RT News - September 17, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

Tensions rise in Hong Kong as anti-government protests turn violent once again. Images of a man being viciously beaten there have gone viral. You may find some of the images disturbing. Meanwhile a leading activist in the Hong Kong protests is now in America for hearings on a bill to provide support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Israel goes to the polls in an unprecedented repeat of parliamentary elections that will decide the fate of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We look at how Donald Trump has lent his weight to the campaign.