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

The words of Iran's new Supreme Leader in a message to the nation, defying Donald Trump’s threats of a prolonged blockade. Western sanctions are responsible for over half a million deaths worldwide each year.  · That's the shocking results of a new global health study - which adds adverse effects are similar to that of armed conflicts. Moscow says it's ready to supply ASEAN states with oil as the US-Israeli war on Iran spreads…

Source: Watch the video here · FDA’s own data flagged sudden cardiac death, heart attacks, blood clots, neurological damage, and dementia… and the FDA analyst uncovering it was ordered to “cease and desist.” · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · A new Majority Staff Interim Report from Sen. Ron Johnson’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was released today (April 29, 2026), titled Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye…

Abu Dhabi’s break with the cartel could flood markets, rattle prices, and redraw power lines from Riyadh to Moscow · By Igbal Guliyev, dean of the School of Financial Economics at MGIMO University, doctor of economics and professor · © Getty Images / solvod · The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the OPEC+ format effective May 1, 2026, ending nearly six decades of membership. This marks the…

Armed colonists burn, beat, and kill with near-total impunity – because their violence serves a larger system of land theft and expulsion By Eva Bartlett, an American/Canadian journalist who has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, Venezuela and the Donbass, recipient of the 2017 International Journalism Award for International Reporting, granted by the Mexican Journalists’ Press Club and first recipient of…

The move is expected to affect some 16,000 Ukrainian migrants housed in accommodation provided by the government · FILE PHOTO. ©  Getty Images / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Natalia Campos · The Irish government has agreed to put in motion a plan to terminate government-provided accommodation for Ukrainian migrants, as well as cut benefits for those living in rentals. · An estimated 125,000 Ukrainians have received…

The two presidents discussed the Ukraine conflict and the escalation in the Middle East, according to Yury Ushakov · Russian President Vladimir Putin © Sputnik / Alexander Kazakov · Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, during which the two discussed issues including the Ukraine conflict and the crisis in the Persian Gulf, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has…

The agreement comes despite a backlash within the company and follows a fallout between the US military and Anthropic · RT composite. ©  Getty Images / Artem Onoprienko;  Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images · Google has struck a deal to provide the Pentagon with its AI models for classified use, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. · The agreement came…

 ‘The United States...I just see sort of a slow decline like the Roman Empire, which just slowly kind of shrinks away into irrelevancy’ – Kim Iversen. · In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ Rick talks to Kim Iversen, American Youtuber and host of the Kim Iversen Show. · They put US domestic policy under a microscope, with Iversen stressing that Democrats and Republicans alike are losing public support with leaders such as Joe…

The UAE is leaving the world’s largest oil-producing alliance - further rocking already-unstable energy markets due to the War on Iran, and causing friction with de-facto OPEC head Saudi Arabia. With friends like these... Thailand's Foreign Minister rails against the White House as the US refuses to help fuel-hungry allies impacted by the Middle East conflict. In exclusive comments to RT - Russia’s ambassador to Mali declares the…

The allegations stem from a social media post that was interpreted as a coded threat against the sitting US president · Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at an event in New York on May 30, 2023. ©  Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images · A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for making threats against US President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces…