It’s a big occasion for tank crews in Russia – who are celebrating their professional day. To mark the event, RT’s Ilya Petrenko found out what it’s like, to be in the driving seat of one of the Russian army’s staple battle tanks

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Russia has condemned Poland’s decision to remove a World War II memorial. The foreign ministry described it as an ‘outrageous incident’ and part of an ‘anti-Russian policy’. The Red Army monument stood at the site of a mass grave. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8moy

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Hurricane Irma, downgraded to category 3, has approached the Florida coast, bringing high winds and heavy rains. Irma having already caused death and widespread destruction in the Caribbean, more than a quarter of Florida’s population has been ordered to evacuate. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mom
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More than six million people have been forced to flee their homes in Florida, as Hurricane Irma makes landfall. The edge of the storm is now battering the state’s coastline. Irma has left a trail of devastation across the Carribean. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mom
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Powerful footage of wind and rain sweeping through Miami was captured from the window overlooking the city’s waterfront on Saturday, as Hurricane Irma continued its path across the Floridian peninsula. The category five hurricane has reportedly turned north-west and is showing sustained winds of 125mph (201kph). It is expected to make landfall on Sunday. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mo4
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Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday told people that have been ordered to evacuate that now is the time to go. Speaking to reporters, Scott said this is the last chance they will have to make a good decision. Millions of people will see life-threatening winds and storm surge as Hurricane Irma approaches the state, the governor said. More than 75,000 people have flocked to shelters in Florida to escape Hurricane Irma’s potentially deadly winds and storm surge. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mom
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Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1991 for her activism against the military junta in Burma (now Myanmar) which resulted in her house arrest for 15 years, from which she was released in 2010. In 2015, Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won the general election, and she became de-facto leader of the country under the official title of state counsellor.

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A mysterious fireball has been filmed in the dark evening skies over the city of Krasnodar in southern Russia. The burning object can be seen plummeting towards residential buildings.

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Rain and high wind as Mexico braces for Hurricane Katia

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NOAA pilot flies directly into Irma’s eye of hurricane Irma
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The state of Myanmar is facing condemnation from Muslims – over its failure to stop violence against the country’s persecuted Rohingya religious minority.

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A collision between a train and a truck in western Siberia has left injured 17 people injured, according to authorities. At least three children are among those hurt in the incident, one of them in serious condition.

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With Islamic State’s three-year blockade of Syria’s Deir-Ez-Zor effectively broken by government forces, the aim now is to retake the remaining parts of the city from the terrorists.

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Germany’s Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel shares his view on the upcoming federal elections, and on Europe’s ongoing refugee crisis.

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New Russian ambassador Anatoly Antonov has taken office in Washington, as the rhetoric between the two countries seems to be cautiously easing.

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Russian airborne forces take part in regular drills near the city of Orenburg
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Members of the CNTE teachers union took to the streets of Oaxaca protesting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s visit to the city.
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Hundreds of protesters marched in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Friday, against the eviction of the Shamanseh family, who forced from their home on Tuesday morning. Among the detainees were two residents of the neighbourhood: a young boy, reportedly detained for a short period of time, and another person found waving the Palestinian flag. The Shamansehs, a family of eight, had lived in the area for over 50 years. This was the first eviction in Sheikh Jarrah in 8 years.

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Weighing around 25 tonnes, locals found the whale on the beach. According to the Head of Risk Management in the municipality of El Viejo Marvin Melendez, the whale is believed to have washed up from the Pacific Ocean already in a state of decomposition.

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Homes were wrecked and large expanses of ground opened up in Minatitlan, southeastern Mexican state of Veracruz, Friday, after an earthquake that registered between 8.0-8.4 hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. At least 58 people were killed in the disaster. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mj5

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands with ‘Promobot’ robot during his visit to the Perm IT exhibition, Friday. ‘Promobot’ is designed to fulfill all the responsibilities of a human shop assistant, he is capable to advise customers on products, return goods, give customer feedback on the spot and process it immediately with the goal of raising company standards. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mkv

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Russia’s new ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, talks to Sophie Shevarnadze about the challenges the organization is facing and his plans to use this platform to build a constructive dialogue with American colleagues at a time of unprecedentedly fragile relations.

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Leader of Muslim organization in Norway refused to shake hand of Norwegian Immigration minister because she is a woman, and instead he handed her a bouquet of flowers, the gesture quickly attracted public attention, and the Muslim leader’s name soon hit the headlines.

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Hungary and Slovakia have lashed out at Brussels, after the EU’s highest court ruled that the countries will have to abide by mandatory migrant quotas. Both countries earlier tried to challenge the program – and refused to take refugees in.

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