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Macron’s nuclear throwdown, Mossad’s man in Germany, Ukraine in flames: RT stories that shaped the week

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This week we also followed the rapidly escalating Saudi/Houthi conflict and the disputes stressing India’s relationship with the US Macron sends a nuclear message When France’s military test-fired its latest nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the submarine-launched M51.3, on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron chose to milk the spectacle for every last drop of propaganda value. “To be free, we must be feared,” he said. “And to be feared, we must be powerful.” The launch, Macron said, was intended as “a clear message… for wherever it must be received.” The missile may have splashed down in the north Atlantic, but the message was received “loud and clear” in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the following day. “Problems should be resolved through dialogue, not demonstrative missile launches,” but Russia wil...

Ukraine’s ‘secret cargo’ sparks scandal in EU state – media

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An Austrian opposition party is demanding answers over a reported 200 kg shipment transported through the country by Ukrainian intelligence without any checks A scandal is brewing in Austria over a secret Ukrainian intelligence shipment reportedly allowed to cross the country unchecked, with opposition politicians demanding to know what it contained and who authorized its passage. A Volkswagen van belonging to Ukrainian intelligence carried 200 kg of undeclared “special cargo” through Austria in January, Kronen Zeitung reported on Saturday. The shipment was reportedly linked to the Ukrainian delegation attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky was present. The case emerged after the right-wing opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) obtained a diplomatic note requesting permission for the van to cross Austrian territory. The Foreign Mi...

Thousands march in London to protest Israeli ‘genocide’ against Palestinians (VIDEO)

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Demonstrators have called for an arms export embargo and a boycott of goods made in Israel Thousands of people took to the streets of London on Saturday, calling on the UK government to stop supplying arms to Israel and boycott trade over what protesters described as three years of “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza three years ago in response to the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage. The United Nations estimates that around 1.98 million people, or 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced by the operations since then, while much of the enclave’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. Video footage from central London shows crowds of demonstrators gathering along the Victoria Embankment, with many wearing keffiyehs, carrying Palestinian ...

‘He was merely a journalist’: Family demands accountability for Palestinian reporter’s death (VIDEO)

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Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza’s Mawasi area on September 30 The family of Palestinian journalist Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar, who was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza, has demanded accountability from the Israeli military, accusing it of killing an innocent man whose family depended on him for survival. Al-Najjar was killed on September 30 in an Israeli drone strike in the Mawasi al-Qarara area, north of Khan Yunis, according to Palestinian media. Local sources said the attack came as Israeli forces continued shelling and firing across Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas reached a year earlier. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted to killing al-Najjar, but claimed he was a member of Hamas’ military wing and took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war. An IDF spokesman, cited by Israeli media,...

Pentagon raises official US death toll in Iran war

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Two noncombat deaths have been added after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dismissed reports that the tally was incomplete The Pentagon has revised its previously underreported tally of US military deaths linked to the war with Iran, raising the official count to 21. The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) initially listed 18 US military deaths from hostile and non-hostile causes since the conflict began on February 28. The Washington Post reported last month, citing six US officials, that the database understated the number of deaths. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the findings “a complete lie.” On Friday, the database was updated to include Army National Guard Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, who died in Kuwait on March 6, and an unidentified Navy member who died by suicide in September. It also recorded the death of Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, who died in a training accident in Iraq in May. T...

Nine dead in Pennsylvania shooting

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Two children are among the victims, according to the police A gunman opened fire at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, killing at least nine people, according to local law enforcement. Two children are among the victims, the police said, adding that the suspect committed suicide. The police received a report about a shooting at a residence in the city of Erie in the early evening on Friday, according to the local media. Two women were subsequently found dead outside of the home; the other victims were discovered inside. The suspect reportedly initially barricaded himself indoors, leading to a standoff with the SWAT teams deployed to the scene, the police department said. A local news media outlet photographer, who was present at the scene, stated that he had heard screams and gunfire at some point during the standoff. The gunman then took his own life, according to Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah, who said the s...