Virgin Galactic is set to fly its first crewed suborbital flight on Sunday. Blue Origin, which plans a manned mission later this month, dunked on its competitor, arguing its craft is not really a spaceship. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A weekend vaccination drive in Lebanon was postponed due to a blackout at the majority of vaccination centers. The country has been battling with a fuel crisis that caused the power outages. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused the US of violating human rights both at home and abroad, noting that Washington is not only discriminating against minorities in America, but also causing problems in foreign countries. Read Ful...

The net capital outflow from the Russian Federation in January-June this year totaled $28.2 billion, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reported on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Acting FDA head Janet Woodcock has called for an independent probe into potentially inappropriate contacts between FDA staff and a pharma firm, after the agency drew controversy for approving the company’s dementia drug. Read Full Art...

White House Covid-19 adviser Anthony Fauci said Pfizer gave the feds no warning before announcing that it would seek emergency approval for a third vaccine dose, maintaining that, for now, booster shots are unnecessary. Read Full Articl...

US President Joe Biden has changed immigration policy to bar the detention or arrest of “individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing,” according to a recent update from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read Ful...

President Joe Biden has tapped controversial Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India, the White House has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and India have demonstrated “exemplary” cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic and will resist any attempts to discriminate against certain vaccines and types of international travelers, their top diplomats have claimed. Re...

Haiti approached both the US and the United Nations for security aid soon after the murder of President Jovenel Moise, asking them to deploy soldiers to guard infrastructure in the event of unrest, according to multiple reports. Read Fu...

A loud explosion was heard in Tehran, according to multiple witnesses, with Iranian news media reporting that authorities are now investigating a park area in the capital where an “unknown object” allegedly went off. Read Full Artic...

Cybersecurity cooperation between Russia and the US should be regular and professional, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Joe Biden. Yet, Washington has failed to properly outline individual cases, he claimed. Read ...

Vaccinations should be made mandatory for all medical staff and other workers who have contact with people at risk of Covid-19 infection, France’s health regulator has said amid an increase in cases of the Delta variant. Read Full Art...

The effort to prosecute the rioters has become an expensive one, as the federal government is now spending over $6 million to a company to compile a database of footage and documents related to the January 6 event. Read Full Article at ...

Fans have pleaded with Eva Carneiro to return to Chelsea after the former team physio admitted that Euro 2020 is making her enjoy football for the first time since her acrimonious exit following an incident with Jose Mourinho. Read Full...

Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt received major social media backlash after he argued that the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters was more dangerous than 9/11 and will result in more deaths. Read Ful...

Police have taken a man to hospital after Rory McIlory admitted his "surprise" at having one of his golf clubs stolen from his bag in front of him, with world number one Jon Rahm claiming the offender smelled of alcohol. Read Full Artic...

A total of 78 people are now confirmed to have died following the partial collapse of a condominium in Florida last month, after search and rescue workers recovered the bodies of a further 14 victims. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Khamzat Chimaev will fight for the first time in more than a year when he aims to repeat his early victories in Abu Dhabi by taking on Chinese welterweight Li Jingliang, ending the Chechen-born UFC powerhouse's Covid-19 ordeal. Read Ful...

The Netherlands is reintroducing Covid-19 restrictions for nightclubs, restaurants and music festivals in response to a spike in infections among younger people, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Republican challenger Caitlyn Jenner has joined a legal battle in an effort to prevent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-California) from having his party affiliation on the ballot in the upcoming recall election. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Covid-19 vaccines made by Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech are just as effective in people with underlying conditions as the rest of the population, a UK study of one million participants has shown. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has claimed the world is "as divided as she can remember" over "obvious" issues such as mask-wearing and kneeling against racism, adding that big names including Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle back her. Read Fu...

US President Joe Biden has raised the issue of ransomware attacks “by criminals based in Russia” in his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on Russia “to take action,” the White House said. Read Full Articl...

The UK has rejected the EU’s estimate of the Brexit settlement cost included in the bloc’s latest accounts report, which amounts to over €47 billion. It does not reflect the money the EU owes the UK, London argues. Read Full Artic...

UFC badboy Conor McGregor has threatened to break a pink-suited journalist's nose at a heated press conference ahead of his fight with Dustin Poirier this weekend following a wisecrack about the Irishman's recent fighting history. Read ...

President Emmanuel Macron has said France will start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, with the move to be completed by the beginning of 2022 as it restructures its military presence in Africa’s Sahel. Rea...

Nearly all streets in the French capital will have a speed limit of 30 kph (18.6mph) by the end of summer, authorities have announced. Local drivers have already called the move “a disgrace.” Read Full Article at RT.com

A dozen UK cops are under investigation in relation to the conduct of the officer who murdered Sarah Everard earlier this year, the police watchdog for England and Wales has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group of activists has claimed responsibility for draping a sign reading “God Bless Abortions” on a 60-plus-foot Jesus Christ statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, saying the act was a message on abortion legislation. Read Full Arti...

Russians view imprisoned opposition figure Alexey Navalny and his activities in an increasingly negative light, it was revealed on Friday, with many approving of the court’s decision to designate his organizations as extremist. Read F...

Many United States taxpayers were far from pleased after the bipartisan US House Appropriations Committee approved a $3.3 billion security assistance package to Israel at a time when so many Americans are struggling. Read Full Article a...

A top-flight star in the US may have become the world's first footballer to be transfered as a result of not taking a Covid-19 jab, with his club confirming they moved him on after he was "not comfortable" being vaccinated. Read Full Ar...

A request by the lead investigator into the explosion in the Port of Beirut last year to interrogate Lebanon’s security chief over the disaster has been turned down by a minister, a spokesperson and local reports have said. Read Full ...

The giant panda has been moved one level up on China’s extinction threat scale due to its increasing numbers, the country’s conservation chief has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Foreign Ministry has revealed that Moscow is ready to interfere in the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border, noting that it will defend its allies against any possible incursion over the frontier by the Taliban. Read Full Ar...

Australia’s environment minister has come under fire for announcing her intent to appeal a court ruling that found she had a duty to protect children from harmful climate change effects related to a proposed coal mine expansion. Read ...

A football fan who was axed from her job after bosses saw her on TV celebrating during England's win over Denmark at Euro 2020 has admitted she would "do it all over again", while her bosses have said they had "no choice". Read Full Art...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found a link connecting mRNA vaccines, such as Pfizer and Moderna, to rare heart conditions following inoculation, and has recommended that these side effects are listed. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A court in Tel Aviv has made a “precedent-setting” ruling ordering a transsexual woman to be paid nearly $10,000 after she complained of mistreatment at a pharmacy. The chemist spoke to her as to a man, the claimant said. Read Full ...

Two more arrests have been made in connection with the brutal murder of a Spanish gay man, which sparked massive protests this week. The victim, Samuel Luiz, was beaten to death in a suspected hate assault. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

London police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to killing Sarah Everard in March. He faces life in prison and will be sentenced in late September. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ministry of Health in a Russian region less than 1000km away from Moscow has recommended that those vaccinated against Covid-19 refrain from having sex after receiving the jab, declaring it to be too strenuous. Read Full Article at ...

North Korea has canceled shipments of Oxford’s AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine that were due to arrive in the country through the Covax program, citing concerns over potentially fatal, but rare, side effects. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russian UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has named some of the stars who have caught his eye on either side ahead of the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy – and the huge football fan believes speed will make the difference. Read...

Tyson Fury has been blamed for the collapse of his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder after at least one Covid-19 infection in his camp, according to reports – while his opponent is said to have taken two Pfizer jab doses. Read Full Ar...

The price of bitcoin dropped below the $33,000 level on Friday for the first time in over a week, with most other major cryptocurrencies trading in the red. Read Full Article at RT.com

Residents in Australia’s Greater Sydney area are now required to carry identification while outside exercising, so that police can stop them and check whether they are more than 10 kilometers from their home. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The World Health Organization has revealed that it has placed a new Covid-19 strain first discovered in Russia on its online list of variants for monitoring. It joins a selection of eleven other unnamed coronavirus mutations. Read Full ...

Israel’s culture minister blasted as hypocritical the decision of Palestinian actors starring in the film ‘Let There Be Morning’ to protest “apartheid in Israel” by not attending its first screening at the Cannes Film Festival...

Conor McGregor continued his no-holds-barred trash talk with Dustin Poirier before their UFC 264 trilogy, again bringing up the American’s wife at a wild Las Vegas press conference which saw the Irishman aim a kick at his rival. Read ...

A woman who was granted a restraining order as part of allegations against Los Angeles Dodgers' Trevor Bauer told the now-suspended baseball ace to "gimme all the pain", according to a report showing purported text messages. Read Full A...

Beijing will defend the interests of Chinese companies hit by US sanctions, the country’s Foreign Ministry has said. It added that the US only hurts investors and itself when attacking Chinese entities.  Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Tajikistan and its allies will repel any possible Taliban incursion from neighboring Afghanistan, with Russian troops ready to help if needed, a top military official from the Eurasian regional defense bloc, CSTO, has told RT. Read Full...

Former US President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Google and Twitter for removing him from their platforms. Read Full Article at RT.com

Northern Ireland’s Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) has accused the Republic of Ireland of starting a trade Cold War, demanding answers from the UK government and the European Commission (EC) on how to handle its neighbour. Read Ful...

When it comes to online censorship, few voices outside the Western mainstream are safe. Not even a US president. Now, this near-total lack of accountability among tech giants is pushing states to develop sovereign internet spaces. Read ...

At least 52 bodies have been recovered from the rubble after a fire broke at a food and drink factory near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More people are feared to be missing as the blaze continues to rage. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has raised its forecast for the growth of the country’s economy in 2021, despite new administrative restrictions on business activity due to the third wave of the pandemic. Read F...

The Taliban said they have completely seized Islam Qala, a border town in the western Herat province through which lucrative trade with neighboring Iran flows. Afghan officials there reportedly fled to Iran for safety. Read Full Article...

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has developed a new model of shoes for female military personnel participating in the country’s Independence Day parade after a high-profile scandal erupted over women being forced to march in heels. Rea...

The South Korean government has put in place a tough semi-lockdown for the greater Seoul area. The country is facing its fourth wave of Covid-19, with daily infections surging to their highest-ever levels. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Twitter Inc.’s unit in India has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and is to assign other executives in the nearest future in order to comply with the country’s new IT regulations. Read Full Article at RT.com

Haiti’s national police force has claimed that two Americans and 26 Colombians were responsible for the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, while Taiwan has confirmed that 11 arrests were made at its diplomatic compound. Read Fu...

US health regulators have said that a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine is unnecessary “at this time,” but noted that could change with new data, after Pfizer revealed plans to seek emergency authorization for a booster shot. Read...

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks have struck the California-Nevada border area, triggering a rockslide in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and reports of shaking from San Francisco to Carson City. Read Full ...

New York’s subway tunnels have become canals as the city faces a major bout of flash flooding that has engulfed roads and freeways and left some stranded motorists in need of rescue after hours of heavy rainfall. Read Full Article at ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has scaled back the prescribed uses for a new Alzheimer’s drug, now limiting it to “mild” dementia cases, after several health advisers resigned in protest over a rushed approval process. Read F...

Austria is reeling from a tragedy that saw a 13-year-old girl die after being drugged and gang-raped. Yet a local feminist group seemed more enraged by media reporting the suspects’ nationality and casting a shadow on refugees. Read F...

As Boris Johnson’s government plans to lift all Covid-19 restrictions on July 19, some groups are campaigning against the move, while a new poll shows that a significant number of Britons want some measures to stay permanently. Read F...

The US Office of Director of National Intelligence seems to have inserted two people with disabilities into a stock photo of a multicultural workplace, then used it as the cover for their report on diversity, inclusion and equity. Read ...

Michael Avenatti, a lawyer best known for representing Stormy Daniels and appearing frequently on CNN, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of trying to extort Nike. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in gunfights between police and gangs on the streets of Caracas, local media in Venezuela reported on Thursday. The street battles have raged since Wednesday. Read Full A...

The stunning partner of tennis star Marton Fucsovics has been at the center of a blazing cancel culture row after being described as "very pretty" by a former champion during a BBC broadcast from Wimbledon, outraging some viewers. Read ...

Two more suspects have been arrested over the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise a day earlier, police have said, taking the total number held to six. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Joe Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan, denying any parallels with Vietnam and saying he was confident the Afghan government could hold off the Taliban with continued help from Washington. Read Fu...

Throughout the lucrative fight career which has seen Conor McGregor become one of combat sports' most bankable stars, he has rarely been far from UFC gold – but can the Irishman's brand survive another crushing defeat? Read Full Artic...

Donald Trump has revealed that he plans on and is committed to giving a deposition in the recently announced class-action lawsuit against the Big Tech companies Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Read Full Article at RT.com

As part of a new recruitment program, budding WWE superstars, corporate gig-hunters and part-timers alike can find work by uploading short video CVs to “creatively and authentically showcase their skillsets and experiences.” Read Fu...

The Tunisian health system has collapsed under the pressure of Covid-19, the country’s health ministry has said, with overwhelmed hospitals struggling to provide care amid a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. Read Full Article at RT...

The hyped third showdown between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be scrapped just weeks before it is due to take place in Las Vegas because of a Covid-19 outbreak in the champion's camp, a report has strongly suggested. Read Full Art...

Huddersfield forward Kenny Edwards is facing a 10-game spell on the sidelines after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of "inserting his finger up the bottom" of an opposing player during a recent game. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Germany has registered more than 3,800 symptomatic Covid-19 cases among people that were fully vaccinated against the disease since February, the nation’s disease control and prevention agency, the Robert Koch Institute, said. Read Fu...

A Californian woman has been pulled out of her tent and killed by a grizzly bear in Ovando, Montana, where she was staying the night during a long-distance biking trip. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, has suspended all outdoor sport until further notice as the city authorities seek to repel a surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly from the south of the country. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK hit a Covid milestone on Thursday, surpassing five million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, as officials reported a new single-day increase of 32,551 infections, along with a further 35 fatalities. Read Full Article a...

More than 100 scientists and doctors have written a letter slamming the UK government’s decision to lift all Covid restrictions in England on July 19 as “unethical”, with cases rising and vaccines not yet giving herd immunity. Rea...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has raised some eyebrows after declaring that it’s “absolutely the government’s business” to know whether or not citizens have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Read Full Art...

YouTube mistakenly penalized the channel of satirist and political commenter Matt Orfalea over an old fake ad calling Starbucks coffee “insanely overpriced beverages for psychopaths.” Or was it over his criticism of censorship? Read...

Celtic's Scotland international striker Leigh Griffiths has been sent home from the club's training camp in Newport after police launched a probe into allegations that the footballer had been acting inappropriately online. Read Full Art...

Police say they have arrested a man after a footballer hit his head on the pavement when he copped a knockout blow during a street fight in the US, with footage appearing to show him accusing his assailant of insulting his mother. Read ...

Calls from a French minister not to register the Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines in the EU are “unacceptable” and “neo-Nazism.” That’s according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who slammed Paris for “racis...

The head of South Korea’s intelligence service, Park Jie-won, has revealed at a mass held at Sanjeong-dong Catholic Church that the country is working with the Vatican to arrange a visit by Pope Francis to North Korea. Read Full Artic...

Health chiefs in Ireland are in a “real race” to vaccinate the population against Covid-19 amid the threat of an increasing number of cases of the Delta variant of the virus, the country’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. ...

Lithuania’s prime minister has revealed that Vilnius is planning to build a barrier on its border with Belarus as a way of curbing migration across the frontier, which has seen an increase in illegal crossings in recent weeks. Read Fu...

A bookstore was fined for selling a kid's picture book depicting LGBT families in Hungary. Officials argued that the store has failed to properly warn customers about the book's content. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conservative commentator Candace Owens has received her latest outpouring of hate and ridicule on Twitter after saying her family members will not get immunized against Covid-19 and her employees would be treated accordingly. Read Full ...

Fans will not attend the Olympics following a spike in Covid-19 infections in Japan, with minister for the games Tamayo Marukawa announcing that plans to allow spectators have been ditched just two weeks before the action begins. Read F...

Mermaids, a controversial UK charity which helps transgender youth, has been fined £25,000 after it unknowingly exposed nearly 800 pages of personal emails containing the private information of trans children and their parents. Read Fu...

Trials of a four-day workweek in Iceland were an overwhelming success, according to UK think tank Autonomy, which concluded that worker productivity did not suffer and even improved in some cases. Read Full Article at RT.com