Follow RT on A public pool is surely a nice way to cool yourself off, yet one in Dusseldorf, Germany was not enough to stop several hundred of hot-heads from causing trouble. Over the weekend the pool was closed twice thanks to rowdy visitors. The Rheinbad public pool was plagued by ugly incidents this weekend,…
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European Council appoints new leaders: Who are they? Quick facts
Follow RT on The European Council has agreed on nominations for the future leadership of four top EU bodies after three days of intense negotiations. The results were posted on Twitter by current Council President Donald Tusk. Ursula von der Leyen – European Commission President The leaders agreed to nominate German Defense Minister Ursula von…
Russian Army test-fires ‘brand-new’ air defense missile in Kazakhstani desert (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Moscow has successfully tested its new interceptor missile in a desert in Central Asia as the nation’s army prepares to receive next-generation S-500 Prometey air defense systems. The test took place at Sary Shagan testing range in central Kazakhstan, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The military did not specify what type…
ISS mold can survive 200 times more RADIATION than humans & contaminate other planets
Follow RT on Mold from Earth has long found its way aboard the International Space Station (ISS) but no one knew it could survive 200 times more radiation than any human can, posing “planetary” threats to the solar system, a new study says. At times, mold seems omnipresent, and the International Space Station is no…
Panic rumors fly as Pence cancels trip after Russian sub accident
Follow RT on Could VP Mike Pence’s abrupt trip cancellation be related to the security meetings in Moscow and Brussels after the fatal Russian submarine accident? Pence’s staff says no, but that is not stopping rumors in Washington. Pence was scheduled to fly out to New Hampshire on Tuesday for an event about the opioid…
Tehran time travel? US accuses Iran of violating nuclear deal ‘even before its existence’
Follow RT on Sponsoring terrorism, housing secret nuclear sites next door to rug cleaners, and now, time traveling to violate the nuclear deal – is there anything Iran won’t do to flout US-dictated norms? The White House thinks not. “There is little doubt that even before the [nuclear] deal’s existence, Iran was violating its terms,”…
Macron bemoans ‘failure’ of EU leadership all-night summit, while Merkel urges patience
Follow RT on Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel have aired concerns after a marathon EU summit, held to allocate the bloc’s top jobs, ended without a decision being reached. Both leaders said they hoped talks on Tuesday would be more fruitful. After more than 18 hours of negotiations, leaders of the EU’s 28 member-states were…
Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles exceed nuclear deal caps
Follow RT on Iranian stockpiles of enriched uranium have exceeded the 300kg cap set out in the 2015 nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed, saying the move was something Tehran had warned about. “According to my information, Iran has surpassed the 300kg limit [in producing low-enriched uranium] and we had already announced [that…
Rising intolerance or a pushback against ‘extremism’? Millennials show decline in LGBTQ acceptance
Follow RT on A new study suggests that young Americans are becoming less comfortable around LGBTQ people. The data indicates either an uptick in bigotry or a blowback against “extremism” in the gay community – depending on whom you ask. The number of Americans in the 18-to-34 bracket who are comfortable interacting with LGBTQ people…
Cristiano Run-aldo: Portugal ace prepping for next season with Olympic sprint star (VIDEO)
Follow RT on If Italian defences are hoping for a deterioration in Cristiano Ronaldo’s physical attributes ahead of next season they better have a good ‘Plan B’, as the Juve star works on his explosiveness with 100m champion Francis Obikwelu. Ronaldo, now 34, is showing no sign of slowing down in his old age –…