Japan’s military has requested a record-high budget, in light of the growing tensions in the region. It comes days after North Korea fired a missile, which passed over the country. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8lws

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Russia’s foreign ministry has said US security services intend to conduct searches in the building of the Russian consulate in San Francisco on September 2. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8m0a

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‘I realized that had no time for any other option: ‘A biker in Moscow Region has posted a video online showing his efforts to prevent an apparent suicide attempt. He can be seen talking a man out of jumping from a bridge onto the highway below, as he stops oncoming traffic.

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A Baghdad orphanage has two newcomers – Hadidja and Fatima, abandoned by their parents who fought for ISIS. Those children are among dozens RT is tring to reconnect with their families back in Russia.
Murad Gazdiev has more.

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The head of Poland’s tourism organization is being sacked after remarks about the Auschwitz concentration camp. He suggested the Nazi camp was not ‘an attractive tourist destination,’ adding the site had more to do with other countries’ history.
RT discussed the issue with Israeli journalist Avigdor Eskin. He says these remarks just reflect a bigger trend in Poland: the attempt to rewrite history.

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More US troops will be heading to Afghanistan. Pentagon chief James Mattis has now signed an order to dispatch additional forces. Trump provided no deadline for an end to the war.
The number of additional troops to be sent to the country is being kept under wraps.
In addition, the president wants the NATO allies to throw more soldiers and money into the fight. Trump’s Afghan strategy shake-up is raising fears of even more civilian casualties.
Robert Naiman of the Just Foreign Policy think tank says the new strategy will likely lead to more civilian deaths.

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Sweden is usually considered a beacon of media freedom worldwide. However, growing numbers of disturbing cases are coming out which appear to put that reputation in doubt. For example, top Swedish newspaper Expressen has been exposing citizens who criticize the government on the internet and challenging them face-to-face. The editors were even honored for their actions.

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The US State Department has ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco, along with two annexes within the next two days. The move threatens to take relations between Washington and Moscow to a new low. Washington is defending the move as a straightforward return to diplomatic parity with Moscow. Analysts told RT the decision to shut down the consulate was immature, and Russia’s new ambassador to the US faces a tough job ahead.
RT’s Jacqueline Vouga has details.

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As the US-led coalition attempts to retake the remaining parts of Syria’s Raqqa from ISIS, the UN warns that not enough is being done to spare civilian lives. RT talks to a local journalist Musa Al Khalaf, who reveals the true scale of its destruction. RT also gained access to photographs taken by him, which provide a rare look inside the devastated city.

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Muslims around the world are celebrating one of the most important dates in the Islamic calendar, known as The Festival of Sacrifice.
In Moscow thousands of Muslims have also gathered for prayers.
RT’s Igor Zhdanov report.

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The Russian Consulate in San Francisco, as well as two annex buildings in Washington and New York, will have to close by September 2, the US State Department announced in response to Moscow ordering the US to reduce its diplomatic personnel in Russia.

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Flood rescue operations are underway in Port Arthur, Texas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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Weekly news briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova

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Samim Bigzad
– Received death threats from Taliban
– Applied for asylum in UK
– Has UK-based father who needs care
– Detained without warning after asylum rejected

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Authorities concerned new migrant camp is starting to form in downtown Brussels

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Weekly news briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova

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Another political season opens, with all new players. Will Merkel’s political career carry on?

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Max and Stacy discuss ‘the bizarre decade’ on the markets engineered by central banks and the ‘red flags’ in the shale industry. In the second half, Max interviews Mitch Feierstein, author of Planet Ponzi, to discuss central banks’ collective $15 trillion in assets. How will this Ponzi turn out?

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Within days, Iraq’s Prime Minister is expected to announce the full liberation of the city of Tal Afar from Islamic State…thought to be the last stronghold of the terror group in the north of the country. But how close to peace really is the war-weary nation – Murad Gazdiev speaks to people on the ground.

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Several members of the media were allowed to enter into embattled areas of Marawi, Wednesday, as the battle between government troops and Islamic State-linked militants reached 100 days

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Indian police say four people have been killed and at least 30 others are trapped in a building that collapsed after torrential rains lashed western India. Rescue workers, police and local residents helped pull 13 people out of the rubble when the five-story building in Mumbai crashed early Thursday. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8lr5

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The crew of a US Navy helicopter conducted numerous dramatic rescues of Beaumont’s stranded residents as flood waters continued to plague Texas and Louisiana, Wednesday. The death toll from Hurricane Harvey has now risen to 31. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8lie
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