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

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Bill Gates used the enormous financial resources of his foundation to exert what she described as “moral pressure” on governments to increase vaccine funding. Her account raises a wider question about democratic accountability when private foundations acquire influence comparable to governments, while Gates is separately defending a civil case in the Netherlands brought by plaintiffs alleging harm…

Yuliia Mendel once spoke for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Now sanctioned by his government and recently denied entry to the European Parliament, she has launched an extraordinary attack on her former boss, describing Ukraine’s decision to elect him as a form of national “suicide” INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · A political relationship that began at the centre of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration has deteriorated into…

US President Donald Trump says Washington has reached an open-ended agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving the United States permanent authority over Greenland’s security, expanded military access and power to block hostile military or strategic investment. Danish and Greenlandic leaders confirm an agreement is expected to be signed, but their description is materially narrower: Greenland remains Greenlandic, sovereignty is unchanged, and…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the era of Germany's “unconditional transatlantic friendship” with the United States is probably over for the foreseeable future. His comments point to a changing relationship rather than a German break with Washington, with Merz simultaneously arguing for greater European independence and continued cooperation INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's wider position on…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry accuses the UN Secretary-General of siding with Ukraine and its Western allies over Bucha. India reiterates that Russian oil imports serve its national interests as the US Congress approves a bill proposing 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian fuel. Russia’s election chief highlights this week’s parliamentary vote amid heightened tensions, while RT interviews the leader of the Rodina party on his approach to Ukraine’s…

An RT investigation has traced €1.5 million in Dresden property purchases to a German company controlled by the family of one of Vladimir Zelensky’s longtime business associates. Corporate records establish connections to Boris Shefir and his wife, but RT’s further suggestion that the property may have been intended for Zelensky or his family relies on circumstantial evidence and an anonymous lawyer’s assessment. INR Report: Based on an…

Scientists have identified the largest newly formed impact crater yet discovered in the solar system, after comparing images captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The 222-metre-wide McGetchin crater appears to have formed during a rare collision in 2024, providing researchers with an unusually fresh laboratory for studying how major impacts transform the lunar surface. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, with findings cross-checked…

Russia’s Sergey Lavrov warns that any European attack on Russia would trigger a fundamentally different conflict, while insisting Moscow has no intention of starting one. Ahead of parliamentary elections, RT also examines Russia’s response to Western pressure and speaks with LDPR figure Viktor Bout about the party’s vision. In the Philippines, former President Rodrigo Duterte makes his first public appearance in 18 months as he faces ICC…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cancelled a planned appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as political pressure intensifies at home. The decision follows a severe CDU defeat in Saxony-Anhalt, deteriorating public confidence in Merz and further state elections that could reshape Germany's political landscape. Merz Cancels UN Trip as Political Pressure Builds in Germany · Chancellor stays in Berlin after major CDU…

Families of Israelis killed or abducted on October 7 have released a 12-page dossier arguing that the massacre cannot be explained simply as an intelligence failure on the morning of the attack. Their evidence raises a much larger question: whether years of Israeli government policy helped preserve Hamas, allowed it to strengthen and left extraordinary warnings unanswered before an attack that transformed the Middle East. INR Report: Based on…