The Swedish government will allocate some $670 million to compensate households for skyrocketing electricity prices, Finance Minister Mikkel Damberg said at a press conference on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed it’s in talks with aircraft manufacturers, airlines, and wireless service providers to reduce the impact of the new technology ahead of its planned launch on January 19. Read F...

Basketball star Jonathan Isaac has revealed details of a book he is writing alongside conservative pundit Ben Shapiro which will include details on why he refused to take the knee. Read Full Article at RT.com

Several Mexican outlets have released shocking footage that features an alleged cartel-operated drone dropping bombs on Monday on what is said to have been a rival camp. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Food and Drug Administration has deregulated the making of French dressing, revoking the “standard of identity” for the salad topping. The request comes decades after the industry first called for standards to be dropped. Rea...

US crude oil production is set to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year, driven by a jump in shale output as higher prices push producers to drill more wells to offset declining rates, the Energy Information Administration says. Read Ful...

Russia is threatening Ukraine with a “new intervention” and putting Europe’s long-standing security architecture at risk, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

An African giant pouched rat, named Magawa, who found 78 landmines and 38 unexploded ordinances in Cambodia and was awarded a medal for his service, has passed away at the age of eight. Read Full Article at RT.com

A bill that would ban sitting members of the US Congress and their family members from stock trading has been introduced in the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently defended market access as essential in a free economy. Read Full...

Novak Djokovic’s participation at the Australian Open remains in the balance as Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted that a visa does not automatically grant the right to enter a country. Read Full Article at RT.com

Last year’s grain harvest was the worst in three years, Russian officials have cautioned, as sharp rises in food prices squeeze households across much of Europe. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spain’s highest court has rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by former oligarch Sergey Pugachev which demanded Russia pay more than $14 billion in damages, rejecting an appeal against a previous legal ruling. Read Full Article at...

Novak Djokovic will open the defense of his Australian Open title against countryman Miomir Kecmanovic after the world number one was included in the draw, although the threat of deportation remains. Read Full Article at RT.com

A major pipeline rupture in Louisiana spilled more than 300,000 gallons of diesel into nearby ponds, killing thousands of fish and other animals before it could be recovered, according to records obtained by the Associated Press. Read F...

A fire has erupted at a commercial lot in San Bernardino, California, with firefighters seen beating back flames so they do not spread to nearby homes. The incident has reportedly caused outages in the area. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A sculpture by British artist Eric Gill perched on the facade of the BBC’s Broadcasting House has been attacked by a man with a hammer. Beyond his art, Gill became posthumously infamous for sexually abusing his children and dog. Read ...

Denmark will soon offer a fourth Covid-19 shot to those considered at high risk from the virus, becoming the first in Europe to do so despite a regulator’s warning that there is not enough data to know if the policy will help. Read Fu...

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against six North Koreans as well as one Russian national and a Russian company, accusing them of the “proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Nigeria has lifted a nationwide ban on Twitter, allowing its 200 million residents to continue using the site after it was shut down for months, with tech officials saying the firm accepted certain conditions to start back up. Read Full...

At least one US state is struggling so much to find enough teachers to keep classrooms open that it will hire teenagers who were high-school students themselves less than a year ago as fill-in educators. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Eric Adams, who took over as mayor of New York City on January 1, has backpedaled from plans to make his brother Bernard a deputy police commissioner, but still wants him leading mayoral security on $210,000 a year. Read Full Article at...

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) took aim at Covid vaccine card mandates in Washington, DC with a Nazi Germany comparison, only to find numerous critics blasting the message, including the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Read Full Article at RT...

The US Army has reportedly increased its largest enlistment bonus by 25% as it tries to overcome pandemic-related disruptions and entice recruits amid fierce competition to fill key positions. Read Full Article at RT.com

A new Quinnipiac University poll found that only 33% of voters approve of President Biden, while 53% disapprove. A poll by the same organization in early 2018 put Donald Trump’s approval rating five points higher. Read Full Article at...

US corona czar Dr. Anthony Fauci's agency awarded over $200,000 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to an experiment injecting male monkeys with female hormones, in a bid to find out why trans women have higher rates of HIV. Read Ful...

A new poll has found Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the ethics and honesty of people who mainly work in the media and politics. Read Full Article at RT.com

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced the creation of a new “national fund” that wealthy citizens, including those who got rich under former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, will be required to contribute to. Read Full...

The US must ready itself for a war with Russia, a former Defense Department official has warned, saying that Washington could be obliged to step in militarily if Moscow decides to mount an invasion of Ukraine in the near future. Read Fu...

While a study out of southern California shows the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is much milder than the Delta, US health authorities continue to insist on vaccination, boosters and masking due to “strained” hospitals. Read Ful...

A US school district has come under fire after a Twitter video showed elementary school children sitting outside on concrete in freezing weather for what was later described as a “mask and snack break.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The US should attend to its own problems, rather than handing out unsolicited advice to other nations, Moscow has warned, following recent comments by a top American diplomat. Read Full Article at RT.com

US involvement in trying to create peace in eastern Ukraine should be welcomed, and Paris supports Washington joining the Normandy format designed to end the conflict, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Read Full Article ...

Speculation has run high in Western capitals in recent weeks that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger a ‘guerrilla war’ with US-made weapons, creating an Afghanistan-like quagmire for President Vladimir Putin. Read Full Arti...

Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on a US court ruling allowing Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew to go ahead. Unless settled, the lawsuit could see members of the royal family testify. Read Full A...

The potential of Hillary Clinton vying for the presidency again has entered public discourse after two prominent Democrats pitched the former secretary of state as being in an “advantageous position” to run. Read Full Article at RT....

The father of a boy with leukemia says the family is facing eviction from a facility run by the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Vancouver, British Columbia, over new rules requiring Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January. Read Fu...

Palestinian militant group Hamas has claimed to have apprehended a Mossad-trained ‘killer dolphin’ spy wearing specialized combat gear that allegedly attacked one of its naval combat units off the Gaza coast. Read Full Article at RT...

The upcoming Berlin Film Festival has announced it will go ahead as an in-person event, but will limit the amount of guests to 50% seating capacity and cancel any parties and receptions, citing the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article a...

President Joe Biden’s administration has lost track of nearly 48,000 illegal aliens who were released into the US in a five-month period last year under a program designed to speed processing of surging migrant traffic. Read Full Arti...

Governments’ responses to Covid-19 are reversing gains made in combating global inequality, according to a World Bank report. It found the virus was disproportionately affecting the poor and warned the fallout would worsen. Read Full ...

A group of American Democratic Party senators has put together a new slate of potential economic sanctions against Russia, even as legislators are set to vote on a separate bill concerning the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Read ...

Football fans have taken to social media to react to the wild finish seen at the end of an Africa Cup of Nations clash between Tunisia and Mali. Read Full Article at RT.com

America is working alongside EU partners to halt certification of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is encouraging Germany not to give it official approval, the US undersecretary of state for political affairs has said. Read Fu...

A joker has apparently tricked a local Scottish newspaper by sending in a snow-themed photo of Russian social media star Hasbulla Magomedov which was published unawares. Read Full Article at RT.com

Georgian politicians have adopted a bill that makes it illegal to deface the flags of the EU, NATO, and their member states, half a year after far-right activists tore down a European Union flag during a rally against gay rights. Read F...

A new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests crypto and equity markets have become increasingly interconnected across economies over time, which raises financial stability concerns. Read Full Article at RT.com

Portuguese ace Joao Sousa has hit out at 'selfish' rival Novak Djokovic while claiming that his Australian Open visa drama is 'not good for tennis'. Read Full Article at RT.com

A record-breaking heatwave has hit Argentina, with temperatures soaring to 45C (113F) in some parts of the country. An associated spike in energy demand has caused grid failures, leading to power cuts. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Supposed inter-ethnic conflicts in the US could force millions of white Americans to request that Russia resettle them across the vast and snowy expanses of Siberia, one of the country's most notorious nationalists has claimed. Read Ful...

The World Health Organization calls antibiotic-resistant bacteria “one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.” Now, US researchers have found a gene that could potentially signal a superbug onslaught. Read Full ...

The US-led NATO military bloc has reverted to full Cold War strategy of “containment” towards Russia and seeks “full spectrum dominance,” Moscow's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told reporters on Wednesday. Read Full ...

A suspected ransomware attack in New Mexico has disrupted services across an entire county, including a local jail in Albuquerque that went into lockdown after losing access to camera feeds, databases, and automatic doors. Read Full Art...

North Korea has been encouraging citizens to use their own excrement to make manure, as the agriculture sector struggles with a shortage of fertilizer for crops, media reports claim. Read Full Article at RT.com

Consumer prices in the US made the biggest year-to-year jump since 1982, the latest sign that rising inflation is negatively impacting working Americans. Read Full Article at RT.com

Georgian fighter Liana Jojua says she has been told to ‘sell her body’ as the MMA star opened up on the barrage of abuse she received after being released by the UFC. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgarian police have foiled an attempt by demonstrators protesting the enduring anti-coronavirus restrictions to breach the national parliament. The scuffles left four officers injured and saw several protesters detained. Read Full Art...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has opposed California’s solar tax initiative, accusing the state government of pushing “anti-environment” legislation. Read Full Article at RT.com

‘Dexter’ is known as one of the best and worst shows in TV history, due to its strong start and lackluster finish, but ‘New Blood’ sets out to give a satisfying conclusion to the fan-favorite serial killer. Read Full Article at ...

The Chinese foreign minister has called on the US to close all of its “secret prisons” around the world as it labeled the Guantanamo detention center a “dark page” in the history of human rights. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The next breakthrough in stopping Covid-19 may come not from Big Pharma, but from the humble pot plant. Researchers in Oregon in the US discovered that two compounds found in the devil’s lettuce can stop the virus in its tracks. Read ...

The latest chat with Donald Trump ended with the Republican abruptly hanging up on his interviewer after a contentious debate about the 2020 election, in which the ex-president continued to insist widespread fraud occurred. Read Full Ar...

Germany’s minister of interior has made it clear Berlin is dead serious about making Telegram abide by the country’s laws. Unless the popular messaging app deletes illegal content, Berlin is prepared to block it in the country. Read...

A German regional data protection officer says police are damaging public trust in the government amid the pandemic. The officers were criticized for using a Covid app to track people. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Manhattan court has given the go-ahead for Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault case against the UK’s Prince Andrew. The prince’s lawyers had tried to have the case dismissed due to a settlement between Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein....

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled for commission-free trading platform Robinhood to pay a retail investor who lost money after the platform halted meme-stock buying last year. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

After watching the successful test-firing of a hypersonic missile, Kim Jong-un called on North Korean scientists to step up work toward beefing up the “country’s strategic military muscle.” Read Full Article at RT.com

US states that have legalized the adult use of cannabis have collected $10.4 billion in taxes between sales beginning in 2014 and December 2021, according to a recent report by a pro-industry group. Read Full Article at RT.com

Operations at a crucial Arctic undersea fiber-optic cable providing a data link to polar-orbiting satellites have been disrupted since Friday, after its Norwegian owners identified a mysterious “fault in the power supply.” Read Full...

Lewis Hamilton will reportedly decide his Formula 1 future after the findings of an inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix have been released, as Mercedes were forced to deny they want to see race official Michael Masi fired. Read Full A...

A participant of the pro-Trump rally that escalated into the breach of the Capitol Building last year was pinpointed as a possible federal agent provocateur, but critics call the claim a ‘conspiracy theory’. Read Full Article at RT....

Crisis talks between Russian diplomats and representatives from NATO have not yet reached an agreement over Moscow's key demands, the military bloc's secretary general has revealed, adding that other areas are open for compromise. Read ...

The Kremlin has rejected claims it is working to help US hip-hop icon Kanye West touch down in Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as well as stage a series of performances and pursue his business interests. Read Full Ar...

UFC bantamweight rivals Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling have taken their regular trading of insults up a notch as a new date for their rescheduled title rematch was set. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Chamber of Commerce has called for doubling the number of legal immigrants into the country, saying that could ease inflation and the worker shortage crisis. Read Full Article at RT.com

After GOP senators received non-answers from DOJ officials about a January 6 protester who was spared prosecution, the Democrat-dominated special committee assured the public that Ray Epps was not a fed. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A suggestion that Novak Djokovic was given the silent treatment by fellow professionals in Australia has been rejected by Ukrainian ace Sergiy Stakhovsky. Read Full Article at RT.com

David Jordan, the BBC’s director of editorial policy, has said that the broadcaster will give a platform to contradictory viewpoints in a bid to let impartiality triumph over identity, even to those who say the Earth is flat. Read Ful...

A lawsuit filed against former CNN producer John Griffin on behalf of an alleged underage sex crime victim seeks $15 million in damages and fees. Griffin was arrested last month on child sex trafficking charges. Read Full Article at RT....

President Joe Biden has said that Donald Trump supporters wanted to subvert the will of voters when they stormed the US Capitol building in Washington last year. The speech came as investigators subpoenaed Trump allies. Read Full Articl...

A new series about the masked vigilante Zorro is coming to the CW network, headed by writer/director Robert Rodriguez. The show is set to tell the story of a ‘Latinx’ girl seeking to dole out revenge for her father’s murder. Read ...

The British prime minister has said he would “take responsibility” after attending a garden party at Downing Street during a May 2020 lockdown. If he had the chance again, he’d have sent people back inside. Read Full Article at RT...

Liberal city residents are waking up to the robbery and violence running rampant wherever police departments have been defunded across America. Read Full Article at RT.com

Elvis Costello has revealed he is retiring one of his greatest hits because it contains the ‘N-word’ – used as a slur against Irish Catholics during the sectarian conflict with pro-British Protestants and the UK armed forces. Read...

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has taken aim at British rival Anthony Joshua and pledged to bring the rest of the division's belts back to the UK by beating Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has built an artificial moon on Earth that simulates low-gravity conditions – the first of its kind. The facility is expected to play a key role in China’s future lunar missions. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK High Court has ruled that the Department of Health and Social Care’s use of politically connected suppliers to rapidly procure personal protective equipment at the beginning of the pandemic was unlawful. Read Full Article at RT...

The Vicariate of Rome has issued a statement condemning a funeral procession outside a church that saw mourners gather around a swastika-covered casket while shouting ‘Presente!’ and making fascist salutes with their right arms. Rea...

New research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed that fire, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters cost the United States $145 billion in losses last year while resulting in 688 deaths. Read Ful...

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has backed Renata Voracova after the veteran star had her visa canceled and was told to leave Australia in the wake of the row surrounding men’s world number one Novak Djokovic. Read Full Article...

The Taliban administration has announced it is expanding its ‘food for work’ scheme under which it pays thousands of public sector employees with wheat instead of cash. Read Full Article at RT.com

A number of Hollywood darlings are being sued by an investor over their role in promoting cryptocurrency Ethereum Max, which soared with their backing over the summer but plunged after the hype died out. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A member of Nigeria's coaching staff has made headlines for grabbing a cheeky post-game selfie with Liverpool star Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations. Read Full Article at RT.com

The French government has said it will move to ban incest for the first time since 1791, bringing it in line with most European nations which prohibit sexual relationships with blood relatives. Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow police have opened a probe into a 24-year-old Instagram model who posted sultry pictures of herself posing naked in front of a church in the Russian capital, amid a spate of similar cases involving online influencers. Read Full A...

Friends-turned-enemies Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will headline UFC 272 in Las Vegas on March 5 – and some fight fans claim it should be for the ‘MAGA’ title in recognition of both men’s support for Donald Trump. Read Fu...

As Kazakhstan recovers from a wave of street violence, RT spoke with residents of the country’s largest city, Almaty, who say they are frustrated and confused about why peaceful protests turned into unprecedented unrest. Read Full Art...

Walgreens Boots Alliance and CVS Health Corp pharmacy chains have reduced paid sick leave for workers who test positive for Covid-19, the companies announced on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

If Russia wants to make a deal on security guarantees, it should halt military exercises near the Ukrainian border or provide clarification and be transparent about troop movements, the US State Department has insisted. Read Full Articl...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he is ready for the other Normandy Format members – France, Germany and Russia – to come to a new agreement regarding the ongoing conflict in his country’s Donbass region....

A recent report has indicated a 55% year-on-year rise in police fatalities across the US in 2021. Infection with Covid-19 in the line of duty – and the health complications that followed – emerged as the biggest culprit. Read Full A...