WORLD NEWS RT - April 26 2026 (17:00 MSK)

By Alex Krainer · President Trump surprised many, perhaps most people, by ordering the attack on Iran on 28 February 2026. Just during the last days preceding the war did it become clear that the attack was imminent, in spite of the fact that the U.S. and Iranian sides were actively engaged in negotiations to settle the conflict peacefully. Before that period, it seemed that Trump was trying to avoid the war, and it was only logical that he…

Tehran maintains it is not developing nuclear weapons, insisting its research program is for peaceful purposes only · US President Donald Trump. ©  Screenshot / Donald Trump / Truth Social · US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington has launched “major combat operations in Iran” to eliminate “imminent threats” and “defend the American people.” The Islamic Republic has previously rejected US demands to curb its…

The Free Speech Union is today writing to Police asking why an Auckland woman was telephoned at home, with Police calling her mother first, and then called into a station to be told a Facebook post was "unkind" and "unwelcoming to the Indian community". No offence has been alleged. No threat of violence has been alleged. According to public reporting over the past 48 hours, Renee-Rose Schwenke posted a photo captioned "Welcome to New India…

In a rare backtracking, Israel caves to international pressure and admits it mishandled the situation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchure in Jerusalem. Police blocked a senior Catholic priest from holding Mass on Palm Sunday. Israel claims Yemen's Houthis have launched a drone attack on its territory. This follows the group announcing its decision to fully back Iran militarily. Ansar Allah's spokesperson tells us why. A Russian…

Trump has opened a new diplomatic space with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, and Gulf States to de-escalate the Iran conflict—while the U.K., EU, and NATO are absent and increasingly irrelevant. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues President Trump has opened a new diplomatic space to de-escalate the Iran conflict by working through a regional roster—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, Gulf States, and back channels into…