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Secret JFK assassination documents released

The Biden administration has released previously classified documents on the assassination of then-US president John F. Kennedy, although they include redactions, and thousands are still withheld in full. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK sets grimmest Covid record since pandemic began

The UK has recorded 78,610 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the country’s highest since the pandemic began, as Westminster embarks on an ambitious booster campaign to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gun loving Americans buying record amounts of Russian ammo

Exports of Russian ammunition to the US have hit an all-time high, despite Washington imposing sanctions on Moscow’s arms industries, forcing buyers to exploit loopholes to get their hands on supplies of bullets and shells. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Navy tests laser weapon in Middle East

The US Navy has used a high-energy laser weapon to destroy a floating target in the Gulf of Aden. The test took place in a war-ravaged waterway known for its strategic importance. Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow promises retaliation for Berlin’s move

Russia’s Embassy in Germany has denounced Berlin’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats over the murder of a Chechen separatist. Calling it an “obvious unfriendly step,” Moscow vowed to respond in the near future. Read Full Article at RT.com

Catching both Delta and Omicron may result in super-mutant virus

The combination of the Delta and Omicron Covid variants, which may result from a person contracting both at the same time, could create a new, more dangerous strain, Moderna’s chief medical officer Paul Burton has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

F1 chief ‘set for axe’ following Abu Dhabi Grand Prix chaos

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi is reportedly set to lose his job following his role in the controversial conclusion to Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen triumph over Lewis Hamilton. Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk video gets conservative comedian dumped by YouTube

Conservative comedian Steven Crowder has been suspended by YouTube over a video on Elon Musk, which the platform claims contained content “glorifying or inciting violence.” Read Full Article at RT.com

EMA greenlights another Covid jab as booster

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid shot as a booster jab for people aged 18 and over, to be administered at least two months after they received their previous dose. Read Full Article at RT.com

Necrophiliac killer sentenced for murders & abusing 100 bodies

A former hospital worker has been handed two whole life sentences to be served concurrently with a 12-year jail term for murdering two women and sexually abusing 100 female corpses. Read Full Article at RT.com

Report reveals how many Brits may spend Christmas in isolation

A record number of people in the UK might have to spend Christmas Day in isolation this year after contracting Covid-19 due to the fast-spreading Omicron strain, according to the British media, citing government forecasts. Read Full Article at RT.com

Omicron transmission speed compared to Delta’s revealed

The ‘super mutant’ Omicron strain of Covid-19 can multiply 70 times faster in the human bronchus than the Delta variant or the original coronavirus, but it results in less severe symptoms, a new study has found. Read Full Article at RT.com

UN nuclear watchdog strikes spy camera deal with Iran

The UN’s nuclear watchdog has agreed a deal with Iran to replace surveillance cameras at a centrifuge-parts workshop in the TESA Karaj complex after they were removed in an apparent sabotage attack in June. Read Full Article at RT.com

Twitch bans left-wing streamers for using an anti-white racial slur

The Amazon-owned Twitch streaming service has blocked several prominent left-wing streamers for using a derogatory term aimed at white people. The word in question – ‘cracker.’ Read Full Article at RT.com

A misunderstanding between NATO & Russia could cause a catastrophe

If you can read only one article about international relations theory, it should be Columbia Professor Robert Jervis’ “Hypotheses on Misperception.” Jervis died last week, but his work explains recent Russia and NATO tensions. Read Full Article at RT.co

Germany expels two Russian diplomats over Berlin park murder

Two Russian diplomats working at the country's embassy in Berlin have been declared persona non grata, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has announced. The move is linked to a high-profile murder case blamed on Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com

Supreme Court rejects gender neutral passports

The UK Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge brought against the government over its failure to provide gender neutral passports after an LGBTQ rights campaigner claimed the lack of an 'X' option breaches human rights laws. Read Full Article at RT.com

Police uncover anti-vaxxer crossbow murder plot

German police have foiled a radical anti-vaxxers’ plot to kill the minister-president of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, and other officials, after six people were investigated and several properties searched. Read Full Article at RT.com

French lawyers demand ‘dignified’ work conditions (VIDEO)

French magistrates and public sector legal professionals went on strike on Wednesday, demanding more funding and better working conditions. Read Full Article at RT.com

English football club beats government Covid rules by reducing stadium capacity

English side Carlisle United have announced they are working around mandatory Covid rules set by the UK government for any crowd of 10,000 people or more – by reducing their stadium capacity to 9,999. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of George Floyd in the events that led to his death. Chauvin has already been convicted of murder and manslaughter. Read Full Article at RT.com

US ally Saudi Arabia «would be well advised» to look at Russian missile – RT analyst

An anti-missile system developed by Almaz-Antey, a Russian defense contractor, for foreign buyers is specialized hardware that would be of particular interest to Saudi Arabia, an RT military expert has explained. Read Full Article at RT.com

Crime stats are racist, real estate wizards argue

Two of America’s largest real estate search engines have removed neighborhood crime data from their websites. While prospective buyers use this data to find safe addresses to live in, the companies involved say it’s racist. Read Full Article at RT.com

More women sue Tesla for harassment

Six more current and former Tesla employees have sued the car manufacturer over alleged sexual harrassment in workplace. The women say the company ignored their complaints against co-workers and superiors. Read Full Article at RT.com

Covid test forces Blinken to cut Asia trip short

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Southeast Asia has been cut short after a member of the press corps escorting him tested positive for Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian anti-missile system could shove US out of Saudi Arabia – RT military analyst

An anti-missile system developed by Almaz-Antey, a Russian defense contractor, for foreign buyers is specialized hardware that would be of particular interest to Saudi Arabia, an RT military expert says. Read Full Article at RT.com

Woman burned to death in alleged car crash involving ex-NFL star

The 23-year-old woman who died in an alleged crash involving a former NFL player who is accused of driving under the influence burned to death in her car, a Nevada coroner has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Whistleblowers claim widespread sexual harassment at SpaceX

Five ex-employees have alleged sexual harassment at the iconic SpaceX, claiming the work environment is hostile and unresponsive to women, according to two separate reports about the company’s culture. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany convicts Russian of murdering Chechen separatist in Berlin

A German court has sentenced a Russian man to life in prison after he was found guilty of murdering Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, two years after a killing that caused a diplomatic rift between Berlin and Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com

Leering and catcalling now listed as prosecutable offences

British police have been given a new toolkit to fight back against an “epidemic” of misogyny and sexual harassment, with acts such as leering and wolf-whistling being included in a list of prosecutable misdemeanors. Read Full Article at RT.com

Women’s basketball team takes knee, star claims racial discrimination in row about hair

A women's basketball star has claimed that an apparent order for players to tie up braided hair was «clear racial discrimination» after her team took a knee in protest. Read Full Article at RT.com

WATCH: Fire engulfs police college in Rome

A huge blaze has broken out at a school for Italy’s national gendarmerie in Rome, with one person reportedly injured. Footage from the scene shows much of the building engulfed in flames. Read Full Article at RT.com

ECHR orders Russia to pay $418,000 to woman after hands cut off by husband

Russia must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to victims of domestic violence, including a woman who had her hands hacked off in a brutal attack by her partner, Europe’s top civil liberties court has demanded. Read Full Article at RT.com

Most Russians blame NATO for Ukraine crisis – poll

Just 4% of Russians believe the recent increase in tensions with Ukraine has been caused by Moscow, with the majority blaming either the US, NATO, or Kiev, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Salah fans furious at latest FIFA snub

Despite his free-scoring form for Liverpool in 2021, Mohamed Salah has been sensationally excluded from the FIFA FIFPRO World XI squad – and his legions of fans across the globe aren't happy about it. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gay dating app hit with $7mn fine for data breach

Grindr, an LGBT+ online dating application, has been fined around $7.14 million by the Norwegian regulator for not complying with the data protection rules on consent. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Olympic queen reveals baby news with Russian wife after secret 2-year marriage

A two-time Olympic women's basketball champion has revealed that she married her Russian wife and fellow female player two years ago in secret – and they are expecting a baby. Read Full Article at RT.com

Island mouse-hunt turns $9mn failure

A multimillion dollar attempt to eliminate mice from the South Atlantic Gough Island for the sake of endangered seabirds has failed, leaving the island’s conservationists “devastated.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Florida-sized ‘Doomsday Glacier’ melting at alarming rate

A massive glacier in Antarctica, seen as crucial to the global sea level rise, could lose its ice shelf in “as little as five years,” a team of scientists has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com
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