RT News - October 06 2021 (12:00 MSK)

Natural gas prices in Europe leap to a 13-year high, sending household bills skyrocketing, and piling pressure on governments to green-light a new Russian pipeline. Facebook denies a whistleblower's claim that it's spreading hate and weakening democracy, while US senators call for tougher controls on big tech. It's the latest sign of the tide turning on social media giants a decade after they were hailed for bringing about the Arab Spring. US Republicans cry double standards as a marine is court-martialed for slamming the Biden administration's handling of the Afghan pull-out two years after another officer was praised for standing up to the Trump administration. And France threatens to cut power supplies to the UK amid a post-Brexit row over fishing rights.