Author: RT

‘Attempted coup’: Defiant Netanyahu slams corruption indictment, says probe ‘tainted by foreign interests’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tore into the judicial authorities, calling the bribery indictment against him an “attempted coup” and hinting at the presence of “foreign interests” behind the three-year investigation. Netanyahu denounced the “tainted procedure,” claiming it was the product of “foreign interests” trying to “carry out a legal revolution,” after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his indictment on Thursday. Netanyahu: "This is a coup." pic.twitter.com/iFUXoTXmcp— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) November 21, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js “We need to investigate the investigators and the state pro...

Ousted Bolivian president Morales: Coup all about the lithium, OAS played a hand Bolivia’s ousted president, Evo Morales, has told RT that the Organization of American States played a key role in deposing him, and that Bolivia’s huge reserves of lithium had spurred on the coup. Morales fled Bolivia earlier this month shortly after winning re-election to the presidency. Opponents claimed that the election was fraudulent and, though Morales offered to hold a fresh vote, he lost the support of his police and military then sought asylum in Mexico. Morales was among a handful of leftist leaders remaining in Latin America and, speaking to former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on RT Spanish, he claimed that the Organization of American States – a right...

‘Assassination attempt’: Bolivia’s Morales is certain helicopter malfunction was bid to kill him Ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales said he has “zero doubt” that a mechanical failure that occurred on a helicopter he was traveling on last month was an “assassination attempt” and no accident. In an exclusive interview with former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa on RT Spanish, Morales said the incident – apparently a mechanical fault with the tail rotor – happened while he was flying to the opening ceremony for a new road. At first, I thought it was an accident, but now I have zero doubt that it was an assassination attempt. Morales, who fled Bolivia for asylum in Mexico last week after being ousted in a right-wing military coup, said he regularly...

Shakhtar Donetsk's Taison BANNED after reacting to racist taunts from Dynamo Kiev fans Brazilian playmaker Taison has been handed a one-match ban after being sent off for reacting to racist abuse after he was targeted by supporters during Shakhtar Donetsk's 1-0 win against Dynamo Kiev earlier this month. The 31-year-old, who has spent the last nine years in Ukrainian football, reacted to the taunts by making a gesture towards the Dynamo support and kicking the ball in their direction - a move which prompted the referee to take action and remove the players from the pitch with a little over 10 minutes remaining in the game. Also on rt.com Footballer in tears as he is SENT OFF after responding to racist abuse in Ukr...

Bolivia coup ended a period of stability the country hadn't seen for over 180 years, Evo Morales tells Rafael Correa on RT Deposed Bolivian president Evo Morales, speaking exclusively to RT Spanish, has predicted a return to turbulent times for his country. He’d had a long-term development plan but the ‘coup’ ended a rare period of stability, he says. “There had never been political calm in Bolivia, with the exception of the time when Andrés de Santa Cruz was in power, between 1829 and 1838… It was the period of the greatest prosperity for the country. It used to be one of the leaders in the region,” Morales was speaking with Ecuador’s former president, Rafael Correa, on his show Conversation with Correa, aired on RT Spanish. But then Bolivian polit...

Netflix and no chill: Social media panic as streaming platform experiences worldwide outage Netflix experienced a mass outage on Thursday, triggering commotion on social media, as thousands were forced to spend time doing things other than binge-watching their favorite TV shows. The streaming platform was "experiencing issues streaming on all devices," according to a notice on Netflix’s website. In a statement posted on Twitter, Netflix apologized for the inconvenience and said it was working hard to resolve the problem.  While the website now says it is no longer experiencing interruption to its service, the outage tracking website DownDetector still shows technical issues are being experienced mainly across Europe and the US. ...

‘Beast of Buckingham Palace’ children’s book released amid Prince Andrew scandal leaves Twitter smirking Comedian and ‘Little Britain’ star David Walliams’ new children’s book ‘The Beast of Buckingham Palace’ has caused quite a stir on Twitter, not because of its content but for the perfect comedic timing of its release. At pretty much any other point in 2019, the online commentariat would hardly have batted an eyelid at Walliams’ book title, however, in the immediate aftermath of Prince Andrew’s disastrous BBC interview and subsequent demotion to royal family pariah, online commentators could hardly contain themselves.  Also on rt.com ‘I’m sorry mummy’: UK papers blast Prince Andrew as Epstein pal steps down from...

'I don't know him, but his dad was in Home Alone': Russian 'Slapping Champion' responds to Donald Trump Jr using video Russia's 'Slapping Champion' Vasiliy 'Dumpling' Kamotskiy says he didn't know about Donald Trump Jr before US President Donald Trump's eldest son used his viral video to bash Democrats, but knows his dad was in Home Alone. Kamotskiy shot to fame when a video went viral of him slapping a man unconcious on his was to winning the inaugural 'Male Slapping Championship' at the Siberian Power Show 2019 in Krasnoyarsk in March. Also on rt.com 'Sums it up perfectly!' Donald Trump Jr uses 'Russian Slapping Champion' to mock Democrats & impeachment inquiry into his dad Trump Jr, who describes him...

Hammered & beheaded: Investigative paper wants atrocities of alleged Russian mercenaries in Syria probed after graphic VIDEO A disturbing clip of an execution in Syria has prompted a Russian newspaper to investigate links between the torturers and the shadowy Wagner Group. Claiming to have uncovered one of the “mercenaries,” it wants Moscow to step in. The extremely graphic footage, said to have been filmed in Syria in 2017, documents the brutal torture and murder of an alleged Syrian deserter by Russian-speaking men dressed in tactical clothing. The man is accused of fighting for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). The video, which triggered the Novaya Gazeta (NG) investigation, had surfaced in the media before but its full version, showing...