‘Historic’: India enters the hypersonic era
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation conducted a successful flight trial of the country's first long-range hypersonic missile from off the Odisha coast on Nov 16.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh hailed it as a “stupendous achievement.”
#India - Boost
Pentagon fails 7th straight audit
The largest government agency still can’t account for its $824 billion budget, having never passed an audit since it became a legal obligation in 2018.
DoD officials admit there’s “a lot of work to do” to achieve a clean audit by 2028.
#US - Boost
‘Dangerous escalation’: Flares fired at Netanyahu home
Although the flares caused no damage at the Israeli PM’s Caesarea home on Saturday, Shin Bet are investigating the “grave incident” after three were arrested.
Justice Minister Levin says it is part of a “violent coup” attempt.
#Israel - Boost
Putin-Scholz phone call is first sign winds are changing – John Laughland
On the sidelines of the BRICS Symposium in Sochi, RT had a chance to discuss the possible shift in Russia-West relations after the US election with John Laughland, lecturer of the Catholic Institute of the Vendee.
On Saturday, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky had complained that the German Chancellor's contact with the Kremlin could open the door to more dialogue with the West.
Watch the full interview on Rumble HERE
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❗️FAKE: Russian FM Lavrov's 'Comments' On Namibia
The post, purporting to be from RT, is a mock up.
EU can't survive without BRICS & Russian cooperation - Deputy Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev
Speaking to RT, Kosachev said that BRICS & Russia need the EU much less than the EU needs them.
#BRICS #EU #Russia - Boost
Indonesia becomes BRICS partner
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as its newest partner, with the country's Foreign Ministry stating that they have already submitted a formal membership application.
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🚨NEW MUST-WATCH EPISODE OF GOING UNDERGROUND
HEATED EXCHANGE: Trump’s ex-Deputy Assistant Dr. Sebastian Gorka & Afshin Rattansi CLASH Over Gaza
https://rumble.com/v5pjq0z-heated-exchange-trumps-ex-deputy-assistant-dr.-sebastian-gorka-and-afshin-r.html
FBI, CIA, NYPD sued for $100mn over Malcom X assassination - lawsuit
The civil rights campaigner’s daughter and estate say the government's fingerprints were ‘all over’ his 1965 killing, alleging agencies arrested his bodyguard days earlier and stopped cops from protecting him.
#US #MalcomX - Boost
Musk mocks Zelensky's 'defiant' interview
I mean Zelensky is literally a comedian, so he's doing his job.
#Zelensky #Trump - Boost
Abkhazia protests explained: Opposition continues to demand President’s resignation
After Abkhaz President Aslan Bzhania refused to resign, he proposed holding snap elections, but the opposition has rejected this offer.
RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov went to the capital of Sukhum to provide insight into the ongoing protests and explain the reasons behind the unrest and the opposition's demands.
#Abkhazia #Russia - Boost
⚡️China stabbing spree leaves 8 dead, 17 injured
Initial reports from police officials indicate a 21-year-old student went on a wild rampage in Wuxi city on Saturday.
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❗️4 hostages released, suspect detained in Paris suburbs restaurant standoff – BFMTV
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❗️Police are negotiating with the hostage taker - BFMTV
The restaurant where the situation has developed was earlier surrounded by response teams.
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❗️Restaurant owner has taken some employees as hostages, according to Agence France-Presse
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UN chief Guterres's participation at Kazan Summit changed attitudes toward BRICS – Bulgarian MP
Following the attendance of Antonio Guterres, European nations began to recognize BRICS as a credible and influential entity on the world stage, Bulgarian MP Ivan Petkov tells RT.
#BRICS #UN - Boost
Haifa shelled, Netanyahu residence targeted with flash bombs
Hezbollah claims its large-scale missile attack on Haifa targeted military sites, but Israel accuses it of destroying a synagogue.
Three people were also arrested for attacking PM Netanyahu’s home with flash bombs.
#Israel #Hezbollah - Boost
Massive Gaza protest in Rio demands G20 action
Ahead of the G20 summit starting on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, hundreds of protesters from global social movements rallied on Copacabana beach, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and condemning the ongoing violence as genocide.
#Gaza #Israel #G20 - Boost
Not A Good Day To Be Zelensky: De Facto Leader’s Deadpan Claims Mocked By The Richest Man In The World
Elon Musk saw the humor in Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine - the recipient of $380bn in aid from the West since 2022 - is an “independent country.”
Zelensky wants to end war ‘by diplomatic means’ next year
The Ukrainian de-facto leader claimed Saturday that Kiev “must do everything we can to ensure that this war ends next year… by diplomatic means” a day after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Vladimir Putin to negotiate peace.
“We have to understand what the Russians want,” he added.
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UK’s poor diet costs £260bn per year - study
Experts from the Food Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) claim the direct and indirect consequences of the British public’s unhealthy eating costs three times more than what they spend on food in the first place.
The FFCC estimates junk food makes up over half the collective adult diet, leading to more costly healthcare and social care, welfare spending, productivity losses and chronic disease.
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Zakharova questions ‘rabid xenophobe’ Annalena Baerbock over Ukraine long-range weapons demand
In response to the German Foreign Minister insisting “now is the time to finally find the strength to do what our partners are already doing”, the Russian FM spokesperson asked: “Isn’t it time…”
▪️to abolish the status of Hitler and other criminals of the Third Reich as honorary citizens?
▪️to rename German military installations named after Wehrmacht soldiers and officers? Around 40 Bundeswehr barracks are still named after Nazi generals.
▪️to stop using the federal and regional budgets of Germany to maintain Nazi graves?
#Germany #Russia - Boost
Behind enemy lines: RT exclusive with heroic solo soldier
RT speaks to the soldier who survived three weeks alone without supplies while drones constantly attacked the Ukrainian trench he held.
#Russia #Ukraine - Boost
Trump drops blockbuster new ad
Well you didn't think he'd return to the White House quietly, did you?
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Mike Tyson knocks out Netflix
Netflix streaming service almost crashed on Friday night as it streamed the farcical boxing bout between the 58-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion and YouTuber Jake Paul.
Thousands of outages were reported as users flocked to watch the legend return for his first professional fight in 19 years, but Tyson was a fragile shadow of his formerly fearsome self as he showed his age in a limp defeat to an opponent 31 years his junior.
#Netflix #Tyson #JakePaul - Boost
❗️UPDATE: China knife attacker 'unhappy' with school grades
A police statement has explained that the suspect - who immediately admitted his guilt when caught by police - said he had become enraged by failing to achieve his diploma due to low grades.
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’This is not living’ | Gaza family forced to shelter in ruins of their own home
This Gaza family is forced to shelter in the collapsing ruins of their own destroyed home. Lacking resources and fearing further violence, they are trapped in a desperate situation with no safer alternative.
#Gaza #Israel - Boost
Gay student killer jailed for life
Neo-Nazi-linked Samuel Woodward was convicted in 2018 for stabbing a gay, Jewish student - who had kissed him - 28 times in the face and neck. His lawyers argued he was on the autistic spectrum.
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⚡️Hostage-taker says he 'plans to commit suicide' - Le Figaro
The outlet reports that there are no customers involved in the hostage situation, with only staff in the restaurant at the moment.
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⚡️Hostages taken at restaurant in France
Police have cordoned off the area in the French city of Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, BFMTV channel reports.
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