Facebook, recently rebranded as Meta, is the world’s ‘worst company’ of 2021, a survey by Yahoo Finance has found. Read Full Article at RT.com

League bosses and teammates have voiced their shock after a 20-year-old baseball player suddenly died, with no cause of death given. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Department of Justice has arrested a former defense contractor on criminal charges related to alleged espionage attempts after he sent classified information to an FBI employee posing as a Russian agent. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Exercise and media company Peloton has pulled its viral advert featuring ‘Sex and the City’ actor Chris Noth after sexual assault allegations from 2004 and 2015 surfaced on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Meta has banned accounts linked to seven entities for conducting ‘surveillance-for-hire’ operations against some 50,000 users. One of the purged firms is the Israeli-run Black Cube, hired by disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. Read...

Lawmakers from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party are allegedly being slipped thousands of dollars in cash and can be fined for not voting on important laws, the leader’s ex-chief of staff has sensationally claimed. Read...

A medical examiner has confirmed that the death of 10 people at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in November was due to accidental asphyxiation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is ready to go head-to-head with NATO to discuss concerns over the risk of the bloc expanding closer towards its borders in Eastern Europe amid a stand-off between Western nations and Moscow, the Kremlin has insisted. Read Full A...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost a by-election on Thursday in an area it firmly held for almost 200 years. The Tory government has been marred by a lobbying scandal and an internal revolt. Read Full Article at...

27 people are believed to have been killed in a fire that broke out in a commercial building in Osaka, Japan, with police investigating arson as the potential source. Read Full Article at RT.com

One of President Joe Biden’s district judge nominees repeatedly refused to answer whether some criminal acts should be overlooked on the grounds of social justice when grilled by a Republican lawmaker. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Over a hundred US Marines have been discharged for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as military punishments ramp up under President Joe Biden’s strict vaccine mandate. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US National Football League (NFL) had updated its Covid-19 protocols in response to the spread of the Omicron variant, imposing restrictions on both vaccinated and unvaccinated players. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has condemned the US Treasury’s decision to blacklist 34 Chinese companies and institutes, calling allegations that they were developing “brain-control” weaponry “totally groundless.” Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will allow a drug used to abort early pregnancies to be received by mail, permanently lifting long-standing restrictions that had been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full A...

A search warrant has been issued for Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin’s iPhone after police said it could provide clues to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Baldwin on a movie set in October. Read Full ...

A new version of ‘West Side Story’ has hit the silver screen, but how many in the cinema realise the life of the original “Maria” ended in tragedy off the coast of California and that her death still remains a mystery? Read Full...

The US health agency has recommended that people seeking vaccination for Covid-19 receive Pfizer or Moderna mRNA-based shots rather than the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, due to the risk of blood clots. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Marine Corps risks being left without the weapons it will need to fight, unless Congress and the Pentagon fund new programs amid a purge of old technology, its commandant has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Joe Biden urged all Americans to receive booster shots and warned of a winter full of “severe illness and death” for those who remain unvaccinated amid the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Read Full Article at...

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning Nazism, neo-Nazism and all forms of racism, which was co-sponsored by Russia. The US and Ukraine again voted against it, while 49 countries, mainly US allies, abstained. Read F...

A Missouri jury has ruled that a school district owes more than $4 million to a male transgender student, who sued for sex discrimination after being denied the use of boys’ bathrooms and locker rooms. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Hackers reportedly obtained the personal details of a nurse in the French city of Nantes and used this data to create 54,000 working vaccine passes. Meanwhile, the French government says it’s detected 110,000 such fakes to date. Read ...

The revival of iconic US TV series Sex and the City has triggered two women who claim they were sexually assaulted by one of the show’s stars to come forward with painful memories they thought they had “buried.” Read Full Article ...

New York Police Department commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to hold the post, raised eyebrows during her swearing-in ceremony in front of a mural featuring FBI-most-wanted convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur. Read Full Artic...

NATO expansion will continue whether Russia likes it or not, the US led bloc's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has declared, insisting that despite Moscow’s objections, his organisation does not pose a threat. Read Full Article at ...

The US Treasury has blacklisted 34 Chinese companies and research institutes, with Washington accusing one of the named institutes of developing “brain-control weaponry.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Seeking to challenge the credibility of accusers in the sex-trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, her defense attorneys have called as witness the “false memories” expert Elizabeth Loftus. Read Full A...

Google is faced with having to pay a whopping 1 billion rubles ($13.54 million) in mid-March 2022 if it fails to comply with the Moscow Arbitration Court’s decision ordering it to unblock a Russian TV channel’s YouTube account. Read...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is fully supportive of Russia’s plan to work out security guarantees with NATO to protect its western border, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Union bosses have warned that football is rife with grooming, assault and "horrific abuse" after disturbing accusations of repeated rape emerged against a long-serving coach and former Gabon national youth team boss. Read Full Article a...

US president Joe Biden has used a trip to a tornado-ravaged area to wade into the controversy over Aaron Rodgers' Covid status, advising the NFL player who attempted to avoid a vaccine row with the "woke mob". Read Full Article at RT.co...

Former US First Lady Melania Trump has rolled out a non-fungible token project of her own, selling the first NFT in exchange for the cryptocurrency solana (SOL) and intending to donate a portion of profits to charity. Read Full Article ...

The European Medicines Agency has approved two new Covid-19 treatments: an antibody medication and an arthritis drug that turned out to be able to “reduce” the inflammation associated with the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A group of legislators in Russia’s parliament has said that the country’s ‘foreign agent’ laws, which have drawn criticism from media outlets for allegedly violating freedom of speech, could be expanded even further. Read Full A...

The Royal Air Force has shot down what it says was a “terrorist drone” over southern Syria. The encounter marked the first air-to-air missile engagement of the UK’s operation against Islamic State in Syria. Read Full Article at RT...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two pharmaceutical companies for allegedly promoting their drugs as puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tesla has filed defamation claims against at least two Chinese individuals who complained about the safety and quality of its vehicles, insisting the rumors have “groundlessly damaged its reputation,” according to Bloomberg. Read Fu...

Scores of foreign criminals from Denmark will be imprisoned in Kosovo, the latter’s justice minister has announced. In exchange, the Nordic country will fund local green energy projects. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group of American senators has introduced legislation to provide additional military support to Ukraine, proposing to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” if Moscow aggressively strikes at its neighbor. Read Full Art...

The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, will not make a decision on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline for at least another six months, the head of the governmental body revealed on Thursday. Read Full Articl...

European Union member states have failed to reach an agreement over a unified approach to the Omicron variant during a summit in Brussels, as surging Covid cases spark new restrictions in some nations. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Makhachkala native and TikTok star Hasbulla Magomedov has become one of 2021's biggest viral sensations, earning a devoted online following and drawing attention from some of the fight game's biggest names – but how famous is he? Read...

The government has advised schools in England that they can prevent further disruptions to education caused by Covid-related staff shortages by bringing retired teachers back to work. Read Full Article at RT.com

In a recent interview with artist Tino Sehgal, Kanye West – whose legal name is now Ye – talked about turning his homes into churches and moving away from capitalism. He also shared his thoughts on “the death of Kanye West.” Rea...

The trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore reduces the name of the story’s creator, J.K. Rowling, to barely a footnote in the last frame of the video. Read Full Article at RT.com

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse can’t shake the problems of the real world, with a beta tester claiming she was sexually harassed in Horizon Worlds, his company’s virtual reality social platform. Read Full Article at RT.com

The wife of Lewis Hamilton's boss, Toto Wolff, has accused F1 chiefs of lacking integrity and robbing the Brit of the World Championship – issuing a rant hours before the Mercedes chief hinted Hamilton could leave the sport. Read Full...

The Central Bank of Russia wants to ban cryptocurrencies in the country, Reuters has reported, citing sources close to the regulator. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned that the UK's National Health Service is facing an “acute” staffing problem as it seeks to battle the spread of Omicron. Read Full Article at RT.com

US fast food chain McDonald’s has settled a lawsuit against former CEO Steve Easterbrook involving the return of equity awards and cash worth over $105 million, amid a dispute about personal relationships during his tenure. Read Full ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for maintaining strong ties between the two nations despite pressure from the US and its partners in Europe, as tensions flare between East and West. Read F...

A new member of Russia’s parliament has called for tougher standards to be imposed on what toys the country’s kids are playing with in educational settings after publicly expressing outrage at an African-American Barbie doll. Read F...

A judge in Louisiana is taking a leave of absence after a video was leaked of people using racial slurs inside her house. The video was reportedly filmed shortly after a foiled burglary attempt. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's notorious criminal collective, the "thieves in law," have reportedly declared that they won't expel members who have been raped or tortured by prison guards, after claims of horrific abuse inside correctional facilities. Read F...

A UK programmer has been desperately trying for eight years to recover his old hard drive containing a password to a digital wallet. He is now in talks with a company that helped NASA recover data from an exploded space shuttle.  Read ...

Inflation is racking the US economy, and voters blame President Biden. Twice as many people think his actions are hurting the economy as helping, and nearly half think his policies will push inflation even higher, a poll shows. Read Ful...

England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has urged Britons to cut down on the number of “less important” social interactions they engage in this festive season given the rapid pace of Omicron’s spread. Read Full Article at...

Natural gas storage capacity in Germany has dropped below 60% for the first time in years, Sebastian Bleschke, executive director of the German association of underground gas storage operators INES, said. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Iranian government has said it will start exporting its own Covid-19 shots to other countries, as Tehran reached an agreement with Hungary on the mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine passes. Read Full Article at RT.com

Roman Abramovich's chief negotiator at Chelsea, Marina Granovskaia, has spoken of a "difficult year" after being named the Best Club Director in European football. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised the key UK interest rates from their historic low of 0.1% to 0.25% for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to combat raging inflation. Read Full Article at RT....

A new global conflict is already breaking out in cyberspace, a top Russian defense official has claimed, adding that Moscow hopes to work with the US to reduce the risks stemming from back-and-forth digital skirmishing. Read Full Articl...

While Twitch is completely dominating the streaming market, TikTok seems to be quietly working on its own alternative streaming software called TikTok Live Studio. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seized more guns in 2021 than in any other year since its creation two decades ago. A whopping 5,674 firearms were intercepted by the agency at airport security checkpoints. Read Full...

The Japanese government has tampered with official statistics for years, the country’s prime minister has admitted. It's a blow to the credibility of data that investors rely on and brings into question Japan's claimed GDP. Read Full ...

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Several thousand people backed by a gang of motorcyclists have marched through New Zealand's capital Wellington to decry mandatory Coivd-19 jabs and lockdowns in the country, which has reached its 90% fully vaccinated milestone. Read Fu...

Washington has sent fighter jets to Romania to patrol the skies near Russia’s borders as part of a NATO mission designed to deter Moscow in the Black Sea region and around Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.com

Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urged state leaders on Thursday not to “panic and overreact” to potential outbreaks of the new Omicron Covid variant, saying people should learn to “live with the virus.” Read Full Ar...

Queen Elizabeth has called off her traditional pre-Christmas family lunch next week as a precaution amid a surge in Covid-19 Omicron cases, according to a palace source. Read Full Article at RT.com

A colossally sharp-shooting basketball star has been hailed for a "ridiculous" effort that decided a game with little more than a second to go – and some have called the extraordinarily dramatic finish to the contest "impossible". Rea...

Social media platform Reddit announced it has confidentially filed a draft registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to become a publicly traded stock. Read Full Article at RT.com

Legal concerns related to possible side effects complaints have prevented millions of Covid-19 vaccines from reaching displaced people around the world, documents seen by Reuters show. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group of Iranians suspected of smuggling hashish, heroin and other drugs off the coast of Oman have been handed to authorities by the US Navy, who say they rescued the suspects from their burning vessel. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A Dutch MP has been forced to delete tweets comparing the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions to the Holocaust, but says he will appeal the court order, calling it a “crazy ruling.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Following an IGN report on rampant sexual harassment, abuse, and toxicity at Bungie Studios, known for the Halo franchise, the company’s senior employee relationships manager has resigned after 14 years. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The UK government is facing new challenges with its Test and Trace system as government figures show hundreds of thousands of citizens who’ve contracted Covid-19 aren’t using the NHS app, impacting the close contact tracking. Read F...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed how his squad has reacted to being offered booster jabs, adding that there are "no two possible answers" for people who are offered the chance to take another vaccine dose. Read Full Article a...

The leaders of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have published a joint statement calling on the European Union to officially recognize and acknowledge the “sovereign choice” of the three nations to become members of the bloc. Read Full...

Substance use among school students across the US decreased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, a massive self-reported annual survey has found. Read Full Article at RT.com

A senior official at the Bank of England has questioned the value of Bitcoin, which soared to $68,000 last month, citing the currency’s volatility and warning that digital assets could theoretically or practically drop to zero. Read F...

RT’s auf Sendung channel was removed from YouTube on Thursday, just hours after RT DE launched a round-the-clock TV broadcast in Germany. Read Full Article at RT.com

UFC scrapper Priscila Cachoeira has defended herself over a repeated eye gouge on her opponent that was described as "so dirty" by broadcaster Joe Rogan in his live analysis of the Brazilian's defeat. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Paris has said it will ban UK tourists from entering France in an attempt to slow the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant on Covid-19, which is already rampant in Britain. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the EU to apply pre-emptive sanctions against Russia before any potential military escalation, suggesting that threats of harsh measures after an invasion would be too late. Read Full...

Wednesday evening was marked by another bold statement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. The billionaire entrepreneur claims that he will pay more taxes this year than any other American in history. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Tech giant Apple has quietly erased references to its plan to scan user files for images of child sexual abuse on all US iPhones, but didn’t shelve the idea itself. Critics call the proposed technology a major invasion of privacy. Rea...

Global plastic pollution is forcing our planet to adapt, growing microorganisms that can degrade the accumulating waste, a new study claims. Living organisms with the potential to diminish 10 types of plastic have been discovered. Read ...

A Russian warship in the Sea of Japan has conducted a successful test of a new anti-submarine missile which launches into the air before dropping a torpedo, a statement from the country’s Ministry of Defense revealed on Wednesday. Rea...

A patch that fixed a critical vulnerability in a popular piece of software described as the worst in a decade by some has introduced at least two new ways for malicious actors to attack servers. Read Full Article at RT.com

Amid increasing tensions between the EU and Russia, Brussels has opted to improve its relations with some former republics of the Soviet Union in an attempt to increase its sway in Eastern Europe, Moscow daily RBK has claimed. Read Full...

The Taliban didn’t take over Kabul this August, but were invited into the Afghan capital, the country’s former president, Hamid Karzai, who said he issued that invitation, has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

A group of Russian lawmakers has accused Western nations of attempting to undermine the country’s parliamentary elections, while warning foreign states could also try to influence the upcoming 2024 presidential race. Read Full Article...

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of Russia’s ultra-nationalist LDPR party, has announced that he has received as many as seven vaccinations against Covid-19, offering himself up as an example of the safety and efficacy of jabs. Read F...

The continuing surge in Covid-19 infections has forced South Korea to halt its strategy of pandemic-related relaxing of restrictions and reintroduce curbs on public gatherings and business hours. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US military has constructed a tool to help it predict which actions will upset China and cause “strategic friction” in the Pacific, such as warship maneuvers, arm sales, and missions to Taiwan. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

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Four children were killed and several others injured after an inflatable bouncy castle at a school in Tasmania, Australia was swept up by a strong wind and dropped from 10 meters. Read Full Article at RT.com

A drone spotted flying over the US base at Al-Tanf in Syria was shot down this week after the US military deemed it to be a potential threat, less than two months after a barrage of drones and rockets targeted the outpost. Read Full Art...