Follow RT on An explosion has rocked a Russian Navy firing range during trials there, the Ministry of Defense has said. At least two service members were killed in the blast. A “liquid-fueled jet engine” exploded at the test site in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region, close to the city of Severodvinsk, home to a major base…
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Sky News laments erosion of ‘rules-based international order’ but does such a thing really exist?
Follow RT on The “rules-based international system” is under increasing threat, with laws flouted and “norms” violated at every turn by disobedient members of the world community, warns a preachy Sky News op-ed. The dire warning, authored by Sky’s foreign affairs editor Deborah Haynes, defines this rules-based order as the “network of accords and institutions”…
Spooks behind Patriot Act, drone & torture programs unite to ‘secure’ US elections, free of charge
Follow RT on A group of former intelligence agency directors and other trustworthy cybersecurity pros has launched a charitable initiative to protect US elections against foreign interference. So who are these noble guardians of democracy? The “US Cyberdome” claims to apply top-of-the-line cybersecurity capabilities to the country’s vulnerable election systems, motivated by nothing more than…
WATCH jaw-dropping moment of ‘nuke-like’ explosion at Siberian ammo depot
Follow RT on Powerful explosions which devastated an ammunition depot in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region produced massive blast waves across the cloudy skies, with the moment of the biggest explosion caught on video by a local resident. The footage, filmed not far from the town of Achinsk, shows two massive blasts. One of them produced a…
Quarter of world’s population suffers ‘extreme water stress’, India overshadows the list
Follow RT on While ranked ‘only’ 13th in the water scarcity list, India has more than three times the population of all 17 other countries the World Resources Institute found to be facing “extremely high” water stress levels. A quarter of the world’s population residing in seventeen countries is facing “extremely high” levels of baseline…
‘The end of us all!’ Duterte will NEVER let US deploy nukes & mid-range missiles in the Philippines
Follow RT on The Philippines will never allow the US to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil to counter China’s growing influence in the region, President Duterte declared, slamming Washington’s untrustworthiness even in small arms deals. Following American withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia last week, Washington made clear that it…
Times Square descends into PANIC after fears of GUNSHOTS (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Crowds fled in horror in New York’s iconic Times Square after fears of gunshots. Eyewitness footage captured the moment that tourists and residents sprinted for their lives in abject panic. The alarm took place at approximately 10pm local time Tuesday night in one of the city’s busiest intersections, just days after the…
India moves to revoke Kashmir autonomy amid spike of tensions around disputed region
Follow RT on New Delhi has declared it is revoking a decades-old constitutional provision that granted special powers to the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir. The move comes amid ongoing flare-ups between India and Pakistan over the region. The majority-Muslim region that became part of India in the times of decolonization, and has been a point…
Thieves make off with $2.5mn in gold coins after Mexican mint leaves vault door OPEN
Follow RT on A pair of lucky armed robbers were able to make off with a massive $2.5 million in gold coins after a Mexico City mint left its vault door wide open, allowing the thieves to easily grab the valuables. Two people entered the government coin manufacturer Casa de Moneda on Tuesday, with one…
Frenchman on hoverboard finally heralds the future Marty McFly promised
Follow RT on I have little sympathy for predictions that technological advances will doom the human race within the decade. But then I saw a Frenchman cross the English Channel on a hoverboard. My view on when to get worried about the threat technology poses for humanity has always been based on Back to the…