RT News - October 07 2020 (17:00 MSK)

Nothing but an excuse for sanctions. That's how Russia's greeted news the global chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed Germany's findings, that prominent Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny, was poisoned with Novichok. Meanwhile a former chief of the OPCW is barred from speaking at the UN Security Council, about a controversial probe into an alleged chemical attack in Syria two years ago. With the UK chalking up Europe's highest Covid death toll, and the country seeing a new surge of infections, a minister's praise for the way the government's handled the health crisis, is called into question plus the number twos in round two US 2020 vice presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence go head-to-head on Wednesday after the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was dominated by a 'blame game' and insults.