WORLD NEWS RT - May 7 2026 (17:00 MSK)

NZ 8the May 2026




Russia doubles down on its warning to Kiev stating the city will be hit if Ukraine attempts to disrupt Russia’s World War Two ‘Victory Day’ commemorations.

Moscow urges civilians and foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital. Powerful blasts rock Beirut as the IDF launches a new wave of attacks on the Lebanese capital. Israel's Prime Minister claims the country's forces targeted and killed a Hezbollah commander.

And with talks between Iran and the US stuck in limbo - Tehran says its finger is on the trigger both militarily and economically. Our correspondent has been examining western claims that the country is supposedly on the brink of collapse.

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