Alitalia pulls ad with ‘blackface’ actor portraying Obama after ‘racism’ accusations (PHOTOS)

Follow RT on Alitalia, Italy’s flagship airline, faces charges of racism after running an ad featuring a non-black actor made up to resemble former US President Barack Obama. The company has pulled the so-called ‘blackface’ ad and apologized. A recent ad campaign promoting the airline’s newest route to Washington DC included actors dressed as US […]

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Incredible satellite footage catches huge hurricane and solar eclipse at the same time (VIDEOS)

Click:how big are nano satellites Follow RT on An incredible timelapse of satellite footage shows two of Earth’s greatest phenomenons, a category-4 hurricane and a solar eclipse, moving across our planet at the same time. Satellite cameras tracked the magnificent total solar eclipse as it passed over Argentina and Chile on July 2, while also […]

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‘Tactical’ rapprochement: Top Israeli diplomat visits UAE for 1st time, talks ‘common enemy’ Iran

Follow RT on Yisrael Katz has visited the UAE for the very first time, discussing everyone’s favorite bogeyman – the “Iranian threat” – with an “unnamed official.” But is Tehran scary enough to cement ties between Israel and Gulf Arab states? Katz, the Israeli minister of foreign affairs – and intelligence – visited Abu Dhabi […]

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