A request to divert Covid-19 vaccines to Australia’s most afflicted state by the New South Wales premier has drawn the ire of other state leaders, who have turned down the call to readdress the country’s shot-sharing program. Read F...

A capsule version of the Covid-19 vaccine could be a “game changer” in countries with a low immunization rate, its developer has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) advised domestic stock exchanges not to admit the shares of companies related to cryptocurrencies due to the high volatility, low transparency, and other risks crypto poses. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is headed for yet another week of lockdown, as it announced a “national emergency” on the heels of 136 new coronavirus infections – a daily record so far for 2021. Read Full Article at...

The Pentagon’s top spokesman has confirmed that at least seven Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haiti’s president had received US training in the past, but denied it might have somehow “encouraged” the hit. Read Ful...

A panel of US health experts has given tentative support to third vaccine doses for those with compromised immune systems. Such a policy is already in place in Israel, where Pfizer’s jab is reportedly losing efficacy. Read Full Articl...

Texas Democrat legislators aren’t slinking away quietly after their maskless, charter-jet junket to DC became a Covid super-spreader event. One is arguing that the group broke no rules because they didn’t know cases were surging. Re...

An apparent drive-by shooting in a crowded area of Washington, DC has left at least two men injured, police told local media, with reports of more than a dozen shots erupting on one of the city’s busiest streets. Read Full Article at ...

Decades after first placing Cuba under embargo, Washington has warned Havana that its number is up. US President Joe Biden has slapped sanctions on several Cuban officials, declaring “this is just the beginning.” Read Full Article a...

Graphic clips have appeared on sites across the internet, including those of news outlets such as the Washington Post and even Teen Vogue, after a defunct video hosting platform lost its domain to an adult film company. Read Full Articl...

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban PFAS – so-called “forever chemicals” that make products stain- and water-resistant – unless their use is deemed “unavoidable.” Maine has banned the toxic substances from ...

Three Texas residents are facing charges over two incidents of smuggling migrants into the US from Mexico in truck trailers. Meanwhile, hundreds of migrants a day are walking across the border, confident they won’t be sent back. Read ...

German television reporter Susanna Ohlen was caught on video apparently trying to muddy herself before going on camera to report from a town devastated by last week’s deadly flooding, prompting her suspension by news outlet RTL. Read ...

The Moroccan government is reportedly suing Amnesty International and a French NGO for defamation after the groups claimed Rabat’s agents used Israeli malware to spy on French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron. Read Ful...

All four missiles fired by Israeli warplanes at Syria’s Homs province early on Thursday were shot down by the Syrian Army using Russian-made ‘Buk’ air defense systems, the Russian military has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Israelis who refuse the Covid-19 vaccine will soon be barred from any indoor or outdoor public venue holding 100 or more people, including synagogues, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new poll suggests that most Americans believe Congress is investigating the wrong riot, amplifying the magnitude of the US Capitol ‘insurrection’ while showing no concern over last summer’s burning and looting of major cities. R...

Facebook has come under fire on social media for being “creepy” after admitting that its controversial new prayer feature uses data collected from the ‘thoughts and prayers’ of its more religious users to create personalized ads...

British pole vaulter Harry Coppell will be hoping that the tooth fairy is kind enough to deliver him a gold medal under his pillow after he smashed his FRONT TEETH while training for the pole vault event in Tokyo. Read Full Article at R...

A legendary career on the court, a host of high-profile endorsements and a starring role in the new Space Jam movie have helped LeBron James break new ground by becoming the first active billionaire in the NBA, a new report says. Read F...

The Russian Knights, the iconic aerobatics team flying military aircraft, have made an appearance at the MAKS 2021 international air show, performing stunts that appear to defy physics, in their Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets. Read Full Art...

Christian Eriksen’s return to professional football with Inter Milan looks unlikely after a member of the Italian football federation’s medical committee warned that the Danish star could not play with a defibrillator fitted. Read F...

The Police Federation of England and Wales has declared it has “no confidence” in Home Secretary Priti Patel, after Patel announced a pay freeze for officers. The federation called the freeze “an insult.” Read Full Article at RT...

Video games, travel, web streaming services, banking, and shipping were among the industries affected by a problem with cloud provider Akamai Technologies, which appeared to have taken thousands of websites offline worldwide. Read Full ...

Right-wing activist Tommy Robinson has been ordered to pay £100,000 in damages to a Syrian teenager he publicly accused of attacking “young English girls in his school”. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has become the latest 'UFC mom' to register a win in the octagon following her successful comeback last weekend, and has celebrated by sharing a photo ahead of World Breastfeeding Week. Read Full...

The lagoon city has avoided being placed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) list of endangered sites, after the Italian government banned the docking of cruise ships in its waters. Read F...

The Indian government has sternly rebuffed a study that claimed the country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially recorded, arguing the research is an “audacious assumption” and “not based on facts.” Read Full ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has listed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a very rare side effect of the Janssen Covid vaccine after examining 108 cases and one death worldwide from among recipients of the jab. Read Full Article ...

Ecuador’s prison authority has said that at least 18 inmates have been killed and several police officers injured after riots broke out at two of the country’s jails, showing a disturbing continuation of prison violence. Read Full A...

The European Commission has announced that 54.7% of adults across the EU have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, with more than 200 million people having received both doses of a vaccine. Read Full Article at RT.com

America’s state-run media giant has reportedly been asked by exiled opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to expand its operations in Belarus as part of a renewed effort to oust the Eastern European country’s embattled leader. Re...

The Hungarian prosecutor general’s office has said it is opening an inquiry into possible criminal offences after a bombshell report claimed Viktor Orban’s government spied on the country’s media using Israeli surveillance tech. R...

Guinea will send athletes to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer after reportedly reversing a decision to withdraw from the sporting spectacular due to coronavirus fears. Read Full Article at RT.com

The chief engineer of a Russian Metro system has handed in his resignation after being caught using the subway’s electricity grid substation to mine for bitcoin, consuming thousands of dollars of energy at the company’s expense. Rea...

A group of six major NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, has launched a massive class-action lawsuit against the French police, accusing the force of practicing “discriminatory identity checks.” Read Full A...

Westminster has directed the Northern Irish authorities to implement full abortion services by the end of next March, after the region failed to do so despite a 2019 referendum that decriminalised the termination of pregnancy. Read Full...

Scientists at Imperial College London have warned of a “bleak panorama” relating to the commercial use of brain-computer interfaces. If left unregulated, they say, the tech could lead to companies harvesting our deepest thoughts. Re...

Hunter Biden will meet prospective buyers before he auctions his art this fall, despite the White House’s promise that sales will be anonymous. Fresh accusations of corruption have been leveled at the Biden family. Read Full Article a...

Former England defender turned analyst Gary Neville has announced his opposition to proposals to implement a so-called 'vaccine passport' program for fans hoping to attend Premier League games next season. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A hostage situation at a Swedish prison ended without violence after two inmates received pizza for the release of the several guards whom they took as their captives. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new study by researchers based in the UK and US has called on wildlife bodies to do more in recognizing the “offensive or ignorant” names of some birds, many of which are deemed inappropriate due to their colonial-era naming. Read...

A Russian court has slapped Facebook and Telegram with small fines on Thursday after the platforms failed to respond to illegal content claims. Read Full Article at RT.com

Sanctions & support for opposition movements from abroad is driving Europe down a dangerous path, Belarus' long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko has claimed, in an explosive new broadside against the EU and its politicians. Read Full Ar...

Britain’s Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has warned that the government is “very concerned” about potential food shortages, as supermarkets and hauliers are impacted by record numbers forced to self-isolate as Covid cases rise....

Following revelations that Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov was targeted by the notorious Pegasus spyware, the tech billionaire has revealed that he has known for years that he was a potential target of surveillance. Read Full Article a...

The US dollar’s share in Russia’s military contracts with other countries is approaching zero, according to the country’s main defense contractor Rosoboronexport. Read Full Article at RT.com

Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates says that comments he made towards Annastacia Palaszczuk were "misinterpreted" after he appeared to order the Queensland premier to attend the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. Read Full...

The Russian Orthodox Church is continuing its crusade against abortions by proposing a law that would remove termination of pregnancy from the compulsory health insurance system and provide the service only to the poorest women. Read Fu...

Madagascan police detained six people on Tuesday, including a foreign national and two bi-nationals, after a lengthy investigation uncovered an alleged plot to assassinate the president. Read Full Article at RT.com

The African Union’s special envoy for Covid-19 has said that the continent will finally start receiving doses of the lifesaving Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week, as the virus continues to spread there. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Israel’s president has been targeted by a barrage of social media snark after he bravely compared Ben & Jerry’s decision, to stop selling its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, to terrorism. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Conor McGregor’s spite-filled post-fight interview with Joe Rogan at UFC 264 should not have been allowed to happen, according to the Irishman’s friend and training partner Artem Lobov, who described it as a “mad situation.” Rea...

Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged all citizens to get vaccinated, as concern over Germany’s “worrying” coronavirus situation grows, with the leader saying increased inoculation was the only means of exiting the pandemic. Read Ful...

Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman and referenced the “failure” of US sanctions to deter its progress. It will allow oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which has recently seen multiple incidents. Rea...

An agreement between Berlin and Washington that will see the US drop its opposition to the vital Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in exchange for Germany investing in Ukraine is based on assumptions that Moscow has malign intentions. Read Ful...

Ring legend Oscar De La Hoya will take on mixed martial arts great Vitor Belfort in a pro boxing match in September after announcing that the fight is no longer scheduled as an 'exhibition bout'. Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, major American corporations and Hollywood continue to shift to the growing Chinese market. Read Full Article at RT.com

The West's favorite Belarusian opposition figurehead, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been in Washington, asking lawmakers to impose sanctions on her country, in a bid to overthrow its embattled veteran leader, Alexander Lukashenko. Read Fu...

Nine people have been arrested in Lima for having allegedly illegally profited from patients suffering from the deadly coronavirus. The state hospital workers are suspected of selling access to intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Read Full ...

The findings of an Ofsted inspection of the Institute of Islamic Education private boarding school have caused outrage in the UK – notably, the discovery of a book in the school’s library that promotes the killing of homosexuals. Re...

Organizers in Tokyo have responded to complaints about a supposed lack of comfort at the accommodation in the Olympic Village, which one member of the Russian team is said to have likened to “medieval Japan.” Read Full Article at RT...

Protests against India’s troubled new agricultural laws have broken out in New Delhi, as farmers staged a sit-in near parliament on Thursday, to urge the government to repeal the legislation that they claim threatens their future. Rea...

YouTube has censored Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s channel, removing 15 videos from public view on Wednesday for violating the company’s content policies by spreading misinformation about Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com...

An aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that Hungary will hold a referendum by early 2022 on a law that prohibits LGBTQ+ promotion to minors after threats from the European Union. Read Full Article at RT.com

A CNN executive has hinted that there need to be more forceful measures to increase Covid vaccine uptake in the US, after grumbling about the issue in an email that he mistakenly sent to a conservative activist. Read Full Article at RT....

Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed 13 contracts totaling $1.2 billion on the sidelines of the MAKS 2021 international air show, the company’s CEO Alexander Mikheyev told reporters. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ex-UFC star Paige VanZant has said fans will 'come for the boobies, stay for the violence' ahead of her bare knuckle rendezvous with Rachael Ostovich, and that very much seems to be the theme following Wednesday's face-off. Read Full Ar...

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office has announced that it intends to bring a case against the Ukrainian government in Europe's top rights court, over a range of issues stemming from the 2014 Maidan and the country's civil war. Read ...

The UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has accused the EU of being “inflexible” about the prospect of re-negotiating the Northern Ireland part of the deal, claiming it was not made to “last forever” in the first place. Read Fu...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it will include images of athletes taking a knee in its official social media content and highlights packages, after claims organizers had banned such content from being shared. Read Fu...

Thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes in Henan province by a 76,000-strong relief force, as the meteorological office warns that storms and heavy rain is set to continue. Read Full Article at RT.com

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 Americans drop opposition to the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline for transporting Russian gas, in exchange for Germany promising extensive investments in Ukraine. Read F...

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. ...