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…
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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…
Better call Trump? Pakistan’s options limited after India strips autonomy of disputed Kashmir
Follow RT on India raised the stakes in its dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir by revoking the decades-old special status for its part of the region. This left Pakistan fuming, but there isn’t much it can do in response, analysts told RT. For decades, the Indian constitution gave the part of disputed Kashmir under India’s…
‘Those playing with fire will perish by it’: Beijing sends warning to Hong Kong protesters
Follow RT on The Chinese authorities slammed the violence and riots seen in the massive protests over a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong. The activists, however, vow to stay on the streets. Beijing warned protesters to not underestimate the “immense strength of the central government” and said that all rioters will “eventually be punished.”…
Google seeks to meddle into 2020 elections to derail Trump – former employee
Follow RT on Tech giant Google is plotting to meddle into the 2020 US presidential election to make sure President Donald Trump doesn’t win, a former employee has claimed, accusing the company of persecuting conservatives within its ranks. Former Google engineer Kevin Cernekee sounded the alarm over the tech giant’s alleged plans to intervene into…
Terrorists carry out artillery strike on Russia’s airbase in Syria, hit civilians – military
Follow RT on Terrorists have carried out an artillery strike against the Khmeimim airbase in Syria, injuring four civilians, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday. At around 11:30am GMT, air defense equipment at the Khmeimim airbase “detected the launch of three multiple launch rockets in the direction of the Russian airbase from north of the…
‘Horror film’ mid-air: Smoke fills British Airways plane, prompts emergency landing (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Follow RT on A British Airways flight from London to Valencia, Spain was forced to make an emergency landing after the craft’s cabin filled with smoke. As of yet, no injuries have been reported. Flight BA 422 from London’s Heathrow Airport was on landing approach when the cabin began to fill with smoke on Monday…
DJ Salvini? Shirtless Italian pol lives it up at beach party, rocks out to national anthem (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has appeared in a video guest-starring in the DJ booth at a recent festival, dancing with bikini-clad women and partying shirtless with equally (un)dressed revelers. Salvini, who doubles as Italy’s interior minister, can be seen manning the mixers during a music festival at Papeete Beach in…