WORLD NEWS RT - October 28 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Slovakia has reopened formal economic discussions with Russia after a five-year interruption, challenging the assumption that European sanctions and diplomatic isolation can be sustained without significant domestic economic consequences. Prime Minister Robert Fico's government maintains that protecting energy supplies and industrial employment is a national priority, while critics warn that renewed engagement with Moscow risks undermining…

Israel's first parliamentary election since the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023 has delivered a striking political uncertainty. Early exit polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing alliance has lost its parliamentary majority, but the opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has also fallen short of the seats needed to govern. With Arab parties projected to make substantial gains, Israel faces difficult questions…

Who really controls American foreign policy? In a revealing interview with George Galloway, Tucker Carlson questions whether President Trump or powerful unelected interests determine Washington's decisions. He argues that the US is effectively at war with Russia and that Trump's promises to end foreign conflicts have been undermined. From Ukraine and Iran to intelligence agencies, political donors and presidential advisers, Carlson raises…

A brand-new intensive care unit at Waitākere Hospital has no patients, no dedicated staff, no operating budget and no confirmed opening date. The facility was intended to bring critical care closer to West Auckland residents. Instead, its delayed opening has exposed serious questions about workforce planning, hospital funding and whether expensive new buildings are actually delivering additional healthcare capacity. eLocal Report: Based on…

Canada is confronting one of the most difficult questions in modern medical ethics: should a person whose only underlying medical condition is a psychiatric illness be eligible for medically assisted death? A recent opinion column in The Globe and Mail has brought the controversy back into public view, exposing deep disagreements over patient autonomy, the limits of psychiatric medicine and the responsibility of governments to provide effective…