Russia
Businessman father of Russia’s first F1 driver Vitaly Petrov killed in apparent assassination
Aleksandr Petrov, an influential local businessman and politician has reportedly been gunned down by a sniper outside his home...
CEO of new Russian cosmodrome’s operator arrested on charges of abuse of office & forgery
A high-ranking official at the helm of the new state-of-the-art Vostochny spaceport has been arrested on charges of fraud...
Human rights activist calls on Telegram app to block ‘pornbots’ after thousands of women are stripped naked by AI
Russian human rights activist Alyona Popova has called on Telegram to block 'pornbots,' which use AI to turn clothed...
Putin says he personally asked that opposition figure Navalny be permitted to travel to Germany for treatment
Vladimir Putin has denied Russia’s involvement in Alexei Navalny’s alleged poisoning, saying he asked prosecutors to allow the anti-corruption...
Autumn of discontent? Moldova is next US target for ‘color revolution’, Russia’s chief spy warns ahead of presidential election
The director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (the SVR) has accused Washington of preparing the ground for a “color...
Russian Cabinet strikes down proposed law to ban transgender people from amending sex assigned at birth on official documents
Russian authorities have rejected amendments to the country's family code, which would have enshrined in law a ban on...
They love Big Brother? Majority of Russians support using facial recognition cameras to identify those in contact with Covid-19
The majority of Russians are happy to give up their personal data to combat Coronavirus, with over three-quarters supporting...
Dozens detained, rubber bullets fired amid opposition march in Belarusian capital (VIDEOS)
Thousands of people took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday, as mass anti-government protests continued across the country....
Armenia & Azerbaijan declare ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Sunday
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and forces of the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh have all agreed to stop fighting for “humanitarian reasons”...
Russian population to fall by 1.2 million by 2024, wiping around 1% off the country’s total, says latest government estimates
The population of Russia is predicted to drop by 352,500 people this year, and could be reduced by a...
EU sanctions 6 Russian officials over Navalny case, claims they knew about alleged Novichok poisoning of opposition figure
The European Union has imposed penalties on a half dozen Russian officials over the alleged “assassination attempt” on anti-corruption...
‘Sea Monster’ washed ashore: One-of-the-kind Soviet FLYING WARSHIP filmed lying on Caspian coast (VIDEO)
A unique, giant Cold War-era ekranoplan flying vessel was spotted – and spectacularly filmed from above – on a...
#Metoo, Moscow style: One of Russia’s biggest & oldest film studios comes under scrutiny for facilitating ‘MosFilm Maniac’
Dubbed the “MosFilm Maniac” by liberal media, it seems a so-called film director learned nothing from the Harvey Weinstein...
Amid non-stop bombardment, RT crew films Nagorno-Karabakh town dragged into clashes despite shaky truce (VIDEO)
Hadrut, a town which both Armenians and Azerbaijanis claim to have under control, is still seeing heavy shelling despite...
Despite Azerbaijan’s claim to have taken control of disputed Nagorno-Karabakh town, RT reporter on ground says fighting continues
An RT correspondent, at the scene, has discovered that Hadrut, a town in the Armenian-controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh which...
US tech giant Apple denies Telegram claim that it ordered Russian messaging app to shut down channels DOXXING Belarusian police
US technology giant Apple has rubbished a claim by Telegram founder Pavel Durov that the company demanded his Russian-designed...
Russia slams ‘disgraceful’ ban on founding OPCW chief, sacked under US pressure, from speaking at UN Security Council on Syria
An ex-OPCW chief, sacked under US pressure, has been barred from briefing the UN Security Council about a controversial...
Azerbaijan celebrates partial retreat of Nagorno-Karabakh forces while Armenia says it was a ‘trick’ that killed 200 ‘enemies’
Conflicting accounts from the two warring sides celebrate their own successes while keeping mum about setbacks as an Azerbaijani...
Baku demands apology from France after Macron claims Syrian jihadists deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan’s president has called on his French counterpart to apologize for his recent claims that Syrian soldiers have been...
We don’t require military help from Turkey or Syrian militants in conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijani president’s adviser tells RT
Reports of Azerbaijan getting military help from Turkey and using militants from Syria in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is...
