Follow RT on A new documentary by the Redfish media group follows the Black Vests, a growing protest movement among migrant workers from Africa who fight for labor rights in France. Hundreds of migrant activists occupied Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris and the HQ of one of the world’s largest catering companies. They then staged…
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#KamalaHarrisDestroyed trends on Twitter after annihilation by Tulsi Gabbard, ‘Russian bots’ blamed
Follow RT on Twitter deemed presidential hopeful Kamala Harris utterly “destroyed,” after fellow candidate Tulsi Gabbard landed dizzying verbal haymakers on the former California prosecutor. Naturally, ‘Russian bots’ were swiftly blamed. Wednesday night’s Democratic debate was not an enjoyable one for Harris, who went into the faceoff as a darling of the media and among…
Trump praises ‘unlimited potential’ of Kim’s Korea with veiled threat not to ‘disappoint’ US
Follow RT on US President Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea’s latest missile tests, saying Pyongyang is too smart to disappoint its “friend” the US. North Korea’s wellbeing, Trump implied, is solely at his mercy. “Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North…
A $32mn nothingburger: Justice Dept bill comes due for Russiagate costs
Follow RT on Nearly two years of fruitlessly hunting for collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government cost the country $31.7 million, the Justice Department has revealed. The cost of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month probe was released in a Justice Department accounting report on Friday. While the last six months…
‘Leningrad Lindsey’: Russia-baiting senator gets taste of own medicine as xenophobic hashtag trends
Follow RT on A trending Twitter hashtag, created to shame Lindsey Graham for his alleged un-American ways, has brought Russia-baiting full circle, with the senator now on the receiving end of the mass paranoia he helped foment. #LeningradLindsey began trending after the South Carolina lawmaker helped push a controversial asylum bill through the Senate Judiciary…
EU govts vote on IMF candidate in attempt to break deadlock – Paris
Follow RT on EU governments began voting on Friday for a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF), France’s Finance Ministry said. The move, seen as unusual, underscores lingering mistrust between northern members of the bloc against the south, AFP said. Four people remain in the running after Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno dropped…
Human brains outdated? ‘Inventive’ AI making abstract art just filed for two PATENTS
Follow RT on A team of academics has filed two patents on behalf of an artificial intelligence program, which they say is the real brains behind their inventions. The development could disrupt intellectual property law the world over. Known as the “device for the autonomous bootstrapping of unified sentience,” (DABUS), the system sits on the…
Pilgrims advised to leave Kashmir Valley over security threats
Follow RT on Amarnath pilgrims have been advised to curtail their stay in Kashmir Valley “due to [the] prevailing security situation” and “take measures to return immediately.” The government of Jammu and Kashmir issued the order on Friday, citing “the latest intelligence inputs of terror threats, with specific targeting of the Amarnath Yatra.” Given the…
Six explosions rock Bangkok as Thai capital hosts security summit
Follow RT on Six explosions, believed to be the result of homemade bombs set off by timers, injured at least three people in Bangkok on Friday. A total of six bombs went off in the city as the Thai capital hosted a security conference being attended by foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian…
Dental surgeons remove 526 teeth from 7-year-old Indian boy’s mouth
Follow RT on Baffled dental surgeons removed some 526 teeth from a fleshy sack that had grown inside the mouth of a seven-year-old boy who was living with a rare condition known as “compound composite ondontome.” The boy had experienced painful swelling in his lower right jaw since the age of three but refused medical…