RT News - August 07, 2019 (17:00 MSK)

The Venezuelan government denounces the United States' latest sanctions against it, describing the move as 'an act of war'. The White House says it's aiming to cut Caracas' lifelines. Months after the Guardian newspaper falsely suggested that Russia's Sputnik news agency had published a doctored image of the Notre Dame cathedral fire - it finally issues a retraction. An expenses row could be brewing in the EU - after a new report reveals some of the lavish, tax payer-funded perks being enjoyed by MEPs.