The total value of all the digital currencies has reached $1 trillion for the first time ever after the leading crypto asset, bitcoin, continued its bull run to the next all-time peak. Read Full Article at RT.com

Shortly after the electoral votes cast for Joe Biden were counted in Congress, US President Donald Trump said despite his continued insistence that the election was stolen from him, a transition of power will happen on January 20. Read ...

Japan's NEC Corp has unveiled a facial recognition system which can verify a person’s identity even when they are masked, in a move which it claims will boost “the revival of economic activities under the ‘New Normal.’" Read Ful...

US Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger has resigned in response to Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis on Capitol Hill, media have reported. His boss, Robert O’Brien, reportedly considers doing the same. Read Full A...

Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been certified by Congress despite objections by Trump loyalists. The certification process was disrupted earlier when a mob broke into the Capitol. Read Full Article at RT.com

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, has reportedly been barred from entering the White House. President Trump heavily criticized the VP for deciding not to interfere in the confirmation of Biden’s victory. Read F...

Footage has emerged which appears show the moment when a woman was shot in the Capitol building during its takeover by pro-Trump supporters. Three other fatalities were reported amid the protest. Read Full Article at RT.com

Congress has voted down an attempt by President Trump loyalists to invalidate the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers will now continue the certification process for Joe Biden’s victory. Read Full Article a...

Shares of Alibaba and Tencent have dropped in Hong Kong on the news that two of China’s most valuable companies could be the next target of the outgoing Trump administration’s investment ban. Read Full Article at RT.com

Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida went after Democratic lawmakers in a debate that followed the takeover of the Capitol building by protesters, accusing them of angering Trump voters and applying double standards for violence. Read Full...

Representative Scott Perry and Senator Josh Hawley formally objected the validation of the presidential election results in Pennsylvania. The Senate voted 92-7 to reject the challenge, and the House is due to vote next. Read Full Articl...

A series of world leaders have weighed in on an explosion of violent unrest in Washington, DC, calling for de-escalation on all sides after protesters stormed the US Capitol, seeing one woman fatally shot by police amid the chaos. Read ...

At least four people lost their lives during the unrest on the US Capitol grounds, and 14 officers suffered injuries while conducting over 50 arrests during clashes with Trump supporters who besieged the Congress. Read Full Article at R...

Livestreaming platform Twitch has declared that a popular emote known as ‘PogChamp’ will be removed from the site after the real-life man behind the meme was accused of promoting further unrest during a riot at the US Capitol. Read ...

Three former presidents united in condemning the crowd that stormed the Capitol, while Democrats led calls to impeach President Donald Trump for what they called his incitement of the demonstrators. Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has made a point of not calling former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido by his adopted title, fueling speculation that the US might relax sanctions without requiring President Nicolas Maduro’s exit. Read Full Article at...

Having spent four years insisting Russia ‘hacked’ the US election for President Donald Trump, some prominent Democrats are now blaming Moscow for Americans who stormed the US Capitol protesting the 2020 results. Read Full Article at...

Lawmakers have gathered to continue certifying Electoral College votes for the 2020 race, reconvening at the Capitol hours after a massive group of demonstrators stormed the building, prompting an evacuation of officials. Read Full Arti...

US President Donald Trump’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have been locked due to “policy violations,” with Twitter threatening an outright ban unless he scrubs select posts, even as he called for calm amid riots in the capital. R...

After some of his supporters stormed Congress, US President Donald Trump said they had been wronged and mistreated but should go home in peace and “remember this day forever,” as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube restricted his posts. R...

Syria’s air defenses were activated to repel an Israeli rocket attack near a town south of Damascus, Syrian state media reported, sharing footage of the assault in progress. Read Full Article at RT.com

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has declared a 6pm curfew for select towns and issued a statewide emergency order after a massive crowd of protesters stormed the US Capitol, seeing a demonstrator fatally shot amid the chaos. Read Fu...

Backers of outgoing US President Donald Trump remain outside the US Capitol, where a heated protest rally saw demonstrators storm the building, prompting a city-wide curfew and National Guard deployments. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

European leaders and NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg have condemned the storming of the US Congress by supporters of President Donald Trump and called for Joe Biden to be confirmed as the new US leader. Read Full Article at RT.c...

President Donald Trump has released a video message addressing chaos in the US Capitol, telling supporters he understands how they feel about the “fraudulent election,” but urging them to “go home.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, has deployed National Guard personnel and 200 State Troopers to Washington DC to assist fellow Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser – help they’d rejected during the Black Lives Matter unrest. Re...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) surprised many when he warned against efforts to overturn the Electoral College results in Joe Biden’s favor, saying there is not enough evidence behind Donald Trump’s voter fraud allegations. Read ...

US President-elect Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to go on air to denounce the storming of the Capitol by crowds of his supporters, insisting the chaotic demonstration was not a “protest” but an “insurrection.” Read ...

Video has surfaced of a woman being shot inside the US Capitol after Trump supporters breached the building and attempted to enter the Senate chamber. Footage also shows the woman then being carried out on a stretcher. Read Full Article...

Bolivia’s drug regulator has registered Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use on the basis of the Russian Phase III trial data, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Images from inside the US capitol are showing what appears to be an armed stand-off between police and Trump supporters at the door to the chamber of the House of Representatives. Read Full Article at RT.com

Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly evacuated while members of the US Congress sheltered in place, as Capitol Police struggled to hold back a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters who stormed the building. Read Full Articl...

Researchers have successfully tested a nanoparticle Covid-19 vaccine which, as yet, doesn’t appear to have any of the side effects or distribution issues plaguing the current generation of vaccines in use. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The US Department of Justice has announced that the SolarWinds hackers gained access to departmental email inboxes, a “major incident” under the law, though it insisted no “classified systems were impacted.” Read Full Article at...

A football team who traveled more than 3,000 miles for an African Champions League match have questioned the Covid-19 results that caused the game to be called off shortly before kick-off, claiming that the outcomes were fiddled. Read F...

The UK has recorded its highest ever daily increase in new Covid-19 cases, as it also emerged that more people are currently hospitalised with the virus than at any other point in the pandemic, according to new official data. Read Full ...

In a letter to Congress ahead of certification of the Electoral College vote, Vice President Mike Pence claims he does not have the authority to dismiss votes, but acknowledged concern over “voting irregularities.” Read Full Article...

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the protective barricade around the US Capitol as the joint session of Congress convened to count electoral votes that would officially make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. Read ...

Israel’s most senior diplomat in Ukraine has faced an onslaught of anti-Semitic abuse and calls for protests outside his country’s embassy after he condemned a march to remember a Nazi collaborator in the Ukrainian capital. Read Ful...

Women are once again behind the wheel on Moscow’s iconic underground trains, after a decades-old ban was reversed in the Russian capital. Now, the new drivers have a mascot – in the shape of a subway-operating Barbie figurine. Read ...

A prominent Olympics official has suggested that nations ensure their Olympic athletes are prioritized early in the vaccination rollout to ensure the rearranged Games in Tokyo can go ahead as planned. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Donald Trump campaign lawyer Lin Wood is once again setting off critics, this time with a “must be done list” tweet saying that Vice President Mike Pence must resign and be charged with treason. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his conviction that his political nemeses stole his rightful victory in November. In a rally outside the White House, the president declared he will “never concede.” Read Full Article at...

Court documents have revealed the charges against a top former basketball player and assistant coach, showing that he faces counts of voyeurism and domestic battery, owes a release bond of $7,500 and must wear a tracker once out. Read F...

Actor and liberal activist Sean Penn has recommended Donald Trump turning to cyanide pills as an option to deal with the 2020 election results, seemingly violating Twitter’s rules. Read Full Article at RT.com

Journalists in the German city of Cologne have walked out of a press conference after Catholic Church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement pledging their silence over an unpublished report into child abuse. Read Full...

The UK’s education secretary said the government will trust teachers to decide students’ exam results after cancelling the GCSE and A-Levels tests again due to the pandemic. Teachers called last year’s results system a “shambles...

Twitter has erupted in fury after West Midlands Police Commissioner David Jamieson suggested that the government should give police officers the right to force entry into homes of those suspected of violating lockdown rules. Read Full A...

Argentinian authorities have launched an investigation after 400 Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine doses were lost to thawing overnight on Monday. Prosecutors believe it might have been a deliberate “attack.” Read Full Article at R...

The choice of music at a massive pro-Trump march in Washington, DC has raised eyebrows, as Fox News host Steve Doocy awkwardly pointed out that organizers were playing the theme song from the movie ‘Titanic’. Read Full Article at RT...

A turncoat tennis critic who directed abuse at Daria Kasatkina after her loss to world number one Naomi Osaka in 2018 has sent the Russian ace a new message - and Kasatkina has publicly outed it after starting 2021 with a victory. Read ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned that the new national lockdown over coronavirus in England will not end all at once. The PM warned it’ll be a step-by-step measure as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage. Read Full Article...

President Donald Trump is once again calling on Mike Pence to seemingly veto Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote, something many say he has no legal authority to do. Read Full Article at RT.com

The E3 foreign ministers have warned Iran that the decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent will reduce the space for “effective diplomacy” and compromises the ability to improve ties with the incoming new US administration. Read Fu...

China has warned other states along the Mekong River that maintenance works on a hydroelectric dam will cause a considerable reduction in flow for 20 days, sparking ecological concerns over the fish-rich waterway. Read Full Article at R...

The US and Sudan have signed an agreement known as the ‘Abraham Accords’, paving the way for the East African state to normalize ties with Israel. The move marks a continuation of US deal-making in the Middle East. Read Full Article...

The UK’s defence minister has announced the government’s signing of a new £550 million contract for surface-attack missiles that will “provide unrivalled lethality” for the country’s F-35B Lightning jets. Read Full Article at...

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff has quickly claimed victory over incumbent Republican David Perdue in a crucial run-off election in Georgia. If confirmed, the Democratic Party will secure a slim Senate majority. Read Full Article at RT....

Questions hung over the huge Serie A clash between AC Milan and Juventus on Wednesday night amid rumors that the visitors were facing a Covid outbreak - after Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic added another element of uncertainty. Read F...

It makes absolutely “no sense” to keep Julian Assange locked up any longer, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said shortly after a judge in London rejected his latest bail request. Read Full Article at RT.com

Whether it’s enforced isolation, risking the lives of the elderly, exercise prohibition, or PPE pollution, government responses to Covid-19 have been dim-witted at best, and many won’t hesitate to call them sadistic. Read Full Artic...

A new study has found that a clinical trial report was still being cited some 11 years after it was retracted, in a worrying trend which pervades scientific publishing and risks eroding public confidence in research. Read Full Article a...

An Australian infectious disease physician shot down calls for the country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccination program faster than planned, arguing that Australia is in a different position to other nations. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Listed companies with three or more executives will have to appoint at least one woman to their boards, Germany’s government has announced, in a move designed to close the gender gap in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

French tire maker Michelin will eliminate as much as 2,300 jobs across its production facilities in France, although no factories will be closed. The measure comes as the producer reinforces activities outside its core business. Read Fu...

Scientists are warning that Britons may face a bout of extreme cold weather on par with 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’ after a split in the polar vortex, but the ‘La Nina’ event also threatens the UK with stormy weather. Read Fu...

Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, has revealed that a major move was made to try to broker a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and the UFC champion, and said UFC president Dana White was on board with the idea. Read Full...

Joe Biden has reportedly tapped Victoria Nuland, a devoted Russia hawk with a disdain for EU members and a suspected Russiagate peddler, to take the third-highest job in his State Department. Read Full Article at RT.com

Speaking at the ruling party’s first congress since 2016, Kim Jong-un says his economic development plan fell "greatly short" of its goals, as North Korea struggled with natural disasters, sanctions, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Fu...

Mamma Mia! Swedes must have been shocked to read of secret Russian plans to invade their country, reported this week by a leading American newspaper as an explanation of why Stockholm is seeking closer military ties with the US. Read Fu...

NBA icon LeBron James has been criticized after speaking out on the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, describing a ruling that the officer involved could have been acting in self-defense as a blow to the heart and to the gut". Read Ful...

A former Goldman Sachs banker and Tory-party donor will be picked by the UK prime minister this week as the next BBC chairman, according to Sky News, amid raging debate about the corporation’s future. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by US biotech company Moderna for use across the EU, making it the second jab given the green light across the 27-nation bloc so far in the pandemic. Read F...

As 2020 meant a slowdown in coal production and use, experts and governments were confident that the industry would pick up again as pandemic restrictions eased. Read Full Article at RT.com

The German migration agency has praised a campaign to showcase ethnic diversity by giving names of foreign origin to weather events. The initiative did not go down well with everyone though. Read Full Article at RT.com

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been denied bail and is forced to remain at the high-security Belmarsh prison in London. The court previously refused to allow his extradition for prosecution in the US. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Golf poster girl Paige Spiranac has decried "double standards" after a female reporter was caught on a microphone criticizing American football ace Trevor Lawrence's moustache, arguing that the response could have been "insane". Read Fu...

Beijing has said its health authorities are not yet in a position to receive a delegation from the WHO, after the world health body’s boss said he was “very disappointed” China hasn't granted entry to Covid experts. Read Full Arti...

For some, he’s the architect of a hybrid war against the West, responsible for everything from lost elections to the ‘cultural appropriation’ of beetroot soup. But the Kremlin claims Vladimir Putin is still out to make friends. Re...

A South Korean delegation is set to depart for Iran over a chemical tanker that was seized, along with the 20 crew members, by the country’s Revolutionary Guard. Read Full Article at RT.com

Women's US soccer starlet Alex Morgan's announcement that she had tested positive for COVID-19 was met by sympathy from some, but a number of fans showed little sympathy after she traveled to California for the Christmas break. Read Ful...

The price of bitcoin has set another record, reaching more than $35,000 after a sharp drop earlier this week that wiped out nearly 20 percent of the world’s first cryptocurrency’s value. Read Full Article at RT.com

The British minister responsible for the rollout of the country’s vaccine campaign has said it will require a huge effort to reach the target of inoculating 13.9 million by mid-February. Read Full Article at RT.com

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah was harangued by a group of angry Trump loyalists, who branded him a “traitor,” while catching a flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, DC. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denver Broncos star Von Miller has been accused of "wishing death" on ex-lover Megan Denise alongside a series of screenshots of alleged texts leaked by the former stripper, who shared a scan which she said was of their baby. Read Full ...

Arsenal misfit Mesut Ozil could finally be heading out of London, with the former Germany international playmaker currently said to be in negotiations with Major League Soccer club DC United, according to reports. Read Full Article at R...

Tension is running high in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after state prosecutors decided not to press charges against a police officer, who left a black man paralyzed from the waist down by shooting him seven times in the back. Read Full Article ...

Beijing has introduced a series of tough restrictions on movement and socializing in the capital of Hebei province after 63 locally transmitted cases were registered; officials say the tally will continue to rise. Read Full Article at R...

Chinese authorities will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights of the country’s companies against US aggression, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

In the final days of his administration US President Donald Trump has barred transactions with seven Chinese applications, including Alipay payment platform owned by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group. Read Full Article at RT.com...

President Trump claims there was a plan to rig the crucial Senate races in Georgia against the Republicans. Democrat Raphael Warnock has declared victory while officials say it will take “a couple of days” to tally the votes. Read F...

Major media outlets are projecting victory for Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock over Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in one of two knife-edge run-off Senate elections in Georgia. Read Full Article at RT.com

Dozens of pro-Trump supporters clashed with Washington DC police in BLM Plaza on Tuesday night, giving a preview of the volatile situation that the US capital may face soon as lawmakers are set to certify election results. Read Full Art...

American rap legend Dr. Dre assured fans that he is “doing great” and would soon return home after he was rushed to the hospital with a brain aneurysm in Los Angeles earlier this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two self-appointed enforcers of the Covid-19 rules, including a Huffington Post contributor, tried to bust fellow train passengers whom they caught drinking coffee without masks, only to back down when the crowd turned on them. Read Ful...

A voice message threatening a 9/11-style attack on the US Capitol has prompted a federal probe after the audio was picked up on aviation radios, vowing to “avenge” the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Read Full ...

Hours after polls closed for two run-off elections in Georgia, partial results are still too close to tell whether the GOP will preserve a narrow majority in the Senate that could serve as a check on the Biden-Harris White House. Read F...

Peru has reached an impasse with Pfizer as it negotiates a deal for a Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said, citing a conflict over legal immunity for the pharma firm that could undermine Peru’s sovereignty. Read Full...

The Davos minds behind ‘the Great Reset’ are now promoting a tear-jerker about an African youth who learned to code and made a game that would help the world’s refugees. Trouble is, his microtransaction gimmick is vaporware. Read ...

India’s emergency-use approval for the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine and the country’s locally developed jab, Covaxin, was lacking in transparency and used “vague” wording, several healthcare experts told RT. Read Full Art...