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More than 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of hostilities on October 7, 2023, and more than 90% of those deaths have been civilians. The Israeli military has been heavy handed, even by its own standards, destroying hospitals, churches, mosques, apartment blocks, and literally everything else in its path. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Mondoweiss Gaza correspondent Tareq Hajjaj and a member of the Palestinian Writers Union who had to be evacuated from Gaza. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Israel has proposed a new ‘enduring’ ceasefire for Gaza in exchange for the release of all remaining hostages by Hamas, US President Joe Biden said, calling on the Palestinian group to agree to the offer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Another big pro-Palestinian protest erupted in the heart of Europe, as demonstrators rallied in front of the US Embassy in Brussels. At least 40 people were detained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

‘Great damage to public’s face in the American legal system’, ‘ridiculous charges’, ‘purely political exercise’, ‘sham show trial’ – these are just some reactions to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict. So, was his conviction a result of a ‘witch-hunt prosecution’ or a fair trial? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Washington officially admitted it gave approval for Kiev to use its weapons against Russian territory. That war-mongering tone was set by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg earlier this week. He urged Western countries to authorize Kiev to strike Russian territory. Seems like some of them want to get us all into the World War 3… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 total of 75 Russian POWs who were in Ukrainian captivity have been returned to their homeland as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kiev, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. An equal number of Ukrainians were handed over to Kiev. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House to celebrate the NFL team's third Super Bowl victory in five years. The Chiefs CEO and coach gifted Biden a helmet, which he tried on at the encouragement of the entire team. (He needed a couple tries though, as his sunglasses got in the way.) Phew, now in case the president trips and falls again, at least his head will be safe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into the Brooklyn Museum in New York and scuffled with police on Friday, protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza that is nearing its ninth month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Guilty verdict was handed down to Donald Trump in a New York courtroom this week. Republican presidential nominee was convicted of falsifying business records. Mr. Trump claims the entire case was rigged from the off. To delve deeper into the topic, RT speaks with legal and media analyst Lionel, and co-director of the Midwestern Marx Institute Noah Khrachvik. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

RT spoke with Arnaud Develay, international lawyer and political consultant, about the recent Ukrainian airstrikes on the Crimean Bridge with US-supplied weapons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Beijing criticized the US for not withdrawing intermediate range missile systems after they were deployed in Philippines for joint drills in Asian-Pacific. RT discussed the issue with Asia political risk analyst Ross Feingold. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

In today's episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez examines the recent political turmoil in Taiwan, where pro-China legislative reforms have clashed with the stance of the newly elected pro-Western president, leading to scuffles in the legislature. And, he critiques NATO's expansion after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Finally, Rick is joined by security expert Armin Krishnan to discuss the future of warfare on the battlefield. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Former prisoner from Gaza who was kept in custody in Israel’s SDE Teiman camp revealed that Gazans were subjected to gruesome abuse and torture there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

China has refused to attend Switzerland’s summit on Ukrainian conflict as its requirements to invite both Ukraine and Russia were ignored. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Donald Trump says he's going to appeal the court's decision because the trial was conducted incorrectly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Trump is apparently a little upset that Biden is trying to win the presidential election through the court and not through the ballot box. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

I'm the leading candidate, and I'm under a gag order by man that can't put two sentences together – Trump ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

North Korean state media has published footage of military exercises involving nuclear-capable rocket launchers at an undisclosed location. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the drill on Friday, commenting that the tests are meant to demonstrate North Korea’s resolve and ability to preemptively strike its neighbors to the south, if threatened. The drills are thought to be the same ballistic missile test launches detected by South Korea on Thursday, while experts say North Korea’s large artillery rockets blur the boundaries between artillery systems and short-range ballistic missiles, because, unlike conventional artillery shells, these rockets are self-propelled and self-guided. KCNA also accused South Korea of staging a ‘clumsy counteraction of a dangerous armed demonstration against the exercise of legitimate sovereign right’ of North Korea, likely referring to an aerial exercise performed shortly before Pyongyang’s failed spy satellite launch earlier in the week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Diplomats from Venezuela, Syria, the Central African Republic, Yemen, Palestine and the DPRK have been given a tour of the captured equipment in Victory Park, just outside the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, on Poklonnaya Hill. The exhibition had already drawn large crowds for its diverse and international display of tanks, armored vehicles, mine clearing vehicles and more. Some of the captured pieces of hardware on display are a US-made M1A1 SA Abrams tank, M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, M1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier, and the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier as well as many more. Also on display from other countries are a German Leopard 2A6 tank and Marder IFV, and several British, French, Swedish, Czech, Australian, Austrian Finnish and South African and even Ukrainian vehicles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

The chimpanzees of the Rostov Zoo got tired of working as mere entertainers for guests, so they decided to become artists. Today, everyone can visit their art exhibition to admire the masterpieces by Vincent van Ape, Chimpanzablo Picasso and Monkeydor Dali* *Not their actual names, sadly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Defense Minister Belousov said Russian forces managed to shoot down numerous missiles targeting the Crimean Bridge during a 10-round air attack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

The West is getting increasingly radicalized against Russia and pushing Kiev to further escalation, making the idea of an upcoming world war more probable. RT held a panel discussion on the issue with Syrian political analyst Isabella Zaidan, Indian author and columnist Gulrez Sheikh and independent Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine has called African countries to join the Alliance for Sahel States founded by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso as opposed to ECOWAS after it imposed sanctions against Niger. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Everything that is happening on the battlefield right now signals the ‘incoming cosmic humiliation of NATO’, special correspondent at Asia Times and columnist at The Cradle, Pepe Escobar told RT. The desperation within the bloc ‘is clear and palpable and becoming horribly dangerous,’ he added. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

29 cars of a train loaded with coal derailed in the Amur region of Russia. The forest caught fire after the accident, but no injuries were reported. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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