Hong Kong’s chief executive has vowed to continue inviting foreign judges to the city’s courts, insisting Hong Kong’s legal system remains “hard as a rock” despite increasing concern for the rule of law. Read Full Article at R...

The FBI and Australian police have been secretly reading a secure chat app popular with organized crime for several years. The operation, dubbed ‘the sting of the century’ in the media, resulted in hundreds of arrests. Read Full Art...

The price of bitcoin dropped to its lowest in over a week on Tuesday, amid US monetary policy concerns and the continued tightening of regulation of cryptocurrencies in China. Read Full Article at RT.com

So you’re a Westerner who wants to become a journalist covering Russia? Once you get past the self-serving bluster, it’s really a very safe, well-paid, and rewarding job – but only on condition that you follow a set of guidelines....

British newspaper the Times came under attack on Monday after publishing a sensationalist story making a false claim that six Russian Air Force planes entered sovereign Irish airspace, last year. The report is completely untrue. Read Fu...

With news spreading of the horrific ramming deaths of four Muslim family members in London, Ontario, the chorus of condemnation has grown stronger. Pakistani PM Khan called the attack a sign of growing Islamophobia in the West. Read Ful...

A huge tornado was spotted as it passed through northern Colorado, with bystanders capturing the funnel in dramatic footage circulating online. The inclement weather caught local meteorologists by surprise, but caused no deaths. Read Fu...

The governor of Nevada has signed legislation banning “non-functional” grass in a bid to conserve water as an extreme drought hits more than two-thirds of the state, drying up its major H2O supply. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Washington state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is permitting legal marijuana retailers to dole out free joints to those who’ve taken at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, as states scramble for creative ways to promote the jab. Read...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal are stalling, claiming Tehran may soon cut its “breakout time” for a bomb to mere weeks as the country insists US sanctions are impeding an agreement. R...

The London, Ontario man who swerved off the road and ran over a Muslim family of five did so deliberately and the incident is now considered a hate crime, police said. Canada’s government reacted by condemning Islamophobia. Read Full ...

Ex-England football ace Chris Smalling's wife, Sam, has claimed that the couple were "gobsmacked" to see a UFO that was "100 billion percent not a drone", with the model protesting her sanity while appealing for similar sightings. Read ...

US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has said the Biden administration will “act” to protect the rights of transgender students banned from participating in school sports outside their biological gender in states like Florida. R...

The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. The ransomware attack had caused widespread gas shortages. Read Fu...

Those who committed ‘anti-Semitic’ acts should be barred from acquiring German citizenship, an interior policy spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in the Bundestag said ahead of the voting on the issue. Read Full Articl...

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala on Monday, only to be received by protesters sporting pro-Donald Trump signage blasting her. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK is set to start vaccinating people aged 25-29 against Covid-19 from Tuesday, bringing the government closer to its target of offering the jab to all adults by August, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Read Full Article at R...

A drone has transferred fuel to another airplane for the first time in history, Boeing has announced, following a successful test flight for its specially designed tanker prototype, dubbed MQ-25 Stingray by the US Navy. Read Full Articl...

Premier League newcomers Norwich City have been left embarrassed after fans discovered that their new shirt sponsor for their upcoming return to the top flight had been sharing adult content on its social media accounts. Read Full Artic...

Fuel shortages in Lebanon have forced President Michel Aoun to grant the state electricity company a loan of up to 300 billion Lebanese pounds ($200 million) so it can import supplies from abroad and avoid blackouts. Read Full Article a...

Former Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand has claimed he can't "understand" why boos rang out when players took the knee before England games last week, calling people who link the gesture with politics "ignorant". Read Fu...

Barack Obama has addressed a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the US, pointing to his successor Donald Trump as being partly to blame. Read Full Article at RT.com

Protesters have toppled and beheaded a statue of Egerton Ryerson, an architect of Canada’s infamous residential school system for indigenous children, amid growing anger over the recent discovery of mass graves at one such school. Rea...

MMA stunner Paige VanZant has claimed she has "sacrificed everything" for her next Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) outing, predicting that she will knock out fellow ex-UFC fighter and social media star Rachael Ostovich. Read F...

The EU should get rid of the right for individual member states to block its foreign policy through the veto mechanism, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said, following a row over Hungary’s stance on Hong Kong. Read Full Article...

As Russia’s players did a lap of honour at Lev Yashin Stadium in Moscow on Saturday, taking in applause after their victory against Bulgaria, attention was already turning to much bigger challenges looming on the horizon. Read Full Ar...

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama) was roasted after appearing to post a Gmail password and PIN number when raging against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California), who is suing him for helping to provoke the Capitol riot. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least 18 people have been killed in a blaze at a chemical plant near the city of Pune in western India on Monday, the local fire department has said, after workers became trapped in the burning building. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Child rapist and murderer Colin Pitchfork, the first person in the UK to be convicted of a crime using DNA evidence, has been deemed suitable for release from prison by the Parole Board. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Biogen’s new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, making it the first medication given a green light that aims to target the underlying causes of the devastating illness. Read Ful...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has waded into a row that has seen England cricketer Ollie Robinson suspended during a test series with New Zealand after the emergence of racist and sexist tweets posted during his teenage years. Read Fu...

The US Supreme Court has rejected hearing a lawsuit brought by a men’s rights group challenging the legality of America’s all-male military draft, claiming that it is unconstitutional by discriminating on the basis of sex. Read Full...

Did Floyd Mayweather decide not to beat Logan Paul? Fans who share Paul's suspicions that Mayweather went easy on him have spotted a clip that appears to show the boxer holding his foe up as he slumps forward after taking a shot. Read F...

RT’s Oksana Boyko caught up with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former leader of Brazil – who usually goes simply by Lula – to discuss his potential return in 2022 and what place he wants for his country on the global stage. Read ...

Sanctions against Russia, imposed by the likes of the US and the EU, will remain in place forever, and Moscow must be realistic and accept that they will never be removed, according to the country’s deputy foreign minister. Read Full ...

Malaysia’s foreign minister has lamented the lack of progress on implementing a five-point plan to address the political chaos and alleviate suffering in Myanmar, which has been under military rule since the February 1 coup. Read Full...

The US state-run media outlet RFE/RL recently cancelled the contract of a Canadian journalist who worked as a freelance contributor after the broadcaster received complaints from the Azerbaijani government about his coverage. Read Full...

Speculative trading activity in AMC Entertainment, the meme stock that has become popular with small investors recently, has pushed the shares of the struggling movie theater chain to double-digit growth. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former President Donald Trump called bitcoin a probable “scam” on Fox Business, Monday, complaining that it’s competing against the US dollar, which he wants to be the “currency of the world.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ukraine's embattled leader Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed the US for cutting Kiev out of decisions about Nord Stream 2, raged at delays to joining NATO, and said Washington has not yet asked his advice on how to deal with Russia. Read F...

A new poll has found that Americans refusing a Covid-19 vaccination are highly unlikely to change their minds as inoculation rates have also significantly dropped. Read Full Article at RT.com

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that a potential Euro 2020 showdown between the national team and Ukraine, who have unveiled a new shirt design viewed by some as controversial, would lead to purely sporting tensions. Read Full ...

Talks to extend the agreement allowing UN inspectors to monitor Iranian nuclear activity are becoming increasingly arduous, the head of the organization’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Russian authorities are planning to shift the nation’s currency liquidity from the US dollar to the euro, the country’s Finance Ministry announced on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s prime minister has announced that Delhi will centralize the country's inoculation drive, providing vaccines to regional states free of charge for all Indians over the age of 18 from June 21. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A newborn baby in India has overcome a rare inflammatory condition that is being increasingly found in children who have recovered from the coronavirus. The government is ramping up efforts to treat such cases. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A court in Seoul has dismissed a lawsuit filed against 16 Japanese companies to compensate Koreans who were forced to work in factories during World War II, citing a possible violation of the 1965 treaty between the two nations. Read Fu...

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur, the former Iranian minister of the interior who is credited with having helped found Hezbollah, died on Monday at the age of 74 after becoming infected with Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com

An outspoken British journalist has caused uproar after she mocked Harry and Meghan on Twitter, suggesting the couple, who have frequently spoken out on racial injustice, should have named their baby Georgina Floydina. Read Full Article...

The second round of presidential elections in Peru failed to produce a clear victor on Sunday, with less than half a percent between Keiko Fujimori of right-wing Fuerza Popular and her left-wing rival Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre. Read ...

Representatives of Russia's National Organization of Professional Collection Agencies have complained to the country's Investigative Committee after controversial politician Vitaly Milonov called them “subhuman” and “parasites.”...

New Delhi and Mumbai have begun easing Covid restrictions, as cases in India fall to a two-month low following a spike earlier this year that saw the Asian nation repeatedly report a global record number of daily infections.  Read Full...

Chelsea star and Champions League winner Christian Pulisic has been dubbed 'Captain America' for scoring a dramatic late penalty that sealed a Concacaf Nations League cup final win deep in extra time against bitter rivals Mexico. Read F...

The Norwegian Ministry of Health has said it will shorten the interval between the first and second dose of Covid-19 jabs in the country from 12 to nine weeks on the advice of the National Institute of Public Health (FHI). Read Full Art...

The NHS has hidden a bizarre glossary of terms relating to “equality, diversity and inclusion” behind a password-protected wall after it drew backlash on social media for imposing “highly divisive” concepts on health workers. Re...

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will join the first crewed flight by his space company, Blue Origin, along with his younger brother. The launch is scheduled for July 20. Read Full Article at RT.com

Mortality rates in over half of Russian regions have returned to pre-pandemic lows, the country’s top health official has said, as authorities in rural Buryatia scramble to deploy additional beds to meet a rise in Covid-19 cases. Read...

Logan Paul has been mocked for wearing a Pokemon card that he estimated was worth $1 million around his neck to his bout with Floyd Mayweather – and his opponent opted for a cap bearing the logo of adult content platform OnlyFans. Rea...

A campaign by the Hungarian opposition to block a Chinese university from opening a campus in Budapest may have succeeded. The government-backed project is set to go to a referendum. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese gold and foreign currency reserves, the world’s largest, rose more than expected last month, according to official data published on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Japanese car maker Toyota has announced that it reached a settlement with the family of an employee who committed suicide in 2017 after being bullied by his boss, apologizing and vowing to crack down on workplace harassment. Read Full A...

With the governing body and Brazilian football in crisis, the country's FA president, Rogerio Caboclo, has been suspended from duties for 30 days after recordings emerged of him appearing to ask a staff member if she masturbated. Read F...

Mega queues formed at Portugal’s Faro Airport over the weekend, as Brits made a mad dash home from their Algarve holidays before the UK government’s new mandatory quarantine rules set in for those returning from the country. Read Fu...

Russian army chiefs have been asked to join Western counterparts for discussions on how to de-escalate the tense standoffs on the country’s borders, with NATO’s general secretary calling on Moscow to meet as a matter of urgency. Rea...

Global prices for crude have eased a little after hitting a two-year high of $72 per barrel as expectations of a rise in Iranian oil supply heated the market, while OPEC+ supply curbs provided underlying support. Read Full Article at RT...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has formally complained to the US, stating its “solemn representations,” after three US senators met with senior Taiwanese officials during a bipartisan trip to express their support for the island. Read...

Tech giant Google has been fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by the French regulator following a probe into allegations that the company’s web services were unfairly sending business to its advertising server. Read Full Article a...

Uganda has entered another lockdown, with schools closed and inter-city travel suspended amid a worrying resurgence of Covid-19. The president warned that public health services could be quickly overwhelmed. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ukraine’s national soccer team has sparked outrage online after unveiling its new kit for Euro 2020, which features the rallying cry of Nazi collaborators who played a significant role in the murder of Jews and Poles during WWII. Read...

An official working for Japan's national Olympic organization has apparently ended his own life in the Tokyo Metro system, a report says. The Olympic Games are set to kick off in Japan's capital next month. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Marvel Comics has introduced a new character inspired by Captain America, but the Filipino-American shieldbearer has left some puzzled – in one of the archipelago’s native languages, her name means ‘genitals’. Read Full Article ...

Bangkok has started its mass vaccination campaign against Covid-19, with the government aiming to inoculate six million people in June alone, as a third wave surges and now accounts for 80% of all cases since the pandemic began. Read Fu...

Bilateral trade between Russia and China saw significant growth in the first five months of the current year, the latest data from China’s General Administration of Customs shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

Demonstrators gathered outside the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NYC, demanding the firing of the president’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a visit to the church, which also served as a vaccination site. Read...

Cricket fans have pointed to a "social media lynch mob" after England star Ollie Robinson was suspended over tweets he made when he was a teenager, with actor and political activist Laurence Fox calling the move a "f*cking joke". Read F...

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has claimed that Logan Paul made a "crazy" $20 million from fighting boxing veteran Floyd Mayweather, hinting at the row over UFC fighter purses after watching the eight-round exhibition. Read Fu...

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather hinted that age had caught up with his 44-year-old frame after going the distance with novice Logan Paul – and his opponent brazenly joked that he could beat the ex-champ in a rematch. Read Full Article a...

At least 50 people were killed and dozens more injured in Pakistan’s Sindh province after an express train derailed and collided with another passenger train coming from the opposite direction. Read Full Article at RT.com

While a 60-year-old landmark of bygone coal industry came crashing down dramatically in the UK, a football match carried on with only the briefest of pauses in a striking sporting scene that has been captured on camera. Read Full Articl...

Merck pharmaceutical company launched an investigation after a “rope fashioned as a noose” was found at a construction project on its sprawling plant in Durham, North Carolina. The site will help produce the J&J Covid-19 vaccine. Re...

A new Ukraine shirt featuring a map of the country encompassing Crimea and slogans including "glory to the heroes" has been unveiled for this month's Euro 2020, causing a Russian State Duma to describe the design as "provocation". Read ...

Israel will remove its only remaining major Covid-19 restriction – the indoor mask mandate – on June 15 if the infection level remains low, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

David Dushman, the last surviving member of the Soviet tank regiment that liberated the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in January 1945, has died aged 98. A decorated veteran, he went on to become a sporting legend despite his injuries. Read ...

A media executive and a former police chief appear to have little prospect of ever leaving jail after reportedly being handed more than 1,000 years each in prison for allegedly plotting to level match fixing charges. Read Full Article a...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has accused Facebook of acting as a “state agency” during the Covid-19 pandemic for the government and health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci, saying this behavior should carry legal consequences. Read Full ...

Buckingham Palace is reportedly mulling sending the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to spend more time in Scotland to strengthen the UK’s unity, amid fears the government is “losing” the Scots. Reactions show the plan may backfire. ...

Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) has faced an onslaught of criticism, with even his own party labeling him a “Republican” for saying he would vote against a Joe Biden-backed reform proposal. Read Full Article at RT.com

Numerous media critics have lashed out at both CNN and host Brian Stelter, after an interview between the latter and White House official Jen Psaki in which Psaki was asked what the press gets “wrong” in its coverage of Joe Biden. R...

Sore loser Deontay Wilder is clearly not about to give up his discredited claims that Tyson Fury loaded his gloves when he knocked him out last year, and has even defended his man who was supposed to check for foul play. Read Full Artic...

While Donald Trump had plenty to say during his speech on Saturday night, his critics instead chose to focus on his appearance, mainly his supposedly backwards pants. Read Full Article at RT.com

For the second time inside a week, England's footballers have been booed by fans inside Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium for taking a knee prior to kick off – despite boss Gareth Southgate's pleas for fans to respect the gesture. Rea...

A professional MMA fighter and former professional rugby player has been on trial for serious assault after allegedly swearing at a vision he was having of the devil and spitting blood at a paramedic helping him in an ambulance. Read Fu...

The United States will send 750,000 shots to Taiwan as part of an effort to help combat the coronavirus worldwide, after Taipei rejected similar vaccine assistance from China. Read Full Article at RT.com

Efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison in the UK were ramped up this week ahead of the G7 summit with an action in Geneva, a petition, and an intervention by the UN special rapporteur on torture. Read Full...

Things didn't go Ariane Lipski's way in the UFC's latest event in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but the stunning Brazilian MMA star certainly isn't letting defeat wipe the smile off her bloodstained face. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has broken her silence after leaving the French Open in a row over her media boycott, taking to her favored platform of Instagram after winning support from high-profile backers including Will Smith. Read Fu...

The French Open has lost another of its chief attractions after Swiss great Roger Federer revealed on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the competition in advance of his fourth-round match, citing concerns about his fitness. Read Full...

Chinese authorities are bracing for more damage as 15 protected wild Asian elephants remain undeterred by people and vehicles deployed to keep them away from human-populated areas. Read Full Article at RT.com

Logan Paul says that he feared for his life and that of his younger brother, Jake, fearing they might get shot during the fierce brawl which ensued during a press event in Miami at which Jake stole Floyd Mayweather's baseball cap. Read ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out against hate speech after his political opponents were given extra security detail. A ‘unity’ coalition to oust the PM was met with online hate and protests. Read Full Article...