Asian benchmark Australian thermal coal at Newcastle Port has seen an unprecedented 106% gain in prices in 2021. In stark contrast, international oil benchmark Brent crude gained only 33% this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Mounted police officers are commonly used at rallies around the globe, but mounted protesters seem to be an Australian innovation as a man was filmed encouraging people to break Covid-19 rules from the back of a white horse. Read Full A...

Two of China’s major steel producers, Ansteel and Ben Gang, are merging into one corporation, which will have an annual production capacity of 63 million tons of crude steel. Read Full Article at RT.com

A day after hundreds of protesters were arrested for breaching Covid restrictions, PM Scott Morrison has reiterated that Australia will keep battling the virus with lockdowns until the majority of citizens are fully vaccinated. Read Ful...

An elite unit of Taliban fighters, wearing US-made tactical gear they apparently captured from retreating Afghan forces, has posed for a propaganda photo, which many outraged Americans found to be the “ultimate insult.” Read Full Ar...

Multiple blasts have rocked Gaza after the IDF launched a series of airstrikes in an apparent retaliation to violent border clashes, in which an Israeli soldier was critically wounded earlier in the day. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Belgian woman has ended up banned from visiting a chimpanzee at Antwerp Zoo after the keepers deemed the two were spending way too much time together. The woman claimed she was having an “affair” with the animal. Read Full Article...

Hot-headed incidents marked a tense semi-final clash at the Cincinnati Masters between Russian tennis aces Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, with the former kicking a camera and claiming to have almost broken his hand. Read Full Articl...

The EU’s top diplomat has declared it “impossible” for Europe to evacuate all of its Afghan allies from Kabul by the end of August. Josep Borrell blamed American troops at the city’s airport for preventing evacuees from leaving....

President Vladimir Putin has spoken with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and met with his Kazakh colleague Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to discuss the situation surrounding Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. Read Full Ar...

One of the biggest OnlyFans pin-ups in Australia has reacted to the popular subscription-based platform's proposed anti-porn crackdown and claimed that the company could merely be "looking for attention" for its website. Read Full Artic...

The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Tropical Storm Henri to a hurricane. With wind speeds currently around 75mph, Henri is expected to batter Long Island or southern New England on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Football officials are currently in negotiations with governments in an attempt to evacuate female players from Afghanistan following the recapturing of power by the Taliban, as confirmed by the world players' union. Read Full Article a...

Record British transfer signing Jack Grealish has been ridiculed for his celebration after scoring a 'fortuitous' first goal for new club Manchester City against Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Read Full Article at ...

Professional hardships became a highlight at a Jamaica teachers’ conference, as one of its members was caught getting intimate with a partner while her colleague was talking about “necessary connections” during a public Zoom call....

Thousands of people hit the streets of Australia's largest cities on Saturday, defying coronavirus lockdowns. The protest got particularly chaotic in Melbourne, devolving into clashes between anti-lockdown marchers and police. Read Full...

Fresh from alienating many in its user base by banning sexually explicit content, OnlyFans has revealed what will and won’t be allowed on its platform. Fans of amateur porn should brace for disappointment. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Arts Council of Wales spent £51,000 on a report that found its own Welsh language policies “systemically racist.” By asking workers to know the language, the council upholds a “white supremacist ideology,” the report claime...

Russian former UFC bantamweight king Petr Yan has pledged to live up to his ‘No Mercy’ moniker and reclaim the throne from Aljamain Sterling after confirming the pair will renew their rivalry at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi in October. Read...

Russia is eyeing creating a free tax zone in the Kuril Islands, located in Russia’s Far East region next to the Kamchatka Peninsula, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev said in an interview with RBC newspaper. Read Full...

US automaker giant General Motors is recalling a further 73,018 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles from Canada and the US over combustion risks. The move will cost the company nearly $1 billion. Read Full Article at RT.com

Anti-Taliban forces have reportedly captured three northern districts in Afghanistan just days after the militant group seized Kabul and reestablished its so-called Islamic Emirate. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Manchester United and Brazil midfielder Anderson is facing multiple criminal charges such as aggravated theft, fraud and money laundering in relation to his alleged role in a cryptocurrency racket, according to reports. Read Full...

China wants to emulate the Taliban and take over Taiwan the same way the Islamic radicals seized power in Afghanistan last week, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said, warning that the island is ready to defend itself. Read Full Art...

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri says Cristiano Ronaldo has assured him he will be remaining at the Turin club despite a summer of speculation linking the star to potential moves to France, England and Spain. Read Full Article at R...

Both Russia and China are pursuing a strategy of engaging with the Taliban. While some politicians and commentators insist this is a global threat, the reality is that constructive talks are now more likely to bring stability. Read Full...

Construction works on the long-anticipated cross-border railway bridge linking Russia and China across the Amur River have been completed, with the Russian and Chinese sections of the tracks now connected. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

CBS has been accused of spinning fanciful, Greta Thunberg-inspired yarns about the disastrous outcome of the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan, after claiming that the Taliban received outside support from climate change. Read Full Arti...

Calls to Australian mental health support lines have increased by 30% compared to pre-pandemic times, officials have revealed. Additional funding has been provided to help people deal with distress during the lengthy lockdowns. Read Ful...

Despite their combined age of 87, heavyweight duo Sergei Kharitonov and Cheick Kongo put on a show for fight fans in their Bellator heavyweight headliner on Friday, with the French star landing a buzzer-beating submission win. Read Full...

Bolivia’s former interim president, Jeanine Anez, has been charged with genocide and other crimes over the deaths of 20 people who protested the ousting of the country’s longtime socialist leader, Evo Morales, in 2019. Read Full Art...

One of Ukraine’s most prominent news outlets has been taken offline after the country’s National Security and Defense Council marked it out as a threat, thus adding the title to the growing list of banned opposition media groups. Re...

Wildberries has slammed foreign payment systems for putting illegal pressure on Russian banks after the firms threatened the online retailer with fines for alleged additional commissions on payments made via Visa and Mastercard. Read Fu...

Conor McGregor is ramping up training for his UFC return just weeks after suffering the gruesome leg break which brought an end to his fight with Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT.com

A popular Russian television channel has been designated as a ‘foreign agent’ by Moscow’s Ministry of Justice after officials trawled through its finances, reportedly finding large sums originating from overseas funding sources. R...

Mississippi residents are falling ill after turning to ivermectin-based animal medication, apparently in an attempt to self-medicate against Covid-19 – prompting authorities to warn against the potentially toxic treatment regime. Read...

Paris Saint-Germain made light of the absence of Lionel Messi as the French giants maintained their perfect start to the Ligue 1 season with victory at Brest, including a sensational goal from Idrissa Gueye. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The average CEO’s yearly income in the UK is 86 times that of the average full-time worker, a new study has found, even after CEO paychecks were slashed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

The net profit of Russian lenders in January-July totaled 1.429 trillion rubles ($19.2 billion), which is nearly twice their earnings in the same period last year, the Central Bank of Russia reported. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has taken a second crack at impeaching President Joe Biden, accusing him of botching the exit from Afghanistan and allowing a “crisis” to percolate at the southern border, among other things. R...

Heated protests erupted in Sydney and Melbourne as massive crowds took to the streets to decry ongoing lockdown measures, seeing clashes with Australian police, who responded with pepper spray, roadblocks and a string of arrests. Read F...

Afghan contractors who worked security at the British Embassy in Kabul will get help to relocate to the UK, as London faced criticism for allegedly leaving them stranded after helping diplomats board an evacuation flight. Read Full Arti...

The FDA will give full authorization to Pfizer’s Covid jab sometime next week, according to multiple reports, putting it on track to be the first in the US to get approval and likely paving the way for additional vaccine mandates. Rea...

US military intelligence so severely underestimated the capabilities of Afghanistan’s Taliban that it’s hard to believe it was a mistake at all, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern told RT, likening the snafu to the Vietnam War. Read Fu...

Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division has told his British colleague to stop “embarrassing” the US troops guarding the Kabul airport by venturing into the city to rescue people, at least according to one Washington columnist. Read...

Syria’s air defenses shot down 22 of 24 Israeli missiles fired during recent air raids near Damascus, the Russian military said. Launched from Lebanese airspace, the strikes have prompted vocal objections from officials in Beirut. Rea...

Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected claims of any government involvement in the recent rejection of a broadcast license to RT's German-language channel, despite multiple reports from German media saying otherwise. Read Full Article at...

Following London’s lead, Washington has blacklisted more officials and divisions of the Russian security service (FSB) over last year’s alleged ‘Novichok poisoning’ of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, offering no evidence. Read...

InfoWars’ Owen Shroyer has been charged with participating in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. Shroyer, a co-host of controversial media personality Alex Jones, says he’s innocent of the charges, which include violent entry. Read...

Floyd Ray Roseberry, the man identified as the suspect demanding to speak to President Joe Biden or else he’d set off explosives outside the Library of Congress, has been charged and will go through a competency hearing. Read Full Art...

New Yorkers will need a form of identification as well as proof of vaccination to enjoy numerous businesses, a Democrat council member was quick to remind them…only to be then be asked why showing ID to vote is any different. Read Ful...

Barack Obama’s lavish birthday bash may have been a little too on-the-nose for Americans still dealing with Covid restrictions, but Politico has found the real victims: the DC Democrats and journos who can’t party any more. Read Ful...

US President Joe Biden took questions from the press about the unfolding evacuation from Kabul, only to repeat talking points from earlier and make an emotional appeal to Americans to support him in ending the war. Read Full Article at ...

The mayor of Kabul will remain in power under the Taliban, he told RT, explaining how the Islamic fundamentalist group was able to so easily retake the country and what will now happen to the country's women. Read Full Article at RT.com...

A referee was arrested after a football game in Oklahoma City descended into chaos last weekend, according to reports. Following a disagreement over a call, a gunshot was fired and police had to be rushed in to attend the melee. Read Fu...

The Ukrainian authorities seem set to leave the agreements that once managed to halt the conflict in the country's east, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, urging Germany to “put pressure” on them to prevent it. Read Full Ar...

US President Joe Biden is ordering his government to place additional sanctions against Nord Stream 2, even as Russian and German leaders are meeting in Moscow ahead of the gas pipeline’s completion. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Alexey Navalny was jailed after being convicted of a criminal offense against “foreign partners,” and not for political activities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference with Angela Merkel on Friday. Read...

A new poll suggests a majority of the American public may be opening up more to the idea of people showing proof of a Covid-19 vaccination when attending public events, like a movie or a concert. Read Full Article at RT.com

The persisting “chaos” at Kabul airport has made it hard to tell which evacuation flights carry nationals of what country, the Netherlands’ foreign minister has said, adding that over 700 Dutch citizens are still in Afghanistan. R...

Football superstar Lionel Messi has been left out of PSG's latest matchday squad, with his arrival in Barcelona for a few days sending his former club's hardcore fans into denial regarding a dramatic return to La Liga. Read Full Article...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK will work with the Taliban to “find a solution for Afghanistan,” and defended Foreign Minister Dominic Raab, who was holidaying as Kabul fell to the Islamist militants. Read Full...

Prosecutors are saying accused Capitol rioter Douglas Jensen’s “disavowal of QAnon” is just “an act” after he violated his release and accessed the internet. Read Full Article at RT.com

Mike Richards was all set to take over as host of the popular game show ‘Jeopardy’ after the death of legendary presenter Alex Trebek. However, he has stepped down after media sleuths dug up off-color jokes he made in the past. Read...

Budding Bellator MMA star Diana Avsaragova might be turning heads with her striking good looks, but the Russian fighter has ruled out pursuing a modeling sideline to complement her career inside the cage. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The EU has begun recognizing Covid-19 certificates from Ukraine, Turkey and North Macedonia after Brussels adopted equivalence measures for the three non-member states to facilitate travel during the pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Spain’s Policía Nacional have released a video of officers using a battering ram to raid a house being used to mine crypto through what law enforcement said was an illegal electricity connection. Read Full Article at RT.com

MSNBC analyst and former US Navy officer Malcolm Nance has upset many Irish republicans, who accused him of ignorance, after he compared the conservative Republican Party in the US to the Irish left-wing party Sinn Fein. Read Full Artic...

Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal has doubted that "fragile" fellow pay-per-view draw Conor McGregor will ever face him in the octagon, and has set his sights on a third meeting with champion Kamaru Usman. Read Ful...

Removing the uncertainty around Ukraine’s accession to NATO would provide Kiev with protection from a new Russian offensive, and that suggestions it shouldn’t be admitted into the US-led bloc due to mass corruption are bogus. Read F...

India’s drug regulator has approved a three-dose Covid-19 vaccine which uses plasmid DNA technology developed by indigenous drugmaker Zydus Cadila, after trials indicated it was 66.6% effective. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has announced a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens on Friday after failing to win a majority, pledging to push ahead with plans to hold “an independence referendum in this Parliament.” Read...

The Biden administration is reportedly considering airstrikes in Afghanistan in hopes of vaporizing large amounts of US military hardware captured by the Taliban after the militant group took control of the country. Read Full Article at...

An American transgender singer and activist has drawn flak for spreading “divisive nonsense” after reworking the 1982 disco hit ‘It’s Raining Men’ by The Weather Girls in a new cover that uses “more inclusive” pronouns and...

The world has to accept the realities of the situation in Afghanistan and come together to prevent the collapse of the entire state, Vladimir Putin said during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel on Friday. Read Full Article at ...

German nationals and locals fleeing the Taliban have to make their own way to Kabul airport, as the two light helicopters Berlin is sending will only be used in individual cases and not as a “taxi,” the Bundeswehr chief said. Read F...

Moscow will fully comply with its commitments on natural gas transit through Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, signaling that the transit might continue past the 2024 deadline when the current contract expires. Read Fu...

Thousands of Soviet citizens captured by Japanese forces in the Far East during WWII were subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment, and were used as test subjects for sick experiments with deadly biological and chemical weapons. Read F...

Ahead of his side's Premier League meeting with cross-city rivals Arsenal at the weekend, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has spoken on new signing Romelu Lukaku and the mammoth amount of goals he expects from the club record signing. Read F...

Belgium’s federal police have released a stark warning of a malware known as the ‘joker virus’ once again cropping up on Android. The police report the virus can automatically subscribe hacked devices to paid services online. Read...

A ring of occultists implicated in the murder of two young people out in Russia’s remote forests has been broken up by investigators, after another pair of its members were detained following a Satanist couple’s shock confession. Re...

Nearly 90% of people across the UK are “likely or very likely” to accept a third Covid-19 jab if offered, a new survey released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

The FBI has found scant evidence that the so-called “insurrection” on Capitol Hill in January was an organized plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Reuters reported. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that the dual impact of war and a drought has fueled an “extraordinarily difficult year for Afghanistan,” putting 14 million citizens at risk of severe or acute hunger. Read Full Ar...

As Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab fends off calls for his resignation, it has emerged that three more top UK officials responsible for handling evacuations from Kabul are also on their summer holidays. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Germany is considering using the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline for hydrogen deliveries from Russia in the future as part of the country's clean energy goals and obligations under the EU’s Green Deal, a Bundestag official told TASS. Read ...

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Beijing has issued a further rebuke of Washington’s foreign policy, claiming the fall of Kabul further highlights that US military interventions aren’t working and that the vast war chest could have been better spent elsewhere. Read...

Brazil’s Renan Ferreira showcased his formidable punching power with a 31-second knockout win over Stuart Austin in their PFL clash, before being hailed for not inflicting further damage on his stricken British rival. Read Full Articl...

The government of Hong Kong landed in hot water by allowing people shooting a TV series for Amazon to skip the usual Covid-19 quarantine after arriving in the city. Nicole Kidman was among those granted the waiver. Read Full Article at ...

Despite politicians in Kiev working to paint their country as the West’s front line against Russia, a new study has shown the nation is deeply divided over its current path, and about what its fundamental values should now be. Read Fu...

The MMA community has reacted after a formidable Kayla Harrison, with UFC great Amanda Nunes watching on, booked her place in the PFL championship final by dismantling Genah Fabian by TKO in the first round of their playoff match. Read ...

A 29-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to the maximum eight months in prison for helping to organize an anti-lockdown protest in Sydney, which has experienced strict Covid-19 restrictions for several months. Read Full Article a...

German train drivers’ union the GDL released an official statement on Friday which said that railway employers had not improved workers' conditions, and as a result it has announced another strike, which will commence on Saturday. Rea...

The ‘Ever Given’ container ship, which became wedged in the Suez Canal in March and blocked global cargo traffic for six days, will once again try its luck on Friday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) reported. Read Full Article at RT....

High court documents obtained by sports outlet The Athletic have revealed the details and extent of alleged "racist bullying" at Chelsea during the 1990s, claiming that young black players were punched and kicked by coaches. Read Full A...

Google has revealed that over a quarter of all data request warrants it gets from US authorities involve identifying people by location history. These orders, which pinpoint devices near a crime scene, have been called “invasive.” R...

As desperate Afghans continue to gather outside Kabul’s airport in hopes of being airlifted to safety, a photograph taken by an evacuee revealed that almost every seat on her flight out of the country was empty. Read Full Article at R...

An inquiry launched by the Western Australia Parliament has found widespread harassment at mining camps in the region since 2019, with one company sacking, at least, 48 employees for sexual assault and misconduct. Read Full Article at R...

RT Creative Lab’s digital projects, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory over fascism, have won four awards, including two ‘Best of the Best’, at Berlin’s Red Dot Award – one of the world’s oldest design competitions...