The EU has proposed legislation forcing service providers to report cryptocurrency transactions of $1,000 or more. While officials claim the new regulations target illegal activities, the real reason behind them may be taxation. Read Fu...

The Russian ruble is once again one of the most undervalued currencies in the world, according to the Big Mac Index, published by The Economist. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has put the brakes on its involvement in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of Covid-19, citing its disapproval of any inquiries into the possibility that the virus came from a lab. Read Full ...

Ten years have passed since an Oslo bombing and shooting spree killed 77 Norwegians, with concerns over rising far-right extremism and a divisive debate about how to honor the attacks’ victims revealing unhealed national wounds. Read ...

The director for the Olympics opening ceremony, comedian Kentaro Kobayashi, has had his contract terminated just a day before the games kick off, after a 1998 comedy sketch surfaced in which he joked about the Holocaust. Read Full Artic...

The CIA has tasked a veteran officer involved in the decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden to investigate the so-called “Havana syndrome” afflicting US spies and diplomats overseas, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read Full Article...

While US Army General Mark Milley ducked questions about his past comments on such politically polarizing topics as “white rage” and critical race theory (CRT), he wanted to make one thing clear: the military is “apolitical.” Re...

Dr. Anthony Fauci has raised the volume of his Covid-19 alarm bells, warning that vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors, as local mandates force the unvaccinated to get jabbed if they want to participate in society. Read Full A...

The Arkansas state government cannot enforce a law banning doctors from providing gender-confirming treatments to transgender minors, a federal judge ruled, temporarily striking down the ban as an ACLU lawsuit proceeds against it. Read ...

Reacting to the British government requiring Covid-19 vaccine passes for access to live venues and nightclubs, musician Eric Clapton said he would cancel shows at places that discriminated against the unvaccinated. Read Full Article at ...

An Ohio man has been charged with attempting to commit a hate crime and possessing a machine gun. The man reportedly posted on “incel” forums and planned a “slaughter” of women “out of hatred, jealousy and revenge.” Read Ful...

Fresh from being extradited to California from a New York prison, disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to 11 sex-crime charges, including four counts of rape, in Los Angeles. Read Full Article at RT...

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and the nation’s three biggest drug distributors have agreed to pay a combined $26 billion to end the legal liability for their alleged roles in spurring the nation’s opioid crisis. Read Ful...

Police in Athens have broken up a protest outside the Greek parliament, using tear gas and water cannon to scatter the demonstrators. The protest was a response to the government’s announcement of compulsory vaccination for some. Read...

Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is asking federal prosecutors to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci accountable for allegedly perjuring himself in congressional testimony over funding research that made an animal virus transmissible to humans. Read ...

Two stars from Norway's women beach handball team appeared on British television to explain the furor that has surrounded their decision to wear shorts at the recent European Championships as opposed to bikini bottoms. Read Full Article...

With fans once again allowed back into many major stadiums across the United States, it is perhaps reassuring to see that the age-old tradition of warring fans in the bleachers has survived the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT...

Washington and Berlin have struck a deal that would see the US drop opposition to the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Russian gas, in exchange for Germany promising investments in Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.com

Though the opening ceremony is not until Friday, the Olympic Games in Tokyo have already gotten off to a woke-fueled start with stars making their voices heard before global audiences. Read Full Article at RT.com

Smoke from the deadly West Coast wildfires has grown so massive it can be seen – and breathed – as far away as New York City, where the air quality was measured as the worst in over 14 years. Read Full Article at RT.com

An ESPN headline has come back to bite after the US women’s national soccer team were hammered by Sweden in their opening Tokyo 2020 Olympics clash on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has kicked two Republicans off a committee she created to investigate the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill in January. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responded by pulling all Republicans from the panel. Read Ful...

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company acknowledged that some of its data is being held for ransom online. Aramco said it likely came from a third-party contractor, denying there’s been any breach of its computer systems. Read Full Articl...

The US has rejected Ankara’s demands for a separate Turkish state on the island of Cyprus, after Turkish Cypriot authorities announced plans to defy Greece and the UN by reopening the northern border town of Varosha. Read Full Article...

Spain’s National Police have arrested a UK citizen after the US requested their detention on multiple charges linked to a July 2020 hack that compromised over 130 Twitter accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Russia's Ilya Borodin, winner of gold in the 400 meter medley at the 2021 European Championships, says he has "accepted the situation" after being told he won't be competing in Tokyo after testing positive for Covid-19. Read Full Articl...

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has declared that the handling of the country’s Covid outbreak will be passed over to the army, as the state struggles with instability and a crumbling healthcare system. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russia has launched a rocket carrying a multifunctional laboratory module, due to arrive at the International Space Station next week. Named ‘Nauka,’ it'll be attached to the satellite and become Russia’s main scientific segment. ...

Anyone betting the under in the goal glut between the Netherlands and Zambia will have been disappointed as the Dutch set a new Olympics record in a 10-3 demolition - but fans have hailed Barbra Banda for her refusal to give in. Read Fu...

The British government has called for a new deal with the EU to resolve current trade issues between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the UK’s Brexit minister, David Frost, warned “we cannot go on as we are”. Read Full Artic...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and organizers at Tokyo 2020 have banned their social media teams from posting any pictures or content of Olympic athletes taking the knee at the upcoming Games, according to a report. Read Full...

India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has announced successful missile tests of domestically developed military hardware in what the agency hailed as a “major boost” for the country’s armed forces. Read Full...

Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned that France is in the middle of a fourth wave of the pandemic as the Delta variant spreads through non-vaccinated citizens, with that cohort of the population comprising 96% of new cases. Read Full ...

At least 800 people got vaccinated with phony coronavirus shots sold by a group of scammers in Uganda. Authorities said the “vaccine” consisted “more of water than anything else,” and advised victims to get a legit (and free) ja...

Just days before the Tokyo Olympics get underway, passwords and user login IDs of ticket-buyers and volunteers at the games have reportedly been stolen and leaked on the internet. Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hasn’t just angered large swathes of the British public with his proposed vaccine passports: he’s also angered his own MPs, many of whom have now pledged to vote against such a measure. Read Full Article...

Manchester United and England football star Marcus Rashford has come out to defend his off-the-field partnerships ahead of the proposed publication of claims he has profited from his campaigning for underprivileged UK kids. Read Full Ar...

Many Americans are up in arms, after it emerged that Missouri – a state with a history of slavery – held a legislative committee hearing on the teaching of critical race theory without the participation of any black people. Read Ful...

A court in Connecticut has sentenced a notorious veteran Russian cybercriminal to time served after a 15-year career of compromising thousands of computers around the world. The man, known as the ‘Spam King,’ will now go free. Read ...

If the dangers of Covid-19 weren't enough to have Olympians keep their guard up ahead of this summer's event in Tokyo, mother nature may have something else in store after a brown bear was spotted at the Olympic softball venue. Read Ful...

The Olympic Games formally open in Tokyo on Friday but Russians will be struggling to identify their compatriots at this summer’s sporting spectacular, according to a recent poll. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian investors should be allowed to privatize two to three percent of the country’s forested area to avoid deforestation and increase commercial timber production, head of Russia’s largest timber holding in the Far East claims. R...

Parkin is said to be facing scrutiny in Leeds after a city council document reportedly flagged the centuries-old Yorkshire delicacy for containing sugar – apparently exposing the cake’s slave-trade origins. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Pfizer, BioNTech and South Africa’s Biovac institute have announced that they have struck a deal to produce the mRNA Covid vaccine in the country, a move that could see up to 100 million doses manufactured annually. Read Full Article ...

A popular Ukrainian writer, translator and cultural studies academic has claimed she was dismissed from her job at one of the country's top universities because of her "political dissent" and collaboration with Russian colleagues. Read ...

Argentina will start issuing gender-neutral passports to non-binary citizens, becoming the first Latin American country to do so. The cards will feature an ‘X’ in place of the traditional ‘M’ or ‘F’ gender descriptors. Read ...

France has criticized a decision made by the Turkish Cypriot authorities to partially reopen the desolate town of Varosha, in Famagusta, which could mean people potentially settling in the area in the future, violating UN law. Read Full...

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has condemned his ex-health minister, Faouzi Mehdi, for a dismal handling of the Covid pandemic, after dismissing him over “an extraordinary level of dysfunction” at the health ministry. Re...

Since it was reabsorbed into Russia in 2014, Crimea has become one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. Now, with Covid-19 infections rising, the local chief has warned that the entire peninsula may shut up shop. Read F...

The Russian Helicopters Group announced plans to sign a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the delivery of Mi-171A2 civilian helicopters, at the MAKS 2021 International Airshow later on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Rosie Gallegos-Main, who has worked with Team USA's women's wrestling team since 2009, has issued a public apology after she likened Covid-19 restrictions to Nazi Germany in a social media post. Read Full Article at RT.com

Describing Boris Johnson being PM as “terrible for the country,” Dominic Cummings has revealed that he and other Downing Street aides had plotted to oust him from office just weeks after their landslide December 2019 election win. R...

The wildfires in Russia’s Yakutia region are caused by climate change, which has led to abnormally hot weather and ‘dry thunderstorms.’ That’s according to Aysen Nikolayev, the head of the vast republic located in eastern Siberi...

People visiting museums, cinemas or swimming pools in France without a vaccination certificate have been turned away, after new rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 kicked in. Read Full Article at RT.com

UNESCO has stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage Status over “irreversible loss of attributes” caused by the redevelopment of the city’s docklands and the construction of a waterfront football stadium. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Australian 19-year-old triathlete Alexa Leary has been left in an induced coma and is now fighting for her life after suffering a horror accident during her usual bike ride on the Sunshine Coast this past weekend. Read Full Article at R...

A major Taiwanese Buddhist group has signed a deal to procure 5 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The generous donation has expanded the island’s order by a third, bringing the total number to 15 million. Read Full...

Boca Juniors players clashed with Brazilian police as the Argentine giants crashed out of the Copa Libertadores last 16 to Atletico Mineiro in South America's flagship continental club tournament. Read Full Article at RT.com

Marta took her tally to 111 goals in 160 appearances as she scored twice for Brazil in a 5-0 demolition of China as the Olympic Games finally got underway in Tokyo after it was delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full A...

A bizarre and dramatic piece of performance art was staged in Russia’s second city, St. Petersburg, last week, featuring men dressed as tech tycoons chasing and gagging three young women with the logos of major online platforms. Read ...

Sweden routed the US women’s national team 3-0 in their Tokyo 2020 Olympic opener, with Stina Blackstenius scoring twice and Lina Hurtig adding further pain against the pre-tournament favorites. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after 4.7 million Chinese petitioned the WHO to send experts to the Maryland facility. Read Full Artic...

Fiat Scudo light commercial vehicles will be produced in Russia by the end of 2022, multinational automobile manufacturer Stellantis has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman sent a “very critical message” to North Korea on Tuesday, that the United States, Japan and South Korea stand “shoulder-to-shoulder over their policy towards the reclusive nation. Read Fu...

If you believe his critics, President Vladimir Putin has been destroying Russia’s democracy, virtually from the day he took office. In fact, he’s been accused of this so frequently it’s amazing there’s anything left to destroy. ...

The emergency response level in China’s Henan province has been raised to the second-highest tier by authorities, as the worst rainfall in a thousand years continues to pour down on the region. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Hungarian prime minister has hit out at the European Union for overstepping its remit in opening infringement procedures against Budapest, and promised a referendum on the law to protect minors from LGBTQ+ promotion. Read Full Artic...

Wild celebrations ensued in Milwaukee as the Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years, but the scenes were marred by trouble as several gunshots were heard and police had to make arrests. Read Full Article at RT.com

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has berated the Washington Post for not taking a more forceful stance on the Pegasus spyware scandal, and said it was untrue to claim the now-infamous malware can’t infect US phones. Read Full Article ...

Emergency workers responding to vast forest fires in a remote region of Russia have revealed they've been using climate engineering technology to trigger rainclouds and help fight the inferno spreading over thousands of hectares. Read F...

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is considering a new liability strategy to handle the thousands of lawsuits the company faces over its controversial talcum powder. Read Full Article at RT.com

Brisbane will host the 2032 edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced, following an 'uncontested vote' in Tokyo. It will see the Games return to Australia for the first time since Sydney 2000. Read Full Article ...

India has reported its highest daily Covid-19 death toll in a month after the country’s wealthiest state of Maharashtra corrected its data, adding some 3,509 previously unreported fatalities. Read Full Article at RT.com

A British MP has said the government needs to send a clear message to those seeking refuge in the UK, encouraging them to apply for asylum in the European Union, rather than travelling through safe countries to reach Britain. Read Full ...

One of Russia’s oldest airline companies, Rossiya Airlines, has signed an agreement to purchase 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes on the sidelines of the country’s annual MAKS 2021 airshow. Read Full Article at RT.com

Saudi Arabia remained China’s single largest crude oil supplier in June, ahead of Russia, although Saudi shipments to the world’s top oil importer fell by 19% last month amid lower overall imports. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A couple who kept an Indian grandmother as a house slave for eight years have been jailed by a Melbourne court, with the presiding judge expressing astonishment over the pair’s lack of remorse for their heinous crime. Read Full Articl...

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced sweeping reforms of executive war-making authority and rules governing arms sales and national emergencies, in an effort to claw back congressional powers from the White House. Read Full ...

The Tokyo games will be a “celebration of hope” and show what can be accomplished with international co-operation amid Covid-19, said WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, but warned the world was “failing” to resolve the crisis....

Adult entertainment empire Pornhub wants you to know that it’s getting some – culture, that is. Several museums are now reportedly suing the company for hiring fans’ beloved talent to re-enact erotic scenes from famous paintings. ...

Several of the men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer say they were entrapped by the FBI, with government documents suggesting that at least 12 undercover informants played major roles in the scheme. Read F...

An off-duty US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who allegedly flashed his badge and gun while standing outside the Capitol during the January 6 riot has been arrested for entering a restricted area with a firearm. Read Full A...

With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people. Read Full Article at...

A White House official and a staffer for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are exhibiting mild symptoms of Covid-19 after spending time with the delegation of Texas Democrats sheltering in Washington. Both were vaccinated. Read Full Article at...

While some observers may have pondered the wonder of a billionaire flying into space, the suborbital venture by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos triggered US Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) to call for a tax on such travel. Read Full...

Thomas Barrack, a California billionaire who organized Donald Trump’s 2017 presidential inauguration, was charged in New York with acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates and making false statements to federal agents. Read Full...

As floods wreak havoc on China’s Henan province, the military has been dispatched to prevent a dam from collapsing. Floodwaters have already washed away two dams elsewhere in China this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has wasted no time savaging Democrats’ suggestion illegal immigrants receive amnesty as part of a new infrastructure bill, warning it would trigger an epic run for the border if allowed to pass. Read ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos marked his return to Earth by thanking employees and customers of the retail giant for funding his trip to space, setting off critics who accused the billionaire of exploiting the poor and then gloating. Read F...

The Moroccan government used Israeli malware to spy on French President Emmanuel Macron’s phone calls, Le Monde has reported. More than a dozen other French politicians were reportedly targeted in a scheme denied by Morocco. Read Full...

Famous South Korean climber Kim Hong-bin, who rose to prominence after losing his fingers to frostbite three decades ago, has been reported missing during a recent descent from the Karakoram mountains in northern Pakistan. Read Full Art...

In scenes that may infuriate former US President Donald Trump, his successor Joe Biden and legendary quarterback Tom Brady joked with one another about the 2020 election as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House. Read Full Art...

Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood filmmaker whose notorious litany of alleged sex crimes supercharged the #MeToo movement, is being extradited to California to face rape and related charges after delaying tactics finally ran out. Read Ful...

Internet celebrity Hasbulla has pulled out of his long-awaited fight with singer Abdurozik, with claims that he was unable to agree on a satisfactory purse for his services with promotor Askhab Tamaev. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has told Kentucky Senator Rand Paul “You don’t know what you’re talking about,” after Paul accused him of lying about his alleged role in controversial virus research in China. R...

Sukhoi and the Russian military-industrial conglomerate Rostec have revealed a single-engine supersonic stealth fighter. Dubbed ‘Checkmate’, the new design resembles the US F-35, but is intended to be superior – and far cheaper. R...

The world heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk has been confirmed for September 25, with the Brit boxer scaling the heights of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the announcement. Read Ful...

Iran has implemented strict Covid measures on the capital Tehran, closing businesses and government offices in an attempt to control a fifth wave of the virus fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has inspected the brand-new fifth-generation Sukhoi Checkmate maneuverable stealth fighter jet at the country’s annual MAKS Air Show, a plane touted to be a rival to the US’ famous F-35 Lightning. Re...

The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. Read Fu...