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The $320 million floating pier, erected by the US military to receive aid, has partially sunk mere days after being completed. The pier appears to have been damaged by the sea, according to the Pentagon, who said that high seas and a strong African weather system had caused the pier to break apart. Deputy Defense Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said the army would start rebuilding the supplementary, temporary pier. ‘The rebuilding and repairing of the pier will take at least over a week, and, following completion, will need to be re-anchored to the coast of Gaza,’ she said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

During the State Council meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the group that the Ukrainian conflict has historical importance for Russia and asked officials to be as effective as those on the frontline. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://x.com/RT_com

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attending a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects

SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the EarthCARE satellite to low-Earth orbit on a mission to study the role that clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling Earth's atmosphere -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

German police scuffled with pro-Palestinian protesters following the use of fireworks at a demonstration in Berlin’s Neukölln district. Several of the protestors were subsequently arrested. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Clashes with tear gas break out in Paris as thousands of pro-Palestine protestors flood the streets over the devastating Rafah strike which killed over 40 people in a displaced camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Demonstrators in Bahrain took to the streets to condemn the government's decision to normalize relations with the United States, as Washington supports Israel. Police used tear gas and smoke canisters to disperse the angry crowds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A Russian 122-mm BM-21 ‘Grad’ MLRS crew carried out fire missions to destroy Ukrainian strongholds with help from unmanned aerial vehicle units ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

South Africans are heading to the polls, and the African National Congress faces its toughest election yet, needing 50% of the National Assembly to maintain its parliamentary majority. RT correspondent Noluvuyo Kunge takes a look at the country’s political landscape. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Intense clashes erupt between police and pro-Palestinian protesters in Mexico City with tear gas and fire extinguishers deployed to disperse the crowds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Politicians in the West are split over allowing Kiev to strike territories outside the battlefield. The EU's Foreign Policy chief Borrell says some of the bloc's members want Ukraine to start hitting Russia with weapons they've sent, while admitting that a number of European countries oppose the move. RT contributor Rachel Marsden reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian FM Lavrov stated that the West’s task nowadays is to ‘isolate Russia’ and prevent its development – calling these attempts ‘illusionary’, while speaking at ambassador roundtable on settlement of Ukrainian crisis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is participating in a diplomatic roundtable discussion in Moscow aimed at finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dives into history to explain Washington and the collective West’s strong desire for hegemony. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://x.com/RT_com

While speaking to the press in Uzbekistan, President Vladimir Putin stated, 'maybe the idea of the current masters of Ukraine who are located overseas is to place the burden of making all unpopular decisions on [Ukraine’s] executive branch.' Meanwhile, Ukrainians are being forcibly sent to the frontline as the new mobilization law takes effect. RT’s Igor Zhdanov reports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

An F-35 crashed near the international airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pilot managed to escape the burning fighter jet and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian servicemen have rescued 21 soldiers in the Central African nation of Chad who were taken hostage by Islamist terrorists nine months ago. The troops had been seized while they were carrying out a de-mining operation at an airport in the north of the country. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

It is now commonplace to hear that Ukraine is on its last legs. Its collapse is only a matter of time. In many ways this is true. However, all of this overlooks the fact that NATO is unwilling to accept defeat in this conflict. For this aggressive military alliance, more escalation is on the agenda. CrossTalking with Angelo Giuliano, Tarik Cyril Amar, and David Oualaalou. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Georgian Parliament members have overridden the President’s veto on the so-called 'foreign agents' bill. Georgian political commentator and intellectual property manager Mariam Maisuradze says that the US and Europe have crossed a line in their treatment of Georgia, and their stance on the law is hypocritical. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Hundreds of Paris railway workers took to the city streets against the privatization of rails, citing concerns over climate and jobs. The march follows a strike related to the 2024 Olympics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Footage has emerged of a man in Dnepr, Ukraine reportedly being helped to escape from a gang of military recruiters. In the video, which appeared on Telegram, a group of women can be seen crowding round a van, and appear to help a man climb through the window. It’s not clear who the other occupants of the van are, but reports suggest they were draft officers, and that the crowd of women blocked the van while the man made his escape – even giving him time to retrieve his bike from the trunk. The officers don’t seem to react to the man’s escape; whether they didn’t know or just didn’t care remains a mystery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

An American journalist made headlines herself after swallowing a fly during a live news broadcast. Vansessa Welch was reading out a story about domestic violence when a fly invaded the studio and annexed her eyelashes. Welch carried on reading the news in a manner that suggested ‘look, I know there’s a fly on me, but let’s pretend there’s not.’ The fly, emboldened by a perceived lack of action, decided to further extend its territorial gains to her mouth. This was its greatest, and most final, mistake. In a stunning and stoic display of professionalism, Welch asserted her dominance over the fly by swallowing it wholesale, and, barely missing a beat, continued to read out the story. o. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Georgian Parliament members have faced off with the President and overridden her veto on the ‘Foreign agents’ law. The country's Prime Minister says the current scenario has echoes of the events which unfolded in Ukraine a decade ago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Demonstrators took to the streets of the French capital on Monday to denounce an Israeli strike on a Rafah refugee camp which killed at least 45 people. The crowds could be seen waving Palestinian flags and banners, chanting and lighting flares. Some carried ‘Wanted’ posters of Macron, Biden and Olaf Scholtz. Local media estimate around 10,000 protesters marched through Paris, while similar demonstrations took place in Barcelona and Amsterdam. Clashes ultimately erupted between protesters and riot police, who used stun grenades and tear gas on the crowds as protesters fled to safety. Israel has attracted widespread condemnation for its attack on Rafah’s Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, which they originally claimed targeted ‘Hamas leaders,’ and was later found to have killed civilians. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Palestinian families escape the southern city of Rafah in Gaza following the deadly IDF strike which killed at least 45 refugees in a 'safe zone' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com