RT News - August 05 2023 (09:00 MSK)

ECOWAS defense chiefs agree on military action in Niger, without revealing their invasion plan. That's as people in the west African country protest against the regional bloc's sanctions and intervention. Western countries condemn the coup and cut financial aid to Niger. That's as Turkish president Erdogan praises Africa's efforts to burn bridges with its former colonial boss, France. Russia has witnessed a second attempted attack by Ukrainian forces in two days, with a naval drone causing damage to a Russian oil tanker in the Kerch Strait. Riots, dozens of arrests and debris in the streets as thousands rampage in New York's Union Square, hoping to win free PlayStation 5 consoles from a popular streamer.