Tensions ran high at the final face-off between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane in Houston as the pair prepare to meet for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 265 on Saturday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian authorities will raise a mineral extraction tax (MET) on metals producers next year to tackle shortages of metal produce in the domestic market, President Vladimir Putin said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and MSNBC Russia ‘expert’ Malcolm Nance faced off on a range of hot topics during the pair’s appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, sparking a predictable debate over which pundit triumphed. ...

Russian exports of chocolate surged nearly 20% in the beginning of 2021, setting the country on course to beat the world’s favored chocolate maker Switzerland by the year’s end. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Department of Homeland Security has again alleged growing threats of violence from online conspiracy theorists who expect ex-president Trump to return to power, even as it said it had no details on “planned actions.” Read Ful...

Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows – the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. Read...

An aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of 11 women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, reportedly became the first to file a criminal complaint, saying he reached under her shirt and groped her. Read Full Article at RT.co...

An Austrian court has sentenced a Chechen arms dealer to life behind bars over the killing of former separatist, blogger and police informant Mamikhan Umarov. The investigators did not rule out the botched deal was a contract hit. Read ...

A controversial proposal that sought to make Covid-19 passports mandatory to visit all nightlife venues, floated by the government of Andalusia, has been shot down by the top court in Spain’s southern coastal region. Read Full Article...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has dismissed concerns about whether long-term mask-wearing could do psychological harm to kids, arguing that her own child is glad to wear one “all day” just to be outside with others. Read Ful...

Relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have disinvited President Joe Biden from their memorial services, saying he must first keep his promise to declassify evidence they think may implicate Saudi officials. Read ...

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has endorsed a petition against Apple’s plan to scan every iPhone user’s photos, calling it an assault on privacy. The company insisted its intention is only to root out child sexual abuse. Read Full...

The Bureau of Prisons’ retaliation against hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld for writing an expose on prison conditions is the rule, not the exception, Barrett Brown – a journalist who did four years in prison – told RT. Read Full Arti...

With US Vice-President Kamala Harris bringing to Vietnam a tone-deaf ‘America is back’ message, after the horrific atrocities of the war the Vietnamese need to think hard if they can trust a global empire, one veteran has told RT. R...

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said his country is a target for criticism from the US and its Western European allies because the leftist ruling elite can’t tolerate living proof that a conservative, Christian nation can thrive. Read Full ...

India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. Read Full Article at R...

US-born financier Michael Calvey has been handed a 5.5-year suspended prison sentence in Russia for embezzlement, after a judge found he and his colleagues conspired to pocket tens of millions of dollars, in a high-profile ruling. Read ...

A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19’s origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. Read ...

Boxing boss Eddie Hearn had fans in stitches on Friday when caught trying his hardest not a sneak a peek at 'Blonde Bomber' Ebanie Bridges, who stripped down to her lingerie at the weigh-in for an upcoming fight. Read Full Article at RT...

President Joe Biden has again fumbled his Covid-19 math, repeatedly claiming that more than 350 million Americans have been vaccinated against the virus. The US Census Bureau estimates the nation’s population at 331.4 million. Read Fu...

As president Joan Laporta held a press conference explaining why superstar Lionel Messi wouldn't be able to continue at the club following the termination of a 20-year relationship, fans gathered outside the Camp Nou to protest. Read Fu...

In the latest salvo in the US-China trade war, America’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly dangled a NATO ‘global partnership’ carrot in front of Brazil – if it squeezes Huawei out of its 5G network market. ...

Paris Saint-Germain are 'confident' of securing the signing of Lionel Messi as the Argentine icon decides on his next move after leaving Barcelona, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

The family of US Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt plans to sue Capitol Police for $10 million, claiming the still-unnamed officer who shot her issued no warning before firing. His lawyer argues that his warning was muffled by his mask. Read ...

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in the west of Istanbul, Turkey. The blaze produced a thick plume of smoke, seen from miles around the city, and required dozens of firefighters to extinguish. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Armenia has confirmed reports that border guards from Russia have been deployed on the country’s frontier with Azerbaijan, as part of Moscow’s agreement with its allies in Yerevan to help bolster the Caucasian nation’s defenses. R...

Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane has denied that he boycotted training this week in an attempt to force through a move to Manchester City, insisting that he would return to the club on Saturday “as planned.” Read Full Article at...

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) women’s handball team set up a shot at defending their Olympic title with an epic semi-final win against Norway in Tokyo, recovering from the loss of star pivot Anna Sen to an early red card. Read F...

China and India have removed troops from the disputed Himalayan border region which was the site of a deadly clash between the two in June 2020, after a “phased” pullback was agreed in July, according to the Indian government. Read ...

A nursing assistant who was paralyzed after receiving a shot of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will receive compensation from the South Korean state after she was recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. Read Full Article at ...

A Palestinian man has died and many more were injured after Israeli troops opened fire on demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry and medics. Read Full...

Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s defense minister said on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula's return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time.�...

Investigators probing the disappearance of two youngsters have reportedly made a breakthrough in the case after a pair of Satan-worshippers confessed to murdering the victims in a remote Russian forest as part of a twisted ritual. Read ...

The EU’s drugs watchdog has recommended that the possible side effects of tinnitus, dizziness, and low blood platelets be added to the product information of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine, after studying data on the jab. Read Fu...

The Japanese government covered up the detection of the highly infectious Lambda variant of the Covid-19 virus after finding it during an airport screening three days before the Tokyo Olympics began, according to the Daily Beast. Read F...

Downing Street will enlist TikTok stars to push teens to get vaccinated, even as critics note that the committee behind the decision to expand the inoculation drive has admitted it had sparse evidence for doing so. Read Full Article at ...

France’s agriculture ministry reported on Friday that it has experienced one of the worst years on record for wine production, as a devastating late-spring frost sent output to “historically low” levels not seen since 1977. Read F...

Champions League winners Chelsea have joined the battle to land free agent Lionel Messi after it was announced the Argentine star will be leaving Barcelona this summer, reports in Spain have claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Hezbollah militants suffered a backlash in southern Lebanon as villagers confronted members of the group while they were apparently moving rockets and launchers, blocking their vehicles, according to videos shared online. Read Full Arti...

Arizona State Senator Tony Navarrete is in the process of being “booked into jail” by Phoenix police following reports of multiple instances of sexual abuse involving a minor, local media have said, citing authorities. Read Full Art...

Australian authorities confirmed on Friday that a 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual intercourse without consent over a 2019 allegation of rape in the country’s Parliament House. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Taliban insurgents have captured the city of Zaranj, the capital of Afghanistan's southwestern Nimroz province. The city is the first provincial capital to fall amid the ongoing Taliban offensive against government troops. Read Full Art...

German prosecutors have announced that an investigation into the fatal flooding that struck the region in July is underway, with the leader of the Ahrweiler district in the spotlight under suspicion of “negligent homicide.” Read Ful...

Natural gas prices spiked in Europe on Friday after an accident at the Gazprom plant in Russia forced the company to cut its supply to European underground storage facilities. Read Full Article at RT.com

At least ten people were injured on a Tokyo commuter train on Friday after a man reportedly went on a stabbing rampage, seriously injuring one of the victims before fleeing. A suspect is reportedly in police custody. Read Full Article a...

Russian wrestler Zaurbek Sidakov dominated Dagestani-born Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov in their men’s freestyle 74kg final in Tokyo, taking the ROC team’s Olympic gold medal haul to 17. Read Full Article at RT.com

Energy bills are going to skyrocket by at least £139 for 15 million British families starting from October 1 due to soaring international gas prices, the UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A volunteer firefighter has been confirmed as the first fatality of the forest fires in Greece which were triggered by an extreme heatwave. The deceased died from his injuries after being hit by a falling utility pole. Read Full Article...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s decision not to send observers to Russian parliamentary elections for the first time since 1993 is no big deal, and other monitors will happily do the job instead. Read Full A...

In an act of reprisal, hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld has been prevented from communicating with his attorneys after he penned an article, published by RT, about conditions ​at his federal penitentiary, his wife has claimed. Read Full A...

RT Sport has captured furious Barcelona giving a huge and literal 'f*ck you!' to La Liga bosses and a mooted offer from PSG for talisman Lionel Messi after the star's departure was confirmed due to league salary rules. Read Full Article...

A case involving 18 former members of an elite student society is to be heard in the criminal court, with prosecutors saying they must face charges for alleged involvement in an initiation ritual that led to the student’s death. Read ...

A Russian woman who claims she broke her religious fast because of an advertisement for McDonald’s is taking the American fast-food chain to court, demanding compensation. The billboard enticed her to buy a cheeseburger, she says. Rea...

Myanmar’s military junta has offered to drop charges against protesters on the condition that they come forward to authorities, though many demonstrators say they fear that the move is a ruse to catch dissidents. Read Full Article at ...

Social media users have called out “retrospective woke outrage” after classic British sitcom ’Allo ’Allo’ was hit with a viewer warning about potentially offensive “language and attitudes” in the popular show. Read Full Ar...

Japan has reached the solemn milestone of one million registered Covid-19 infections, with case numbers outside the capital swelling and the inoculation campaign lagging as the end of the Olympic Games draws near. Read Full Article at R...

Poland’s justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, has indicated that his government could consider leaving the EU bloc over “illegal blackmail” attempts by its top court amid a dispute over proposed judicial reforms. Read Full Article a...

Barcelona fans must face up to the reality that Lionel Messi will no longer be playing for the Catalan giants, president Joan Laporta has said, asserting that the club “is above everyone and everything.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Italy has expanded its list of ordinary activities which will now require proof of vaccination or negative Covid status, as anger over the implementation of the new health pass spills onto city streets across the country. Read Full Arti...

Russian politicians could soon be packing their bags and piling onto trains eastwards, ditching the busy streets and glitzy nightlife of Moscow in favor of a new capital city located thousands of miles away in vast, snowy Siberia. Read ...

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi grabbed a 17.1% share of the total number of smartphones sold globally in June, with sales surging by 26%, research firm Counterpoint reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is trying to play the “Hong Kong card” to undermine Beijing and doesn’t really care about the people, China's foreign ministry has said, in response to US President Joe Biden's offer of a ‘safe haven’ for Hong Kongers. ...

Police have confirmed that the head of the Afghan government’s media information center, Dawa Khan Menapal, has been assassinated in Kabul, the country’s capital. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Football fans are not swallowing an apology from the Juventus women’s team after their official Twitter account posted an image of a player making a “slant-eyed” gesture. Read Full Article at RT.com

New York has become the first major city in the United States to require proof of vaccination for most indoor activities, including dining in restaurants, working out in a gym, or going to the movies. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Israel Defense Forces has fired artillery rounds into South Lebanon in retaliation for earlier rocket fire which triggered warning alarms in the Golan Heights and Upper Galilee. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US funded a project that collects body parts from aborted babies – some of them apparently alive moments before their organs are harvested – new documents show, prompting claims that conspiracy theorists have been vindicated. Re...

The authorities in Hanoi are set to extend existing coronavirus measures, as cases show no signs of abating, despite residents having observed two weeks of social distancing restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

The potential cost of the EU carbon tax for Russia under the European Commission’s draft carbon border tax could reach nearly $11.7 billion by 2030, experts claim. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two Belarusian coaches have been stripped of their accreditation and expelled from the Olympic Village in Tokyo as organizers continue to investigate the scandal surrounding sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

While the majority of the world’s tourist resorts have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions, one area has thrived. In Russia’s south, Krasnodar Region has seen huge growth in tourist revenue. Read Full ...

In the first five months of 2021, there were 15% more babies born in Moscow than the same period in 2020, new data from Russia’s statistics agency Rosstat has shown, also revealing that births in May alone jumped by 48%. Read Full Art...

Russian police are scrambling to track down five escaped prisoners who broke out of a confinement unit outside Moscow in a daring bid for freedom. The alleged killer of a high-profile meat industry mogul is said to be among them. Read F...

South Africa’s disgraced former president has been admitted to hospital for medical observation from prison, where he is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court since his jailing last month. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

India’s state-held oil refiners are planning to spend as much as $27 billion (2 trillion Indian rupees) on raising the country’s refining capacity, junior oil minister Rameswar Teli told Parliament on Wednesday. Read Full Article ...

After Khabib Nurmagomedov suggested he was “evil” for posting a toxic tweet about the Russian star’s dead father, Conor McGregor has hit back by telling the undefeated former UFC champ to “keep my name out of your mouth.” Read...

French giants Paris Saint-Germain are already jostling for Lionel Messi’s signature with talks reportedly underway after the shock news broke that the Argentine will be leaving Barcelona this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has apologized for leaving out parts of a speech to commemorate the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima 76 years ago, with reports suggesting he skipped a page by mistake. Read Full Article at RT....

The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was hospitalized after he was struck in the head by a stone during a protest against a proposed vaccine mandate, with images online showing him bloodied by the injury. Read Full Artic...

Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the US State Department gave the green light to a $750 million arms sale to Taiwan – President Joe Biden’s first to the island – arguing the deal damaged bilateral ties and Chinese sovereignty....

CNN is not only a leading promoter of Covid-19 orthodoxy, but also has put itself on the cutting edge of Covid-19 vaccine authoritarianism by firing three unidentified employees who came to work without getting their jabs first. Read Fu...

Two US states just outside Washington, DC have joined the trend of mandating coronavirus vaccines for public workers. Maryland’s governor ramped up pressure on the unvaccinated, calling them a threat to others’ health and freedom. R...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling for zero-emission vehicles to account for at least half of all new autos sold in the US by 2030, joining a race for electric-car supremacy currently dominated by China. Read Full...

The institute headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has funded a study in which dozens of dogs were needlessly tormented, advocacy group White Coat Waste said, citing government documents. Read Full...

The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an order restricting Boeing 737 Max & NG airplanes’ ability to transport flammables, noting the planes may have an issue with air flow control into and out of the cargo hold. Read Full...

Qatar’s flagship carrier has grounded 13 of its Airbus A350 aircraft over an “accelerated rate” of degradation of fuselage panels on the planes. To avoid shortages, the airline is bringing older A330 planes back into service. Read...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced major changes to the government of South Africa in response to last month’s unrest, abolishing the Ministry of State Security and accepting the resignation of health and finance ministers. Read ...

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a civil rights investigation into whether the Phoenix Police Department has engaged in a pattern of excessive force, discrimination and abuse of homeless people. Read Full Article at RT....

Liz Cheney, congresswoman and daughter of ex-VP Dick Cheney, has claimed her father is “troubled” by the Republican Party’s direction after four years of Donald Trump. Social media whipped out a tiny violin to serenade the pair. R...

Anzhelika Sidorova claimed a silver medal for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with a spirited performance in the pole vault final at the Tokyo 2020 Games, but appeared upset at missing out on the top prize. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Reinvigorated mass protests kicked off in the French capital shortly after the country’s top court upheld controversial legislation which makes a coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public. Read Full Article at RT....

Congressional “Squad” member Cori Bush (D-Missouri) is facing online backlash after defending her use of private security, even as she pushes to defund police, saying her work is too crucial to be jeopardized by death threats. Read ...

Michael Calvey, the US-born financier who founded one of the largest private equity investment firms in Russia, has insisted he is innocent after a Moscow court found him guilty of embezzling funds. He will be sentenced on Friday. Read ...

Manchester City have announced the signing of England international Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in a record-breaking transfer on the eve of the new Premier League season. Read Full Article at RT.com

US iPhone users’ photos will be scanned by Apple’s automated “neuralMatch” system for pictures of child porn and abuse, according to reports. Security researchers are alarmed the scheme threatens privacy and encryption. Read Ful...

Following an announcement from FC Barcelona that star player Lionel Messi will have to leave due to 'financial obstacles', fans are clinging on to hope that the move is a ploy to pressure Spanish La Liga bosses into a U-turn. Read Full ...

Russia’s Sputnik V has fared extremely well in San Marino, helping beat the Covid-19 outbreak, the microstate’s health minister told RT. Yet, with no EU-wide approval for the jab, people are now facing difficulties with travel. Read...

Barcelona have announced Lionel Messi will be leaving this summer after “financial and structural obstacles” meant the club were unable to conclude a new deal with the Argentine star. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US President Donald Trump has slammed his country's "woke" women's national soccer team following their bronze medal showing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and gave tips on how they can supposedly return to winning ways. Read F...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that global warming is behind a spate of freak weather conditions as emergency workers scramble to deal with heavy flooding and vast wildfires consuming over a million hectares of land. Read F...