WORLD NEWS RT - November 9 2026 (17:00 MSK)

For decades, successive New Zealand governments have made decisions that have shifted economic power away from Kiwi wage earners towards corporate and financial interests, many controlled offshore. Our only oil refinery is gone, foreign-owned banks generate billions in profits, and dependence on imported energy continues while taxpayers service government debt. Is this the unavoidable cost of globalisation, or the deliberate surrender of New…

A secret military torture chamber is uncovered in Ukraine, triggering a damage-control operation as local authorities reportedly arrest civilian whistleblowers who exposed it. In Israel, opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot is invited to explore forming a coalition with Arab parties in a potential challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, tensions rise in Paris as protesters take to the streets, condemning the French government's…

Allegations of a vast network of unofficial detention facilities across Ukraine have intensified following the discovery of a suspected military holding site near Kiev. Ukrainian MP Aleksandr Dubinsky claims thousands of civilians and servicemen are being held in facilities where payments of up to US$15,000 are allegedly demanded for their release. While Ukrainian authorities have opened criminal proceedings over reported abuses at one…

Christopher Luxon's hour-long meeting with Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong has opened a potentially decisive new avenue for forming New Zealand's next government. With special votes still outstanding, Opportunity's seven seats could provide the National-led bloc with a substantial parliamentary safety margin. But the party's emergence raises another question: was Opportunity's success simply an unexpected electoral breakthrough, or did political…

As Kiev faces widespread blackouts following Russian strikes, Vladimir Zelensky clashes with the capital's mayor over failing energy infrastructure despite substantial investment. RT speaks exclusively with an 11-year-old girl evacuated from the frontline after a humanitarian pause brokered by Melania Trump. Meanwhile, President Trump downplays a fresh US strike on Iran as 'minor', but nervous markets fear further escalation. Could renewed…