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An intensive secret lobbying campaign by Saudi Arabia, featuring «incentives and threats," reportedly succeeded in shutting down a UN investigation into human rights violations committed in the Yemen conflict this year. Read

Russia deploys coastal missile system in Pacific (VIDEO)

02 December 2021 22:11

For the first time, Russia has deployed the Bastion missile system on the island of Matua in the Pacific Ocean, the country’s Armed Forces revealed on Thursday. Bastion is a mobile defense system that can attack surface ships. Rea

World's biggest Omicron outbreak suspected after Christmas party

02 December 2021 22:07

Up to 60 people were infected with Covid-19 at a corporate Christmas party in Norway attended by a recent arrival from South Africa. Medical experts said they fear the cause could be the new super-mutant Omicron variant.

Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ Scottish women’s rugby star after sudden death aged 26

02 December 2021 22:02

The world of rugby has been mourning Scottish women’s international Siobhan Cattigan after her death at the age of 26. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK minister gears up against Christmas mistletoe

02 December 2021 22:01

A British cabinet minister has suggested people should avoid «snogging under the mistletoe» this Christmas, as the government and the NHS battle to keep Covid-19 under control in the run-up to the festive period. Read Full Article

Regulator rules on Santa’s Covid passport ad

02 December 2021 22:01

The UK’s advertisement regulator has concluded that a depiction of Santa Claus showing his vaccination status in Tesco’s Christmas ad does not break rules as it is likely to be seen as a «humorous reference» to travel rules. Read Full Articl

Lights go out at diplomatic meetings with Blinken & Lavrov (VIDEOS)

02 December 2021 22:00

A meeting between US and Ukrainian diplomats was thrown into darkness as the US secretary of state began to speak. A similar incident took place later as Russian and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reps spoke.

Protesters demand Ukrainian president quit on day of ‘planned coup’

02 December 2021 21:52

A large crowd has taken to the streets of Kiev demanding the resignation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the same day that he claimed a Russian-backed coup d’etat would be launched against his government. Read

‘Sterling Lads’ cartel banks fined $390 million

02 December 2021 21:50

The European Union said on Thursday it has fined four major banks a combined €344 million ($390 million) for colluding in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel via a chatroom named «Sterling Lads.» Read Full Article at RT.com

‘Soviet Union’ could invade Ukraine, Pentagon chief claims

02 December 2021 21:40

Despite the Soviet Union having collapsed around three decades ago, the hammer and sickle could soon be flying back over Ukraine, America’s top military official appears to have suggested amid claims about a Russian attack. Read Full A

Russian monarch’s vaccination letter sold for $1.26 million

02 December 2021 21:40

A picture of Russian Empress Catherine I. I., painted by Dmitry Levitzky, has sold at auction in London for £951,000 ($1.26 million), alongside a letter written to Count Pyotr Rumyantsev about the need to vaccinate against smallpox.

EU health watchdog gives prediction on Omicron spread

02 December 2021 21:33

The Omicron coronavirus variant is expected to overtake the currently-dominant Delta strain and cause over half of all Covid-19 cases in the bloc within the «next few months," an EU health agency has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Omicron scare: Latest countries hit by new Covid strain

02 December 2021 21:29

The new Covid variant has sparked panic since it was first detected in South Africa. Countries reimposed travel restrictions in an attempt to limit the spread — despite this, the strain has begun to conquer the globe. Read Full Article

Musk suggests age limit for politicians

02 December 2021 21:24

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, believes the elderly should be barred from political office, suggesting an age limit be introduced. Read Full Article at RT.com

Surgeon fined for amputating wrong limb

02 December 2021 21:14

A court in Austria has slapped a surgeon with a fine of €2,700 ($3,060) after she amputated the wrong leg on an elderly patient. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tokyo flats available to rent for $1, but there’s a catch

02 December 2021 21:10

Iconic Swedish furniture brand Ikea has begun renting small duplex apartments in the overpopulated Japanese capital Tokyo for less than a dollar per month. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany to impose sweeping curbs on unvaccinated

02 December 2021 20:58

Germany’s caretaker government will impose harsh curbs on unvaccinated citizens in an attempt to rein in soaring Covid-19 infections and ease substantial pressure on hospitals as fears grow about the Omicron variant. Read Ful

Peace plan for Donbass is ‘lost cause’ – Moscow

02 December 2021 20:53

Kiev is making the prospect of a peace deal in the east of Ukraine increasingly difficult, Moscow has warned, as Washington urges the Eastern European country to implement a previously agreed deal to bring an end to the conflict. Read

Former UFC women’s champ hospitalized after alleged assault

02 December 2021 20:53

The UFC’s first-ever women’s flyweight champion, Nicco Montano, has alleged that she was recently attacked and injured by a male MMA fighter. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ben Shapiro film brings controversial actor out of retirement

02 December 2021 20:29

Controversial actor-director Vincent Gallo is reportedly breaking nearly a decade-long hiatus for a role in a film produced in collaboration with the conservative news outlet The Daily Wire. Read Full Article at RT.com

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