Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

At least 23 Russian civilians have been killed in Ukrainian strikes, some using Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles · A view of the hospital in Donetsk People’s Republic struck by Ukrainian drones on March 10, 2026. ©  Administration of the Donetsk People's Republic · [RT] Ukraine has launched a series of deadly attacks on Russian territory, using  Western-supplied weapons and targeting data from its backers while the…

Contacts with the Trump administration come as nationwide blackouts deepen following Washington’s oil restrictions and the Iran war · Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. © Getty Images / Horacio Villalobos / Contributor · [RT] Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has confirmed that officials in Havana are holding talks with the administration of US President Donald Trump, as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis…

The paperwork should reflect the person’s “lived gender” rather than their biological sex, the European Court of Justice has decided · FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators carrying transgender flags. © Getty Images / Vuk Valcic · [RT] EU member states are obliged to amend the data on gender in the identification documents of citizens who have undergone a sex change, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. · The…

The continued US-Israeli attack on the country with a population of 90 million could lead to a mass exodus, a research study has warned · Civilians stand amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by US and Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. ©  Majid Saeedi / Getty Images · [RT] Most Iranians fleeing the war, should the US and Israel choose to continue their aggression, would likely head for Germany, a…

The Iranian ambassador in New Delhi officially confirms to RT, that India will be granted safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. This would place the country alongside China as nations officially permitted to transit through the strait. The bombs continue to rain down on Iran, as the US-Israeli war rages on. A large explosion rocks Tehran as masses of people march on Quds Day, led by key figures including the President,…

Frank Bergman · A Canadian lawmaker and former provincial premier is sounding the alarm after reports revealed that an elderly woman was euthanized against her will, warning that the killing amounts to a “cold-blooded murder” carried out under Canada’s so-called “assisted suicide” regime. · In a statement posted Monday on X, Jason Kenney reacted to reports detailing the death of a woman in her 80s identified only as “Mrs. B.” ·…

Frank Bergman · Canada’s federal government has assembled a parliamentary committee packed with euthanasia supporters to review whether the country’s controversial “assisted suicide” program should be expanded to people suffering solely from mental illness. · The move has alarmed critics who warn the Trudeau-era Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime is already spiraling out of control. · The Special Joint Parliamentary Committee…

The Third Gulf War is radically reshaping the Gulf Kingdoms’ perceptions of American reliability and leading them to consider the need to negotiate a post-war regional security arrangement with Iran. · Andrew Korybko · Reuters reported that “Behind the scenes, resentment is mounting ​in Gulf Arab capitals at being drawn into a war they neither initiated nor endorsed but are now paying for economically and militarily”. They added that…

by Tyler Durden - U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein in 2019. Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images · A foreign hacker broke into a server at the FBI's New York Field Officeand 'compromised files relating to the FBI's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein' in 2023, Reuters reports.  · According to the FBI, the intrusion was an "isolated" cyber incident - though not to be confused with…

Alex Krainer · Following on from yesterday’s discussion, Mario Nawfal pointed out during our interview on Wednesday that crude oil prices were actually falling, suggesting the Middle East situation was under control and that commercial shipping would soon normalize. The markets were seemingly converging on that view. Namely, on Monday, 9 March, the Brent crude oil price spiked, reaching almost $120/bbl during the morning hours - more…