RT News - February 08, 2018 (17:00 MSK)

Air strikes by the US led coalition hit Syrian pro-government forces fighting ISIL - US Central Command says the attack was carried out to defend an American-backed group. It's the final day before the start of the Winter Olympics, and dozens of Russian athletes are still awaiting a ruling on whether they can compete in South Korea. But tensions over the Games don't stop there, as Norway now faces doping allegations too. And a UK campaign, aimed at overturning Brexit, received nearly half-a-million pounds from US billionaire George Soros.