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UK is the ‘51st state’? Uproar as Britain’s secret deal to buy nuclear warheads from US without Parliament’s consent is revealed Furious Brits have accused their government of being a lapdog for Washington, after it was inadvertently revealed that the UK had quietly inked a nuclear weapons deal with the US, forgoing public debate. The Pentagon recently disclosed that Britain has agreed to purchase new US nuclear warheads to replace Trident, its own homegrown nuclear program. However, the deal came as a surprise to British lawmakers, who were reportedly kept in the dark about the nuclear weapons. The agreement, which involves the US sharing the technology used in its W93 sea-launched warhead, is expected to cost billions of pounds. A spokesperson fo...

'They called me an ape': African coach 'banned for 6 months' for stripping down to underwear to goad ex-team in wild celebrations A football coach in Zanzibar has reportedly been slapped with a six-month ban for wild victory celebrations which included stripping down to his pants and thrusting his crotch at fans of a club which previously sacked him. Mani Gamera led his Miembeni team to a 1-0 win against former club Jang’ombe in the Zanzibar Premier League, sparking raucous celebrations that the ecstatic Gamera then appeared to take a little bit too far. The coach was seen running over to opposition fans at the final whistle, pounding his chest violently before thrusting his groin at supporters to show his disdain. In Zanzibar coach Man...

Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov pulls out of mass-start race after police raid scandal in Italy Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov, who was subjected to a police search on Saturday, has decided to pull out of the final race at the 2020 IBU World Championship in Italy despite booking a place in the men’s mass start. Immediately after the men’s relay race, Russia finished fourth, Loginov said that the police had seized his phone and laptop amid investigations into possible doping violations. READ MORE: ‘No evidence of doping violations’: Russian embassy in Italy responds to police raid on biathlon team The reason for the shocking police raid was the inappropriate accreditation of Loginov’s coach, Alexander Kasperovich, who used the document issue...

‘It would be awesome’: ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings targets Heather Hardy after win at Bellator Dublin (VIDEO) Aussie fan favorite ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings said she would relish the prospect of a showdown with boxer-turned-MMA fighter Heather ‘The Heat’ Hardy, after Rawlings finally got back in the win column at Bellator 240 in Dublin. Rawlings outmuscled Greek youngster Elina Kallionidou in their featherweight bout in the Irish capital, picking up a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). It was a first Bellator win for Rawlings in her second fight with the promotion – and snapped a five-fight skid in MMA stretching back to her UFC loss against Paige VanZant back in August of 2016. "I f*ckin love it here!"@RowdyBec was elated with her fi...

Russia may soon become world’s largest producer of colored diamonds One of Russia’s top diamond producers, Alrosa, is poised to take the lead in the global colored-diamond market as soon as Australia’s Argyle mine – currently the largest supplier of the precious rare stones – closes. The Argyle diamond mine, widely regarded as the world’s number one source of treasurable pink gems, as well as other colored diamonds, is expected to close in late 2020 after more than 30 years of operation, due to the depletion of economically viable stones. The closure is expected to have an impact on the whole global diamond industry, and may also make Russia the top supplier of the most valuable stones. Also on rt.com Russian ban...

Foreign media ‘didn’t miss the slightest opportunity’ to keep people from voting in nationwide election – Iran’s supreme leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took aim at foreign media outlets, claiming they did their utmost to “discourage” Iranians from voting this Friday in the parliamentary election. “This negative propaganda began a few months ago and grew closer to the elections,” the supreme leader proclaimed on Sunday. “In the last two days, citing [the danger of] coronavirus, their media did not miss the slightest opportunity to discourage people from voting,” he said. Iran has just confirmed an eighth death from the new coronavirus (Covid-19) this Sunday, with authorities shutting down schools and universities in several provinces to...