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‘Never in a million years would Twitter take down posts from an NYT reporter’ – Project Veritas founder O'Keefe to RT James O’Keefe, who had his account locked down after tweeting about Bernie Sanders’s staffers, told RT the reason he was hit so hard by Twitter’s online minders is that he doesn’t come from an established, corporate publisher. O’Keefe, a conservative activist and founder of investigative outlet Project Veritas, was targeted by social media censors earlier this month, when he sent a tweet to Dave Weigel of the Washington Post, asking him to remove a “factually inaccurate bit of reporting” on Sanders staffers Kyle Jurek and Martin Weissgerber. Also on rt.com ‘I’ll straight up get armed’: Yet another ...

'Jellyfish stung me all over, but I still fought': Rising UFC star Petr Yan opens up on career & life outside the octagon (VIDEO) Russian UFC bantamweight star Petr Yan made his octagon debut just a year and a half ago, but has already made a name for himself with his relentless fighting style and impressive six-fight winning streak. As Yan takes a short break from the octagon following his knockout victory over UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber in December, RT Sport caught up with the self-styled "Siberian Gangster" at the UFC’s Moscow office to talk about his MMA career as well as his family, motivations and life before sport. RT: Fighters don’t like to talk about their injuries because some people might say they’re looking for excuses, but can y...

‘Plans for annexation & apartheid’: Palestine blames unrest in West Bank on US ‘deal of the century’ A senior Palestinian official blamed US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan for the recent turmoil, after the US leader’s son-in-law said local leaders were inciting violence. “Those who introduce plans for annexation and apartheid and the legalization of occupation and settlements are the ones who bear full responsibility for deepening the cycle of violence and extremism,” Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said in a statement. His remarks came a day after Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and mastermind behind the so-called ‘deal of the century’, accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of ur...

Trump says Xi’s ‘sharp’ leadership will defeat coronavirus in U-turn on harsh anti-China rhetoric Donald Trump says China will defeat the deadly coronavirus, thanks to its great discipline and Xi Jinping’s strong leadership, as the US president’s tone on Beijing softens following the recent signing of a new trade deal. The two leaders discussed the outbreak of the virus, which has claimed 640 lives in China, during a phone call on Friday. That provided the perfect grounds for an attack on Beijing, but Trump, who earlier blasted China for currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, and election meddling, was this time reluctant to take advantage of the dire health crisis in order to attack Beijing. On the contrary the US president’s evaluatio...

Russia to drop dual citizenship restriction, make acquiring passport easier with ‘revolutionary’ new bill – Kommersant Have you always fancied a Russian passport, but had doubts about relinquishing your current citizenship? Well, you may be in luck under new proposals apparently being drafted in Moscow. Newspaper Kommersant, citing sources in a working group to reform state migration, says the Kremlin is poised to ditch its long-standing restrictions on dual citizenship.  The primary target is people from what Moscow considers “fraternal states,” such as Belarus, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics – many of which are mired in poverty. Russia, facing its own demographic issues, sees them as a convenient source of the migrant labor it needs to...

France gets tough with UK, demands BoJo sign up to EU rules in return for Brexit trade deal – reports France has warned the UK that they must agree to “dynamic alignment” on EU rules if they want a favorable post-Brexit trade deal with the bloc, in a move that could trigger tensions between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron has told the European Commission that British PM Boris Johnson needs to agree to abide by EU rules for tax, state aid, the environment and social standards, the Telegraph reports. Agreeing to dynamic alignment means Britain would change its laws to mirror Brussels’ rules, accordingly, over time, but without a say at the table over the drafting of those standards. Also on rt.com ...

Largest city in Russia’s Far East to introduce ‘mask regime’ from Monday as coronavirus fears spread Located only 20km (12.4 miles) from China and straddling the banks of the shared Amur River, Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East is especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus sweeping its southern neighbor. So far, however, the city of over 600,000 people has not reported any infections. Nevertheless, officials are not taking any chances. From Monday, a compulsory “mask regime” will be introduced, as a precautionary measure. The move follows the closure of border crossings last week. The rule will apply to almost every category of worker who deals with the public including teachers, doctors, retail and bank staff, as well as couriers and taxi drivers. ...

Guardiola speaks for first time on reports Man City could swoop for Messi amid Barca unrest Despite his club being linked with a move for Lionel Messi, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said he hopes the Argentine star sees out his career at Barcelona. Speculation that Messi could quit Barcelona this summer was reignited this week after the Argentine icon was involved in a public spat with sporting director Eric Abidal. Abidal had accused certain members of the team of lacking effort under former coach Ernesto Valverde – prompting Messi to demand that the Frenchman name names or risk tarnishing the reputation of the entire squad. Also on rt.com ‘We shouldn’t throw sh*t at ourselves’: Alba wades into Messi-Abi...

‘Of course we are not alone’: Russian scientist says we’re using wrong tools to hunt for aliens A Russian scientist believes that the only way we can finally discover extraterrestrial life is for experts and researchers from different branches to work together. Alexander Panov, a leading researcher at Moscow State University’s Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, has spent many years working on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) at the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Radio Astronomy. In a recent interview, he laments the lack of interaction between researchers involved in both the searches for biological and for intelligent life out in the universe, and called for greater cooperation and pooling of resourc...