Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

How Trump’s tariff defeat exposed the limits of White House power · By Anton Grishanov, Chief Research Fellow at the Institute for Contemporary International Issues of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry · RT composite. ©  Getty Images / Bill Chizek; Roberto Schmidt · The constant change of scenery in President Donald Trump’s America has trained observers not to overreact to each new sensation from…

By Etiido Uko · This supraball (left) is 2,100 nanometers in diameter and is made from hundreds of tiny gold nanoparticles (right) engineered to boost solar energy absorptionAdapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c23149 · At any given moment, 89,000 terawatts of solar power hits the Earth’s surface. While significant advancements have been made in harvesting this power, existing technologies do not…

By Malcolm Azania - Traditional carbon fiber (pictured) is strong and lightweight, but can be difficult to repair once damaged · Imagine trying to design machines that will last forever, regardless of use or destination. Instead of those machines requiring a steady stream of spare parts (essentially impossible for space probes or exoplanetary landers to haul or acquire), they’ll be able to heal their super-durable “flesh” more than a…

By Abhimanyu Ghoshal · Almost a century and a half after construction began on La Sagrada Familia, the exterior structure of the tallest church in the world was finally completed last Friday in Barcelona, Spain. · The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, as it's officially named and the only way I refer to it in casual conversation, has now had its tallest tower, the tower of Jesus Christ, reach its maximum height. It's…

By C.C. Weiss · A fast-rising name in the hybrid vehicle market, Horse Powertrain has spent the past three years transitioning into one of the world's leading engine manufacturers while developing a portfolio of electric motors, hybrid powertrains and other net-zero-supporting technologies. Now it's looking ahead into the future, showing an early concept version of a next-generation hybrid engine system powered by 100% renewable…

Yesterday, President Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union (SOTU) address, boasting about his record on immigration, the economy, tariffs and more. Trump spoke for an hour and 48 minutes, which was the longest SOTU since 1964. The President claimed credit for a “turnaround for the ages,” and called on Congress to back a number of his administration’s initiatives. · Alex Krainer · Not surprisingly, the overall tone of his speech was…

Russia’s control over it, whether through Ukraine’s withdrawal or forcible expulsion, is considered to be the basis of the US’ peace plan that the Brits and French are dangerously trying to subvert. · Andrew Korybko · Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported on the four-year anniversary of the special operation that the Brits and French are plotting to help Ukraine go nuclear. The alleged plan is to provide it with relevant…

Update (2320ET):While predicted to be '2 or 3 hours,' President Trump's State of the Union was just 109 minutes - though it was still the longest on record since at least 1964. Trump emphasized border security, energy production, and tax policies while throwing Democrats under the bus over the economy and unchecked illegal immigration. · Trump declared the "Golden Age of America" and stated that the state of the union is "strong," tying themes…

The purpose is to derail the peace talks by provoking Russia into either preemptively escalating against Ukraine as a deterrent or authorizing an overmatched retaliatory escalation right after that could in any case be spun by the Europeans to manipulate Trump against Putin. · Andrew Korybko · Putin warned on the fourth anniversary of the special operation that Ukraine and its Western patrons are plotting “a possible explosion targeting…

Bill Jones - EIRNS · On a day when numerous warnings have been issued by various entities of the Russian government, including President Vladimir Putin himself, based on clear reporting from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service that there were preparations by the “Coalition of the Willing” for providing nuclear weapons to Ukraine for use against Russia, a move that would clearly trigger a nuclear response from Russia, Foreign…