A US army general has confirmed that Washington has decided to put an end to a CIA scheme to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. He insisted the policy shift had nothing to do with improving relations with Russia.
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Three Israelis have been killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack at the Israeli settlement of Halamish in the West Bank late Friday, rescue services report.
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Sean Spicer’s resignation from the White House will deprive the world of endless memes. Over his six-month tenure, “Spicey” arguably became the most-remembered press secretary in White House history.
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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom was illegally spied on by New Zealand on behalf of the US for two months longer than previously thought, a High Court judgement revealed in its ruling over access to his personal communications.
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The Palestine Authority is freezing all contacts with Israel over the Jerusalem holy site dispute and the violence which broke out in the past days, president of the authority Mahmoud Abbas has announced.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into allegations that Amazon misled customers about its pricing discounts on thousands of products. The probe is part of the agency’s review of the internet behemoth’s agreement to buy grocer, Whole Foods.
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It was a memorable day for Russian social media when Vladimir Putin went out to lay a wreath at a WWII memorial near the Kremlin. In a massive downpour and without an umbrella, photos of the drenched Russian leader flooded the internet. And people only had one question…
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President Vladimir Putin has not yet decided whether to run in the upcoming election, emphasizing that he will never change the Constitution to gain more power or a longer term, despite him being “begged” to do so.
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China would considering sending troops into the disputed border region between Djibouti and Eritrea, the Chinese envoy to the African Union said, as tension between the two East African countries mounts.
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In a bizarre video from Indonesia a crocodile under the gaze of a charmer returns the corpse of a deceased man on the order of local residents.
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Russia’s synchronized swimmers won the women’s free team gold at the World Championships in Budapest on Friday, continuing their dominance at the event.
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US Justice Department representatives have held closed-door meetings with Colorado officials overseeing the state’s marijuana agencies to share details, prompting concerns federal authorities might attempt a crackdown in states with legal weed.
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Even as they concede the probability of a North Korean missile attack is “very low,” officials in charge of Hawaii’s emergency management are rolling out a public relations campaign to prepare the state’s 1.4 million residents for a worst-case scenario.
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The Trump administration will ban US citizens from traveling to North Korea, according to the State Department. It follows the death of American student Otto Warmbier after months in a North Korean prison.
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A number of Afghan security forces servicemen have been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the US military.
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Two tornadoes hit New York state on Thursday, destroying property across the Hamburg area. Video from the brief but violent tornadoes shows a car being lifted into the air as debris hurtles through the air.
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A group of teenagers watched, laughed and filmed as a 32-year-old man drowned in a lake in Cocoa, Florida, near Orlando. They later uploaded the footage to Facebook, sparking outrage across the web.
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President Donald Trump’s first press secretary, Sean Spicer, has resigned his post, reportedly over objections to the new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci. Spicer will be replaced by his deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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A century ago, a Russian female battalion led by Maria Bochkareva set off to the WWI front, where at least 70 women lost their lives fighting against German troops. RT looks back at the incredible phenomenon that was the soldier Bochkareva.
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Crime is on the rise in Britain, as an increase in violence pushes the number of offences to the highest level in over 10 years.
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Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to talk to the UK’s Saudi allies about forthcoming executions as new figures show £3.3 billion worth of arms sales to the Gulf regime have been licensed in the past three years alone.
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UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has slammed US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, saying the US “can’t simply walk out of the room when the heat is on.”
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has fired back at US senators who criticized abuses during his ‘war on drugs.’ While the US lawmakers opposed any possible trip by Duterte to America, the leader said he had no intention of visiting the “lousy” country.
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A Mormon professor claims she was fired from her job after she posted a statement on Facebook that was supportive of the LGBT community.
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