Following a disastrous week, Facebook says it is willing to open up its algorithm to federal scrutiny to make sure it is performing as intended and not harming users. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have started their latest wargames in the country’s central desert, aimed at bolstering the combat readiness of air-defense forces against hostile parties. Read Full Ar...

Filipino ninja doctors may soon be sneaking into the homes of Covid-19 vaccine refuseniks to inject them in their sleep. At least that’s the idea proposed by the country’s trigger-happy president. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney has stirred anger by turning down a book deal with a publisher whose clients include the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Accusers say her support for the boycott of Israel was ill-advised. Read Full Ar...

The price of the world’s top cryptocurrency has rallied above $57,000 for the first time since May as traders bet bitcoin would retest the record highs it reached earlier this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has insisted his relationship with a top Ukrainian MP is no meaningless fling but a fully-fledged partnership. His wife has previously admitted she was surprised to hear his big news. Read F...

A group of Russian scientists have created a drug that may potentially revolutionize the treatment of Covid-19 by defusing the most catastrophic reaction the disease causes in patients, while not destroying their immune response. Read F...

North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un has boasted of his country’s “invincible” military during a major weapons expo, and blasted Washington for hypocritically talking of peace while driving a wedge between Pyongyang and Seou...

A family of four in Indiana claims they were given Covid-19 vaccinations in error after showing up at a Walgreens location for flu shots – not the first time such a mix-up has been reported at the pharmacy chain. Read Full Article at ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an order prohibiting all vaccine mandates statewide, including at private firms, arguing that while he is in favor of the inoculations, they must never be forced on people against their will. Read F...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) joked about ruling the world after NATO honored her with the newly introduced ‘Women For Peace and Security’ award at the parliamentary conference in Portugal. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The Czech Senate’s Constitutional Committee will hold a meeting next week to discuss President Milos Zeman’s abrupt hospitalization and whether it makes him unfit for office, the body’s chairman said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Critics have almost universally praised the new documentary on Dr. Anthony Fauci, but audiences have seemingly hated it, even accusing review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes of trying to hide the movie’s unpopularity. Read Full Article at ...

The Afghan interpreter who helped retrieve then-senator Joe Biden from the mountains of Afghanistan in 2008, and was left behind by the Kabul airlift, has been evacuated to Pakistan. The State Department is fast-tracking his visa. Read ...

A small aircraft has crashed near a high school in Santee, California, just north of San Diego, hitting several buildings and setting some ablaze. At least two people were killed and another two injured, fire officials said. Read Full A...

Ruslan Zakharov, who medalled at the Junior World Championships in 2017, has died after reportedly being hit by a car while jogging on the morning of his 23rd birthday in his hometown of Khabarovsk. Read Full Article at RT.com

Amid the escalating war of words between Beijing and Taipei, the Chinese military posted a video of its troops practicing beach landings and building beachheads, in “recent” drills conducted right across the straits from Taiwan. Rea...

DC Comics’ Superman is now bisexual, and a forthcoming issue features a romantic encounter between the Man of Steel and a male reporter. The superhero’s woke makeover has caused some controversy, to say the least. Read Full Article ...

CNN has sparked debate after referring to the “Before Times” – meaning pre-Covd-19 pandemic – with some accusing the network of creating fear on purpose with its “dystopian” language. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spain’s Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt and cause serious problems for the residents of La Palma island, with a cement plant the lava’s most recent victim. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two years after Israel crashed a probe into the Moon, its space agency is setting its sights on Mars. Six people have begun a three-week mission in the Negev Desert, helping to prepare for a manned exploration of the Red Planet. Read Fu...

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused football's governing bodies of prioritizing financial revenue over player health in a stinging rebuke of UEFA and FIFA's handling of the global football calendar. Read Full Article at RT.c...

A statue of seventh US President Andrew Jackson that stands outside the White House was vandalized by activists on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, with the words “expect us” spray-painted in red onto its plinth. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor has personally congratulated Tyson Fury and his family and Deontay Wilder and his girlfriend following the heavyweights' epic boxing bout – and taken shots at Dustin Poirier and his wife again. Read Full...

Legendary musician Eric Clapton is once again facing backlash for his controversial views on Covid-19 vaccines and mandates, this time being accused of helping to “bankroll” the anti-vaxx movement. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Kseniya Sobchak, the Russian TV personality who became famous after hosting popular reality TV show Dom 2, has published a long statement refuting accusations that she fled the scene of a fatal accident on Sunday evening in Sochi. Read ...

AstraZeneca has released new data from phase-three trials of its Covid-19 antibody injection, AZD7442, showing it reduces the risk of developing severe illness or death from the coronavirus in vulnerable people. Read Full Article at RT....

Hundreds more Southwest flights have been canceled or delayed, as rumors of a staff “sickout” in protest over Covid-19 vaccine mandates persist. SouthWest’s union says no such action is taking place, but others aren’t convinced....

We’re a year and a half in and public interest is waning in the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, you can probably forgive Britain's best-selling newspaper, The Sun, for trying to inject a little bit of excitement back into the narrative. Read...

Conservative pundit Candace Owens has taken aim at the “extremely overweight,” claiming that fat people don’t have any authority to belittle anti-vaxxers when it comes to staying healthy, prompting Twitter debate. Read Full Articl...

One of the world's most famous MMA stars, Chuck Liddell, is in a Los Angeles jail after the former UFC light heavyweight champion was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Dutch lawyer who, at the time of his death, was involved in a high-profile criminal case against suspected gangland bosses. The killers were both given 30 years in prison. Read Full Article ...

Denmark has implemented four ‘no-go’ zones for individuals who have been convicted of violent offences, as part of a series of nightlife areas controlled by police to limit the risk of illegal activities in bars and pubs. Read Full ...

John Fury, the father of newly reconfirmed WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, says that undefeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk is the only fighter who poses a risk to him – and has told him to ignore all other challengers. Read Full Article...

Hundreds of thousands of US military service members remain unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated against Covid-19 despite looming mandate deadlines, as rates vary significantly across individual services. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Consumers will have to get used to increasing food prices, as pandemic-shaken economies and the global energy crunch have placed an enormous burden on the world’s food producers, Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio has warned. Read Full A...

Doctors in England have urged expectant mothers to get jabbed against coronavirus after data showed that 17% of Covid patients receiving treatment through a special lung-bypass machine were pregnant women yet to get inoculated. Read Ful...

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has again questioned Covid vaccines after claiming that he was denied entry to a football match because he had not been jabbed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Authorities in Russia’s Orenburg region have offered residents to swap low-quality spirits for higher-value food packs after 34 people in the city of Orsk died after buying knock-off alcohol. Many others are still hospitalized. Read F...

Oil prices extended Friday’s rally into Monday, with the US benchmark topping $81 and trading just shy of $82 a barrel as Europe and Asia continue to struggle to secure energy supply for the winter. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The World Health Organization has recommended booster shots for people with weak immune systems as they are less likely to respond adequately to the standard course of vaccinations. Read Full Article at RT.com

RT caught up with visionary author Alan Moore to discuss the influence his sometimes-prophetic works have had on the world and the blurred lines between art, mind-altering drugs, and magical practices. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier has made a stop in Singapore as the UK showcases its military strength in the Indo-Pacific amid increasing tensions with what it sees as China’s increased assertiveness in the South China Sea. Rea...

Albania’s ambitions to expand the country’s territory pose a risk to peace in the Balkans, breaking decades of relative stability following fierce fighting after the collapse of Yugoslavia, Moscow has said, after recent tensions. Re...

The European Commission issued a warning to the UK on Monday that proceeding with planned “significant” changes to the Brexit withdrawal agreement would risk “cutting Northern Ireland off from the EU’s single market.” Read Ful...

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been denied bail for a third time as he awaits trial following his August arrest over a litany of rape and sexual assault allegations. Read Full Article at RT.com

Soaring energy prices have forced global investors to turn their attention to exporters from emerging nations, with Russia becoming their top pick for investment. Read Full Article at RT.com

Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has become Austria’s new chancellor after fellow Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) member Sebastian Kurz stepped down amid a corruption probe to save the ruling coalition with the Greens. Read Fu...

Gun battles breaking out in Indian Kashmir in a mountain pass dividing the disputed Himalayan territory with Pakistan have resulted in the death of at least five soldiers and two militants in the deadliest attack since February. Read Fu...

A saucy TikTok star who claims she was invited to enter top Russian club CSKA's home arena has earned anger after filming herself gyrating and making lewd gestures on the pitch. Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Union will be able to avoid any future gas crises if it works to improve relations with Moscow and stops treating Russia as an enemy, the country’s permanent representative to the bloc has told the Financial Times. Read F...

A new plaque has been unveiled at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oxford University, noting his exploitation of others and how his actions caused "great loss of life," after demands that the monument be taken down. Read ...

Russia has reported a record-breaking week of grim mortality milestones in the fight against coronavirus, with the number of deaths hitting all-time highs since the start of the pandemic as infections skyrocket. Read Full Article at RT....

Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced on Monday that they've submitted an emergency authorization application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their oral antiviral Covid treatment molnupiravir. Read F...

The Swiss and Serbian football associations have called for sanctions after Xherdan Shaqiri was draped with a jacket supporting Kosovan independence during an interview after a World Cup qualifier. Read Full Article at RT.com

Lego has been working to rid its products of gender labels, removing male and female-specific ones and prohibiting customers from searching online for toys based on the sex of their child, its chief marketing officer has revealed. Read ...

Former Russian president and Security Council chief Dmitry Medvedev has lambasted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming the politician has turned his back on his Jewish ancestry by courting the support of the far-right. Read Ful...

A former UFC fighter asked fans to pray for him after discovering he kneeded surgery on five orbital bone fractures following a gruesome 59-second beating in a headline Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship scrap. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Tunisian President Kais Saied has approved the new government selected by Tunisia’s first female prime minister, Najla Bouden, 11 weeks after the last one was liquidated. The opposition described the move as a coup. Read Full Article ...

The long-awaited American financial crisis appears to be on its way. Inflation is increasing, energy prices are out of control, and debt levels are already unsustainable. Washington has few tools left, and an awful lot to lose. Read Ful...

Evgeny Kulesh, the actor at Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Theatre who died during a performance on Saturday, was planning to leave the institution after being a part of the ensemble for almost 20 years, Russian media has reported. Read...

Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid has expressed the hope that Russia would help rebuild the country, destroyed from decades of war. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Welsh NHS Covid pass comes into effect on Monday, with over-18s required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test to enter large events and nightclubs, in an effort to protect the health service over winter. Read Full A...

Beijing has registered “solemn representations” with Canberra after former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited Taiwan, implying that Australia would support the island against Beijing, which considers it part of China. Rea...

A politician has told critics to look at the reasons for American defeats after a claim that Russian figure skaters had been helped to glory, including a world record for a 15-year-old, because of bonuses for their nationality. Read Ful...

Three US Marines stationed at the country’s embassy in Moscow will be sent home to avoid criminal charges after allegedly making off with a punter’s rucksack at the end of a big night out in a bar, Russian officials have revealed. R...

A large blaze broke out at a fuel storage tank near the Zahrani power station in southern Lebanon, just days after the country was plunged into complete darkness after the same facility, as well as one other, shut down. Read Full Articl...

Facing accusations of failing to protect children, Facebook wants to introduce more restrictions and coercion on the platform. It also wants reform of Section 230 so its protections apply only to well-moderated platforms. Read Full Arti...

The deputy of slain IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been captured by Iraqi troops in an “external operation,” the prime minister has confirmed, two years after the Islamist chief was killed by US special forces. Read Full Article...

China is going to dominate the world through its advances in AI and other emerging technologies, and the US has already missed out on a chance to prevent it, the Pentagon’s recently resigned software chief has said. Read Full Article ...

Global prices for crude oil saw another surge on Monday, extending seven-year highs as the energy crunch affecting major economies shows no signs of easing amid the post-pandemic recovery. Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s embassy in Canberra has criticized former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott after he visited Taiwan and called on his country and the US to offer military help to the island if a conflict breaks out. Read Full Article at R...

The Taliban has said that the US agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, insisting it should come with no strings attached after talks in Qatar. Washington called the meeting “candid” and “professional.” Read F...

Police in the UK have dropped an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Prince Andrew, telling the British media that they decided not to proceed after studying a civil case filed by accuser Virginia Giuffre. Read Full A...

Thousands of passengers who booked Southwest Airlines flights for weekend travel have been left stranded in US airports after the airline canceled flights amid reports of a protest against the vaccine mandate. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Moscow has lifted sanctions on Victoria Nuland, allowing the US undersecretary of state to enter the country for a summit with her Russian counterparts. The US is said to have dropped sanctions on a Russian diplomat in exchange. Read Fu...

A Maryland nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested and charged with espionage for trying to sell classified information on US nuclear submarines to a foreign power. Their scheme was foiled in an FBI sting operation. Read Full A...

A five-day course of Merck’s new Covid-19 pill costs $17.74 to produce, but the pharma firm will charge the USA $712. With taxpayers getting bilked, MSF official Leena Menghaney told RT that generic pill production is the answer. Read...

Odds are both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will have woken up with sore heads on Sunday – but the Gypsy King might be reaching for the paracetamol for entirely different reasons after partying the night away in Sin City. Read Full Ar...

Manchester City women's star Georgia Stanway has apologized for her horrendous challenge which drew a red card in Saturday's derby with Manchester United – but says she received a torrent of abusive messages online afterwards. Read Fu...

At least one woman was killed after a car carrying journalist, liberal socialite, and former presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak collided head-on with another vehicle on a mountain road in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Read F...

A French teen has reportedly been arrested and fined for attempting to enter a hospital using the health pass data of President Emmanuel Macron, which had been leaked online. He said he impersonated the president “just for fun.” Rea...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring large toy retailers to provide gender-neutral toy sections in their stores. Critics say it’s government overreach, and that Newsom has bigger issues to fix. Read Full Article...

Global food prices have continued to grow substantially this year, with the price index shooting up 27%, according to the INFOLine information and analytical agency. Read Full Article at RT.com

The supply crisis in Britain has worsened as deep concerns over supply-chain woes, soaring energy bills, and staff shortages prompted millions of locals to stockpile festive essentials ahead of Christmas, leaving shelves empty. Read Ful...

Damon Jackson's fight at Saturday night's UFC event certainly wasn't one for the squeamish after a MASSIVE cut was opened up on his head, causing blood to pool on the canvas - with the American winning the fight soon after. Read Full Ar...

A conspiracy theory is brewing in boxing circles which suggests that Deontay Wilder was 'robbed' of a fourth-round knockout amid claims that the referee took an age to count as Tyson Fury recovered from two knockdowns. Read Full Article...

In the space of nearly 500 years, Russia and Turkey have fought no fewer than 12 wars against each other. Now, even without the tsars or Ottomans, the two old rivals are standing on competing sides once again – this time in Syria. Rea...

One woman is dead and 14 people are injured after a gunfight broke out in a bar in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Police are looking for “several shooters,” and no arrests have yet been made. Read Full Article at RT.com

Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova has responded to a row with members of the Russian sports media after claims that the star threatened to “sue” them at a recent hockey match for filming her. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The US is being forced to negotiate oil supplies with Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) due to the loss of energy independence under the current administration, the former US president has said. Read Fu...

With boxing having been threatened by YouTube stars in its recent history, Saturday night's classic heavyweight title tilt between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has proved that there is more to the sport than 'freak show' fights. Read F...

Czech President Milos Zeman is in intensive care at a Prague hospital. He was rushed there in an ambulance on Sunday, shortly after holding talks with the outgoing premier Andrej Babis about the formation of a new government. Read Full ...

Mariya Agapova got her UFC career back on track with a brilliant performance against Sabina Mazo on Saturday night – before taking aim at Ukrainian rival Maryna Moroz for allegedly slandering her name. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A major explosion rocked the Red Sea port of Aden in Yemen on Sunday, with local media saying a car bomb had been targeted at a convoy of officials travelling across the city. Read Full Article at RT.com

The export duty on Russian wheat will be increased from $57.80 to $58.70 per ton on October 13, the Ministry of Agriculture said. Duties on barley and corn will be also hiked to $49.40 and $47.20 per ton, respectively. Read Full Article...

Amid talk of it being an 'unnecessary rematch', Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder played out a classic heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night - with much of the combat sports world paying tribute afterwards. Read Full Articl...

Tyson Fury’s demolition of Deontay Wilder appeared all too much for the American’s fiancée Telli Swift, who was seen in tears at ringside in Las Vegas as her man suffered an 11th-round KO defeat. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Tyson Fury said the defeated Deontay Wilder failed to show respect after the British boxer attended the American’s corner after knocking him out in round 11 of their heavyweight world title fight in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT....

A turboprop plane carrying skydivers, with 22 on board, has crashed near the town of Menzelinsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six others, the local health ministry has reported. Read Full...