The global energy crunch is forcing countries to return to coal as surging electricity prices slow economic recovery in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

The French authorities have detained a UK boat amid a dispute over fisheries. Paris warned it would sanction the UK next week if London doesn't grant French trawlers more licenses to operate in its waters. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A demonstrably false claim that Dune posters in China had a black character removed – presumably to appeal to racist audiences – had spread across the Western mainstream media like fire. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has dramatically ramped up coal imports from Russia to compensate for shortages caused by the ongoing trade row with Australia, once the country’s biggest coal supplier. Read Full Article at RT.com

The 14th Eurasian Economic Forum kicks off in the Italian city of Verona, bringing together politicians, businessmen and public figures from across Europe and Asia. Read Full Article at RT.com

A shadowy hacking outfit calling itself “Moses Staff” has published a cache of photos and data it claims to have stolen in a cyber attack on the Israeli military, including a series of pictures of Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Read ...

A major firefighter’s union in New York City has urged its members to show up for work even if they are unvaccinated, effectively asking them to defy the Big Apple’s controversial new Covid vaccine mandate for public employees. Read...

Dina Averina is close to becoming the most successful rhythmic gymnast in the history of the World Championships in individual events, earning recognition from Russian President Vladimir Putin after securing a 15th world title. Read Ful...

Several US states have already put in orders for Covid-19 vaccine doses in preparation to immunize millions of children, the White House said, as the FDA is expected to greenlight the Pfizer formulation for kids as young as five. Read F...

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she had faith the Biden administration would ride to Taipei’s defense in case of an attack from the mainland, and even confirmed US troops had a presence on the island, albeit a small one. Read Fu...

Adelaide United star Josh Cavallo has received the unanimous backing of several major figures in the football world after the Aussie became the first male professional player in the world to announce that he is gay. Read Full Article at...

Barcelona fans have called for club legend Xavi to step in after beleaguered boss Ronald Koeman was unceremoniously axed following another away defeat in a dismal season on the road in the wake of Lionel Messi's shock departure. Read Fu...

Top White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci has come under fire by another animal rights group over reports of inhumane experiments on dogs. The Beagle Freedom Project hinted it would seek to make such experiments illegal. Read Full A...

A veteran camera operator was arrested for allegedly making death threats against Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and his family, and critics are now highlighting the man’s work history, which included CNN. Read Full Article at ...

Tehran has agreed to return to the negotiating table in Vienna after months of stalled talks with world powers on its nuclear program. The decision was announced by Iran's deputy foreign minister, but no date was set. Read Full Article ...

Matching the number of nuclear weapons with Washington is a fool’s errand, when all it takes for a successful deterrent is having enough to obliterate the US once, said the editor-in-chief of China’s state-run Global Times daily. Re...

Republican lawmakers have savaged Attorney General Merrick Garland for doubling down on a memo pitting the federal government against parents criticizing school boards. The GOP accused Garland of waging “political retribution” Read ...

France has published a list of sanctions it could impose from November 2 unless progress is made in an ongoing post-Brexit fishing row with the UK. The measures include closing ports to British vessels, and tighter border checks. Read F...

The Democrat-led Illinois Senate has voted to repeal a law requiring a parent to be notified at least 48 hours before their child has an abortion. The bill heads to the House for passage, and Governor JB Pritzker also approves. Read Ful...

A white senior hospital executive who lost his job in a push to diversify its leadership team has won a $10 million lawsuit, with a federal jury agreeing that his employers fired him based on his race. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

To secure sufficient winter gas supplies for all of Europe, Russian energy giant Gazprom must start increasing volumes in its EU storage units, once it satisfies domestic demand, President Vladimir Putin ordered on Wednesday. Read Full...

Moscow has called on Central Asian nations to reject any plans for NATO troops to be stationed in the region around Afghanistan, following the US-led bloc's hurried withdrawal from Kabul and the fall of the city to the Taliban. Read Ful...

An MMA fighter made his opponent scream in agony with a gruesome first-round kneebar submission on UFC president Dana White's Contender Series, earning himself a contract with the world's most high-profile promotion. Read Full Article a...

A Halloween-themed ad from Twix has critics accusing the candy manufacturer of ‘ruining’ the holiday with a woke and confusing message on boys wearing dresses that has little to do with the celebration – or the product advertised....

Lebanon’s ambassador to Bahrain was summoned by the kingdom’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and handed a letter of protest over remarks made by a Lebanese minister about the role of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the civil war in Yemen. Rea...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has drawn flak online for ignoring “climate emergency” fears after cutting taxes on domestic air travel and “undermining [the UK’s] credibility” as it prepares to host the COP26 climate summit. Read Full...

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza has said there were likely “other live rounds” on the ‘Rust’ movie set, where actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer during filming. Read Full Article at RT.com

An apparently functional EU Digital Covid Certificate bearing the name of Adolf Hitler has circulated online this week, before being invalidated. The incident raises questions about the security of the ‘vaccine passport’ system. Rea...

South African cricket authorities have held crisis talks to determine how to proceed after star player Quinton De Kock revealed he will defy team orders by refusing to take a knee prior to games in the current T20 World Cup. Read Full A...

Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert accused a journalist of misgendering him and of "triggering hurt feelings" on Thursday after the reporter accidentally used female pronouns to refer to the Texas representative. Read Full Article at ...

At least four police officers have been killed and hundreds more injured in massive clashes that erupted in Pakistan's north-eastern Punjab province, as law enforcement sought to stop an Islamist protest march on Islamabad. Read Full Ar...

NFL fans fear a popular pundit could become the latest casualty of cancel culture after critics rushed to express their outrage over a curious joke he made about top model Gisele Bundchen going on a date. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Supporters of Julian Assange have gathered outside the High Court in London, urging the incarcerated WikiLeaks co-founder’s release, as the US launched a new legal push to have the journalist extradited to try him for espionage. Read ...

Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera had his cell phone and wallet stolen after a 'prostitute entered his car and rifled through his glove box', according to reports emerging from the French capital. Read Full Article ...

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has suggested that China’s recent test of a hypersonic weapon might be a “Sputnik moment,” suggesting the US has fallen way behind in the 21st century arms race. Read Fu...

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers have arrested a 52-year-old man for “multiple abusive and threatening phone calls, letters and emails over recent weeks” directed at the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner. Read...

Over a dozen vehicles were left burnt out on Tuesday night in France's Alençon and police and firefighters came under fire from incendiaries and other projectiles, after a 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs. Read Fu...

Almost 50 Insulate Britain activists have been arrested after blocking two major roads in West London and Kent during peak hours. The eco-warriors struck again despite four injunctions forbidding them from stalling traffic. Read Full Ar...

The US State Department has issued its first gender-neutral passport, and will soon let any applicant pick an ‘X’ instead of a traditional male or female option. Commenters online rolled their eyes at the government’s priorities. ...

An officer who served in the Metropolitan Police’s East Area Command Unit was charged by the City of London Police on Wednesday with rape over an alleged incident that took place at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

Paul Pogba has shown his disdain for a tabloid report in England claiming he shunned Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on one of the worst days of their careers – Sunday’s 5-0 defeat to bitter rivals Liverpool. Read Full Article ...

UK opposition and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him to miss the government’s budget announcement on Wednesday. He is self-isolating for the fifth time in the pandemic. Read Full Article at ...

Kosovo's ministry for sport has called for Serbia to be punished after claiming that their boxing team was told to remove their Kosovo emblems to gain entry to Belgrade for the AIBA World Boxing Championships. Read Full Article at RT.co...

The planned Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), an inhabited satellite scheduled to be fired into the cosmos in 2025, may be used as a prototype to replace the aging International Space Station (ISS) once it is decommissioned. Read ...

Police in Washington, DC have closed roads around the US Capitol and the Department of Health, following reports of a bomb threat in the area on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gare du Nord station, in central Paris, France has reopened after it was evacuated for hours due to a potential bomb threat, and train travel from the hub was suspended. The alert was sparked by reports of unattended luggage. Read Full ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said a cyberattack targeted every gas station in the country in an attempt to spark anger and create “disorder and disruption,” but he failed to say who the government believes was behind it. Read...

A hostile interview by TalkRadio with an environmental activist quickly took a turn toward the bizarre, with the host ultimately dunking on the guest’s statement that you “can’t grow concrete.” Yes, you can, the station insists....

Former US President Donald Trump has expressed support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after a parliamentary committee recommended charging the latter with “crimes against humanity” in relation to his Covid-19 response. Read ...

The European Court of Justice has said on Wednesday that it ordered Poland to pay a million euro (around $1.2 million) every day until it brings its judicial system in line with European Union standards. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

With Russia facing tough new Covid-19 restrictions, grappling with growing tensions with the NATO military bloc, and still trying to work out US President Joe Biden's true intentions there will be a lot on Vladimir Putin's mind. Read Fu...

The African Union has decided to suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all of the organization’s activities, after a military coup on Monday saw its prime minister arrested and civilian government dissolved. Read Full ...

A group of Russian trade associations have urged the government not to shutter shops as part of a new plan to drive down the sharp spike in coronavirus cases across the country, arguing instead that jabs should become mandatory. Read Fu...

Moscow has categorically denied reports that Russian state energy firm Gazprom offered Moldova a sweetheart deal on discounted gas in exchange for political concessions, as the Eastern European nation struggles with shortages. Read Full...

There has been a fresh twist in the tale ahead of the Australian Open after Victoria premier Daniel Andrews said he will NOT apply for exemptions for unvaccinated players – putting the participation of several top stars in doubt. Read...

Germany’s teachers’ union chief has urged a return to mask requirements for elementary schools as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections among young children. Read Full Article at RT.com

The BBC is facing a backlash over a story about lesbians being branded transphobic for refusing to have sex with trans women. It has received hundreds of complaints, and the author has been forced to delete her Twitter account. Read Ful...

A lion named Simba saved by animal-rights activists from captivity in Russia’s Dagestan region has been flown to Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, after vets in the city of Chelyabinsk spent over a year nursing him back to health. Read ...

With US government representatives fighting in London’s High Court to extradite Julian Assange on Wednesday, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) called for his immediate release in a full-page advert in the Times. Read F...

Washington’s decision to pull out of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons deal could lead to escalating tensions and a standoff between world powers in East Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned, calling for urgent dialogue. Rea...

The Supreme Court of India has ordered an independent probe into the government's alleged ‘Orwellian’ use of the Pegasus spyware, made by Israeli firm NSO, to monitor activists, opposition politicians and reporters. Read Full Articl...

A boxer who was put in an artificial coma after a bear attack during a fishing trip that killed one of his friends has regained consciousness, his trainer has revealed while claiming he is showing more signs of progress. Read Full Artic...

Brazilian senators voted on Tuesday to recommend that the country's Prosecutor-General Augusto Aras charge President Jair Bolsonaro over the government's 'errors' during the Covid pandemic, which led to more than 600,000 deaths. Read Fu...

France's government has warned the UK that it will face sanctions unless London addresses a disagreement over post-Brexit fishing in which French trawlermen claim they haven’t been granted enough licences for British waters. Read Full...

Soaring fuel prices at home are driving some Europeans to neighboring countries to fill up their cars this autumn. Despite the cost of the trip, an increasing number of Germans are crossing the border in pursuit of cheaper gas. Read Ful...

A row over whether a 'Tomahawk' gesture made by fans of a baseball team is offensive has seen supporters hold up signs calling it racist – but the MLB commissioner has described the North American community as "wholly supportive". Rea...

The Beja tribe, which had been blockading Port Sudan since September, has ended its siege of the country’s main seaport in support of a military coup which took place on Monday, according to regional TV. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Wednesday that an antitrust case has been launched against US tech giant Apple, which has not complied with its request to “stop abuse in the market.” Read Full Article at RT.com...

Lawyers acting on behalf of the US government have “provided assurance” to a UK extradition hearing that any custodial sentence imposed on WikiLeaks founder Assange by an American court would be allowed to be served in Australia. Re...

A German museum that renamed some 143 classic artworks it considered to have “racist or otherwise discriminatory” titles has been accused of “identity theft” after making the “far-reaching intervention” without a public mand...

The promised international aid to Afghanistan is not nearly enough to deal with the growing hunger sparked by drought and economic collapse after the Taliban takeover, a UN food envoy has told RT. Read Full Article at RT.com

Having a US tech company handle the secrets collected by GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 is a terrible idea, including because of the worrisome US track record of manipulating intelligence, MI5 whistleblower Annie Machon told RT. Read Full Article at...

UFC boss Dana White says that his Octagon is an arena in which scores are settled in a "politically correct world" after Afghan star Javid Basharat gained revenge on Israeli fighter Oron Kahlon, who had called him a 'terrorist'. Read Fu...

Ukrainian citizens can’t rely on the government in Kiev for energy and should take matters into their own hands by collecting manure and drying it out before the bitterly cold winter comes, a long-serving opposition MP has warned. Rea...

Academics have recommended Imperial College rename several buildings and lecture rooms bearing the names of influential figures, as well as remove a number of statues, in order to build a “fully inclusive organisation.” Read Full Ar...

A judge ordered the release into family custody of an accused January 6 rioter, who went to great lengths to distance himself from other defendants. He was told to stay in therapy and steer clear of Fox News and MSNBC. Read Full Article...

Ukraine’s Army announced on Tuesday that it had successfully fired a missile from a Turkish Bayraktar drone in the Donbass for the first-ever time, publishing a video that allegedly shows a piece of artillery being destroyed. Read Ful...

Cyber security experts at Microsoft have warned that hackers are targeting the global technology supply chain, with around 140 resellers and technology providers having been hit by ransomware attacks since May. Read Full Article at RT.c...

The expensive NHS flagship Covid-tracking app has failed to avert several lockdowns and has outreach problems, the UK Parliament’s spending committee has said after an inquiry.   Read Full Article at RT.com

After the US secretary of state claimed Taipei’s accession to the UN would be pragmatic, Beijing hit back, reiterating that Taiwan should not be granted permission to join the body because the island was part of China. Read Full Artic...

Russia has been actively increasing trade with the United States this year, particularly in energy, mineral fertilizers and timber, Ruslan Davydov, First Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service, has told RIA Novosti. Read Full Articl...

US senators have accused popular social media platforms of being dangerous for children. Tech companies are facing renewed scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked documents raising concerns about Facebook’s impact on its users. Read Ful...

A severe winter in Europe would likely mean natural gas prices will continue to rise higher, adding to the continent’s energy woes, according to Dea Mario Mehren, chief executive of natural gas and crude oil company Wintershall. Read ...

The CDC has approved a fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot for adults with compromised immune systems, allowing for yet another dose amid concerns of waning immunity, as some pharma firms even hint at yearly boosters for all Americans. Read Fu...

Criminal charges have not been ruled out amid the probe into a fatal on-set shooting during the filming of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’, local prosecutors said, also noting the gun involved in the incident was a real firearm, not a prop....

The newest combatant in the US ‘disinformation’ wars is a media company bankrolled by Democrat mega-donors Reid Hoffman and George Soros, and run by an operative whose astroturfed local news outfit was actual misinformation. Read Fu...

The creator of Netflix sensation 'Squid Game' says he could contact LeBron James over his complaint that the series ending fell flat, seizing the chance to mention the NBA icon's recent film, Space Jam 2, which was widely panned. Read F...

Only one in seven respondents in a recent US Army survey said they’d be ready to deploy and fight immediately, with generals far more confident of readiness than warrant officers. The army downplayed the figures, however. Read Full Ar...

The US has voiced "strong" opposition toward the Israeli government's push to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Tel Aviv placed tender for 1,300 new homes and is expected to greenlight a further 3,000. Read ...

An outside advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration has voted in favor of approving a smaller-dose Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA Covid-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, saying benefits outweighed the risks. Read ...

With Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial about to begin, a Wisconsin judge gave the teenager’s defense team a surprising bonus, ruling that the three men he shot can’t be called “victims,” but can be called rioters, looters, and arsonist...

Cloud-based video platform Rumble has announced its acquisition of Locals, a platform based on subscriptions which has attracted many creators alienated by YouTube's increasingly strict censorship of views outside the mainstream. Read F...

MI5 could potentially have prevented the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack if it had paid more attention to the bomber upon his return to the UK from Libya, a public inquiry into the killings has been told. Read Full Article at RT....

A court in the Netherlands has sparked a fierce war of words between politicians in Crimea and Kiev, ruling that, after a lengthy legal battle, a trove of golden relics from the peninsula should now be handed over to Ukraine. Read Full ...

Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has officially relieved Angela Merkel of her duties as the country’s chancellor, heaping praise on the outgoing leader as she formally left office after over a decade. Read Full Article at...

An unmasked man accused of trespassing by the parish priest at a church in Lakewood, Washington charged the altar after he was asked to leave, triggering a horde of congregants to join the melee and call for police and security. Read Fu...

South African star Quinton de Kock defied a request from his country’s cricket authorities and pulled out of his team’s T20 World Cup match with the West Indies on Tuesday after refusing to take a knee. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

One of football's premier couples are back together after Wandi Nara confirmed that her relationship with Mauro Icardi is back on by posting a snap of them kissing to social media. Read Full Article at RT.com

Already plagued with organizational issues, the upcoming COP26 climate summit is facing another problem: it's just-unveiled ‘Bonnie the Seal’ mascot is being mocked for its expensive outfit and unfortunate resemblance to a rat. Read...

The assistant director who assured actor Alec Baldwin that the gun he used to fatally shoot a cinematographer was safe was previously fired from another film set following a firearms accident, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read F...