Former Olympics contender Irina Slutskaya has spoken out on Timothy LeDuc, the Team USA figure skater who will become the first openly non-binary competitor at the Winter Olympics when the Beijing Games begin in February. Read Full Arti...

Russian lawmakers have postponed consideration of a bill that would introduce a nationwide system of QR-code vaccine passes, saying that the law needs to be adapted to deal with the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Read Full Article at ...

Denying us access to certain cells in the brain that store memories might be a practical feature of the human organism that helps us upgrade decision-making abilities, new research suggests. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should avoid direct discussions with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Kiev’s former prime minister has advised, amid flaring tensions between the two states. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is working on a plan to help him survive as head of government following a probe into parties his office allegedly held in breach of Covid-19 rules, The Independent has reported. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Global prices for crude climbed to a nine-week high as the US dollar headed for its largest weekly fall in over a year, turning commodities into a more affordable purchase for holders of other currencies. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The ongoing saga with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and its long wait for approval and certification shows that Germany has no freedom to pursue its own economic interests, Russia’s foreign minister has claimed. Read Full Article at ...

The most detailed 3D map of the universe to date, showing the location of 7.5 million galaxies, has been published by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) cosmic survey project. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donkey-ass hybrids pulled Mesopotamian battle wagons more than half a millennium before horses were bred for the same task, a new scientific report has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gamers are up in arms against NFTs appearing in their favorite titles, while some developers keep pushing for it. So why do people think it’s a bad idea? Read Full Article at RT.com

A large fire broke out at a chemical plant in Passaic, New Jersey, with nearby residents urged to stay inside with their windows closed. One of the facilities at the plant reportedly has a major chlorine stockpile. Read Full Article at ...

One America News (OAN), a conservative television channel which has frequently been described as one of former US President Donald Trump’s favorites, is set to be dropped by its satellite TV carrier following an internal review. Read ...

Australian immigration authorities have detained Novak Djokovic, arguing that although the Serbian’s medical exemption from Covid-19 vaccination was valid, his views are too dangerous to let him stay. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Seth Andrew, a former adviser to 44th President Barack Obama, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after stealing $218,000 from a charter school he founded. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Republic of Singapore has officially banned unvaccinated employees from working in person, removing a previous policy that allowed them to work if they provided negative Covid-19 tests. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Seattle high school football coach who was fired for refusing to stop praying at the end of games has taken the matter to the Supreme Court. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Biden administration is “pleased” about Russia arresting several suspected hackers, including one allegedly behind the ransomware attack that led to week-long fuel shortages last year. Read Full Article at RT.com

France is looking to purchase some $88 million in intelligence equipment from the United States, with the State Department authorizing the possible sale of eight high-tech drone surveillance systems. Read Full Article at RT.com

As the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) wraps up its peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan, the top official of the Russia-led military bloc talked about the course of the deployment and its results with RT. Read Full Article...

The European Medicines Agency wants to put warning labels on Covid-19 jabs made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, saying there was a “reasonable possibility” they may have caused a spinal inflammation on rare occasions. Read Ful...

A new study has found that the bald eagle population in the US has taken a significant hit from lead poisoning, due to animals consuming ammunition left behind by hunters. Read Full Article at RT.com

Martin Shkreli, dubbed the “Pharma Bro” by the media, has been ordered to pay $64.6 million in profits he and his company made off of the anti-parasitic drug Daraprim. He is also barred from the pharmaceutical industry for life. Rea...

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) plans to introduce a bill dubbed the Fauci Act, aimed at making government officials’ financial information readily available. This is after the senator clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci at a hearing. Read ...

The US Treasury Department has told Arizona’s Republican governor to abolish two programs aimed at discouraging school mask mandates within 60 days, or give back over $1 billion in federal Covid-19 relief and forfeit the rest. Read Fu...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced that the country will be easing back on some of its tough Covid restrictions, despite a growing number of infections and amid protests from those businesses that have to remain closed. Read ...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has condemned a hacking attempt on Ukraine that was said to have disrupted several government websites. He announced that the alliance would sign a cyber-security deal with Kiev within days. Read ...

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, which premiered on Apple TV+ on January 14 after a very limited Christmas Day theatrical release, is an intriguing film for a variety of reasons. Read Full Article at RT.com

After Western media carried reports, on Friday, citing unnamed US officials, claiming that Russia is preparing a “false flag” incident in order to invade Ukraine, the Kremlin has dismissed them as baseless and unfounded rumors. Read...

Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, two close allies of the jailed Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny, have been added to a state register of extremists. They were placed on an international wanted list last year. Read Full Article ...

Prince Philip of Serbia has slammed the ongoing saga involving Novak Djokovic's apparently doomed attempt to defend his Australian Open title, accusing Australia's immigration officials of 'tyranny'. Read Full Article at RT.com

The recently appointed Kazakh Minister of Information and Social Development, accused of overwhelmingly anti-Russian sentiment, will not get a warm welcome at the Baikonur cosmodrome, the head of Roscosmos has insisted. Read Full Articl...

Russian operatives have been deployed to two breakaway regions in the east of Ukraine to create a false-flag operation as pretext for an invasion, several US news outlets have reported, citing an anonymous American official. Read Full A...

Western powers have promised to send a written reply to the set of security proposals that Moscow presented in December, following negotiations this week, Russia’s top diplomat has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann says that his Canadian superstar defender Alphonso Davies, 21, will be absent from first-team affairs for several weeks after being diagnosed with the heart inflammation issue myocarditis. Read Full ...

Data published on Friday by the UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has warned the percentage of children aged under one in hospital with Covid has risen from 30% to 42% following the outbreak of the Omicron strain. Read Fu...

A group of 270 health and science professionals have signed an open letter to the audio streaming service Spotify, demanding a stricter policy on misinformation to combat podcaster Joe Rogan’s alleged Covid “conspiracy theories.” ...

Britain’s Dan Evans could not contain his rage as Russian opponent Aslan Karatsev took a timeout for a toilet break and clothing change during their semi-final at the Sydney International. Read Full Article at RT.com

Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a class action lawsuit in Britain, seeking at least £2.3 billion (over $3.1 billion) in damages, over allegations the company had exploited users’ data for profit. Read ...

The Kremlin is laying the groundwork to fabricate a reason for invading Ukraine, including possible sabotage activities and information operations, a senior White House official claimed on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Troops in Russia’s Far East have begun winter inspections, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Defense, as Moscow holds talks with NATO about de-escalating tensions. Read Full Article at RT.com

Some restaurants in the Netherlands have reopened despite current Covid restrictions, in a refusal to wait for the Dutch prime minister’s announcement, expected later on Friday, on whether to relax the month-long lockdown. Read Full A...

On Thursday, Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, was indicted for perjury and falsifying documents at a time when she alleged she was struggling financially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly expected to conduct a shake-up of Downing Street staff amid growing pressure over a number of parties allegedly held by his office in breach of Covid lockdown rules. Read Full Article at RT....

Beijing has described claims made by a UK ex-minister last month, and unearthed recently by the media, as further proof that London’s 2020 ban on Huawei was not about national security. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is becoming increasingly weary with the actions of Western powers, Moscow’s top diplomat has warned, following negotiations this week with Washington and NATO on European security concerns. Read Full Article at RT.com

EU authorities are urging airlines to stop operating empty flights as they are economically inefficient and bad for the environment, saying that making empty or near-empty trips is a commercial decision for each carrier. Read Full Artic...

A councilor in York, England has started a campaign to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom, claiming the embattled royal is not worthy of such a link to the ancient northern city. Andrew was stripped of his HRH style on Thursday. Read Fu...

Following information provided by US authorities, Russian security services have arrested a notorious group of hackers in a multi-region sting. They are accused of spreading computer viruses and extorting money from businesses. Read Ful...

Khabib Nurmagomedov was unable to make a planned appearance in the corner of fellow Dagestani Saygid Izagakhmaev at the ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters event in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus, it was reported. Read Ful...

The South Korean ruling party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is trying to win the hearts and heads of voters going into the March election by promising to include hair loss treatment in the national health insurance plan. Read...

A bipartisan piece of legislation to be introduced in the US Senate on Friday would force defense contractors to stop buying rare earth minerals from China by 2026, Reuters reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Massive crowds of pilgrims have been flooding the delta of the Ganges river, desperate to take a dip in its waters. Drones have been deployed to spray water on them and reduce crowding. Read Full Article at RT.com

A three-day internal investigation into the leaking of an off-air exchange between Australian TV news hosts in which they described Novak Djokovic an "a**hole" has revealed a culprit, says Ai-Media. Read Full Article at RT.com

BlackRock has become the first public asset manager with assets reaching the $10 trillion milestone, reinforcing the company’s position at the top of the entire sector. Read Full Article at RT.com

Spencer Elden, now 30, has met a deadline to relaunch his complaint against Nirvana, claiming the image they used of him as a baby is in fact “child pornography.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been scheduled to start his Australian Open campaign on Monday, despite facing a Sunday court hearing on his right to remain in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com

Layers for Novak Djokovic have accused the government of taking a hardline stance on their client's immigration status for fear of showing weakness against anti-vaccination sentiment as the legal squabble escalates. Read Full Article at...

After prominent right-wing YouTuber ‘TheQuartering’ posted a tweet criticizing Netflix’s ‘The Witcher,’ showrunner Lauren Hissrich replied and, surprising many, engaged in a long and friendly banter with the critic. Read Full ...

The Italian police union has sent a letter to the Interior Ministry insisting the pink Covid-19 masks with which officers have been issued risk damaging their reputation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Catchy kids’ song ‘Baby Shark’, which was already the most-viewed clip on YouTube, has conquered another milestone by becoming the first video on the platform to garner 10 billion views. Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s state-backed Blockchain Services Network (BSN) has announced plans to roll out infrastructure that would allow individuals and businesses to make, sell, and buy non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Read Full Article at RT.com

Proved oil reserves in the United States slipped 19% over the course of 2020, from 44.2 billion barrels to 35.8 billion barrels, according to fresh data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Beijing has strongly denied claims that Christine Lee was working on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to interfere in UK politics by infiltrating the country’s parliament, accusing MI5 of “smearing and intimidation.” Re...

The program to help poorer nations to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19 is facing a problem, as many donations have a remaining shelf life too short to be properly distributed, a UN official has revealed. Read Full Article at...

Australian officials should hang their heads in shame at the treatment meted out to world number one Novak Djokovic, in a row which reeks of political grandstanding and injustice. Read Full Article at RT.com

Londoners have been told to reduce any strenuous physical activity on Friday as pollution levels in the capital soar. The government’s air pollution website had forecast the worst possible rating. Read Full Article at RT.com

Peacemaker is the new DC Comics superhero series for HBO Max; it premiered its first three episodes on January 13, with new episodes being released every Thursday until February 17. Read Full Article at RT.com

America’s CIA has been overseeing a covert training program for members of Ukraine’s special forces in preparation for a potential conflict, former US intelligence and national security officials have reportedly claimed. Read Full A...

The Dutch King Willem-Alexander has announced that the royals will stop using a historic golden coach which features a controversial image showing colonial subjects offering produce to a white woman, symbolizing the Netherlands. Read Fu...

Shares in Electricite de France (EDF) have fallen by as much as 25%, marking the worst drop on record after French authorities backed a plan to force the multinational to sell more power at extreme discounts to protect consumers. Read F...

Scientists have announced that a remarkable planet could reveal the mysteries of many space formations, after water vapor was detected in its atmosphere. Read Full Article at RT.com

Astronomers have identified signals emitted by what they believe could be the first moon to be discovered outside the solar system. The findings are tentative, with the celestial body being too distant to observe it directly. Read Full ...

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has suggested that the Australian government's decision to revoke Novak Djokovic's visa in 'not great for tennis' and also strikes a blow to the Australian Open as a whole. Read Full Article at RT...

With gender-neutral language becoming obligatory for midwives, RT speaks to one home birthing attendant who has had enough of the "Orwellian trans takeover" and believes it’s time to confront it. Read Full Article at RT.com

A legal filing that was publicly released on Thursday shows how US investigators used communications from the encrypted Signal messaging app as evidence against the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group Stewart Rhodes. Read Full Ar...

Block founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said on Thursday that his fintech firm is building an open bitcoin mining system, as it looks to expand beyond its payment business and into new technologies like blockchain. Read Full Article at RT.com...

Women who got Covid-19 during pregnancy have an increased chance of poor birth outcomes, including babies being born small, low birth weights, and stillbirths, a new study has found. Read Full Article at RT.com

Health authorities in Utah and Minnesota have come under pressure after claims emerged that non-whites were given two extra points on a risk-based scorecard for deciding whether patients would receive Covid antibody treatment. Read Full...

The Virginia attorney general’s office made the Virginia Beach police stop using fake forensic reports linking suspects to crimes to coerce them into confessions. At least five such cases were identified. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Several websites run by Ukrainian government agencies fell victim to a serious cyberattack on Thursday night, leaving many inaccessible on Friday. The hackers left a warning for Ukrainians, telling them to “expect the worst.” Read F...

Slavoj Zizek, the “most dangerous philosopher in the West,” joined Tara Reade on her RT podcast ‘The Politics of Survival’ to discuss the censorship that is currently growing and happening on both sides of the political aisle. R...

For the second time in a week, the world's best tennis player has been declared persona non grata at the Australian Open tournament he has dominated for the past decade by a government accused of political point-scoring. Read Full Artic...

London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ordered the extradition from the UK of an Afghan migrant who illegally crossed the English Channel and is wanted in Austria in connection with the rape and murder of a teenage girl. Read F...

World number one Novak Djokovic will not spend Friday night in detention but will need to meet with Australian immigration officers on Saturday morning in Melbourne, reports have stated. Read Full Article at RT.com

US electric car manufacturer Tesla has begun testing a payment option for the digital currency dogecoin a month after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, hinted in a tweet that it would be doing so. Read Full Article at RT.com

The New York Times upset some of its readers, with a report bluntly stating that the subject of experimental heart surgery had once maimed somebody. The victim’s family didn’t think the man deserved a second chance to live. Read Ful...

The American authorities would act “decisively” if Russia deployed its military to Latin America, the White House said on Thursday, following suggestions that Moscow could station some of its troops in Venezuela or Cuba. Read Full A...

The decision to revoke the visa of world number one Novak Djokovic for a second time was taken to protect the sacrifices Australians have made during the pandemic, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A massive search operation involving officers and volunteers has been underway outside the Australian city of Brisbane after a police dog got lost, while doing its job earlier this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ties between NATO and Russia have plummeted to an alarming low, the country’s Defense Ministry has warned, in the wake of discussions between the US-led military bloc and Moscow over security concerns on the European continent. Read F...

Novak Djokovic is facing deportation from Australia after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke personally intervened to cancel the Serbian star’s visa. Read Full Article at RT.com

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will bring gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, should not be tangled up with ongoing political disputes between Ukraine and Russia, a senior official in Berlin has said. Read ...

US military and aviation officials were briefly convinced that a North Korean missile launch earlier this week could pose a threat to the ‘homeland’, CNN reported, but early readings were soon dismissed as inaccurate. Read Full Arti...

US Vice President Kamala Harris shrugged off a question about Americans having trouble securing a coronavirus test, suggesting a simple Google search was an optimal solution to the problem. Read Full Article at RT.com

The first Russian units that were deployed to Kazakhstan as part of a peacekeeping mission by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), last week, have returned home, touching down at a military airfield outside Moscow. Read F...

An outdoor mask mandate in France’s Paris region has been struck down by a judge, who called the rule a major violation of citizens’ liberties just two weeks after it was reimposed. Read Full Article at RT.com

A German court has found a former Syrian security official guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life behind bars for his alleged role in torture and deaths in a Damascus prison. Read Full Article at RT.com

Female delivery drivers are taking Walmart to court over their uniforms, saying the retailer’s one-type policy for company-provided trousers definitely doesn’t fit all and discriminates against them. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s effort to secure his state’s border with Mexico amid record migrant flows has been thrown open to legal challenges after a judge found the Operation Lone Star program to be unconstitutional. Read Full Ar...

Facebook, Google, Twitter and Reddit have each been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the riot at the US Capitol last year, after lawmakers said they got “inadequate responses” to earlier requests for information. Read...