Helicopters, drones, & 100 people search for missing dog
https://www.rt.com/news/546015-police-dog-search-australia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 7:51 AM
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...
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Russia-NATO relations at critical level, Moscow warns
https://www.rt.com/russia/545911-moscow-nato-relations-hazards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 7:12 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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Australia cancels Djokovic visa for second time
https://www.rt.com/sport/546014-australia-cancels-djokovic-visa-second-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 6:56 AM
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
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Leave Ukraine out of Nord Stream 2 decision – Berlin
https://www.rt.com/russia/545923-leave-ukraine-out-nordstream2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 6:54 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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Pentagon thought North Korean missile was headed for US – media
https://www.rt.com/news/546000-north-korea-missile-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 5:21 AM
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 Article at RT.com...
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Harris sends Americans struggling to get Covid test to Google
https://www.rt.com/news/545999-harris-test-shortage-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 4:26 AM
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...
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WATCH: First Russian peacekeepers return from Kazakhstan
https://www.rt.com/russia/545981-russian-troops-return-csto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 3:20 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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Court strikes down outdoor mask mandate
https://www.rt.com/news/545998-paris-court-mask-mandate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 2:31 AM
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
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Ex-Syrian colonel found guilty of crimes against humanity
https://www.rt.com/news/545952-german-court-syrian-colonel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 2:09 AM
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...
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Walmart sued over ill-fitting pants
https://www.rt.com/news/545997-walmart-lawsuit-sexism-pants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 1:56 AM
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...
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Texas border crackdown ruled unconstitutional
https://www.rt.com/news/545995-border-crackdown-judge-unconstitutional/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 1:23 AM
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 Article at RT.com...
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Big Tech subpoenaed by January 6 committee
https://www.rt.com/news/545994-big-tech-subpoenas-january-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 1:10 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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Baldwin accused of lack of cooperation in on-set shooting probe
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545988-baldwin-refuses-phone-warrant-shooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 12:18 AM
While insisting he has cooperated with authorities, actor Alec Baldwin has been reluctant to give up his cell phone to police, despite the search warrant they secured for the device related to the shooting of a cinematographer. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Professor tells ‘vectors of disease’ students to not come to class
https://www.rt.com/news/545992-professor-covid-rant-helmet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 14, 2022, 12:16 AM
Ferris State University in Michigan has placed Professor Barry Mehler on leave, after the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Academic Racism posted a profanity-laced video as an introduction to a course. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Unvaccinated father stripped of visiting rights by judge
https://www.rt.com/news/545972-quebec-father-visitation-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:20 PM
A Canadian judge has temporarily stripped a father of his visitation rights, arguing it is not in the best interest of the child as the parent does not have a Covid-19 vaccination. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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GOP to bar its candidates from presidential debates
https://www.rt.com/news/545990-gop-boycotts-debate-commission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:02 PM
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has signaled plans to essentially boycott the group that runs US presidential debates, saying GOP voters no longer trust the organization to treat candidates fairly. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Man who shot Robert F. Kennedy denied parole
https://www.rt.com/news/545991-newsom-sirhan-kennedy-parole/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:55 PM
Governor Gavin Newsom has rejected the advice of a California parole board to release Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing US senator and presidential candidate Robert Francis Kennedy in 1968. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Biden calls for tighter censorship of Covid-19 content
https://www.rt.com/news/545986-biden-covid-misinformation-censorship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:14 PM
US President Joe Biden’s latest “surge response” to fight the spread of Covid-19 includes an appeal for Big Tech and media companies to block allegedly false pandemic-related claims. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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White House responds to SCOTUS blocking Biden’s vax mandate
https://www.rt.com/news/545985-scotus-blocks-vaccine-mandate-response/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 9:13 PM
The White House claims the Supreme Court has blocked “common-sense life-saving requirements for employers” by opposing President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 mandate on US businesses. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Airline CEO reveals number of employees with Covid amid travel chaos
https://www.rt.com/news/545984-delta-airline-covid-cancellations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:59 PM
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has revealed 8,000 of its 75,000 employees have tested positive for Covid-19 in a matter of weeks, and he predicts a “difficult” time ahead for travel. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US Senate votes against Nord Stream 2 sanctions
https://www.rt.com/russia/545976-senate-nordstream-sanctions-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:33 PM
Democrats in the US Senate have blocked the Republican proposal for sanctions against Russia over the Nord Stream 2 project, saying it didn’t help Ukraine and denied President Joe Biden “leverage” to deal with the Kremlin. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Families separated at border not entitled to payouts
https://www.rt.com/news/545982-compensation-illegal-immigrants-us-border/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:14 PM
Illegal immigrants whose families were split up at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration will not receive compensation, the Justice Department has declared – despite President Joe Biden promising otherwise. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US Supreme Court rules on Biden’s vaccine mandate
https://www.rt.com/news/545983-biden-vaccine-mandate-supreme-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:47 PM
The US Supreme Court has stayed the enforcement of the Biden administration’s Covid-19 jab requirement for businesses with 100 or more employees, rolled out as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UN comments on Kazakhstan deaths
https://www.rt.com/russia/545930-un-deaths-protesters-kazakhstan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:46 PM
The UN Human Rights Office has demanded an impartial investigation into the deaths of protesters during demonstrations last week in Kazakhstan, after initially peaceful rallies turned violent in the Central Asian country. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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What next for Djokovic if his Australian visa gets canceled again?
https://www.rt.com/sport/545971-novak-djokovic-visa-explainer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:44 PM
Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is expected to announce his determination in the ongoing Novak Djokovic visa scandal imminently. We look at the big questions if Australia tries to show the Serbian star the exit again. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Rockets targeting US embassy injure two (VIDEOS)
https://www.rt.com/news/545979-baghdad-green-zone-rockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:33 PM
Two civilians were injured during a rocket attack that targeted the US embassy inside Baghdad’s ‘Green Zone,’ the Iraqi military told reporters. At least four missiles were launched, and one reportedly struck a nearby school. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Baltics in new NATO demand
https://www.rt.com/russia/545896-increase-nato-soldiers-baltic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:23 PM
The Baltic states have begun discussions to increase the number of NATO soldiers on their territories, due to a perceived threat posed by Russia, the Prime Minister of Estonia revealed on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Five other Australian Open vaccine outcasts as Djokovic battles deportation
https://www.rt.com/sport/545968-australian-open-djokovic-vaccine-victims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:16 PM
Novak Djokovic has been made a pariah for arriving Down Under unvaccinated. Here, we list five other players who will also be missing from Melbourne Park over the next fortnight in reasons related to the jab. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Oath Keepers founder’s Jan 6. charges revealed
https://www.rt.com/news/545980-oath-keepers-founder-jan6-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:13 PM
The founder and leading member of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, is being charged with seditious conspiracy by the Justice Department in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia not intimidated by threat of ‘crippling’ sanctions – ambassador
https://www.rt.com/russia/545950-us-lawmakers-sanctions-politicians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:08 PM
Calls from American politicians to impose new sanctions on Russia, including against the country’s leadership, are futile, and Moscow is not intimidated, the Russian ambassador to the US said on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia advises US on how to predict invasion of Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/russia/545927-astrologists-predict-invasion-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:55 PM
After reports that Washington had enlisted weather experts to monitor conditions for an invasion of Ukraine, Russia has hit out at the plan, suggesting that US officials would do better to hire astrologists instead. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Join the Army or go to jail, judge tells guard convicted of sexual assault
https://www.rt.com/news/545977-sexual-assault-convict-jail-army/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:48 PM
A former Kentucky jailer who had been found guilty of sexually assaulting a female prisoner has reportedly been ordered by a judge to either rejoin the military or serve time in the same jail where he worked. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Messi Covid recovery ‘longer than expected’ as PSG star updates fans
https://www.rt.com/sport/545978-lionel-messi-covid-recovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:39 PM
Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has admitted it took than hoped for him to recover from a Covid-19 infection but assured fans he is looking forward to returning to action. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Multiple deaths & injuries after train derails (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/545967-india-bengal-train-derailment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:36 PM
An express train has crashed in eastern India, with multiple cars coming off the tracks and overturning. At least five people were killed in the incident and more than 50 were hospitalized. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Biden pledges new freebies for fighting Covid
https://www.rt.com/news/545974-biden-announces-free-masks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:30 PM
After two years of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and within days of setting a fresh global record for infections, Washington is preparing to roll out a new initiative: making protective masks available to all Americans. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Tulsi Gabbard rips Joe Biden for ‘divisive’ voting rights speech
https://www.rt.com/news/545975-tulsi-slams-biden-voting-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:19 PM
Ex-presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has called out President Joe Biden for delivering what she described as a shockingly divisive speech on voting rights, and even some close allies in the Senate admit he went “too far.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia responds to US demands on military exercises
https://www.rt.com/russia/545829-military-exercises-ukrainian-border/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:45 PM
Moscow will continue to ignore American demands that it stops military exercises near the country’s border with Ukraine because nobody has the right to dictate what Russia can do inside its own territory, the Kremlin has said. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Get the Russian Covid vaccine,’ Joe Rogan told
https://www.rt.com/russia/545941-joe-rogan-comments-sputnikv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:27 PM
Popular American podcaster Joe Rogan, who has stirred controversy with his criticism of Covid-19 vaccines and advocacy of alternative treatments, was asked for his opinion on Russia’s Sputnik V jab in an interview this week. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Can Russia do a deal with the West?
https://www.rt.com/russia/545965-russia-nato-security-negotiation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:24 PM
A diplomatic marathon that saw Russia hold talks with the US and NATO on European security guarantees, this week, ended with the bloc offering to address a range of issues it had previously refused to even discuss with Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UFC siren clarifies ‘desperate’ OnlyFans comments
https://www.rt.com/sport/545953-ufc-miesha-tate-onlyfans-row/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:20 PM
Ex-UFC ruler Miesha Tate says comments in which she suggested that female fighters who use OnlyFans as a secondary income stream are 'desperate' have been taken out of context. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Britain’s Prince Andrew loses military titles
https://www.rt.com/news/545969-prince-andrew-epstein-lawsuit-military-titles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:17 PM
Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Andrew’s “military affiliations and Royal patronages” have been returned to Queen Elizabeth as he faces a civil lawsuit in the US linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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How Russia is dividing Germany
https://www.rt.com/russia/545960-germany-rising-tensions-dialogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:02 PM
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Germans can't escape history. Putting aside Berlin's finely tuned coalition deal and appeal for unity, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successors are unable to hide their differences. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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CEO reveals what she used embezzled $15mn for
https://www.rt.com/business/545956-ceo-reveals-embezzled-millions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 5:00 PM
The US chief executive of a German saw-blade manufacturer has been found guilty of stealing $15 million from the company to finance her travel, jewelry, and luxury clothes, as well as personal businesses she ran on the side. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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People ‘governed by fear,’ says Man Utd legend as he brings up Bill Gates in Covid comments
https://www.rt.com/sport/545935-evra-covid-bill-gates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 4:59 PM
Ex-Manchester United defensive stalwart Patrick Evra has made an appearance on French television where he brought up Bill Gates and questioned the narrative surrounding Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com
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‘Havana Syndrome’ reported among US diplomats in Europe – media
https://www.rt.com/news/545964-us-paris-geneva-havana-syndrome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 4:58 PM
Numerous US diplomats serving in Paris and Geneva have experienced symptoms consistent with the mysterious ailment known as Havana Syndrome, according to media reports. Read Full Article at RT.com
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‘Republicans are stupid, racist and drink piss,’ popular videogame show host says
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545966-xplay-host-hate-tweet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 4:49 PM
Adam Sessler – one of the hosts of the re-launched G4 gaming channel on YouTube – has posted a new hate-filled tweet insulting Republicans, after sending out similar messages over the past few years. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Teachers strike over govt’s ‘impossible’ Covid strategy
https://www.rt.com/news/545963-france-teachers-strike-covid-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 4:39 PM
Teachers, administrators, and school employees in France refused to show up for work on Thursday, demanding the government review its Covid pandemic policy, which they claim is incoherent and fails to protect students and staff. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russian-led troops leaving Kazakhstan
https://www.rt.com/russia/545958-csto-peacekeepers-withdrawal-kazakhstan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:58 PM
Soldiers from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are leaving Kazakhstan having achieved their objectives, now that the region has been stabilized, the head of the six-member military alliance announced on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Red-hot Russian Olympic favorite Valieva smashes world record (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/545961-kamila-valieva-world-record-european-championships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:54 PM
Teenage ice queen Kamila Valieva registered a record short program score as she moved into the lead at the European Championships, but fellow Russians Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova produced more modest performances. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Israeli commandos shot dead in ‘mistaken identification’
https://www.rt.com/news/545946-israel-military-friendly-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:53 PM
Two Israeli military officers serving in an elite unit were killed in a friendly fire incident during a security patrol in the West Bank. The Israeli Defense Forces have launched a “comprehensive investigation” into their deaths. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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MP responds to Chinese ‘agent’ funding
https://www.rt.com/news/545959-gardiner-labour-uk-mi5-china-agent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:40 PM
Labour MP Barry Gardiner has issued a statement noting that he did not engage in any illegal activity when he received funds from a woman named Christine Lee, who has since been accused by MI5 of being a Chinese “agent.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UK explains why e-pound launch is risky matter
https://www.rt.com/business/545942-uk-cbds-launch-risky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:40 PM
The prospect of a digital version of the British pound used for everyday transactions could cause financial instability and harm privacy, according to a new report by a House of Lords committee. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Predominantly female Iranian spy ring busted in Israel
https://www.rt.com/news/545951-female-spies-indicted-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:32 PM
Israel’s security service, Shin Bet, says it has busted an Iranian spy ring made up of four women and one man – all Israeli nationals of Iranian origin – who collected sensitive information in exchange for money. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Rapper accused of romping in stands at NHL game (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/545932-kodak-black-nhl-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:16 PM
American rapper Kodak Black faced claims that he was filmed having sex at a recent NHL game, although some fans have ignited a debate as to whether or not the video is as incriminating as it appears to be. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Young women groped by mob at NYE celebration
https://www.rt.com/news/545954-young-women-groped-milan-nye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:14 PM
Two young Germans, identified as Maria H and Victoria Z, feared they would be “raped or trampled to death” by a mob during Milan’s New Year’s Eve festivities, with police being aware of three attacks on at least nine women. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Rival Tsitsipas weighs in on ‘daring’ Djokovic (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/545934-tsitsipas-djokovic-australia-open/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 3:02 PM
Tennis world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas has said Novak Djokovic is "playing by his own rules" by arriving in Melbourne unvaccinated ahead of the Australian Open. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Biden admin flip-flops on tracking Covid jab refusers
https://www.rt.com/news/545947-biden-vaccination-exemption-religion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:59 PM
A US government agency in Washington, DC has said it will make a list of those who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 for religious reasons. The move goes against earlier promises by the Biden administration. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Producer stands up for most hated fat source
https://www.rt.com/business/545926-producer-most-hated-fat-source/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:58 PM
Malaysia’s commodities ministry said on Thursday the nation plans to adopt an “attacking and aggressive” approach to marketing its palm oil, a vital commodity for the national economy. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Xbox is ‘not a free speech platform,’ says its head
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545949-xbox-head-toxicity-bans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:58 PM
Stating that Xbox and its services were “not a free speech platform,” Xbox head Phil Spencer proposed an industry-wide mechanism which would see players who are banned on one network automatically banned from all others. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Europe’s top carmaker doubles EV sales, Tesla still out of reach
https://www.rt.com/business/545933-top-carmaker-doubles-sales-tesla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:50 PM
Volkswagen nearly doubled the number of electric cars it produced last year compared to 2020, delivering almost 432,000 to its customers, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. Tesla, meanwhile, sold over 936,000 vehicles. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Surgeon caught branding transplant organ banned from practice
https://www.rt.com/uk/545928-liver-branding-surgeon-banned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:45 PM
A British surgeon who got caught branding his initials on the transplant livers of his patients has been struck off the medical register. The practitioner had previously been convicted on two counts of common assault. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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MI5 warns of foreign agent ‘active in UK Parliament’
https://www.rt.com/news/545943-uk-parliament-mi5-chinese-agent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 2:01 PM
British intel agency MI5 has contacted the speaker of the House of Commons to inform him that a Chinese government agent engaged with a Member of Parliament in an effort to “to subvert the processes.” All MPs have been informed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ex-Real Madrid star dubbed hero after aiding rival stricken by heart attack on pitch
https://www.rt.com/sport/545920-james-rodriguez-coulibaly-cardiac-arrest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:55 PM
Ex-Everton and Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has been dubbed a hero for coming to the aid of opponent Ousmane Coulibaly when he suffered a heart scare in a Qatari Stars League match. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US lawmakers want assurances over China Olympics slave labor claims
https://www.rt.com/sport/545910-us-olympics-slave-labor-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:39 PM
A commission of lawmakers in the United States has asked the IOC for 'assurances' that uniforms made ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing weren't made by organizations with alleged links to slave labor. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Global record broken in daily Covid case tally
https://www.rt.com/news/545936-global-record-broken-covid19-daily/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:29 PM
Nearly 3.4 million new Covid-19 infections were recorded on Wednesday, the highest such daily tally since the pandemic began. The recent wave of infections has been driven by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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'Women are annoying!': How Japanese society fights for gender equality and loses to traditions
https://www.rt.com/news/545508-japan-gender-equality-traditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:19 PM
The fight for women's rights in Japan goes on for years — without much success. Read Full Article at RT.com
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President denies Germany turned into dictatorship
https://www.rt.com/news/545918-german-president-denies-covid-tyranny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:13 PM
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed as "nonsense" claims that Covid has turned Germany into a dictatorship, accusing those peddling such messages of disrespecting national “democratic institutions and the rule of law.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Mysterious illness in ‘hundreds’ of dogs raises alarm in UK
https://www.rt.com/news/545931-mystery-illness-hundreds-uk-dogs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 1:13 PM
Dog owners in East Yorkshire have warned that their pets fell ill after taking walks along the region’s coastline, despite officials finding no “direct link” between the area and the diseases during recent inspections. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Why Boris Johnson is under pressure to resign
https://www.rt.com/news/545924-boris-johnson-resign-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:54 PM
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under increasing pressure to leave his post after admitting that he was briefly present at a gathering of colleagues in the Downing Street garden during a 2020 lockdown. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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McGregor pub ‘targeted in attempted petrol bomb attack’ – reports
https://www.rt.com/sport/545921-conor-mcgregor-pub-fire-bomb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:49 PM
Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn is at the center of a police investigation amid reports that petrol bombs were thrown at the premises hours after the Irishman was said to be inside the venue. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Spain denies Djokovic investigation – reports
https://www.rt.com/sport/545906-novak-djokovic-spain-investigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:36 PM
Spain has reportedly denied it is investigating whether tennis ace Novak Djokovic entered its territory without special authorization, amid the Serb's ongoing visa issues in Australia. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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CDC to set new mask rules: What you need to know
https://www.rt.com/news/545915-cdc-mask-guidelines-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:35 PM
Americans will reportedly soon be advised to wear better-filtering and more expensive N95 and KN95 masks to curb the spread of Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know about the change. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Visa announces plans on e-money
https://www.rt.com/business/545919-visa-announces-plans-cbdc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:31 PM
Global financial service provider Visa and blockchain software firm ConsenSys have announced plans to build a platform for creating and launching central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Be My Baby’ singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545925-ronettes-ronnie-spector-dies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:30 PM
Ronnie Spector, the lead singer of ’60s group The Ronettes, known for hits such as ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Walking in the Rain’, and ‘Baby I Love You’, has died after a “brief battle with cancer,” according to a statement from her family. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Major retailer renames ‘Midget gems’ after being told it’s ‘hate speech’
https://www.rt.com/news/545914-midget-gems-renamed-offensive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 12:04 PM
A campaign waged by a disability academic has led to major UK supermarket chain Marks & Spencer rebranding its ‘Midget gems’ over concerns that the name could be offensive to people with growth problems. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russian skating icon refuses to apologize after ‘insulting’ American non-binary star
https://www.rt.com/sport/545916-alexander-zhulin-timothy-leduc-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:58 AM
Russian former world ice dancing champion Alexander Zhulin has refused to apologize to American figure skater Timothy LeDuc, who is set to become the first non-binary athlete at the Winter Olympics. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Crypto-friendly govt incurs first crypto losses
https://www.rt.com/business/545898-crypto-friendly-government-losses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:45 AM
The recent slide of the largest crypto, Bitcoin, has not only affected retail and institutional investors but one tiny nation as well – El Salvador – which had embraced the digital asset as a way to boost its impoverished economy. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Russia could break off relations if US sanctions Putin – Kremlin
https://www.rt.com/russia/545913-us-sanctions-against-vladimir-putin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:37 AM
If the US imposes personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, it would be equivalent to Washington deciding to completely sever all relations with Moscow, the Kremlin has said. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ammo supplier blamed in ‘Rust’ shooting incident
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545908-rust-lawsuit-ammo-supplier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:34 AM
As the investigation into the fatal ‘Rust’ shooting incident continues, the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, has filed a lawsuit against the company that provided ammunition for the set, accusing them of supplying live rounds. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Electric cars drive nickel prices to ten-year high
https://www.rt.com/business/545907-electric-cars-drive-nickel-prices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:33 AM
The price of nickel has surged to its highest in a decade, as electric vehicle makers scramble to secure supplies for batteries amid booming car production and dwindling reserves. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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France changes Covid travel rules for British tourists
https://www.rt.com/news/545912-france-relaxes-uk-covid-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:32 AM
Tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has announced that France is lifting the Covid restrictions on arrivals from the UK that were imposed in December amid fears about the spread of the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Kazakh president pledges new reforms after mass unrest
https://www.rt.com/russia/545834-kazakhstan-president-new-reforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:20 AM
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has vowed to present a new package of political reforms in September, following recent large-scale protests driven by rising fuel prices and economic inequality. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Djokovic team reveals plan if Australian visa canceled again – reports
https://www.rt.com/sport/545899-djokovic-legal-team-appeal-visa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 11:01 AM
Lawyers representing tennis star Novak Djokovic will launch an appeal in the event that Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke opts to revoke his visa as the Serb's staredown with the country's authorities continues. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ronaldo states Man Utd demands (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/545895-ronaldo-manchester-united-top-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:44 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted his poorly performing Manchester United side must finish in the Premier League top three while also backing manager Ralf Rangnick and speaking on the new generation of players. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Cheat creators seemingly abandon ‘Battlefield 2042’
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/545905-cheat-creator-abandons-battlefield2042/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:30 AM
It seems ‘Battlefield 2042’ doesn’t need an anti-cheat system; its performance issues are so bad that even cheats don’t work properly, leading one provider to drop support for the game. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘Only threat to Ukraine is Ukraine itself’: Key takeaways from Moscow’s view of NATO-Russia negotiations
https://www.rt.com/russia/545855-nato-russia-brussels-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:14 AM
The long awaited NATO-Russia council meeting, held in Brussels on Wednesday, exposed conflicting views in the approach to international security taken by Moscow and the US-led military bloc. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Aussie ace who made on-court Covid bet with umpire reveals test result
https://www.rt.com/sport/545904-bernard-tomic-covid-test-bet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:09 AM
Australian ace Bernard Tomic is isolating after returning a positive Covid test result, 48 hours after an on-court outburst in which he bet a match umpire that he had come down with the illness. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Sweden to launch ‘exceptional’ measures amid 300% rise in electricity price
https://www.rt.com/business/545893-sweden-compensation-electricity-bills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 10:00 AM
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...
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US aviation authority raises 5G risks days ahead of launch
https://www.rt.com/news/545901-faa-aircraft-5g-warning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 9:58 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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NBA star to release book on refusal to take knee
https://www.rt.com/sport/545850-jonathan-isaac-book-take-knee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 9:37 AM
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...
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Mexican drug cartel drops bombs on rivals using drone (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/545890-mexican-cartel-drone-bombs-rivals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 9:36 AM
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
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FDA changes 72yo standard
https://www.rt.com/news/545897-french-dressing-fda-sauce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 9:25 AM
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. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US oil output to set new record
https://www.rt.com/business/545889-us-oil-output-to-set-record-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:57 AM
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 Full Article at RT.com...
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EU speaks out after US-Russia security talks
https://www.rt.com/russia/545892-threatening-security-architecture-eu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:48 AM
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...
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Landmine-sniffing ‘hero rat’ dies
https://www.rt.com/news/545891-landmine-rat-magawa-dies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:35 AM
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...
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Bill targets super-successful stock traders of Congress
https://www.rt.com/news/545888-congress-stock-trade-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:11 AM
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 Article at RT.com...
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Australian PM comments as Djokovic deportation decision looms
https://www.rt.com/sport/545887-australia-morrison-djokovic-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 8:08 AM
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...
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Russia records worst harvest in years amid global food crisis
https://www.rt.com/russia/545809-record-harvest-food-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:12 AM
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
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‘Putin's banker’ loses $14 billion claim against Russia
https://www.rt.com/russia/545719-spain-court-pugachev-lawsuit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 7:06 AM
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 RT.com...
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Delayed Australian Open draw adds to Djokovic tension
https://www.rt.com/sport/545881-djokovic-australian-open-draw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 13, 2022, 6:28 AM
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...
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