A British MP has said the government needs to send a clear message to those seeking refuge in the UK, encouraging them to apply for asylum in the European Union, rather than travelling through safe countries to reach Britain. Read Full ...

One of Russia’s oldest airline companies, Rossiya Airlines, has signed an agreement to purchase 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes on the sidelines of the country’s annual MAKS-2021 air show. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Saudi Arabia remained China’s single largest crude oil supplier in June, ahead of Russia, although Saudi shipments to the world’s top oil importer fell by 19% last month amid lower overall imports. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A couple who kept an Indian grandmother as a house slave for eight years have been jailed by a Melbourne court, with the presiding judge expressing astonishment over the pair’s lack of remorse for their heinous crime. Read Full Articl...

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced sweeping reforms of executive war-making authority and rules governing arms sales and national emergencies, in an effort to claw back congressional powers from the White House. Read Full ...

The Tokyo games will be a “celebration of hope” and show what can be accomplished with international co-operation amid Covid-19, said WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, but warned the world was “failing” to resolve the crisis....

Adult entertainment empire Pornhub wants you to know that it’s getting some – culture, that is. Several museums are now reportedly suing the company for hiring fans’ beloved talent to re-enact erotic scenes from famous paintings. ...

Several of the men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer say they were entrapped by the FBI, with government documents suggesting that at least 12 undercover informants played major roles in the scheme. Read F...

An off-duty US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who allegedly flashed his badge and gun while standing outside the Capitol during the January 6 riot has been arrested for entering a restricted area with a firearm. Read Full A...

With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people. Read Full Article at...

A White House official and a staffer for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are exhibiting mild symptoms of Covid-19 after spending time with the delegation of Texas Democrats sheltering in Washington. Both were vaccinated. Read Full Article at...

While some observers may have pondered the wonder of a billionaire flying into space, the suborbital venture by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos triggered US Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) to call for a tax on such travel. Read Full...

Thomas Barrack, a California billionaire who organized Donald Trump’s 2017 presidential inauguration, was charged in New York with acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates and making false statements to federal agents. Read Full...

As floods wreak havoc on China’s Henan province, the military has been dispatched to prevent a dam from collapsing. Floodwaters have already washed away two dams elsewhere in China this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has wasted no time savaging Democrats’ suggestion illegal immigrants receive amnesty as part of a new infrastructure bill, warning it would trigger an epic run for the border if allowed to pass. Read ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos marked his return to Earth by thanking employees and customers of the retail giant for funding his trip to space, setting off critics who accused the billionaire of exploiting the poor and then gloating. Read F...

The Moroccan government used Israeli malware to spy on French President Emmanuel Macron’s phone calls, Le Monde has reported. More than a dozen other French politicians were reportedly targeted in a scheme denied by Morocco. Read Full...

Famous South Korean climber Kim Hong-bin, who rose to prominence after losing his fingers to frostbite three decades ago, has been reported missing during a recent descent from the Karakoram mountains in northern Pakistan. Read Full Art...

In scenes that may infuriate former US President Donald Trump, his successor Joe Biden and legendary quarterback Tom Brady joked with one another about the 2020 election as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House. Read Full Art...

Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood filmmaker whose notorious litany of alleged sex crimes supercharged the #MeToo movement, is being extradited to California to face rape and related charges after delaying tactics finally ran out. Read Ful...

Internet celebrity Hasbulla has pulled out of his long-awaited fight with singer Abdurozik, with claims that he was unable to agree on a satisfactory purse for his services with promotor Askhab Tamaev. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has told Kentucky Senator Rand Paul “You don’t know what you’re talking about,” after Paul accused him of lying about his alleged role in controversial virus research in China. R...

Sukhoi and the Russian military-industrial conglomerate Rostec have revealed a single-engine supersonic stealth fighter. Dubbed ‘Checkmate’, the new design resembles the US F-35, but is intended to be superior – and far cheaper. R...

The world heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk has been confirmed for September 25, with the Brit boxer scaling the heights of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the announcement. Read Ful...

Iran has implemented strict Covid measures on the capital Tehran, closing businesses and government offices in an attempt to control a fifth wave of the virus fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has inspected the brand-new fifth-generation Sukhoi Checkmate maneuverable stealth fighter jet at the country’s annual MAKS Air Show, a plane touted to be a rival to the US’ famous F-35 Lightning. Re...

The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. Read Fu...

The president of Indonesia has announced that coronavirus restrictions will be extended until at least July 25, as Covid-19 fatalities and infections continue to shoot up in the Southeast Asian country. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Branding the Manitoba provincial government “racist,” Canadian indigenous groups have accused it of “distorting history” and spreading propaganda – and demanded it rethink its approach to First Nations issues or resign. Read F...

Virgin tycoon Richard Branson congratulated fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos for a successful flight to the edge of space. The hearty congratulation appears to have ended the recent rocket-waving contest between the pair. Read Full Article...

Russian long jumper Daria Klishina has delighted fans online with a gym photo showing her toned shape ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which finally get underway on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Subway riders in Zhengzhou in China’s Henan province found themselves trapped by rising floodwaters on Tuesday as rivers burst their banks, pouring into streets and disrupting train services after 200mm of rain fell in one hour. Read ...

Photos of a high-ranking Russian traffic cop’s gaudy mansion, including a golden toilet seat and painted ceilings, have gone viral after he was arrested for bribery and abuse of power, along with other police officers. Read Full Artic...

The former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has sparked an explosive war of words with Russian politicians after insisting that Kiev will soon reassert control over the disputed Crimean peninsula, within the coming year. Read Ful...

Conor McGregor is recovering from his horror leg injury and another octagon defeat but the Irishman still has his millions to comfort him as he proudly showed off his new Lamborghini yacht. Read Full Article at RT.com

Many Britons have questioned why the country is facing another migrant crisis after 430 asylum seekers landed on British shores on Monday, just months after the UK finally took back control of its borders from the EU. Read Full Article ...

With Russia’s campaign to inoculate its citizens against Covid-19 being hampered by widespread anti-vaccination sentiment, a local official has proposed introducing penalties for those who call for others to refuse taking part. Read F...

Data released by the UK government has revealed more than one million children in England were absent from school on July 15 due to coronavirus-related reasons – the highest number reported since pupils returned in March. Read Full Ar...

Details of a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with bombs and rockets that will allow it to take out enemy installations, troop formations and moving vehicles have been released by Russian developers on Tuesday. Read Full A...

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered pipeline owners and operators to implement “urgently needed protections” against cyberattacks, in the second such directive since a crippling ransomware attack in May. Read Full Articl...

The capsule carrying Jeff Bezos and the other passengers on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard has successfully landed in the west Texas desert, following the craft’s first crewed trip into space. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport is holding talks with five countries eager to buy the Su-57 fifth-generation multirole fighter, the agency revealed at the MAKS-2021 air show on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Manchester United and France midfield ace Paul Pogba is close to agreeing terms with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, according to shock reports, with the club bolstering their squad for a fresh charge at the Champions League. Read F...

Myanmar politician Nyan Win, an adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has died from Covid-19, his party said. He was jailed alongside other key figures after the February 1 coup, which plunged the country into chaos. Read Full Arti...

The United Kingdom has announced plans to permanently deploy a fleet of naval vessels to Japan, sailing through the South China Sea, as Western countries increase engagement in the Pacific region. Read Full Article at RT.com

Jeff Bezos is launching into space on Tuesday as part of Blue Origin’s first crewed flight to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from his Tokyo 2020 Olympics national team's hotel last week to seek work in Japan has been found, according to local police on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish swimming officials are in the running for a gold medal for blundering after belatedly realizing they had sent too many athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, resulting in six of them having to return home. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Norwegian man who went to extreme lengths to illegally milk the country’s Covid relief program has been nabbed by authorities, but only after he used hundreds of stolen identities as part of his massive fraud scheme. Read Full Artic...

The Toulon prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into a defamatory poster which conflates images of French President Emmanuel Macron and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, amid criticism of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Read Full Arti...

Paratroopers from Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service have manually put out ten hard-to-reach fires in Siberia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park. The parachutists located the flames after jumping from a plane over the forest. Read Fu...

The manufacturers of Taiwan’s Medigen Covid vaccine have announced the next trials for the jab will take place in Paraguay. However, the island’s main opposition party has filed corruption charges against the organization. Read Full...

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the effects inflation is having in the United States, as the Federal Reserve continues to lower borrowing rates and print money. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Olympic Games are due to formally get underway on Friday but the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has not ruled out scrapping the sporting showpiece due to Covid numbers. Read Full Article at RT.com

One of Russia's top lawmakers, Senator Alexey Pushkov, has defended his country's decision to demonstrate the capabilities of a new high-tech rocket system, saying that it is Washington, not Moscow, that is escalating tensions. Read Ful...

An armed man attempted to stab Mali’s interim president, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday morning during prayers at the Grand Mosque in the country’s capital of Bamako amid the Eid al-Adha religious festival. Read Full Article at RT...

Dominic Cummings has claimed that the British PM denied the NHS would be overwhelmed by rising Covid-19 cases last year and was reluctant to impose a second lockdown, as he did not want to “kill the economy” to save the elderly. Rea...

More than 100,000 people have called on the British government to review plans to bring in vaccine passports and prevent discriminatory policies against people who have refused to be part of the national inoculation programme. Read Full...

Major global crude benchmarks Brent and WTI continued to trade below $70 per barrel on Tuesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) and allies reached a deal to raise oil production. Read Full Article at RT...

Forces from Uzbekistan will stage major drills later this month on their country's border with troubled Afghanistan, with Russia sending a contingent of peacekeepers to assist and accompany troops from the Central Asian nation. Read Ful...

The number of Covid-19 deaths in India could be 10 times higher than the government’s official count, according to a study, as a US-based think tank warns the situation is “catastrophically worse” than currently reported. Read Ful...

The disciplinary commission of the Beach Handball Euro 2021 competition has handed the Norwegian women's team a fine for 'improper clothing', after they decided to rebel against wearing bikini bottoms and donned shorts instead. Read Ful...

UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev should stop “copying the homework” of teammate and fellow Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov and “come up with something for himself,” according to Kiwi rival Dan Hooker. Read Full Article at...

The US has blamed Chinese hackers for a major breach of tech giant Microsoft. Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins the program to analyze the accusations and what they mean in an age of growing cybersecurity concerns. Read Full Arti...

The Paris prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into allegations that Morocco’s intelligence agencies used Israeli malware to hack the phones of several French journalists. Read Full Article at RT.com

A cutting-edge anti-aircraft system capable of taking out high-speed fighter and bomber jets has been tested by Russian forces ahead of its deployment to units protecting the country’s airspace, defense chiefs said on Wednesday. Read ...

South Australia has entered a snap lockdown of seven days, joining neighboring Victoria and New South Wales as the third state to implement stay-at-home orders, with half of the country’s population now under restrictions. Read Full A...

UFC president Dana White says Conor McGregor asked the Nevada State Athletic Commission if he could tape his ankles heading into his recent main event fight at UFC 264 against bitter rival Dustin Poirier. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Two decades on, the US government’s escapade in Afghanistan is now drawing to a close. However, history shows the troubled Central Asian nation is unlikely to disappear from the headlines anytime soon as a great global crossroads. Rea...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit out at the US and its allies, claiming their evidence that a spree of worldwide cyberattacks came from China is inconclusive, and slamming Washington for snooping on its partners. Read Full Article a...

Socialist Pedro Castillo has been named Peru's next president, having narrowly defeated right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in a tense runoff election, marred by allegations of fraud, protests, and an extremely long vote count. Read Ful...

Nearly $100 billion has been erased from the cryptocurrency market, with bitcoin dropping to its lowest level in four weeks. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Netherlands has ordered an Italian drug maker to cough up nearly 20 million euros ($23.58 million), after the pharma firm inflated the price of one of its medications by an eye-watering 30,000%. Read Full Article at RT.com

South Korea’s prime minister and defense minister have issued an apology for government failings as hundreds of Covid-19-positive sailors were flown to Seoul after their navy destroyer was plagued by the virus. Read Full Article at RT...

Premier League club Everton have confirmed that they have suspended an unnamed first-team player amid a police investigation, without giving details of the footballer or the circumstances of the case. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences, according to reports in the UK. The player is said to have been suspended by his club. Read Full Article at RT.com

Jeff Bezos is scheduled to make his debut trip into space on Tuesday. The world’s richest man was upstaged by fellow billionaire Richard Branson, who skimmed the outer atmosphere earlier this month. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Amazon has pulled the plug on infrastructure and other services that it offered to Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, following allegations that the company’s spyware was being used to snoop on journalists and activists. Read Full A...

Twitter has slapped Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene with a temporary suspension, saying the Georgia Republican ran afoul of the site’s Covid-19 misinformation policy. Greene rejected the move as state-backed censorship. Read Ful...

Several explosions were heard in central Kabul, Afghanistan on live TV while President Ashraf Ghani and other top officials were offering prayers to mark the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Haiti’s acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph has agreed to resign. While both the US and UN backed his rule soon after President Jovenel Moise’s assassination, Western diplomats recently changed course and endorsed Joseph’s rival. ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for children over two years old to wear face coverings at school, even if they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, exceeding US CDC guidelines as some states ban mask mandates. Read...

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) seems to have once again helped ignite a deadly wildfire in California, contributing to the carnage in the most populous US state for the fourth year in a row, according to a report on its website. Read Ful...

Liberal and conservative Americans alike were dismayed after progressive Congressman Rohit Khanna (D-California) praised none other than neoconservative imperialist Bill Kristol as a defender of democracy and liberal values. Read Full A...

US Senate Democrats are reportedly preparing to overhaul the nation’s military Selective Service System to require that all Americans, including women, be required to register for the draft. Read Full Article at RT.com

Compelling Indiana University (IU) students to take Covid-19 vaccines or face stringent rules isn’t coercion that violates the US Constitution but a legitimate public health interest, a federal judge in South Bend has ruled. Read Full...

Canada's government plans to start allowing non-essential US travelers to cross its border for the first time since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, beginning August, as long as they're fully vaccinated against the virus. Read F...

Syria’s air defenses intercepted an Israeli strike in the Aleppo countryside, according to Syrian state media, while blasts were also reported near the al-Nayrab airport. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump blasted Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for refusing to kill the filibuster – now the roadblock to partisan Democrat bills – and complained that former allies allowed Joe Biden to steal the presidency from him. Rea...

The State Department has announced that Afghan nationals who aided the military efforts in Afghanistan will be housed at a military base with their families, with thousands more still awaiting processing amid the US’ withdrawal. Read ...

France is currently facing down a “fourth wave” of coronavirus infections, and vaccination coverage so far is “insufficient,” a government spokesman has said. Meanwhile, a bill has passed mandating jabs for certain professions. ...

Between the government of Belize, the 2008 financial crisis, predatory lawsuits, and 49 children all over the world, software guru John McAfee went from millionaire to penniless and died before he could rebound, his widow says. Read Ful...

Fast-talking conservative pundit Ben Shapiro has risen to the top of the Facebook news heap despite the platform’s supposedly stringent controls on “disinformation,” NPR declared on Monday, pearls clutched firmly in fists. Read Fu...

Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has clashed with online critics including journalist Megyn Kelly after being blasted for taking a break from sport for mental health reasons but still unveiling a host of high-profile media activities. Read ...

A roadside bomb blast has ripped through a market in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, reportedly killing more than 25 people. The bombing is the third to hit the majority-Shia neighborhood in recent months. Read Full Article...

After Facebook protested US President Joe Biden’s claim it was “killing people” by allowing “misinformation” about Covid-19 vaccines, he told reporters it’s not what he really meant, but insisted they needed to censor more.�...

A tourist area in Spain's resort city of Marbella turned into a scene of horror as a car veered into a pedestrian area, plowing through sidewalk cafes and reportedly injuring about a dozen people. Read Full Article at RT.com

Sports Illustrated has unveiled Leyna Bloom as the first-ever transgender model to feature on the cover of its iconic Swimsuit Issue, meeting with mixed reviews, while tennis star Naomi Osaka also graces one version of the cover. Read F...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israelis “NOT to buy” Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, after the American company announced it would stop selling its products in occupied Palestinian territories. Read Full Articl...

In recent years, Vladimir Putin has mentioned several times the ideas of Lev Gumilev – one of the fathers of modern Eurasianism – in the context of the roles of civilization and cultural factors in Russian domestic politics. Read Fu...