Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training as a Manchester United player for the first time in 12 years after sealing his incredible move from Juventus, going through his paces at a session on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The world’s number one digital asset, bitcoin, plummeted after El Salvador officially adopted the crypto as legal currency. The historic adoption was beset by protests on the streets and technical problems online. Read Full Article at...

Two of Belarus’ most prominent opposition activists campaigning against the rule of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko have now been sentenced to lengthy prison terms: Maria Kolesnikova to 11 years and Maxim Znak to 10. Read...

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings have risen to a record high of $618.1 billion as of September 1, according to data published by the country’s central bank. Read Full Article at RT.com

At least 41 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a large fire that broke out in a crowded prison near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, according to officials. The blaze has since been extinguished. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Mexico’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, decriminalizing the procedure. The move comes days after a harsh abortion ban came into force just across the border in Texas. Read Full Articl...

The shift in healthcare resources to battling Covid-19 has led to many people in poor countries going untreated for other diseases, portending thousands of excess deaths, said a leading funder of tuberculosis and AIDS programs. Read Ful...

A strong 7.0-magnitude tremor has struck Mexico’s Pacific coast, the United States Geological Survey has reported. The quake was felt in Acapulco as well as Mexico City and has reportedly caused some damage. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Top White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci is facing calls to resign after newly released documents suggested his agency funded dangerous “gain-of-function” research in China, despite previous denials. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an “election integrity” bill aimed at making it more difficult to engage in electoral manipulation after a Democrat-led effort to scuttle the vote by fleeing the state failed. Read Full Article ...

The US government is reportedly investigating Raytheon over payments to a Qatar Armed Forces consultant that may have been bribes meant to be given to a member of the Persian Gulf nation’s royal family. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Amid reports that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has invested in an anti-aging tech startup, rival tech magnate Elon Musk joked that Bezos will just sue death – just as he sued SpaceX over a NASA contract – if the research fails. Read Fu...

Visitors to the National Archives website looking for the US founding documents are now greeted with labels warning of ‘harmful language’. It isn’t clear when the tags were added, but the move has angered some Republicans. Read Fu...

US video game firm Tripwire Interactive has announced the immediate departure of its chief executive and apologized profusely that its former leader spoke out in favor of the new Texas abortion law. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Joe Biden left viewers puzzled when he told reporters that tornados aren’t called tornados anymore and, whatever they are called, they supposedly affect Nevada. His apparent senior moment was ridiculed online. Read Full Arti...

President Joe Biden has asked Congress to fund the transport, screening, and “full resettlement resources” for Afghan refugees airlifted out of Kabul and waiting to go to the US. The operation will cost the taxpayer $6.4 billion. Re...

Almost 70% of unvaccinated Americans would rather quit their job than submit to mandatory vaccination, a new poll found, as another survey suggests more than 50% of companies plan such requirements by the end of the year. Read Full Arti...

Anyone late to their seats for Tanzania's game with Madagascar on Tuesday might well have missed one of the fastest-awarded penalties in football history after the referee pointed to the spot after just FIVE SECONDS of play. Read Full A...

FIFA has announced it has opened disciplinary proceedings against the football associations of South American giants Brazil and Argentina after their World Cup qualifier was suspended on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

An English football club has been widely condemned online for publishing a 'passive aggressive' job advertisement where it blasted those seeking a healthy work-life balance. Read Full Article at RT.com

A US university student who chose to take classes remotely rather than be forced to get vaccinated against Covid-19 for on-campus learning has reportedly been barred from school despite doing his studies 70 miles (100km) away. Read Full...

Jason Miller, spokesman for US ex-President Donald Trump before launching social media platform Gettr, was detained for several hours in Brazil in what appears to be a struggle between President Jair Bolsonaro and his critics. Read Full...

A Mahatch FC bare-knuckle fighter has thanked fans for their concern after he collapsed during a recent fight, explaining how he seemingly spontaneously lost consciousness. Read Full Article at RT.com

Turkey will continue to receive deliveries of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, and there is nothing the US can do about it, despite Washington constantly threatening sanctions and other possible consequences. Read Full Ar...

German police bought and used controversial Pegasus spyware sold by the Israeli NSO group in 2019, it has been revealed. The program has allegedly been used for high-profile spying by multiple governments. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Documents obtained by The Intercept reveal that the US government funded studies into coronavirus in bats in Wuhan long before the pandemic, with the proposal showing it was aware of the risk that researchers would be infected. Read Ful...

English football fans have derided plans launched for the upcoming Tottenham vs Chelsea Premier League clash match to be 'carbon neutral', with supporters urged to travel by public transport and eat only vegan food at the game. Read Ful...

Over 80% of Britons over the age of 16 have now received two jabs of a Covid-19 vaccine, the government announced on Tuesday, as officials launch a new campaign to boost uptake among under-18s. Read Full Article at RT.com

Daniil Medvedev is a man in form at Flushing Meadows, dazzling the New York crowds with some stupendous shot-making – so could this finally be the time for the big Russian to turn his talent into Grand Slam glory? Read Full Article at...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her last speech in the Bundestag before stepping down to warn against the rise of a broad left-wing coalition government, as her center-right CDU/CSU bloc falls in the polls. Read Full Article at RT....

The Iranian military has hailed the end of a successful mission in which its 77th strategic naval fleet ventured into the Atlantic for the first time, before returning to Iran, traveling some 45,000km (28,000 nautical miles). Read Full ...

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused the current head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, of persecuting the country's opposition, claiming that he acts in a similar manner to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Read Fu...

Football fans online have reacted with amusement while doubting the credentials of Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as new signing Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured with him reporting for his first training session. Read Full...

Summer 2021 was Europe’s hottest to date, reaching record-breaking temperatures in the Mediterranean and warmer-than-average areas, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Boris Johnson has broken an election pledge to not increase taxes, announcing that National Insurance contributions will rise by 1.25% from April 2022 to fund a reform of the country’s ailing social care sector. Read Full Article at R...

A luxury jewelry boutique in central Paris has been robbed and an estimated haul of €10 million ($11.8 million) in goods reported stolen. The police have apprehended two suspects, and a manhunt continues for the other thieves. Read Fu...

Former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, who is married to one of the best-paid MMA fighters ever in Ronda Rousey, says that his former peers should stop acting like "whiny little b*tches" when it comes to the fighter pay debate. Read Full...

The Taliban has begun to fill government positions following its successful conquest of Afghanistan. Among the names are people still on the UN Security Council sanction list and a minister with a $5-million US bounty on his head. Read ...

Services have been held to mark the 10th anniversary of the air crash which killed players and staff of Russian ice hockey club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Claiming 44 lives, the aviation disaster is among the worst in sports history. Read Ful...

Half a dozen pilots working for Russia's main international airline have been grounded and suspended from duty under rules allowing companies to effectively dismiss staff who refuse to sign up for a vaccine against coronavirus. Read Ful...

Andy Murray, 38, who has more than 50 prior convictions, was among two people arrested after an "unprovoked" vicious assault at Conor McGregor's newly-opened pub in Dublin left a man unconscious and in need of hospital treatment. Read F...

From farm equipment to nuclear warheads, Russia’s state-owned companies operate in virtually every industry. Now though, facing a global economic downturn, one of the country’s top finance chiefs says it’s time for a major change....

The president of Russia's Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation has reacted to Israel's withdrawal from the World Championships, insisting she isn't 'interested at all' that controversial gold medal winner Linoy Ashram won't feature. Read Full...

Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, has come under fresh scrutiny after flying on a private jet from Canberra to Sydney for a Father’s Day visit whilst the majority of Australians were locked at home. Read Full Article at RT...

The European Commission has announced that it has asked its top court to impose penalties on Poland in the form of daily fines over a long-standing dispute with Warsaw over its judicial reforms. Read Full Article at RT.com

The environment chief in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, Manuel Rodriguez, has announced that a devastating wildfire that tore through 1,000 hectares of forest over two days was “clearly intentional.” Read Full Article at RT....

Australian police are stationed outside a synagogue after a group of Jewish worshippers reportedly breached Covid restrictions to take part in Rosh Hashanah, marking the Jewish New Year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Several hundred people gathered outside the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday to protest against what they see as Islamabad’s meddling in Afghan affairs. The rally was dispersed by Taliban fighters, who fired shots in the air. Rea...

The people of Russia and Ukraine can never be divided, and they will never be set at odds, despite the efforts of the Zelensky government in Kiev to stoke "ethnic hatred," the leader of the country's opposition has claimed. Read Full Ar...

More than 300 British soldiers are being offered hearing loss assessments after trials of the £5.5 billion Ajax armoured vehicle programme were halted due to an excessive number of noise complaints, a minister has admitted. Read Full A...

A contingent of Indian troops has arrived in Russia ahead of military drills that will see soldiers from both nations train to fight a range of threats, including those posed by terrorist attacks, using cutting-edge hardware. Read Full ...

An annual survey conducted by the philanthropic organization Clean Air Fund has highlighted how more funding is being provided to fossil fuel projects, and those that prolong their use, than to clean-air development initiatives. Read Fu...

Game of Thrones star Thor Bjornsson says it would be an honor to feel Mike Tyson's power in the boxing ring - but the giant Icelander admitted that he felt "nervous" about getting punched in the face during sparring sessions. Read Full ...

Britain’s vaccine minister has dismissed talk of a planned firebreak lockdown this autumn if Covid hospitalisations remain high, but he said the ability to sustain the reopening of the economy will depend on the vaccine campaign. Read...

Russia is not ready to recognize bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, because equating cryptocurrency with money would harm the country’s financial system, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, has said. Read Full...

Washington is negotiating with the Taliban to secure extra charter flights from Kabul airport for those wanting to leave Afghanistan past the August 31 withdrawal date, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has revealed. Read Full Articl...

The Russian team has once again been crowned world champions of Tank Biathlon, after defeating Kazakhstan, China, and Azerbaijan in the final round of the 2021 competition at the 7th International Army Games, held near Moscow. Read Full...

El Salvador on Tuesday officially adopted bitcoin as legal currency, which will work alongside the US dollar. The nation now holds 400 bitcoins, which are worth nearly $21 million at current trading levels. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Indian health authorities are sounding the alarm after a weekend in which a dozen people were infected and a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus, for which there’s currently no vaccine. So, what do we know about the outbreak? Read...

American Shelby Rogers says she "wishes social media didn't exist" and predicts that she will receive death threats online after crashing out of the US Open in a straight-sets defeat to Britain's Emma Raducanu. Read Full Article at RT.c...

South Korea has successfully test-fired a domestically developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), becoming the first nation without nuclear weapons to develop the technology, according to media reports on Tuesday. Read Full ...

Former tennis world number one and 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick has fired off tweets about the game's modern-day ruler Novak Djokovic, claiming he takes opponent's legs and soul, with the Serb replying with humor. Read Full Articl...

Energy firm EDF was forced to turn on two coal power stations on Monday, ending the UK’s latest coal-free period, as the National Grid experienced a shortage of power due to low wind speeds across the country. Read Full Article at RT....

Construction works on the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project are expected to start in the near future after several rounds of consultations, Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Read F...

A French climate activist has been arrested after the private email service ProtonMail cooperated with authorities after a court ruling, logging details of a user before providing it to the police to identify a French citizen. Read Full...

Japanese drugs manufacturer Takeda has announced that Tokyo has commissioned it to produce US firm Novavax’s Covid jab, as the country moves to making the vaccine domestically. Read Full Article at RT.com

Authorities in Russia’s Republic of Crimea are considering African countries as a promising market for the sale of agricultural products. Contracts have already been signed with Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Nigeria. Read Full Article at RT...

The centre of the world is moving. While once it sat somewhere within the Atlantic, balanced between Europe and the US, it is now moving east. With Asia on the rise, Russia is now planning its role at the heart of two continents. Read F...

The spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry has asked the G7 political forum to clear up “what they want from themselves and the world around them” after Moscow was approached to join a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. R...

European energy prices might be at record levels, but there is still room for prices to run, according to a Bloomberg analysis. Read Full Article at RT.com

The trade turnover between Russia and China from January to August 2021 has surged by 29.5%, amounting to $88.997 billion. Read Full Article at RT.com

Japanese health authorities have confirmed that a third man has died, one day after receiving a second dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from one of the contaminated lots that have since been recalled. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

At least 11 people in the Indian state of Kerala are believed to have contracted Nipah, a dangerous virus for which no vaccine exists. The rising infection tally comes just one day after a young boy succumbed to the illness. Read Full A...

A court in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province has sentenced a local man to five years in prison after he was found guilty of breaking Covid-19 restrictions, with prosecutors arguing that his conduct led to several infections and one death. Rea...

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced that his government has just purchased its first 400 bitcoin as it prepares to become the first sovereign nation to legitimize the digital currency as legal tender. Read Full Article at RT....

German Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier had to be rushed to a Berlin hospital after falling ill during a meeting, according to local press reports. His condition, as well as the cause of the health incident, remain unclear. Read Ful...

Actor Michael K. Williams, a star of the popular HBO crime drama The Wire, has been found dead in his New York City apartment, reportedly amid suspicions of a drug overdose. Read Full Article at RT.com

The archbishop of San Francisco has criticized President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Catholic politicians who have attacked new abortion law in Texas, suggesting they have violated core church doctrine. Read Full Art...

Blizzard Entertainment is apparently cracking down on fantasy racism in World of Warcraft. An update to the popular online game has nixed the insult “greenskin,” once used by a human character to insult an orc. Read Full Article at ...

Israel has launched an aerial attack on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Footage shared by Palestinian news outlets showed the night sky alight with flame as the Israeli jets pounded targets in the densely populated strip. Read Full Art...

CNN is touting the US State Department’s success in helping four Americans leave Afghanistan, even though a private group led the evacuation and Washington has been criticized for hindering non-government rescue efforts. Read Full Art...

The leader of the coup that toppled Guinea’s elected authorities has pledged to form a ‘national unity’ government, assuring investors that business deals will not be affected by the transition that already soared bauxite prices. ...

In what should have been a celebration of the best South America has to offer, the continent – or rather a set of its leading authorities – let itself down on the world stage once more and caused global embarrassment. Read Full Arti...

If you’re a goalkeeper facing an Erling Haaland volley, the prospect must be genuinely terrifying – as footage shows from the Norwegian prodigy training while on international duty. Read Full Article at RT.com

Brazil legend Pele has undergone surgery to remove a “suspicious lesion in his right colon” after it was reported on Monday that the football icon had been in hospital for the past six days. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Confederation of British Industry warned on Monday that the UK government risks facing “up to two years” of labour supply problems, citing the combined impact of the Covid pandemic and Brexit on the country’s economy. Read Ful...

Naomi Osaka is contemplating another career hiatus after her meltdown at the US Open. This time though, it might benefit her to scale back the promotional onslaught that accompanied her last ‘break’ from the spotlight. Read Full Art...

Some Britons have gone online to campaign for the sacking of the UK’s vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, accusing him of lying about vaccine passports after he promised in January that there were no plans to introduce them. Read Full A...

Former European Commissioner John Dalli is set to face charges over an attempt by his aide to reverse a ban on snus, a form of smokeless tobacco, in a bribe worth €60 million (over $71 million), prompting the official to resign. Read ...

Political scientist Kaveh Afrasiabi, accused by the US of acting as a “foreign agent” for Iran, believes the case against him is purely political, with charges brought against him in the final hours of the Trump administration. Read...

The Florida restaurant owner who barred supporters of Joe Biden from her diner told RT that there are other business owners who want to follow her lead. Still, she insists that her decision was “not political.” Read Full Article at ...

Brazilian football icon Pele has been in hospital for the past six days with an undisclosed health problem but there is no cause for alarm, the manager of the 80-year-old has said. Pele recently refuted claims that he had fainted. Read ...

A liberal political candidate in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second city, has taken to Twitter to complain after two other people with his name and similar appearance turned up on the ballot to try and take his local council seat. Read...

The US commanders in charge of evacuation abandoned dozens of American citizens at the gates of Kabul airport amid a chaotic rush to leave Afghanistan, US war correspondent and former special forces soldier Michael Yon told RT. Read Ful...

Years of economic sanctions and political efforts from Washington have come to nothing, and work on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is now nearing the final stages of completion, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Read Ful...

Football fans and social media users have piled on to a small Scottish club after a bizarre and "horrendous" Braveheart statue was unveiled yesterday at their ground and photos of the event were later shared online. Read Full Article at...

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says that a statue of Christopher Columbus will be swapped for one of an indigenous woman from the Olmec civilization. Read Full Article at RT.com

The final pipe of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project has been welded and will be lowered into the seabed of the Baltic Sea, the operator of the Russian project, Nord Stream 2 AG, said on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Australian state of Victoria will “lock out” unvaccinated people from participating in the economy, Premier Dan Andrews has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

French New Wave star Jean-Paul Belmondo, perhaps best known for roles in “Breathless” and “Le Professionel”, has passed away, his lawyer told AFP. He had been unwell for some time having suffered a stroke in 2001. Read Full Arti...