Saudi Arabia and Russia, key parties of the OPEC+ deal, are reportedly willing to support a rollover of the alliance's oil production cuts for at least a month, as crude demand has not fully recovered from the coronavirus crisis. Read F...

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma have successfully recovered from Covid-19, Syrian state media reported. The couple has already left quarantine and resumed their work. Read Full Article at RT.com

She might be 99 years old, but she's not slowing down any time soon. Last week, World War II veteran and 13-time record holder Maria Koltakova piloted an Su-34 flight simulator in her native city of Voronezh, Russia. Read Full Article a...

Iran has signaled that it will not scale down its nuclear program until Washington removes its unilateral sanctions, in an apparent rebuke of a new proposal reportedly being prepared by the Biden administration. Read Full Article at RT....

Canada has suspended its use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for those younger than 55, pointing to safety concerns following a number of reports of serious blood clotting among recipients in Europe. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes division is on the lookout for a suspect who was seen savagely beating an elderly Asian woman in Manhattan’s Midtown, also reportedly shouting racial epithets during the attack. Read Full...

A man who spent 39 years in prison for “executing” an off-duty officer is now sitting on a police reform panel ordered by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The slain officer’s family and the NYPD aren’t the least bit happy about i...

Governor Ron DeSantis said he will take executive action to ban ‘vaccine passports’ across Florida, blasting the concept as invasive and unnecessary as the White House takes a bigger role in organizing private-sector Covid passes. R...

US prosecutors have escalated their case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, alleging that she sexually trafficked a 14-year-old girl for pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse at his home in Florida. Read Full Article at...

Former US President Donald Trump has fired back at his coronavirus advisers, accusing Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci of self-promotion, avoiding blame for bad pandemic advice and claiming credit that was rightly his. Read Full A...

President Joe Biden called on states to halt easing of Covid-19 rules and reinstate mask mandates in places where they've been lifted amid a nationwide rise in infections, saying, "it's the only way we ever get back to normal." Read Ful...

The writer of popular children’s series Captain Underpants has run afoul of the woke brigades. Author Dav Pilkey has been forced to apologize for “harmful racial stereotypes” about Asians supposedly found in a 2010 series spinoff....

Lawyers for Nike have filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in a US federal court against the Brooklyn-based company MSCHF, after backlash over the controversial ‘Satan Shoes’ made using its design – which have already sold out. ...

A majority of Americans have expressed concern over cancel culture in a new poll released just as public figures like Piers Morgan have claimed to have fallen victim to the phenomenon. Read Full Article at RT.com

Nearly three weeks on from Texas ending its mask mandate and other Covid-19 measures – leading to Governor Greg Abbott being called a murderer by media and politicians – there's no sign of the sky falling on the Lone Star State. Rea...

The US State Department has pledged a $10 million reward for information on a Hezbollah operative convicted by a UN-backed tribunal of murdering Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, more than a decade ago. Read Full Article ...

Two key members of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet have resigned. Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva gave no reason for departure, while Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo faced backlash from the parliament. Read Full...

MyPillow CEO and vocal Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell has attracted backlash and mockery after continuing to deny the results of the 2020 presidential election. He also detailed ‘Frank’, his upcoming social media platform. Read...

Manchester City have confirmed that Sergio Aguero will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season, with the Argentine heavily linked to a potential move to a host of European giants. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Nike has taken steps to distance itself from the blood-injected ‘Satan Shoes’ promoted by rapper Lil Nas X, saying it didn't make or endorse the product, but skeptics were more swayed by the iconic Swoosh logo on the sneakers. Read ...

People who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 pose a lower risk of passing the virus on, while those infected naturally can get sick again in rare cases, the EU's infectious disease agency said in a review of multiple studies. Read F...

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Katia Aveiro has attacked Portugal's media in the fallout from Saturday's goal-line World Cup qualifier scandal. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has signed a deal with British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to produce up to 60 million doses of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An Amazon security engineer is reported to have believed that one of the company's official Twitter accounts had been hacked after it made “unnecessarily antagonistic” posts attacking Democratic Party politicians and critics. Read F...

A group of Icelandic volleyball players got together for a knock around this weekend, with the formidable backdrop of a volcano spewing out lava. Read Full Article at RT.com

Twitter’s blue check vanguard has ripped into Pulitzer Prize winner Glenn Greenwald for criticizing a USA Today reporter's debut article that points a finger at crowdsourced fundraising sites used by Capitol rioters for defense. Read ...

Just before the jury had been sworn in and opening statements delivered in the trial of former cop Derek Chauvin, George Floyd’s brother Philonise said his family believes it is a “slam dunk” murder case. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a stark warning after the country hit the unwanted milestone of 30 million Covid-19 cases on Sunday, amid a significant rise in new infections. Read Full Art...

Dethroned UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic has issued a first public statement since his crushing KO defeat to Francis Ngannou in their title fight at UFC 260 in Las Vegas last weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pope Francis has conveyed a personal message to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who remains incarcerated in a British maximum security prison battling possible extradition to the US, the publisher’s partner has said. Read Full Artic...

Prominent Russian rhythmic gymnast Karolina Sevastyanova has impressed her fans by proving she's still in top form – despite retiring from professional sport almost nine years ago. Read Full Article at RT.com

Attacks that killed 55 people in the northern Mozambique town of Palma, an area worth billions of dollars to gas companies, have reportedly been claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) via its Amaq news agency. Read Full Article at...

The US is pushing ahead with plans to impose tariffs of up to 25% on a number of UK exports in retaliation for a recently-announced British tax on tech firms, according to details released by the Biden administration. Read Full Article ...

CNN is being accused of pushing propaganda after publishing a fawning news ‘analysis’ attempting to explain that President Joe Biden’s recent poll success is due to him doing “popular things” on “popular issues." Read Full A...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel have announced they will visit Turkey on April 6, amid tensions over Ankara’s crackdown on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). Read Fu...

People trying to get out of Myanmar amid a violent military crackdown on dissent after the February 1 coup are being refused entry to neighboring Thailand and India, activists and media reports claim. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Italy must recognize Crimea as Russia if it wants to be allowed to export parmesan into the country. That's according to the head of the Cheese Industry Union, who responded to Rome's plea to Moscow for a change in the law. Read Full Ar...

Argentine football star Paulo Dybala and pop princess girlfriend Oriana Sabatini have had their version of the viral 'one-arm lift challenge' deleted by TikTok after the pair’s effort appeared to fall foul of regulations. Read Full A...

The Palestinian Authority received 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from China on Monday, a shipment Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila said would “greatly contribute to accelerating the vaccination campaign.” Read Full Article at RT.com...

Are you having trouble falling asleep at night, or can’t sleep as well as you used too? Don’t be surprised – fewer than one in 10 adults in the UK are managing to sleep well during Covid lockdowns, researchers say. Read Full Artic...

A Russian court on the Crimean peninsula has sentenced a pensioner to 12 years behind bars for high treason after being found guilty of sending information about the country's Black Sea fleet to Ukrainian military intelligence. Read Ful...

Welsh football star Gareth Bale has been accused of using Tottenham Hotspur as a "gym", but has confirmed he will return to Real Madrid at the end of his loan. Read Full Article at RT.com

US carrier Southwest Airlines announced on Monday an agreement to buy 100 of Boeing’s 737 MAX 7 planes as it plans to retire older jets. It is the largest order for the troubled jet since its grounding in 2019. Read Full Article at RT...

Oliver Dowden, the UK minister for culture, has promised to make speech that is “illegal on the street” illegal online and to fine social networks “up to 10%" of their revenue if they don't cooperate with removing racist content. ...

The White House has chosen to give Vice President Kamala Harris a prominent spot on its website, departing from norms set by the last two administrations and adding fodder to those who think she is calling the shots. Read Full Article a...

Russia’s Ministry of Education has the go-ahead for schools to use a new history textbook edited by a controversial aide to President Vladimir Putin known for supporting a conservative and ‘patriotic’ education. Read Full Article ...

Irish cyclist Sam Bennett has blamed a vomiting incident during a race in Belgium on eating too much. Read Full Article at RT.com

The world’s most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin has crossed the $58,000 level for the first time in a week. The rally comes as global payment giant Visa announced its first direct transaction in a cryptocurrency. Read Full Article at ...

Norwegian ski jumping champion Daniel-Andre Tande has come out of a coma after surviving a horrific crash during training at a World Cup event in Slovenia’s Planica last week. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Dutch court has begun hearings in a case filed by Afghan civilian survivors of the 2007 battle of Chora. The engagement between the Taliban and Dutch troops, who allegedly used excessive force, left at least 80 civilians dead. Read Fu...

Former Belarusian presidential candidate Viktor Babariko, who was jailed last year for corruption charges considered by many to be politically motivated, has announced the creation of a brand new party called 'Vmeste' (Together). Read F...

Boris Johnson’s spokesman has dismissed rumours that the UK will share vaccines with the Republic of Ireland in an attempt to allow Northern Ireland to end its lockdown without the risk of importing infections from its neighbour. Read...

Dutch news crews were attacked in two towns on Sunday while interviewing members of protestant churches that defy the Covid-19 restrictions. One man was arrested on suspicion of driving a car into a journalist. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Former France and Arsenal hero Thierry Henry has spoken out after his decision to quit social media, claiming it is not “safe” and that some users are being driven to suicide by others who use platforms as a “weapon.” Read Full ...

The giant container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, throwing global trade into chaos, has been refloated, the chairman of the authority in charge of the waterway has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UEFA officials have blamed Portuguese and Serbian football authorities for leaving Cristiano Ronaldo fuming over a controversial goal-line incident at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

Nigel Huddleston, the UK’s minister for tourism and sport, was criticised for telling Brits to call out their friends and family when they see them doing something “odd” like hugging a loved one, as lockdown rules begin to ease. R...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the international community should come together to make a new formal pact governing the use of the internet. It would ban potentially hostile actions in order to maintain peace online. Read Ful...

The father of Ivan Zhdanov, a key member of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny's team, has been detained on abuse of power charges. The activist, who's based abroad, claims that President Vladimir Putin is behind the arrest. Read ...

China has sent a squadron of military aircraft including fighter jets past Taiwan, its defense ministry has said, in the latest allegations of a Chinese show of strength in the region. Beijing has not confirmed the claims. Read Full Art...

The Philippines has implemented a week-long lockdown from Monday in Manila, the country’s economic center. The government warned that the measures could be extended if they fail to halt a surge in Covid-19 cases in the region. Read Fu...

Be it the stage at a GOP mega-event or a relatively small wedding party he hosts at his Mar-a-Lago club, no platform is too small for former president Donald Trump to tell the audience how things are worse without him in office. Read Fu...

Catalonia's daily newspapers fill their pages with talk over landing generational talent Erling Haaland, but Barcelona and their fans could get a wake-up call over the hard facts of their dire financial situation. Read Full Article at R...

The world’s largest integrated shipping company has warned that the Suez blockage has already triggered a series of further disruptions and the ramifications on shipping and the global supply chain may take months to unravel. Read Ful...

International payment system Visa has announced that it’s testing the ability to settle payments in USD Coin (USDC), becoming the first major payment platform to accept transactions directly in the stablecoin. Read Full Article at RT....

No new coronavirus-related fatalities were recorded in London on Sunday, marking the first time in six months that the UK capital has not registered daily deaths attributed to the disease. Read Full Article at RT.com

German boxer Cheyenne Hanson has displayed the horror head swelling that caused her contest with Ukraine’s Alina Zaitseva to come to a premature conclusion at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

A top economic aide for the South Korean president has been forced to step down after it emerged the official sharply increased rent on his Seoul apartment just a few days before legislation to cap such increases was introduced. Read Fu...

The world faces severe problems of debt sustainability in the wake of the coronavirus crisis that have not been properly understood or addressed, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Financial Times. Read Full...

The prospect of sleeping all the way to Mars will need to overcome one critical Earthbound reality – the human heart needs high-intensity exercise to offset the effects of zero gravity, researchers say. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Indonesian police have identified the suspects in Sunday’s church suicide bombing as a recently married couple with suspected jihadist ties. Families have been involved in some major terrorist attacks in the region. Read Full Article ...

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev was forced to play through the pain in the fourth round of the Miami Open, defying crippling leg cramps to defeat Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. Read Full Article at RT.com

International pharma giant Servier has been convicted in France of aggravated fraud and involuntary manslaughter after thousands took the company to court over the effects of a drug that was sold as weight loss medication. Read Full Art...

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament has warned that the country is in severe danger of going under unless a government is formed to address the nation’s problems, including a long-term solution to prevent electricity outages. Read ...

Former cruiserweight and heavyweight king Evander Holyfield has taken to to social media to claim Mike Tyson has backed out of their third fight. Read Full Article at RT.com

Anti-coup protests continue to rock Myanmar, with thousands taking to the streets across the country. The new wave of protest comes after the bloodiest weekend yet, which saw more than 100 people killed. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Dustin Poirier has seemingly confirmed that he is set for a July 10 trilogy fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 264, although fans continue to argue over the Louisiana star’s decision to opt for a bumper payday over a title shot. Read Fu...

US diplomats are struggling to contain and control an “increasingly powerful” China, one of Moscow’s top politicians has said, warning that Washington’s oppositional stance will fall flat with the world’s most populous country...

China has warned Western companies against delving into politics, telling them to avoid making remarks about the alleged use of forced labor in Xinjiang’s cotton industry, as multiple companies face backlash and consumer boycotts. Rea...

North Korea has accused the UN Security Council (UNSC) of double standards for labeling Pyongyang’s latest missile tests as a violation of UN resolutions, stating it’s an attempt to remove the “right of our state to self-defense.�...

One of the largest cybersecurity breaches on record reportedly compromised the email account of the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it has been revealed, as new details on the hack emerge. Rea...

A British minister has warned the public to remain cautious and be sensible, as the English Covid restrictions on staying at home are removed, allowing small groups to mix outdoors and cross-country travel to resume. Read Full Article a...

The price of crude oil slumped more than 2% on Monday following news from the Suez Canal that salvage crews have managed to move the giant container ship that has been blocking the vital global trade passage for nearly a week. Read Full...

Ben Askren’s boxing bout with YouTuber Jake Paul continues to drag up past rivalries, as the former MMA welterweight fired shots at Jorge Masvidal – the fighter who handed him the fastest KO defeat in UFC history. Read Full Article ...

Animals could become the next frontline in the battle against coronavirus, the scientist who headed the development of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has warned, saying the deadly pandemic may not yet have reached its full potential. Read...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that the sanctions-hit nation may pay for much-needed coronavirus vaccines with oil amid a rising number of infections and concerns about new strains of the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Tough new jail sentences should be introduced for those found guilty of insulting Russia’s president, one of the country’s most influential MPs has argued, citing public outrage over a worsening war of words with the White House. Re...

One of the wealthiest people in Europe, Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, was identified as one of the victims of a fatal helicopter crash in Alaska’s backcountry. He and others were on a heli-skiing tour. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The preliminary findings of a probe carried out by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that coronavirus was likely transmitted to humans by animals, and did not come from a lab, according to media reports. Read Full Artic...

The skyscraper-sized container ship that has been lodged sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week was moved from the bank of the canal, but is not completely afloat yet, the ship’s owner said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US Strategic Command sent the Twittersphere into panic mode after it tweeted out an assortment of characters which some feared could be the nation’s nuclear codes. They later asked everyone to disregard the now-deleted post. Read Full...

Pouring gasoline on the debate over the ‘Satan’ sneakers, South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem blasted the product, and went on to cite the Bible in a war of words with the rapper behind the devil-themed shoe. Read Full Arti...

UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal has boasted that he "buried" Ben Askren in the fastest UFC knockout ever and said that Askren "represents crotch sniffers" rather than MMA, lashing out after helping Jake Paul prepare to box against him. Read ...

Russian driver Nikita Mazepin has suffered the worst possible start to the new F1 season, hitting a barrier in a race-ending crash at the first grand prix in Bahrain before being the subject of online mockery over his misery. Read Full ...

A new poll has revealed Joe Biden is struggling for the approval of Americans when it comes to the migrant surge on the US/Mexico border and his handling of gun violence. Read Full Article at RT.com

A black deputy mayor of Paris, Audrey Pulvar, has sparked controversy online after she said white people should remain “silent spectators” if they attend meetings where people of color discuss racism. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An oil refinery, located in West Java province of Indonesia, has caught up fire amid reports a loud bang was heard before the facility went up in flames. Some 950 people have been evacuated, and several have been injured. Read Full Arti...

White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is continuing to warn people about the dangers of Covid-19, this time recommending kids remain masked around one another. Read Full Article at RT.com

Legislators in New York have agreed to legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults, and to allow its sale in the state. It may be up to two years before it can actually be sold, however. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic's wife has taken to social media to put fans' minds at rest following his brutal knockout at the hands of Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 on Saturday, posing next to the bruised fighter in hospital. Read Full Art...