Follow RT on After three days of marathon negotiations and closed-door meetings, Europe has a fresh cast of newly unelected leaders. It’s times like this when the completely undemocratic and disconnected nature of the EU is hardest to deny. It’s also at times like this when you wonder, who could really blame the Brits for…
From ‘freedom gas’ to violating deals ‘before they exist’: Five baffling statements from Washington
Follow RT on US officials are no strangers to making sweeping statements that provoke eye-rolls and raised eyebrows in other parts of the world, but Washington does seem to be on a roll in recent months. With tensions rising over Iran, a trade and tech war raging with China and immigration trouble on its southern…
Chinese ambassador to UK: ‘Hands off Hong Kong’
Follow RT on China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom urged Britain to stay out of Chinese affairs and slammed the government’s rhetorical support for recent protests in Hong Kong that escalated into violent clashes with police. Britain was on the “wrong side” of the issue, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said on Wednesday, insisting that Hong Kong…
Collusion proof? Russian businessman Deripaska says he spent $20 million on FBI op under Mueller
Follow RT on ‘Russian collusion’ might actually be a thing, but it seems the Mueller team should have looked into the FBI’s past to find it, after Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska revealed he funded a covert op for the bureau in the early 2010s. The bombshell revelation was made by the Russian businessman in an…
Scientists cure mice of HIV for first time in groundbreaking study using CRISPR
Follow RT on A group of scientists have, for the first time, eliminated HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals, in what is being described as a critical step towards developing a cure for the AIDS virus. The groundbreaking study, published in the journal Nature Communications, revealed that treatment to suppress HIV replication coupled…
‘Free Assange’: Irish MEPs wear T-shirts supporting WikiLeaks founder on first day in EU Parliament
Follow RT on As the European Parliament reopened in Strasbourg on Tuesday, two freshly elected Irish MEPs marked the occasion by donning T-shirts supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the parliament chamber. Independent politicians Mick Wallace and Clare Daly put all their new colleagues on notice with the eye-catching garments which featured a striking image…
Navy SEAL accused of killing captured ISIS teen & posing with body cleared of most charges
Follow RT on A jury found decorated Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher not guilty of premediated murder of an injured and captured ISIS fighter he was accused of stabbing. He was, however, found guilty of taking a selfie with the corpse. Gallagher was accused of committing a series of war crimes during his stint in Iraq,…
Paris urges Iran ‘to immediately reduce’ enriched uranium reserves
Follow RT on French President Emmanuel Macron called on Iran on Tuesday to “immediately” reduce its enriched uranium reserves. The previous day, Tehran announced it had breached limits under a 2015 nuclear deal to retaliate against new US sanctions. Macron says he has “noted with concern” Tehran’s overstepping of the limit set in the 2015…
Wimbledon 2019: Who is teenage tennis prodigy Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff?
Follow RT on 15-year-old Cori Gauff caused a stir when she conquered five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams on Monday but who exactly is the teenage sensation who appears to have the tennis world in the palm of her hand? Gauff defeated the elder Williams sister 24 years her senior in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) in…
7 captains, 2 ‘Heroes of Russia’ among those killed in fire on Russian deep submersible – Putin
Follow RT on In a first public statement about the fatal incident on board of a Russian deep sea research vehicle, President Vladimir Putin said that it’s a “great loss,” adding that 2 heroes of Russia and 7 high-ranking officers were killed. “It is not an ordinary vessel, it is a research vessel,” the president said…