Follow RT on Captain of the United States’ victorious women’s football team, Megan Rapinoe, has been the subject of possible hate crime after posters featuring the World Cup-winning star were vandalized with homophobic slurs. A series of posters featuring Rapinoe were defaced at a Manhattan subway station and reported on Monday, just one day after…
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France passes law taxing tech giants despite US anger
Follow RT on The French parliament on Thursday passed a law taxing digital firms like Google and Facebook, which have been accused of exploiting global tax loopholes. The decision comes after Washington launched a probe into the tax. The three-percent tax will be levied on sales generated in France by multinational firms. Any digital company…
Gibraltar police arrest Iranian tanker’s captain, chief officer
Follow RT on Police in Gibraltar have arrested the captain and the chief officer of Iran’s super tanker, ‘Grace 1’, which was earlier seized by British marines and local police officers, local media report. Both men were arrested on Thursday afternoon and questioned. Yet, neither of them have been charged so far, the Gibraltar Chronicle…
Tommy Robinson slapped with 9 months in jail for ‘contempt of court’
Follow RT on Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to 9 months in prison after being found guilty of contempt of court, linked to his filming of criminal defendants outside of a courthouse and broadcasting the footage online. Sentencing Robinson at the Old Bailey in London on Thursday, Judge Dame Victoria Sharp told…
EU may impose sanctions on Turkey over Cyprus drilling – report
Follow RT on The EU is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus, Reuters reported, citing a draft statement. On Thursday, national envoys in Brussels were discussing a joint decision to punish Ankara over what the EU sees as…
Astana peace talks on Syria meeting to be held in early August – Moscow
Follow RT on The high-level Astana peace talks meeting on Syria will be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan at the beginning of August, followed by a summit in Turkey, Russian special presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, said on Wednesday. Representatives of Lebanon and Iraq will take part for the first time…
Free speech for EVERYONE? Trump scolds social media platforms as MSM attacks his select audience
Follow RT on All Americans have the right to speak freely, not just supporters of one political party or another, President Donald Trump told social media platforms at a White House “summit” featuring mainly influencers who have supported him. “I am not speaking for ‘our side.’ You could be some of the most liberal people…
‘There was no second thought, it was instinct’: McGregor pal Cian Cowley opens up on NYC bus attack
Click:Sprunki – Cute vs Scary Beats MOD APK Follow RT on Cian Cowley was arrested alongside Conor McGregor for his part in last year’s infamous attack on a bus carrying several UFC fighters including Khabib Nurmagomedov and says that he would do it again under the same circumstances. Cowley, who is currently 2-2 as a…
‘Alexa, am I having a stroke?’: Amazon’s virtual assistant to give medical advice from NHS database
Follow RT on UK patients will now be able to ask Amazon’s smart assistant, Alexa, for medical advice and receive answers based on their personal National Health Service (NHS) information. The move has prompted both ridicule and praise online. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, unveiling the plans on Wednesday, argued that since “millions of people already…
Iraqi Kurdistan gets new govt, key post of oil minister unassigned
Follow RT on A new regional government came to power on Wednesday in Iraqi Kurdistan. The key post of oil minister remained unassigned and is therefore de facto managed by new Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. Barzani was appointed premier nearly a month ago by his cousin Nechirvan Barzani, who had served as PM for seven…