RT News - August 7 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Ukraine dials up its terror spree - as Russian forces respond to an attempted naval drone attack on a resort in Crimea. The peninsula avoided a repeat of last week's tragedy, when Kiev's drones killed eight civilians - four of them children - in Southern Russia. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye sign a landmark defense pact that classifies an attack against one state as an attack on all. The agreement complicates Ankara's further participation in another military alliance - NATO. Journalist Tucker Carlson unveils a 10-point manifesto, planning to launch a three-party system in America. But does the US really need an alternative faction - and what do ordinary voters think about the idea?