Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘World News’

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,…

NATO's chief insists the alliance is defensive, even as member states claim they can strike Russian targets. Moscow's OSCE envoy Dmitry Polyansky calls NATO's actions a direct threat. Russian forces intensify strikes on Ukrainian military, energy and logistics infrastructure as Putin says Kiev's hold on Donbass is becoming unsustainable. Meanwhile, the EU rejects Ukraine's request for an additional US$27 billion, calling it "unexpected and…

Explosions have been reported in Ethiopia’s capital following an alleged drone attack by an armed opposition alliance as unrest intensifies. Meanwhile, NATO and some EU officials are blaming Russia for separate developments despite questions over the evidence presented. Moscow also says it is being wrongly blamed for a humanitarian crisis in Alyoshki, Kherson, claiming Ukrainian forces are preventing vital aid from reaching civilians.

A Flydubai passenger jet bound for Tel Aviv was forced into an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its captain was stabbed during a violent cockpit confrontation and the aircraft entered a dramatic descent. Israeli authorities say the co-pilot apparently attempted to crash the aircraft, but his motive and whether the incident constituted a terrorist attack remain under official investigation INR Report: Based on reporting by Tyler Durden…

Marine Le Pen's National Rally has achieved a significant institutional breakthrough in France, winning enough Senate representation to establish a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time. The result does not give RN control of the Senate, but it strengthens a party already deeply embedded in the National Assembly and European Parliament as France approaches its 2027 presidential election INR Report: Based on reporting by RT ·…

A seven-year investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General has found evidence that 275 Catholic clerics sexually abused 944 children across three dioceses, while church leaders repeatedly failed to adequately respond to allegations. The findings have particular resonance in New Zealand, where the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care identified strikingly similar institutional failures within faith-based care INR Report: Based on reporting…

The United States Senate has unanimously advanced legislation targeting forced organ harvesting in China, including sanctions against people found responsible and a formal investigation into China's transplant system. The allegations behind the legislation are extraordinary, but they are not new, and an independent tribunal concluded in 2019 that forced organ harvesting had occurred in China for years on a significant scale INR Report: Based on…