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Fireworks were launched into the sky over Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, to mark the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

After a trip to the zone of Ukrainian conflict, legal and political experts, Daniel Kovalik, Christopher Helali and Jackson Hinkle, addressed the UN regarding the unfair Western media coverage of the realities in Donbass.

As African customs services have been intercepting more illegal weapons shipments from various countries, there is concern that NATO-supplied weapons for Ukraine could also end up in Africa.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN raises the alarm over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where people suffer from malnutrition and a shortage of medicine.

Putin argues that it was the US who withdrew from international missile defense treaties, forcing Russia to respond.

Putin says Russia is ready to resume relations with the US. However, he notes that everything depends on whether the new administration will be open to dialogue.

Putin says Russia takes Trump’s plans to stop the war in Ukraine seriously, adding that it seems to be a sincere desire.

Putin stated that, given the US has begun production of short and medium range missiles, Russia also has the right to begin research and development of such missiles.

Putin speaks to press after SCO council meeting in Astana

Answering a question from a RT correspondent, President Putin said that the Taliban, as the incumbent of power in Afghanistan, is interested in maintaining order and fighting terrorism

During the press conference at SCO summit, President Putin said usurpation of power in Ukraine engendered an unlawful regime.

CCTV footage captured the moment a thief in Queens, New York got more than he bargained for, when he tried to snatch a phone from a man in Taco Bell. 28-year-old Kyle was minding his own business, eating his lunch, when a man walked past and attempted to snatch his phone. Sadly for the thief, Kyle is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and wasn’t in the mood to tolerate nonsense interrupting his quesadilla. He easily put the thief in a headlock, and pulled off some other moves that no doubt have exotic names like the ‘bisexual dragon’ and the ‘tit whip.’ Post-humiliation, the thief apologized and went about his day. As did Kyle, no doubt safe in the knowledge that their paths would cross in court one day, when he plans to give him the old ‘Nevada spank’ (which we may or may not have made up, we’re no good at jiu-jitsu).

Norwegian Minister of Culture and Gender Equality Lubna Jaffery made an appearance at Oslo Pride at the end of last month, as did both of her breasts. The cabinet minister received the coveted ‘Fag Hag’ award on talk show Skeiv Preik (Queer Sermon) for services to gayness, and she accepted the award in the traditional manner, by exposing herself in public. Fitting for an equality minister, she exposed each breast equally, with both nipples equally covered by some very cultured nipple tassels. The stunt was greeted by an enormous round of LGBTQ+ applause. Jaffery’s display of gayness and public nudity was met with near universal praise from top government officials, with Prime Minister Joan Gahr Store describing it as ‘wonderful.’ The head of Oslo Pride also described the appearance as ‘wonderful.’ Jaffery herself did not describe it as ‘wonderful,’ but instead called it an ‘honor,’ adding that people should ‘put yourself out and not take yourself too seriously.’ This is probably not going to be her slogan come election time.

If you ask us, filming Donald Trump in secret to get some juicy footage you can leak is kind of pointless, since he seems perfectly willing to say the same things in public that he does in private. Case in point – a video published on X, in which Trump describes Joe Biden as an ‘old, broken down pile of c**p,’ and Kamala Harris as ‘pathetic.’ Speaking to what appear to be caddies from his golf cart on an unknown course, Trump asks them how he did in the debate, and offers the opinion that Biden is ‘going to quit.’ Kamala Harris would be better, he said, with apparent sarcasm. ‘She’s so f***ing bad,’ he continued. Trump joked about the idea of Biden or Harris being able to deal with Putin, or Xi Jinping, who he described as ‘a fierce person. He’s a fierce man, very tough guy.’ Seems like a normal Trump campaign rally to us, except for maybe all the F-bombs.

The Israeli government has approved the largest seizure of land in the West Bank in three decades, according to data from the Israeli NGO 'Peace Now.'

RT had a chance to speak with a former colonel in the French foreign legion who says that NATO, and US in particular, is pushing own interests by fueling the conflict in Ukraine.

Pro-Palestinian activists were detained after breaching security at Australia’s Parliament House to attach banners in support of Gaza on the building.

Heated election day is ahead for Iran - Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian will compete to lead the nation, as citizens head to polls on Friday in the second round of the snap election. That's after last week no candidate was able to secure more than 50% of the vote. RT's correspondent in Iran Yusef Jalali breaks it all down.

Putin once again emphasized that Russia is 'still willing to engage in peace talks' with Ukraine who refused to negotiate under pressure at the behest of the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan.

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World leaders arrived for a photo op ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization council meeting in extended format in Astana.

Another day, another Ukrainian fighter jet taken out. This time Russian forces destroyed a MiG-29 with an Iskander missile strike in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.

While Joe Biden’s mental decline was on full display in his disastrous debate performance, Democratic governors held a private meeting with him to assess his capability to lead the country. After the meeting they claimed that Joe is ‘in it to win it.’ Some are doubting though they actually believed what they were saying.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Iranian acting president Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana.