Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

The National Rally has secured seats in nearly 70 cities, leader Jordan Bardella has said · National Rally president Jordan Bardella applauds as Marine Le Pen waves at supporters, Paris, April 6, 2025. © Getty Images / Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu · [RT] Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (RN) party has won votes in dozens of small and mid-sized towns in France’s municipal elections, but suffered defeats in major…

Washington is offering Kiev economic benefits and security guarantees in exchange for a full withdrawal from Donbass, Ukrainskaya Pravda has reported · Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky attends a lunch meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. ©  Andrew Harnik/Getty Images · [RT] The US is trying to convince Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbass Region and reach peace with…

While Donald Trump claims peace talks with Iran are well underway. Tehran says that's nothing but fake news, designed to manipulate financial and oil markets. As energy prices are on the rise again, threatening severe economic pain for Washington too. An Ex-Mossad official tells us, the US president is now just desperate to get out of his own war. Two tankers carrying fuel from the Gulf States bound for India, safely pass through…

*World Affairs In Context  · A major global shift is underway—and it’s not just about oil prices. What’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz could challenge the dominance of the U.S. dollar itself. With nearly 20% of the world’s oil flowing through this critical route, Iran’s reported push to settle oil trades in Chinese yuan is raising serious questions about the future of the petrodollar system. · Is this the beginning of de-dollarization?…

Alex Krainer · With regards to Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday that, “very good and productive conversations” took place with unnamed Iranian official previous two days toward a “complete and total resolution of hostilities,” interesting new insights emerged. · Sayed Mohammad Marandi, professor of English Literature and Orientalism at University of Tehran made an interesting observation about the timing of Trump’s announcement…

The US will have lost the Third Gulf War if China can still rely on Iran as a reliable low-cost energy supplier while turning the yuan into a global reserve currency that challenges the petrodollar. · Andrew Korybko · Trump announced on Monday that he extended to Friday his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under pain of destroying its energy infrastructure, which was supposed to expire that same day, due to supposedly…

APT · Watch Eva Vlaardingerbroek’s full speech at CPAC Hungary 2026, where she delivers a controversial message on Europe’s future, immigration, and national identity. · In her speech, Vlaardingerbroek praises Viktor Orbán and Hungary for resisting EU policies, warns of the demographic replacement of Europeans, criticizes the EU and Ukraine’s influence on Europe, highlights cases of migrant violence against European youth, and urges European…

Scott Kuru · This oil crisis is about to hit Australians where it hurts: at the pump, in grocery prices, and across the broader economy. In this video, I explain how geopolitics, shipping routes, and energy market panic translate into real-world fuel shortages, rising diesel costs, and more pressure on already stretched household finances. I also map out the oil supply chain risks, the fuel security problem Australia has ignored for years, and…

The “golden age” of US-Pakistani ties that began with Trump’s return is now over after the US reached its interim trade deal with India. · Andrew Korybko · Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Congress last week that “Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan have been researching and developing an array of novel, advanced, or traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that put our…

What can be described as Russia’s pro-BRI policymaking faction has long lobbied for a harder line against the US, but their ‘friendly rivals’ in the balancing one of which Putin is a part disagreed, though Trenin’s ‘defection’ from the balancing faction to the pro-BRI one suggests that the tide might be turning. · Andrew Korybko · Dmitry Trenin is one of Russia’s top experts and used to be considered a Westernizer among many prior to…