New documents shared by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal GCHQ mass-surveyed “every visible user on the internet,” codenaming the operation Karma Police after a popular song by Radiohead.

Loz Kaye, Open Intelligence Think Tank, joins RT

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As the UN reaches its 70th anniversary, the US has accused Russia of overusing its veto power and risking the legitimacy the Security Council. However, as prominent American linguist Noam Chomsky tells RT, the US has been “the veto champion” in the past, and has used its veto just as often.

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A massive pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona, Spain drew thousands of people on Friday just two days before parliamentary elections in Catalonia. The Catalan president has promised to break with Spain in “18 months to 2 years” in case of a win.

Giovanni Dalla-Valle, Veneto independence movement, also a member of Scottish independence movement, joins RT

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US President Barack Obama has agreed to send the last remaining British resident held at Guantanamo Bay back to the United Kingdom. Shaker Aamer has been held at the US military base in Cuba for 13 years.

Jack Rice, Criminal Defense Attorney and Former CIA Office, joins RT

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The Australian government’s manual, aimed at preventing young people from radicalization, has caused a public outcry – it uses an environmental activist involved in the “alternative music scene” as an example of violent extremism.

Joanne Jacobs, social media expert, Australian university lecturer and speaker on communications issues. joins RT

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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s US tour might leave a nasty aftertaste after Washington threatened Beijing with economic sanctions over alleged hacker attacks against American business entities.

Xin Zhang, Research Fellow, School of Advanced International and Area Studies, East China Normal University, joins RT

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Over a million liters of a cyanide solution leaked from Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina’s western San Juan province – nearly five times more than previously reported. Meanwhile, a judge has lifted a ban on pumping toxic substances at the site.

Richard Steiner, a retired biology professor from the University of Alaska, joins RT

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‘US position on Syria has tilted’ – analyst on Putin & Obama talks at UNGA

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his US counterpart, Barack Obama, during his stay at the UN General Assembly, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin press secretary, said.

Derek Monroe, US foreign policy analyst, joins RT

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EU leaders have pledged 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to UN agencies aiding Syrian refugees in the Middle East in an attempt to ease the flow of refugees into Europe. The EU will also try to convince Turkey to restrict the influx of migrants into Greece.

Jurgen Elsaesser, Compact magazine editor-in-chief, joins RT

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A letter has been allegedly circulating among members of the Saudi royal family, with warnings that the House of Saud may be losing its grip on power. The letter containing a number of political accusations is said to be penned by an unnamed royal himself.

Colin S. Cavell, writer, author of ‘Exporting 'Made in America' Democracy’, Associate Professor of Political Science, joins RT

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