RT News - September 19, 2016 (12:00 MSK)

The votes are almost counted in Russia's parliamentary elections. We bring you the latest preliminary results in our special coverage. A diplomatic rift opens between Russia and America after the U.S. led coalition strike a Syrian army position at the weekend, killing 62 people during an agreed-upon ceasefire period. In Germany, the anti-migrant AFD party continues to capitalise on Angela Merkel's controversial refugee policy, surging into the Berlin Parliament for the first time. That's as traditional parties lose out in Sunday's state election.