The Catalan leader says he “assumes the mandate that Catalonia should become an independent state in the form of a republic.” Local leaders signed what they called “a declaration of independence”, suspending it temporarily though to facilitate dialogue with Madrid.
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8phl

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The Dubai police force and HoverSurf, a tech company, unveiled a drone/motorcycle hybrid, which is designed for deployment in emergency situations, at the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

NASA astronauts took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, to grease a robotic arm’s new hand. They replaced the latching mechanism on one end of the 58-ft robot arm last Thursday.
Tuesday’s work involved using a grease gun, which resembles a caulking gun, to keep the latching mechanism working smoothly.
The work is expected to be finished next week, in a third spacewalk.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

US-backed fighters in Syria now say they’re just a week away from liberating Islamic State’s one-time de facto capital, Raqqa.
But the effort to push the terrorists out of the city has left it in ruins. Not far from the city are a number of Assyrian Christian villages, which were repeatedly targeted by IS.
Here’s the story of one woman whose village was reduced to rubble.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

Britain’s PM May has warned the country must prepare to quit the EU without a deal, if it can’t agree with Brussels on how to exit.
That’s after months of frustrating talks with the EU have failed to produce an agreement.
RT’s Polly Boiko reports.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The Turkish president has been caught on camera battling a severe case of drowsiness during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart.
For a few seconds it seemed that Erdogan had actually nodded off, before snapping out of it when a Turkish journalist addressed him with a question.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

From Denver, Colorado Max and Stacy discuss the collective hysteria of a declining empire. In the second half, Max interviews entrepreneur Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com, about his new blockchain equities trading platform.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

Ninety percent of those who cast ballots in the Catalonian referendum voted to split from Spain.
But if the region does move to become independent, it would have a lengthy to-do list. Former US diplomat Jim Jatras shares his thoughts on the topic.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

A pro-independence march in the Spanish city of Valencia descended into violence as it faced off against a counter-demonstration for Spanish unity.
The violence comes ahead of the Catalonian president’s address to the regional parliament on Tuesday, where some think he may declare independence.
However, society and politicians are split. RT’s Anastasia Churkina has more.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

RT has been in the spotlight over alleged Russian meddling, facing the prospect of being registered as a foreign agent in the US.
But now Russian officials say they are mulling counter-measures. RT’s Ilya Petrenko explains.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The 8 largest unions in France are set to protest today against Macron’s labour reforms.
The unions are calling on 5 million civil servants to walk out of their workplaces and take part in 130 planned marches across the country.
RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij has more.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

And more Orwellian concerns – as free-speech campaigners react angrily to the UK introducing a special police unit, going after online hate speech.
Debate with journalist Martin Summers and VIOLLIS Group Int. CEO Paul Viollis

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

Facebook has hit back at criticism that it’s failing to do enough to police fake news. The company’s security chief says the social-media giant mustn’t end up becoming an Orwellian-style Ministry of Truth.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has told his U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson, that America must return ‘illegally seized’ Russian diplomatic property. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8pea

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The world’s first ‘flying air taxi’ to start operating in Dubai later this year. Traffic jams may soon be a thing of the past for Dubai residents.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

If Donald Trump doesn’t change his policy towards Iran, it will pose a great danger for Europe – that’s according to Germany’s Foreign Minister.
Sigmar Gabriel’s comments come after the US President hinted he’d pull out of Washington’s nuclear deal with Tehran. For more on this, RT’s Maria Finoshina has more.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

An American Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was cancelled on Monday after a piece of loading equipment caught fire while it was preparing to put cargo in the hold of the plane, the airline said.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

A bus rolled over after being hit by a car in Zhuzhou City of central China’s Hunan Province, leaving one passenger injured.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

NATO is launching a new multinational force in Romania to counter Russia along its eastern flank and keep close tabs on the Russian presence in the Black Sea. The chief of the military alliance said NATO’s actions are purely “defensive and proportionate.”

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

Watch the world’s population grow over the course of history on this amazing map!

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

While many see asteroids as a serious threat, for others they’re an opportunity. Luxembourg has become the first European state to adopt a law, opening up space mining to private corporations. RT’s Miguel Francis Santiago has more.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

While the Catalan crisis dominates the headlines, a similar story is breaking out in Italy – with the country’s northern regions gearing up for a wide autonomy referendum. Can the vote succeed – and how will Rome deal with the results? We ask Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s Northern League party.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

In the 50 years since the death of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara at the hands of CIA-trained Bolivian forces, his image has become synonymous with leftist struggles the world over, the most iconic of which was designed by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The Turkish authorities said they are suspending all non-immigrant visa services provided by the Turkish mission facilities based in Washington as a countermeasure to a similar decision by the US announced just hours before.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube

The war in Eastern Ukraine is into its fourth year and despite the conflict now rarely making world headlines, people there are still struggling to meet their most basic needs. The government in Kiev considers the area an ‘occupied territory’, and is refusing to send any support such as salaries or pensions. But that hasn’t stopped one Western citizen from reaching out to help.

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
View on YouTube