Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova has sent warm birthday wishes to her renowned coach Eteri Tutberidze who turned 46 on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Opening arguments were made on the first day of the US extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, with the prosecution claiming his leaks risked lives while the defense argued that his case was politically motivated. Read Full Article at RT.com

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and forward Pavel Buchnevich have been injured in a car accident which took place in Brooklyn on Sunday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Once hailed as Britain’s greatest ever track and field Olympian, Mo Farah is rapidly losing the benefit of the doubt over his association with disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar. Read Full Article at RT.com

It is “outrageous” that Julian Assange stands trial in London on “hollow US claims” that haven’t changed in the last ten years, Kristinn Hrafnsson said, promising the defense has some strong arguments to avert the extradition. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fresh from being compared to Hitler, socialist senator Bernie Sanders is again deflecting criticism over his past admiration for communist revolutionaries. This time it’s America’s former public enemy number one, Fidel Castro. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has proved he might not be a big cricket fan after he mispronounced the names of world renowned batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli during an official visit to India. Read Full Article at RT.com

After a night of particularly heavy storms in the Leningrad Region, one Vyborg resident reached his ‘point break’ and decided it was the perfect time to... go surfing in a local forest? Read Full Article at RT.com

Miramax mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of third degree rape and first-degree sexual assault, while the jury has acquitted him of the more serious charges of predatory sexual assault and first degree rape. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tony Ferguson will have “traps and landmines” ready to snare Khabib Nurmagomedov when the pair meet in their UFC lightweight title fight in Brooklyn in April, Ferguson’s coach has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

The comet 2I/Borisov captured the public imagination as only the second known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, sparking hopes of some form of contact with advanced extraterrestrial life. But there’s bad news. Read Full Article at RT.com

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France will not rush to accept a trade agreement between the UK and EU at the cost of its economic future, French Secretary of State for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

British intelligence agencies are not withholding information from Home Secretary Priti Patel, Downing Street insists, amid reports that MI5 have concerns about her abilities as a minister in charge of securing citizens’ safety. Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted out a friendly message to Donald Trump, just minutes before the US president landed in India. Read Full Article at RT.com

He bathed with his own daughters naked and made them kiss his crotch, an Estonian mom told RT of her ex-husband after escaping to Russia. But the Norwegian man's lawyers claim she's using pedophilia allegations to keep the kids. Read Full Article at RT.com

The discovery of a massive gas field on the border of Dubai and Abu Dhabi could become a significant game-changer as the country’s relations with neighboring Qatar have cooled in recent years. Read Full Article at RT.com

A London court is set to begin hearings to determine whether or not jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to the US on charges of conspiracy where he faces life in prison. Read Full Article at RT.com

Bilateral trade between the US and India reached some $87.95 billion in 2018-19, making Washington New Delhi’s new top economic partner, despite President Trump’s increased pressure to negotiate a better deal for his country. Read Full Article at RT.com

Authorities in Austria have stopped an incoming train at the Italian border, after it emerged that two passengers may be infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus. Later, all train traffic to and from Italy was halted. Read Full Article at RT.com

Explosions were heard in the sky over Damascus as Syrian air defense systems responded to an attack coming from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli military launched a series of strikes targeting the Islamic Jihad movement in Syria and throughout the Gaza Strip, its spokesman confirmed on Twitter after Damascus air defenses intercept hostile targets. Read Full Article at RT.com

Syrian air defense in Damascus have brought down several 'hostile targets' coming from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. Israel confirmed carrying out the strike as videos of the alleged interception were shared online. Read Full Article at RT.com

The CDU has failed its first electoral test since Angela Merkel’s protegee refused to run for chancellor in 2021. Hamburg is a center-left heaven and the conservatives weren’t after a win, but they didn’t expect to do so badly. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Auschwitz Memorial in Poland has criticized Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ for sensationalizing the suffering of inmates at the notorious Nazi death camp, in particular a gruesome game of “human chess” depicted in the new series. Read Full Article at RT.com

With 700 goals under his belt Russian hockey superstar Alexander Ovechkin continues his quest to beat the seemingly untouchable NHL record of 894 goals set by legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky. Read Full Article at RT.com

Air raid sirens sounded across southern Israel as a wave of rockets were launched from Gaza. The barrage came hours after the Israeli military killed a «terrorist» it said was planting explosives near the border fence. Read Full Article at RT.com

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. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK should not extradite Julian Assange, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has argued, because he faces an excessive prison sentence in the US and his publications were in the public interest. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fishermen in Alaska are losing up to $60 million annually after access to one of their key markets was cut in 2014, when Russia imposed a food embargo in retaliation to US sanctions. Read Full Article at RT.com

Deontay Wilder mocked Tyson Fury as having “pillow fists” before their heavyweight world title rematch in Las Vegas on Saturday but was left to eat those words as Fury floored him twice on his way to a brutal stoppage victory. Read Full Article at RT.com

MMA fighter Ana Maria Pal was kicked off the ‘Survivor’ reality show in Romania after she broke a male teammate’s nose during a vicious row which was broadcast live on TV. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tyson Fury was clearly not fazed by the prospect of facing the devastating punching power of Deontay Wilder for a second time, being filmed dancing backstage in the lead-up to their heavyweight world title rematch in Las Vegas. Read Full Article at RT.com

Not satisfied with just blaming Russia for election meddling, US officials are now claiming Moscow is trying to “sow discord” by spreading disinformation about the coronavirus and the US’ role in its creation and global response. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov who was subjected to a police search hours before Saturday’s race has commented on the raid saying that he and his coach were suspected of using prohibited drugs. Read Full Article at RT.com