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Ukrainian prosecutors call for an end to ‘shameless self-promotion’ & speculation about deadly plane crash in Iran Ukrainian investigators have asked that people stop spreading unfounded claims about the deadly crash of its passenger airliner in Iran. The call comes amid a flood of rumors that the jet was downed by an Iranian missile. The office of the Prosecutor General in Kiev has urged that everyone “refrain from speculations” concerning the plane crash. We ask the politicians, the former prosecutors with no legal training or basic knowledge of criminal law and procedures to refrain from the shameless self-promotion on this tragedy. The prosecutors stopped short of mentioning anyone by name but the statement was likely a rebuke of Yuriy Lut...

'How is he still ranked?' Conor McGregor drops below Justin Gaethje in lightweight rankings, somehow rises in pound-for-pound list Conor McGregor's 15 month hiatus from the cage has seen him drop below rival Justin Gaethje to #4 in the official UFC lightweight rankings, despite the Irishman somehow rising one spot to #13 in the pound-for-pound list. McGregor returns to action next Saturday for the firs time since suffering defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October of last year, where "The Notorious" will face veteran striker Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone in the UFC 246 headliner from Las Vegas.  The fight will bring to an end McGregor's latest prolonged absence from the cage where he will hope to secure his first victory since his two-round destruction of ...

WATCH Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal missile IN ACTION during large-scale drills in the Black Sea (VIDEO) Russia’s cutting-edge, air-launched Kinzhal cruise missile has been spotted during massive military drills in the Black Sea, which also featured other missile weaponry, including the trusted Kalibr cruise missiles. The footage, showing a MiG-31K fighter jet carrying a hypersonic Kinzhal missile, was released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday. The aircraft deploys the munition, which is seen free-falling for a few moments. The missile then shoots off a shroud from its engines and blasts away. //www.youtube.com/embed/RyMea4DbglU Kinzhal missiles are said to be able to travel at least 10 times fas...

Homecoming king: Light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev set to defend IBF title in Moscow Reigning WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion of the world Artur Beterbiev could be set to make the next defense of his IBF title on home soil, according to reports. TASS has reported that Beterbiev is being lined up to face Chinese challenger Meng Fanlongn on March 28 in Moscow after initial plans to hold the bout on Chinese soil fell through. After purse bids from the potential Chinese promoters failed to reach the required amount to stage the contest, plans have seemingly switched from China to Russia, with Beterbiev looking likely to put his IBF title on the line at home. "Negotiations are underway. The fight may take place on March 28 in Moscow...

'Relief is on its way': Aussie goalkeeper Maty Ryan pledges 0 for each EPL save this weekend to help fight Australian bushfires Brighton goalkeeper Maty Ryan has been forced to look on helplessly as his home country endures the spate of bushfires which have been raging for months. But he has come up with a novel way of donating cash to help fund a remedy. Ryan announced via his social media platforms that he will donate $500AUS ($345US) for each save made by a Premier League goalkeeper during this weekend's fixtures in a bid to help a fund designed to assist those affected by the months-long tragedy currently gripping Australia. Also on rt.com Ace gesture: Tennis ace Nick Kyrgios to donate cash for each of his ace...

Regular railway freight transport across new Crimea Bridge will start from July Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that regular freight rail services via the 19-km-long Crimea Bridge, which connects the peninsula with mainland Russia, will kick off on July 1. “The opening of regular rail services should have a positive effect on supplies to the Crimean market, its saturation with high-quality and affordable goods,” the president said.  In December, Putin opened railway traffic on the Crimea Bridge and took a ride in the driver’s cabin on the first Crimea-bound train from Saint-Petersburg. Also on rt.com Long-awaited train traffic opens on Crimea Bridge as Putin becomes first passenger (VIDEO) A...

Ale in a day’s work: Bushfire-ravaged town gets emergency beer delivery from Australian Navy The Australian bushfire crisis took a new turn when the flames threatened to cut one scorched Victorian town off from its beer supplies, prompting the Royal Australian Navy to step in and make an urgent alcohol drop. The town of Mallacoota hit the headlines worldwide when hundreds of tourists and locals were evacuated from the coastal site by the military on New Year’s Eve, after being forced down to the shoreline by the encroaching blaze. Many residents chose to stay behind, though, and have been struggling with serious supply shortages, including beer. While the navy has been dropping crucial deliveries to bushfire-trapped areas, one of their emergency run...

OSCE 'closely following' case of news agency Sputnik, whose journalists face pressure from Estonian police The OSCE is monitoring a situation regarding Sputnik Estonia news agency, whose journalists have been threatened with criminal prosecution by local police unless they terminate their employment contracts, the organization told RT. The OSCE's media freedom chief, Harlem Desir, "is closely following the situation of Sputnik Estonia," the organization's secretary-general, Thomas Greminger, confirmed to RT in a statement. Greminger said that "concerns" about media freedom have been conveyed to Estonia, and Desir had asked local authorities to provide more information about the case. He has also encouraged the Estonian authorities to refrain from p...

Vanishing water MYSTERY casts doubt over Mars colonization plans Paradigm shifting research has found that water on Mars is escaping much faster than existing models and observations predict, upending our current understanding of the Red Planet and casting doubt on future colonization plans. An international research team has discovered unexpectedly large amounts of water vapor accumulating at an altitude of 80km up in the Martian atmosphere.  The scientists gathered the data thanks to the Trace Gas Orbiter probe from the ExoMars mission, which is financed by the Russian space agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency. © NASA/GSFC ...