Max Keiser interviews Farooq Ahmed of the Bitcoin Association of Pakistan to discuss the recent news that the Pakistani government has allocated funds to mining bitcoin. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beaten Irishman Conor McGregor has been hit with a six-month medical suspension after suffering a first-ever knockout defeat at the hands of lightweight rival Dustin Poirier in their rematch at UFC 257. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and alleged madam for Jeffrey Epstein, has petitioned the judge to throw out her case, citing a plea deal the pedophile secured in 2008 that she claims renders her immune from prosecution. Read F...

The Chinese foreign ministry has reiterated its hopes for better relations with the new US administration of Joe Biden, urging the incoming President to learn from Trump’s errors and not to treat Beijing like a threat. Read Full Artic...

Taiwan has launched snap air force drills, after a large-scale flyby of Chinese aircraft over the weekend. The island has stated that it is ready to protect its territory from any potential hostile move by mainland China. Read Full Arti...

Total investments between the US and China are nearly twice as large as official numbers indicate, totaling $3.3 trillion in 2020, despite escalating tensions between the world’s two largest economies, a new study has found. Read Full...

The UK’s vaccine minister has warned Britons against making summer holiday plans just yet, despite the progress made in the Covid-19 inoculation programme, adding that caution is needed with regard to new variants. Read Full Article a...

The Russian government has signed a decree raising the export duty for wheat from €25 ($30) to €50 ($60.59) per ton, starting on March 1. Duties will also be introduced on exports of corn at €25 per ton and barley at €10 per ton...

AstraZeneca has denied claims circulating in German media that its Covid-19 vaccine has low efficacy among people 65 and over. The sensational reports have emerged as the EU mulls approval for the drug. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a heckler in the face after the man accused him of dining without a mask at a local bar. The mayor has since filed a police report on the incident, of which there is an audio recording. Read Ful...

Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion urging the federal government to label the Proud Boys a “terrorist” organization, accusing the right-wing group of using violence and preaching “hate.” Read Full Article at R...

Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine could be approved for use in India within weeks, the country's Russian ambassador DB Venkatesh Varma told RT. The envoy said he has received the first dose himself and feels ”perfectly well.” Re...

The Brazilian Supreme Court has authorized an investigation into the country’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello, who’s accused of bungling the response to the Covid-19 crisis and failing to tackle a major outbreak in the Amazon. Rea...

Democrats have chosen Patrick Leahy, known as one of the most partisan members of the Senate, to preside over Donald Trump's impeachment trial after Chief Justice John Roberts declined a role not called for in the Constitution. Read Ful...

Brandon Straka, founder of a campaign encouraging Democrats to flee their party, has been arrested on three federal charges over his alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot, after the FBI followed up on a tip from a relative. Read Full Ar...

Twitter has launched a new feature, called "Birdwatch," that relies on users of the social media platform to identify content that they deem misleading and post notes to provide "informative context" on the topic. Read Full Article at R...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing whether any current or former official tried to help overturn President Joe Biden's election victory, apparently seeking to root out employees who lack loyalty to the new regime. Read Full A...

A woman who ended up in hospital after being kicked in the stomach by a riot cop during protests in St. Petersburg on Saturday says forgiving her offender was a mistake and she only did it due to confusion and her soft nature. Read Full...

Anti-lockdown riots have broken out for the third consecutive night in the Netherlands, with fires lit, police vehicles burned, and windows smashed. Police have vowed to crack down on the lawlessness. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Italian government has sent US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer a letter of notice to meet its contractual obligations for supplying the Covid-19 vaccine it is producing together with BioNTech. Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite no apparent future for brick-and-mortar retail, especially where easily downloadable video games are concerned, the moribund retailer is still soaring in value as diehard fans enacted revenge on a big short-seller. Read Full Art...

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will tender his resignation to the president on Tuesday after first informing ministers, the government's cabinet office has said. Conte is expected to then try and form a new government. Read Full ...

Facebook has suspended a chatbot used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which asked unvaccinated seniors to give it their phone number for a potential ‘surprise’ call from the PM. Read Full Article at RT.com

California Governor Gavin Newsom has lifted his state’s partial stay-at-home order, permitting some dining and services to resume. With cases only beginning to drop, conservative commentators accused him of playing politics. Read Full...

The EU has slammed the UK government’s decision not to award full diplomatic status to the bloc’s ambassador to London, Joao Vale de Almeida, and the rest of his 25-strong mission in the wake of its exit from the bloc. Read Full Art...

It seems it didn't take Conor McGregor long to bounce back from his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, with the Irish UFC star already calling for the promotion to book the trilogy fight with "The Diamond" for his next outing. Read Fu...

Liverpool fans became somewhat concerned about the welfare of one of their former heroes after news emerged that Daniel Agger had been arrested during the Moscow protests in support of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Read Full...

The decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) not to appeal a two-year ban from sporting events won’t put an end to the doping saga and Russia should expect new attacks, especially from the US, analysts told RT. Read Full Ar...

Fresh research has suggested the existence of black holes that are even more gigantic than anything previously envisioned. The boffins behind the breakthrough have dubbed the extraordinary objects ‘stupendously large black holes’. R...

After making history earlier this month with a hundreds-strong North American union, employees of Google and its parent company Alphabet have taken their union organizing global, bringing together workers from 10 countries. Read Full Ar...

A tiger, two lions and a member of staff at a zoo in Sweden tested positive for Covid-19, the country's National Veterinary Institute (SVA) said. One of the cats was put down after suffering neurological and breathing issues. Read Full ...

Men in low-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death from Covid-19 in England and Wales among working age people between March and December 2020, according to new data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read Full Art...

It is up to Lionel Messi whether he joins Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season and the responsibility lies with the French giants to try to convince him to make the switch, according to midfielder Leandro Paredes. Read Full Arti...

Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, makers of the viral sensation humanoid robot Sophia, have announced plans to mass-produce robots by the end of 2021 for use in multiple sectors in the pandemic economy. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Greek sailing coach, whose name hasn’t been revealed, was arrested on Sunday on accusations of raping an 11-year-old girl more than nine years ago, the latest development in a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the country. Read Full...

President Joe Biden has overturned his predecessor's ban on transgender troops in the US military, signing an executive order declaring that all Americans who are qualified to serve will be allowed to enlist. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Following accusations that the US interfered in Russia’s affairs by publishing protest locations last weekend, the Chinese Foreign Ministry noted its disapproval of foreign influence in other countries’ domestic politics. Read Full ...

CNN’s Brian Stelter finds White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s promise not to lie “refreshing” and totally “reliable.” To his detractors, it would be refreshing if Stelter admitted his bias. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Panelists on ABC struggled to one-up each other in over-the-top comparisons between the end of Trump's presidency and the downfalls of infamous totalitarian regimes, pushing the usual Trump-as-Hitler comparisons to the limit. Read Full ...

The EU will soon require drug manufacturers to register exports of their Covid-19 vaccines to third parties, the bloc's health commissioner has said, after AstraZeneca warned supply issues will impact its ability to meet demand. Read Fu...

Frank Lampard clashed with club director Marina Granovskaia over transfer deals and his treatment of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga before the club eventually showed him the door, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US congresswoman and one-time presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard pulled no punches deploring the Biden administration’s treatment of National Guard troops and liberty-loving Americans in the wake of the Capitol riot. Read Ful...

Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued by Dominion Voting Systems over claims of fraud during the 2020 US presidential election. The company is seeking $1.3 billion in compensatory and punitive damages. Read Full Article at...

An adviser to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has offered to help a young Chechen man who was filmed fighting with OMON riot police at protests in Moscow on Saturday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conor McGregor is rebuilding in more ways than one after his knockout defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, as the Irishman shared a video of himself and his son using mini excavators on a beach. Read Full Article at RT.com

A well-known British intellectual has launched an organisation whose stated mission is to provide resources and guidance to those facing ‘cancellation’ in the workplace or elsewhere, eliciting cheers as well as groans. Read Full Art...

US biotech firm Moderna said on Monday that it was starting trials for another Covid-19 vaccine to immunize people against a mutant strain of the virus recently discovered in South Africa. Read Full Article at RT.com

The world lost four times more jobs last year than during the 2008-09 financial crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic rattled the global economy, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea’s dismissal of manager Frank Lampard shows that owner Roman Abramovich is just as merciless as ever in his pursuit of success, and that patience is still not among the Russian oligarch’s footballing virtues. Read Full Articl...

The EU’s 27 states have said they no longer recognize Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela, despite a call by the European Parliament just days ago for the bloc’s governments not to downgrade his status. Read Full Artic...

With Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik V shots being widely distributed since December, US pharma giant Merck and its partner Institut Pasteur in France have canceled their coronavirus vaccine projects due to low immune responses. Read Full A...

A Texas teenager has turned his father in to the FBI for taking part in the Capitol Hill riot, and pocketed tens of thousands of dollars from liberal admirers in the process. Read Full Article at RT.com

The British prime minister has said the government is assessing a number of options including requiring people entering the country to be quarantined in a hotel, similar to measures introduced in other parts of the world. Read Full Arti...

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday that she will run for governor of Arkansas in a widely-expected move. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to increase economic inequality in almost every country globally at once, according to a new report revealed by Oxfam on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US President Donald Trump was branded a “pathetic loser” and the “worst president ever” by sky banners that were flown over his Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) has received accolades for penning an op-ed in which he denounced Big Tech’s control over free speech, but the Republican’s critics are still furious at him for challenging the 2020 election. Read...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged Washington against repeatedly undermining Beijing’s internal interests, notably US military incursions into the South China Sea and supporting Taiwan’s independence. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied owning any of the property featured in opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s ‘Putin’s Palace’ video, which claimed last week that the president owns an expensive mansion on the Black Sea....

The Polish government has announced that Moderna has cancelled a delivery of its Covid-19 jab originally planned for Tuesday morning, forcing the country to consider modifying its vaccination schedule due to supply issues. Read Full Art...

Controversial UFC welterweight "Platinum" Mike Perry is never too far away from the headlines, and his latest Instagram post has attracted more attention after a playful pad session with his girlfriend, Latory Gonzalez. Read Full Articl...

Prominent Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov is the subject of two criminal reports filed with the Hame Police Department in Finland after his altercation with a Finnish rival during a men’s relay race on Sunday. Read Full Article at R...

High profile American activists, such as former Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul, want more young Russians to get a taste of life in the US. Experience shows that such a move may not lead to the results they desire. Read Full Article...

A British research firm has said that Japan is unlikely to reach herd immunity against the coronavirus until October, many months after the Olympics is due to take place, with vaccinations not due to start until February. Read Full Arti...

British PM Boris Johnson has promised to “look at” easing some existing coronavirus restrictions by mid-February, upon reviewing the vaccination rates and reassessing the Covid-19 crisis. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine's foreign minister has revealed his government supports the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. The Moscow activist is a controversial person in Ukraine, as he believes that Crimea rightfully belongs to Russia. Read Full A...

Tehran has dismissed allegations that an Iranian-flagged oil tanker has been seized for illegally transferring oil, despite Indonesian authorities claiming the ship was “caught red-handed.” Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian government and the nation’s financial watchdog are reportedly working on a bill to prevent capital flight. The plan implies banning suspicious transactions to foreign bank accounts. Read Full Article at RT.com

Scientists at Siberia’s Vector Center have photographed the British Covid-19 strain for the first time, after isolating it from a patient in December. The variant was first announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month. Read...

Brazil is mourning the tragic death of four Palmas football players and their club president who were killed in a plane crash on Sunday while traveling to Goiania to play a Brazilian cup game. Read Full Article at RT.com

The freshly imposed and poorly received nighttime curfew must stay to curb the spread of Covid-19, Dutch PM Mark Rutte has said, condemning protests against it as “criminal violence” and vowing to treat participants accordingly. Rea...

One of the biggest stars of world boxing looks set to take on one of the sport's all-time greats with Ryan Garcia hinting that he's all set to take on Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao. Read Full Article at RT.com

Protesters in Tacoma, Washington smashed storefronts and graffitied buildings as they marched to the intersection where a police SUV plowed through a crowd of pedestrians over the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gold mining companies of Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula produced more than 6.8 tons of the yellow metal last year, which is an almost eight percent increase year-on-year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelseas have sacked manager and club legend Frank Lampard after a dismal run of form which has seen the Blues record just one league victory in 2021 as the London club languish down in 9th in the Premier League table. Read Full Article...

Jimmy Dore has found himself at the center of an ideological internet feud after the left-wing pundit suggested that progressives share many common causes with the Boogaloo movement, often denounced as a far-right militia. Read Full Art...

Australia has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use, making it the first country in the world to complete a comprehensive approval of the jab, but warned that supply issues could impact its distribution.  Read Full Arti...

Khabib Nurmagomedov may look to have waved goodbye to his career inside the octagon, but maybe there's a chance we could see him in another sport, after he jokingly said he's ready to start a new career – as a footballer. Read Full Ar...

If a picture paints a thousand words then an image of Jurgen Klopp and Bruno Fernandes appeared to perfectly capture the mood after the Manchester United midfield hero dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup on Sunday. Read Full Article at R...

Foreign intelligence services helped organize protests attended by thousands of people across Russia on Saturday in support of imprisoned opposition figure Alexey Navalny, according to veteran senator Andrey Klimov. Read Full Article at...

France may be heading into its third nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the new variants of the virus in particular, but no decision has been made yet. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has said nations should put aside their rivalry in matters relating to Covid-19 and work together to ensure a vaccine reaches as many as possible. The comments come after India gifted the jab to regional counterparts. Read Full ...

A mass shooting has left five people dead, including a pregnant woman, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Authorities have described it as the city's “largest mass casualty shooting in over a decade.” Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has said the nation plans to accelerate its rollout of wireless technology, setting up 30 "fully connected" 5G factories in ten key industries in the next two years. Read ...

China became one of the few countries to attract more capital than the US in 2020, making it the top destination for foreign direct investment, while overall global flows dwindled by over 40 percent. Read Full Article at RT.com

A minor altercation occurred between Indian and Chinese troops stationed along the disputed border between the two countries, India’s military said, refuting media reports of a new mass brawl between the soldiers. Read Full Article at...

Newsom is expected to announce the decision on Monday. All counties will reportedly return to the state’s Covid-19 tier system, with most areas slated to reopen outdoor dining and indoor salons. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) called the December ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) unfair, but said it will not appeal it and will move on to secure the interests of clean Russian athletes. Read Full Article ...

A woman who was present at one of the anti-lockdown demonstrations that have rocked the Netherlands was visibly injured after being toppled over by a water cannon, leaving her face bloodied as she staggered away. Read Full Article at RT...

Some 240 people have been arrested as unrest spread to at least 10 municipalities across the Netherlands, with riot police using water cannons, batons, dogs and horses to break up unauthorized anti-lockdown gatherings and riots. Read Fu...

After a year of hearing Jeff Bezos' Washington Post hammer Donald Trump for decrying mass mail-in voting, conservatives were puzzled to see another Bezos company, Amazon, cite “serious and systemic flaws” with such ballots. Read Ful...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, but plans to continue working from the National Palace as his symptoms are mild and he is already receiving medical treatment. Read Fu...

A church east of Los Angeles that had been branded as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because of its anti-LGBTQ views has been damaged in an IED attack, prompting a county official to essentially blame the victim. Read F...

Arizona Republicans expressed their displeasure with Rep. Cindy McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake, and Gov. Doug Ducey for the trio’s opposition to Donald Trump during and after the presidential election. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning on leveraging the threat of supporting primary challengers and starting a third party to keep Senate Republicans from voting to impeach him. Read Full Article at RT.com

The pair seen in the viral clip which caused so much outrage on social media have met again as the riot police officer came to the hospital to apologize to the woman whom he kicked in the stomach during protests in St. Petersburg. Read ...

Journalist Andy Ngo, whose parents fled to the US from Vietnam in 1978, has become a political refugee himself, fleeing to London, saying he received death threats from Antifa over his coverage of the movement. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Some 5,000 National Guard troops will reportedly remain deployed in Washington, DC throughout former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, staying in the capital until mid-March. However, discontent is brewing in the ranks. Read...

Dr. Deborah Birx has joined Anthony Fauci as another member of the Coronavirus Task Force in criticizing Donald Trump, claiming she “always” considered resigning and some in the administration believed Covid-19 was a “hoax.” Rea...

The US embassy in Moscow interfered in Russia’s affairs by backing anti-government rallies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, asking people to imagine the “discomfort” of Washington if Russian diplomats did the same. Read ...