RT News - November 6th 2022 - The Weekly

Relentless shelling of residential, civilian areas of Donetsk continued on Saturday by Ukraine forces. In just one region, six himars* left a row of houses destroyed. The casualty report has not yet come in. RT visits one of the residential areas targeted in the latest attacks by Ukrainian forces where four people are reported injured during Saturday's shelling of Donetsk.

(* QueenStreet comment: Costing more than $100,000 each and paid for by the taxpayers of NATO and the allies. This is surely NOT what their intended use is for? Repeat this over several times a day and it can be seen that not only is this deadly and sadistic practice of hitting civilian only areas is not just war crime but extremely poor value to the citizens who are forced to pay for them. )

Russia rejoins the grain export deal as Ukraine promises it won't use the humanitarian corridor for military purposes. While Moscow says its ready to deliver grain for free to low income countries, even if this deal doesn't last.

Moscow and Kiev conduct another prisoner swap, exchanging 107 captured soldiers from each side. Some of the Russian troops describe the abuse they witnessed in captivity.

As COP27 commences today, one of the questions will be the funding of initiatives for poorer countries by the west which have not materialised. For example, despite being the largest continent on Earth, Africa produces only 3.5% of greenhouse gasses and the "commitments" apply to the entire continent as new energy resource finds continue (and are being taken by more developed countries)

Thousands of people take to the streets across Pakistan to vent their anger at the attempted assassination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In DR Congo two "UN peacekeepers" have been injured amid rumours that their vehicles are being used to transport insurgents from Rwanda. Locals set some UN vehicles on fire. Thousands of people continue to protest in Goma against the insurgent M23 group who seized two towns in the last week. DR Congo resources continue to be plundered by external forces using terrorist groups as a "forward army"

In Peru protesters and police have clashed as they try to make their way to the Presidential palace. The President is accused of corruption and organised crime.
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