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Pretrial hearings are underway for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating US political activist Charlie Kirk during an event at a Utah college campus.

Prosecutors say surveillance footage tracks Robinson toward the building from which the fatal shot was allegedly fired. However, testimony presented in court has exposed major questions about the handling and authentication of evidence.

Armenian opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan has been sentenced to two months in prison on allegations of fraud and money laundering, which he denies.

His lawyer, Yerem Sargsyan, says masked and armed National Security Service officers searched Tsarukyan’s residence and used unnecessary force against him. Sargsyan also alleges that the charges were brought illegally, without first following the procedure required to waive Tsarukyan’s parliamentary immunity.

Europe is facing two questions that strike at the heart of democracy. The first is privacy. The European Parliament has been battling over what critics call “chat control.” The second is whether people are still allowed to vote for political change. But what if they lose faith in both? Host Ben Swann dives into the discussion and interviews German filmmaker Uwe Boll, the director of viral movie “Citizen Vigilante” that was banned in Germany. Plus, as the world focuses on the war with Iran, another crisis is emerging and only growing more dire as the days pass. Cuba. Things recently became tense at a United Nations general assembly debate concerning the country— where US representative Mike Waltz blamed Cuba for the current humanitarian crisis in the country. America Now's Jalyssa Dugrot has the story. And, is this real? After years of public health scares, Mitch McConnell's latest hospitalization has many asking if he is even still alive. The internet turned him into the latest political meme factory.

The situation between the United States and Iran appears to be growing more complicated. Over the past 48 hours we've heard messages coming out of Washington that appear to point in very different directions. At the NATO summit, President Trump discussed the possibility of taking Kharg island — a critical piece of Iran's oil export infrastructure. But just hours later the president offered a very different message saying Iran badly wants to make a deal. Retired colonel Douglas MacGregor joins host Ben Swann to discuss. Plus, RT Correspondent Igor Zhdanov has the details of a newly signed defense pact signed by Australia as part of a new anti-China strategy. And, America Now’s Olivia Flynn explains the latest diplomatic spat between Washington and Mexico over drug cartels.

Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber NJ Ayuk joins RT to discuss the UK lawsuit seeking to stop the construction of the East African crude oil pipeline, which he brands as ‘colonization 2.0.’ He argues that it is unfair for a London court to decide on Africa’s development, accusing Western groups of using foreign-funded litigation to keep Africans poor and deny them true financial independence.

Carl Niehaus, Member of Parliament for South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), speaks to RT about US-South Africa relations, African unity, and recent diplomatic tensions between Pretoria and Washington.

Andrey Telizhenko, former adviser to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and former Ukrainian diplomat, speaks to RT about the killing in Monaco and makes allegations regarding the involvement of senior Ukrainian officials.

This episode of RT's 'Sanchez Effect' goes from royal blue to Marxist red, as Rick talks to Kemal Okuyan who leads the Communist Party of Turkiye in the country that just hosted this year’s NATO summit. Kemal says the whole idea of NATO meetings has shifted from political discussions towards a simple market for selling more weapons.

As leader of the Communist party, Mr. Okuyan organized the main protests in Ankara against the summit. He says the government banned any demonstrations in the city, but leftists wanted to show the world that Turkish society doesn’t support NATO’s policies. Find out more about Turkiye and the region in this episode on RT or on BitChute 'ricksancheztv'.

The United States launches new attacks on Iran, while President Trump says the ceasefire is over. We're watching both sides abandon the very negotiations that were supposed to prevent a larger war. and the question is, why now? Mohammad Marandi, professor at the university of Tehran joins the show to break it down.

In other news, Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner announces that he suspends his campaign after allegations of sexual assault – America Now’s Olivia Flynn brings the details.

A new peace strategy, or a new escalation strategy? The war in Ukraine may be entering a new phase, expanding from the battlefield, to factories, boardrooms, and the negotiating table. After the NATO summit President Trump is making comments about Ukraine that may indicate a different position for the United States when it comes to the war. Anchor Ben Swann talks with Scott Horton, founder of the Horton academy about the change in tone. Plus, we’re asking an important question: how does the world’s most advanced military accidentally bomb an elementary school full of children? America Now's Jalyssa Dugrot has the story.