US college football coach Brian Kelly says no one can take a joke these days after declaring on live TV that his Notre Dame players “should be executed” for their poor performance against Florida State on Sunday night. Read Full Art...

The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is to be completed this week, according to the former head of the project’s major investor, Austrian OMV’s Rainer Seele. Read Full Article at RT.com

The war in Afghanistan has ended, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said, declaring those who keep fighting against the group the enemies of the country and the Afghan people. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Taliban’s announcement that it had seized complete control of Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of resistance forces in Afghanistan, has been rejected by its rivals, who insisted that the fighting continues. Read Full Article a...

The Taliban forces have seized complete control of Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of the resistance forces in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in a statement posted on Twitter. Read Full Article at RT....

The newly appointed German ambassador to China and close ally and senior foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, Jan Hecker, has died at the age of 54, the Federal Foreign Office announced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, who spent more than seven years in jail in Tripoli after his father was overthrown and murdered by NATO-backed rebels, according to multiple media reports citing government sources. Read F...

The US State Department has slammed the military coup in Guinea, saying it undermines the West African country’s path to ‘a brighter future’, after a special forces unit apparently seized power and detained President Alpha Conde. ...

Israeli health officials have agreed to present data from their country’s rollout of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to the FDA, potentially providing ammunition to help the Biden administration justify such a program in the US. Read F...

A self-described “survivalist” who was “totally outfitted” in body armor allegedly shot and killed four people, including a baby, near Lakeland, Florida, before surrendering after a shootout with sheriff’s deputies. Read Full ...

People from across the political spectrum packed ionto the streets of Amsterdam to protest the Dutch government’s proposed vaccine passes. The demonstration blocked roads in the city centre for miles. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former Donald Trump supporter and alt-right figure Richard Spencer is living in a community where he has been shunned by residents and businesses, something both liberals and conservatives appear to take pleasure in. Read Full Article a...

Former President Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months over contempt of court, has been released on medical parole. Earlier, the ex-leader underwent surgery. He remains in hospital with more operations planned. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Argentina was called off in remarkable circumstances amid a row over a set of Argentine players who local health authorities insisted should be in quarantine. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The Taliban has blocked six planeloads of Americans and Afghan allies from leaving the Mazar-i-Sharif airport for days, holding out for full US recognition, the top-ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said. Read Fu...

A young footballer's death of a suspected cardiac arrest has been confirmed by his club after he became unwell during an FA Youth Cup match in Nottinghamshire, UK, and fans were asked to leave the stadium. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Ahmad Massoud says he is ready to talk with the Taliban if it withdraws from Panjshir valley. The Taliban, meanwhile, claimed its forces have reached the capital of the province. Read Full Article at RT.com

An Afghan refugee in the United States sparked huge backlash after he complained on social media about the quality of the free food at Texas’ Fort Bliss refugee facilities, with critics accusing the man of being ungrateful. Read Full ...

After saying booster shots will likely be needed for people to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ against Covid, White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Pfizer could have approval for a further dose in a matter of weeks. Rea...

Details of the possible cause of death of former wrestler Daffney Unger have been revealed after she was found dead in her Georgia home following a worrying post made to followers on Instagram where she wielded a gun. Read Full Article ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called in big-name Washington players in a bid to rally his liberal base ahead of a recall election. Read Full Article at RT.com

The liberal star is being accused of trying to fill the void left by his former favorite target, Donald Trump, with insults aimed at the conservative-leaning rival host, calling him a “human manure spreader.” Read Full Article at RT...

The flame was extinguished as the Tokyo Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday, but Russian competitors will be leaving Japan with a record medal haul for their efforts this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has uploaded intimate pictures of himself, partner Georgina Rodriguez and his children enjoying rare good weather in northwest England to his 338 million followers on Instagram. Read Full Article at ...

Ahead of its new campaign, Italy’s LGBT rights association has requested a meeting with a top Serie A club after summer signing Josip Brekalo's previous criticism of the rainbow armband, citing 'Christian values' as his motive. Read F...

A shocking story claimed that an Oklahoma hospital had to turn away gunshot victims because so many people had overdosed on “horse dewormer” in a bid to treat Covid-19 themselves. The sensation was destroyed by lack of proof. Read F...

An apparent coup is underway in Guinea, with heavy military presence and gunfire reported in the country’s capital of Conakry. Guinean President Alpha Conde has seemingly been detained by the military. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Asked by Times Radio’s Tom Newton Dunn what would happen if a teenager’s parents said no to vaccination but the teenager said yes, UK vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi said they would still be able to get jabbed without permission. Rea...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Moscow and Beijing should be included in the global effort to stop terrorist groups from using the Taliban-run Afghanistan as a base from which to stage attacks abroad. Read Full Art...

Michael Fawcett, a close aide of Prince Charles, has recused himself from leading the British royal heir’s foundation, after being accused of trading favours for money donated to the prince’s renovation project. Read Full Article at...

Major public events could lead to a “real spike” in Covid-19 cases, so vaccine passports may be introduced at venues from late September to prevent that and avoid closing the economy, the UK's Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said. R...

Russia will step up development of oil and gas reserves in the Arctic, which are sufficient to last the country centuries, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Read Full Article at RT.com

“Religion is a sort of spiritual booze, in which the slaves of capital drown their human image.” That’s according to Russia’s first communist leader – Vladimir Lenin. Now though, his successors seem to have very different idea...

True to his word, Paddy Pimblett made an instant impact on his UFC debut in Las Vegas on Saturday – and later used the opportunity to call out his nemesis: social media giant Instagram. Read Full Article at RT.com

Production of the first jetliner designed by Russian and Chinese engineers has reportedly been launched in China. The wide-body airliner, the C929, is expected to rival Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tennis star Sloane Stephens has revealed the extent of horrific racial and sexist abuse she suffered after her exit from the US Open, while claiming to have received 'over 2,000 messages' of such content. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was “bored” in Italy before his return to Manchester United, UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov has said, praising his football megastar friend as “cooler” than perennial rival Lionel Messi. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Disgraced Hollywood movie producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein denied assaulting Angelina Jolie after the actress accused him of assaulting her at the age of 21. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Taliban has issued strict guidelines against its members who shoot in the skies at weddings and victory celebrations. The order came after reports that people were hurt in Kabul, Afghanistan by celebratory gunfire. Read Full Article...

Settlements made in Chinese currency in trade between Hainan province and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries soared sevenfold in the first half of 2021 under a pilot program for foreign trade in yuan. Read Full...

Light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree shocked the MMA world at this weekend's UFC Vegas 36 event, and made history when finishing his opponent with a brutal side-kick that handed him a controversial victory. Read Full Article at R...

At least 10 policemen have lost their lives in an attack on a checkpoint outside the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq that local security sources said was carried out by Islamic State militants. Read Full Article at RT.com

The start of the US college football season has brought the return of some mammoth crowds and scenes of unbridled joy spreading across the internet – but some people can’t help sharing their Covid concerns. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The supply of Covid-19 vaccines that rich Western countries have secured for themselves is so big that it can cover their possible needs by a large margin. So it’s time to share some with the poor and curb China’s diplomacy. Read Fu...

Russia’s foreign trade turnover has grown by 12% compared to its pre-pandemic level of 2019 and is expected to reach $720 billion in 2021, according to data from the Federal Customs Service. Read Full Article at RT.com

An assailant armed with a pickax and a knife has attacked a car carrying renowned Japanese filmmaker and actor Takeshi Kitano near a TV station in Tokyo. The suspect has been detained by police.  Read Full Article at RT.com

Soldiers are going to be killed protecting Israel and the public has to accept this for the Jewish State to keep existing, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi said following backlash over a border guard’s death. Rea...

China’s Securities Regulatory Commission has vowed to sort through its 60 trillion yuan ($9.28 trillion) fund industry, aiming to eliminate mismanaged and fake private funds. Read Full Article at RT.com

Riot police clashed with protesters in Montenegro, who blocked roads and rallied against the installment of a new leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Despite the violence, the church said the ceremony will go on as planned. Read Full...

Cleanup efforts are underway after a sizable oil spill was reported in the Gulf of Mexico, following a Category 4 storm that rampaged across the United States. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom has increased output of natural gas by nearly 18% in the first eight months of the current year, compared to the same period a year ago. Read Full Article at RT.com

French riot police officers have been scolded for brutally arresting two women, after backing away when confronted by a big group of protesters against the so-called coronavirus health passes, who stormed a mall in central Paris. Read F...

There were knockouts, submissions, grappling contests and slugfests as the latest event by Khabib Nurmagomedov's Eagle FC set an array of fearless fighters against each other. Read Full Article at RT.com

An agonizing suspected broken hand did not stop scrapping stunner Ebanie Bridges from going the distance and earning a points victory in her latest bout in the UK. Read Full Article at RT.com

Following the chaotic US withdrawal, there is a “very good probability” that Afghanistan will descend into civil war, Army General Mark Milley said, vowing to continue strike operations when “opportunities present themselves.” R...

Paddy Pimblett, the English UFC newcomer who hit the headlines for insulting Khabib Nurmagomedov last month, has bagged a $50,000 bonus for battering his opponent in a quick finish on his debut in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

An Olympic boxing champion is said to have withdrawn from elections to Russia's Federal Assembly after becoming disillusioned by candidates who "openly lie" and "see only the bad" in the country's government. Read Full Article at RT.com...

With over 2.5 million Israelis already inoculated with three Covid-19 vaccine doses, the national coronavirus czar, Salman Zarka, has said preparations need to begin for an eventual fourth jab due to the virus’ growing variants. Read ...

A restaurant in Florida that made waves after banning business from supporters of President Joe Biden had to close this week as it could not keep up with rising demand following its public stance. Read Full Article at RT.com

The German capital has seen thousands of people taking to the streets on Saturday to join a massive demonstration called by some 340 organizations in the name of ‘solidarity’ and ‘social justice’. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg revealed his two children on Saturday with his husband, though congratulatory messages were accompanied by many questioning the photo-op moment. Read Full Article at RT.com

Piers Morgan has taken a dim view of Naomi Osaka's troubled exit from the US Open. Sharing footage of her breaking rackets on court, the UK broadcaster has questioned if a male player would receive the same treatment. Read Full Article ...

An Arizona principal has claimed that after telling a student to quarantine following Covid-19 exposure, she was approached by three men, one carrying zip ties, threatening a citizen’s arrest. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian badboy racer Nikita Mazepin has blasted unimpressed Mick Schumacher in a huge bust-up at the Dutch Grand Prix, accusing his teammate of deliberately derailing his attempts to gain a decent starting position. Read Full Article at...

More than 200 demonstrations against the so-called coronavirus health pass have been scheduled for Saturday across France. In Paris alone thousands of people joined rallies against what they call a violation of people’s rights. Read F...

Celebrity activist Rosanna Arquette has become one of many to voice opposition to Texas’ new abortion law, though she has taken her protest a step further by actually quitting a movie filming in the state. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Many care workers in the UK who were told to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or lose their jobs have left the industry en masse for better paid positions at companies such as Amazon, creating massive staffing shortages. Read Full Articl...

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has called for limiting Brussels' dominance over nations on the continent. Speaking to Swiss media, he accused the EU of “extortion” and questioned its authority. Rea...

After winning another Paralympics final, double-gold Russian athlete Dmitry Safronov has said he shows his patriotism in gold medals after his Ukrainian rival reportedly refused to be photographed on the podium next to him again. Read F...

The Taliban has dispersed women’s rights protesters who wanted to march to a presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Activists said the militants used tear gas and batons against them, injuring at least one woman. Read Full Article...

People opposing and supporting asylum seekers in the UK gathered for competing rallies at the government district of Croydon in South London. Tensions escalated into an altercation with the police. Read Full Article at RT.com

Norway's national team manager has sparked controversy in his homeland by calling for the public to vote against the government in parliamentary elections because of rigid Covid rules that have massively reduced football crowds. Read Fu...

Social media giants Telegram, Facebook and Twitter are facing a fresh round of fines in Russia totaling 72 million rubles, or $988,605, for refusing to delete illegal content. Read Full Article at RT.com

Media outlets are being shut down. Political opponents are being locked up. A semi-frozen war continues to simmer in the East. And yet, foreign talking heads are still applauding Ukraine's turn to the West as a great achievement. Read F...

US rideshare giants pledged to cover court expenses of its drivers, should they be sued for ‘aiding and abetting’ an illegal abortion under Texas’ new restrictive law, which critics accused of establishing a ‘bounties’ system....

Three people injured in an Auckland shopping mall by an offender tailed by surveillance officers remain in critical condition, authorities have announced, also shedding more light on circumstances that led to the bloody attack. Read Ful...

Iran's Foreign Ministry has said the US is resorting to “Hollywood scenarios” in order to justify new sanctions against Tehran. Washington blacklisted Iranians accused of planning to kidnap a journalist in New York. Read Full Articl...

Hungary's foreign minister has called out England's footballers over anthem jeering in London before the Euro 2020 final – while the country's FA has vowed to ban disruptive fans for two years but avoided mentioning racism claims. Rea...

Acting Ukraine boss Oleksandr Petrakov has bizarrely claimed that the only difference between his team and their opponents on Saturday is France's taste for amphibians. Read Full Article at RT.com

The potential for increased cooperation between Russia and India in the energy sphere is immense, with investors in both nations looking to expand mutually beneficial projects, India’s energy minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, told RT. Rea...

London’s Heathrow Airport suffered huge queues and a dangerous lack of social distancing this week, despite the ongoing threat of Covid-19, due to a Border Force staff shortage which kept travellers waiting for five hours. Read Full A...

A USA international has earned plaudits for his "sh*thousing" skills at the end of a Major League Soccer game in theatrical scenes which have gone viral on social media. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Taliban has instructed its members to refrain from celebratory gunfire in Kabul, describing it as a dangerous and wasteful practice. Reports said civilians were hit when militants fired in the air to mark a combat victory. Read Full...

A unilateral decision by the US Marines stationed in Okinawa to dump wastewater contaminated with toxic acid into a city sewer caused a scandal in Japan. Chinese media compared it to Japan’s own approach to water from Fukushima. Read ...

Naomi Osaka has broken down in tears in a press conference again and admitted that she does not know when she will next play tennis after losing to the world number 73 at the US Open. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian government has signed an agreement of cooperation with several companies in the Far East to construct a new multipurpose cargo port in Vladivostok, state development firm VEB.RF has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Jose Mourinho has told Granit Xhaka to take a coronavirus vaccine amid an escalating row after the Swiss FA confirmed that the star had chosen not to get a jab before he tested positive for Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com

Foreign sales of Russian agricultural produce saw a substantial year-over-year growth of 18% from January to August of the current year, the AgroExport division of the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said in its latest report. Read ...

Facebook has promised to fix its auto-generated recommendation system after the company’s AI linked a video that heavily featured black men to primates, shocking viewers. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gazprom Neft will switch from US dollars to yuan and rubles to pay for refueling aircraft flying to or from China, the company’s CEO Alexander Dyukov told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. Read Full Article at ...

New Delhi is planning to assist in developing Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) and turning it into an international trade artery, according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read Full Article at RT.com

Top US health officials have called on the White House to pump the brakes on plans to administer Covid vaccine booster shots to millions of Americans later this month, pointing to insufficient data, according to multiple reports. Read F...

Footage posted online by a US Marine provides a behind-the-scenes look at America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, showing images of panic and chaos at the Kabul airport in stark contrast to rosier visuals issued by the Pentagon. Read F...

Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has shared a video from a hospital bed, saying that despite all his precautions, Covid-19 has ruined his plans for a comeback with a professional fight against mixed martial arts champ Vitor Belfort. Read ...

As the US began to identify and vet 100,000-plus Afghans evacuated in the Kabul airlift, diplomats sought guidance on claims of sex trafficking of underage girls, while at least 100 people were flagged for possible extremism. Read Full ...

Syrian air defenses intercepted most of the missiles fired during a recent Israeli raid on Damascus, the Russian military said, noting that 21 projectiles were downed during the attack that was launched from Lebanese airspace. Read Full...

Over 188,000 people living in the Japanese city of Hiroshima and nearby areas have been ordered to evacuate in the middle of the night, as the prefecture is expected to be hit with heavy rains that could trigger landslides. Read Full Ar...

Liberal celebrity activist and Bette Midler has absolutely confused social media users by arguing that the way to fight Texas’ controversial abortion law is for women to refrain from having sex with men. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US President Joe Biden has ordered the Justice Department to release the remaining classified documents on the 9/11 terrorist attacks within six months, after families of victims told him he wasn’t welcome to the commemorations. Read ...

Twitter has rolled out yet another tool for those users looking to build the ultimate cancel culture-proof echo chamber, with options to ‘archive’ old tweets, remove followers, and exit chats. Never get caught wrongthinking again! R...