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Answering RT's question at the Minsk press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he can’t comment on the alleged warnings of the European Commissioner about a possible attack on the Georgian Prime Minister but he remarked that ‘speaking nonsense’ is typical of European politicians. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Putin once again noted that Russia has always been ready for peace talks, and in it was Ukraine who withdrew from the negotiations in the first place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Putin and Lukashenko hold press conference

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to ‘immediately halt’ its military operation in the Palestinian city of Rafah. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Putin, Lukashenko hold meeting in Minsk [extended format]

Six pilgrims in India miraculously escaped injury when the helicopter they were traveling in lost control and crash landed next to a helipad. The pilgrims were headed to Kedarnath temple, one of the twelve jyotirlinga (manifestations) of Hindu Lord Shiva and part of the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit in the Himalayas. The helicopter encountered a ‘technical snag’ with its tail rotor and lost control, spinning wildly as the pilot desperately tried to regain control and land. While he could not regain control, he was alert and composed enough to make a successful emergency landing on the grass next to the helipad, precariously sloping away from the helipad. All seven occupants were unharmed and the pilgrims were able to complete their visit to Kedarnath, although their prayers probably took on a more immediate character than they might otherwise have expected. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, while local District Magistrate Saurabh Gaharwar praised the pilot for averting a potential catastrophe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 former Green MP in Italy has made a one-man stand against Israel’s war in Gaza, expressing his solidarity with the Palestinian people. Stefano Apuzzo was filmed climbing out of the window of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, and hanging two Palestinian flags from the balcony railings. He was also heard shouting ‘Stop Italian arms for the genocide in Gaza’ before returning inside. Explaining his protest afterwards, Apuzzo condemned the war between Israel and Hamas, calling for an immediate ceasefire. He also slammed what he saw as Italy’s involvement in the war, citing state-owned defense manufacturers Oto Melara and Leonardo’s arms production for the region. Fellow Green Party member and alliance leader Luana Zanella praised Apuzzo for his actions. ‘While several European countries recognize the state of Palestine and the Italian government remains silent, Apuzzo reminds us that a ceasefire is needed,’ she told reporters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

This was the moment Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic heard the result of the United Nations vote: July 11 will now be the annual day of remembrance for the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The resolution, proposed by Germany and Rwanda, was approved with 84 votes in favor, 19 against, and 68 abstentions. The new ‘International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica,’ will remember the over 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys who were killed by units of the Bosnian-Serb military, under the command of Ratko Mladic. Vucic, however, condemned the resolution, arguing it unfairly targets Serbia and its people, and warned that the resolution could lead to further divisive measures. He also questioned why similar resolutions have never been passed for Serb victims of genocide. Vucic has always sought a ‘policy of reconciliation’ over Srebrenica, has never questioned the genocide charges against Mladic and others, and has condemned it as ‘a horrible crime,’ but has fallen short of acknowledging the events as genocide. Culpability for the massacre has always been a controversial question, and while many call it a Serbian genocide, others have vehemently denied this, or even called Mladic a hero. While the International Court of Justice recognized the Srebrenica massacre as genocide in 2007, it found Serbia was not directly responsible, although failed to prevent it. Judging from the quite visible emotion on Vucic’s face as the result of the vote was announced, he certainly doesn’t think the world will hold such a balanced view. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 meets with his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko in Minsk

One of the main concerns for Kiev commanders now is that they might run out of reserves on the battlefield, so they’ve been trying very desperately to draft as many men as possible. With the new draft law in effect, the officers now pretty much can take whoever they want. This has led to some very tragic outcomes… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Spain’s deputy prime minister has drawn criticism from Jewish commentators after ending a speech with the words, ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.’ Yolanda Díaz, who also serves as Labor and Social Policy minister, delivered a video address following Spain’s announcement that it would recognize the state of Palestine, and ended with the pro-Palestine slogan. The Israeli embassy in Spain has slammed the speech, writing on X that it ‘completely rejects Yolanda Díaz’s statement,’ calling it ‘anti-Semitic.’ The Federation of Spanish Jewish Communities, meanwhile, accused Díaz of ‘encouraging hatred and rejection’ towards Jews. During her speech, Díaz accused Israel of ‘barbarism’ and called for the European Union to be pressured to ‘end its agreements and treaties with Israel.’ Spain, along with Ireland and Norway, will officially recognize the Palestinian state starting May 28. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Harvard graduates walked out of commencement shouting pro-Gaza slogans. Earlier, 13 Harvard students were reportedly not allowed to get diplomas due to their participation in campus protests. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 discusses with Correspondent Manila Chan how three more European countries, Norway, Ireland, and Spain, have formally recognized Palestine and will comply with the ICC arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, in the United States there is an ever widening divide between Baby Boomers and Gen Z on patriotism, politics, and support for Israel, a new poll reveals. Then Rick is joined from Tehran by independent Iranian journalist Setareh Sadeqi to discuss what daily life in Iran is like following the recent death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and growing tension 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

Trump’s campaign rally was counter-protested as the former president visited one of New York’s poorest districts – the Bronx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Ukrainian military intelligence was directly involved in the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall just outside Moscow in March, the director of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Aleksandr Bortnikov, has 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

Before meeting with the President of Belarus Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Victory Monument in the center of Minsk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Serbia has condemned the Western-backed ‘Srebrenica genocide’ resolution in the UN General Assembly, saying it was a highly politicized measure that essentially opens Pandora's box. Proposed by Germany and Rwanda, the resolution declares the 11th of July as a day of commemoration of a contested act of genocide that occurred in a Bosnian town nearly 30 years ago amid the Yugoslav wars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

British lawmakers cheered a delegation of the notorious Azov Ukrainian military unit at a roundtable in Parliament, while former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called them ‘heroes.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Defense Minster Andrey Belousov has arrived in Minsk for a meeting with his Belorussian counterpart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Britain’s blonde bombshell Boris Johnson has been filmed giving an impassioned speech calling for, you guessed it, more military aid to Ukraine. Plot twist I: it was to Azov Battalion. Plot twist II: he directly told them to go and attack Russia, just in case the idea hadn’t occurred to them. The video, apparently taken at a private club in London on May 22, shows the former British Prime Minister urging his fellow private members to give yet more weapons to Ukraine, and to allow them to use those weapons to attack targets within Russia. ‘Give them those weapons. Give them the ATACMS and give them the budget,’ he said. ‘It’s the single best investment we can make.’ And who would he invest in? Who are the Ukrainian ‘heroes’ he speaks of? Why, none other than guests of honor, Azov Battalion, the Nazi insignia wearing, Nazi worshiping neo-Nazis that Ukraine definitely doesn’t have. Britain has an election coming up soon, so let’s all see if the ‘let’s make world peace by arming the Nazis’ will be a vote-winning policy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

He thought he was safe from the cops on the third floor. He was wrong. Satish Kumar, a nursing officer, had been administering his hands in the wrong places at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Places like a junior female doctor, with the doctor filing a molestation complaint against Kumar. News of Kumar’s less-than-healing hands quickly reached other staff members, who went on strike demanding Kumar be immediately fired. Instead, his fate would be more dramatic. In rolled the cops, quite literally, driving right onto the ward to make the arrest like something out of a Bollywood movie. The incident, captured in a 26-second video that has gone viral on social media, shows policemen clearing a path through the crowded ward, moving aside equipment and patients alike to make way for the vehicle, while the driver slowly edged down the hospital like he was suffering from a terminal case of badassery. Kumar was arrested. He didn’t really have much choice. Not everyone is happy, though. For a start, is it all that sanitary to drive a police SUV directly into a ward? Many users on social media think not. Nor do they think the response was remotely proportionate, justified or wise. But it was cool. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Courtesy: Iranian State TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Hostilities continue between the IDF and Hezbollah causing previously populated areas in north Israel to become ghost towns. People who have evacuated are expressing a great desire to return home. RT's Middle East bureau chief, Maria Finoshina, reports from the scene. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

While the Biden administration and many of its closest allies continue to shield Israel with diplomatic cover, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice speak for much of the world. If there is to be justice, it must be applied to all. CrossTalking with Lionel, Mohammad Marandi, and Saul Takahashi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Teachers in northeastern Argentina clashed with police after breaking through fences protecting a provincial legislature as protests by public employees demanding salary increases continue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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