Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

Marine Le Pen's National Rally has achieved a significant institutional breakthrough in France, winning enough Senate representation to establish a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time. The result does not give RN control of the Senate, but it strengthens a party already deeply embedded in the National Assembly and European Parliament as France approaches its 2027 presidential election INR Report: Based on reporting by RT ·…

A seven-year investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General has found evidence that 275 Catholic clerics sexually abused 944 children across three dioceses, while church leaders repeatedly failed to adequately respond to allegations. The findings have particular resonance in New Zealand, where the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care identified strikingly similar institutional failures within faith-based care INR Report: Based on reporting…

The United States Senate has unanimously advanced legislation targeting forced organ harvesting in China, including sanctions against people found responsible and a formal investigation into China's transplant system. The allegations behind the legislation are extraordinary, but they are not new, and an independent tribunal concluded in 2019 that forced organ harvesting had occurred in China for years on a significant scale INR Report: Based on…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed scrutiny over reports that regional governments warned Israel of a major Hamas threat before the October 7, 2023 attack. The central issue is no longer whether warning signs existed, but which warnings reached Israel's political leadership, how specific they were, and what decisions followed. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, with additional reporting from the Associated Press,…

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened the possibility of Britain eventually returning to the European Union, saying the Government should examine the full range of options for its future relationship with Brussels. The debate reaches beyond Britain because New Zealand's trade agreement with the UK, CPTPP relationship and broader Commonwealth ties were all developed in a strategic environment partly shaped by Britain's post-Brexit…

Susan contrasts Trump’s Iowa mega mill and first U.S. iron ore mine in 50 years—tariffs, EXIM credit, mine-to-mill—with Carney’s summit: airport concessions, raw exports, and only 8 non-military factories Susan Kokinda · This midweek update contrasts two investment stories. On Monday, President Trump announced a $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel mill in Iowa, supplied by the first new iron ore mine in the United States in 50 years, and…

NATO and EU officials face questions over accusations against Russia made without publicly presented evidence, while Moscow claims Ukraine is blocking humanitarian aid to Alyoshki in Kherson. FlyDubai suspends flights to Israel following an alleged cockpit altercation, as Israeli authorities investigate. Meanwhile, an AI company says its latest technology became “too dangerous” to release.

Over one hundred Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages, setting homes and vehicles on fire. Just a moment, our crspdt reports from the scene. Russia's top diplomat shrugs off accusations by Western media that its waging a hybrid war on Europe, saying that Moscow is defending itself by downing West-supplied drones and missiles attacking its territory. Damage is dealt across Ukraine as Russia targets its military industrial…

The Netherlands has recorded its first approved termination of life involving a child under 12 since introducing a special framework for severely ill children in 2024. The case has no direct equivalent under New Zealand law, where assisted dying remains restricted to competent adults aged 18 or over with a terminal illness likely to end their life within six months INR Report: Based on reporting by Tyler Durden for ZeroHedge · A Dutch…

Donald Trump claims Vladimir Zelensky has agreed to scale back Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, saying the attacks are contributing to rising global fuel prices. Meanwhile, Ukraine faces diplomatic tensions beyond Europe: South Korea is demanding an apology after officials disclosed a secret transfer involving two North Korean prisoners, while Mali has accused Kiev at the UN of sponsoring terrorism as Sahel states push back against…