RT News - August 7 2020 (11:00 MSK)

Russian rescue teams and their international colleagues start joint operations at the site of the devastating explosion in Beirut. Our correspondent is at the scene. Twitter starts flagging the pages of certain media outlets as 'state-affiliated' - though its labelling policy appears to lack consistency. It comes as the US State Department releases a report on the supposed "five pillars" of Russian propaganda. The British government faces criticism - after purchasing 50 million unusable face masks. That as local authorities in the UK are given the power to destroy buildings in their fight against Covid. We got reaction.