The world’s number-one digital asset, bitcoin, has entered bear-market territory, having dropped 20% from its all-time high of around $69,000, as fears over the new Omicron coronavirus variant threw global investors into a panic. Read...

A Kiev bar, frequented by members of LGBT community, has been attacked by a group of masked assailants, believed to be neo-Nazis, who smashed the establishment’s windows and destroyed outdoor seating. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A cycling-advocate MP from New Zealand’s Green Party has used the eco-friendly means of transportation to get to a hospital to give birth. It was the second time the emission-conscious lawmaker has done so. Read Full Article at RT.com...

The leader of the Taliban has delivered his first televised address since the group took power in Afghanistan in mid-August. He vowed not to interfere in other countries, and asked for international aid. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Nearly all of Russia’s oil production will consist of the so-called hard-to-recover crude reserves unless the country speeds up and incentivizes exploration, Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Wednesday. Read Full...

Italian scientists have presented an image showing the mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Believed to have originated in southern Africa, the variant has already triggered alarm in multiple countries worldwide. Read Full ...

The Australian government will introduce new legislation forcing social media companies to “unmask” anonymous users who post offensive comments, or make them pay defamation fines if they are unable or refuse to do so. Read Full Arti...

Israel has banned all foreigners from entering the country and tasked intelligence services with locating and tracking all recent arrivals from the hotspots of the newly emerged Omicron coronavirus variant. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto told RT he’s “frustrated” with Western officials playing politics with Russia’s Sputnik V, the world’s first Covid vaccine. He says they can’t bring themselves to publicly admit it’s “the bes...

The Dutch government has apologized for a past law requiring that transgender people be sterilized to legally change their gender. The law existed until 2014, and similar laws are still on the books in some European countries. Read Full...

Islam Makhachev says that there will be no doubt as to the legitimacy of his UFC title credentials after it was announced that he will take on surging 155lbs star Beneil Dariush in a top contender matchup in February. Read Full Article ...

Russia’s Kamila Valieva cemented her status as the dominant force in women’s figure skating as she broke two more world records with a near-perfect performance on the way to victory at the Rostelecom Cup in Sochi. Read Full Article ...

Several cases of the new Omicron strain have been detected in Germany, as well as in the Czech Republic. The UK and Italy are among other European nations that have also registered instances of the suspected Covid mutation. Read Full Ar...

In the latest episode of ‘The Politics of Survival,’ Tara Reade speaks to a woman who has worked within the US army and has an inside knowledge of horrendous sexual assault cases, which she aims to make public. Read Full Article at ...

Erling Haaland has captured the imagination of fans across the globe for his goalscoring exploits - but apparently that doesn't extend to one Wolfsburg fan who responded to his trademark goal celebration by flipping the bird. Read Full ...

Tributes and condolences have poured in after Russian ice hockey youth international Valentin Rodionov died at the age of 16, almost one week after losing consciousness during a match in Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com

At least two people were killed and some 16 injured in Niger, when a French military convoy was met by protesters after crossing from Burkina Faso, where the column had been blocked for a whole week. Read Full Article at RT.com

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a tightening of coronavirus restrictions after the Omicron variant of the virus was found in the UK. Testing and tracing will be strengthened, and indoor masking strongly advised. Read ...

Former UFC title challenger Diego Sanchez says that he still isn't convinced of the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines despite being seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia and several other symptoms of the virus. Read Full Article at R...

Black-clad ‘Antifa’ rioters in France attacked police officers with fists, projectiles and metal barriers, at a Paris protest they claimed was “against state violence and the extreme right.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Thousands of police have descended on central Madrid in response to the government’s plans to make it legal for people to take images of officers on duty, a change that is part of an overhaul of a controversial gag law. Read Full Arti...

Recent news from Kazakhstan, home to nearly 20 million people and a center of geopolitical influence between Russia and China, is both intriguing and increasingly tragic, as its political landscape shifts rapidly and unexpectedly. Read ...

Major efforts to bring down the cost of generating wind power should be restrained, the head of a turbine-making major has warned, citing the industry’s limited ability to continue investing in new technologies and enterprises. Read F...

A rash of high-profile scares has led to questions over the state of footballers’ health, and whether we are seeing more incidences of players suffering heart problems. Read Full Article at RT.com

Poland’s education minister has sided with parents seeking to wrestle sex education out of schools, promising that it would now be easier to give “morally corrupting” voluntary programs the boot. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was accused of pulling off the “miss of the season” as he somehow hit the post with the goal at his mercy during the Premier League meeting with Newcastle. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The UK’s first cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been registered. This comes a day after the first case of the strain, which scientists suspect could be much more contagious, was recorded in Europe. Read Full Article a...

Hollywood star Halle Berry's directorial debut is a gritty look at the struggles faced by many MMA fighters, and while her dedication to the role is admirable, the film ultimately collapses under the weight of its own clichés. Read Ful...

The introduction of gender-neutral toilets in Scottish schools hasn’t panned out as activists hoped, with girls in one school reportedly refusing to use the facilities due to misbehaviour and vandalism by boys. Read Full Article at RT...

India’s Tata group is reportedly negotiating an opportunity with three of the country’s states to build a semiconductor assembly-and-test unit. The move comes amid the ongoing chip shortage that has severely hit global producers. Re...

The Netherlands has once again tightened its pandemic restrictions, with a new overnight lockdown announced by the government. The state is battling a record-breaking Covid-19 surge, as hospitals face a ‘code black’ scenario. Read F...

The new, heavily mutated strain of Covid 19 is in Europe, with Belgian authorities officially confirming its advent on the continent. Germany and the Czech Republic are looking into suspected cases. Read Full Article at RT.com

One of the world’s smartphone-making majors, Xiaomi, expects to break into the ever-expanding electric vehicle market in establishing a Beijing plant capable of producing as many as 300,000 vehicles a year, from as soon as 2024. Read ...

A recent combat sports event in Poland which featured two 'teams' fighting each other simultaneously inside the cage has been slammed by fans after one competitor was repeatedly punched on the ground while he was unconscious. Read Full ...

Two people were killed and more than 80,000 left without power as Storm Arwen hit the north of Britain late on Friday, bringing blizzards, heavy rain and winds of up to 100mph (160kph). Read Full Article at RT.com

NHL stars Artemi Panarin and Brad Marchand on the sidelines of Friday night’s game between the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins after Marchand allegedly made “Russia-based insults” towards his rival. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The costs of a war between Russia and Ukraine far outweigh the benefits. It brings significant risks to the economy, political stability and Russian foreign policy, fails to solve key security problems, but creates many new ones. Read F...

People celebrate Thanksgiving in different ways and when it comes to some fans of the Dallas Cowboys, apparently that involves getting into a brawl with concession stand employees. Read Full Article at RT.com

There was drama even before the first game of the world championship meeting between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen got underway in Dubai as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) stepped in to resolve a flag row. Read Full Article ...

Further mutations of the Covid-19 virus could spawn a strain as contagious as Delta and as deadly as the Ebola virus. That's the stark warning from the World Medical Association. Read Full Article at RT.com

LA Lakers star Lebron James has been slapped with a fine by the NBA for making an obscene gesture and has been warned about using inappropriate language during media events. Read Full Article at RT.com

A fresh round of rallies against mandatory Covid vaccination has hit Australia, with hundreds of thousands protesting in dozens of cities. Aerial footage captured huge crowds blocking central streets. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Serbia has managed to reach a compromise deal on gas supplies with Russia. The new contract allows the Balkan nation to keep purchasing Russian gas at a bargain price despite the severe gas crunch in Europe. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A top Covid-19 adviser to the South African government is refusing to panic like his foreign colleagues, asserting that the ‘super-mutant’ Omicron strain won’t cause a major spike in cases and vaccines will work against it. Read F...

China’s foreign ministry has publicly supported oRussia in condemning the US-backed so called ‘Summit for Democracy’ due to take place next month, criticizing it as a distortion of the values Washington claims to champion. Read Fu...

The largest international oil and gas firms wrote down assets worth $150 billion last year, when prices crashed due to the demand slump during the pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

A number of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms have announced strategies to address the newly identified Covid-19 variant, dubbed Omicron, including plans to alter existing vaccines and develop new boosters. Read Full Article at...

An individual toting a knife was shot and killed outside a Marine Corps recruiting center in San Diego, California, the military has confirmed, saying the person ignored commands to stay in their car and showed “hostile intent.” Rea...

A newly identified, heavily-mutated coronavirus strain dubbed ‘Omicron’ is triggering alarm across much of the globe, prompting a rash of travel restrictions amid fears that existing vaccines will be unable to stop the variant. Read...

As growing fears of the Omicron variant trigger global travel bans, at least 61 of the 600 arrivals from South Africa tested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport have turned out to be positive for Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

US President Joe Biden will apparently allow new leasing of federal lands for oil and natural-gas exploration, though with new restrictions and higher fees on producers, rather than fulfill a campaign promise to halt drilling. Read Full...

Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist made famous by his work on such musicals as ‘West Side Story’ and such songs as ‘Send in the Clowns,’ has died at the age of 91. Read Full Article at RT.com

The World Health Organization (WHO) decision to name the new coronavirus variant of concern ‘Omicron’ has raised some eyebrows, as under its Greek alphabet naming scheme the next ones up should have been ‘Nu’ and then ‘Xi’. ...

US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) has apologized for a joke portraying Democrat colleague Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) as a potential terrorist, saying she created an “unnecessary distraction.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A mall in Durham, North Carolina has been put on lockdown following reports of shots fired. Videos show customers fleeing in panic and waiting in shuttered stores on what is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. Read Full ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to properly demarcate their border, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, following talks with the leaders of both countries, aimed at bringing the decades-long conflict to an end. Read F...

Three people, including at least one teenage student, were killed in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo when one or several gunmen opened fire on a bus.  Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva smashed another world record as she produced a stunning performance at the Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix in Sochi. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US has imposed restrictions on incoming travel from South Africa and seven neighboring countries, in a bid to prevent the spread of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19, according to media reports. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Scientists warn that a new coronavirus variant, dubbed Omicron, has the makings of a “super-contagious” virus. Here’s a quick look at how we got here, and how the new variant name came about. Read Full Article at RT.com

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that countries restricting travel to and from southern Africa to prevent the spread of a “super-mutant” Covid-19 variant are acting too hastily. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko, who has shot to online notoriety after 'marrying' a sex doll, has shared details of his honeymoon with his second plastic bride Luna after the happy couple spent a week lapping up the sights in Bulgaria. Read ...

Fans of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo have reacted with outrage after the play-off draw for the 2022 World Cup put his country Portugal on the same path as Italy. Read Full Article at RT.com

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the new Covid-19 variant first detected in southern Africa “Omicron”, the UN health agency said after a meeting on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com

People who have high levels of antibodies after recovering from Covid-19 should be allowed the same rights as those who have been fully vaccinated, the head of the body backing Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V jab has told RT. Read Full ...

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has defended the decision to allow a Saudi-backed consortium to take over Newcastle United, saying he was “satisfied” that the Saudi state would not be running the club. Read Full Artic...

American drugmaker Merck has stated that the latest data on its Covid-19 treatment showed the pill to be less effective than initially reported, just days before a panel meeting where US regulators will review the new drug. Read Full Ar...

The UK’s Covid genomics chief, Professor Sharon Peacock, has warned that it's only a matter of time before the newly mutated “worst-ever” strain reaches the country, but that officials can buy some time to prepare. Read Full Artic...

YouTube prankster-turned-boxer Jake Paul has fired back at Tyson Fury after comments about his Instagram influencer girlfriend, Julia Rose. Read Full Article at RT.com

Britain’s transgender prison popuation has grown by a fifth in two years, a new report states. Most are biological men identifying as women, and the increase was noted after the High Court ruled they could be jailed with women. Read F...

One of Italy or Portugal will not qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the two titans were drawn in the same section of the European play-offs for the tournament. Read Full Article at RT.com

Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys last week, but other less fortunate fowl ended up on his family’s Thanksgiving plates, celebrities’ calls to go vegan notwithstanding, as evidenced by the president’s lavish holiday menu. Read Full A...

The Danish National Board of Health has recommended that children aged between five and 11 should be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19, becoming the first EU nation to make the move. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denmark’s public broadcaster has been accused of promoting a “wokeness on steroids” agenda, after featuring artists who criticized the excessive “whiteness” and lack of ethnic diversity in the country’s art museums. Read Ful...

Russian chess world championship hopeful Ian Nepomniachtchi is up against it when facing the dominant Magnus Carlsen in Dubai. But could a supercomputer help him to realize his potential? Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgium’s prime minister has warned that the coronavirus facing the world today is very different from the one that appeared in Wuhan two years ago, claiming it is three times more contagious than the original strain. Read Full Articl...

The Ukrainian armed forces are preparing to use all available resources to hold the front line against any Russian invasion, the country’s foreign minister has insisted, as the war of words between East and West ramps up. Read Full Ar...

Climate activists Extinction Rebellion have disrupted Amazon’s operations, targeting 15 of its fulfilment depots across the world, while warehouse workers and delivery drivers have started a strike in Germany, France, and Italy. Read ...

French fishermen have blocked British vessels from accessing the ports of St. Malo and Calais in a protest over UK authorities “withholding” their licenses. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian cross-country skiing star Veronika Stepanova has shared her thoughts on the International Olympic Committee’s recent guidelines on transgender athletes – asking fans if they want to see her race rivals who were born men. Rea...

South Africa has hit out at the UK after the British government rushed to impose a travel ban on multiple African nations over concerns about a mutated strain of the Covid virus, which has been detected in a small number of cases. Read ...

After overseeing the introduction of Jake Paul as a professional prizefighter, Triller Fight Club are set to launch a combat sports novelty which will feature several MMA and boxing veterans - but can it capture fans' imagination? Read ...

Germany’s new government will have to “take another look” at the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline because it’s a “strategic project” aimed at putting Ukraine under pressure, the incoming German vice-chancellor has cl...

Five London Underground lines across the UK capital have been affected by a train drivers’ strike on Black Friday, with more disruption expected over the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com

Madonna has hit out at Instagram over its decision to delete the pop star’s raunchy photoshoot on Wednesday, arguing that the nipple should not be the only part of a woman’s body that can be sexualized. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Passengers on board two KLM flights from South Africa have been forbidden from disembarking at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. With authorities fearing the spread of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19, all on board are being tested. R...

Amazon is “nearing a deal” to make a TV show based on the iconic Mass Effect gaming franchise, media reports have claimed this week. Well, I would definitely have sold my kidney to binge watch such a series in the early 2010s. Read ...

A court in Moscow has sentenced three bloggers to three-and-a-half years behind bars on charges of car theft following a practical joke that involved stealing a taxi while the driver was loading luggage into the trunk. Read Full Article...

Washington is using the migrant crisis to stage a conflict with Belarus, the country’s embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko has declared, in his latest tirade against the West, as the region’s border humanitarian crisis drags on. R...

The latest rioting in the Solomon Islands’ capital and its Chinatown had been incited from abroad, the country’s prime minister claimed. Australian police officers have landed in the troubled country to help restore public order. Re...

The first case of the new Covid-19 variant has been detected in Belgium, according to local media reports corroborated by a leading doctor, who said the health authorities have handled two “suspicious” samples. Read Full Article at ...

A shadowy non-profit known as the Voter Participation Center reportedly spent over $100 million ahead of the 2020 presidential election to attract hundreds of thousands of votes from those considered likely to support Joe Biden. Read Fu...

Researchers have discovered a type of gut bacteria that improves the memory and cognitive function of bumblebees, and believe the findings could be applicable to humans too. Read Full Article at RT.com

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it could take “a few weeks” to understand the risk posed by the transmissibility of the newly mutated strain of the Covid variant that’s been detected in South Africa. Read Full ...

Scientists have raised the alarm about the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, first identified in Botswana, which has an “extremely high number” of mutations that may drive new waves of infection. So, how dangerous is it? Read Full Artic...

One of Asia’s largest airlines, Cathay Pacific, was forced to cancel some of its passenger flights to Hong Kong after some of its crews refused to follow the carrier’s quarantine rules. Read Full Article at RT.com

Reports have claimed that Lionel Messi has won the 2021 Ballon d'Or awarded by France Football, which would be the seventh time the star has received the accolade. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli government will act “fast and strong” in its fight against the new Covid variant, as the country is now “on the verge of an emergency,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has stated. Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgium administered a 19-0 hammering to Armenia on Thursday in what was just one of an assortment of ridiculous scoring mismatches across Women's World Cup qualifying matches. Read Full Article at RT.com

A host of foreign sports teams have begun to flee South Africa amid reports that a new and highly transmissible variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the region. Read Full Article at RT.com