RT News - August 18 2023 (17:00 MSK)

Explosion in Moscow as air defenses intercept a drone over the capital. Russia brands it a foiled Ukrainian terror attack. The ECOWAS group of West African nations reaffirms it will step in militarily - if all else fails, over the crisis in Niger. But much of Africa itself seems divided over armed intervention. Washington asks Pakistan's 'Caretaker Government' to respect the rights of prisoners, while refusing to directly comment over the detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.