Follow RT on Mainstream media has stepped up its attacks on Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders after he slammed the Washington Post for biased coverage of his campaign, calling him “dangerous” and likening him to Trump. Sanders “is continuing to undermine the institution of the press by suggesting to people that we can’t make editorial…
Month: August 2019
Philly Orchestra, SF Opera cancel Placido Domingo’s performances after #MeToo report
Follow RT on Famous tenor Placido Domingo has been disinvited from performing at the Philadelphia Orchestra opening night concert in September, just hours after AP released an explosive report accusing the singer of sexual harassment. The orchestra justified its decision by saying that it is “committed to providing a safe, supportive, respectful and appropriate environment”…
Fighting around Tripoli resumes, 2-day truce ends – Libyan officials
Follow RT on Fighting around Tripoli has resumed following a two-day truce observed during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Libyan officials said Tuesday. The self-styled Libyan National Army, led by commander Khalifa Haftar, carried out airstrikes overnight on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, AP reports, citing unnamed officials. Militias allied to the UN-backed government…
12 US Marines suspected of smuggling illegal migrants face charges
Follow RT on A dozen marines have charges pending against them after being accused of involvement in smuggling migrants that have crossed the US border, Marine Corps officials have said. The marines are said to have driven migrants through a heavily-armed US border zone near San Diego after they had entered the country illegally, according…
Cleaning house: Indonesia returns yet more ‘contaminated’ Aussie garbage
Follow RT on Indonesia just shipped tons of ‘recyclable’ garbage back to Australia, because the rubbish included hazardous material and household trash, as the Southeast Asian region continues to pushback against Western waste. An official with the local customs agency said on Tuesday that eight containers of waste, weighing about 210 tons, were placed on…
British Green MP blasted for ‘all white women’ cabinet proposal
Follow RT on Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has been slammed on social media after calling for a national unity government consisting of 100 percent women – who all happen to be white – in an effort to stop the UK exiting the EU with no deal. Lucas, a staunch pro-remain MP who is the…
Satire? Serious? Sunday Times prints column asking to ‘give war a chance’ & attack CHINA
Follow RT on Life in Britain has become far too easy and it’s high time for another war, an eye-catching column in the Sunday Times argues, prompting both outrage and confusion about whether it was meant to be satire or the new normal. “I was wondering, idly, recently if maybe it was time for us…
French charities report new rescue in Med, over 350 migrants on board ship seeking safe port
Follow RT on French charities SOS Mediterranee and MSF rescued another 105 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday, bringing to 356 the number of those aboard the ‘Ocean Viking’ now seeking a safe port. The rescue was complicated by the migrants’ blue rubber dinghy starting to sink as the charity vessel approached in…
Moscow woman seeks charges against police officer who ‘punched her’ during protest
Follow RT on A young woman from Moscow, who was apparently punched in the stomach by an officer, says she’s seeking justice for alleged police brutality. Caught on camera, the incident sparked outrage, and is now being probed by authorities. Darya Sosnovskaya was detained last Saturday amid police action targeting an unsanctioned opposition march in…
Mia Khalifa says she only earned $12K from porn, despite fame & death threats
Follow RT on Ex-porn actress Mia Khalifa only made $12,000 in the industry despite the worldwide notoriety that earned her death threats and bans from countries, she has revealed in a tell-all interview – to utter disbelief from social media. Complaining that “people think I’m racking in millions from porn,” Khalifa insisted she left the…