Putin reveals what he wants from next meeting with Biden
https://www.rt.com/russia/543052-putin-wants-meeting-biden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:35 PM
If Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his wish, his next meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden will be in person rather than via video link, he revealed on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Khabib drops surprising name as he teases ‘big plans’ for his MMA promotion in US
https://www.rt.com/sport/543088-khabib-nurmagomedov-eaglefc-us-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:33 PM
Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed that 'big plans' will be announced at an upcoming press conference in Miami, as the Russian star continues to build his Eagle FC promotion. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Drone strike that killed children to go unpunished – report
https://www.rt.com/usa/543091-pentagon-kabul-drone-punishment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:21 PM
No members of the US military involved in the Kabul drone strike that killed 10 civilians including 7 children during the retreat from Afghanistan will be penalized in any way, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reportedly decided. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia explains why it vetoed climate change resolution at UN
https://www.rt.com/russia/543080-climate-security-resolution-veto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:11 PM
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, linking climate change to security threats. Russia's ambassador to the body claimed the document would have set a dangerously one-sided approach to future conflicts. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Revealed: New radio message shows furious F1 title accusations from Hamilton (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/543092-lewis-hamilton-radio-message-manipulated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:08 PM
Lewis Hamilton fumed that the race had been “manipulated” as he lost the F1 world title to Max Verstappen in astonishing circumstances in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, a newly-released radio message has shown. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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AI tool warns it will ‘never’ be ethical
https://www.rt.com/news/543089-ai-ethical-concerns-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:05 PM
An artificial intelligence tool trained on info taken from Wikipedia and Reddit has reportedly weighed in on the ethics of machine learning, arguing that the “ultimate defense” against an “AI arms race” was to not have AI at all. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Business leaders reject plan to test them for HIV & syphilis
https://www.rt.com/russia/543077-business-protests-diseases-tests-foreigners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 6:32 PM
A law due to take effect by the end of the year requiring nearly all foreigners in Russia to be regularly screened for a range of diseases with blood tests, as well as X-rays, will make the country less appealing for talent. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Biden confirms when he will visit tornado-struck Kentucky
https://www.rt.com/usa/543087-joe-biden-kentucky-visit-tornado/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 6:21 PM
US President Joe Biden has said he will visit disaster-struck Kentucky this week, after a tornado cluster took dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of properties in the state. More than 100 people remain missing. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Putin outlines Russian view on NATO expansion to British PM
https://www.rt.com/russia/543083-putin-boris-johnson-nato-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:40 PM
There’s an urgent need for talks to stop NATO’s eastward expansion and prevent the bloc’s deployment of offensive weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British leader Boris Johnson, citing the situation in Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Khabib says Hasbulla ‘can become billionaire’
https://www.rt.com/sport/543078-khabib-hasbulla-wwe-abdu-rozik-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:35 PM
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov says he might not be Dagestan's most famous export for long after revealing that diminutive blogger Hasbulla Magomedov has a lengthy list of suitors seeking his signature. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US nuclear sub pulls in for repairs after collision in South China Sea
https://www.rt.com/usa/543084-navy-nuclear-sub-mountain-collision-repairs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:32 PM
The US Navy submarine that stoked international tensions after colliding with an underwater mountain in the South China Sea pulled into the California coast on Sunday, bearing visible surface damage from the crash in October. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Replacement for canceled Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ unveiled
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/543079-fantastic-beasts-trailer-johnny-depp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:29 PM
The trailer for the latest film in J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe, ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’, has given viewers a look at Johnny Depp’s replacement, Mads Mikkelsen. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Germany risks ‘complete loss of credibility’ – former top diplomat
https://www.rt.com/business/543081-nord-stream2-situation-ambiguous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:11 PM
There’s a lot of confusion and “unilateral verbal threats” around the Nord Stream 2 project, according to the former foreign minister of Austria, Karin Kneissl. She has described the whole situation as “very ambiguous.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Money-laundering probe linked to former king dropped
https://www.rt.com/news/543071-switzerland-spain-king-investigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:01 PM
Swiss prosecutors have dropped a money-laundering case linked to Spain’s ex-King Juan Carlos. Despite finding that his offshore fund got $100 million from Saudi Arabia, they failed to prove it was an “illegal commission” payment. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Is Julianna Pena’s destruction of Amanda Nunes really the biggest upset in MMA history? (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/543040-mma-biggest-ever-upsets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 5:00 PM
If Julianna Pena's seismic upset win against Amanda Nunes taught us anything it is that in MMA, the bigger they come, the harder they fall - and this has been a lesson learned the hard way by several fighters down the years. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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What’s next if Belarus delivers on threat to cut off gas transit to EU?
https://www.rt.com/business/543048-belarus-europe-gas-supplies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:32 PM
Belarus is threatening to cut off European gas supplies from Russia via the country’s pipeline network if more Western sanctions are imposed over the ongoing migrant crisis on its western border. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia’s ‘Wagner mercenary group’ hit with EU sanctions
https://www.rt.com/russia/543073-wagner-group-eu-sanctions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:25 PM
The EU has imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, a private paramilitary organization deployed around the world, which Western observers have long claimed is secretly aligned with the Kremlin. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Analysts share major crypto predictions for 2022
https://www.rt.com/business/543058-crypto-predictions-next-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:23 PM
As 2021 draws to a close, cryptocurrencies are now just a stone’s throw away from becoming a fully valid part of mainstream finance, according to some analysts. Read Full Article at RT.com
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UN chief urges plan to ‘restrict’ killer robots
https://www.rt.com/news/543074-un-killer-robots-restrictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:22 PM
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for members to establish a plan that imposes “restrictions on the use of certain types of autonomous weapons” at the start of the Review Conference. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US democracy failing at home, but Washington still wants to impose it abroad – Russian security official
https://www.rt.com/russia/543036-us-washington-democracy-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:22 PM
Washington’s self-declared goal to spread democracy globally is being undermined by the failure of its values at home, a top official from Russia’s Security Council has claimed amid strained relations between the two states. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Picking up trash can earn you up to $300K in NYC
https://www.rt.com/usa/543075-new-york-sanitation-overtime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:03 PM
The salaries of some New York City sanitation workers have approached $300,000 due to staffing issues and massive overtime pay, which a spokesperson chalked up in part to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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EU estimates number of ‘locally transmitted’ Omicron cases
https://www.rt.com/news/543076-eu-covid-cases-omicron-transmission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:55 PM
The EU’s public health agency has said some 70% of Omicron infections recorded across the 27-nation bloc were transmitted locally, suggesting the highly infectious variant is already spreading rapidly in Europe. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Heavy Covid jab-booking traffic crashed NHS website
https://www.rt.com/uk/543067-nhs-website-crash-booking-traffic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:26 PM
The NHS website for booking Covid-19 vaccinations went down as tens of thousands of people logged on to reserve their booster shot after the UK government rolled out its plan to offer one to all adults by the end of the year. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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What’s causing the inflation crisis?
https://www.rt.com/news/543060-rising-prices-inflation-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:25 PM
The problem of rising prices is the latest worry for the global economy, causing hardship for billions of people. Why is this happening and what can be done to prevent things spiraling out of control? Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Manchester United shut down training after Covid outbreak
https://www.rt.com/sport/543072-manchester-united-training-base-covid-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:23 PM
Manchester United have temporarily halted first-team operations at their training base as the club grapples with an outbreak of Covid-19. The team’s Premier League meeting with Brentford on Tuesday could be canceled. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Death toll from harrowing Kentucky tornadoes announced
https://www.rt.com/usa/543069-kentucky-tornado-death-toll-rises/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:19 PM
At least 64 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky after a devastating tornado cluster tore through the state over the weekend, Governor Andy Beshear has announced. At least 105 Kentuckians remain unaccounted for. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ukrainian boxing great accused of lacking patriotism with flag gesture
https://www.rt.com/sport/543037-klitschko-lomachenko-flag-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:14 PM
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has angrily called out fellow Ukrainian ring star Vasiliy Lomachenko for not posing with the country’s flag after his victory in New York at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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New details emerge on fatal Amazon warehouse collapse during tornado
https://www.rt.com/usa/543066-amazon-warehouse-illinois-tornado-deaths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 3:09 PM
An Illinois Amazon warehouse worker’s girlfriend claimed in an interview on Sunday that her boyfriend had not been allowed to leave his work site during Friday’s storm. He later died when the building collapsed in the tornado. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Clown and visionary’ named Time’s Person of the Year
https://www.rt.com/news/543061-musk-time-person-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 2:53 PM
The founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, has been named Time’s 2021 Person of the Year for being a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman, and cad.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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WATCH: More than 100 alleged 'Ukrainian Nazi' supporters arrested in Russia
https://www.rt.com/russia/543055-fsb-busted-ukrainian-nazis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 2:25 PM
More than 100 alleged supporters of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth ‘murder cult,’ thought to be planning to carry out attacks, were detained in an operation spanning across Russia, the country’s security service has said. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Take two: Messi & PSG handed tough assignment in repeated Champions League draw
https://www.rt.com/sport/543063-champions-league-draw-repeat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 2:21 PM
Defending champions Chelsea were again handed a meeting with French team Lille in a re-run of the Champions League last 16 draw in Switzerland, which also produced a clash between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Do Russians want the Soviet Union back?
https://www.rt.com/russia/543029-want-soviet-union-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 2:19 PM
In December 1991, the Soviet Union came to an end. Thirty years on, its last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has taken much of the blame. Russians may not want a return to communism, but they blame him for the way it ended. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Jail time for ex-immigration minister over asylum mandate rule
https://www.rt.com/news/543062-denmark-migrants-asylum-minister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 2:12 PM
Former Danish immigration minister Inger Stojberg has been handed a 60-day prison sentence for illegally ordering the separation of underage couples who sought asylum in the northern European nation. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Hillary Clinton forecasts when US democracy could end
https://www.rt.com/usa/543041-clinton-calls-trump-threat-us-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:59 PM
Hillary Clinton has warned that American democracy may not survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, should the Republican win the 2024 election. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Map prompts rumors of US-Taiwan diplomatic tussle
https://www.rt.com/usa/543054-map-prompts-us-taiwan-tussle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:51 PM
The White House reportedly ordered that a Taiwanese minister’s video feed be cut during the US-led ‘Summit for Democracy’ last week, after her presentation featured a map that marked the island in a different color to China. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UK blood supplies in ‘critical’ state due to Covid & flu
https://www.rt.com/uk/543057-nhs-blood-supplies-critically-low/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:29 PM
The UK’s NHS Blood and Transplant service has warned it’s facing a “critical” situation over the winter, as seasonal viruses such as cold and flu halt donations, leaving blood stocks at a dangerously low level. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia icon Arshavin blamed after Champions League draw fiasco
https://www.rt.com/sport/543056-andrey-arshavin-champions-league-draw-reaction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:28 PM
UEFA has been forced to order a re-run of the draw for this season’s Champions League last 16 after a botched ceremony in Switzerland – and some fans pointed the finger at Russian legend Andrey Arshavin. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia warns of 'dire consequences' for NATO
https://www.rt.com/russia/543026-nato-expansion-lead-consequences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:27 PM
Attempts to expand NATO eastwards will lead to “dire consequences” for the US-led bloc, and there is no way Moscow will shift from its position opposing the alliance’s enlargement, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US shadow unit’s deadly ‘self-defense’ strikes in Syria revealed – media
https://www.rt.com/usa/543049-talon-anvil-strike-cell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:04 PM
The secret strike cell behind a bombing that killed 70 civilians in Syria reportedly had a habit of playing fast and loose with the rules to keep Hellfire missiles raining down on militants, regardless of collateral casualties. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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All bitcoin will be mined by 2140
https://www.rt.com/business/543038-bitcoin-90-percent-mined/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:52 PM
Global miners have generated 90% of all obtainable bitcoin, according to figures revealed by a blockchain data tracker on Monday. That means 18.89 million bitcoins have been mined so far of a maximum total of 21 million. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Belarus warns it could cut off gas to the EU
https://www.rt.com/russia/543050-belarus-cut-off-gas-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:50 PM
With relations between Belarus and the EU worsening amid the ongoing migration crisis, Minsk’s long-time leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has warned he could cut off supplies of Russian gas to the West if new sanctions are imposed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Scientists urge Pluto be reinstated as planet
https://www.rt.com/news/543043-pluto-planet-definition-galileo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:47 PM
The current definition of a “planet” is rooted in folklore and astrology, and must be dropped due to not meeting the needs of modern astronomy, a new study states, opening the doors for the Pluto comeback. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Putin comments on collapse of USSR
https://www.rt.com/russia/543035-fall-soviet-union-putin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:47 PM
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was a tragedy and saw the disintegration of a historical Russia that had been built up over a thousand years, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UEFA to repeat Champions League draw after shocking error (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/543047-champions-league-draw-man-united/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:36 PM
UEFA will repeat the draw for the Champions League last 16 after a mistake involving Manchester United, who ended up being paired with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Gap between 2nd & 3rd Covid jabs halved
https://www.rt.com/news/543051-thailand-covid19-vaccine-drive-omicron/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:34 PM
Thailand has said it will reduce the period between the second and third Covid-19 shots, as it strives to boost immunity amid a fresh wave of infections sparked by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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J.K. Rowling responds to police logging of male rapists as women
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/543044-rowling-scotland-transgender-rapists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:08 PM
‘The penised individual who raped you is a woman,’ J.K. Rowling tweeted on Sunday, in response to Police Scotland’s decision to log male rapists as women if that is how they self-identify. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia to recognize Covid-19 antibodies from foreign vaccines
https://www.rt.com/russia/543039-covid19-foreign-vaccines-passes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 11:59 AM
Russians who received Covid-19 jabs abroad will be able to apply for vaccine passes, allowing them to avoid restrictions on public gatherings, Moscow’s top coronavirus response official announced on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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President seen dancing maskless days before positive Covid test
https://www.rt.com/news/543046-south-african-president-maskless-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 11:51 AM
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa was caught on video dancing maskless during a trip to Ghana, only days before he tested positive for Covid-19, as his country battles a wave of cases sparked by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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At least one Omicron death in UK confirmed
https://www.rt.com/uk/543045-first-omicron-deaths-confirmed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 11:49 AM
The new Omicron strain has claimed its first victim in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed during a visit to a vaccination clinic in West London. Read Full Article at RT.com
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NZ says ‘yes’ to 25-person orgies as part of new Covid rules
https://www.rt.com/news/543042-new-zealand-covid19-orgy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 11:43 AM
New Zealand’s prime minister has given some Kiwis an early Christmas present as she announced that newly relaxed Covid-19 restrictions, based on a ‘traffic light system’, allow for orgies of up to 25 people. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ronaldo v Messi: Icons to renew Champions League rivalry
https://www.rt.com/sport/543034-champions-league-draw-ronaldo-messi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 11:25 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to meet in the Champions League after Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were paired together in Monday’s draw for the last 16 of this season's tournament. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Interview with the Vampire’ author dies aged 80
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/543031-writer-anne-rice-dead-80/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 10:28 AM
American gothic novel writer Anne Rice, best known for her book ‘Interview with the Vampire’, has died at the age of 80 after suffering complications from a stroke. Read Full Article at RT.com
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AI to track Covid patients – media
https://www.rt.com/news/543032-south-korea-covid-facial-recognition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 10:14 AM
In an effort to limit infections, South Korea is to trial an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system to track Covid cases in one of its most densely populated cities, according to an official cited by Reuters. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Turkish lira plunges to new all-time low
https://www.rt.com/business/543023-turkish-lira-plunges-new-low/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 10:11 AM
The Turkish currency weakened to another record low on Monday, dropping below 14 lira per US dollar amid investor concerns ahead of a policy-setting central bank meeting later this week. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UK reveals scale of Omicron wave
https://www.rt.com/uk/543027-britain-covid19-london-omicron/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 9:44 AM
The UK has said that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 now represents around 40% of all infections in London and was growing at a “phenomenal rate” as the government called for more people to get their third vaccine dose. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Red Bull boss makes promise to F1 driver who caused title carnage
https://www.rt.com/sport/543024-horner-red-bull-promise-latifi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 9:33 AM
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has promised Nicholas Latifi a “lifetime supply” of the energy drink after the Williams driver’s crash paved the way for Max Verstappen’s remarkable F1 title victory. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Palestinian armed groups start gunfight at a militant’s funeral (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/543021-hamas-fatah-funeral-lebanon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 8:31 AM
At least three people were killed and several others wounded after rival Palestinian armed groups Hamas and Fatah clashed during a funeral at a refugee camp in Lebanon on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com
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North Korea, US ready for peace in decades-old war that never ended
https://www.rt.com/news/543019-us-north-korea-ready-peace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 8:31 AM
The US, North Korea, and China have signaled their willingness to seal a peace agreement that would formally put an end to the bloody 1950-53 Korean War. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Ships collide in Baltic Sea
https://www.rt.com/news/543020-baltic-sea-ship-collision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 8:21 AM
Two cargo ships registered in Denmark and Britain have collided on Monday in the Baltic Sea, the Danish and Swedish authorities have reported. Two people are missing after the incident. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Facebook tech guru questions fight against misinformation
https://www.rt.com/usa/543017-facebook-misinformation-under-question/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:34 AM
Attempts to turn social media into an exclusive club where only elites have a right to speak in the name of rooting out dangerous misinformation are fundamentally wrong, a senior Meta official said. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Teenager 'self detonates' bomb at Christian convent outside Moscow
https://www.rt.com/russia/543018-explosion-at-russian-convent-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 7:30 AM
At least eight people have been injured at a convent in the Russian city of Serpukhov, 100km south of Moscow, after a teenager blew himself up with an improvised explosive device on Monday in an apparent attempted suicide bombing. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Shots fired in the heart of Hollywood
https://www.rt.com/usa/543010-hollywood-fernandez-shots-fired/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 6:04 AM
Several gunshots were fired on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles late on Sunday as fans of Vicente Fernandez staged a memorial for the late Mexican music legend. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Indian beauty crowned Miss Universe 2021 in Israel
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/543009-miss-universe-india-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 4:02 AM
Harnaaz Sandhu of India has outshone finalists from Paraguay and South Africa to claim the Miss Universe 2021 crown at the 70th global beauty pageant held this year in Eilat, Israel. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Biden approval declining on most major issues – poll
https://www.rt.com/usa/543008-biden-approval-inflation-crime-immigration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 1:14 AM
Fewer than three in 10 Americans approve of how Joe Biden is handling the US inflation crisis, and most give the president low marks on every major issue other than the Covid-19 pandemic, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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WATCH: Police use measuring sticks to enforce social distancing
https://www.rt.com/news/543007-police-social-distancing-sticks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 13, 2021, 12:45 AM
German police have been filmed in a viral video displaying their meticulousness by using measuring sticks to determine whether people at a protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates are following social-distancing rules. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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New York mayor allows non-citizens to vote despite ‘big legal questions’
https://www.rt.com/usa/543006-new-york-non-citizens-vote-legal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 11:57 PM
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he signed a bill allowing non-citizens to vote, despite having doubts about the measure’s legality, leaving the decision to city council members as he focuses on fighting Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Turkish leader calls out ‘main threat to democracy’
https://www.rt.com/news/543005-erdogan-social-media-democracy-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 11:39 PM
Social media has become “one of the main sources of threat to today’s democracy,” the Turkish president has declared, adding that platforms make it difficult to “protect” the “vulnerable” without imposing undue censorship. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Boris Johnson seeks to booster-jab all English adults by New Year
https://www.rt.com/uk/543002-bojo-declares-omicron-wave-boosters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 10:33 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to offer booster shots to every English adult by the New Year, warning that two doses are “simply not enough” for the coming “tidal wave” of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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30 million Americans ready to ‘take up arms,’ MSNBC claims
https://www.rt.com/usa/543003-msnbc-trump-supporters-coup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 10:10 PM
MSNBC’s national affairs analyst John Heilemann shocked many Americans by claiming on a Sunday show that “20 to 30 million people” are ready to “take up arms” to remove President Joe Biden from office. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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President delegates power after contracting Covid
https://www.rt.com/news/543004-south-africa-president-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 9:55 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, 69, has delegated his responsibilities to the deputy president after testing positive for Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Nord Stream 2 cannot be certified – Berlin
https://www.rt.com/russia/542998-nord-stream-germany-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 9:41 PM
Germany’s new foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has said the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia can’t be launched yet because it doesn’t meet EU energy requirements and “safety” concerns are outstanding. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Pfizer documents reveal variety of vaccine side effects
https://www.rt.com/usa/543001-pfizer-vaccine-side-effects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 9:17 PM
Documents released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveal that drugmaker Pfizer recorded nearly 160,000 adverse reactions to its Covid-19 vaccine in the initial months of its rollout. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Moscow responds to Biden’s ‘aggressive rhetoric’
https://www.rt.com/russia/542986-moscow-biden-aggressive-rhetoric/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 9:14 PM
The Kremlin has condemned the flow of what it describes as “aggressive rhetoric” from American officials, as tensions continue to build over potential NATO expansion in Eastern Europe and Moscow's concerns about the project. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Kamala Harris responds to ‘ridiculous’ headlines about her
https://www.rt.com/usa/542999-kamala-harris-ridiculous-headlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 9:08 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris has lashed out at the media in a Sunday interview, claiming journalists have been focused on the wrong things and created “ridiculous headlines.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Bennett becomes first Israeli PM to visit UAE
https://www.rt.com/news/543000-israel-bennett--uae-visit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 8:59 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made an historic state visit to the United Arab Emirates, seeking to boost cooperation with a new Persian Gulf ally amid rising tensions with Iran. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Test and Trace abused by ‘creepy’ publican in latest Covid-stalking scandal
https://www.rt.com/uk/542997-track-trace-abuse-pub-creep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 8:41 PM
The owner of a Cardiff micropub has apologized for abusing the Test and Trace system to send “creepy” messages to a female customer. It’s not the first time a woman has been harassed after providing her info to a business. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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F1 chaos: What exactly happened during the crazy closing laps in Abu Dhabi?
https://www.rt.com/sport/542990-f1-verstappen-hamilton-rules-explainer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 8:01 PM
What is being hailed as the most dramatic conclusion to a Formula 1 season in history has left a lot of sports fans scratching their heads, so here is how Max Verstappen squeezed past Lewis Hamilton to claim his first F1 crown. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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F1 officials reject Mercedes title protest
https://www.rt.com/sport/542996-mercedes-protest-rejected-f1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 7:10 PM
Formula 1 stewards have rejected protests by Mercedes after their driver Lewis Hamilton lost the world title to Red Bull rival Max Verstappen in controversial circumstances on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Texas abortion law inspires anti-gun legislation
https://www.rt.com/usa/542995-gavin-newsom-assault-weapons-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 7:01 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a plan to allow private citizens to sue “assault weapon” manufacturers, and claims he is exercising the same legal authority behind Texas’ controversial abortion law. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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New vaccine kills ‘zombie’ cells that cause aging – study
https://www.rt.com/news/542992-new-vaccine-kills-zombie-cells-aging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 6:21 PM
Japanese scientists have developed a vaccine to target so-called zombie cells that pile up over time and damage healthy cells. These cells are thought to be responsible for a range of age-related ailments, such as heart disease. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Manchester United hit by Covid outbreak
https://www.rt.com/sport/542988-manchester-united-premierleague-covid-brentford/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 6:20 PM
Manchester United's upcoming Premier League clash with Brentford has been thrown into jeopardy after reports of a Covid outbreak at Old Trafford. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Austria ends latest lockdown only for vaxxed residents
https://www.rt.com/news/542991-austria-ends-covid-lockdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 6:20 PM
Austrian theaters, restaurants, and other businesses have begun to reopen after Chancellor Karl Nehammer ended a Covid-19 lockdown, but unvaccinated people remain barred from non-essential outings. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Lucky charm’: Stunning F1 princess embraces lover Verstappen after title win
https://www.rt.com/sport/542994-max-verstappen-kelly-piquet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 6:13 PM
Brazilian model Kelly Piquet could not hide her joy as she embraced boyfriend Max Verstappen after his stunning victory in Abu Dhabi, where he overtook rival Lewis Hamilton on the last lap to seal the Formula 1 world title. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UK raises Covid alert level
https://www.rt.com/uk/542993-covid-alert-level-raised/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 6:11 PM
The UK has raised its Covid alert level from three to four – its second-highest – as transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus “is high or rising exponentially.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Kentucky governor discloses real scale of tornado tragedy
https://www.rt.com/usa/542987-kentucky-tornado-scale-death-toll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 5:36 PM
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called this weekend’s deadly tornado the “worst” the state had ever seen, saying it had “leveled” entire towns and predicting a rising death toll, with thousands still missing or without power. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Trump reveals he gave Kim an actual ‘Rocket Man’ gift
https://www.rt.com/news/542974-trump-kim-rocket-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 5:26 PM
Former US president Donald Trump has claimed he played Elton John’s song “Rocket Man” to Kim Jong-un and presented the North Korean leader with a cassette of the hit during one of their meetings. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Killer tornadoes ‘our new normal’ thanks to climate change, says disaster agency
https://www.rt.com/usa/542985-fema-new-normal-tornadoes-climate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 5:12 PM
The devastating tornado cluster that flattened hundreds of miles across four midwestern states “is going to be our new normal” in the era of climate change, a US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rep has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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F1 fans claim Schumacher conspiracy as Hamilton beaten to title (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/542983-schumacher-conspiracy-hamilton-verstappen-f1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 5:10 PM
F1 fans have gone into conspiracy mode by claiming that the son of Michael Schumacher played a huge part in Max Verstappen's thrilling championship win over Lewis Hamilton. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Unacceptable’: Mercedes file protest amid outrage over Verstappen F1 title win
https://www.rt.com/sport/542981-f1-verstappen-hamilton-title-reaction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 4:45 PM
It was one of the most dramatic finishes to a Formula 1 season ever but Max Verstappen's astonishing last-lap victory against reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi has left a bad taste in the mouths of some fans. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Are you ready for nuclear war?
https://www.rt.com/russia/542907-nuclear-war-ukraine-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 4:37 PM
While the ongoing Ukraine war scare has brought Europe to the brink of crisis, at the same time, it has given rise to modest, but promising, hope that there could be a revival in diplomacy and negotiations between great powers. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Germany star Kimmich ‘expresses regret’ as he reverses Covid vaccine stance
https://www.rt.com/sport/542970-joshua-kimmich-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 4:23 PM
Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich has relented in his opposition to the Covid-19 vaccine as he pledged to take the jab as soon as possible after experiencing lung problems following a positive test for the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Scottish government under fire for asking kids about ‘anal sex’
https://www.rt.com/uk/542984-children-sex-census-privacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 4:11 PM
Scotland’s privacy regulators are investigating a government census asking children as young as 14 a range of intimate questions about their sex lives, including whether they’ve ever had anal sex. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Prominent Fox News host announces departure for CNN
https://www.rt.com/usa/542982-chris-wallace-fox-news-leaving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 4:07 PM
‘Fox News Sunday’ host Chris Wallace has announced he is leaving the network after 18 years to pursue opportunities “beyond politics.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Vaccine mandates for workers met with mass protests in Australia (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/542975-australia-vaccine-mandate-protests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 3:58 PM
Thousands walked out to protest against Covid vaccine mandates in cities across Australia, after the regional authorities made inoculation compulsory for a wide range of employees. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US threatening 6-figure fines for contributing to ‘banned’ sites, journalist tells RT
https://www.rt.com/usa/542976-journalists-warned-treasury-scf-sanctions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 3:35 PM
American journalists are being threatened with large fines by the US Treasury for writing for the ‘wrong’ websites, writer Daniel Lazare told RT, concerned his country’s reputation as a defender of press freedom might be over. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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WATCH long queues for Banksy’s shirts supporting statue-toppling protesters
https://www.rt.com/uk/542979-banksy-colston-trial-shirt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 3:35 PM
Crowds desperate to buy shirts designed by the mysterious street artist Banksy have been seen in Bristol, UK. They were released to support protesters on trial for toppling a slave trader statue during a Black Lives Matter march. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Bishop stripped of powers after marrying satanic erotica writer
https://www.rt.com/news/542980-bishop-stripped-powers-spain-satanic-erotica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 3:28 PM
The Spanish Catholic Church has formally stripped the country’s youngest bishop of his powers, months after he resigned from his clerical post to marry a “transgressive” author of erotica whose works contain satanic references. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Double-vaxxed Omicron contacts asked to self-test daily
https://www.rt.com/uk/542978-omicron-rapid-testing-isolation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 2:53 PM
Fully vaccinated Brits who come in contact with a suspected case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will no longer have to isolate for 10 days, and will instead be asked to take a daily rapid test. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Territory seeking independence from France publishes vote results
https://www.rt.com/news/542967-new-caledonia-france-independence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 2:43 PM
The Pacific French territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly to reject independence from France on Sunday. The poll was marred by a low turnout after secessionists boycotted the referendum. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Minneapolis restores police budget after ‘defund’ cuts
https://www.rt.com/usa/542973-minneapolis-police-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 12, 2021, 2:39 PM
The Minneapolis Police Department budget is seeing an increase of millions of dollars, reversing major cuts in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody last year. Read Full Article at RT.com
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