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The Manchester United defender clashed with the Argentine superstar during a Champions League encounter, but made peace with his opponent afterwards Chris Smalling claims Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has acknowledged that a challenge from the Manchester United defender which left him with a bloody nose was “an accident”. A coming together during the first half…

Follow RT on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has opened up about his feelings on the contentious Irish backstop, revealing more than we ever wanted to know. Oddly, he claimed he doesn’t have an “erotic relationship” with it. In an interview with Sky News on Thursday evening, Juncker claimed that his meeting with British PM…

Follow RT on YouTube has stripped all of its channels of automatic verification. From now on the platform will decide who to verify with a checkmark – and who to ignore. The move has content creators livid. Unlike Twitter’s policy of assigning the coveted blue checkmark to users who prove their identity, YouTube has automatically…

Follow RT on A real-time deepfake construct of Vladimir Putin was interviewed live on stage by the MIT Technology Review editor, who ducked into a booth to play the Russian leader. Perfect? Not quite, but rapidly crossing the uncanny valley. The computerized Putin was asked about (what else) the ‘Russian meddling’ in US politics –…

Follow RT on Russian female hockey player Maria Pugina has linked her involvement in a massive on-ice brawl to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, saying that she borrowed her fighting skills from him. The 21-year-old Dinamo St. Petersburg defender posted a video of a huge scuffle involving players of the Russian Women’s Hockey League (WHL)….

Follow RT on Benny Gantz, the ex-IDF commander who is set to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 13-year tenure, is mostly an unknown entity outside of Israel. Who is he and what can we expect from a Gantz government? A career soldier enters politics Gantz, 60, spent 38 years in the Israel Defense Forces, serving…

Follow RT on The Saudi-led coalition has launched a new military operation north of Hodeidah, the crucial port city where nearly all of Yemen’s scarce food and other supplies are delivered, against what it called “legitimate military targets,” state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Friday. The coalition put out a call to civilians to keep clear…

Follow RT on US amateur boxer Richard Torrez left the ring on a stretcher after suffering a brutal KO at the hands of Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov – who has six pro bouts to his name – at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Russia. Jalolov sent Torrez crashing to the canvas with a huge left…

Follow RT on On top of quietly recording every political argument in your home, Amazon’s Alexa will now let users put their money where their mouth is, and wirelessly donate to their favorite 2020 candidate. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature activates when a user says, “Alexa, donate to [candidate name].” Candidates signed up to…

The 19-year-old became the youngest player to net a treble in the competition’s history Benfica boss Bruno Lage challenged Joao Felix to become more consistent and warned against treating the teenager like a “superhero” following his record-breaking Europa League hat-trick. Teenage attacker Felix became the youngest player to score a treble in the competition’s history…