RT News - December 16 2024 (09:00 MSK)

Israeli forces reportedly strike two regions in Western Syria, following a week of IDF attacks across the country after the Assad government's collapse. Disturbing images out of Gaza as Israeli forces bomb an UNRWA school, killing at least 20 and wounding dozens in its attacks on the enclave. Russian troops advance in Donbass and destroy numerous NATO tanks in the Kursk region. Despite heavy losses Ukrainian politician Vladimir Zelensky snubs a Christmas truce urged by the Hungarian Prime Minister. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's political star which gambled so much on Ukraine, is losing its shine as he faces a no-confidence vote in the Bundestag with some predicting an end to his time in office.