Officials at the NBA and WNBA have said Brittney Griner's nine-year jail sentence on drugs charges in Russia was not 'unexpected' Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur Aleksandr Vinnik has been flown from Greece to the US days after being extradited from France Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia will leave the ISS after 2024, but the timing depends on the space station’s technical condition, a senior official has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the Canadian Open in Montreal, with the unvaccinated star unable to enter the country Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on the possible release of US citizens convicted in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

The US won’t allow China isolate Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, after Beijing launched a military exercise around the island Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is deliberately withholding €8 billion in financial aid for Ukraine, President Vladimir Zelensky has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia became India’s third largest coal supplier in July, overtaking other major producers, Reuters reported on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

The global community should enter a five-year truce to face the worldwide crisis, which affects ordinary people, the Mexican president says Read Full Article at RT.com

FBI Director Christopher Wray warns that terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda continue to seek ways to launch large-scale attacks in the US Read Full Article at RT.com

A large fire at a nightclub in southern Thailand has left at least 13 dead and dozens more injured, according to police Read Full Article at RT.com

South Korea has embarked on its first mission to the Moon, with a lunar spacecraft launching aboard a rocket produced by SpaceX Read Full Article at RT.com

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US ships and planes will pass through the Taiwan Strait after Chinese missile drills are over, the White House said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said only strong US leadership can achieve peace in Ukraine, by negotiating with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Four people suffered severe injuries following a lightning strike in Lafayette Park across from the White House, emergency services say Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has added ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and his son to its sanctions list for undermining their nation’s sovereignty Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has criticized Amnesty International for pointing out that his military broke humanitarian law Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have compelled the Pentagon to delay a planned test of the Minuteman III nuclear missile Read Full Article at RT.com

Phil Mickelson is among a host of players who have launched legal proceedings against the PGA amid claims of a 'monopoly' Read Full Article at RT.com

The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, following the lead of the World Health Organization Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has expressed concern over hostilities in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and called on Baku and Yerevan to show restraint Read Full Article at RT.com

South African health authorities have confirmed one fatality linked to coronavirus vaccination Read Full Article at RT.com

Four grain silos have collapsed in the Lebanese capital Beirut, two years after they were damaged in a devastating explosion Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian entrepreneur and fraud suspect, Aleksandr Vinnik, can be extradited to the US after being sent to Greece by France, his lawyer says Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Defense Ministry says it is investigating the possible involvement of USAID in the emergence of Covid Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Joe Biden demanded Russia release Brittney Griner, calling her nine-year sentence for drug trafficking “unacceptable” Read Full Article at RT.com

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren for refusing to prosecute certain crimes Read Full Article at RT.com

The real threat to the world order came in the form of the 2014 coup d’état in Ukraine, orchestrated by the West, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

US tech major Intel is close to clinching a deal to build a chipmaking factory in Italy, Reuters reported on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

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More than half of Finns want to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians, according to a poll by the Yle broadcaster Read Full Article at RT.com

Teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu has praised the impact that Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov has had since they teamed up Read Full Article at RT.com

Taiwan has accused China of following North Korea’s lead with its ballistic missile launches Read Full Article at RT.com

US women's basketball star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty in her Russian drugs trial Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany might face a wave of protests in autumn or winter due to the rising cost of living, the German media reports Read Full Article at RT.com

As the “main offender” behind nuclear proliferation, Washington has no right to blame anyone, Pyongyang says Read Full Article at RT.com

Debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule has been found by farmers in a remote part of Australia Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian companies should convert their dollars and euros into “friendly” currencies such as the Chinese yuan, the Central Bank said Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian FM Dmitry Kuleba slammed Amnesty’s report on Kiev’s violations of humanitarian law, calling it “unfair” Read Full Article at RT.com

US women's basketball star Brittney Griner has been found guilty in her Russian drugs trial, a judge at Khimki City Court announced Read Full Article at RT.com

Anti-Russian sanctions are hindering the return of a gas turbine from Germany and threaten future equipment maintenance, Gazprom says Read Full Article at RT.com

The NFL is to appeal against the six-game suspension handed down to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson Read Full Article at RT.com

Removing a Russian exhibition at the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp is an attempt by Poland to rewrite history, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Afghanistan’s Taliban government condemns US drone strike in Kabul, says it has no information on fate of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Read Full Article at RT.com

EU-wide visa ban should be imposed on Russian citizens in the next sanctions package, Estonia’s foreign minister said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has allegedly blacklisted journalist Savik Shuster, barring him from entering the country for three years Read Full Article at RT.com

China has fired several ballistic missiles into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the Japanese government has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi incited tensions with China with her “unnecessary” visit to Taiwan, Russia says Read Full Article at RT.com

NATO must not let Russia win in Ukraine, but doesn’t want an all-out war, Jens Stoltenberg has stated Read Full Article at RT.com

World Triathlon has voted to maintain rules which permit transgender women to compete in female competition Read Full Article at RT.com

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a deal with Russia has been cleared to leave Turkish territorial waters Read Full Article at RT.com

Scientists have created the world’s first “synthetic embryos” using only stem cells from mice, paving the way for growing human organs Read Full Article at RT.com

Joseph Stalin, a prominent Sri Lankan activist of the protest movement that led to the ousting of the country’s president, has been arrested Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia says it wants written guarantees that Western sanctions do not apply to gas pumping turbines for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline Read Full Article at RT.com

The Bank of England raises its benchmark rate by half a percentage point to 1.75% and warns of a recession Read Full Article at RT.com

The prosecutor in Brittney Griner's Russian drugs trial has requested a period of nine and a half years in prison for the basketball player Read Full Article at RT.com

Berlin’s Grunewald forest is burning after an explosion at a police munitions facility Read Full Article at RT.com

Top flight players in England are to receive compulsory training to educate them about sexual consent, according to reports Read Full Article at RT.com

A Norwegian diplomat, who was caught in “Russophobic” tirade, can’t stay in the country, Russia says Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has repeatedly spoken out about Kiev forces using civilians as human shields, Moscow has said in response to an Amnesty report Read Full Article at RT.com

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea according to AP sources Read Full Article at RT.com

The French government warned on Wednesday that businesses may have to save electricity and gas over the winter Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian world champion Varvara Subbotina views artistic swimming as purely a sport for women, despite increasing male participation Read Full Article at RT.com

An escalation in Ukraine can lead to a bigger and more dangerous conflict. Are Russia and the US ready to take the risk? Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claims the world’s existing security model has failed Read Full Article at RT.com

TV crew captures shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian forces during funeral of DPR commander Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing said Thursday it has canceled an upcoming meeting between Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers, over a statement by G7 on Taiwan Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has been criticized for his scattershot approach to the transfer market at the helm of the Premier League club Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s Eastern Theater Command conducts live-fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers restored some organ function in pigs that had been dead for more than an hour, according to a new study Read Full Article at RT.com

Nearly 30% of foreign brands left Russia amid Western sanctions and over half suspended trade, Izvestia daily reports Read Full Article at RT.com

The Donetsk People’s Republic accuses Ukraine of shelling Donetsk city center, killing five people and disrupting a funeral ceremony. Read Full Article at RT.com

Amnesty International has accused Kiev of putting people at risk by using civilian infrastructure for military purposes Read Full Article at RT.com

Gazprom’s claim that sanctions make the return of the Nord Stream turbine impossible is untrue, RBC quotes Siemens Energy as saying Read Full Article at RT.com

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has backed figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze after she hit out at the ISU Read Full Article at RT.com

Taiwan’s representative in Berlin invites a Bundestag delegation to visit the self-governed Chinese island Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's Daniil Medvedev notched a 250th career win as he defeated Rinky Hijikata at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev insisted on POWs being placed in a prison in Donbass that it later attacked, Moscow claims Read Full Article at RT.com

Inflation will reach “astronomical” levels next year, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a leading think tank Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese foreign minister slammed the US House speaker’s Taiwan trip and says those who offend China will be punished Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wants to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in an effort to change his view on the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The turbine for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline is stuck in transit in Germany as Moscow and Berlin exchange accusations over the delay Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chinese military has begun a major round of military drills near Taiwan, state media reported Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s top diplomat has warned that those who offend Beijing will face consequences, following a high-level US visit to Taiwan Read Full Article at RT.com

Taiwan’s military fired flares to ward off Chinese drones near an island far off its western coast, officials claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany is set to maintain its basic Covid restrictions, including mask mandates, but will give states the power to impose tougher measures Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ratify Sweden and Finland’s membership of the NATO alliance Read Full Article at RT.com

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British-Israeli magician Uri Geller says he is conjuring an energy shield to protect the West from Russian atomic weapons Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing’s large-scale drills around Taiwan involve “advanced weapons,” such as hypersonic DF-17 missiles, according to state media Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister met amid a fresh scandal over Victor Orban’s anti-immigration rhetoric Read Full Article at RT.com

The prestigious Royal College of Music is punishing a Ukrainian-born pianist for performing in war-torn Mariupol Read Full Article at RT.com

Baku has demanded the withdrawal of Armenian troops and the disarmament of “illegal armed groups” in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region Read Full Article at RT.com

Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican, was killed in a car crash in Indiana along with two members of her staff Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is reviving the Soviet model of “Beryozka” stores where foreign diplomats will be able to buy duty-free goods with dollars and euros Read Full Article at RT.com

Western sanctions make the delivery of Nord Stream turbine from Germany to Russia impossible, Gazprom says Read Full Article at RT.com

The West has turned a blind eye to Ukraine’s mistreatment of prisoners, which violates the Geneva Conventions, the Russian military said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hollywood has come calling for Conor McGregor after it was confirmed that he is set to star in remake of 80's classic 'Road House' Read Full Article at RT.com

All of the US-produced rocket systems sent to Ukraine are accounted for and are being employed with great success, Pentagon says Read Full Article at RT.com