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Shortages have triggered a disease surge in the enclave, Doctors Without Borders says in report · Displaced Palestinians fill water containers on April 18, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza. ©  Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images · Israel has used access to water as a weapon and a form of “collective punishment” against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a report by international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Israel has…

The move by the UAE is a significant blow to the global organization of major oil producers · © Getty Images / Buena Vista Images · The United Arab Emirates has decided to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as well as OPEC+, the state Emirates News Agency (WAM) reports. · The withdrawal, which is set to come into force on May 1, is viewed as a serious blow to Saudi Arabia, the informal…

Breaking news this hour on RT. Moscow accuses Kiev of disrupting global energy trade and provoking further instability after Ukraine strikes an oil refinery in southern Russia. Considerable environmental damage is also reported. Robbery on the high seas - that's how Tehran has described Washington's oil blockade in the Indian Ocean which saw three Iranian tankers seized en route to fuel-hungry nations. An RT source confirms Ghana…

An eventual peace deal with Russia will require concessions by Kiev, the German chancellor has suggested · Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at an event at the Carolus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Marsberg, Germany, April 27, 2026. © Getty Images / Federico Gambarini/picture alliance · Ukraine may have to accept territorial losses in a future peace deal with Russia to keep its EU membership hopes alive, German Chancellor Friedrich…

Ukraine’s power appears to be shifting behind the scenes · By Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst - RT composite. ©  Getty Images/Antonio Masiello;Maxym Marusenko;Grafissimo · Almost six months have passed since ‘Mindichgate’ erupted in Ukraine. The corruption scandal, which allegedly implicated large parts of the ruling elite, became the most serious political test of Vladimir Zelensky’s presidency and,…

Cole Allen allegedly breached security at a presidential press event on Saturday while armed with a shotgun and pistol · ©  US President Trump via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images · The armed suspect who allegedly tried to storm past security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday has been charged with the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump. · Cole Allen, 31, a teacher from…

The right-wing party would win if an election were held this Sunday, according to a new survey · People take part in an AfD campaign event in Brandenburg, Germany, March 19, 2026. © Getty Images / Frank Hammerschmidt/picture alliance · The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit a new popularity record and would win a hypothetical election with 28% of the vote, according to a Bild/INSA poll published on…

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have combined their parties ahead of elections planned for later this year · Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid ©  Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images · Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have formed a unified party in a bid to oust Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in elections later this year. · Right-wing Bennett and…

Talks between the Russian President and Iran's foreign Minister wrap up in St Peteresburg. Abbas Araghchi says the whole world has witnessed the Islamic Republic standing up to American aggression. Malian insurgents reportedly supported by European mercenaries kill the country’s defence minister as Russia’s Africa Corps helps Bamako stem the attacks. Two Former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Benjamin Netanyahu ahead…

By Frank Bergman · !Image Text · In a development that is igniting major concerns over a growing pattern of deaths tied to sensitive government research, a decorated Air Force veteran who was preparing to testify before Congress about the government’s alleged secret UFO programs has been found dead under what officials are calling an “accidental overdose.” · Matthew James Sullivan, a 39-year-old with top-secret clearances, was discovered dead…