Follow RT on The Republic of Korea’s Air Force fired warning shots after Russian military aircraft allegedly violated the country’s airspace twice on Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reports, citing officers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korean F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets were scrambled after two Chinese and three Russian aircraft approached the ROK…
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Chinese Speed: RT doc looks at China’s high-speed rail breakthrough
Follow RT on In a decade China built from scratch the largest high-speed rail network in the world and wants to further expand and develop it. An RT Documentary crew travelled to China to see the future of fast transportation. Chinese super-fast trains, reaching speeds of up to 350kph (217mph), are not only good for…
India successfully launches Chandrayaan 2 rover mission to Moon’s South Pole (VIDEO)
Follow RT on India’s space agency has successfully launched a lunar mission after the first was rescheduled due to a technical glitch. It is set to land on the Moon’s South Pole in the hope of making some groundbreaking discoveries. Chandrayaan-2 lifted off on Monday at the Satish Dhawan Space Center, located several miles inland…
Panama cites ‘deliberate violations’ as it disowns UAE-based tanker seized by Iran
Follow RT on The plot has thickened around the disappearance of the oil tanker MT Riah, towed to Iranian shores last week, with Panama saying it is revoking the ship’s registration over violation of international rules. Panama’s Maritime Authority on Saturday announced that it initiated the process of withdrawing its flag from the Emirati-based tanker…
Ukraine’s Zelensky gains parliamentary faction in snap election
Follow RT on The newly formed party of Volodymyr Zelensky gained the majority of votes in Ukraine’s parliament elections, while ultra-nationalist parties failed to pass threshold. The president still has to find coalition partners. Zelensky is a professional comedian who entered politics last year to successfully defeat his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, in April in a…
Indian comedian suffers fatal heart attack on stage, audience thinks it’s part of the act
Follow RT on An Indian stand-up comedian collapsed and died on stage during a routine about anxiety in front of a sold-out crowd in Dubai, leading audience members to think it was part of his performance. Manjunath Naidu, 36, was performing at a hotel in Al Barsha Friday night when he suffered a fatal cardiac…
UFC San Antonio: British welterweight Leon Edwards calls for Jorge Masvidal fight after dominant win
Follow RT on Leon “Rocky” Edwards dominated former UFC lightweight world champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC San Antonio in Texas, then called for a fight with rival Jorge Masvidal, labelling the American “a weasel.” Edwards produced a punch-perfect performance to claim a landslide unanimous decision victory over the respected, well-rounded…
Reform of Japan’s ‘pacifist’ constitution clause at stake as super-majority slips from PM Abe
Follow RT on The ruling coalition led by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised for a solid win in the upper house of parliament. Still, early projections show it won’t secure the super-majority needed to change the constitution. Japan held elections for the upper house of its parliament, the Diet, on Sunday. After initial…
Cat ear filter strikes again: Canadian police red-faced over ‘cutiefied’ brief on homicide
Follow RT on A livestreamed brief by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the murder of two people received an unintended injection of cuteness when a cat ear filter was applied on a female officer conducting it. The gaffe happened in British Columbia when police were updating the public on their probe into the deaths…
UK’s Hunt ‘expressed extreme disappointment’ to Iran’s Zarif after tanker detention
Follow RT on UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke to his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif on Saturday to express disappointment with how the conflict between the two nations over the detention of tankers was developing. The British official said on Twitter Iran was not acting to de-escalate the situation and said British shipping must be…