The volume of trade between Russia and China is expected to amount to $200 billion in three years, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who says relations between Moscow and Beijing are now at an unprecedented level. Read Full...

Its brown packages and speedy delivery make Amazon the most recognizable shopping service from Toronto to Tokyo but, while the company is taking on TV and trialing drone delivery, it has yet to crack the world’s largest country. Read ...

Cash is becoming a thing of the past, and in the next few decades it will be completely replaced by digital currency. That’s according to the first deputy chairman of Russia’s Central Bank, who predicted the end of physical money. R...

The Pentagon isn’t alone in investigating strange objects spotted in the skies: according to reports, the Chinese military has also been tracking UFOs, and in recent years has registered an uptick in sightings. Read Full Article at RT...

Construction works on the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project will be completed as early as 2025 with sustained financing, according to Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov. Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s Foreign Ministry blasted the resurgent interest in the Covid-19 lab-origin theory, noting that the journalist behind a report about Wuhan scientists falling ill is the same one who peddled lies that led to the Iraq War. Read F...

Brazil’s top health regulator has decided to approve Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine after a controversial delay which Moscow blasted as “political.” Conditions will be placed on the delivery and use of the vaccine, however. R...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that Ottawa and other concerned countries will politicize the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, using the occasion to address China's alleged human rights abuses. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A microbiologist who helped quash claims that Covid-19 leaked from a lab at the start of the pandemic has said "disturbing information" that has since emerged led him to backtrack on insisting the virus started naturally. Read Full Arti...

Apparently taking a page from George Soros-backed progressive prosecutors, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued instructions on how to selectively enforce immigration law to reduce deportations. Read Full Article ...

The Pentagon may not be sure if UFOs are aliens, but it certainly seems to believe in astrology. After shrugging off criticism of its new 'woke' ads, the US Army is doubling down with an Instagram story touting the zodiac. Read Full Art...

The publisher of USA Today has challenged an FBI subpoena ordering it to hand over data on anybody who read a specific story about the fatal shooting of two agents in February, insisting the request violates the First Amendment. Read Fu...

It turns out the Pentagon isn’t any more amenable to flying the pride flag at US military bases under President Joe Biden than it was under President Donald Trump, again denying the LGBTQ+ colors from being raised for Pride Month. Rea...

Conservatives ridiculed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for using the dilapidated condition of her grandma’s Puerto Rico house to score points against Donald Trump. One pundit, however, set about raising some money for poor old abuela. Read ...

A Minneapolis protester attended a riot over a man being shot by police, but he couldn't remember the victim's name. Once reminded of the new martyr's identity, he went on camera to tell his interviewer, “Remember that name.” Read F...

Having social media influencers attend a virtual ‘briefing’ with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki may have sounded like a good idea to someone in the Biden administration, but the public seemed to be ‘meh’ about it. Read Fu...

Seeking approval from the WHO and the EU watchdog EMA is yet another opportunity for the anti-Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V to show the world that it is open and transparent, the head of the fund behind the Russian vaccine told RT. Read Fu...

England’s recent increase in Covid-19 cases is likely caused by the strain of the virus first detected in India, the UK government’s data authority, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said on Friday.chr Read Full Article at R...

Former US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Facebook for extending his suspension from the platform to two years. While criticizing the site’s “censoring”, Trump also strongly signaled a 2024 run for the White House. Read F...

The World Bank has announced it is temporarily cutting its payments to Mali after the Sahel nation’s government was ousted by the military last week in the country’s second coup in nine months. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his first meeting with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, is unlikely to end in a breakthrough, but discussing the most pressing issues could well lay the groundwork for further normalization. Read Full...

President Joe Biden went out of his way to defend Dr. Anthony Fauci, giving his chief medical adviser a vote of confidence as the White House shot down the prospect of firing him amid increasing Republican demands for his ouster. Read F...

TIto Oritz, the now former Mayor Pro Tem of Huntington Beach in California, is free to seek new career opportunities but it remains to be seen if the former UFC champ will sign up to the unique offer presented to him by CamSoda. Read Fu...

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has delivered a tongue-in-cheek jab at returning star Karim Benzema after the Real Madrid man said comparing him to Giroud was like comparing a Formula 1 car to a go-kart. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Police in Assam, India, have arrested 24 people after a mob brutally beat a doctor following the death of a coronavirus patient. Video footage of the shocking beatdown went viral. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Nigerian government has temporarily banned Twitter’s operations in the country after a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari was removed by the social media platform for violating its “abusive behavior” policy. Read Full Artic...

After suggesting it was a surface which left him feeling "like a dog", Daniil Medvedev finally seems to be finding his feet on clay – moving into the French Open fourth round with the help of one incredible return of serve. Read Full ...

Social media giant Facebook has announced it’s suspending the account of former US president Donald Trump for two years, starting from when the freeze began on January 7, and will only reinstate it “if conditions permit.” Read Ful...

Facebook will be investigated by the competition watchdogs of the UK and the EU for allegedly using data from its advertisers to carve out an unfair advantage over rivals, authorities in the two territories have announced. Read Full Art...

The EU has imposed a blanket ban on all Belarusian airlines from entering the bloc's airspace. The move comes in the wake of activist Roman Protasevich’s arrest after a plane carrying him was forced to land in Minsk, last month. Read ...

The EU has informed the World Trade Organization of its alternative plan to the requested intellectual property (IP) rights waiver, which the bloc says will help bolster supplies of Covid vaccines. Read Full Article at RT.com

Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open makes her the perfect vehicle for her vast array of sponsors to signal their support for 'woke' social issues, but their stance is little more than a cynical marketing ploy. Read F...

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova swept past a dejected Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open last 16 for the first time in 10 years, with the Russian whitewashing the third seed in the last set to record the latest shock in Paris. Read Full ...

A leading figure in Alternative for Germany, tipped for victory in a German election this week, Gunnar Beck is attacking the EU’s ‘deeply dangerous’ migration pact before it’s enacted under cover of a feelgood summer. Read Full ...

LBGT charity Stonewall has advised government departments and companies to swap the word “mother” for the gender-neutral “parent who has given birth,” or risk slipping down its exclusive “equality index.” Read Full Article a...

Police in India’s northeastern district of Bokaro, Jharkhand, have arrested seven people who were allegedly trying to sell uranium. The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism officers, according to local media. Read Full ...

Britons, angered by a surge of migrants landing on the UK’s shores this May, have been quick to extol the virtues of a new Danish law which allows the government to deport and process asylum seekers from third-party nations. Read Full...

Russian climate-focused industries are expected to generate annual revenues of more than $50 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Read Full Article at RT.com

A village in the Russian region of Tuva has gone into lockdown after a local was found to have contracted anthrax, according to the district's acting head. Anthrax is a serious bacterial infection that is often deadly to humans. Read Fu...

Lionel Messi issued a heartfelt tribute to the late Diego Maradona before Argentina's first game since his death last year, as a statue of the legendary player was unveiled at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero. Read F...

The Swiss government has announced Covid-19 certificates will be issued to people who’ve been vaccinated, tested negative or recently recovered from infection, to allow officials to begin lifting restrictions on some citizens. Read Fu...

Logan Paul has enough on his plate as he prepares to meet Floyd Mayweather in their exhibition bout this weekend, but even the YouTube megastar couldn’t escape the name on everyone’s lips: diminutive pugilist Hasbulla Magomedov. Rea...

Google has issued an apology after its search engine decreed the official language of Karnataka state as India’s “ugliest”, prompting fury from regional officials. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Germany’s most senior cleric, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis, saying the Catholic Church has reached a “dead end” and claiming “a shared responsibility” over sexual abuse by Church members....

A campaign in the Western media to undermine confidence in Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is harming the formula’s reputation at home and abroad, the head of the investment fund that backed its development has claimed. Read ...

A survey by Berlin pollster Forsa has revealed that almost two-thirds of Germans want an improved relationship with Russia. This comes after a year in which the two countries have cooperated and clashed heads in equal measure. Read Full...

The world’s economy is returning to normal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. He warned that the recovery was uneven and posed other risks, however. Read Full...

A top adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) secretary-general has urged rich countries to share more vaccines with poorer ones, warning that shortages may result in a “failure” to fight the disease. Read Full Article at RT....

No country will be safe until everyone has access to vaccines against Covid-19, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, instructing officials to prepare new plans to allow foreigners to travel to the country to get jabs. Read ...

Chelsea's Champions League-winning coach Thomas Tuchel will be sticking around in South West London for a while longer after he signed a new contract at the club to remain at the helm until 2024. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian doubles specialist Yana Sizikova has been detained in Paris as part of an investigation into suspicions of match-fixing at last year’s French Open, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulator Agency (MHRA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds after a “rigorous review” found the jab to be “safe and effective in this age group.” R...

Bristol’s statue of slave trader Edward Colston, pulled down by Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists last year, has re-emerged as a local museum exhibit, with visitors asked to share what they think should become of the sculpture. Read ...

Work on the first core section of a controversial underwater energy pipeline linking Siberia’s gas fields to Western Europe has already been completed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday in a surprise announcement. Read F...

The Chinese foreign ministry has called on Taipei to accept Beijing’s offer of vaccine assistance and let the people of Taiwan receive Chinese Covid-19 shots as the island faces a domestic spike in infections. Read Full Article at RT....

Tampa Bay Rays Minor League pitcher Tyler Zombro is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after he was hit in the head by a line drive on Thursday which left the 26-year-old convulsing on the mound. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The latest Twitter posts by Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggesting he’s fallen out of love with bitcoin have seen him accused of “trolling” the crypto community and “messing with peoples’ lives,” and generated scores of critical mem...

The chief of South Korea’s Air Force has resigned amid a scandal sparked by the suicide of a female sergeant who was allegedly sexually harassed by a colleague. The military faced accusations of trying to cover-up the incident. Read F...

The photographer who made international news after staging a scandalous shoot on a Dubai balcony is set to cash in on his newfound fame, revealing that he will auction off an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip of the infamous event. Read ...

Ring icon Floyd Mayweather says that he has "trained a little bit here and there" for Sunday's exhibition fight with YouTube star Logan Paul but is confident that his natural ability will see him through against the novice boxer. Read F...

A dozen Australian news outlets have been fined AU$1.1 million (US$855,000) for 21 counts of contempt of court after flouting a gag order that banned reporting of Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse charges in 2018. Read Full Artic...

Neymar is used to facing some rough treatment from opposition defenders but this time it was the Brazil star’s fans who were guilty of going in two-footed – albeit unintentionally. Read Full Article at RT.com

More than 65 agreements between Russia and Qatar have been sealed so far at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), according to Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari. Read Full Article at RT....

Long-awaited in-person talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden, set to take place in Switzerland this month, are a significant step but there is little hope for a thaw in relations. Read Ful...

A makeshift migrant camp in the northern port of Calais has been dismantled by French police, removing several hundred people, including around 30 minors, in one of the largest such operations in months. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Belarusian state TV has aired a so-called confession interview with Roman Protasevich, the formerly exiled activist jailed after his plane was forcefully grounded in Minsk last month. His allies are calling it a “hostage” video. Rea...

Hungary stands by its decision to use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said, adding that it is regrettable that Brussels turned the fight against Covid-19 into a political issue. Read Full Article at RT...

Russia’s compliance with the oil output deal, agreed by the world’s top oil producers, known collectively as OPEC+, was at close to 100% last month – much higher than it was in April, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. Re...

Germany’s state secretary at its foreign office, Miguel Berger, has warned that the EU “cannot work” if member states operate on the basis of “blocking policy,” after Hungary prevented the release of a joint EU statement on Ch...

LeBron James used the pain of the LA Lakers’ first-round playoff exit to plug his new movie ‘Space Jam 2’, suggesting that playing for the ‘Tune Squad’ would take priority over appearing for his country at the Olympics. Read F...

Iran’s supreme leader has said he told his negotiators in Vienna to wait for actions rather than promises as representatives attempt to strike a deal that would see the US and Iran resume co-operation under the 2015 nuclear deal. Read...

Vietnam has approved the use of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s state media reported. The jab became the third to be greenlit by the country, joining AstraZeneca and the Russian-made Sputnik V. Read Full Article at...

EU nations suffer much more from the economic penalties imposed on Russia than Russia itself, says Antonio Fallico, chairman of the board of directors of Banca Intesa and president of the Association Conoscere Eurasia. Read Full Article...

The Japanese government has gifted 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan in an effort to alleviate the island’s supply challenges and slow down a domestic spike in virus cases. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The effectiveness of lockdowns against Covid-19 is still an open question, but shutting down schools and businesses, restricting travel and prohibiting gatherings may have eradicated several strains of flu, a new report alleges. Read Fu...

A quarantine hotel in South Australia state has cleared out an entire floor after a toddler and his mother tested positive for coronavirus, with officials saying the family may have spread the illness into a hallway. Read Full Article a...

A vaccine skeptics group was temporarily locked out of its Twitter account after claiming that it acquired thousands of new emails from White House Covid-19 adviser Anthony Fauci, with the site labeling the post “disinformation.” Re...

While most of the world has moved on from November 2020, Mike 'Pillow Guy' Lindell is continuing to re-litigate the results of the presidential election – in some cases, literally. Read Full Article at RT.com

A vaccine’s approval has nothing to do with the country of origin and due process has to be followed, Hans Kluge, top WHO official in Europe, told RT – months after an emergency use application was filed for Russia’s Sputnik V. Re...

Residents of the central Serbian city of Cacak were roused from their beds by a series of explosions, as the local factory making ammunition for tanks and artillery apparently went up in flames. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group of Republican lawmakers have called on White House Covid-19 adviser Anthony Fauci to testify on the origins of the pandemic, also demanding a briefing on US funding for potentially dangerous research into coronaviruses. Read Ful...

A Virginia gym teacher has sued his school district after he was placed on administrative leave and put under investigation for speaking out against a rule requiring him to address students by their chosen gender pronouns. Read Full Art...

Politicians may soon lose the special status protecting them from fact-checking and censorship on Facebook, according to reports about upcoming policy changes at Mark Zuckerberg’s social media behemoth. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) thinks she has cracked the code on how to reduce violent crime in America: quit building jails. Social media users were left puzzling over her logic. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

France has halted its joint military operations with Mali’s armed forces, the defense ministry has announced, as it seeks to push the Malian military to cede power back to the democratically-elected government. Read Full Article at RT...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order barring Americans from investing in 59 Chinese firms, including telecoms giant Huawei and a plethora of arms manufacturers. The order builds on an earlier decree by Donald Trump. Read Fu...

Campaigners have called for a site used to house migrants seeking asylum in the UK to be permanently shut down after a British High Court ruling that the Home Office had acted unlawfully by using the “filthy” accommodation. Read Ful...

Roger Federer was involved in a tetchy exchange with an umpire at the French Open but still rallied to get through to the third round by beating Martin Cilic. Elsewhere, Russia's Daniil Medvedev also advanced to the last 32. Read Full A...

The Biden administration stood by Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him an “undeniable asset” in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and refusing to comment on the substance of his 2020 emails dealing with the origin of the virus. Read Full...

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has been accused of crocodile tears by the father of the club's all-time top scorer and former striker Sergio Aguero, who left the Etihad at the end of the season following a decade in England. Read F...

The coronavirus variant first detected in India may now account for more of the UK’s Covid-19 cases than any other strain, government scientists have said, after thousands more cases of the mutated virus have been reported. Read Full ...

FC Barcelona and its president Joan Laporta have confirmed reports that under-fire coach Ronald Koeman will continue in the manager's job next season, following widespread speculation he could be replaced by Xavi Hernandez. Read Full Ar...

Norwegian defense officials have met with American embassy staff to express their concerns after the US was accused of spying on NATO ally politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and officials in Norway. Read Full Article...

President Joe Biden has promised that the US will share 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world, the majority through the COVAX initiative. Read Full Article at RT.com

A senior UN official has warned that millions of people in northwest Syria are at risk of disaster if the international community fails to agree to extend cross-border humanitarian operations by next month. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Fight fans appear to be fearing for the safety of YouTuber Logan Paul after his media workout days out from his exhibition match with ring icon Floyd Mayweather left a lot to be desired compared to his experienced opponent. Read Full Ar...

Researchers at an Australian university have been granted thousands of dollars from the government to work on AI-based devices that would help identify individual koalas crossing the roads in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The number of cases of so-called black fungus, or mucormycosis, has almost doubled in Delhi over the past seven days, reaching 1,044 infections, the local health minister has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

The French government’s controversial plans to reform the country’s pensions system cannot go ahead as intended due to the impact of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been offered a contract by Russian lower-league outfit Legion Dynamo Makhachkala, after the star issued a ‘come-and-get-me’ plea by posting footage of himself scoring. Read Full Article at...