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Syrian academic Fayez Kontar accuses Israel of exploiting the July 2025 massacres in Suwayda to expand its influence across southern Syria under the banner of protecting the Druze.

He argues that Israel could have prevented Syrian forces from reaching the province and accuses the two governments of collusion. Kontar also examines how Netanyahu is using the issue to court Druze voters ahead of Israel’s parliamentary election.

Is Netanyahu turning Druze suffering into an election strategy? Golan Times editor-in-chief Ata Farhat argues that Netanyahu’s speech in Yarka was a calculated appeal to 80,000 Druze voters. He examines the timing, Netanyahu’s claims of protecting the community in Syria, and how those votes could affect Israel’s electoral balance.

Benjamin Netanyahu is invoking Donald Trump’s support and pledging to topple Iran’s government as Israel heads toward parliamentary elections.

In the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, violence against Druze in Syria has sharpened a divide over identity, citizenship and security. Some residents see their future with Israel; others reject its occupation and elections. But even those seeking Israeli citizenship aren’t necessarily backing Netanyahu. RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij speaks to residents.

NATO’s 2011 intervention helped topple Muammar Gaddafi. What followed spread far beyond Libya: looted weapons, returning armed fighters and expanding jihadist networks across the Sahel.

RT examines the intervention’s regional fallout, the British parliamentary inquiry that challenged its justification, and African leaders’ criticism of Western military policy. As Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger turn away from France and deepen security ties with Russia, sovereignty is central to the debate.

Africa’s resources must translate into prosperity for its people. Speaking to RT at the Russia–Africa Media Forum, Ndileka Mandela, founder of the Thembekile Mandela Foundation and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, discusses what meaningful partnerships should deliver.

She addresses Russia–Africa relations, neocolonialism, BRICS financing, local manufacturing and her grandfather’s legacy. She also explains why humanitarian projects can fail when donors overlook communities’ priorities.

BRICS offers developing countries a way out of the Western-dominated financial order, says Gamal Abdel Nasser Jr., chairman of the Nasser Foundation for Humanities and Development.

Speaking to RT in Moscow, the grandson of Egypt’s former president discusses Russia–Africa cooperation, delays to Russia’s industrial zone in Egypt and why returning looted artifacts should come alongside colonial reparations. He also explains why education and stronger ties between small businesses are essential to Africa’s development.

RT speaks with Chagonda Sugar Matiro, General Director of Zimbabwe State TV, on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa media summit in Moscow.

He discusses growing cooperation between Russia and African broadcasters, challenges Western portrayals of Moscow as dangerous, and highlights the urgent need for African media to embrace artificial intelligence and modern technology to drive development.

Western narratives about Russia are collapsing. It is the West, particularly Europe, that is in crisis, not Russia. Also, consolidating victory. The war in Ukraine and on Iran are not over. However, the final outcome is becoming clear – Russia and Iran have the strategic advantage.

CrossTalking with Mats Nilsson and Chay Bowes.

George Szamuely, Senior Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute, discusses the Trump administration's sanctions against the International Criminal Court and the European Parliament's response. Szamuely argues that the ICC is increasingly becoming a European-led institution as major powers, including the US, Russia and China, remain outside its jurisdiction. He also examines how Washington's secondary sanctions could affect those conducting financial dealings with the court.

Journalist and former IDF soldier from the Haredi community Yankee Farber says tensions over military service exemptions are dividing Israeli society ahead of the elections, predicting that some ultra-Orthodox Jews will join the military while others will continue to refuse service.