The abusive control of singer Britney Spears by her father is not unlike what powerful sexual predators do to their victims, MeToo movement icon Rose McGowan said in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Read Full Article at R...

The percentage of Middle Eastern crude in India's oil imports dropped to a 25-month low in May, Reuters reported, citing tanker data. The fall comes as Indian refiners turn to alternatives in order to diversify supplies. Read Full Artic...

Two people have been killed, including a hospitalized Covid-19 patient, after a former soldier, dressed in combat uniform and a red beret, attacked a coronavirus field hospital in Pathum Thani Province. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Philippines has grounded its fleet of S-70i Black Hawk military helicopters following a crash during a training flight on Wednesday evening. No survivors have been found. Read Full Article at RT.com

A building partially collapsed Thursday morning on Collins Avenue in Surfside, near Miami, Florida, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department said. It has sent 80 units to respond. Read Full Article at RT.com

The government of Indonesia is planning to establish a national bullion bank that will allow trading of gold domestically as soon as 2024, according to the country’s Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi. Read Full Article at RT.com

An influential Russian MP has suggested that the government should significantly increase the country’s highest level of income tax to 35%, in a move that would more than double the current top bracket, which sits at just 15%. Read Fu...

Volunteers in Russia's Krasnodar region have rescued three endangered Black Sea bottlenose dolphins from fishing nets. The female and two males got stuck in search of fish and were unable to escape unassisted. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Benigno Aquino III, who served as Philippines president from 2010 to 2016 and presided over significant economic improvements in the country, has passed away at the age of 61. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two major gun rights activists were conned into giving commencement speeches at a phony high school graduation, its audience consisting of stand-ins for thousands of kids who died of gun violence before they were able to graduate. Read ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott condemned President Joe Biden’s immigration policies as “reckless” just days before Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the border, blaming the administration for a spike in illegal migration. R...

The first of 500 defendants charged over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol has been sentenced to probation and community service, after her lawyer reportedly re-educated her in jail through films and literature. Read Full Article at ...

President Joe Biden’s new gun control crusade challenged the US founding fathers as well as the Democrats’ own January 6 “insurrection” narrative, by arguing armed citizenry would have no hope against an oppressive government. R...

Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), has been tapped to be ambassador to the UN’s World Food Programme, in what media reports described as bipartisan outreach from the Joe Biden administration. Read Ful...

A UK police officer involved in the death of former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson has been convicted of manslaughter and found not guilty of murder in a court hearing about the ex-striker's death by a 50,000-volt taser. Read Full Art...

While an unexpectedly high number of Americans aged 12 to 24 have experienced heart inflammations after receiving mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines, the government and the medical establishment insist that everything is fine. Read Full Artic...

Germany's Allianz Arena was filled with rainbow flags as Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban stayed away from Euro 2020, invoking politics on a night when Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the record for individual international goals. Read F...

John McAfee’s death has set off numerous conspiracy theories, tributes and criticism of the extradition to the US the now-deceased antivirus magnate was facing. Read Full Article at RT.com

A pedestrian bridge collapsed after a collision in Washington, DC on Wednesday, causing major road closures and multiple injuries. Read Full Article at RT.com

After facing criticism for not visiting the US-Mexico border despite being put in charge of the migrant crisis there, Vice President Kamala Harris will finally be making a trip south. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former antivirus magnate John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona just hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the US on tax evasion charges, authorities in Madrid have told national media. Read Full Ar...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to consider “selective engagement” with Russia on issues of common interest and inviting President Vladimir Putin to a summit. Read...

UFC queen Valentina Shevchenko has spoken of the joy she took in taking part in a demanding gun competition in the US, where she was part of a hunting group who hiked for miles to shoot at animals including bears each day. Read Full Art...

Robert Lewandowski scored twice but Poland could not complete a comeback and conceded a late winner as they tumbled out of Euro 2020 against Sweden, while Spain thumped Slovakia to go through and Ukraine qualified without playing. Read ...

Fourth Amendment advocates had reason to celebrate on Wednesday, as the US Supreme Court ruled that police have no right to enter a private home without a warrant when pursuing a suspect for a minor crime. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Spain's vital Group E clash against Slovakia in Sevilla at Euro 2020 got off to a bizarre start thanks to huge errors on each side of the ball, which could prove costly to the latter side's chances of progressing. Read Full Article at R...

An alarming new study on media consumption around the world has found that trust between news organizations and consumers is at the lowest in the United States. Read Full Article at RT.com

A BBC journalist on board the British ship HMS Defender has revealed that the destroyer made a “deliberate” move in passing through Russian territorial waters “to make a point,” despite receiving warnings from the coast guard. R...

A controversial Russian MP has suggested that Wednesday’s Euro 2020 soccer match between Germany and Hungary should be classified as 18+ because the German goalkeeper will be wearing a rainbow armband to support LGBT+ rights. Read Ful...

After being criticised for removing an artist’s work over her “transphobic” opinions on gender identity ideology, the Royal Academy of Arts has again drawn flak for “intolerance” – after it apologised for “betraying” fre...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi has shot down Vatican concerns that an anti-homophobia bill being examined by Italy’s parliament could undermine church freedoms – with Draghi emphasizing that the country is officially a secular state. R...

The number of Covid-19 patients requiring ventilator treatment has increased 41% in a week in England and the National Health Service (NHS) remains “under huge pressure,” according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers. Rea...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that EU states risk a “fast and significant increase” in the spread of the Delta Covid variant if they proceed with relaxing restrictions during the summer. Re...

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a teenage girl who sued her school district after being suspended from her cheerleading team for sending a profanity-laden rant to her friends over Snapchat. Read Full Article at RT....

Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang has been banned for more than four years – despite asking lawyers who had successfully represented Russian athletes in previous Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearings to represent him. Read F...

An Ivory Coast court has handed a life sentence to former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro in absentia over charges of conspiracy and an attempted attack on state authority over an alleged coup against President Alassane Ouattara. Read Ful...

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Poland coach Paulo Sousa has criticized the paparazzi and media after his goalkeeper, Juventus star Wojciech Szczesny, was caught smoking a cigarette on the eve of a must-win Group E clash against Sweden on Wednesday afternoon. Read Ful...

An unlucky Russian woman landed herself and her two children in hospital with serious injuries after losing control and flipping her SUV while trying to remove a disease-spreading parasite that had crawled onto her shoulder. Read Full A...

Billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett is resigning from the board of his key charity partner, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It follows the divorce of the ex-spouses and allegations of impropriety against Bill Gates. Read Fu...

Netflix’s series ‘Sexy Beasts’ has debuted its first trailer, leaving users perplexed and hesitant about people dressing in elaborate animal costumes to go on dates. Read Full Article at RT.com

New rules requiring vaccination of workers across several Russian regions have stoked controversy in recent days as the country deals with a rise in new Covid-19 infections. However, polls now say the measures may be working. Read Full ...

The EU could block the export of coronavirus vaccines to the UK if Boris Johnson’s government fails to comply with the terms of the Brexit trade agreement, the bloc’s single-market commissioner Thierry Breton has suggested. Read Ful...

A higher Covid-19 alert level, just one step short of lockdown, has been implemented in Wellington, as authorities fear the more dangerous Delta strain of the deadly virus was brought to the island country. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

European football administrative body UEFA has been blasted for a new statement on the fallout over Munich authorities proposing the lighting up of the Allianz Arena for tonight's Euro 2020 match between Germany and Hungary. Read Full A...

In a statement released by North Korea’s state news agency, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Son Gwon rejected an offer by America's envoy to meet “anywhere, anytime” after negotiations between the two nations stalle...

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has vowed to enact a “double defeat” on Washington after the US authorities seized a number of websites belonging to news agencies from or associated with Tehran. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Taliban are suspected of having launched a mortar attack into a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The obliterated hospital contained vital Covid vaccines, which were set to be used to inoculate the population as cases climb. Read Ful...

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has claimed that Britons are experiencing unfair treatment abroad as they struggle to access benefits, jobs and other services in EU member states five years after the UK voted ‘leave’. Read Full Articl...

Police officers in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, who detained around 20 minors at a cosplay party over an LGBT+ pride flag, are now facing calls for disciplinary action after prosecutors ruled their conduct was unlawful. Read Full...

All issues discovered by the World Health Organization (WHO) at a facility involved in the production of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine have been fixed and the jab is safe and effective, Moscow claimed on Wednesday. Read Full Ar...

The British ambassador to Russia will be summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow to discuss Wednesday's incident during which a UK warship, according to Moscow, violated the Russian state border and was met with warning shots. Read F...

Actor Michael B. Jordan apologized on Tuesday and vowed to rectify the situation after being accused by Nicki Minaj and others of culturally appropriating the name of a Caribbean carnival party for his new rum brand. Read Full Article a...

More than a hundred people have lost their job at a Texas hospital after refusing to get a coronavirus vaccine and unsuccessfully challenging the mandate in court. Read Full Article at RT.com

The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to become four times more prevalent over the course of a week, with some areas of the country seeing infection rates shoot up. Read Full Article at R...

LeBron James has joked about paying "straight cash" after reports that Alex Caruso, one of his Los Angeles Lakers team-mates who he has built a close on-court relationship with, has been arrested for possession of marijuana. Read Full A...

Respected MMA coach Firas Zahabi has given his take on the keys to victory for both men in Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier's highly-anticipated trilogy bout, which will headline UFC 264 in Las Vegas in a fortnight's time. Read Full Ar...

There was a failed attempt to sabotage one of the buildings owned by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, offering few details. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Covid-19 pandemic saw an enormous growth in wealth disparity worldwide in 2020, the Credit Suisse Research Institute says. It reported a 5.2 million increase in the number of millionaires, to a total of 56.1 million people. Read Ful...

The UK Home Office has announced that EU citizens who fail to apply under the settlement scheme will be given a 28-day warning by immigration enforcement officials, with 400,000 cases still outstanding a week before the deadline. Read F...

Senior cabinet minister Michael Gove has sparked a row over “anglo-colonialism” after calling talk of a new Scottish independence referendum “foolish” and saying he “can’t see it” happening before the next UK general elect...

Israel has empowered health officials to quarantine anyone deemed to have been in “close contact” with the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19, even those already vaccinated or who have recovered from the disease. Read Full ...

A group of around 20 IKEA employees in Atlanta walked off the job last weekend after the company served fried chicken and watermelon – two racially stereotypical foods for African-Americans – on Juneteenth. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Iran has successfully conducted its first remote surgery using a domestically developed robot which was controlled from a medical center around seven kilometers away from the operation room. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian patrol ship and fighter jet have fired warning shots after the British destroyer HMS Defender violated the country’s border in the Black Sea. The UK embassy's defense attaché has been summoned by officials in Moscow. Read F...

YouTube celebrity turned boxer Jake Paul, who has had just three professional fights, has predicted he will one day face boxing's greatest pound-for-pound brawler Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for a sanctioned world championship belt. Read Full...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to use all her power to fight against a controversial Hungarian law which bans the promotion of homosexuality and gender change among children. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

South African opera singer Pretty Yende claims that she was strip-searched and treated like a criminal while detained at France’s Charles de Gaulle Airport on a trip to Paris. Read Full Article at RT.com

Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, has announced that it is permanently closing days after hundreds of police officers raided its offices and froze its assets over allegations its breached China’s national security law.  Read ...

Authorities in China have canceled flights from the Covid-hit southern city of Shenzhen until at least July 1, ahead of planned celebrations in the capital marking the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Read Ful...

As the coronavirus pandemic gives way to a rapid economic recovery, US fast-food chains are reportedly replacing discounts with pricy combination meals. Read Full Article at RT.com

US president Joe Biden has enthusiastically backed Japan international and US National Women's Soccer League star Kumi Yokoyama, who has said that her girlfriend encouraged her to find "courage" to come out as a transgender man. Read Fu...

The Chinese government has opposed the US’ latest naval presence in the Taiwan Strait – its sixth in the area since Biden took office – accusing Washington of being the greatest “risk creator” in the region. Read Full Article ...

Amid a growing row with the EU over the grounding of a passenger jet carrying an opposition activist last month, Belarus’ bombastic leader has launched a new attack on Germany, comparing its sanctions policy to its role in WWII. Read ...

Moscow’s diplomatic mission in Washington has reacted furiously to news that American sailors are set to take part in major war games in the Black Sea, practicing naval battles and troop landings, close to Russia’s coastline. Read F...

RT’s documentary channel is celebrating 10 years on air. To honor the occasion, we’ve put together a list of the five most popular documentaries that have garnered millions of views and won viewers’ hearts. Read Full Article at RT...

The Department for Education has caused a stir after it announced its backing of the One Britain One Nation campaign and encouraged kids to take part in its June 25 celebration – including singing “strong Britain, great nation.” R...

The EU has taken the lead in investigating US technology majors like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook over their alleged monopolistic behavior on the continent. Read Full Article at RT.com

A tense meeting of the Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) ended with two arrests. Board members refused to hear conservative parents who objected to what they see as divisive agenda-driven policies being imposed on their children. Read ...

Iran has started pumping oil at a giant new reservoir at the offshore Abuzar oilfield in the Gulf, Iran’s oil ministry news service Shana reported on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Peru’s capital, Lima was hit by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake on Tuesday night. The tremors were caught on live TV and caused people to run to the streets. Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s tax department is reportedly looking to start applying an ‘equalization levy’ to crypto assets, forcing investors to pay an additional 2% for each purchase from exchanges outside the country. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Real Madrid's Luka Modric scored with a sensational strike as Croatia outclassed Scotland 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2020, joining group winners England, who beat the Czech Republic at Wembley, in the final 16. Read ...

Owners of Peloton’s $4,000 treadmills have been asked to fork over more cash, after the firm locked the device’s free features due to issues linked to a safety recall, charging another $39 per month just to use the pricey machine. R...

New York mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang has admitted defeat in the city’s Democratic primary, conceding the race after early results showed rapidly slipping support. Read Full Article at RT.com

A majority of the richest American families have opted to hold their assets rather than create new wealth, according to a survey from the Institute for Policy Studies, which tried to discern how rich families keep their riches. Read Ful...

A major Democrat-backed voting reform bill has failed to advance through the Senate, with Republicans closing ranks to block debate on the far-reaching measure as opponents across the aisle gear up for a fight over the filibuster. Read ...

Sitting outside Las Vegas, Nevada, Nellis Air Force Base is home to the largest US air combat training center. It also just hosted a drag queen show, in order to boost morale, diversity, and inclusion. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Thousands of migrants will be permitted to come to the US to renew their asylum requests, the Department of Homeland Security said, offering them a second chance as the White House overhauls border rules set under President Trump. Read ...

Cui Tiankai announced on Tuesday through a farewell letter that he is leaving his position as China’s ambassador to the US just as the two nations are facing a “critical crossroads.” Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chicago woman mortally wounded in the brutal gang shooting that killed her husband has died. As violent city crime skyrockets, the Biden administration said it would go after gun smugglers, but not those pulling the trigger. Read Fu...

Lefty celebrities including George Clooney, Eva Longoria and Don Cheadle are teaming up to help to create a public school that will help “underserved communities” train for jobs in the entertainment industry. Read Full Article at RT...

A new Covid-19 strain dubbed ‘Delta Plus’ has been labeled a variant of concern by the government of India, after almost two dozen cases were detected in three of the country’s states, health officials said on Tuesday. Read Full A...

Russia can refuse to host the last two remaining EURO 2020 soccer games due to take place in Saint Petersburg if the country's authorities believe the situation with Covid-19 is getting out of control, amid a rising caseload. Read Full ...

LaLiga president Javier Tebas says that Barcelona must make cuts before agreeing a new contract with Lionel Messi, with the club facing the prospect of the league refusing to register his deal unless financial guidelines are met. Read F...

Undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor says he enjoyed bumping into boxing loudmouth and YouTube sensation Logan Paul on Monday – and has thanked fiancee Danielle Murphy while backing Scotland at Euro 2020. Read Full Artic...

A young woman in a revealing top and shorts who invaded the pitch in St. Petersburg as Belgium won their final group game by beating Finland at Euro 2020 used the occasion to advertize a cryptocurrency firm. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US authorities have apparently seized the web domains of Iran’s international media outlets Press TV and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah, run by the Houthi faction, an Iraqi Shia satellite channel, and others. Rea...

The United States is reportedly on track to miss President Joe Biden’s goal of 70% of adults in the country being vaccinated against Covid-19 by Independence Day. Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU’s policing agency, Europol, has warned that the pandemic is being exploited by terrorists “to spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust”, in its report examining the threat of extremism throughout the bloc. Read Full A...