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A gunman fired shots at the US embassy in Beirut, according to the Lebanese military. The assailant was shot by troops guarding the embassy and taken into custody. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A unit of Russia’s Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system successfully destroyed several HIMARS rockets amid ongoing hostilities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

South Africa's opposition leader, John Steenhuisen, has suggested forming an alliance with the ruling ANC party, which has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years. He believes this partnership would be the best option for the nation. RT’s Noluvuye Kunge reports. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

We are told US President Joe Biden does not want the standoff with Russia over Ukraine to trigger a global war. The evidence, however, suggests just the opposite. NATO is now using Ukraine to attack Russia. Have no doubts, Russia will respond. CrossTalking with Dimitri Lascaris, Carl Zha, and Yawen Xu. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The Russian Defense Ministry reports that Ukraine lost over 1,500 soldiers in the past day during a major Russian advance, as Moscow's forces gain more ground in the strategic town of Volchansk. RT's Igor Zhdanov reports from the area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Search and rescue crews from 40 countries take part in a demonstration exercise by the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Noginsk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has begun its long journey home, says the country’s space agency. According to an announcement made on Tuesday, the probe took off after two days collecting samples, and sailed into a predetermined orbit around the Moon. The samples gathered, including soil and rock from the relatively unexplored far side of the Moon, were stored in a special container, which will then be transferred to a re-entry capsule, due to return to Earth around June 25, in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e program, and the first to bring back samples from the far side of the Moon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

As Antony Fauci testified in front of a House Oversight Committee that his Covid-19 rules ‘just sort of appeared,’ a different kind of crazy nonsense was being more interesting ever so slightly behind him. Over his left shoulder, a rubber-faced gentlemen gave a running meta-commentary on Fauci’s testimony using only the power of his expressive face. A facetious ‘oh boohoo, woe is me’ kind of commentary, but with the added social distancing between his bottom lip and his chin as he amusingly scrunched his face up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In Spain, comedian Jaime Caravaca took his unique brand of woke edginess too far, when he decided to pick on right-wing commentator Alberto Pugilato. Pugilato posted a picture to X with his baby son, captioned ‘happiness and pride.’ This was the wrong time to be bandying a word like ‘pride’ around, and an enraged Caravaca immediately escalated the situation from zero to infinity billion by leaving his own caption: ‘Nothing and no one can prevent the possibility that he is gay, and when he grows up, he gets tired of sucking black c*ck.’ The child in question is only three months old, leading to even X limiting the post due to the pedophilic connotations making it seem more like an average Instagram post. And leading to some very real-life consequences. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

British populist Nigel Farage officially opened his election campaign by his now-traditional photo opportunity necking a pint of beer. However, it wasn't the only boozy moment – as he left the pub crammed with journalists, a lady chucked her drink, which appeared to be a milkshake, all over him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in the parliamentary election for his party’s alliance; votes cast by over 640 million Indians were counted on Tuesday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

They were once cutting-edge armored vehicles, but now are little more than scrap and rust. The US-made International MaxxPro is designed to survive bullets, bombs, and driving directly over landmines, but has two major flaws: first, it can’t handle uneven terrain or slight turns; second, it can’t survive mines, it seems. Of the hundreds of MaxxPro units sent to Ukraine, several dozen have been destroyed, now lined up in a graveyard. Burnt, broken, shot and blown up, these twisted ruins have finally been pulled from the battlefield, the majority of them thought to have been destroyed during Ukraine’s failed summer 2023 counteroffensive. The LostArmour project keeps track of verifiable losses of military hardware in all forms of conflict in the 21st century. Few pieces of evidence for the scale of Ukraine’s losses can be more verifiable than this video, which the project shared to their Telegram channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Alexander Lukashenko’s state visit was hardly a black tie and boring speeches affair, instead being filled with archery, horse racing and wrestling. Lukashenko’s counterpart, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, treated the Belarusian leader to a display of Mongolian traditional sports, before Lukashenko was invited to try his hand at shooting a traditional Mongolian bow. The pair then headed off for an informal lunch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In the glorious intersection of ‘never work with children and animals’ and ‘bring your kid to work day,’ Tennessee congressman Rep. John Rose (R-TN) gave his impassioned speech to the House, while six-year-old Chris Rose put those endless hours practicing his silly faces to good work, and completely stole all attention away from his dad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

French Navy lands on Omaha Beach as part of an amphibious assault rehearsal ahead of the June 6th commemoration event remembering the 1944, D-Day invasion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian FM Lavrov calls out the US for refusing to allow Scott Ritter to travel to Russia to take part in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum Read more: https://on.rt.com/cu04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The moment an allegedly Israeli airstrike hit a building in the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza with locals fleeing the area in horror -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Election results are declared in New Delhi as Incumbent PM Modi is seeking a third consecutive term, and another five years in power for his Bharatiya Janata Party.

As results of the world's largest election are being announced, the ruling BJP party's coalition has secured a parliamentary majority, despite receiving fewer votes than in 2019. We discuss these unfolding events with Vikas Gupta, Senior Advocate of the Delhi High Court. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In today’s episode of “Direct Impact,” Rick Sanchez dives into the persisting loyalty to Donald Trump, despite his conviction on 34 criminal counts. Additionally, China’s triumphant landing of a probe on the far side of the Moon underscores the country’s remarkable technological prowess. And finally, Rick is joined by political commentator and cartoonist Ted Rall, who discusses his new book “2024: Revisited.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Mexico has elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, after she won more than 58% of the votes – the highest percentage in the country's democratic history. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Iran is preparing for a snap election following President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Among the 80 potential candidates who have already submitted their documents, one of the most prominent hopefuls is former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. RT's Yusef Jalali reports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Former US intelligence officer and RT website contributor Scott Ritter has been removed from a flight in New York by the American authorities as he was en route to Russia to attend an economic forum. Earlier he told us about what exactly happened in the airport. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com