Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

The world is moving toward a multipolar order in which sovereignty is becoming central, Maksim Oreshkin has said · Russian deputy head of the presidential administration Maksim Oreshkin. © Sputnik / Aleksandr Kazakov · The old model of globalization that dominated in recent decades has ended, and the world is moving away from a unipolar order as other countries begin to take the lead, the deputy head of the Russian…

Twenty-five men reached “secret settlements” with accusers, while four others were never charged, the late sex offender’s partner has claimed · Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend de Grisogono Sponsors The 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Benefiting Wall Street Rising, with a Performance by Rod Stewart at Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City. ©  Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images ·…

Unpaid dues and reduced funding could halt the world body’s core operations by mid-2026, Antonio Guterres has warned · UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. © Getty Images / Anadolu / Contributor · [RT] The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash as unpaid dues and funding shortfalls by member states threaten to disrupt key operations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned. · Guterres issued the …

Gold and silver prices tumbled as Kevin Warsh was named to succeed Jerome Powell · Kevin Warsh delivers a report on transparency at the Bank of England in London, UK, December 11, 2014 © AP Photo / Alastair Grant · [RT] US President Donald Trump has tapped former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as the institution’s chair. Warsh has signaled that he is willing to slash interest rates, a move long advocated…

The idea is unworkable due to NATO’s role, the bloc’s foreign policy and security chief Kaja Kallas has said · RT composite. ©  Getty Images/Emmanuele Contini;Thierry Monasse · The idea of a unified European army as advocated by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is unworkable because many EU states are also members of NATO, the economic bloc’s foreign policy and security chief Kaja Kallas has said. · Zelensky called for a…

The top diplomat has claimed her intelligence is improving thanks to extensive reading · EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Berlin, Germany March 28, 2025. ©  Adam Berry / Getty Images · [RT] EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said she “will be very smart” by the end of her term thanks to her reading habits. · Kallas made the remark at a press conference on Thursday after a journalist offered to give her a book on…

Calls to strip a former Austrian foreign minister of her citizenship set an abysmally low bar for rule of law · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/ https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/rachelmarsden.com · [RT] Every time I hear about some new…

The US president previously said he had secured a week-long moratorium on attacks against the Ukrainian power grid amid a cold snap · ©  Getty Images/Hans Neleman · [RT] Russia has agreed to partially suspend long-range strikes on Ukrainian targets at the request of US President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. · Trump previously said he had personally asked President Vladimir Putin for such…

Member states are seeking to use the structure to bypass legal constraints on military spending, Izvestia reports · ©  Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images · [RT] A group of NATO countries is working to set up a new bank by 2027 to help fund military spending and prepare for a potential conflict with Russia, Izvestia reports, citing sources. · Western officials and media outlets have speculated that Russia could be in a position…

The bloc’s growing dependency on American LNG has sparked concerns amid fraying ties over Greenland · © Getty Images / Bill Chizek · [RT] The EU is seeking new gas suppliers as growing reliance on US-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) and deteriorating relations with Washington have raised concerns over energy security. · The bloc has faced a surge in energy prices since reducing Russian oil and gas imports following…