RT News - August 8 2025 (17:00 MSK)

Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone to the leaders of India and China. The hot topics include tariffs, Ukraine and the Russian president's planned visits to both of their countries later this year. Six Gazans are reportedly injured as a balcony packed with people desperately trying to get aid gives way and plunges to the ground. That's as the Israeli cabinet approves the PM's proposal to take full control over Gaza city. Death from the skies - an Israeli drone strike kills a journalist in Lebanon. That's a day after the authorities in Beirut bow to the demands of the US and order Hezbollah to disarm. Actions not words: Hungary says Europe needs to do more to broker peace with Russia rather than just saying they support Ukraine.