RT News August 26th, 2022

Ukraine shells a chemical plant in the Donetsk republic, setting fire to the building and halting production. That's just weeks after a similar attack on a civilian facility by Kiev led to the leak of a cloud of hazardous gas. US Congress is being asked to consider if future aid to India should only be given if it improves its human rights record. We hear from a former Indian foreign secretary, who questions the motives behind funding, which the country has not even asked for. A major online persuasion campaign uncovered with a new report revealing that both Meta and Twitter deleted accounts pushing Western narratives in the Middle East and Central Asia. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks exclusively to RT, in the aftermath of being charged with threatening current government officials, much to the anger of his supporters.
Pope Francis is criticised by Ukraine for mourning the death of journalist and philosopher Darya Dugina, killed this week by a terrorist car bomb.
Feature: Afghanistan, one year on. The RT special series continues (see previous posts to catch up).
Feature: Common priorities and the new, multipolar world. Iran and Mali agree new economic and defence cooperation and the extension of ties.
Floods on the Pakistan borders have trapped a hundred people.