RT News - July 18, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

Turkey says its removal from the US F-35 fighter jet program is illegitimate. Washington refused to sell the advanced fighter jet to Ankara over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defense system. Bahrain calls for a conference on security in the Persian Gulf in the face of alleged threats to shipping from Iran. This as more Gulf states accuse each other of links to terrorists in the region. President Trump pledges nearly 42 million dollars in 'humanitarian aid' to the US-backed opposition in Venezuela but at the expense of Central American countries.