A tiny British bat has made a record-breaking journey, flying more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the famous London Zoo to Russia’s northwestern region of Pskov – only to meet its end at the claws of a stray Russian cat. Read more…
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One of the Nigerian schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in 2014 has been freed and reunited with her family. Ruth Ngladar Pogu and a man she is said to have married in captivity Read more…
The US has dispatched heavy aircraft against the Taliban in Afghanistan, striking the group in the recently captured city of Sheberghan. The sortie came as the group reportedly reached Kunduz, the country’s fifth largest city. Taliban positions around Sheberghan, which Read more…
A top Israeli official said his country is ready to strike Iran in retaliation for a recent attack on an oil tanker belonging to an Israeli firm. Defense Minister Benny Gantz replied, “Yes,” when asked by the Israeli news site Ynet News Read more…
US-born financier Michael Calvey has been handed a 5.5-year suspended prison sentence in Russia for embezzlement, after a judge found he and his colleagues conspired to pocket tens of millions of dollars, in a high-profile ruling. The investor, who founded Read more…
headlines to you.RTLIVE search Menu mobile HomeRussia & Former Soviet Union NATO is ‘provoking conflict’ in Black Sea, top Russian diplomat warns, saying confrontation could be on cards over naval drills 5 Aug, 2021 17:29 FILE PHOTO. A missile is Read more…
The collapse of the Soviet Union was not caused by the controversial policy of perestroika but should actually be blamed on the attempted coup in August 1991 and a conspiracy between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. That’s according Read more…
Chinese officials have announced new restrictions on overseas travel, restricting the issuing of passports and other documents except in “non-essential” circumstances, as the state tries to curb rising Covid cases. The announcement from China’s immigration authority on Wednesday comes amid Read more…
The World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots until at least the end of September to address a shortfall in vaccine supplies to poor countries. The call came as some rich-country governments said they would Read more…
With Taliban fighters gaining ground as American troops prepare for a total pullout from Afghanistan by next month, one of Russia’s top foreign policy officials has said that there is still hope for peace and regional security. Zamir Kabulov, President Read more…
Mon, August 2, 2021, 12:01 AM In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes about the disturbing reality behind some of the “unclaimed” bodies sent to the country’s medical schools. Medical student Read more…
2 Aug, 2021 18:35 FILE PHOTO: German Navy’s Brandenburg-class frigate ‘Bayern’. © Reuters Follow RT onA German frigate has set sail for the South China Sea for the first time in some two decades as part of a six-month mission, as Berlin Read more…