The World Health Organization (WHO) says two of its investigators have been unable to enter China, after a coronavirus test found antibodies in their systems. The agency has sent a team to study the origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan. Read Fu...

The Turkish defense minister has said that negotiations for a second consignment of the Russian S-400 defense system are ongoing despite US opposition to the program and Washington’s threat of further repercussions. Read Full Article ...

China’s trade surplus has hit $535 billion, its highest level since 2015, amid the global coronavirus pandemic and an ongoing trade war with Washington. Read Full Article at RT.com

It may be counterintuitive to say that the oil demand crash and the resulting glut in 2020 could lead to an oil supply crunch in just a few years. Read Full Article at RT.com

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of Sputnik V, the world's first vaccine against Covid-19, sections of the Western media have taken aim at a formula they’ve dubbed both dangerous and ineffective. Read ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro tore into the outgoing administration of Donald Trump, blasting its “complete moral decline,” as he decried the debilitating US sanctions and the move to put a bounty on his head. Read Full Articl...

A demonstration over an incident in which a young black man died shortly after his detention by police in the Belgian capital, Brussels has ended in clashes with law enforcement as angry protesters torched a police station. Read Full Ar...

A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to study the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission had been delayed for months as the global health body held talks with Beijing. Read Full...

Freshman Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has pledged to bring articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on his very first day in office, mirroring a similar move by Democrats early on in Trump’s presidency. Read Full ...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has stood by his platform’s move to block President Donald Trump’s account, while acknowledging that the arbitrary removal of content by Big Tech could spell the demise of online debate. Read Full Article at ...

US President-elect Joe Biden has called on the Senate to leave space for his administration’s agenda as it hears a case for impeachment against President Donald Trump, who he accused of “inciting” a deadly riot at the Capitol. Rea...

Social media site Parler may never come back online after Amazon dropped the conservative-friendly platform from its servers, its CEO said, as the company insists in court that its termination was motivated by “political animus.” Re...

Former foreign minister of Ethiopia Seyoum Mesfin was among the three leaders killed by government forces in the ongoing crackdown on the northern region of Tigray, which the authorities in Addis Ababa accused of insurrection. Read Full...

Snapchat has banned US President Donald Trump from its platform for good, turning a temporary suspension into a permanent one while arguing the commander in chief used his account to “incite violence” and spread disinformation. Read...

Shortly after the House voted to impeach him for the second time, President Donald Trump decried the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters, saying that those who participated in the unrest “attacked” his movement as well. Read...

UK customers who refuse to wear masks inside HSBC branches will be refused service and may have their accounts closed, the bank says. The threat was not well-received, particularly given HSBC’s criminal history. Read Full Article at R...

Staff for Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) is claiming there is an investigation into office “panic buttons” being removed before the US Capitol riot while other Democrats are demanding a probe into “suspicious activity.” ...

Arguing he incited an “armed rebellion” against the US, the Democrat-dominated House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump again. But with his term expiring in a week, it is unclear when the trial will proceed. Read Full Artic...

Europeans are a step closer to finding all sorts of creepy crawlies on the menu as the EU Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has officially deemed the first such species – a yellow mealworm, to be specific – safe to eat. Read Full Article at...

Photographs showing members of the National Guard sleeping on the floor of the US Capitol blew up on social media ahead of a vote to call on Vice President Mike Pence to relieve President Trump of his power. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ongoing transmission dynamics show the world needs to brace for an even tougher year of fighting Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, while the disease has turned into the “perfect storm” in Europe and the US. R...

A Texas political consultant has been arrested for voter fraud, after her actions were exposed in multiple Project Veritas videos, in which she admitted to ballot harvesting and being paid for “getting the Biden vote out.” Read Full...

Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa urged people to stay at home as he announced on Wednesday that the country would enter another national lockdown following record rates of Covid-19 deaths and new cases. Read Full Article at RT...

Scientists in Australia have called for a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, claiming recent data has cast doubt on the inoculation’s ability to create herd immunity. Read Full Article at RT.com

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado) says he and others in the House are looking at possibly censuring or expelling lawmakers who continue to push election fraud theories, including QAnon supporter Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-Georgia). Read ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s spokesperson says he won’t consent to the Senate reconvening before January 19, despite Democrat calls for it, likely pushing the Donald Trump impeachment trial into the Biden presidency. Rea...

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power, (in)famous for her screaming duels over Syria with late Russian envoy Vitaly Churkin, was picked by Joe Biden to head the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in his administration. Read F...

As the Democrat-dominated House called for his impeachment for “inciting insurrection,” US President Donald Trump urged Americans against engaging in any violence or lawbreaking to help ease political tensions. Read Full Article at ...

Unbeaten ten-fight Serbian UFC star Dusko Todorovic plans on enhancing his growing reputation when he meets fellow undefeated fighter Punahele Soriano in Abu Dhabi, and says that his support is swelling in MMA-mad Russia. Read Full Arti...

The US has blacklisted two organizations controlled by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, citing alleged corruption among Iran's elite as the reason for the Trump administration's latest sanctions against the country. Read F...

The Brazil women's football team has endured mockery on social media after reportedly being beaten 6-0 by a club side's male under-16s in an hour-long training game, leading to a barrage of replies about the row over equal pay. Read Ful...

The coronavirus pandemic in Russia could begin fading away by summer, one of the country’s top scientists has said. According to him, infections and deaths should tail off as more and more people develop protective antibodies. Read Fu...

Juri Ratas, the Prime Minister of Estonia, announced on Wednesday that he will stand down from the role amid a row over state-backed loans and government contracts, which were allegedly offered to political donors. Read Full Article at ...

The US House of Representatives voted to advance a bill to impeach Donald Trump again, despite the president having just days left in office, as Democrat Nancy Pelosi dubbed him a “danger” who must be “impeached and convicted.” ...

British tennis player Francesca Jones will make her first ever Grand Slam appearance after booking a spot in the Australian Open main draw, defying a pessimistic prognosis by doctors who once banned her from playing tennis. Read Full Ar...

Internet users can't find the latest Aussie news on searches as outlets say Google is flexing its muscles against the country's senate's proposed code that would make it pay media for news. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-pro golfer Paige Spiranac has hit out at pass-remarkable fans on social media who have criticized the 27-year-old stunner for her appearance after she received floods of "body shaming" messages online. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Virginia man who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday wearing a sweatshirt bearing the phrase “Camp Auschwitz,” has been identified arrested and charged with violent entry, trespassing entry and disorderly conduct. Read Full Articl...

Rental giant Airbnb has said it will cancel and block all reservations for the Washington DC metro area during the week of Joe Biden's inauguration as the next US president, following the attack on the Capitol building last week. Read F...

As hospitals in England face being overwhelmed by Covid-19, 45 percent of medical staff have reported suffering anxiety, depression, problem drinking and PTSD as they struggle with working on coronavirus wards, a new study says. Read Fu...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is promoting a congressional committee to combat “false information” from being pushed by the media following the riot at the US Capitol, where the lawmaker claims she feared for her life. Read Full Art...

President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to begin rolling out a coronavirus vaccine for the entire population from next week, with more than 1.5 million people having already received the jab. Read Full Article at ...

Nigel Farage has riled social media by saying the UK is heading steadily towards a police state with every new restriction taken in the name of fighting Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com

A total of 10,122 people in London have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test, according to new data from Public Health England. London Mayor Sadiq Khan described the news as “heartbreaking” and urged people to stay home. Rea...

The UK's biggest supermarket chains have come together to call for government action "to prevent significant disruption" to Northern Ireland's food supply chains due to new customs regulations under the Brexit deal. Read Full Article at...

Former basketball superstar Lamar Odom has prompted concerns from fans online after the two-time NBA champion was revealed to have signed up for his celebrity boxing debut this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Irish prime minister has issued an apology on behalf of the state following an investigation into the country's mother and baby homes, which revealed an "appalling level of infant mortality” at the institutions. Read Full Article ...

Russia's Sputnik V should be “one of the priority” vaccines against Covid-19 for nations choosing a jab, as the science behind it overrules negative political narrative, Indian public health expert Aman Gupta has told RT. Read Full ...

Genoa goalkeeper Federico Marchetti, who was reported to have been fuming after a car wash worker accidentally crashed his luxury $365,000 Ferrari, has been praised by his fans for regaining his composure in a sensitive response. Read F...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will cut ties with the Trump Organization, canceling its contracts to run the iconic ice rinks in Central Park (plus other attractions) over last week's Capitol riot. Read Full A...

Former editor of the UK’s Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, who published stories based on WikiLeaks materials, talked to RT about the possibility he could be next on America’s extradition list. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a final round of penalties against Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. Read Full Article at RT.com

The chairman of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac has insisted that the company’s Brazilian partners were incorrect to suggest its jab is only 50 percent effective against Covid-19 after stage-three trials. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is facing an extraordinary sequence of fines from the NBA as the league examines video footage that seems to show the six-time all-star at a large gathering without masks or social distancing. Read Full A...

Lebanon's state media has announced that Interpol has issued red notices for three individuals, including the captain and owner of the ship that carried chemicals which caused the devastating Beirut port explosion. Read Full Article at ...

Hundreds of suspected mobsters and associates, including former politicians, are slated to be brought before a court as Italy’s biggest mafia trial in three decades begins on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed that he would be open to speaking with the opposition, but “not with traitors and terrorists.” The leader was referring to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who now lives in Lithuania. Re...

Dana White has reportedly confirmed that rising sensation Khamzat Chimaev will finally face Leon Edwards on March 13, while Russian fighter Ramazan Emeev has said that the UFC president wants Chimaev to become champion. Read Full Artic...

The authorities in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar have opened an investigation into the deputy co-ordinator of opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s organization, over claims she made about the country’s leaders online. Read Fu...

The Scottish first minister has introduced a new wave of measures to tackle the spread of the highly contagious Covid-19 variant, describing the move as "regrettable" but "a means to an end." Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s key workers, such as police and teachers, should be first in line for the Covid-19 vaccination once the most vulnerable groups have received their first dose, the UK’s vaccine minister, Nadhim Zahawi, said on Wednesday. Rea...

Social media users are trying to cancel 21-year-old nude model Belle Delphine for publishing an explicit kidnapping-themed photo shoot – accusing her of glorifying and promoting rape and pedophilia. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US Olympian Klete Keller has deleted social media accounts in which he regularly posted in support of Donald Trump, reacting after he was spotted participating in online video footage from last week's deadly riots at the Capitol. Read F...

The British Prime Minister has said the new national lockdown for England, and similar measures across the UK, are starting to bring down Covid-19 cases as the government eyes new 24/7 vaccination centres. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

While the Democratic Socialists of America celebrated a historic number of their movement’s members entering Congress, critics argued that these Democratic Party progressives had no claim to the ‘socialist’ label. Read Full Articl...

Pussy Riot’s Pyotr Verzilov has been arrested in the city of Kapoeta in South Sudan, along with blogger Ilya Varlamov, his wife Lyubov, and lecturer Ivan Bogantsev. The four Russians are in Africa on tourist visas. Read Full Article a...

US football star Megan Rapinoe has used her return to the national team after a lengthy break caused by the pandemic to lash out at outgoing president Donald Trump, claiming that he was responsible for the violence at the Capitol. Read ...

A controversial Lithuanian politician faces pressure in Brussels after releasing a video in which he slammed LGBT people as “perverts and deviants,” and said that life was getting harder and harder for heterosexuals. Read Full Artic...

Khabib Nurmagomedov is unlikely to attend bitter rival Conor McGregor's rematch with Dustin Poirier after his cousin Umar's showdown with Sergey Morozov, which had been part of the undercard, was reportedly moved back three days. Read F...

Iran has launched a naval exercise in the Indian Ocean, to test out two of its newest domestically-built warships. The drill takes place amid tensions with the US, and days after Iran seized a South Korean tanker. Read Full Article at R...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has informed his Covid-19 task force that the government will add seven more districts to the current state of emergency, expanding support to them as they tackle a rise in cases. Read Full Article...

WhatsApp users have been turning to other encrypted messaging services, particularly Telegram and Signal, since the Facebook-owned app updated its privacy terms. The rival apps have now been uploaded millions of times worldwide. Read Fu...

Russia’s most popular sports broadcaster, Match TV, has asked its announcers and commentators to stop using a long list of anglicisms, apparently to prevent English words from replacing those with an existing domestic equivalent. Read...

The Russian ruble has been ranked the world’s most underrated currency against the US dollar by the 2021 Big Mac Index, which provides an assessment of the purchasing power of currencies compared to each other. Read Full Article at RT...

Lisa Montgomery has become the first female inmate on US death row to be put to death in nearly 70 years, after she was given a lethal injection following an intervention by the Supreme Court to lift a stay of execution. Read Full Artic...

Iran’s president has compared the outgoing US leader’s regime with that of the former Shah, and said his rule “with a mindset of a merchant and a gambler” has ended in scandal. Read Full Article at RT.com

Seven people, who worked with Russian media outlets in Latvia have been charged with breaking international sanctions. It's a signal that the Baltic state seeks to criminalize ties with Russia, one of them told RT. Read Full Article at ...

MMA coach Pat Miletich, who was the UFC's first welterweight champion, says that freedom is under threat in America after he was fired from his role with Legacy Fighting Alliance for attending last week's riots in Washington DC. Read Fu...

Giani and Dalma Maradona, who had an at-times turbulent relationship with their father during his eventful life, have asked fans to take a tattoo design paying tribute to the Argentina football icon following his death last year. Read F...

Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn has said the situation with Covid-19 is too dangerous to start relaxing restrictions by the end of January. But he rejected the idea of making vaccination mandatory. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he will fly to Moscow on Sunday, almost five months after he left his homeland in a coma. The anti-corruption activist has been in Berlin since August, following an alleged poisoning. Read F...

The UK Health Secretary has said the authorities are looking at plans to relieve pressure on the National Health Service (NHS), including the possibility of moving recovering Covid patients to hotels with medical supervision. Read Full ...

It is only a matter of time before China’s financial system becomes a contender for Wall Street and the City of London’s supremacy, according to the founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio. Read Full Article at ...

Russia will retake the lead in global wheat exports in spite of an upcoming grain export quota and wheat export tax, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in the latest industry outlook. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has accused Vladimir Putin of orchestrating an attempt to send him to prison, claiming the president is "enraged" that he survived an alleged poisoning in Siberia last summer. Read Full Article a...

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been systematically undermining press freedom by launching unjustifiable attacks against journalists connected with Russia, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Mismatched priorities of governments worldwide and the “widespread ignorance” of the general public have failed to address the deterioration of life on Earth, a report by a group of environmental scientist says. Read Full Article at...

Russian energy giant Rosneft has announced the discovery of a huge gas condensate field in the Far Eastern republic of Yakutia. It contains over 75 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 1.4 million tons of condensate. Read Full Articl...

Champions of "anti-racism" in the media, academia and Hollywood have gone silent on Joe Biden's pick for the chief US civil-rights lawyer, after Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed her allegedly racist and anti-Semitic views. Read Ful...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was treated to a heavy dose of ridicule after claiming – without showing evidence – that the al-Qaeda terrorist group has a “home base” in Iran. Many dismissed the charge as an excuse for war. R...

Powell's City of Books in Portland, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores, had to evacuate repeatedly after it was besieged by protesters enraged over its plans to sell a book claiming Antifa is “destroying democracy.”...

YouTube has announced that it pulled new content from US President Donald Trump’s verified channel and blocked it from uploading new videos for at least a week, citing violations of its policy against inciting violence. Read Full Arti...

The number-three House Republican, Liz Cheney, said she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot, becoming the latest GOP member to back the move while stoking both joy and outrage from observers online. Read Fu...

The US Congress has voted to advance a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to initiate a process under the 25th Amendment to oust President Donald Trump from office, despite the VP’s objections to the move. Read Full Artic...

Vice President Mike Pence has stated that he will not cave in to pressure from the Democratic-run House to invoke the 25th Amendment, arguing it should not serve as “a means of punishment or usurpation.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have denounced the riot on Capitol Hill as a “direct assault” on the Constitution, deeming it an “insurrection” while calling on the military to remain “ready” as Inauguration Day draws...

After banning the US president and other voices challenging Joe Biden’s election victory, Twitter is aghast that Uganda has shut down the social media conversation two days before voters there go to the polls. Read Full Article at RT....

Confronted over his condemnation of last week’s riot at the US Capitol, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has struggled to excuse his seemingly hypocritical endorsement of less-than-peaceful protest tactics by Black Lives Matter in June. Read Fu...

Press freedom is a partisan issue in Washington. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wants reporters to drop the wokeness and focus on what makes America great, again, while journalists want to fight for their right to grandstand. Read Full ...

At a press conference calling for those who stormed the US Capitol to be placed on the no-fly list, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) was interrupted by an angry protester who accused him of being a “traitor.” Read Full Article at RT....