Follow RT on Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has sparked anger online after she was photographed smoking a cigarette despite her campaign work spreading awareness about asthma. Priyanka is asthmatic and spoke about dealing with the chronic disease as part of an ad campaign last year. However, this weekend she was spotted smoking with her husband…
Month: July 2019
UK caught in crossfire of US-Iran brinkmanship, and whose fault is that?
Follow RT on London has scored an own-goal by plunging right in the middle of the US game of nerves against Iran. The international crisis over detained tankers comes amid an awkward leadership transition at home. Next week, Britain will have a new prime minister after Theresa May makes room for either former Foreign Secretary…
Extreme heatwave across US prompts concerns about elderly, homeless & inmates
Follow RT on As an extreme heatwave presses down on the US, locals are being asked to look after their older neighbors, activists try to save inmates from baking in prisons, and authorities hurry to take the homeless off the sizzling streets. The extreme temperatures, reaching as high as some 95F (35 C) have been…
Over 60 Australian planes grounded after fatal crash in Sweden
Follow RT on A total of 63 Australian-made planes have been grounded around the world following the fatal crash of an aircraft in Sweden in which nine people died. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority ordered the suspension of GA8 aircrafts by Victoria-based manufacturer GippsAero, pending Swedish and EU investigations into the July 14 incident….
Is a European army really so barmy?
Follow RT on Farage has slammed the new European Commission president for her ‘fanatic’ support for a European army. But is the idea really so bad, if, as Farage fears, it supplants NATO, whose interventions have been so destabilizing? Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage was, to his credit, very critical of the NATO-led assault on…
Through the ropes: Boxer knocked head-first out of the ring in heavyweight clash (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Undefeated American heavyweight boxer Cassius Chaney produced a highlight-reel moment in his bout against Joel Caudle on Friday night in Maryland. The 32-year-old was fighting on a Top Rank Boxing bill at the MGM National Harbor, and wasted no time in showing his impressive punch power as he landed big shots on…
Trump brands London mayor ‘incompetent’ after Met Police Twitter attack
Follow RT on Donald Trump did not steer clear of the embarrassing hack of the London Metropolitan Police website and Twitter account, using it as a pretext to launch yet another attack on Mayor Sadiq Khan. “With the incompetent Mayor of London, you will never have safe streets!” Trump wrote on Saturday, retweeting a post…
Britain advises its ships to stay away from Strait of Hormuz after tanker seized by Iran
Follow RT on The British government told its commercial vessels to avoid the strategic Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces seized a UK-flagged oil tanker there, prompting a row with London. “We have advised UK shipping to stay out of the area for an interim period,” a government spokesperson said on Saturday. The decision was…
Hong Kong actor stabbed on stage in frenzied attack during public event (VIDEO)
Follow RT on A Hong Kong actor was suddenly stabbed in the stomach in front of cameras and a shocked audience after an attacker stormed the stage at a promotional event in mainland China. Actor Simon Yam Tat-wah, 64, was speaking at an event for a new Beijing Easyhome store in the city of Zhongshan,…
War with Iran as 2020 election boost? Ron Paul optimistic Trump may tell Bolton ‘to get lost’
Follow RT on With tension between the US and Iran running sizzling hot, some fear President Donald Trump may see war as a potential boost for his re-election campaign. Ex-Senator Ron Paul told RT he is optimistic that Trump won’t. The Trump administration is full of Iran hawks, with people like Secretary of State Mike…