⚡️ATACMS attack on Taganrog military airfield will not remain unanswered - Russian Defense Ministry
#Russia
Over 300 vials containing deadly viruses went missing from a lab in Queensland... and no one noticed for two years.
Samples of Hantavirus, Hendra virus and Lyssavirus disappeared from the lab in 2021, after a freezer broke down. The missing vials weren’t noticed until 2023.
#Australia
⚡️Nuclear watchdog chief Grossi warns of possible looting at Al Hadjar nuclear research centre in Syria
Terrorists with nuclear materials. What could possibly go wrong?
#Syria #Nuclear
Luigi Mangione to plead not guilty
Luigi Mangione will plead not guilty to charges in Pennsylvania unrelated to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder, his lawyer said.
Denied bail Monday, Mangione faces firearm and forgery charges in PA while fighting extradition to New York for murder-related charges.
#US
❗️US Sec State Blinken to visit Türkiye Friday
Washington's top diplomat is heading to discuss the situation in Syria, where American troops have supported Kurdish fighters - whom Ankara views as an extension of the PKK, the political party that the US and many nations consider a terrorist group - for years.
Exact details of who he will meet have not been released yet.
#US #Türkiye
Military Spending League Table: Notice anything?
The AFP has totted up the eye-watering amounts countries spent on their military capabilities, and the graph comparing their outlay compared both to GDP and population total.
There's one notable omission though.
#GDP
Bitcoin to $1 million? Eric Trump teases his prediction for crypto’s future
At the Bitcoin MENA event in Abu Dhabi, the president-elect’s son told the crowd, “A hell of a lot more eyes are going to open” when the cryptocurrency reaches the predicted $1 million per coin, just days after surpassing the landmark $100,000 price.
Crypto Trumping the established financial model - some aren’t going to like the next four years.
#Crypto #Trump
Biden regime taught Ukraine that aggression is rewarded; achieving peace is not a priority – Zakharova
#Biden #US #Ukraine
❗️'Thieving G7': Giving Ukraine $20 billion earned from Russian assets is 'robbery' - Deputy FM Ryabkov
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov added that Moscow is ready to study Donald Trump's proposals on resolving the Ukraine conflict - but stressed that studying it does not mean agree.
#Russia #Ukraine #G7
❗️The West continues to pump Zelensky's regime with weapons – Russian FM spokesperson Maria Zakharova
Zakharova blamed the West for escalating the conflict, despite the "terrorist nature" of Kiev's regime being clear.
#Russia #Ukraine
⚡️Russia's State Duma adopts law banning the admission of migrants' children to schools without knowledge of Russian language.
#Russia
RT takes a look inside the Golan Heights buffer zone
The Israeli military is strengthening its position in the contested area between West Jerusalem and Damascus, uncertain of what to expect from Syria’s new jihadist rulers following the collapse of the Assad government.
#IDF
Russian troops help defiant Kursk region civilians
In Lgov area settlements, which volunteers have been unable to reach, Murmansk region riflemen have stepped in to deliver food, personal hygiene products, and essentials.
#Russia #Kursk
Russia blasts Ukraine ‘provocation’ after drone attack on IAEA vehicle near Zaporozhye NPP
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned a Ukrainian drone attack on an IAEA official vehicle near the Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant, calling it a "deliberate provocation." IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, speaking in a video, confirmed that although no one was injured, the strike left the vehicle severely damaged.
Moscow suggested that the attack was a deliberate effort to escalate tensions and draw focus on the plant ahead of the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors session on December 12, a meeting that Ukraine had actively advocated for.
#Nuclear
West Java devastated: Torrential rains leave thousands homeless, villages buried in mud
Torrential rains unleashed massive flows of mud, rocks, and debris through 172 villages in West Java's Sukabumi district, displacing over 3,000 residents and forcing them into temporary government shelters.
More than 1,000 homes were completely submerged, with around 3,300 others severely damaged. Two villagers are still missing.
#Indonesia
Israel arrests 30 Jewish citizens for alleged espionage on Iran's behalf
Israel alleges the arrests represent Tehran's largest attempted infiltration attempt in decades.
These individuals were reportedly bribed to spy for Iran in nine covert cells, with goals including the assassination of Israeli nuclear scientists and former military officials, as well as gathering intelligence on military bases and air defenses.
#Israel #Iran
Trump may cancel Ukraine's $20 billion loan - New York Times
Theoretically, the president can do this by lifting sanctions on Russia's frozen assets, the profits from which are being exploited to pay for the European tranche of the $50 billion package.
However, Republicans are still expected to oppose such a step, so the decision would not affect the European part of the loan.
#Trump #Ukraine
Russian army advances as Kiev struggles to mobilize more men
Russian forces are keeping up their steady advance on the frontlines in the Donbass region, as RT's Igor Zhdanov reports.
In the last 24 hours, Kiev lost more than a thousand men and dozens of military vehicles, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
All this as Ukraine mulls lowering conscription age to 18.
#Ukraine #Russia
Israel unleashes wave of strikes on Syria: Over 480 targets hit
The IDF claims the strikes targeted strategic weapons stockpiles to prevent them from ’falling into the hands of terrorist elements.’
#Israel #Syria
South Korean police raid presidential office over martial law investigation
The raid follows the arrest of top police officials suspected of involvement in the controversial decree, including former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who attempted suicide in custody.
The political turmoil has prompted South Korea's main opposition party, the Democratic Party, to prepare a second impeachment motion against Yoon, marking the country's biggest political crisis in decades.
#SouthKorea
‘Beyond crazy’: Elon Musk reacts to new Ukraine aid package
“How much have we sent so far? This is getting beyond crazy,” Elon Musk wrote on X, commenting on the news that the White House had announced a $50 billion loan to Kiev.
Earlier, the US Treasury Department said that it had already transferred a $20 billion portion of the Ukraine loan to a World Bank intermediary fund.
#Ukraine #Musk
❗️FM spox Zakharova congratulates RT on our 19th anniversary
Well, we do our best to Question More.
#Russia #RT
❗️Hafez al-Assad tomb complex reportedly destroyed in Syria's Qardaha
Unverified footage purportedly shows the destruction of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's father's resting place.
#Syria
❗️Biden's govt is doing everything to continue agony of Ukrainian puppets – Zakharova
#Biden #US #Ukraine
'Fascist gangster nation': Kim takes aim at Yoon
DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un broke his silence on last week’s bizarre and short-lived declaration of martial law south of the border, calling Yoon Suk Yeol a ‘puppet’ who tried to unleash a ‘fascist dictatorship’ on the ‘gangster nation’ of South Korea.
#SouthKorea #DPRK
❗️ Putin discusses Ukraine, Middle East with Hungary's Orban by phone
The Russian and Hungarian leaders also spoke about economic cooperation, while Orban expressed an interest in helping resolve the Ukraine conflict diplomatically, the Kremlin reported.
#Russia #Hungary
Cartel violence: Member of ruling Mexican coalition government assassinated
A federal congressman from Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz was killed, adding to the rising tide of political violence sweeping the country.
Local media reports that Benito Aguas was shot multiple times and succumbed to his injuries.
#Mexico
‘Syria terrorist revolt plotted by US and Israel’ — Ali Khamenei
Iran’s Supreme Leader claims Tehran has evidence linking Washington and Tel Aviv to the orchestrated terrorist overthrow of the Syrian government while accusing others of playing a supporting role.
He vowed resistance to the Western-backed campaigns of interference in the region.
“The more pressure you apply, the stronger it becomes. The more crimes you commit, the more motivated it grows. The more you fight it, the more it expands,” he said.
#Iran #Syria
Massive explosion shatters Shenzen residence, sends shockwaves through nearby China Resources Tower
The cause of the accident and injuries remain unclear; investigations are underway.
#China
Sudan airstrike on Darfur market kills 100+ amid brutal civil war
A Sudanese army air strike on a market in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, has allegedly killed over 100 people and injured hundreds more, according to a legal group monitoring the conflict in Sudan.
Kabkabiya is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is fighting against the Sudanese army in the ongoing civil war.
#Darfur
