RT News - September 18, 2019 (17:00 MSK)

Deadlock 2.0: Israel's on course for yet another election stalemate, with Prime Minister Netanyahu currently lagging one seat behind centrist rival Benny Gantz. It means lengthy coalition talks loom as neither have enough for a majority. While Saudi Arabia tries to establish exactly who was behind Saturday's devastating drone attacks on its oil facilities, the US sticks to hasty accusations, pinning the blame firmly on Iran. The New York Times faces a backlash for publishing an excerpt from a forthcoming book about the alleged sexual misconduct of US Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaving important details out.