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Let’s go to the cosmodrome! The RT team, together with the Roscosmos Space Agency, is launching a series of programmes where ordinary people from all over the world will have an opportunity to ask Russian cosmonauts on board the ISS questions live on-air. Those who pen the most unique and interesting questions will receive prizes - we guarantee they will be out of this world! The author of the very best question will win a trip to the Vostochny cosmodrome to see a rocket launch in person. You can reach out and send us your questions by e-mail at starbound@rttv.ru And stay tuned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

On the sidelines of the BRICS ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Naledi Pandor told RT that peace talks on Ukrainian conflict without Russian participation will result in no achievements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Naledi Pandor, South African Foreign Minister, about Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. She called on the whole world to stand up and fight against an awful ‘abuse of human beings.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 army is making significant strides in expanding its buffer zone in the Kharkov region. RT's Igor Zhdanov goes to the frontline for a closer look. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Two planes at Mumbai’s airport ended up mere moments away from disaster in a mix up that saw one plane land on a runway while another was still taking off. An Air India flight to Thiruvananthapuram had apparently delayed in taking off from the runway at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and was still on the runway when an IndiGo flight from Indore was beginning to land. Despite the delay, air traffic control apparently told both aircraft to proceed. The Indo flight entered the runway before the Air India plane had taken off, leading to the bizarre and dangerous sight of both planes occupying the same runway at once. The Air India flight successfully took off mere seconds before suffering an international fender bender. Both airlines, the airport and India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation are investigating the incident, while the air traffic controller on duty at the time has been ‘derostered.’ Questions are being raised about how clearance was given to the IndiGo pilot to land, why the Air India flight was not ordered to vacate the runway, and why the IndiGo pilot continued to land despite there being an entire plane in the way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 California man has been arrested after randomly shooting at cars, killing one man. CCTV footage from 7am on June 3 shows Julio Cesar Rodarte, 39, coming out of a liquor store empty handed, walking casually along the sidewalk, then, for no apparent reason, pulling out a gun and randomly unloading bullets into at passing cars in San Jacinto. Victor Hugo Leon, 42, was killed, and one other person was wounded. Witnesses report that after the rampage, Rodarte took his clothes off. Rodarte has been charged with murder and ten counts of attempted murder and is currently being held at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation, however they are not seeking any other suspects. Rodarte’s lawyer has refused to comment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

‘US and its allies do not give up trying to maintain their elusive domanance and slow down the objective processes of multipolarity formation,’ – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at BRICS meeting in Nizhny Novgorod. ‘At the same time, they use economic instruments as weapons through sanctions, pressure and financial blackmail, trying to influence choices of sovereign states,’ – 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

Just in case you ever go to Arizona, don’t pass by 'Poozeum' where an exceptional collection of coprolites is put on display in glass cabinets. It’s gonna be a really sh*tty trip. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 talks to Janus Putkonen, Finnish chief editor of MV-Lehti, who has just returned from the Lugansk region, which has been a target of attacks by US-made missiles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 had negotiations with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at BRICS ministerial summit held in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Foreign ministers of the BRCIS countries have convened in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod for a two-day meeting. Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov took to the stage to highlight the importance of these talks with every member, new and old, represented. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Politicians across the European Union were stunned on Sunday after voters decided that the people weren’t particularly happy with any of them. This was the case in Belgium, where Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was forced to resign after his Flemish Liberals and Democrats party registered just 7% of the vote. De Croo broke down in tears at the count as he announced his resignation, although he is expected to remain in power for at least several years as that’s normally just how long the bureaucracy takes in Belgium. Elsewhere in Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron was forced to call an election out of shame after a similarly dismal night at the polls. Not for president, though, for prime minister, with Macron increasingly unable to govern with the current parliamentary composition, and National Rally looking capable of providing a clear majority, albeit one diametrically opposed to him. German Chancellor Scholz too suffered an horrendous night, with his SPD finishing third for the first time in history. The nationalists, conservatives, reformists and other so-called ‘far right’ parties had a spectacularly good night, however, and are set to become the second largest bloc in the European parliament, and a correspondingly increased force in their domestic political arenas. The EPP technically ‘won’ the night, remaining the largest bloc, but with their majority down to a knife edge it remains to be seen whether they can hold off the wave of populism rising up against the status quo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Lindsey Graham has got some stones. Or, at least, wants them. Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville went on Steve Bannon’s War Room to espouse a minority view in US politics: that none of this would have happened had NATO not expanded all the way to Russia’s borders, placed weapons on those borders, then began trying to do the same in Ukraine. Lindsey Graham, speaking to CBS’s Face the Nation, disagreed, saying that actually, this is all about the US wanting Ukraine’s rich mineral resources. To share, of course. Graham was shown a clip of Tuberville’s remarks, and, upon seeing such a reasonable display of basic understanding, Graham flew into a fit of rage, launching into a tirade about what’s really going on in Ukraine. ‘They're sitting on 10-12 trillion dollars of critical minerals in Ukraine. They could be the richest country in all of Europe. We don't want to give that money and assets to Putin to share with China,’ said Graham. But where does he want to give all of Ukraine’s wealth? Wall Street, that’s where. ‘If we help Ukraine now, they could become the best business partner we ever dreamed of. They're sitting on a gold mine.’ And as Rule of Acquisition 34 says, war is good for business. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 millions of people in 27 EU member states have cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections, showing growing support for conservative and right-wing parties in defiance of the bloc’s current policies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 this episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez is joined by Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon, co-host’s of 'The Critical Hour' on Radio Sputnik. Together they discuss President Biden’s announcement of a peace deal with Israel, which was met with skepticism from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Plus, Trump’s conviction on 34 counts is discussed, alongside viral headlines showing voters disillusioned with politics more than ever before. A new study reveals widespread distrust in American institutions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

NATO has announced plans for a whole new learning and training center at a yet to be determined location in Poland. So, is THIS where the Ukrainians yanked off the streets are going to be trained up for battle? Not quite… RT contributor Rachel Marsden explains ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

If you’re a bull, and those stupid 2-legged mammals you work with are all singing about ‘Murica’ and ‘freedom’ while waving lights and wearing parts of your extended family, what do you do? Clearly, the natural course of action is to say, ‘screw this, I’m having the evening off,’ and nope out of there. That’s exactly what this bull did during a rodeo in Oregon on Saturday. Video from the crowd shows the bull running round looking increasingly pissed off, before clearing the fence and heading for the parking lot. ‘I capture him completely going over the gate and disappearing,’ the author of the video told local media. ‘Then there’s this huge pause in the zone he came out of. It seems like people go right back to waving their lights, almost like they’re not really sure what to do.’ Four people suffered minor injuries before the bull was captured again, but at least the crowd were able to carry on waving their lights, so freedom was safe for another day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Ten people lost their lives and 33 others sustained injuries when terrorists opened fire on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims returning from the Shiv Khori temple in the Jammu and Kashmir region bordering Pakistan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

274 Palestinians, including children, were killed in a massive IDF hostage rescue operation in central Gaza, according the enclave's Health ministry Local journalist Rami Almughari sent us this report from Nuseirat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 frustrated crowd of mostly Green, socialist and far-left voters gathered in Paris to express ‘anger and worry’ at the early results of EU parliamentary election that put the far-right National Rally party well ahead of other parties in France. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 used the D-Day commemorations to call for war, rather than peace. And the European elections – are they less than useless? CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Martin Jay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Israeli army released new footage of what it says shows the latest operation that rescued hostages from Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry says over 200 Palestinians were killed during that rescue op. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s Prime Minister and become the second leader in Indian history to serve three consecutive terms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 new slip has come from France where Biden arrived for a state visit. Talking about delayed support to Ukraine, he made 7 mistakes in the word ‘Ukraine’ and said Iraq instead of it. Though nothing new here. Go on scrolling the feed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Benny Gantz, a key member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, has announced his resignation, accusing the PM of preventing Israel ‘from progressing towards a true victory’ in 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