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The controversial event ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ has reportedly set a new Guinness World Record for attendance at such an event, with a 263-strong crowd. Held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the event saw drag queens read such literary classics as ‘Twas the Night Before Pride’ and ‘Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows’ to the assembled children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov made a heartfelt plea to former President Donald Trump during an event on Saturday. While meeting Trump at the event, Khabib took the opportunity to suggest that Trump do everything in his power to bring an end to Israel’s war in Gaza. Greeting the former president with a warm handshake, Khabib said, ‘thank you man. I know you will stop the war in Palestine.’ Trump agreed, replying, ‘we will stop it. I will stop the war.’ Trump’s ability to influence matters in the region would hinge on him winning a second term as president, however, which he insists will be the case this November, despite his recent trial for ‘falsifying business documents,’ a charge many believe is politically motivated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Life pro tip: brandishing a gun at your staff does not foster a spirit of teamwork and inclusion. Jon Benjamin, the UK's ambassador to Mexico, was dismissed from his post earlier this year after a video surfaced showing him pointing an assault rifle at a local embassy employee as a joke. The diplomatic faux-pas occurred during an official trip to the cartel-heavy states of Durango and Sinaloa, and was apparently made as a joke about the gun violence in the area. The video, shared anonymously on social media by disgruntled embassy staff, shows Benjamin in a stopped vehicle aiming the gun at a blurred-out colleague, while grinning. It was captioned ‘in a context of daily killings in Mexico by drug dealers, he dares to joke.’ Well, he’s not laughing now. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office confirmed they had taken action following the incident and removed him from his post. Benjamin, a career diplomat with extensive international experience, had been serving as ambassador to Mexico since 2021. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Life pro tip: brandishing a gun at your staff does not foster a spirit of teamwork and inclusion. Jon Benjamin, the UK's ambassador to Mexico, was dismissed from his post earlier this year after a video surfaced showing him pointing an assault rifle at a local embassy employee as a joke. The diplomatic faux-pas occurred during an official trip to the cartel-heavy states of Durango and Sinaloa, and was apparently made as a joke about the gun violence in the area. The video, shared anonymously on social media by disgruntled embassy staff, shows Benjamin in a stopped vehicle aiming the gun at a blurred-out colleague, while grinning. It was captioned ‘in a context of daily killings in Mexico by drug dealers, he dares to joke.’ Well, he’s not laughing now. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office confirmed they had taken action following the incident and removed him from his post. Benjamin, a career diplomat with extensive international experience, had been serving as ambassador to Mexico since 2021. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Ironically, a UFC match appears to be one of the few places where Donald Trump doesn’t have to fight at the moment. The former president was greeted with the warmest of warm welcomes at an event in New Jersey on Saturday, where he sat ringside with UFC boss Dana White. Trump was first greeted with a standing ovation from the crowd, before they broke into a rousing rendition of ‘F*** Joe Biden!’ The event follows Trumps conviction by a New York Court for ‘falsifying business records,’ a trial thought by many to be a sham orchestrated by his political opponents. Trump was defiant following the verdict, telling reporters, ‘the real verdict will be on November 5, by the people. And we will keep fighting, and we’ll fight till the end and we’ll win.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Thousands of people take part in an 'Israel Day on Fifth' parade in NYC with Israeli and American flags as they call for the release of Hamas hostages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Thousands take to the streets of Berlin to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people and to denounce Israel's military operation in Gaza -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Protesters carry mirrors and put themselves in chains to denounce PM Pashinyan and call for the release of those detained during a protest outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yerevan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Schools were closed in Sri Lanka as heavy floods and landslides affected many parts of the island, resulting in several casualties. Over 5,000 people have been moved to evacuation centers, and more than 400 homes have been damaged, officials say. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 veteran has been denied his request to join military operations in Ukraine on account of being 100 years old. Ibragim-pasha Sadykov fought for Russia during the Second World War, but still thought he had enough fight in him for another tour of duty, so wrote to the Russian Ministry of Defense, asking to be sent to Ukraine. And when that didn’t work, he went straight to the top. ‘Dear President of the Russian Federation! I am now 100 years and 5 months old, I am still young,’ he said, at a ceremony at the Kremlin. ‘I am a machine gunner, I was on the fronts from 1941 to 1945.’ He detailed how his request was denied: ‘Ibragim-pasha, we take only up to 60 years old, and you are 100+ years old,’ the ministry wrote back. Russian presidents do not send the centenarians to the front. Instead, Putin decided to award Sadykov the ‘Gold Star’ Hero of the Russian Federation medal for his lifetime of service. Sadykov, a veteran of both Stalingrad and Kursk, had previously been awarded the Order of Glory third and second class, and Order of the Patriotic War first class, Medal ‘For Courage,’ Medal ‘For the Liberation of Warsaw,’ Medal ‘For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945,’ and Medal of Zhukov among his many decorations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Maldives has decided to ban holders of Israeli passport from entering the country due to the ongoing war in Gaza. RT hears from former Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon, who believes that more countries should support the Palestinian cause. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Kim Jong-un will stop sending his dirty balloons south. The North Korean leader had escalated the ‘balloon wars’ in retaliation for South Korea sending balloons full of propaganda leaflets and K-pop USB sticks northwards, and was continuing to send balloons full of manure and garbage south. This second offensive saw 600 more balloons carrying ‘sincere gifts’ of waste paper, scrap clothing, expired batteries and manure fly south of the border, bringing the total to 3,500 balloons, or 15 tons of waste. South Korea has dispatched crack teams of dirty balloon disposal experts to cordon off the affected areas, however, the North believe they have succeeded in their goal of letting the South ‘experience how much effort is required’ to remove the propaganda drops. North Korean Defense Minister Kim Kang Il has said they will ‘temporarily halt dropping trash over the border,’ however, they will resume the dirty balloons if South Korea shows any sign of violating the ceasefire (ceaseballoon?). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto has expressed the country's willingness to offer humanitarian assistance and, if requested by the UN, significant peacekeeping forces to Gaza. He emphasized a basis of 'mutual respect for the rights and concerns of all parties'. University lecturer Adri Arlan Sinaga tells RT that Indonesia aims to act as a peace broker between Israel and Palestine to help bring an end to the 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

Madrid streets saw dozens of XR climate activists dance in protest against fossil subsidies in European countries ahead of EU elections -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Mounted police deployed to disperse dozens of protesters who were blocking roads in Jerusalem after Israel's Supreme Court heard cases against widespread military enlistment exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

The FSB detains 5 agents of Ukrainian Intelligence and the SBU who were planning terrorist attacks in Sevastopol with over 5.5 kg of British-made explosives and ready-made IEDs. Criminal cases of terrorism and treason have been opened -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

South African President Ramaphosa's ruling party, the African National Convention, has lost its majority in a crucial vote. RT speaks with Themba Godi, President of the African People's Convention, who emphasizes that a coalition government must prioritize the long-term interests of the people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system unit from the Russian forces delivered a strike on Ukrainian troops, using coordinates provided by unmanned aerial vehicles' operators. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ongoing Israeli offensive has upended the lives of three sisters in central Gaza. This is not the first time their family has faced death, destruction, and mass displacement. RT sat down with the women, who recounted their family's harrowing experiences dating back to the 1948 Israeli persecution of Palestinians. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Violent clashes break out in Tel Aviv between protesters and police during a rally calling for the govt to resume negotiations for the return of hostages in Gaza -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

13 Western countries, including 11 European nations, have agreed to let Kiev use their weapons to strike targets inside Russia, despite strong opposition from several nations. Meanwhile, Europeans marched in the Hungarian and German capitals, protesting NATO's role in Ukraine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Russian army has taken over a dozen localities in the Kharkov region and is currently fighting for the strategic town of Volchansk. RT's Igor Zhdanov was one of the first to visit the Russian army's positions on that part of the front. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

As the vote counting concludes in South Africa, President Ramaphosa's ruling party, the ANC, has lost its majority in parliament and will need to form a coalition to govern. We hear from Obed Bapela, Deputy Chair of the ANC International Relations Sub-Committee, who says that despite some parties chipping away at their votes, the ANC is committed to resolving all the issues highlighted by the voters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Israelis marched through Jerusalem streets holding portraits of hostages and calling Benjamin Netanyahu to resign. Meanwhile, some protesters carried placards with words of gratitude to the US President Biden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 pro-Gaza activists gathered in front of the German Embassy in Brussels to decry Germany for its support for Israel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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