Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has become the focus of a wider debate over postpartum mental illness, criminal responsibility and whether race and class influence public perceptions of defendants. Former US congressional attorney and women’s rights advocate Reese Everson has told RT she believes an African-American woman accused of the same acts would have been viewed very differently. INR Report: Based on reporting and…

A Turkish airline has resumed flights to Russia after earlier cancellations, following Vladimir Zelensky’s warning that aircraft over Russian airspace could be at risk. Vladimir Putin says Moscow would respond if civilian aviation is threatened. Tehran has vowed retaliation after a US airstrike hit a wedding, killing at least four and wounding more than 60. Meanwhile, catastrophic flooding and landslides in Nepal have killed more than 1,000…

Susan on Bessent naming IRGC accounts in the British Virgin Islands — the real target is the offshore money machine, not just Iran. Syria sanctions lifted, the Mecca Pact, Russia at the G20, and China on Iran. Susan Kokinda argues that Scott Bessent’s warning about IRGC accounts in the British Virgin Islands and his “cut the snake’s head off” image were aimed at London’s offshore money machine, not just Iran. She maps the BVI and Hong Kong as…

With the multipolar world on full display Vladimir Putin highlights that trade activity between member states of the Shanghai Cooperation organization is surging. Vladimir Zelensky's chief of staff reveals Ukraine's army needs to mobilize 30 thousand citizens every month just to maintain what it has. Numbers that appear to highlight Kiev's true losses on the battlefield. The acting Venezuelan president, who stepped in for Nicolas Maduro after…

On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, conservative commentator, journalist Ann Vandersteel exposes the terrifying reality of America’s orchestrated decline. From coast-to-coast ghost towns to the brink of economic collapse, she talks the brutal truth the mainstream media and paid influencers are desperate to hide: The dollar is nearing its death, sanctions have backfired, while London pulls the strings economically on global conflicts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is moving towards ending the war in Ukraine, responding to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's renewed call for a peaceful settlement. The statement signals a willingness to pursue diplomacy, but substantial differences remain over what any final settlement would require — and Ukraine continues to reject Russian demands over territory and its future security arrangements. INR Report: Based on…

The US attacks an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing two IRGC soldiers, but Tehran fires back, targeting Jordan with ballistic missiles. The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation kicks off its annual summit. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, and Masoud Pezeshkian are all in attendance, with Iran's President stressing the importance of the bloc in the multi-polar world. The German Chancellor seeks to cut social spending and…

Weeks after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, mounting pressure on the small territory has spilled into street protests and clashes. Residents demanding deportations and the removal of makeshift migrant camps confronted police at El Trampolín beach, exposing an increasingly volatile political and humanitarian crisis. INR Report: Based on reporting by Steve Watson for Modernity News,…

Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent says the United States risks backing itself into a position where nuclear weapons become an increasingly conceivable military option. In a wide-ranging interview with Tucker Carlson, Kent argues that Washington’s objectives in Iran remain poorly defined, while Carlson makes the more explosive argument that any president who seriously entertains the first use of nuclear weapons should be…

Donald Trump says the United States has secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil — a volume greater than America's existing proved crude reserves. The agreement could attract around US$100 billion in private investment, but Venezuela retains legal ownership of the resources and the precise structure of Washington's claimed control remains unclear. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · US President…