Former Serbian Prime Minister and current senator from the Republic of Srpska, Aleksandar Vulin, says Serbia will not forget its historic friendship with Russia despite pressure from the European Union.

China has launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station.

Japanese Patriotic Organization Issuikai President Kimura Mitsuhiro warns that the rise of AI, digitalization, space technology, and private control over servers could give powerful states unprecedented influence over entire regions.

Representatives from some 150 countries visited Moscow Region for the inaugural International Security Forum.

RT's spoken with a senior figure at the prominent 'Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa' bloc.

Oita Etyang told us the continent needs to look closer to home for development opportunities, as well as cooperate with friendly nations in matters of regional security.

The Israeli military has declared the entirety of southern Lebanon a 'combat zone'. The IDF, which invaded the area in March, is now ordering civilians to evacuate.

Israel claims it only attacks military targets, but many Lebanese locals believe otherwise, and are now fleeing for their lives.

To dicuss this, we speak with Lebanese Military Academy professor Naim Joseph Salem.

In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, Rick brings on former U.S. marine and Gulf war veteran Kenneth O’Keefe to discuss latest developments in the Middle East crisis and the optics of the American military there. O’Keefe is now in Tehran and strikes out at Washington with one single question ‘what would you do if Iran bombed a school in America?’ He and Rick agree the entire aggression is illegal and in no way serves American interests - considering the whole action has been manipulated by Israel. And that some anti-U.S. sentiment in Iran makes sense after the number of war crimes committed against the nation. O’Keefe also mocks the possibility of a ground invasion of Iran. He says that Iranians would probably be saving American marines from starvation in the country's impassable mountain range. Watch the whole episode on RT International or on BitChute ‘ricksancheztv’.

Iranian Security Council official Dr Ali Bagheri speaks exclusively to RT, criticizing Washington and Israel’s approach to the Middle East. He argues that US “peace through force” policy has created instability, while Iran supports dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations.

As talks between Washington and Tehran reportedly move closer to progress, Iran is making one demand clear: an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. But according to RT correspondent Caleb Maupin, each time the US and Iran appear to approach a diplomatic breakthrough, Israel escalates military action in the region.

Brussels and several European countries have summoned Russian diplomats after Moscow issued a warning urging foreigners and diplomats to leave Kiev ahead of possible retaliatory strikes.

Speaking to RT, Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said Moscow’s warning was intended to prevent casualties, while accusing Western countries of ignoring the deadly attack in Starobelsk. He argued that Europe is moving closer to direct military confrontation with Russia through arms supplies, drone production, intelligence support, and other assistance to Kiev.

Representatives from around 150 countries have gathered in the Moscow region for the inaugural International Security Forum, where security officials are holding conferences, briefings and multilateral discussions.

RT spoke with Idriss Mounir Lallali, head of the African Union’s Counterterrorism Research Centre, who says Russia and African nations share a long-standing partnership rooted in sovereignty, non-interference and mutual respect. He also stressed that Africa has gained decades of experience in counterterrorism and is increasingly taking ownership of its own security future.