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The IDF expands its ground operation into Lebanon. The incursion is already the deepest in several decades and Netanyahu now wants to take more of the country - in an effort that, he insists, is to protect Israel. · A warning, these are disturbing images -two people are killed and dozens of others wounded as Israel strikes a seaport area in Gaza. While Gaza suffers, Jewish residents in New York gather for a parade to commemorate Israel Day. ·…

Vladimir Putin blasts mainstream media for ignoring the Starobelsk college massacre coming as the same outlets hail Ukraine’s long-range missile bombardments on Russia instead. · Western powers are using a drone incident in Romania to shift attention away from Kiev's deadly strikes on the Donbass dorm. That's what RT hears exclusively from Moscow's envoy to Bucharest. · Iran slams the ongoing US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz accusing…

Last year, in an extensive piece on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI Century, published by Russia in Global Affairs, I argued that external interference in the affairs of Eurasian countries has consistently prevented their successful and independent development. I traced this pattern from the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)…

Mandatory military conscription of women in Estonia is only a matter of time due to an inevitable shortage of men in the future, the head of the country’s Defense Resources Agency (KRA) has said. NATO’s European members have pursued a major military buildup since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, citing what they describe as a Russian threat – dismissed by Moscow as baseless. Several states have reintroduced a mandatory…

Vladimir Zelenksy’s decision to name a commando unit after Ukrainian Nazi collaborators is evidence that his country is “not ready to become part of the European family,” Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said. Under a decree signed on Tuesday, Zelensky granted the title ‘Heroes of the UPA’ – the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, the armed wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) – to the Special Operations Center North, saying the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an “objective investigation” into a drone incident in Romania in which two people were injured. Moscow is ready to share its assessment if it is provided with either the debris of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or the data about it, he told journalists on Friday. A drone crashed into an apartment block in the eastern Romanian city of Galati near the Ukrainian border early on Friday. The…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to occupy 70% of Gaza, in violation of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between West Jerusalem and Hamas, which allows Israel to control no more than 53% of the enclave. The 2025 agreement, backed by a UN Security Council resolution, envisioned a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in exchange for Hamas disarming and relinquishing control of the territory. Instead, sporadic…

Vladimir Putin calls out Western media on its hypocrisy as they turn a blind eye to the Starobelsk massacre that killed 21 civilians instead reporting on how Kiev produces drones. · Moscow says Western actors are using a drone incident in Romania to shift attention away from Kiev's lethal UAV strike on a Donbass college campus. · RT hears exclusively from Russia's Ambassador to Romania who says Bucharest is resorting to manipulative…

Israel ramps up its military actions in Lebanon despite a shaky ceasefire being in place, striking the capital for the first time in weeks. · Tensions over the Strait of Hormuz boil, as the US warns nations could be exposed to sanctions if they quote - cooperate with Iran’s new Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which controls the critical waterway. · The Russian and Kazakh presidents put pen to paper on a construction agreement for the Central…

Senior figures within Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are allegedly discussing the possible ousting of Chancellor Friedrich Merz due to his record-low approval ratings, according to German media reports. According to Bild, talks about potentially “swapping” Merz for another chancellor are reportedly taking place within the party’s top ranks, including among regional leaders such as Hendrik Wust of North Rhine-Westphalia, Boris Rhein…