RT News - June 02 2024 (17:00 MSK)

A vote for change in South Africa - for the first time in 30 years, the African National Congress fails to win a majority in the general election, leaving it scrambling to form a coalition. Vladimir Putin says NATO's already deeply involved in the Ukraine war, saying Kiev wouldn't be able to use the alliance's advanced weapons by itself. That's as President Biden greenlights strikes on certain Russian territories. Italy's deputy prime minister denounces calls for Ukraine to hit Russian territory as the EU finds itself split amid fears of escalation. Violent scenes in Paris as police move in to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrators, outraged at the Israeli offensive on Rafah. That's as the Gaza death toll passes 36-thousand people since October.