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

Over $430 billion has been spent to service the debt, which is approaching $39 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office states · © Getty Images / Greggory DiSalvo · [RT] The US government has borrowed some $1 trillion in the five months since October, adding to the ballooning federal deficit, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reported. · The estimates have come amid media reports claiming that the US military…

Team Russia finished third at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy, and athletes were awarded state honors for their performance · Russia’s Anastasia Bagiyan and guide Sergey Sinyakin celebrate gold in the 20 km freestyle event at the XIV Winter Paralympics. © Sputnik / Yuri Kochetkov · [RT] Five Russian Paralympians have been added to the ‘kill list’ run by Ukraine’s state-backed Mirotvorets website, which publishes the…

Even the Ukrainian leader’s staunchest supporters have refused to give him a concrete date for membership · Vladimir Zelensky speaks to the press in Kiev, Ukraine, February 24, 2026 ©  Getty Images;  Danilo Antoniuk · [RT] Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has once again demanded a “clear date” for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. However, the prospect of Zelensky’s…

A recent missile attack on the Bushehr facility shows “flagrant disregard” for international safety principles, the head of Rosatom has said · The Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. © Getty Images / Iran International Photo Agency · [RT] A missile strike just meters from an operational Iranian nuclear reactor shows “flagrant disregard” for international safety principles, Russia’s nuclear corporation, Rosatom, which…

Kiev has the means to track down potential draftees who had gone into hiding, a Ukrainian lawmaker believes · FILE PHOTO. ©  Getty Images / Anadolu / Ozge Elif Kizil · [RT] Kiev has the means to round up people evading the military draft, tracking them through banking transactions and use of digital services, Ukrainian lawmaker Solomia Bobrovskaya has suggested.   · According to estimates recently voiced by newly…

The US president referenced the WWII attack to defend the decision not to notify allies of the strikes against Iran · US President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the White House, on March 19, 2026. ©  Screenshot / White House / YouTube · {RT] US President Donald Trump joked about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in front of a visibly uncomfortable Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as he…

Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and Tehran’s response signal a shift from bombing bases to targeting the backbone of global gas supply · © Getty Images / NurPhoto / Contributor · RT} Israel’s recent strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and Tehran’s retaliation on key energy infrastructure in several Gulf countries is more than just another escalation of the war roiling the Middle East. · What began as a campaign…

Hungary continues to block the €90 billion loan as Italy’s Giorgia Meloni reportedly expressed support for Budapest’s stance · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ©  Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via Getty Images · [RT] The EU will provide a controversial loan to Ukraine “one way or another,” despite it remaining blocked by Hungary, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. · Budapest …

Alice Weidel has urged German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to reestablish relations with Russia · [RT] AfD party co-chair Alice Weidel speaks during a plenary session of the German Bundestag on March 18, 2026, in Berlin. ©  Lilli Förter / picture alliance via Getty Images · Ukraine is one of the most corrupt nations on Earth and Berlin should stop funding its government, Alternative for Germany party co-chair Alice Weidel has…

A looming disaster on the energy markets forces the US to consider unsanctioning Iranian oil as world powers scramble to avoid a predicted price hike to 180 dollars per barrel. Russia summons Israel’s ambassador to its Foreign Ministry after two RT journalists are nearly killed by an IDF strike in Lebanon. An increasing number of Iranian civilians are left homeless by the US and Israeli war on the country as residential blocks are…