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At least 18 people reportedly killed in powerful storms that swept across Texas and Arkansas leaving a trail of destruction in their wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Zelensky's government has approved a new conscription law, and Ukrainian distrust in their military mounts. We hear from Vasily Prozorov, a former Ukrainian security service officer, who said being conscripted to the Ukrainian army now means certain death or disability. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Russian Msta-S 152-mm self-propelled gun delivered a massive strike on a stronghold of Ukrainian troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 South Korean air force consisting of about 20 jet fighters including F-35A, and F-15K, holds drills in response to North Korea's plan to launch a satellite rocket -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

On this episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez rounds up all the latest and greatest stories from the previous week. Will US Secretary of State Antony Blinken go down as the “Butcher of Gaza”? Some protestors think so. Did former Deputy Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland just give unwavering support for Ukraine to target Russian territory with NATO weapons? And what, or who, is to blame for the massive generational divide between the Baby Boomers and Gen Z on politics, patriotism, and support for Israel? Rick is joined for all of this and more by Host at Radio Sputnik Wilmer Leon and Conservative Commentator and Radio Host Steve Gill. Don’t miss it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 240 people have been detained during brutal clashes between police and anti-govt protesters in Yerevan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

On this episode of The MO, host Manila Chan delves into the pressing issue of the chocolate controversy in West Africa with guest Netfa Freeman, coordinating committee member for Black Alliance for Peace. They unpack the disturbing allegations of slave labor within the cocoa industry, shining a light on the exploitation of workers and the systemic injustices at play. Through their insightful dialogue, viewers are confronted with the harsh realities of the global chocolate supply chain and the critical need for ethical sourcing practices. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Russia advances on the frontline, the number of foreign mercenaries fighting for Ukraine is dwindling, and those who have returned home say taking on Russian forces was more challenging than they expected. RT correspondent Chay Bowes reports. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said that NATO chief Stoltenberg's rhetoric of 'more war' has crossed the line, and Italy cannot be forced to send its troops to fight against Russia. RT contributor Rachel Marsden reports. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Is Europe preparing for direct military conflict with Russia? Evidence suggests the answer is yes. Also, international law and the real global community are working to hold Israel to account. How much isolation is the US willing to accept? CrossTalking, with George Szamuely and Martin Jay. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

South Africa is gearing up for general elections on Wednesday, where 28 million voters will elect a new National Assembly and regional parliament members, choosing from 52 registered political parties. RT correspondent Noluvuyo Kunge takes a closer look at the three front-runners. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

French police conducted a series of forceful arrests on Saturday in Gennevilliers amid a protest organized by Earth Uprising activists. Officers used tear gas, rubber bullet launchers, stun grenades, and baton strikes against the protesters. Reportedly 58 people were arrested during the demonstration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 team of researchers in China have showcased their new humanoid robot, capable of portraying a wide range of emotions. Footage filmed at the University of Science and Technology of China shows the robot, named ‘Guagua,’ singing and telling stories, while displaying different faces. Guagua has 30 motors driving the ‘muscles’ in its face, enabling it to portray human-like expressions. It is designed to provide interaction and engagement with users and to provide personalized feedback and support to meet the user’s emotional needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Two competing buskers: a mariachi band and a fire-eating juggler came to unusual blows after an argument on the street. At first it seemed to be comparatively tame, with one of the band chasing the juggler to a small taco restaurant, El Infierno. Soon, the mariachi had backup, in the form of his band, all armed with the mariachi’s most dangerous weapon: Spanish guitars. However, the juggler had balls, and a talent for shooting fire straight out of his mouth. The resulting inferno saw the fire-eater regurgitate flaming hell upon the now flaming Hell, setting several guitars ablaze, the guitarists, but most of all, himself. It’s unclear who won this most baffling of turf wars, but police did take the fire-eater to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Scientists in China poking about in underground caves and rivers have made a brand new discovery: a new, very pink, very weird type of cavefish. However, what they did not discover were its eyes, because it doesn’t have any. The ‘Guiyang Golden-line Barbel’ was found in an underground stream of the Wujiang River System in 2019, but it took five more years of study to understand its significance – it seems to be an evolutionary middle step between sightless cavefish and sighted non-cave fish. Unlike other cave fish, it doesn’t have the large whiskers (barbels) that sightless fish normally have, nor the long fins or thick scales. While it doesn’t have eyes, it almost does, with a faint black spot under the skin where its eyes would be. Some of the fish even have very rudimentary vision, able to differentiate between light and dark. It’s a missing link, showing how such features evolved. Also, despite having only been discovered, its been determined that these fish are in danger of extinction: they’ve evolved (or half-evolved) to only survive in that particular cave system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

What on the surface seems like a harmless fairytale of LGBT Jesus merrily having gay sex with all of history becomes a perverted paradise of nuns indulging in sins of the flesh, and an unfortunate tangling of comically elongated Biblical penises. We take a look at the controversial, and legally dubious ‘The Baby Jesus Does Not Hate Ladybugs.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Somewhere near the Russian village of Orotukan, there is a hungry bear who’s unexpectedly skipped dinner. The potential dinner, in this case, was Olga Prokopenko, out on a walk minding her own business. The bear didn’t expect its prey to fight back, but that's just what Olga did. She explained to reporters that she didn't even have time to be afraid when confronted by the bear, and began throwing stones at it, ‘like driving away stray dogs.’ Amazingly, this worked, and the bear decided ‘Screw this, I’m going home.’ After the bear had run away, Olga continued her walk as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chinese machine gun wielding robodogs have taken the center stage during the largest-ever military drills between China and Cambodia. The 15-day ‘Golden Dragon’ military exercise kicked off on May 16th and involves over 2,000 troops, 14 warships, two helicopters, 69 armored vehicles and tanks as well as China’s latest military addition – ‘dogs of war’. Although handlers have kept them on the leash and demonstrated only their walking capabilities, these four-legged, remote-controlled drone soldiers with automatic rifles mounted on their backs are designed for a much broader use such as precision shooting, reconnaissance, surveillance, and remote engagement. In his opening speech, Cambodian armed forces commander-in-chief Vong Pisen said that the robotic war dogs would ‘enhance the capabilities’ of the two armies in the fight against terrorism. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 scatter mock dead bodies of civilians killed in Gaza outside the Sacred Heart of Montmartre cathedral in Paris to show their solidarity with the Palestinian 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

Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tashkent for a two-day visit, during which he will hold negotiations with Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The Russian President will attend the first meeting of the Council of the Regions of Russia and Uzbekistan during the visit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Hundreds of anti-government protesters take to the streets of Cordoba, staging a road blockade near the airport to voice their opposition to Argentinian President Milei's visit to the province -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 displaced Palestinian living in Khan Younis has built himself a tent using discarded Israeli missile parts. Abu Taysir Miqdad’s home was destroyed, and he and his family moved first to Rafah, then to Khan Younis. He found some nearby land and set to work, scavenging metal poles, missile parts and other discarded equipment, and built a shelter. Abu describes building his makeshift home as having ‘created something out of the enemy’s remains,’ even building an oven from missile fragments, and says that during construction he didn’t think of anything except to ‘keep working constantly.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 strike group of the Russian Aerospace Forces, consisting of Ka-52m, Mi-35, and Mi-8 helicopters, delivered an airstrike on Ukrainian troops using unguided aircraft missiles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Saturday night for a demonstration demanding a Gaza ceasefire as fighting in the enclave enters its eighth month. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Violence broke out before this year’s Lag BaOmer holiday festivities at Mount Meron in Israel as ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police. The Israeli police closed the Jewish pilgrimage site over concerns that the area could be targeted by Hezbollah. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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