Nepalese officials have said that 11 people have died after flooding and landslides, triggered by heavy rain, swept across the country. Chinese and Indian workers are among the dead and 25 remaining missing. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

China's outbound direct investment (ODI) into countries involved in the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has continued to increase, expanding 13.8% year-on-year in the first five months of 2021 to $7.43 billion. Read Full Articl...

A drunk Scotland fan was knocked down by a motorbike as he staggered into oncoming traffic on a London street ahead of the Euro 2020 match against England on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

South Korea will use Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as the second dose for 760,000 people who have already been administered the AstraZeneca shot, joining a growing list of countries that have mixed the two jabs. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka will skip Wimbledon as she continues her break from the sport for mental health reasons, but will be back to compete at her home Olympics in Japan this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

An entire Portland police crowd control unit voted to disband after a member was indicted on charges stemming from a riot. The officers, who volunteered for the unit, also cited lack of recognition as a reason. Read Full Article at RT.c...

India's fuel demand jumped by 13% in the first two weeks of June, for a first monthly rise since March, suggesting that the worst of the impact of the second Covid wave has peaked and consumption is rebounding. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A top executive at Twitter’s Indian branch has received a police notice asking him to appear for questioning in Ghaziabad, after local authorities said the platform stoked communal hatred by refusing to remove a violent video. Read Fu...

General Mark Milley, the top officer in the US military, downplayed reports that the Pentagon lost track of nearly 2,000 weapons in the 2010s – some later used in crimes – insisting the true figure is “significantly” lower. Read...

Chris Cuomo, the CNN host who once told viewers it was illegal for them to download WikiLeaks documents that might incriminate Hillary Clinton, has thrown down the gauntlet to those who question his veracity. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has deemed racism a “public health crisis” in Chicago, vowing to allocate nearly $10 million in federal coronavirus relief money to create “equity zones” around the city and improve her “anti-racist” pol...

Child slaves trafficked to cocoa plantations in Africa can’t sue Nestle for “general corporate activity” in the US, the Supreme Court has ruled on the same day President Joe Biden declared a new holiday marking the end of slavery....

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza have resumed with a vengeance, with Tel Aviv firing a flurry of missiles into the enclave in response to “arson balloons” as tensions flare up under the new Israeli government. Re...

The suspect in an unprovoked stabbing of a 94-year-old woman in San Francisco had been released by a judge nine days earlier despite his fifth burglary arrest since 2020, leading to renewed criticism of woke criminal justice. Read Full ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is facing criticism after not directly answering a yes-or-no question on whether an “unborn baby at 15 weeks is a human being.” Read Full Article at RT.com

The US embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul has told its staff to work remotely from their quarters after a spike in coronavirus cases saw one local worker die, dozens infected and several others evacuated for medical treatment. Read Ful...

Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu has adopted the strangest narrative in a bid to attack pro-gun conservatives: that the US actually won in Vietnam, and that it’s unpatriotic to say the enemy fought off the US military with cheap rifles. Read Fu...

The Netherlands maintained their 100% record at Euro 2020 as they sealed a spot in the last 16 of the competition with a 2-0 victory over Austria in Amsterdam. Read Full Article at RT.com

Kenneth Kaunda, who became Zambia’s first president after helping to lead a peaceful revolution against colonial British rule, has died at the age of 97 after being treated for pneumonia at a military hospital in Lusaka. Read Full Art...

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis, Missouri couple filmed brandishing a rifle and a handgun at angry protesters that broke into their gated community last June, have agreed to pay fines and forfeit their weapons. Read Full Arti...

The UK must stick to its commitments on Northern Ireland border arrangements after Brexit, the EU Commission has said after London sent Brussels a formal request to suspend an upcoming so-called ‘sausage ban’. Read Full Article at R...

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-New Jersey) shocked some fellow lawmakers – and later social media users – after he attended a Zoom hearing seemingly in his pajamas and at one point even exposing his stomach to the camera. Read Full Articl...

Alleged sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell may still be in what she describes as a filthy jail fit for Hannibal Lecter while she awaits trial, but the British socialite has won a very small victory – receiving $13.70 in court costs. Rea...

Bare-knuckle pair Pearl Gonzalez and Charisa 'Sweetheart' Sigala have taken to social media to share their latest preparations for their BKFC clash, which will take place on a stacked card at the Hard Rock Hotel on June 26. Read Full Ar...

Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo might have gripes with some of the sponsors at Euro 2020, but Ukraine star Andriy Yarmolenko certainly doesn’t – jokingly moving Coca-Cola and Heineken bottles closer to him at a press conference. Re...

With Covid-19 cases on the rise again in Russia, the developers of the pioneering Sputnik V vaccine revealed on Thursday that they have created an upcoming booster shot that's effective against the latest mutations of the virus. Read Fu...

Another group abduction occurred in Nigeria on Thursday, with militants killing a police officer and kidnapping five teachers and an unknown number of students in an attack on a school in the northwest of the country. Read Full Article ...

With fewer than 10% of residents vaccinated and hospital beds filling up as new Covid-19 variants spread, Moscow's Mayor has warned that the Russian capital might be facing a short but very strict lockdown to control the virus. Read Ful...

Social justice warrior and US women's national team soccer star Megan Rapinoe has been dubbed a 'hypocrite' after an old tweet emerged from 2011 in which she appears to mock a fellow professional and Asians. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An internet outage affecting hundreds of organizations, including airlines and banks, was not caused by a system update or a cyberattack, US-based content delivery network provider Akamai has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Philadelphia violated the US Constitution when it ended a contract with Catholic Social Services (CSS) because the group refused to work with same-sex couples as foster parents. Read Full ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) has pardoned citizens in his state still facing fines and other penalties from violating Covid-19 orders issued by local governments. Read Full Article at RT.com

Kevin De Bruyne made an instant impact on his return from injury with an inspired second-half cameo to steer Belgium past Denmark and into the Euro 2020 knockout stages on an emotional day in Copenhagen. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Prosecutors in the self-proclaimed Lugansk Republic (LNR) have accused Roman Protasevich, the activist who was arrested when his plane was forced to land in Minsk last month, of being part of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. Read Full Artic...

Hit by flagging ratings, Australia-based Network 10 has reportedly pitched itself as a voice for “social justice, equality and inclusion” and telling advertisers to “go woke” or risk going broke. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered its warning for cruise ship travelers from the fourth – the highest – to the third level, but still advised those who aren’t fully vaccinated to avoid such trips....

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it will not bring in a minimum efficacy threshold for Covid-19 vaccines. The comment comes after clinical trials showed Germany’s CureVac jab to be only 47% effective against the virus. Rea...

The City of Newark, New Jersey has set off controversy after unveiling a large statue of George Floyd — the African-American man who was killed by police during an arrest last year – outside its City Hall. Read Full Article at RT.co...

An Israeli policeman has been charged with manslaughter over the killing of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem over a year ago, the country’s Justice Ministry has said. He faces up to 12 years in jail if found guilty. Read Full ...

A secret recording of William Braddock, who is running for a congressional seat in Florida, has shocked many with a recording of him seemingly threatening to assassinate his political rival. Read Full Article at RT.com

Hardline Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Brexiteer Paul Givan has been appointed Northern Ireland’s new first minister amid an ongoing row between the UK and EU over the implementation of the post-Brexit protocol for the region. Read ...

Top cabinet officials in the caretaker government of Jeanine Anez plotted a second coup to stay in power in Bolivia, according to leaked documents. The plan allegedly involved hundreds of US mercenaries flown in from Florida. Read Full ...

The Belarusian authorities are reportedly using illegal immigration and refugees from Iraq and Syria as a hybrid weapon against neighboring nation Lithuania, according to the country’s foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis. Read Fu...

The suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured hundreds of others at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England should have been spotted as a threat, a public inquiry into the 2017 attack has found. Read Full Article at RT.com...

French prosecutors have called on a Paris judge to sentence former President Nicolas Sarkozy to six months in prison in his trial over campaign finance violations, less than the year behind bars he had potentially faced. Read Full Artic...

In this special episode of the Keiser Report recorded at Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the dumpster-diving fiat. Read Full Article at RT.com

Court filings suggest that FBI operatives were among the mob who stormed the US Capitol in January, and may have set up the riot. With the riot used as justification for new terrorism policy, the media is downplaying the story. Read Ful...

The internet has reacted after it was announced that the typically hot-headed ex-AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso has left his post as Fiorentina manager just 23 days into the role, with the Italian already linked with Tottenham. Read Fu...

The media image of US President Joe Biden has “nothing to do with reality,” with the American leader being a complete “professional.” That's according to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, speaking a day after the two met. ...

One of the US media’s most outspoken Moscow watchers, writer and activist Masha Gessen, courted controversy by telling American TV viewers that Russians are wary of Covid-19 vaccines as they don’t care about the lives of others. Rea...

Ukraine improved their chances of passing through to the Euro 2020 knockout phases by beating North Macedonia 2-1 in a vital Group C clash at the National Arena in Bucharest. Read Full Article at RT.com

Software antivirus pioneer John McAfee said on Twitter that he is broke and his entire crypto fortune is gone. McAfee has been behind bars in Spain since October 2020, on a US warrant over money laundering and tax evasion. Read Full Art...

The US Supreme Court has rejected a Republican bid to strike down the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Republicans have tried on multiple occasions to get rid of the act. Read Full Article at RT.com

There were contrasting emotions on display among Russian and Finnish fans after the two nations met in their Euro 2020 Group B game in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Released on Thursday, the latest REACT-1 study showed a 50% rise in Covid infections since the last results were released in May, with unvaccinated young people behind the growing epidemic throughout England. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Health officials in Africa have warned that the Covid-19 virus is gaining strength on the continent, with cases rising by more than 20% week-on-week in nearly two dozen countries as the vaccination rate remains woefully low. Read Full A...

A regional court has struck down a ban on the operation of brothels in one of Germany's states, arguing that the improving Covid-19 situation allows for sex workers to return to work. Read Full Article at RT.com

Scientists have found two new types of brain cells after they activated a pool of dormant cells in mouse brains. The discovery provides new insights on brain repair and regeneration abilities, potentially applicable to humans too. Read ...

Three Chinese astronauts have entered the core module of the country’s future space station in a crucial step towards its completion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

The leader of Sweden’s Christian Democrats has said his party will vote in favor of ousting center-left Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence vote, after the Left Party withdrew its support for the government. Read Full Arti...

Moscow has revealed that US negotiators did not request jailed Russian activist Alexey Navalny be included in a possible prisoner exchange, saying he would be ineligible if he is not a US citizen or a foreign intelligence agent. Read Fu...

Berlin police were reportedly attacked as they forced their way into a building occupied by far-left activists after negotiations concerning a fire inspection for the dilapidated squat fell through. Read Full Article at RT.com

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal the 2002 ‘Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq’ (AUMF), which allowed the US military to invade Iraq in 2003 and depose Saddam Hussein. The vote passed 268 to 161. Rea...

The long-anticipated summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, was, a total, if modest, success. Aside from the hype, it achieved its goals of cooling tensions after years of circus antics. Read ...

The unsatisfactory trial results of the German-made Covid-19 vaccine will have no effect on the pace of the national immunization campaign, the country’s government has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cultural preservation charity English Heritage has courted controversy after editing popular children’s author Enid Blyton’s biography on its website to highlight her books’ alleged “racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit...

Rafael Nadal has announced his shock withdrawal from the upcoming Wimbledon Grand Slam and Tokyo Olympics after failing to recover from the physical demands of the recent French Open, where he lost in the semi-finals. Read Full Article ...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday criticizing Canada’s indefinite immigration system for holding detainees in “abusive conditions” that cause psychological damage.  Read Full Article...

New York City mayor candidate Andrew Yang has once again found himself on the receiving end of Twitter outrage after seemingly showing a dismissive attitude to people with mental health problems during a debate. Read Full Article at RT....

The French minister of health has vowed to reopen nightclubs in July but insisted there would be specific requirements as the country recovers from a severe third wave of Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com

Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos has broken down at a press conference to bid farewell to the club, after a trophy-laden 16 years came to an end when a new contract could not be agreed upon with the veteran defender. Read Full Article at...

A man and a woman were shot in the German town of Espelkamp in North Rhine-Westphalia, local media reported citing police. Read Full Article at RT.com

On the surface, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, didn't agree on very much when they met on Wednesday for talks, but getting along isn't actually as important as trying to work together. Read Ful...

Despite the perceived success of Wednesday's high profile Russian-American summit in Switzerland, there's not yet any reason to consider removing the US from Moscow's list of ‘unfriendly countries’, the Kremlin has explained. Read F...

Could the US housing bubble pop like it did in 2008? Professor Richard Wolff shares his analysis of the ongoing housing boom, and what the effects of the hot market could be. Read Full Article at RT.com

Italy star Manuel Locatelli joined Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday night by snubbing Coca-Cola when moving a pair of bottles from the soft drinks giant drink out of camera shot while preparing to hold a Euro 2020 press conference. Read F...

Japan is set to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas one month ahead of the Olympics, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said. Certain “quasi-emergency” measures, however, will be maintained for two more weeks. Read F...

An outing in the skies above Australia’s Northern Territory had an unexpected and extremely nightmarish ending, after an enormous spider dropped onto a pilot as he brought his plane to the ground. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo might have taken the fizz out of Coca-Cola’s share price after shunning the soft drinks giant at a Euro 2020 press conference, but Russia manager Stanislav Cherchesov has no such concerns about the black stuff. Read ...

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced that two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Iran on Thursday, in the fourth and largest shipment of lifesaving jabs. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Australian Department of Health announced on Thursday that it will be limiting the AstraZeneca vaccine to over-60s, days after reports of the second death of someone who received the jab “likely linked” to blood clots. Read Full...

Incredible demand, inflation, and shareholder pressure on oil supermajors to drastically cut emissions could lead to an oil crisis and oil prices above $100 within 3 years, says David Tawil, president of Maglan Capital. Read Full Articl...

A recent surge in Covid-19 infections means the situation in Moscow has deteriorated so rapidly that hospital beds for patients who need to be treated in the Russian capital may completely run out in the next two to three weeks. Read Fu...

It is hard to guess what Vladimir Putin was thinking as he climbed up the steps of his plane on the runway in Geneva on Wednesday, having flown in just hours prior for a summit with his new American counterpart, Joe Biden. Read Full Art...

The South Korean government has granted $900,000 to a UN-led humanitarian aid initiative for Myanmar, which has suffered hugely following February’s coup. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen will be fitted with a heart-starting ICD device as he continues his recovery from the cardiac arrest he suffered during his team’s Euro 2020 game against Finland. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Victoria’s Secret, known for selling the male sex fantasy, is doing some radical rebranding. The lingerie retailer is ditching its angels in favor of female empowerment icons, though some doubt it will save its bottom line. Read Full ...

The UK is considering easing travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated Britons, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman said, adding that the government strives for a balanced decision to not discriminate against anyone. Read Fu...

Lawmakers have dropped hints about the conclusions of a Pentagon probe into ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ after receiving a classified briefing about the investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has launched a digital yuan test program, allowing consumers to spend the digital currency at multiple merchants in the city. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has pilloried US President Joe Biden following his first sit-down meeting with his Russian counterpart as commander in chief, insisting America gained nothing from the meeting and calling it a “good day” for Moscow. Rea...

Exports by one of the largest global economies, India, rose 46% to $14 billion during the first two weeks of June, led by sectors such as engineering, gems and jewelry, and petroleum products. Read Full Article at RT.com

Several of Australia’s largest banks have reported issues with their online banking apps, sparking chatter on social media about what could have caused the large-scale service outage. Read Full Article at RT.com

The impressive growth of Russia’s agricultural supplies to the global market will continue and could reach $30 billion by the end of 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko told TASS. Read Full Article at RT.com

While barring foreign spectators from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19, Japan is aiming to facilitate travel for its own citizens with plans to introduce dual-language vaccination passports next month. Read Full Article at R...

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A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts on board has blasted off from China’s Inner Mongolia in a historic launch that is critical for the completion of the country’s own space station. Read Full A...

The US House has voted to pass legislation that would make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday, meant to celebrate the end of chattel slavery in the country. Republican critics say the law will only fuel “identity politics.” R...

Praised recently as “hope for the unvaccinated world,” a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Germany’s CureVac is only 47% effective against the coronavirus. As its stock collapsed, the company blamed new virus variants. Read Full Artic...

Texans will soon be permitted to carry handguns without a license, with Governor Greg Abbott signing a bill into law that scraps most of the state’s permit requirements despite vocal opposition from police groups and the public. Read ...