Month: September 2019

Follow RT on One of the world’s oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation effective immediately. With all flights and tours cancelled, the collapse will affect hundreds of thousands travelers around the world. It is estimated that at least 600,000 people all across the globe will be affected, forcing governments to coordinate…

Follow RT on A director who is being sued after making a film about the sexual slavery of Korean women by the Japanese Army during WWII told RT that these attacks damage free speech and muzzle discussion about this sensitive issue. The lawsuit is a clear example of attacking freedom of speech, filmmaker Miki Dezaki…

Follow RT on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned that Washington is looking to derail the nation’s parliamentary election because “they can’t win” otherwise. The parliament is currently run by the US-backed opposition. The US may try to sabotage the nation’s general election, scheduled for 2020, Maduro told Russia’s Rossiya 24 TV in an interview, broadcasted…

In an open letter, president Carlos Cordeiro has insisted that the governing body is a champion for women’s soccer U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro has said he was “surprised” by the U.S. women’s national team filing a gender discrimination lawsuit last week.  Twenty-eight USWNT players filed suit last Friday against the U.S. Soccer Federation in…

The 34-year-old hasn’t featured for his nation since the 2018 World Cup but is now back in contention for the Seleccao’s upcoming clashes Joao Cancelo is thrilled Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the Portugal setup, stating that the Juventus superstar has nothing to prove. Ronaldo, now 34 years old, last played for his nation at…

Follow RT on Brendan Fitzgerald hasn’t been commentating for the UFC for long, so his experience in Mexico City will likely live long in his memory after he ended up commentating from UNDERNEATH a table as objects rained down on the cage. The bout between Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez and America’s Jeremy Stephens was the main…

Follow RT on While the ‘mainstream’ global economy is struggling with deflation and negative interest rates ‘insanity,’ bitcoin seems to be entering the stage as an answer to economic problems, an expert has told RT. “Bonds are a bubble,” Australia-based bitcoin podcaster Stephan Livera told RT’s Keiser Report, stating the same about fiat money and…

Follow RT on Hubble, the ground-breaking space telescope that’s been in orbit since 1990, has captured an incredible image of a fascinating “not-so-dead” galaxy neighboring our own. Messier 110 is a member of the ‘Local Group’ – the name given to the collection of about 50 galaxies, including the Milky Way and several others close…

Follow RT on The chief of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to shoot down all drones violating the nation’s airspace and repel any aggressor. The warning came after the US accused Iran of hitting Saudi oil sites. Tehran is ready for “any scenario,” and remains determined to fight back “until the…

Follow RT on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned against flooding the Persian Gulf region with weapons and promised to unveil a plan to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Rouhani warned against throwing the Middle East into “an arms race,” as he addressed the crowd at a military parade on Sunday. “Don’t send warplanes,…