News and Politics

Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to discuss the string of mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in cities across Germany, when she speaks in parliament later on Wednesday. The attacks are suspected of being carried out by migrants. Following those assaults, the government is now set to change its deportation laws. RT’s Daniel Bushell has more.

Protests follow NYE's in Cologne and other German cities where hundreds of women were harassed by men of foreign origin, asylum seekers. Germany has faced a phenomenon of 'Taharrush ja-mie'. This Arabic word describes a group harassment committed by young men during mass gatherings.

Baghdad has asked the United Nations Security Council to demand Turkey immediately withdraws its troops from northern Iraq. In an official letter, Baghdad called the deployment a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and the UN Charter.

Recently two Turkish journalists were arrested after breaking the story of Ankara reportedly smuggling weapons into Syria. They are now facing up to 45 years in prison.

Think you know what's really going on with the War in Syria and ISIS? Think again. Here's an in-depth look at what's happening in the Middle East, the powers involved, and what to expect.

Russian military reveals details of ISIS-Turkey oil smuggling

Russia has received additional intelligence confirming that oil from deposits controlled by Islamic State is moved through Turkey on an industrial scale, said Vladimir Putin. President Recep Erdogan said he will resign if this is confirmed.

As coalition attacks on ISIL-controlled oil sites intensify, militants are being forced to look, not only for a new stronghold, but also for new sources of income.

A member of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr Mowaffak al Rubaie, tells RT how ISIS manages to earn millions of dollars selling oil on the black market in Turkey and reveals that wounded terrorists are being treated in Turkish hospitals.

The IMF will add the yuan to its basket of reserve currencies, an international stamp of approval of the progress China has made integrating into a global economic system dominated for decades by the U.S., Europe and Japan.

From Syrian refugees to ISIS, this may be the most important question you should be asking: Who Buys Oil from ISIS? Or rather, who does ISIS sell oil to?

Several deadly terrorist attacks have unfolded in France over the past year. So why is the European nation the target of terrorism?

ISIS has become the world's richest terrorist organizations, with over $2 billion in assets. So, how did ISIS get so rich?

Here's a look at what Integra Gold's Updated Resource means for investors, as well as a major warning from Ivan Lo about the globalization of terrorists.

Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Oct. 22.

The world is filled with conflict but just how much worse are we today than yesterday? Watch this video to find out.

China could soon become the world's biggest economy next year. But this move by China is what could eventually propel them in becoming a true world power.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Chris Beam discusses what he learned from his infiltration of a group of second-generation rich kids in China. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets."