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Japan's rapidly weakening yen is no longer simply a domestic economic issue. According to geopolitical and economic analyst Lena Petrova, mounting pressure on Japan's currency could eventually spill into US Treasury markets, raising borrowing costs worldwide and exposing vulnerabilities throughout the global financial system. INR Report: Based on commentary by Lena Petrova for World Affairs In Context. · The yen's dramatic decline · For…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he will resign his parliamentary seat and immediately seek re-election, saying the people of Clacton—not political opponents or parliamentary investigators—should decide his future. The move comes as Farage faces continuing scrutiny over financial declarations while his party remains Britain's most popular in opinion polling. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · Farage seeks fresh mandate ·…

The Netherlands says it has exhausted its capacity to provide further direct military assistance to Ukraine, becoming the latest NATO member to signal limits on its defence stockpiles. The announcement comes as European governments continue debating how long military support for Kiev can be sustained. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · Dutch stockpiles reach their limit · The Netherlands has exhausted its capacity to provide…

The Syrian Interior Ministry says an attempt was made to target French President Emmanuel Macron’s security cordon. That's after two explosions in central Damascus near his hotel. · The body of the main suspect in the recent Monaco blast targeting a Ukrainian businessman is found near Kiev. Ukrainian officials say a secret service officer has confessed to her murder. Shortly after arriving in Ankara for the NATO summit, Trump voices discontent…

France's Court of Appeal has upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction over the misuse of European Parliament funds but reduced her ban from holding elected office, allowing the National Rally leader to contest the 2027 presidential election. The decision restores one of France's leading opposition figures to the country's next presidential race while leaving her criminal conviction in place. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · Appeals court…

The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, removing a key barrier to Russian athletes returning to international competition. While eligibility decisions will remain with individual sporting federations, the move marks a significant shift in the IOC's position nearly three years after the suspension was imposed. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · Suspension…

Australia's political landscape is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in decades, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party recording unprecedented polling support. While the movement has tapped into widespread voter dissatisfaction, questions remain over whether its policy platform can translate electoral momentum into government. INR Report: Based on reporting by Graham Hryce for RT HERE. · Australia's political establishment is…

Breaking news on RT. Six people are injured - including two children - as a Ukrainian drone attacks a passenger bus in the Belgorod region. That's after Kiev launched over 600 drones deep inside Russia overnight. · In response to recent attacks, the Russian army targets military facilities across Ukraine, warning that the intensity of these retaliatory strikes will only increase if the West keeps arming Kiev. · Iranians bid farewell to the…

Members of the US House Oversight Committee have heard testimony from former intelligence officials, researchers and journalists alleging that elements of the CIA's controversial MK-Ultra programme may have continued beyond the 1970s. The hearing revisited one of the darkest chapters in American intelligence history while raising new questions about government transparency, oversight and declassification INR Report: Based on reporting by Frank…

A conservative legal organisation is urging the US Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether the abortion drug mifepristone should be formally assessed as a potential drinking water contaminant. The campaign argues existing wastewater treatment systems may not adequately remove the drug or its active metabolites, although regulators have not yet reached any conclusions on the matter. INR Report: Based on reporting by David…