RT News - August 20 2026 (17:00 MSK)

The deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky's office is sacked following a raid by Ukraine's anti-corruption body, with the boss of a major bank also getting the boot over a money laundering scheme. America's diverting attention away from its own crisis - Iran lashes out at the US after Donald Trump announces economic warfare against Tehran, threatening consequences to any country that deals with Tehran. Two years after denying any involvement, the Israeli army now admits its solders were the ones who opened fire, killing 6-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza. Her last moments were immortalised in a recorded phone call in which she can be heard begging for rescue.