants, set to replace designations based on the country of origin that are commonly used in the media. Read Full Article a...

British broadcaster Piers Morgan has accused Naomi Osaka of "cynical exploitation" – writing after her sister said the tennis ace's confidence had been "shattered" in a deleted post a day before her departure from the French Open. Rea...

Russian authorities have decided to resume passenger air travel to the United Kingdom, which has been halted since December 2020. Moscow cited the improving epidemiological situation in Britain as the reason for the decision. Read Full ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for claiming the military is becoming “woke’ and “emasculated” in response to a controversial recruiting ad. Read Full Article at RT.com

Liverpool fans have blasted the club for inviting a Conservative UK politician onto the turf at Anfield, linking the ruling party to the Hillsborough disaster and social injustice while accusing club bosses of yet more ignorance. Read F...

Man City and Belgium maestro Kevin de Bruyne is unlikely to recover from his Champions League final horror injury in time for Euro 2020, according to Russia's former team doctor who says the star has no chance of facing them. Read Full ...

A New Jersey school has apologized and launched an investigation after a student dressed up as Adolf Hitler and listed his “accomplishments” in a teacher-approved project. Read Full Article at RT.com

Brazilians have taken to social media to express outrage at South American football governing body Conmebol's decision to move the Copa America from Argentina to their country amid social unrest and warnings of a third Covid wave. Read ...

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has claimed that "subtle racism" was behind an attack on him in the NBA playoffs over the weekend, when a fan of his former team, the Boston Celtics, threw a bottle at him from the stands. Read Full Artic...

A group of Jewish far-right extremists planned to attack Palestinians earlier this month by pelting them with Molotov cocktails but ultimately failed to find their own hidden weapons stash, the Israeli media have revealed. Read Full Art...

After US President Joe Biden revealed he plans to raise the issue of human rights when he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next month, Moscow has said it is happy to have the discussion, as long as it goes both ways. Read Fu...

Naomi Osaka has ended her turbulent brief spell at the French Open with a stunning withdrawal from the Grand Slam, apologizing for her media boycott which divided the tennis world before adding: "I'll see you when I see you." Read Full ...

Trump loyalist and retired US Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn has shocked many after appearing to endorse a military-style coup in America at a conference in Dallas, Texas. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian tennis champion Elena Vesnina has held forth on Naomi Osaka and said the star's media boycott is down to "thinking about mental health of the players", winning praise for her response as the veteran launches a comeback. Read Ful...