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Austrian businessman Otto Hirsch has delivered humanitarian aid to residents in Russia's Lugansk Republic, who suffered from a Ukrainian strike on multi-storey residential building in March. Hirsch was visiting two schools he helped restore in the region that were destroyed in Kiev shelling. He shared the reasons behind this act of good to help Russian kids with RT correspondent Steve Sweeney. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 300yo town in Philippines' Pantabangan, currently located in the middle of a dam's reservoir, has resurfaced after the country got hit with extreme heat waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

At the Russian international forum in Kazan we heard from Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin. He says economic ties between Moscow and Islamic countries are becoming better, along with communications between 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

The Islamic world has been the focus of a major international forum in the Russian city of Kazan. Economists and politicians from 80 countries have come to the Tatarstan capital with a goal of boosting co-operation across multiple spheres. RT correspondent Chay Bowes brings us more details as the event wraps up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

International affairs are at the top of the news all around the world. With hot conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and the Sahel, and would-be confrontations in the Taiwan Strait, the Red Sea, and elsewhere, there is a lot of reporting about various visits of the US secretaries of state and defense and of sensitive negotiations with this country or that. But what is the role of the CIA in all this? Is that role different now that the CIA is led by a professional diplomat? And how different is it now that the CIA is less an intelligence collection agency and more a para-military body? On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with whistleblower and former senior CIA officer Mel Goodman to answer all these questions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Protesters march through the streets of Bloemfontein as Shell appeals against 2022 judgments made by the High Court to freeze offshore oil and gas exploration activities on South Africa’s Wild Coast based on claims brought by local communities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Locals in Russia's Leningrad region were lucky to witness a rare phenomenon known as a 'space jellyfish' during the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket over Lake Ladoga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Flash floods, prompted by unusually heavy seasonal rains, have killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan and left dozens missing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Russian FM Lavrov takes part in the meeting of the XXXII Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy

Lavrov says that Russia is open to talks with Western powers based on mutual respect on the sidelines of the XXXII Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Reported Israeli attack on Lebanon's Majdal Anjar killed a leader of Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing and injured two people -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has stated that the presence of French troops undermines the West African country's sovereignty. Currently, some 350 French troops are stationed in the African nation under a bilateral security pact. We hear from Thierno Diop Niang, author and Foreign Policy researcher in the Sahel region, who says that it's time for African states to take responsibility for their own issues after the counterproductive French military presence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

At least 7 people killed after strong thunderstorms wreaked havoc in Houston, Texas, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

A state of emergency has been declared by France in its overseas territory of New Caledonia, as Paris sent a thousand additional troops to the South Pacific island to quell protests sparked by election reform. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by an assailant earlier this week, and the suspect charged with the assassination attempt is expected to appear in court today. RT's Yasin Eken brings us more details on the assailant’s past, reporting from outside the suspect's home. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 South Africa made an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice regarding IDF attacks on Rafah, Israeli representatives were heckled as they attempted to shift the blame to the African nation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 most land crossings to Gaza remain closed, making it impossible for food trucks to deliver aid into the enclave, the Kerem Shalom border point is still operational. RT Middle East Bureau Chief Maria Finoshina traveled there with one of the aid drivers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

President Putin has finished his eventful official visit to China in the city of Harbin. RT correspondent Murad Gazdiev elaborates on the President’s important statements made during his press conference in Harbin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

At least 7 people have been reportedly injured as a result of an explosion at the Signal Corps Military Academy in St. Petersburg. According to local authorities, the incident is 'not of a terrorist nature.' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 European Council has blacklisted four more Russian media outlets under the pretext of fighting against Russian propaganda. Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta are banned now from the EU. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Indonesians gathered outside the US embassy in Jakarta to remember Nakba and denounce Israel’s continuing operation in Rafah. RT's Rebecca Napitupulu reports on the issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

RT’s correspondent Yasin Eken visited the site of the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Fico in Handlova, Slovakia to report on the incident. He also spoke with locals to get their opinions on the assassination attempt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

On this episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez takes a look at two very different state visits occurring almost concurrently at different ends of the globe. First there was the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Kiev, where he promised democracy would return to Ukraine (one day) and gave a bizarre rock and roll performance at a Kiev bar. He met a very different reception in Kiev than in China a few weeks ago, where officials hardly gave him the time of day. Meanwhile, just after his inauguration, Vladimir Putin is visiting Beijing to full pomp and ceremony. Correspondent Manila Chan joins Rick to talk about this, as well as the recent attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life. Then guest KJ Noh, an East Asia expert, joins Rick to discuss the tightening relationship between Russia and China both economically and militarily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Czech President Petr Pavel called for a compromise in the Ukraine conflict as it is ‘naive’ to think that Kiev can retake its lost territories. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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