Two American soldiers have been killed and five more wounded during an operation in northern Iraq. Though the military has said they were taking part in “combat operations,” initial reports said the deaths were not from “enemy contact.”
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London’s Metropolitan Police have lashed out at Uber, accusing the company of failing to report sex attacks committed by their drivers in order to protect its reputation.
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The deadly car ramming incident took place in Charlottesville, Virginia when a car plowed through a group of anti-fascist activists who were protesting a far-right rally. RT wraps up what is known about the incident so far.
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The Kuwaiti authorities are working to contain an oil spill that has tarred the beaches and left long black slicks in the area of Ras al-Zour, but activists have accused it of covering up the full scale of the damage.
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Three NGOs have suspended migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean citing threats from the Libyan Coast Guard, leaving what they describe as a “deadly gap” in the area.
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A Russian man relived a well-known Hollywood movie, managing to survive a bear attack by fending the animal off with repeated punches.
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More than 70 children have died in less than a week in a public hospital in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, allegedly caused by a cut in the facility’s oxygen supply due to unpaid bills.
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A deadly feud which began in December when an Australian man punched a kangaroo has escalated, with one marsupial carrying out an attack on a child. The unidentified culprit struck the boy so hard his parents were shocked into laughter.
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Video footage caught the dramatic moment a young girl came dangerously close to falling off a third-floor window ledge in Astana, Kazakhstan. Three heroic men stepped in, going to incredible lengths to save the child.
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An American tourist was punched by a passerby in Germany for displaying a Nazi salute several times. The incident came just a week after two Chinese tourists were arrested for the same offensive behavior in Berlin.
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Both the mayor of Charlottesville, Mike Signer, and President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Gen. H.R. McMaster, have labeled the car attack at a Virginia rally on Saturday an act of terrorism. Police have not made any statements about the motive of the driver yet.
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Extremely graphic footage shows the moment a car crashed into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a woman and injuring 19 other people. Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer called the incident a “terrorist attack with a car used as a weapon.”
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The waters were awash with riches in Brazil after a cargo ship spilled its load off the state of Sao Paulo. Looters were arrested after attempting to seize the goods by using small boats.
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A seven-year-old girl has helped her two missing friends, sisters living at an orphanage in Bagdad, find their relatives in Dagestan. She spotted them when watching an RT video about children whose parents were killed fighting alongside Islamic State.
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The Iranian parliament has approved a bill to counter “terrorist and adventurous actions” of the US in the region. The legislation includes increased spending on Tehran's missile development and Revolutionary Guards.
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The Perseid meteor shower dazzled star gazers over the skies of the northern hemisphere at the weekend. Many space enthusiasts took to social media to offer a glimpse of the celestial phenomenon.
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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake has hit western Turkey, with an epicenter located about 26km from the popular tourist city of Bodrum, the US Geological Survey reports. It is the second quake to shake the area this week.
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A body-camera used to convict a suspect of attempted murder was described by the victim as the “best $30 I ever spent.” Police Officer Quincy Smith wasn’t provided a bodycam by Estill Police Department, South Carolina, but instead bought the device on Amazon.
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The Russian Air Force will begin training female military pilots for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said.
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The Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, has fully liberated the city of as-Sukhnah (al-Sukhneh) from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), opening the road to the besieged enclave of Deir ez-Zor, says the Russian Defense Ministry.
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The third edition of the rapidly-growing military competition involving 28 countries has wrapped up after two weeks of contests across five different countries, with Russia declared the overall winner, ahead of China.
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The mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, is speeding up the relocation of Confederate statues in the wake of Saturday’s violent clashes and a car-ramming incident in Charlottesville, in neighboring Virginia.
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Rarer than they are cute (if that’s possible) these white lion cubs made World Lion Day extra special when they were born on Thursday in Crimea.
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YouTube and parent company Google’s efforts to crack down on extremist content has resulted in embarrassment after its technology targeted videos from monitors, journalists and Syrian opposition, amongst others.
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Three people have been injured in a shooting in Sweden’s third-largest city, Malmo. Police have locked down the area and are currently searching for the shooter.
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