Three opposition parties from across Russia’s political spectrum have announced that they will join forces, in a bid to win parliamentary seats at this Autumn’s legislative elections. Read Full Article at RT.com

China will require fresh negative Covid-19 tests for people wishing to visit their home towns during the Lunar New Year celebrations. Officials fear that traditional holiday travel could undermine the fight against the virus. Read Full ...

A special China-Europe freight train departed from Dongguan in South China’s Guangdong province to Russia on Wednesday. It will arrive in Moscow within 15 days, cutting the travel time by two-thirds compared with the sea route. Read F...

The Iraqi government has confirmed social media reports of two suicide bombings in the country’s capital, with the explosions in central Baghdad killing at least 13 and injuring around 25 others. Read Full Article at RT.com

The British education secretary has said schools will be given a two-week warning before reopening, but getting kids back into class is the government’s priority when lockdown is relaxed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has announced the relaxation of some of the city’s Covid-19 restrictions, following a decline in recorded infection numbers since the turn of the year and a fall in cases requiring hospitalization. Read Fu...

A military court has sentenced Ramil Shamsutdinov, a 22-year-old former conscript, to almost a quarter of a century behind bars for a shooting at an army base in Russia’s Far East that left eight dead and two seriously injured. Read F...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has allegedly proposed that Brussels allows EU countries to shut their borders to UK travellers following the emergence of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, a report claims. Read Full Article ...

While mainstream media fawned over the fashion choices of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, it was undoubtedly the apparel worn by Bernie Sanders for the inauguration ceremony that warmed the hearts of the public most profoundly. Read Full A...

The world’s top steel producer, China, bought 44.8 million tons of iron ore from India last year, according to customs data. The 88 percent increase comes as Beijing diversifies from traditional suppliers like Australia. Read Full Art...

For most of last year, Saudi Arabia—the largest oil exporter in the world—and its key partner in the OPEC+ deal, Russia, were head-to-head in a very close race for the top spot as the biggest crude oil supplier to China. Read Full A...

Left-wing rioters have gathered in Seattle and Portland to burn flags, break windows, and destroy property just hours after Democrat President Joe Biden was inaugurated. Their right-wing counterparts, however, were absent. Read Full Art...

President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony has triggered countless comparisons to ‘The Hunger Games,’ as viewers found eerie parallels to the sci-fi flick, whose dystopian themes are a far cry from the new POTUS’ “unity” me...

Twitter has locked the Chinese Embassy to the US out of its account for supposedly violating its policy against dehumanization with a tweet defending its activities in Xinjiang, just weeks after suspending US President Trump. Read Full ...

The incoming US envoy to Israel briefly styled himself ambassador to the West Bank and Gaza on Twitter, raising diplomatic eyebrows by reversing his predecessor’s policy of Israeli sovereignty over the Palestinian territories. Read Fu...

US media are struggling to figure out Donald Trump's influence now that he’s no longer president. Ex-adviser John Bolton urged ignoring him altogether, but Sen. Lindsey Graham argued he’ll dominate the GOP for years to come. Read Fu...

It’s the Democrats’ ideology-driven policy labeling the opposing camp ‘domestic terrorists’ and not Donald Trump’s legacy that's pushing America closer to a civil conflict, Canadian evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad told RT. ...

The youngest daughter of slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani rebuked former US president Donald Trump in a blistering message, saying he ended his term in disgrace, while condemning him for her father’s assassination last year. Rea...

Amazon offered on Joe Biden's first day as president to help speed the US rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, leading observers to wonder why the world's largest retailer didn't step forward before Donald Trump left the White House. Read ...

Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden has signed multiple executive orders aimed at combating the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with a “100 Days Masking Challenge” mandating face coverings on federal property. Read Full Article at RT....

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton welcomed the new Joe Biden presidency with a pledge to fight tooth and nail against his “illegal” and “unconstitutional” actions, hours after the new commander-in-chief was sworn in. Read Full A...

Not sufficiently comforted by a massive police presence and 25,000 National Guardsmen helping to seal off President Joe Biden’s invitation-only inauguration, some Democrats reportedly wore body armor to the festivities. Read Full Arti...

The Ohio Health Department has announced that nearly 900 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, meant to be distributed to eight long-term care facilities, were compromised after not being stored properly. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

In his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders, starting with imposing a federal mask mandate, a commitment to ‘racial equity,’ and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement. Read Full Article at ...

US President Joe Biden’s first proclamation in office was to declare his inauguration day a ‘National Day of Unity,’ calling on all Americans to join him in “democracy” – and defeating the ‘domestic terrorism’ of his opp...

In an unlikely admission from a man once dubbed the “British Trump,” Boris Johnson has admitted that he thinks there’s “nothing wrong with being woke,” before quickly describing himself as a man of tradition. Read Full Article...

Footage filmed from a police helicopter above the scene of Wednesday’s gas explosion in downtown Madrid captured the extent of the damage inflicted in a blast that has killed three people. Read Full Article at RT.com

The sight of a US Space Force flag at Joe Biden’s inauguration irked Trump critics, with some of them calling for the military branch created by the former president to be thrown in the dustbin along with the rest of his legacy. Read ...

President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech, filled with appeals to “unity” and “decency” if all Americans fall in line with his policies, had a Fox News host gushing with praise but didn’t seem to win over rank and file conserva...

More than 12,400 people in Israel have tested positive for coronavirus after being vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, including 69 who had received their second dose, the country's Health Ministry said. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Liberals spent last year bashing Donald Trump’s rallies as “superspreader” events, and potential coronavirus catastrophes. But some commenters spotted danger at Joe Biden’s muted inauguration ceremony. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Combat sports retirements can often be temporary but reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has given the strongest suggestion yet that he intends to stay retired from the UFC, as he says he has "no plans" to fight. Read ...

Javier Mendez was a satisfied coach after watching Umar Nurmagomedov win on his UFC debut - and the man in the corner for many of cousin Khabib's greatest nights has revealed the words he told the newcomer to fire up his victory. Read F...

The UK has reported a daily increase of 1,820 new coronavirus deaths on the country’s worst day of the pandemic, with opposition MPs blaming Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the government for the shocking figures. Read Full Article a...

New York Times editor Lauren Wolfe’s giddy excitement over the arrival of Joe Biden’s plane near Washington on Tuesday sparked so much mockery that she has seemingly gone into social-media hiding, deactivating her Twitter account. R...

Astronomers have discovered a fresh clue that could help unravel the mystery of a bizarrely dimming star. The repeated plunges into darkness previously led some experts to suggest it could be evidence of intelligent alien life. Read Ful...

Two of figure skating's brightest stars, Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, are set to captain rival camps at an inaugural team competition which is scheduled to take place in Moscow in the beginning of February. Read Full Article at...

China has imposed sanctions on 28 US figures, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other allies of former President Donald Trump, over their alleged violations of China's sovereignty and interference in its affairs. Read ...

New US President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has lashed out at Ankara over its purchase of the Russian S-400 defense system, saying Washington could consider additional sanctions against Turkey. Read Fu...

Paige Spiranac has said she receives x-rated "d*ck pics" daily on social media and has hit out at disgraced New York Mets boss Jared Porter, who was dismissed after it emerged that he had sent inappropriate messages to a reporter. Read ...

A UK travel agency has publicly blasted a rival, Saga Holidays, after it announced a new policy requiring all customers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Hundreds of others have joined in the condemnation. Read Full Article at RT...

Demanding unity to get the US through the “dark winter” of the pandemic, racism, and attacks on “our democracy,” Joe Biden pledged to be a president for all Americans in an inaugural speech echoing his campaign talking points. R...

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has broken his silence after being fiercely criticized for his Australian Open safety protocol "demands", explaining that his "good intentions" in emails with organizers were misinterpreted. Read F...

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has revived her long-running Twitter feud with Donald Trump, turning his words around to call him “a very happy old man” with a “bright and wonderful future.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Experts and fans have predicted a dazzling UFC future for Umar Nurmagomedov after his resounding victory over Sergey Morozov, adding praise for his cousin, Khabib, as the pair reflected on an explosive debut for the Russian star. Read F...

Former senator and vice president Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America, taking the reins of a deeply divided nation striving to preserve its superpower status. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Cairo has formally agreed to resume diplomatic relations with Qatar after it ended a three-year boycott launched in partnership with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE over allegations that Doha supported terrorism. Read Full Article at ...

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene believes that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, was a “false flag” operation. Read Full Article at RT.com

The office of the French president has ruled out issuing a formal apology for colonial abuses in Algeria, as the Elysée Palace awaits the findings of a report on the “memories of colonization and the Algerian war.” Read Full Articl...

Two-time World Series champion Aubrey Huff has predicted that Donald Trump will return as US president in four months and claimed that new head of state Joe Biden's party put their political opponents in "re-education camps". Read Full ...

Shortages in the supply of coronavirus jabs in some parts of Russia are down to problems moving vials around the world’s largest country, the Kremlin has suggested, despite successes shipping doses far overseas. Read Full Article at R...

The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) has expressed "deep concern" for Tunisia's Jewish community and condemned inflammatory remarks by the country's president who casually blamed the ongoing unrest on "thieving Jews." Read Full Artic...

A group of MPs is planning to ban single people and foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers to have children. The legislators claim they are protecting the institution of marriage. Read Full Article at RT.com

Being a border guard at the Karakoram Range more than 5,000 meters above sea level is no easy task, so the Chinese military has installed a makeshift arcade to somehow sweeten the harsh service conditions for its troops. Read Full Artic...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rebuffed criticism for overruling Home Secretary Priti Patel’s call for borders to be closed in March 2020, as concerns around Covid-19 were growing. Read Full Article at RT.com

Iconic horror author Stephen King found himself at the center of controversy after he made a jab at Donald Trump's Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, in a tweet that seemed to look down on working-class waitresses. Read Full Article at R...

Morgan Stanley managed to substantially capitalize in 2020. The US investment bank beat fourth-quarter earnings forecasts to round off the lender’s best year on record. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Dutch acting prime minister has said the country will introduce a number of new measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, including a curfew and a travel ban on 17 countries. Read Full Article at RT.com

The decrease in daily recorded coronavirus cases in Russia is a sign that the country is getting on top of the pandemic. That's according to Melita Vujnovic, the World Health Organization's representative in Moscow. Read Full Article at...

With his cousin Khabib looking on, Umar Nurmagomedov looked every inch the rising star that his coach Javier Mendez says he is, dominating the stand-up and grappling en route to a second-round finish of the gritty Kazakh Morozov. Read F...

Former NBA player Rex Chapman and numerous others have shared a doctored video with millions of social media followers of the White House band supposedly performing the song ‘Hit the Road Jack’ ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. R...

More than 15,000 doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine have been deemed likely unusable by health authorities in Maine and Michigan, after both states failed to properly store batches of the drug. Read Full Article at RT.com

Outgoing US president Donald Trump has named Casey Urlacher in a spree of final-day presidential pardons after his NFL Hall of Fame brother, Brian Urlacher, petitioned Trump for clemency following his sports gambling conviction. Read Fu...

Incoming President Joe Biden has sent a bumper immigration bill to Congress. The bill promises a total reversal of Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policies, citizenship for millions of immigrants, and a huge foreign aid package. R...

Cash-strapped University of Leicester is to cut dozens of jobs. Apparently, courses on race, sexuality and diversity will be spared the chopping block while professors teaching the English language should seek new employment. Read Full ...

The Greek prime minister said he has “optimism, confidence, and hope” ahead of a meeting with his Turkish counterparts next week, but claimed there would be “zero naïvety” from Athens as the two sides tussle over contested wate...

An explosion struck central Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least three people, with dramatic images from the scene showing a building ripped apart and debris covering the street below. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tennis ace Yulia Putintseva, who complained about her Melbourne quarantine conditions after again filming a mouse in her room, has been told not to feed the unwelcome guest by a local police boss ahead of the Australian Open. Read Full ...

Russia might have its history of storming Berlin and winning World War Two, but that doesn’t mean there are no fascists at home. On Wednesday, officials revealed that citizens are regularly ordering Nazi paraphernalia from China. Read...

Donald Trump has delivered his final speech as US president, praising his administration for laying the foundation for future success for Joe Biden and promising to stay in American political life. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has said that the tenure of outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has brought “a lot of fun,” but made a dent in America’s prestige and credibility on the world stage. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he doesn't know how many criminal cases have been affected by a huge security error that has seen hundreds of thousands of records deleted from the Home Office-run national police database. Read ...

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has exported its first batches of Covid-19 vaccines to partner nations Bhutan and the Maldives. The first jab New Delhi is shipping is the AstraZeneca one. Read Full Article at RT.com

As Washington braces for the most tense handover of power in modern history, the speaker of Russia’s parliament has called for an inquiry into a series of perceived threats to free speech, amid the fallout from the US election. Read F...

A court hearing involving Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell was interrupted after it was unlawfully live-streamed to thousands of followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has left the door ajar for a potential reversal of his recent retirement announcement, and Dana White says that he will once again petition for his return when the two meet in Las Vegas next week. Read F...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China hit a record $144.37 billion in 2020, as the world’s second-largest economy keeps on recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. Read Full Article at RT....

While the largest-ever vaccination campaign is now underway across the world, some companies are exploring new technologies that would help keep employees from getting too close to each other in the workplace. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Hospital officials in Paris are warning that the spread of coronavirus threatens to sharply increase in the coming weeks, and stronger measures other than a nationwide curfew may be needed to stem the pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Three of China’s vaccine-makers have applied to join an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to ensure “fair” distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany’s health minister has criticized Pfizer for giving very short notice about temporarily reducing vaccine deliveries while it makes improvements to its factory capacity. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two skiers could have toes and fingers amputated after braving incredibly cold conditions to compete at the La Diagonela marathon in St. Moritz, Switzerland, which left several participants in hospital with severe frostbite. Read Full A...

A team of legal experts is set to file the first cases against the NATO alliance on behalf of people who developed cancer after being exposed to depleted uranium munitions during the Serbian bombings in 1999. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The European Medicines Agency is considering an application to approve the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, to protect the EU against coronavirus infection, the team behind the jab says. Read Full Article a...

Americans have been told to stay home for Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony, but the capital is far from empty. The presence of thousands of troops, and even more flags, has set the stage for a highly unusual Inauguration Day. Read Ful...

Vaccines against Covid-19 available today may be insufficiently tested and cause side effects, but the nature of the virus is such that taking a jab is still better than refusing the jab, according to a top Chinese epidemiologist. Read ...

Vanderbilt University star Sarah Fuller, who hit the headlines when she took kickoff in a Power 5 men's football game in November, will be at the inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden - earning a puzzled reaction from some. Read ...

Many social media users, including some who were once supporters, tore into outgoing President Donald Trump during his final hours in office. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has warned that the country cannot rely on the vaccine rollout to do the “heavy lifting” to ease the pressure on the NHS and to reduce Covid-19 infections rates. Read Full ...

It has been floated as a way to get life back to normal, but it's not very popular. Most Russians are against the idea of introducing 'Covid Passports' for people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from the disease. Read Full Ar...

US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the secretary of state has said Trump’s tough approach on China was right, but claimed he disagreed with the tactics of the outgoing president. Read Full Article at RT.com

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sent a message to US tech companies ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, warning that Silicon Valley CEOs can’t decide their own laws and rules. Read Full Article ...

Crude oil imports in the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, India, surged in December 2020 to their highest in almost three years. Read Full Article at RT.com

As border tensions with China run high, the Indian state of Gujarat has decided that dragon fruit needs to be rebranded because its current moniker is too closely associated with its neighbor to the north. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has said it was not the time to “speculate” on when the lockdown will end. The government must first hit its target on vaccinating high-risk groups of people, she stated. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Iran’s president has reiterated his country’s willingness to return to the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, but says it’s up to the incoming Biden administration to make the necessary concessions. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UFC superstar Conor McGregor is the subject of a multi-million euro lawsuit in his home country of Ireland, brought by two women and stemming from incidents alleged to have occurred in 2018, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT...

Chinese businessman Jack Ma has appeared via video link, delivering a speech at an awards event for rural teachers, weeks after the Alibaba co-founder disappeared from public view, following a dispute with regulators. Read Full Article ...

The Russian central bank has continued getting rid of US Treasury bonds, with the share of investments in American debt shrinking 19.2 percent in November, according to the US Treasury Department. Read Full Article at RT.com

Lavrentiy Beria is a figure whose name once sparked terror throughout Eastern Europe. As the head of the Soviet Union’s brutal NKVD secret police, he oversaw tens of thousands of executions and deportations to the gulags. Read Full Ar...