Follow RT on Two men who dined on raw dead squirrels at a London vegan food market in a disturbing protest against veganism have been convicted of public order offences and fined. The men, Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, chowed down on the uncooked squirrels at the Soho Vegan Food Market on March…
Hell freezes over? New York Times wants closer relationship with Russia, congratulates Trump
Follow RT on The New York Times’ editorial board, fresh from peddling anti-Russia conspiracies for two years, has made a remarkable about-turn. Now the paper wants closer relations with the Kremlin, all to thwart China’s ambitions. ‘Russiagate’ has maintained an iron grip on American political discourse for two years now, even after Special Counsel Robert…
ANYONE can be re-identified from ‘anonymous data’, researchers claim & let you TEST it
Follow RT on Online services that claim to anonymize users’ personal data aren’t as secure as we think, according to researchers who found over 99 percent of people can be identified from a handful of supposedly anonymous data points. Doubters will be quickly silenced with the online tool the researchers developed to accompany their paper,…
China offers to jointly explore Moon with India, hails successful Chandrayaan-2 mission launch
Follow RT on Just a day after India successfully launched its Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission, Beijing says it is ready to team up with New Delhi to explore Earth’s natural satellite, possibly offering a way to mend ties with its rival neighbor. China welcomes the start of India’s flagship Chandrayaan-2 mission, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chungying…
#RespectThePolice order backfires after cathartic VIDEOS of soaked cops go viral
Follow RT on Viral videos showing New York police getting doused in water have prompted an investigation – and a flood of derisive tweets after authorities’ plea to “respect the police” appeared to add insult to years of police-abuse injury. With anti-police sentiment running especially high in New York following federal authorities’ decision not to…
Japan’s TEPCO to decommission 2nd Fukushima nuclear plant – report
Follow RT on Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) plans to scrap its Fukushima Daini nuclear station, located a few miles south of the bigger Fukushima Daiichi plant, where three reactors melted down in 2011, Kyodo said on Wednesday. The board of TEPCO will formally approve the decision by the end of the month, according to the…
‘Missed you guys’: John McAfee reemerges after ‘going dark’ following ‘CIA encounter’
Follow RT on John McAfee has reemerged on Twitter after ‘going dark’ online following what he said was a run-in with the CIA. “Been at sea 4 and a half days in rough weather,” he tweeted Monday. “Will be back in the saddle shortly.” The creator of McAfee AntiVirus software tweeted on Friday that the…
Britain to send 250 troops to Mali for peacekeeping operations – ministry
Follow RT on The UK will send 250 troops to the West African nation of Mali next year as part of a United Nations peacekeeping operation, according to Britain’s Defense Ministry. “In one of the world’s poorest and most fragile regions it is right that we support some of [the] world’s most vulnerable people and…
PM Hun Sen denies allowing China naval base in Cambodia
Follow RT on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the Southeast Asian nation. A news report had earlier alleged that the two nations signed a secret pact allowing Beijing exclusive use of a naval base on the Gulf of Thailand. Hun…
Extreme heatwave across US prompts concerns about elderly, homeless & inmates
Follow RT on As an extreme heatwave presses down on the US, locals are being asked to look after their older neighbors, activists try to save inmates from baking in prisons, and authorities hurry to take the homeless off the sizzling streets. The extreme temperatures, reaching as high as some 95F (35 C) have been…