RT News - January 7 2026 (09:00 MSK)
US President Donald Trump announces between 30 and 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil are to be handed over to the US. The new interim leader of the Latin American country rejects Washington’s ambitions to run Caracas as mass upheaval continues following the US military’s brazen abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. RT obtains exclusive footage from a Russian-flagged oil tanker being openly pursued by US and NATO ships across international waters in the North Atlantic. Protests turn violent in Iran amid a growing economic crisis. The nation's President takes responsibility saying his government's policies led to the unrest breaking out.
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