The conservative wing of Angela Merkel’s center-right CDU/CSU union said the party’s leadership is responsible for the historic failure in Sunday’s parliamentary election in Germany. Read Full Article at RT.com

Crete has been rocked by a chain of earthquakes, with the first to rock the Greek island measuring a magnitude of 6.0, succeeded by smaller, subsequent quakes, according to Euro-Mediterranean seismological center (EMSC). Read Full Artic...

The Social Democrats’ candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his party has received a mandate to form a government with the Greens and liberal FDP rather than with its old partner, Merkel’s center-right bloc. R...

Crude prices extended gains on Monday, rallying to their highest levels since 2018 as global refineries fail to keep up with fuel demand that is projected to reach pre-pandemic levels by early next year. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US President Joe Biden reportedly had an emotional and appreciative reaction when a journalist informed him that Angerla Merkel’s party was lagging behind in the German general election. Read Full Article at RT.com

While the initial election results put Iceland on course to become the first European country with a female-majority parliament, making international headlines, the new tally shows the female MPs fell short of the mark. Read Full Articl...

The New Yorker is accused of promoting violence after its podcast featured a climate change activist who called destruction of property the most effective protest tool, praising the violence that marred the George Floyd protests. Read F...

San Marino, a predominately Catholic microstate surrounded by Italian territory, has voted to legalize abortion, thus rendering obsolete a more than century-old law that punished women with imprisonment. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

With the SPD and CDU running neck-and-neck in Germany’s election, talk has turned to potential coalitions, which could “technically” be led by either party, says political analyst Ulrich Brueckner. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says foreign partners are turning a blind eye to a security crackdown in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo, where the breakaway region’s forces have brought essential cross-border traffic to a halt. Read...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has admitted that more than 12,000 of the migrants previously held at Texas’ Del Rio bridge have been released on the unlikely condition they appear in court. Read Full Arti...

A politician has voiced his surprise that Ukrainians keen to watch arguably the greatest moment of their country's sporting year had to do so on Russian TV. Read Full Article at RT.com

Extinction Rebellion organizers have claimed that "history will vindicate" a Paralympic hero after he was sentenced to a year in jail for holding up a flight in a climate protest stunt in the UK. Read Full Article at RT.com

A 21-year-old American footballer has been killed in a shooting which took place during a house party in the Salt Lake City late on Saturday night – just hours after his team, Utah, beat Washington State. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has said he wants Donald Trump to run for president again, despite the man criticizing him only days before with regard to the 2020 election. Read Full Article at RT.com

Journalists, political analysts, and press organizations expressed shock on Sunday over a report that claimed members of former president Donald Trump’s administration had plotted to assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Read ...

Russian former UFC champion Petr Yan has petitioned the promotion to offer him a new opponent for the upcoming fight card in Abu Dhabi after title holder Aljamain Sterling withdrew from their scheduled rematch citing an injury. Read Ful...

The Ukrainian Hockey League has promised disciplinary action after a player was sent off for making a shocking gesture during a game that appeared to imagine a black opponent peeling a banana and eating it. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Nick Kyrgios, who has gained a reputation as one of the sport's most controversial stars, has hinted that he may be close to retiring from tennis after he announced that the Laver Cup in Boston was his final appearance of 2021. Read Ful...

The preliminary results of the German election show a victory for the Social Democrats, which edged out outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU union by little more than 1%. All eyes now turn to coalition talks. Read ...

Lewis Hamilton earned a late 100th F1 victory in a dramatic Russian Grand Prix, celebrating in Sochi for the fifth time after torrential rain denied the impressive Lando Norris a maiden win. Read Full Article at RT.com

Global energy firms are expanding fossil-fuel production in the Arctic region, driven by boosting their profits and with no regard for the consequences, research by Paris-based climate watchdog Reclaim Finance claims. Read Full Article ...

Under Obama, the CIA wanted to define Julian Assange and other journalists as “information brokers” in order to ramp up their spying on them. And during the Trump era, it prepared plans to abduct or kill the WikiLeaks founder. Read ...

Dallas Cowboys star left tackle La'el Collins has been issued with a five-game suspension by the NFL after he reportedly missed several drug tests and even attempted to bribe a test-collector, according to reports from the US. Read Full...

An imminent power-supply shock is reportedly expected to hit China just as the world’s second-biggest economy is gripped with uncertainty over the probable bankruptcy of one of the country’s real estate majors, Evergrande. Read Full...

Oleksandr Usyk looks certain to be ordered to give Anthony Joshua a shot at regaining the heavyweight titles he lost to the Ukrainian boxing great on Saturday. Realistically, will there be any surprises second time around? Read Full Art...

UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko issued a stirring rebuke of Khabib Nurmagomedov's quote that UFC ring girls are "useless" after she defended her world title against Lauren Murphy at UFC 266 in Las Vegas. Read Full Ar...

Iceland’s ruling coalition has increased its majority in the general election, while the final tally shows that women will make up the majority of a country’s parliament for the first time in European history. Read Full Article at R...

Former US president Barack Obama once said Russia was a mere “regional power.” Shortly afterwards, Moscow answered his charge by helping to defeat American regime-change efforts in Syria, located in a rather different region. Read F...

Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, claimed on Sunday that people should not say only women have a cervix, calling it “not right,” after one of his MPs received threats online for making the statement. Read Full...

Alexander 'The Great' Volkanovski reasserted his dominance in the featherweight division with a thrilling win against Brian Ortega at UFC 266 in a fight which prompted a wave of fanfare from some of the UFC's biggest names. Read Full Ar...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has teased fellow Australians with a return to some normalcy by Christmas, provided they vaccinate in large enough numbers and pressure provincial governments to cooperate. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The eldest son of NBA icon Michael Jordan has been arrested over an alleged assault in hospital after police said he slipped and fell on a table in a bar. Read Full Article at RT.com

Asian states are on course to double their spending on food by 2030 to some $8 trillion, with over $1.5 trillion of investment needed to keep up with the demand, a new report finds. Read Full Article at RT.com

Switzerland has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a national referendum on Sunday. It gives extra rights to gay couples, who previously faced some legal restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

British transport minister Grant Shapps has urged Britons to behave normally and stop making a fuss over fuel by queuing at filling stations and buying up petrol. Read Full Article at RT.com

A total of 14 Mexican soldiers were briefly detained and deported home after they illegally crossed into US territory, the Border Patrol said. One of the intruders was caught with marijuana while being processed.  Read Full Article at ...

Many commenters cried foul after an image of an enormous-looking Nazi flag flying over a Palestinian town in the West Bank was shared by pro-Israeli accounts. It apparently was a trick of perspective, not poor Photoshop skills. Read Ful...

The US failed in Afghanistan because it miscalculated its own abilities and wanted to install its own societal model in a foreign land, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has told RT. Read Full ...

The number of nuclear power units in Russia will be increased at most of the country’s operational nuclear power plants, according to Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, Aleksey Likhachev. Read Full Articl...

Germans are voting to elect a new parliament that will then replace the veteran Chancellor Angela Merkel. The race has been extremely tight, and the coalition-building to follow will likely be messy. Read Full Article at RT.com

Serbia has been moving tanks and other military hardware towards the Kosovo border, videos circulating online suggest. Tensions between the country and the breakaway region soared after Kosovo banned Serbian license plates. Read Full Ar...

Dozens of vaccine-passport protesters have swarmed a food court in New York City. Although the court has a vaccinated-only policy, the protesters were not asked to provide any proof of vaccination. Read Full Article at RT.com

Several people were killed and scores were injured after seven cars of an Amtrak train derailed in Montana, close to Canada’s border. Photos from the scene show one of the cars on its side along the tracks. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Iconic British auction house Christie’s is set to auction off an NFT digital art piece of a white man being sold as a slave, with the artist describing the piece as a commentary on slavery’s role in “developing capitalism.” Read...

An undercover video showing Representative Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) calling for a repeat of the 2020 election showdown in the coming months and insisting that the previous one was fraudulent has caused a stir online. Read Full Article at ...

NASA’s attempt to find a replacement for its iconic Astrovan to drive astronauts to a new moon rocket has opened Pandora’s box, as people began suggesting the most bizarre vehicles, and added Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to the mix. Rea...

Mali was blindsided by France’s decision to withdraw its troops from the country and had to enlist help from others to “fill the gap,” PM Choguel Kokalla Maiga said amid criticism for inviting Russian contractors. Read Full Articl...

After a not-so-hearty reception from a crowd outside Queen’s University in Belfast as it honored her with the title of its first-ever female chancellor, ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton flaunted caped pics on Twitter. Read Fu...

A viral video has contrasted Prime Minister Scott Morrison telling the UN General Assembly that Australia believes in “freedom” and the “dignity of all people” with Australian cops beating citizens for not wearing masks. Read Fu...

Ukrainian star Oleksandr Usyk is a cruiserweight and three-belt heavyweight champion after boxing clever to dethrone Anthony Joshua in a stunning points win in London, speaking of his pride on his wedding anniversary afterwards. Read Fu...

Russia’s Foreign Minister has criticized the US' idea to convene a “Leader’s Summit for Democracy”, calling it another example of Cold War-style block mentality that would split the international community into “us and them.�...

Hundreds of people showed up for an unauthorised demonstration staged by Russia’s Communists, in Moscow, on Saturday. The opposition party has rejected the outcome of last weekend's parliamentary elections, alleging fraud. Read Full A...

A federal appeals court judge has blocked a Covid-19 vaccine mandate in place for New York City school employees just days before the deadline, though officials say they expect it to continue to be enforced. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Dominican Republic fighter Lenin Castillo was left unconscious and shaking on the canvas after suffering a brutal second-round KO against Callum Smith in their bout in London. Read Full Article at RT.com

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez appeared to dare Cristiano Ronaldo to take a decisive penalty at Old Trafford before he danced in front of Man United supporters after Bruno Fernandes missed the decisive spot-kick. Read Full Article ...

The Vice-Chairman of Premier League side West Ham has told footballers to ignore "conspiracy theories" and accept a Covid vaccine – and taken aim at Qatar over the 2022 World Cup. Read Full Article at RT.com

With the terrorist-fighting government of Mali in talks with a private Russian military firm, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov to bluntly stay out of Africa, allegedly calling it “our place.” Re...

Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer has been fired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Her crime? Suggesting that the country’s vaccine passport scheme is “illogical” and the Netherlands should “go back to the old normal.”...

The motorsports world is in mourning after the loss of 15-year-old Dean Berta Vinales, who has died after suffering 'severe head and thoracic injuries' in a crash at the Supersport 300 race in Jerez, Spain. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Former US president Donald Trump has said that, with regard to firing health adviser Anthony Fauci, he couldn’t “win,” though he proudly stated he had done the “opposite” of what the infectious-diseases expert had recommended....

A task force of senior scientists investigating the origins of Covid-19 has been disbanded, their leader revealed. Its investigation had been plagued from the outset by accusations of corruption and conflict of interest. Read Full Artic...

A tennis star has admitted he does not know when he will return to the sport and fears he may have to bring forward his retirement because of health problems he says he has suffered since taking the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Read Full Arti...

The New York Times has raised questions after reporting that communications from an FBI informant in the Proud Boys suggest neither the group nor the agency were prepared for the January 6 Capitol protest to turn into a riot. Read Full ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future at Old Trafford has again been called into question, with #OleOut trending on Twitter in the wake of Manchester United's surprise 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on countries worldwide to pursue openness in global scientific and technological cooperation, promising that China, too, would commit to the common goal of “human peace and development.” Read ...

A major allegation was made against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) earlier this week concerning the massive ransomware attacks that plagued the US this summer. Read Full Article at RT.com

A goal from Gabriel Jesus was enough to beat a lackluster Chelsea side in Saturday's early Premier League kick-off, giving Pep Guardiola a measure of revenge on Thomas Tuchel for defeat in last season's Champions League Final. Read Full...

CVS Health, which operates a large chain of pharmacies and convenience stores across the US, lectured its workers about privileges, and told managers to focus on hiring “diverse talent,” a report says.  Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The brother of an Afghanistan footballer who was "crushed like a bug" when he tried to cling to a plane leaving Kabul has demanded a government investigation, claiming US troops treated people "like animals". Read Full Article at RT.com...

A new report by consulting firm AlixPartners has suggested the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage is expected to cost the global automotive industry an estimated $210 billion in revenue in 2021. Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the United States’ charges of fraud against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, which led to her detainment for several years, calling them “totally fabricated” and an act of political persecution. Rea...

UFC president Dana White says that superstar fighter Jon Jones has a lot of 'demons' after the former light heavyweight champion was arrested in Las Vegas on charges of 'misdemeanour battery domestic violence'. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A dramatic tornado has been captured over Sochi in a video from a motorway – with freak weather conditions threatening Formula One qualifying as champion Lewis Hamilton skipped down the track under an umbrella. Read Full Article at RT...

Iranian FM Hossein Amirabdollahian has again refrained from saying exactly when Tehran plans to return to talks aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, instead philosophizing about the meaning of the word “soon” in Iran and the West. Re...

Russia’s reserves of natural gas could run low in 70 years at the current production level, while oil reserves should last about 30 years, geological firm Rosgeo estimates show. Read Full Article at RT.com

The electric car arm of China’s embattled property developer Evergrande said it faces an uncertain future unless it gets a swift injection of cash, sounding the alarm that the company’s liquidity crisis is mounting. Read Full Articl...

A basketball star has had his request to skip receiving a Covid-19 vaccine for religious reasons denied by NBA chiefs, forcing him to miss his team's home games in San Francisco until he receives an inoculation. Read Full Article at RT....

A gang of thieves who allegedly stole a Russian Olympic champion's medals in a calculated raid on her home have reportedly returned them less than two weeks later alongside an apology and a box of chocolates. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Chinese scientists have developed an industrial process to produce starch from carbon dioxide. If successfully scaled-up, it may free up farmland currently used to grow plants like maize and potatoes. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Valentina Shevchenko has issued a stirring endorsement of Halle Berry's MMA skills after starring alongside the Oscar-winning actor in the forthcoming Netflix movie 'Bruised'. Read Full Article at RT.com

As her long service as chancellor comes to an end, more than a half of all Germans will not be missing Angela Merkel, a new poll has shown. The country’s new leader will be determined on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Oleksandr Usyk can cement his place in boxing folklore in London on Saturday night. But should he do so, the Ukrainian might not receive the unfettered love that would otherwise be expected back in his homeland. Read Full Article at RT....

Joe Biden vented his frustration with the US media during talks with Narendra Modi at the White House, complaining to India’s PM that they never ask questions on point and aren’t as well-behaved as their Indian counterparts. Read Fu...

Just a few days ago, four migrants died of exhaustion and hypothermia while trying to cross the border between Poland and Belarus. Nobody knows how many others have perished in this same way, dreaming of a new life in the West. Read Ful...

Two Canadian citizens, who were accused by China of going after its military secrets before being released in a prisoner swap, have been “welcomed home” by Canada’s top intelligence agency. Read Full Article at RT.com

American companies operating in Russia have made direct investments amounting to a total of $96.05 billion, according to the sixth annual joint survey of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham) and Ernst & Young. Read Full A...

The FBI will investigate an alleged assault on a female American soldier by a group of Afghan males temporarily housed at a refugee encampment in New Mexico, the bureau and the military confirmed to news outlets. Read Full Article at RT...

As Germany’s elections inch closer, one TV channel has jumped the gun by displaying vote projections on a news ticker days before the poll. Drawing concern and mockery, the broadcaster apologized for the false start. Read Full Article...

A major US discount retailer said it will resume limits on purchases of certain “key” items, including toilet paper and bottled water, with the company’s CFO claiming the Covid-19 Delta variant is driving a major run on inventory....

An ex-con Russian MMA brawler needed less than a round to knock out his English opponent on his bare knuckle boxing debut in Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has announced that Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who had been in custody in China, were flying back home. Beijing alleged the men were spies hunting for China’s state secrets. Read Ful...

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was roasted after issuing a long press release to explain why she didn't vote ‘no’ on a bill to fund Israeli's anti-missile shield, calling herself a victim of “unjust” procedures...

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton sent a mechanic flying backwards into the air after smashing into him with his car – then claimed that "we all make mistakes" after his Mercedes team reassured fans. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Imprisoned hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld says the federal prison authorities have cut off his phone access, shortly after he gave an interview to RT and told his wife about a unit manager who was allegedly sexually abusing inmates. Read ...

The prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, is in hot water over its latest issue. A quote on the cover from a senior editor has triggered widespread outrage on social media for “dehumanizing” and “erasing” women. Read Full Art...

The deepening energy crisis in Britain has reached fuel supply, with large queues spotted at petrol stations across the country. One of the providers, EG Group, has imposed a £30 limit due to a surge in demand. Read Full Article at RT....

Former US top diplomat and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton became the first female chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, but her triumphant entrance was picketed by hecklers branding her as a “war criminal.” R...

The Duke of York’s lawyers have finally acknowledged he has been served with Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s lawsuit alleging the British royal sexually assaulted her three times, having given process servers the runaround for weeks. Rea...

Space billionaire Elon Musk and singer Grimes have split up, Musk has announced, adding that they still “love each other, see each other frequently, are on great terms,” and will share care of their son. Cue social media meltdown. R...