With plastic straws banned throughout California and offenders in one city facing possible jail time for using them, dissidents have assembled to resist the only way they know how: By sharing memes on the internet.
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The US practice of money bail amounts to racist debtor prisons, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is arguing. He has proposed a bill that would end cash bail in federal jails and put pressure on states to abolish it as well.
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Nearly half of Swedes and Danes said they’d rather be in a 'Nordic Union' with their neighbors from Norway, Finland and Iceland than in the EU, a fresh poll revealed.
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People in many countries turn their eyes to the sky on Friday night to see the crimson Moon as our planet’s satellite moves into the Earth’s shadow in the longest lunar eclipse of the century, lasting over 100 minutes.
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Demonstrators were treated for injuries after police launched tear gas as part of a crackdown on the rally against laws passed by the Polish government that critics say undermine the independence of the country’s judiciary.
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When Cedwyn Indriago passed away following a tragic traffic accident, his futsal teammates arranged for their friend to make one last, posthumous impact on a game in a touching video which surfaced recently.
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Rival opinions clashed in a recent RT debate on how to deal with British jihadists returning to the UK to face trial with one calling Whitehall's current counter-terrorism strategy “an absolute joke.”
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A federal judge has ordered opposition research firm Fusion GPS to answer a series of questions on the Steele dossier, which contained unverified allegations against Donald Trump, and helped start the ‘Russiagate’ probe.
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Ecuador’s ‘purely political decision on Assange’ is likely result of ‘US pressure’ and his possible eviction could set a dangerous precedent, Patrick Henningsen, executive editor of 21st Century Wire.com told RT.
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President Trump is “open” to the idea of visiting Moscow, but only if he receives a formal invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House has said.
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The African continent is in huge need of energy investments, and Russia could become one of its key partners, according to President Vladimir Putin speaking at BRICS summit in Johannesburg.
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Another day, another celebrity gets embroiled in a social media furor of their own making, as figures from both sides of the political spectrum have their past and present tweets dragged in front of the court of human decency.
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Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo will pay a €3.2 million fine for tax fraud after settling a tax evasion case with Spanish tax authorities. The amount is likely to be only part of the €19 million total he will repay.
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Producers of Mexican bread, pasta and flour tortillas are looking for cheaper supplies of wheat from Russia in an attempt to reduce reliance on the US due to an ongoing trade conflict with its northern neighbor.
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The moment a Texas inmate attempted to escape from a moving police cruiser by clambering onto its roof has been captured on camera. Taylor County Sheriff’s Office said the man also threatened suicide during the incident.
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Beijing wants to develop tourist routes in the Arctic region, the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism has told TASS. Chinese tourists, it says, are attracted to the area by its unique natural environment and complex ecosystem.
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Russian Emergencies Ministry has announced plans to take part in the landmine clearance operation in Syria together with the representatives of the Syrian government and the UN Mine Action Service.
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A huge 32-meter-wide sinkhole has emerged outside Nizhny Novgorod which recently hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with the ground opening up a gigantic pit over 50 meters in depth.
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One person has been killed and two injured in the latest stabbing attack, this time carried out by a 17-year-old Palestinian, who entered an Israeli settlement in the West Bank for his attack and who was killed during the act.
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Irish MMA superstar Conor McGregor has accepted a fight date for a proposed bout with Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov, which the UFC proposes to stage in Las Vegas on October 6th, according to RT Sport’s source.
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A North Miami Beach Police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and relieved of her duty, after an apparent revenge assault against a woman who was eight months pregnant.
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