With America facing a dizzying array of social and political challenges, an impressive cast of Hollywood actors have taken their civic activism to the next level — with a live stage performance of the Mueller report. This is no joke. There is indeed video evidence of the bizarre stunt floating around the internet, in which…

Last week EU leaders extended economic sanctions on Russia in relation to events in Ukraine/Crimea. Russia will no doubt reciprocate. Both parties lose out, so why continue with them? ‘Understand and not judge’ was the philosophy of the legendary Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon and it’s his objectivity and lack of sanctimony which arguably makes…

Russia can’t rely on the West or China if it wants to become a world-leading economy, construction tycoon Arkady Rotenberg – often described as one of Vladimir Putin’s closest confidantes – told RT’s Sophie Shevardnadze. “In the past, we could afford to be idle and put things off or not do them at all, but…

A Russian ‘Air Force plane’ has reportedly landed in Venezuela, according to photos and flight tracker reports. In March, a similar event sparked a heated war of words between Moscow and Washington. The plane arrived at Venezuela’s “main airport” on Monday, Reuters reported, referring to the Simon Bolivar International Airport outside of the Venezuelan capital…

The 11-year-old son of ex-Arsenal and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes, who died in a car accident in June, has signed a contract with Real Madrid, the team that his father represented more than ten years ago. Jose Reyes Lopez, who had previously been on the books at Leganes, will join up with the Real…

Nothing the US does will make Turkey abandon its deal with Moscow to purchase S-400 air defense systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, as Washington keeps threatening Ankara with sanctions. The purchase of the Russian-made weapons has long been a point of contention in relations between the two NATO allies. The US has repeatedly…

Viral sensation and national hero, Indian Air Force (AIF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, is back in the headlines after the leader of the Indian National Congress called for his facial hair to be declared the ‘national mustache.’ “Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman should be awarded and his moustache should be made ‘national moustache,’” Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader…

Netizens have torn into SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for touting the colonization of Mars with a photo of the Moon during an eclipse. While some suggested it was an egregious mistake, others argued Musk was just taunting the US president. The tech entrepreneur, who just last week almost deleted his Twitter account over a row…

A Detroit artist is accusing police of racial profiling after he was arrested while painting a mural as part of the city-championed ‘beatifying’ project. Officers called for a massive back-up after he could not produce the papers. Tashif Turner, better known under his pseudonym Sheefy McFly in the Detroit art scene, was rounded up by…

A coup attempt in Ethiopia has been foiled by government forces, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a TV address on Sunday. The army’s chief of staff and the head of Ethiopia’s Amhara state were killed along with several others. The uprising took place in Bahir Dar, Amhara state, a region just outside the Ethiopian…