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The West is scrambling to shore up Kiev with fresh funding and political backing as EU leaders gather in Poland for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, billed as a key forum for rebuilding the country amid the conflict with Russia. · But instead of reconstruction, the summit has been dominated by rows over Nazi collaborators and corruption. · As the conference got underway on Wednesday, RT looked at the controversies that are eroding support for…

Russia gains control of another village in a key border region, with its forces also hitting multiple military targets across Ukraine with group strikes over the course of the past week. · The death toll in Venezuela climbs to almost 600 people - with thousands more injured - in the deadliest earthquakes the country has seen in a century. People continue to desperately search for loved ones buried under masses of rubble. · A rally marking the…

As Keir Starmer prepares to leave the UK’s highest office after less than two years, the media has lined up to explain why he failed to deliver on the enormous hype he received as opposition leader and during his initial months in office. A repeated trope has been that Starmer was a “decent man,” but simply not cut out for mainstream politics. However, his record of concealing the UK establishment’s repulsive crimes – be that serial child sex…

Back-to-back earthquakes rock Venezuela, and bring buildings crashing to the ground nationwide. More than 160 people are dead and almost 1,000 injured. Kiev targets yet more civilians in Russia, but the attacks come in the face of continued Russian advances along the front lines. · Shortly we'll be joined by the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, to discuss the developments. As the US and Japan combine military forces…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has vowed to do “everything” possible to ensure his country does not take part in the latest NATO-backed initiative to finance arms for Ukraine. Speaking to students on Wednesday, Fico – who survived an assassination attempt by a pro-Ukraine activist – said Slovakia would oppose a proposed €70 billion ($80 billion) loan package at the bloc’s upcoming summit in Türkiye. · “I am following the preparations for the…

Northern Ireland veteran politician Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will give up his knighthood and seat on the UK Privy Council after being convicted of rape and child abuse. On Monday, a jury found the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) guilty of 18 counts of sexual abuse, including one count of rape, against two girls. · The offenses were reportedly committed between 1985 and 2008, when both victims were children of primary…

Denmark is considering a nationwide ban on the Islamic call to prayer. Immigration Minister Morten Bodskov has said it has “no place” in the country. The move comes amid a Danish government crackdown on “Islamization.” Speaking to local news outlet Ritzau on Wednesday, Bodskov, a senior figure in the governing Social Democrats party, stated that the Danish authorities are set to reopen an investigation into whether the ‘Adhan’, or call to…

Breaking news on RT international. Russia's top diplomat says Moscow is yet to see any positive outcome from last year's much-hyped Alaska summit with the US, as Washington is clearly shifting its stance on the conflict with Ukraine. · Kenya halts a controversial US ebola treatment centre following weeks of violent protests. The facility sparked outrage as it was intended for American citizens only. · While Lebanese and Israeli officials work…

‘If Netanyahu gets the war back on, Trump is kicking the can down the road. They can’t win against Iran. Tehran is at a 30% escalation level while the US is maxed out’ – ‘The Cradle’ founder, Sharmine Narwani. On the latest episode of ‘Sanchez Effect’, Sharmine Narwani explains how Iran’s massive geographic advantages, from the Strait of Hormuz to its mountain terrain, make it untouchable. She says Bibi needs the war to politically survive, but…

Billionaire Bill Gates has claimed that the late pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail him over affairs he had with Russian women, according to newly released congressional testimony. The Microsoft co-founder appeared before the US House Oversight Committee on June 10 as part of an investigation into the convicted sex offender’s activities and ties to influential figures. A transcript of the closed-door interview was…