Follow RT on Whether administered by the knife or the gun, the UK and US are both experiencing epidemics of violence. However, the responses are the same on each side of the Atlantic: lots of finger pointing and few actual solutions. In the US, a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio killed…
Month: August 2019
92-year old SS guard to face trial for helping to kill 5,230 people in Nazi death camp
Follow RT on A 92-year old German man will face trial in October for helping to murder 5,230 prisoners in a Nazi death camp during World War Two. The man, identified as Bruno D, was an SS guard at the Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk, Poland, from 1942 to 1945, where he is accused of…
Pakistani FM visits ‘trusted friend’ China amid Kashmir escalation
Click:filling portable torch Follow RT on Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has traveled to Beijing to consult with Chinese leadership over rising tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi, after India revoked the special status of Kashmir. Qureshi arrived in Beijing on Friday morning, and is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi,…
Corbyn posts photo with beloved cat ‘El Gato’ to mark #InternationalCatDay
Follow RT on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has taken to social media to tweet a photo of himself with his feline friend El Gato (the cat), in honor of International Cat Day, observing a long tradition of British politicians’ love for furry pets Corbyn, who hasn’t given his cat an official name but refers to…
Huawei launches own operating system to replace Google’s Android
Follow RT on Huawei has rolled out its long-rumored Hongmeng operating system (OS), known as the HarmonyOS. The company says it can switch to the new system at any time, including on phones, if it is unable to use Android. The Chinese tech giant officially unveiled the new platform on Friday. The operating system can…
‘Green Shirt Guy’ goes viral after hysterically laughing at MAGA protesters
Follow RT on An Arizona man came back home from a town council meeting an internet sensation, after a video of his hysterical laughter in reaction to a crowd of angry Trump supporters went viral online. Thousands shared the video or animated images of the man with the hashtag #GreenShirtGuy, who called him a modern-day…
NBC pundit says Trump’s order to fly flags at half-staff after shootings could be nod to Hitler
Follow RT on Donald Trump has ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff until August 8 in memory of the victims of last week’s shootings — but one NBC contributor thinks the date could be seen as a secret nod to neo-Nazis. Trump issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff at the White…
Why Ninja’s Mixer move is a big deal, and not just for gamers
Follow RT on As Fortnite mega-streamer Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins makes waves with his move from streaming giant Twitch to the obscure Mixer, we look at a once-nerdy pastime whose following now rivals that of traditional sports. Throughout the past week, all eyes in the gaming world have been on mega-popular videogame streamer Ninja, after he…
Thieves make off with $2.5mn in gold coins after Mexican mint leaves vault door OPEN
Follow RT on A pair of lucky armed robbers were able to make off with a massive $2.5 million in gold coins after a Mexico City mint left its vault door wide open, allowing the thieves to easily grab the valuables. Two people entered the government coin manufacturer Casa de Moneda on Tuesday, with one…
Spurring him on: Dybala’s pop star girlfriend ‘urges Tottenham target to make London switch’
Follow RT on Paulo Dybala’s stunning pop star girlfriend has urged him to make the move to London after Juventus and Tottenham agreed a transfer fee for the Argentine forward, according to reports. Dybala, 25, is surplus to requirements at Juventus and this week saw a potential move to Manchester United fall through over wage…