RT News - January 2 2025 (17:00 MSK)

The death toll climbs to fifteen after a car-ramming attack in New Orleans as authorities suggest the suspect, who posted videos online hours before the deadly incident, was inspired by ISIS. Just hours after that pick-up slams into New Year's crowds, a Tesla cyber truck explodes near the Trump-owned resort in Las Vegas. US authorities investigate a possible connection between the two incidents. As negotiations on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas reportedly hit a deadlock we speak to the father of one of those held captive, who says Netanyahu's government has Israeli blood on its hands. A look back on events that shaped the year -Moscow unveiled a supersonic missile on the battlefield in Ukraine, just as Kiev was given a green light to strike deep inside Russia with NATO-made missiles.