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

by Tyler Durden · UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to reinvent his ailing Labour government with a leftwards pivot after the Green Party captured one of its House of Commons seats via a special election. · The result underscores the recent fragmentation of UK politics and the disruption of long-held electoral certainties. · It has “torn the roof off” British politics, said Green Party Leader Zack Polanski. · Spencer’s win…

Redacted · Redacted Special Report: The United States and Israel have started a new war against Iran

The UK and France are unlikely to follow up on the alleged plan to supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine, the co-host of the Decline and Fall show believes · ©  Getty Images / IG\_Royal · [RT] The alleged British and French plan to supply Kiev with a nuclear device is primarily aimed at derailing the ongoing peace negotiations and prolonging the Ukraine conflict, Alexander McKay, co-host of the Decline and Fall show,…

The US doesn’t benefit from a war with Iran in any way, but you know who does? · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/tarik-cyril-amar/ ByTarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/tarik-cyril-amar/@tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com ·…

Tehran maintains it is not developing nuclear weapons, insisting its research program is for peaceful purposes only · US President Donald Trump. ©  Screenshot / Donald Trump / Truth Social · US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington has launched “major combat operations in Iran” to eliminate “imminent threats” and “defend the American people.” The Islamic Republic has previously rejected US demands to curb its…

The US-Israel strikes against Iran could provoke a global economic crisis as well as a war in the Middle East · Smoke rises over the city center after an Israeli army launches a wave of airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026. ©  Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images · [RT] The US and Israel have launched a major attack in order to lay waste to much of Iran’s military as well as deny it the ability to build a nuclear…

A court ruling has suspended the top opposition party’s designation as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” group · Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel, Idar-Oberstein, January 6, 2026. ©  Harald Tittel / picture alliance via Getty Images · [RT] Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel hailed as “major victory” for the party and the nation a Thursday court decision that suspended its…

The British PM’s Labour Party came in third place in a constituency it’s held since the 1930s · Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members in London, UK, February 27, 2026 ©  Getty Images;  Stefan Rousseau · [RT] The UK’s Labour Party has lost a parliamentary seat it had held for almost a century to the Green Party in an embarrassing defeat for Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Labour is…

Both sides report progress but key differences remain, with technical negotiations set to resume in Vienna next week · Iranian delegation seen after the indirect talks between Iran and the US with Oman acting as mediator in Geneva, Switzerland on February 26, 2026. © Getty Images / 'IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANDOUT;  Anadolu · [RT] The US and Iran have concluded their third round…

The decision comes as a €90 billion package from the EU is still being blocked by Budapest · FILE PHOTO. ©  Global Look Press / Soeren Stache · [RT] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new four-year loan for Ukraine, which is currently facing an acute budget deficit. A much larger sum offered by Brussels and backed by EU taxpayers remains blocked by Hungary’s veto. · The IMF has allocated $8.1 billion,…