India has rejected US allegations that a foreign funding law targets Christians Read Full Article at RT.com

Finland has ruled out expanding air defense missile support for Ukraine due to its own security concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

At least 13 people were killed and 39 other injured in a Ukrainian drone raid on Nizhnekamsk, Russia, according to regional officials Read Full Article at RT.com

The French authorities have detained 420 people, including 166 minors, over suspected deliberate fires and serious negligence Read Full Article at RT.com

An Iranian paramilitary commander has promised new footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid rumors about his health and whereabouts Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread to his bones, his son Hunter said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has ruled out turning the Ukraine crisis into a frozen conflict, saying peace can only be achieved by addressing its root causes Read Full Article at RT.com

Houthi rebels have fired ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi-backed forces in the Yemeni port city of Mokha Read Full Article at RT.com

Twitch has banned Asmongold after he suggested that migrant children crossings into Ceuta, Spain, should be shot Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and demanded that Hamas disarm Read Full Article at RT.com

The Mecca pact links Riyadh, Ankara, and Islamabad in a new security framework that could reshape regional deterrence Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of its forces disrupting a Ukrainian troop rotation on a key sector of the front line Read Full Article at RT.com

Hundreds came to Kiev expecting the apocalypse. Explore the rise, collapse, and unlikely afterlife of Maria Devi’s White Brotherhood cult Read Full Article at RT.com

The migration crisis in Ceuta has exposed a new reality in the EU’s relations with its southern neighbors Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is unprepared to fast-track Ukraine’s membership bid as the country is too corrupt, the FT has reported, citing a senior diplomat Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pentagon is pressing US arms makers to accelerate weapons production as the Iran war drains already diminished munitions stockpiles Read Full Article at RT.com

German journalist Michael Martens has sparked a backlash after asking Vladimir Zelensky how Europe can help Kiev “kill more Russians” Read Full Article at RT.com

Kim Dotcom warned that AI could supercharge surveillance and give Washington access to vast databases of personal data Read Full Article at RT.com

UK military chief Richard Knighton said he finds Ukraine’s points system for drone kills “uncomfortable, even macabre” Read Full Article at RT.com

Canada’s British Columbia declared a state of emergency as roaring Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled in size, forcing 20,000 people to flee Read Full Article at RT.com

Around 10,000 people have protested in Germany’s Plauen against the federal government, calling for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s resignation Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian forces have struck fuel depots and port infrastructure in Odessa, the Defense Ministry has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Depleted US missile stocks could undermine confidence among Washington’s Asian and European allies, The New York Times said Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has presented six conditions to the US for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com

Two trains collided near Skrinjari in northern Croatia, leaving at least 20 people injured Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian drone has exploded near a critical gas pipeline in Bulgaria, the country’s Defense Ministry said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in Russia’s Belgorod, killing three and injuring 25 people, a regional official said Read Full Article at RT.com

China will launch regular shipping via Russia’s Northern Sea Route, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino faces fresh controversy after reports that UEFA paid off his alleged lover while he was its general secretary Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s anti-Russian rant was driven by “impotent rage,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said Read Full Article at RT.com

A widening split on the American right is turning Trump’s old base into open opposition, with Israel at the center of the rupture Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is seeking to repeat the Venezuela scenario in Cuba, but faces a tougher challenge, the NYT reports, citing US officials Read Full Article at RT.com

Six people were injured and over 50,000 buildings in Japan’s Kagoshima and Okinawa lost power as typhoon Dolphin tracks toward China Read Full Article at RT.com

Wikipedia has become a compromised propaganda tool that now informs AI, co-founder Larry Sanger told the Berliner Zeitung Read Full Article at RT.com

Catholicos Karekin II and six clerics face trial for defying a civil court order amid a growing rift with the Armenian government Read Full Article at RT.com

After $22 billion in US arms sales, the big promises on co-production and technology transfer still ring hollow Read Full Article at RT.com

A distressing Ukraine mobilization video purportedly shows masked recruiters tear-gassing and beating a 19-year-old in a taxi in Odessa Read Full Article at RT.com

Low water levels in the Danube River have exposed the remains of two Nazi soldiers and World War II military equipment in Budapest Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has struck a Flamingo missile-linked facility and a military fuel depot in Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

RT looks back at the essential stories that shaped the week’s news, from Russia’s retaliatory strikes on Ukraine to another AI escape Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has reportedly promised to refrain from strikes on a vital Black Sea oil terminal in Russia’s Novorossiysk co-owned by US companies Read Full Article at RT.com

US Cyber Command probes a ‘suicide cluster’ after five deaths in a month, as military hackers face pressure from the Iran war and AI Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pentagon has accused former Air Force chief Frank Kendall of leaking classified information about Donald Trump’s presidential plane Read Full Article at RT.com

A New Mexico judge has declared Meta a public nuisance over harm to children, ordered a $567 million fine and sweeping platform changes Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk has refused to let Ukraine use his Starlink internet service for strikes deep inside Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Department of Justice has accused Duke Law of maintaining admissions practices that discriminate against white and Asian applicants Read Full Article at RT.com

Madrid imposed reciprocal measures in response to Rome tightening controls after 72,000 people illegally entered Spain from Morocco Read Full Article at RT.com

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and NATO-member Turkiye form a defense bloc amid Middle East conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s flagship Kimi K3 model has bypassed restrictions in a UK AI safety test, researchers say Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian drone strike hit an apartment building in Crimea, killing two civilians, regional head Sergey Aksyonov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass an anti-Russian sanctions bill authored by deceased Senator Lindsey Graham Read Full Article at RT.com

DOGE credited itself with billions of dollars in federal budget savings that could not be substantiated, a US government watchdog has found Read Full Article at RT.com

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and NATO-member Türkiye have signed a mutual defense pact amid escalating conflict across the Middle East Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has ordered new tariffs and import price floors on polysilicon, escalating tech rivalry with China Read Full Article at RT.com

What the WHO report says, if you read it carefully Read Full Article at RT.com

Rheinmetall saw its revenue surge nearly 70% as Berlin remains a key Ukraine backer and keeps raising military spending Read Full Article at RT.com

African football officials have backed Gianni Infantino as UEFA seeks a challenger and Norway calls for his resignation Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of FAB glide bombs being used to destroy the Ukrainian military’s command centers Read Full Article at RT.com

US researchers have used artificial intelligence to design and create functional viruses that do not exist in nature for the first time Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian naval drone has washed ashore in Russia’s Crimean port of Yalta Read Full Article at RT.com

India rolls out a $2.5 billion program to boost production of compressed biogas to slash reliance on LNG Read Full Article at RT.com

Kenyan vets warned of a potential food safety risk after cyanide was linked to the deaths of 15 elephants Read Full Article at RT.com

DR Congo health workers have walked off the job over unpaid wages as the country struggles to contain a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump slammed Washington ‘ComPost’ as ‘treasonous’ after a report focused on his alleged frustration with Pete Hegseth Read Full Article at RT.com

Why the carefully planned White House visit was doomed from the start Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that US President Donald Trump will gain nothing from “theater diplomacy” Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders imposing new restrictions on birthright citizenship Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has privately signaled support for JD Vance as next president while publicly avoiding a 2028 endorsement, WaPo reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky would lose a presidential election if it were staged now, a poll by Socis suggests Read Full Article at RT.com

A deadly shooting has occurred at a school in Nonthaburi, Thailand Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel has charged a settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank, in the first such indictment since 2019 Read Full Article at RT.com

The man behind the Hide the Pain Harold meme has topped a recent public poll for new Hungarian president, the Guardian has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have launched large-scale attacks on Saudi-backed forces Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Ukraine’s request for additional interceptor missiles, saying the country needs them at home Read Full Article at RT.com

Tucker Carlson has unveiled a political manifesto following his split with Donald Trump and his promise to help build a third party Read Full Article at RT.com

US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy moved to decertify Network for Hope over a case where donor showed signs of life on the operating table Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has said negotiations with Oman on reopening commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have entered the final stage Read Full Article at RT.com

Meta has claimed that its flagship AI model escaped testing and carried out a hacking operation Read Full Article at RT.com

A US Senate committee has held Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to testify on the origins of Covid-19 Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland has defended Stepan Bandera as a national hero who deserves to be honored despite growing outrage in Warsaw Read Full Article at RT.com

Nuns, priests, and worshippers describe rising abuse, stone-throwing, and fear in Jerusalem as anti-Christian incidents surge Read Full Article at RT.com

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US rich-poor gap is closing even as inflation and high living costs persist Read Full Article at RT.com

Meta intervened in the political process of the country and hence had to apologize, Kanchan Gupta tells RT India   Read Full Article at RT.com

Nigerian security forces freed 308 people kidnapped in Kwara and Niger states in a record rescue operation Read Full Article at RT.com

Marine One carrying the US President Donald Trump reportedly came within 1.3 km of lateral distance from an Envoy Air passenger jet over DC Read Full Article at RT.com

Bangladesh has slammed India over ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s presser, saying that allowing the virtual address was detrimental to relations Read Full Article at RT.com

New Zealanders have taken to city streets on skis and snowboards after a rare Antarctic cold snap blanketed parts of the country Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU sacrificed reliable nuclear power to ideology, then discovered that ideology does not generate electricity Read Full Article at RT.com

The former head of logistics at the Ukrainian Air Force has been accused of illegal enrichment, prosecutors have said Read Full Article at RT.com

A rail route connecting Russia and India will help skirt risks associated with Hormuz, Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin said Read Full Article at RT.com

DR Congo has halted copper and cobalt concentrate exports to boost local processing amid growing US interest in the country’s mineral sector Read Full Article at RT.com

New Ebola infections have doubled in some DR Congo hotspots, according to WHO Read Full Article at RT.com

Europe and Asia matter to Russia for very different reasons Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishina has been charged with illegal enrichment by the country’s anti-corruption agencies Read Full Article at RT.com

Two French livestreamers have received suspended prison terms for abusing and humiliating a man before his death Read Full Article at RT.com

Four employees of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant have been wounded by Ukrainian landmines, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

India seeks operational control of 2 Venezuelan oil blocks, using its expertise in similar geological characteristics Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump reportedly accused Pete Hegseth of misleading him about the state of the country’s munitions stockpiles Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has described Venezuelan oil as the “spoils” of war, claiming that Washington is “doing the same” in Iran Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia has accused Western countries of using Ukraine as a proxy to support terrorist groups in Africa Read Full Article at RT.com