London has defended the UK’s decision to send a strike group, including its new £3 billion aircraft carrier, to the East Asia to visit allies and take part in exercises, claiming it is not being “provocative” towards China. Read ...

A report claiming that Boris Johnson exclaimed that he would rather allow a surge in deaths than place the UK in another lockdown has enraged pundits. The government has strongly denied the claims. Read Full Article at RT.com

Seoul says two domestic vaccines may be used in its national immunization campaign against Covid-19. The country already has more than enough contracted doses to immunize its entire population, but it fears supply disruptions. Read Full...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office has said it would be wrong to dwell on criticism leveled by former US leader Donald Trump, who cast doubt on Moon’s leadership and negotiating skills. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fans of the late actor Chadvick Boseman tweeted their fury at the Oscars after the ‘Black Panther’ star failed to win the Best Actor award. The show conspicuously changed the running order, making it the final category. Read Full Ar...

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying 36 satellites, produced by the British firm OneWeb, has successfully blasted off from Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country's Far East. Its payload is poised to help expand global internet coverage. Read Fu...

Former Peruvian president Martin Vizcarra has said he has Covid-19 and is symptomatic, nearly two months after provoking a major political crisis when it was revealed he’d received a vaccine as part of a clinical trial. Read Full Arti...

Newly released dashcam footage shows Michigan lawmaker Jewell Jones trying to wield his political influence, even threatening to call Governor Gretchen Whitmer, as state troopers try to arrest him after an alleged drunken crash. Read Fu...

Pizzagate 2021 isn't about pedophiles or satanic rituals; rather, the political controversy this time is over the way that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis eats pizza – an image that's too triggering for some Democrats to stomach. Read F...

Former US national women’s team soccer player Lori Lindsey has found a connection between white supremacy and state laws banning biological boys from competing in girls’ sports – but she can’t seem to explain it. Read Full Artic...

Some 200 people in northern Germany have been asked to take Covid-19 antibody tests again after it was revealed that a nurse’s blunder led to several patients being injected with normal saline instead of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab. Read ...

Politicians and pundits from both sides condemned a Washington Post probe into Sen. Tim Scott’s claim that his ancestors picked cotton. Scott emerged from the scandal a household name, but the MAGA crowd isn’t sold on him. Read Full...

Football fans didn't miss a beat when images appeared of Spurs' Son Heung-min in tears upon the final whistle of his team's Carabao Cup Final defeat to Manchester City, comparing the South Korean star to a viral meme. Read Full Article ...

Hungary is one of the few countries using all the main Covid-19 vaccines. A study conducted by Budapest, based on the number of people who've been vaccinated and then been infected or died, shows good news for Russia's Sputnik V Read Fu...

Iran’s Armed Forces chief, Mohammad Bagheri, stopped short of directly blaming Israel for Saturday’s attack on an Iranian oil tanker off Syria, but has threatened the Jewish state with an unspecified response. Read Full Article at R...

Manchester City welcomed fans back to English football as they secured the first silverware of the season with a late Aymeric Laporte strike enough to clinch their fourth successive Carabao Cup at the expense of Tottenham. Read Full Art...

Fans feared for Lionel Messi after the Barcelona maestro was the victim of rough treatment from Villarreal midfielder Manu Trigueros, who was handed a straight red card for a lunge in the teams’ La Liga encounter. Read Full Article at...

When searching for hitherto unidentified animals in the darkest depths of the oceans, researchers expect to find grisly, alien-like species but, recently, they encountered an altogether cuter new creature: a Dumbo octopus. Read Full Art...

A day after throngs of furious Manchester United set ablaze an American flag outside Old Trafford, Red Devils fans have upped the ante in their campaign to compel the Glazer family to sell their stake in the world famous club. Read Full...

Moscow is putting together a list of unfriendly nations and the US is "obviously" going to be on it, the foreign ministry has revealed. The blacklist is in response to the recent unfriendly moves by the Americans and their allies Read F...

British agents are monitoring the world’s largest polluters, particularly China, to ensure that they are honouring their international commitments regarding the environment, Richard Moore, the head of MI6, has disclosed. Read Full Art...

A majority of Americans approve of Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, and the president has been treated to glowing media coverage. But behind the poll numbers might be a different story. Read Full Article at RT.com

The prices of commodities have soared over the past 12 months, seriously affecting consumer-staple companies which, in turn, are expected to pass rising costs onto consumers. Read Full Article at RT.com

An oxygen canister explosion at a Baghdad hospital has been caught on CCTV. While the blast itself was minor, the panic and fire that followed left at least 82 people dead and dozens injured. Read Full Article at RT.com

The wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok and its developer ByteDance are facing a class-action lawsuit in Britain, seeking billions in damages for allegedly collecting personal data on millions of European kids illegally. Read Full A...

Ever eager to remain in the spotlight, it didn’t take long for Conor McGregor to embark on a Twitter spree in the wake of UFC 261 – but fans had a word of caution as the Irishman targeted welterweight king Kamaru Usman. Read Full Ar...

The unexpected retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov may have robbed fight fans of a monumental showdown between the undefeated Russian and Kamaru Usman, who took another step towards welterweight GOAT status at UFC 261. Read Full Article a...

Alabama has adopted a new law that bars public schools from allowing transgender girls to participate in female sports, rekindling debate about the controversial measure, which has been embraced by other conservative states. Read Full A...

A group of 15 French volunteers left a cave on Saturday after a gruelling 40-day stint without any sense of time, in an experiment to test human adaptability to isolation. Read Full Article at RT.com

No evidence to back up claims of Russian involvement in a 2014 explosion at an arms depot has emerged, the Czech president has said, urging a proper investigation of an incident that has caused a major diplomatic spat with Moscow. Read ...

Dana White, Daniel Cormier and the capacity crowd in attendance at Saturday's UFC 261 weren't shy in letting Jake Paul how they feel about the controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer on a night of high drama in Florida. Read Full Article at...

Zhang Weili, who lost her UFC strawweight championship to Rose Namajunas at Saturday's UFC 261, was targeted with a chorus of boos from the Florida crowd, apparently for no other reason than she hails from China. Read Full Article at RT...

The opioid crisis has plagued the US and beyond for years, but researchers at the University of Michigan believe the key to turning the tide may lie within our own bodies, by enhancing our existing painkilling powers. Read Full Article ...

Anderson Silva was among those to send a message of support to UFC middleweight Chris Weidman after he gruesomely snapped his leg – with Silva having endured a similar injury when he faced Weidman back in 2013. Read Full Article at RT...

The Chinese city once the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, Wuhan, has expanded its economy by 58.4% in the first quarter of 2021, a year after Covid-19 paralyzed economic activity in China. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The world’s second-biggest automaker, Volkswagen, said another production hit in the second quarter of 2021 is impending due to the global chip shortage. The projected losses will outpace the damage forecast in January–March. Read F...

The response of the media and pundit class to a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden shows that a meeting between the two leaders is premature and Moscow should step back. Read ...

Photographs of several people wearing Star of David badges during a massive anti-lockdown demonstration in London have riled social media users, many of whom thought the gimmick was in extremely poor taste. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

India has set a new global record of most Covid-19 infections registered in a single day. The nation is enduring a coronavirus “storm,” PM Narendra Modi has said, urging everyone to be cautious and get vaccinated. Read Full Article ...

UFC 261 provided a night of thrills and spills for the 15,000 fans in Florida and many more watching around the world – and Joe Rogan and his fellow commentary team were definitely along for the ride. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

MMA fans have demanded a trilogy fight between Valentina Shevchenko and two-weight Brazilian champion Amanda Nunes, after Shevchenko defended her flyweight title with a dominant win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 261. Read Full Article at ...

As global supply chains and trade recover from the pandemic, Russia is planning to expand both exports and imports in 2021 and beyond, a new forecast from the Ministry of Economic Development shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spanish police have detained a man who allegedly showed up to work and hit the gym while displaying coronavirus symptoms instead of going into quarantine. Police say he infected a total of 22 people, many by proxy. Read Full Article at ...

LeBron James has clapped back at a bar owner in Cincinnati who has reportedly refused to broadcast NBA games until the league expels the Lakers star after his controversial tweet over a police shooting. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The various bodies who govern English football have combined to announce a boycott of social media in response to the continuing trend of players being targeted for discriminatory abuse online. Read Full Article at RT.com

‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas recaptured the women’s strawweight crown as she shocked Chinese champion Zhang Weili with a head-kick KO in their co-main event at UFC 261 in Florida, with Zhang remonstrating that she was ready to fight on. ...

Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title in devastating style as he knocked out Jorge Masvidal in their main event in front of a full house of fans at UFC 261 in Florida. Read Full Article at RT.com

After repeatedly ducking queries about whether the US will lift a ban on the export of raw vaccine materials to India, the White House has vowed more support, but was vague on details, as India reported about 350,000 daily cases. Read F...

MMA fans have recoiled in horror after middleweight veteran Chris Weidman suffered a sickening leg break in his UFC 261 fight with rival Uriah Hall. Read Full Article at RT.com

A presentation by a council worker at a public school near Melbourne left students flabbergasted and parents incensed, after white boys who held Christian beliefs were reportedly told they were “oppressors” by default. Read Full Art...

Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to the country, blasting US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide as a threat to shaky regional peace, while denying him the moral right to “judge historical matters.” Rea...

Migrant children flooding to the US apparently are being given copies of a book written by Vice President Kamala Harris, the “border czar” who has been strangely absent at the front line of the nation’s immigration crisis. Read Fu...

At least 27 people have lost their lives and scores more have been injured in a blaze that ravaged a coronavirus hospital in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The fire was allegedly caused by an oxygen tank explosion. Read Full Article at R...

New York City’s wave of apparently unprovoked attacks on people of Asian descent continued in horrific fashion, with an elderly man seen being repeatedly stomped on the head by an unknown assailant in a video released by police. Read ...

A Werder Bremen player "took one" - or rather three - for the team in a Bundesliga clash this afternoon. Read Full Article at RT.com

A demonstration outside Old Trafford protesting Man Utd's ownership by the US-based Glazer family in the wake of the ill-fated Super League plans has led to at least one United States flag being burned outside the famous stadium. Read F...

Timo Werner ended his two-month goal drought to give Chelsea victory in their clash with Premier League top-four rivals West Ham, but the German was guilty of missing a remarkable chance to make the afternoon more comfortable. Read Full...

UFC fans have reacted with bemusement as Marvin Vettori - and not Robert Whittaker - was handed a rematch against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya three years after losing to 'The Last Stylebender'. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, and has dazzled humanity with incredible images of our universe ever since. To mark its 31st anniversary, NASA shared a rare gem in the form of the star AG Carinae. Read Full Ar...

Russia’s embassy in Belarus has asked Twitter users to choose between two hashtags to describe the three Baltic nations expelling up to two Russian diplomats in “solidarity” with the Czechs. Read Full Article at RT.com

Joe Biden has formally recognized the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as an act of genocide, becoming the first US president to do so since Ronald Reagan and inflaming already strained relations with a strategic ally. Read ...

A suspected drone attack left an oil tanker ablaze off the coast of Syria, the country’s state media said. The tanker was reportedly of Iranian origin. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gary Lineker has blasted a 'tone deaf' Jurgen Klopp, after the Liverpool manager went on a Saturday-afternoon rant related to criticism of the European Super League. Read Full Article at RT.com

In the second big crypto scandal emerging in Turkey this week, the financial watchdog has blocked all onshore bank accounts and arrested staff of Vebitcoin, after opening an investigation into yet another exchange. Read Full Article at ...

Former NBA superstar Charles Barkley has landed in some hot water after comments he made on a live television spot this week in which he appeared to disparage the appearances of women from the US state of Georgia. Read Full Article at R...

Dozens of people due to be vaccinated against Covid-19 using the Pfizer-BioNtTech jab were injected with normal saline instead as the result of an unexplained blunder by French medical workers. Read Full Article at RT.com

Thousands of protesters have descended on London to protest the British government’s ongoing coronavirus restrictions. Though pubs and shops have reopened, stiff limits on gatherings remain in place. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Two Ivy League institutions have gone on the defensive after it was revealed that they used the suspected remains of black children who were killed in an infamous police operation in Philadelphia, as teaching props. Read Full Article at...

A young baseball fan enjoyed a dream first game in the stands by making a fantastic catch during the MLB meeting between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spotify CEO and founder Daniel EK wants to throw his "hat in the ring" to buy Arsenal, as protesting Gunners fans hanged an effigy of current owner Stan Kroenke amid a febrile atmosphere on Friday night. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez – also chairman of the controversial breakaway European Super League – has insisted the project is still alive and that wantaway clubs are trapped by a binding agreement. Read Full Article at R...

An Indonesian submarine that went missing on Wednesday with 53 crew on board has sunk, the country’s navy has said, adding that there is no hope of finding any survivors. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia may slap economic sanctions on the Czech Republic, possibly targeting beer imports among other measures, in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats, the daily newspaper Kommersant reported. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Gina Carano, the ex-MMA champion who was 'cancelled' from her role on 'The Mandalorian' due to controversial social media posts, has shown that she is not to be trifled with after displaying her skills on the shooting range. Read Full A...

To celebrate its national Space Day, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the name of its next Mars rover, Zhurong, after an ancient god of fire on Saturday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conor McGregor has had more than a few high-profile bust-ups with the law in recent years but not in this case, as a 34-year-old English drug dealer was JAILED for dealing Class A drugs while impersonating the notorious Irishman. Read F...

Jon Jones has fired back at Dana White after the UFC president implied that the MMA legend is trying to price himself out of a superfight with heavyweight king Francis Ngannou. Read Full Article at RT.com

An ex-college soccer star is taking her old coach to court over claims he bullied and benched her when she refused to take the knee. Read Full Article at RT.com

American health officials have encouraged “pregnant people” to get vaccinated against coronavirus, saying shots are safe for them. However, it’s not just the scientific credibility of the guidance that has been questioned. Read Fu...

Members of the German gymnastics team have triggered debate on female sporting attire after they opted for full-body suits at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Dozens of former Post Office workers have had their convictions for theft and fraud thrown out after an accounting system used in their branches was later deemed faulty, bringing partial closure to a decades-old legal scandal. Read Full...

France's top officials have reiterated their pledge to continue fighting terrorism in the aftermath of the killing of a policewoman by a suspected Islamist outside of Paris. A terror inquiry into the incident has been launched. Read Ful...

The world's top-ranked men's tennis player, Novak Djokovic, is unwilling to say if he will consider taking the Covid-19 vaccine jab, with the Serb saying that "liberty and freedom of choice" must come first. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Often criticized as a fantasist, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a rather stark and grim assessment of the prospects facing future Mars colonists, saying “a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning.” Read Full Article ...

Russia’s leading gem miner is to sell the largest colorless diamond ever produced in the country. The unique precious stone, weighing 100.94 carats, is predicted to fetch more than $19 million at Christie’s auction in Geneva. Read F...

It was the all-pervasive Kremlin which caused Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to back out of the Super League debacle this week, according to reports in Germany on the latest round of supposed meddling by the Russian government. Read Ful...

Households around the globe have accumulated $5.4 trillion in additional savings compared with 2019's spending patterns, Moody’s has said. That equates to more than 6% of global gross domestic product. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

With pandemics and political turmoil, 2020 is a hard year to beat in terms of drama. But commentators hungry for the spotlight have been given an unexpected helping hand by fears of potential conflict between Russia and the West. Read F...

Russia's Interior Ministry has banned entry to the country for 122 foreign nationals found to have participated in unauthorized protests in Moscow this year. The restricted individuals won't able to return for 40 years. Read Full Articl...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to abandon its ideological approach to foreign policy, arguing that it is wrong of the US to try to model the rest of the world in its own image. Read Full Article at RT.com

In 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first trip to Russia, meeting President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok. Now, two years on, authorities have installed plaques commemorating him and his father, Kim Jong-il. Read Full Arti...

Western countries are living in a grim “fantasy land” they’ve created through years of anti-Russian propaganda, the outspoken Maria Zakharova told RT DE, with any initiative by Moscow – even on Covid-19 – becoming politicised....

The price of palladium, which has been growing steadily, broke an all-time high on Friday, exceeding $2,900 per ounce, according to trading data. Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers behind a novel malaria vaccine have reported that it’s up to 77% effective against the disease, which claims over 400,000 lives a year, making it the first inoculation to meet the WHO's target efficacy. Read Full Article a...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has extended a city-wide state of emergency declared over fears of violent protests, while calling on the public to help “unmask” an “anarchist mob” involved in attacks on police and businesses. Read F...

A hospital system in Houston, Texas has required all staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by summertime, prompting protests from employees, who’ve launched a petition against the mandate as the deadline draws near. Read Full...

The judge in the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin has ordered that jurors' names remain sealed for at least six months for their protection despite their guilty verdict seemingly easing fears over potential violence. Read Full A...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to end hydraulic fracturing by 2024 and phase out all oil and gas drilling in the state by 2045, perhaps currying favor with environmentalists as he faces a likely recall election. Read F...

A number of US banks have unleashed AI-powered cameras capable of both facial recognition and general behavioral pattern analysis, hinting at a wider rollout in retail stores and elsewhere - and a big drop in customer trust. Read Full A...

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine rollout should resume in the US, the CDC and FDA said, but the shot will come with a warning about rare side-effects after blood clotting in recipients prompted a pause on vaccinations. Read Ful...