Follow RT on Hosts Egypt crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in a shock defeat to South Africa on Saturday night in a result that could have ramifications for striker Mohamed Salah and his quest for football’s biggest individual prize. A late strike by Thembinkosi Lorch handed South Africa victory in Cairo and…
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Jewish group calls on Congress to make Holocaust education mandatory in US schools
Follow RT on The World Jewish Congress is pushing US lawmakers to make Holocaust education mandatory in all schools, citing statistics from a 2018 poll revealing half of millennials can’t name a single Nazi concentration camp. The WJC started a petition calling on Congress to “make Holocaust education mandatory in every school in the United…
Free speech rally with Proud Boys and Milo in Washington DC draws antifa protesters (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Leftist and ‘Antifa’ activists have descended on Washington DC to oppose a ‘free speech rally’ led by right-wing figures including the ‘Proud Boys’ and Milo Yiannopoulos. Expecting clashes, police have closed roads. The ‘Demand Free Speech’ rally kicked off on Saturday at Washington DC’s Freedom Plaza, just blocks from the White House….
Smurfette or first lady? Odd wooden statue of Melania Trump confuses and enrages locals (VIDEO)
Follow RT on A very strange statue of Melania Trump has been erected near her hometown of Sevnica in Slovenia, but the perplexing wooden creation isn’t a very flattering tribute to the first lady. The life-sized chunky statue was carved from a tree trunk using a chainsaw, so perhaps that explains why it’s somewhat lacking…
Future Moscow skyscraper to become Europe’s tallest residential complex
Follow RT on The 405-meter ‘One Tower’ is set to be become the tallest residential building in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as he presented the ambitious project at the Moscow Urban Forum. The skyscraper will also be the tallest in the Moscow City International Business Center, topping the city’s current tallest building,…
Korean actress faces 5yrs in Thai prison for hunting endangered clams in reality TV stunt gone awry
Follow RT on A South Korean actress could spend five years behind bars after she poached two giant clams protected under Thai law. The crime was well-documented, as the illegal shellfish stunt was filmed for a reality TV show. Lee Yeol-eum has found herself in hot water after being filmed diving for giant clams at…
German rescue ship captain Rackete to sue Italy’s Salvini over migrant comments
Follow RT on The German captain of a migrant rescue ship will sue Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for defamation, her lawyer said on Friday. Carola Rackete, 31, was freed from house arrest on Tuesday. A judge dismissed accusations she had endangered the lives of Italian servicemen by ignoring military orders and bringing a boatload…
German rescue ship captain Rackete to sue Italy’s Salvini over migrant comments
Follow RT on The German captain of a migrant rescue ship will sue Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for defamation, her lawyer said on Friday. Carola Rackete, 31, was freed from house arrest on Tuesday. A judge dismissed accusations she had endangered the lives of Italian servicemen by ignoring military orders and bringing a boatload…
Disgrace & insult to Holocaust victims: Noam Chomsky slams anti-Semitism accusations against Labour
Follow RT on Progressive intellectual Noam Chomsky has voiced his opinion over the ongoing barrage of “anti-Semitism” allegations against the Labour party, calling them a “disgrace” and an “insult to the memory” of Holocaust victims. The left-wing icon rallied in support of the party led by Jeremy Corbyn, and MP Chris Williamson in particular, arguing…
Part-matter, part-light: Newly discovered ‘hybrid particles’ open doors to exciting new tech
Follow RT on Scientists have managed to create ‘hybrid’ particles from photons and atoms, crafting light that behaves like matter. The breakthrough could lead to revolutionary new inventions such as “unhackable” quantum communications. Physicists at the University of Chicago created these “hybrid particles” by making “photons behave more like the particles that make up matter,”…