RT News - July 26 2024 (17:00 MSK)

The streets of Paris are riddled with anger as thousands of protesters demand that Israeli athletes be banned from the upcoming Olympic Games citing the ongoing onslaught on Gaza. The Games, hosted by Paris this year, are off to a rocky start as damage to France’s infrastructure and suspected bomb threats cast a strong shadow over the world's premier sporting event and it doesn't take long for the finger to be pointed at a tried and tested scapegoat - Russia. Niger marks one year under a military rule that significantly changed the course of the country both domestically and globally. Ties with Western partners broke while ties with Eastern ones were born.