RT News - January 17 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Iran's supreme leader blames the US for the mass riots that left hundreds killed, including children. We hear the distressing account of a family who lost a three-year-old daughter in the violence. As IDF strikes on southern Lebanon kill two people, the Lebanese Foreign Minster sparks fury at home by calling such attacks legitimate - saying as long as Hezbollah remains armed, Israel's actions don't violate the existing ceasefire. the International Monetary Fund tells Ukrainian citizens to pay up, as Kiev agrees to raise taxes to secure an 8-billion-dollar bailout for the Zelensky government amid rampant corruption.