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WikiLeaks transformed the relationship between governments, whistleblowers and the public by publishing primary-source documents on wars, surveillance, diplomacy and intelligence operations. Twenty years later, its legacy is inseparable from Julian Assange's prosecution and a question democracies have still not resolved: when classified information exposes wrongdoing, who should be punished, those who reveal it or those responsible for what it…

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu almost two years ago, yet he remains free to travel to countries prepared to receive him. The deeper issue is no longer simply Netanyahu's case, but whether international law can retain credibility when enforcement ultimately depends upon political decisions by individual states. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · American…

After years of extraordinary Western support for Ukraine, a former Polish prime minister is asking a question increasingly difficult to dismiss: where did all the money and equipment go? Leszek Miller's claim that Ukrainian officials are embezzling foreign assistance goes beyond what available evidence establishes, but documented corruption cases and acknowledged weaknesses in aid oversight make demands for greater accountability legitimate. INR…

Russia's Valdai forum presented a world in which Western dominance is giving way to a more contested international system centred on sovereign states, competing power centres and institutions such as BRICS. That is Russia's interpretation of the transition, not an established historical verdict, but the underlying shift matters greatly to New Zealand INR Report: Based on analysis by Timofey Bordachev for RT HERE · For most New Zealanders,…

Europe is rearming, NATO is reinforcing its eastern flank and Russia is warning that confrontation could escalate into nuclear war. Yet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says there is currently “no imminent threat to NATO territory.” As military preparations intensify on both sides, the critical question is whether Europe is deterring a future war, or creating the conditions in which miscalculation could start one. For New Zealand, already…

New Zealand's environmental policies are facing an unprecedented test under its free trade agreement with the European Union, after a Dutch environmental organisation lodged the first climate-related complaint through the EU's trade enforcement mechanism. The Government rejects the allegation, but the dispute raises a wider question for New Zealand: how much control over domestic environmental and energy policy was effectively constrained when…

Nearly a month after a woman and two very young children were killed at a Rotorua home, a man charged with assaulting a person in a family relationship has been released on electronically monitored bail. Police have described the deaths as homicides, but publicly available information does not show that the man has been charged with causing any of the three deaths. Report by eLocal · Three deaths inside a Rotorua home on the night of 7…

With the 2026 election approaching, five political parties have put competing agricultural, environmental and tax policies before around 350 farmers at Mystery Creek in Waikato. Behind the campaign promises lies a larger question for rural New Zealand: which policies protect productive capacity and property rights while dealing credibly with water quality, emissions and long-term economic resilience? Report by eLocal · Representatives from…

Meta could face one of the largest corporate penalties in US history after a New Mexico jury found Facebook repeatedly misled consumers about how their personal information was collected, protected, shared and used. The state is seeking as much as US$40 billion, but the final penalty has yet to be determined and Meta argues the proposed amount is excessive. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · A privacy case originating in the Cambridge…

Brazilian authorities have opened an investigation into allegations that US government funds were intended to support civil-society organisations campaigning against the country's Supreme Federal Court. The controversy comes immediately before Brazil's presidential election and amid an increasingly bitter dispute between Brasília and Washington over judicial power, censorship, tariffs and political influence. INR Report: Based on reporting by…