RT News - December 16 2024 (17:00 MSK)

Vladimir Putin warns that Russia will lift its self-restrictions on weapons deployment if the US places intermediate-range missiles anywhere in the world. CNN admits to possibly releasing a sham report, as its correspondent comes under fire for allegedly staging the filmed release of a political prisoner in Syria. The media giant itself accuses the man of offering them a 'fake identity'. Israel's hardline security minister instructs police to stop the call to prayer sounding out across Israel - calling the religious and cultural practice 'unreasonable noise.'