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‘Israel has become radioactive. I think Iran has started behaving the same way. Choosing to be a bully never works’ – Alanoud Al Thani, Qatari political analyst and researcher. · In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ Rick talks to Alanoud Al Thani, a Qatari political analyst and nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. · She explains Israel’s destructive role in the region as it attacks local nations such as…

Governor Gavin Newsom has downplayed the alert, saying he is “not aware of any imminent threats at this time” · FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images · [RT] The FBI has warned the authorities in California that Iran has planned drone raids launched from an unidentified vessel off the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by US media outlets. Local officials, however, have cast doubt on the warning, saying it is unverified. · According to…

The US-Israeli strikes expose the “evident crisis of international law,” the prime minister has said · Giorgia Meloni ©  Antonio Masiello / Getty Images · [RT] Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed…

The outcome could redefine US dominance – and leave Europe and Ukraine scrambling · By Valentin Loginov, a Russian journalist specializing in political processes, sociology and international relations · RT composite. ©  Getty Images/Eduardo Parra; Contributor · Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and his European partners have plenty of reasons to closely monitor the situation in the Middle East.  · It’s not just because US…

Gazprom has reported drone strikes on the TurkStream pipeline infrastructure in Krasnodar Region · FILE PHOTO. Russkaya compressor station, part of the gas pipeline system that supplies gas to the Turkish Stream. Krasnodar Region, Russia. © Getty Images / Vitaly Timkiv;  RIA Novosti · [RT] Kiev has been deliberately attacking the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline in an…

Brussels looks set to bypass Hungary’s block on the €90 million “aid” package via accounting shenanigans By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/rachelmarsden.com · Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky ©  Sean Gallup / Getty Images · [RT] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian leader…

The allegation comes after Hungary impounded two Ukrainian cash trucks as part of a money laundering investigation · Zoltan Kovacs ©  Thierry Monasse / Getty Images · [RT] The Hungarian authorities have proof that Ukraine is covertly channeling funds to the opposition Tisza Party ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections next month, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has said. · Speaking at the Hour of Truth…

The demonstrators have denounced new German legislation to set up conscription via lottery · Students take part in the ‘School strike against the draft’ in Berlin, March 5, 2026. ©  Omer Messinger / Getty Images · Several-thousand high school students have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest a recently adopted law that could lead to the reinstatement of compulsory military service. · Under the new Military Service…

European Council head Antonio Costa has rebuked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for celebrating the conflict · FILE PHOTO. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. ©  Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images · [RT] European Council President Antonio Costa has issued a rebuke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her support for…

The regulation targets all third-country nationals who are staying in the bloc illegally · FILE PHOTO: Migrants escorted by police to Brezice refugee camp, Rigonce, Slovenia, October 23, 2015. ©  Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images · [RT] The European Parliament is expected to vote this month on a proposal streamlining the deportation of migrants who are staying in the bloc illegally, including rejected asylum seekers, visa…