RT News - June 9, 2017 (12:30 MSK)

The UK Prime Minister's snap election gamble has dramatically backfired. The Conservatives have lost their majority, leaving the country with a hung parliament this morning. Donald Trump's lawyer rebukes former FBI director James Comey, accusing him of lying at Thursday's Senate hearing on alleged collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. And, the U.S. tries to justify its air strikes on pro-government forces in Syria by saying they were acts of self-defence.