RT News - January 23 2025 (17:00 MSK)

With Gaza facing almost utter destruction from IDF strikes, Israel now threatens to expand further into the West Bank. But according to Hamas, the IDF operation in Jenin only creates more resistance from Palestinians. Better to be Washington's enemy than its friend. That's the Houthi reaction to Trump's decision to designate the group as terrorist for a second time after returning to the Oval office. Syria's new HTS-installed foreign minister commiserates with Tony Blair - the former UK Prime Minister and one of the Iraq War architects, we explore how Western sanctions imposed on the Assad regime suddenly become harmful for Damascus. And thousands flee their homes under threat in the Eastern DRC, as rebel group M23 renews its assault and takes a number of towns in the region.