RT News - April 1 2026 (09:00 MSK)

A Russian military transport plane crashes in Crimea leaving 29 crew and passengers dead. Authorities say a technical malfunction was the cause, with the aircraft believed to have hit a cliff. The choice is yours. Donald Trump tells oil-hungry allies to buy pricey American fuel, or go open the Strait of Hormuz themselves. That's as the US-Israeli war on Iran causes shock waves across global energy markets. Israel announces plans for its indefinite occupation of southern Lebanon warning it will flatten the area like it did in Palestinian territories. Several Indonesian peacekeepers are also killed in that region, sparking an exchange of accusations.