RT News - December 31 2023 (17:00 MSK)

One person is killed in the latest Ukrainian shelling of the Belgorod region - that's after Saturday's attack on the city's center claimed the lives of 24 civilians, including four children. Russian forces responded by targeting military sites in Ukraine. Distressing images from central Gaza where at least a dozen people have been reportedly killed by Israeli bombing raids. Palestinian officials sound the alarm over an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. Renowned Australian journalist and Julian Assange supporter John Pilger has died at the age of 84. Russian diamonds are forever as India reportedly urges the G7 to delay the ban on Russian diamonds, to protect jobs in a sector vital to the country.