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Kazem Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow, said Iran will continue to strengthen friendship with Russia and the other BRICS countries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Muhammad Khalid Jamali, Ambassador of Pakistan to Russia, offered his condolences to Iran and said President Raisi will be remembered for his peace efforts in the region. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Ministry of Defense reported that Russian troops liberated another important stronghold in the Donetsk People’s Republic – the village of Klescheevka. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Slovakia says Prime Minister Fico's attacker had assistance, but the US government doesn't like this version. After all, there are always two versions in their eyes: American and incorrect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The Kenyan government's decision to send police forces to Haiti has sparked backlash from Kenyans who believe US money is the main reason for the deployment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed Iranians are ‘probably better off’ without their late president, Ebrahim Raisi. RT discusses his remarks with Bashar Jaafari, Ambassador of Syria to Russia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 had an opportunity to speak with Abdel Hafiz Nofal, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia, who visited Iran’s embassy in Moscow on the day of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's funeral. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 discusses recent comments by now former Deputy Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland that objects and sites in Russia are legitimate targets for Ukrainian missiles and drones, many if not most of which are supplied by NATO countries. The next topic is a new law proposed by Congress which seeks to make serving in the Israeli military equivalent to serving in the US Army for American citizens. Finally, President Emmanuel Macron heads to the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia to help quell a recent violent uprising against French rule. Correspondent Manila Chan breaks all of the topics down with Rick. Then independent journalist Sam Husseini joins the show to discuss a recent ICC arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Food distribution in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah has currently been suspended due to a lack of supplies and to insecurity amid Israel’s offensive there, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

An electric train caught fire near Moscow. All passengers were successfully evacuated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Iran is mourning the victims of the recent tragic helicopter crash that included Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. RT spoke with the mayor of Tehran, who said that the president’s passing leaves a significant void in Iran. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Tehran to attend President Ebrahim Raisi's funeral. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Southern Africa has called for global assistance as it tries to deal with its worst drought in decades. With more than 60 million people affected, a regional group of nations says at least $5.5 billion in aid may be required to tackle 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

Florin Roman, of the National Liberal Party (PNL), and Dan Vîlceanu, an independent, got into an argument during a session of parliament and ended up in an all out brawl in the hall. Vîlceanu had apparently attempted to sit in the PNL benches, which is the political equivalent of trying to sit with the cool kids in the school cafeteria. However, this was not cool. The heated political engagement saw Vîlceanu and Roman exchange ‘harsh words’ and take the matter outside as God intended. ‘I escorted him out, but we didn't fight,’ said Vîlceanu. Video of the fight shows Vîlceanu appearing to bite Roman’s face and (mostly off-frame) administer a knee to the nose, contrary to parliamentary procedure. The pair were found by PNL Deputy Florian Dumitru, Roman left with a bloody nose and Vîlceanu looming over him, having successfully demonstrated the weight of his argument. Roman said that he avoided retaliation out of respect for parliament, but that he would be escalating the matter to the police. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

France has banned TikTok in its overseas territory of New Caledonia in an effort to quell the unrest. However, not all officials see the ban justifiable, calling it ‘yet another attack on freedoms in the context of colonial repression.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 fire broke out in a prison hospital in the Russian city of Izhevsk. The source of the fire is believed to be a transformer substation. No casualties were reported. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The EU seems to be torn over support for Iran. A top EU official triggered backlash among parliament members in Brussels after he suggested helping Iran find the president's helicopter when it went 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

Yong Yang’s parents called the authorities for help. The police shot and killed their son instead. Yong Yang, a 40-year-old man living in the Los Angeles community of Koreatown with bipolar disorder, was fatally shot by police after experiencing a bipolar episode, and locking himself in his parents’ apartment with a knife. Although mental health personnel initially responded, and within just two minutes decided to involve the police. Bodycam footage shows that police opened the apartment door after a long period trying to reason with Yang, to no avail. Seconds later, they found Yang with his knife, and shot him. Officers then proceeded to arrest the corpse and, somehow, avoid telling the family what had truly happened. The police and a clinician claimed Yang had been violent, but Yang’s parents dispute this, insisting he was not physically aggressive and was simply trying to protect himself. The bodycam footage appears to corroborate their version of events, with Yang keeping his distance from the officers during the extremely brief confrontation. The Yang family is now demanding an independent investigation and the release of all related evidence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A Tesla driver in Ohio had a narrow escape when he almost crashed straight into a moving train, a near miss reportedly caused by his car’s self-driving mode. Craig Doty was driving down a road at night earlier this month, when dashcam footage showed his car heading towards a passing train with no sign of slowing down. Doty says that his Tesla was in full self-driving mode at the time, and that he was forced to wrestle control from the car at the last minute, grabbing the wheel and swerving to avoid the train. Even worse is Doty’s claim that this has happened before, escaping serious injury less than 6 months earlier, when his car attempted to drive into a moving train. While Tesla has not commented on this case specifically, they do caution drivers against using full self-drive mode in low light or bad weather conditions, claiming they can ‘significantly degrade performance.’ They didn’t mention that the car might develop a crush on any sexy trains that happen to be around, so they might want to update their guidelines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

So why do you need to marry into families with 5 daughters, according to Biden: 1) The larger the family, the more fun family gatherings are 2) You get 4 aunts happy to babysit your children 3) You know, hehe, if your wife doesn't love you... one of the sisters will always love you 😏 Guess. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

SUP surfers were surrounded by jellyfish near the coast of the Russian city of Anapa. Hold on to those paddleboards, guys, you surely do not want to test the water. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei offered prayers during the funeral ceremony for President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

‘Last month, I stood on the same steps with Prime Minister Sanchez of Spain, and we said that the point of recognizing the state of Palestine was coming closer. That point has now arrived. Today, Ireland, Norway and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine,’ Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed Iranians are ‘probably better off’ without President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with several other senior officials in a helicopter crash last week. The top US diplomat made the remarks while defending his department for offering its condolences over Raisi’s death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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