RT News - April 03 2024 (09:00 MSK)

Taiwan is struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years, causing buildings to collapse. With dozens of casualties being reported, as the number grows. Iran and Syria accuse the US of complacency to Israeli war crimes, following a deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Washington refuses to acknowledge any responsibility on the matter. Human Rights Watch accuses France of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide as it releases archives on the grim 30th anniversary. And, on this day 40 years ago the first-ever space flight by an Indian citizen, as pilot Rakesh Sharma ventured into the cosmos on a Soviet expedition. We look back at the pivotal event.