Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’

The killing of Ayatollah Khamenei has made talks between Washington and Tehran impossible, James Webb said in an interview with Going Underground · FILE PHOTO. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ©  Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images · Israel has destroyed any chance of success in US-Iran talks by pushing Washington to kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert…

Some countries have embraced historical revanchism by seeking to revisit the Soviet victory over Nazism, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said · Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks during a briefing in Moscow, on October 23, 2025. ©  Sputnik/Sergey Guneev · The West is being swept by a “pandemic of historical revanchism” as it seeks to erase the memory of World War II and rewrite the…

Rumen Radev, the leader of Progressive Bulgaria, has pushed for more “critical thinking and pragmatism” in EU foreign policy · Rumen Radev speaks to the media at a voting station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19, 2026. © Getty Images / Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto · The winner of the Bulgarian parliamentary election, Progressive Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev, has called for dialogue with Russia to be restored. The former president has led…

ulgaria has finished counting the votes in Sunday's snap parliamentary elections with the opposition coalition taking the lead. The country's former President and leader of the winning faction says it's crucial for Europe to mend ties with Russia. Tehran vows retaliation after the US navy breached the ceasefire by seizing an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman. Iran says reports of a second round of negotiations with the US are not…

Source: Original Article by David Hawkins · Village officials in Bridgeview, Illinois formally designated a stretch of South Harlem Avenue as “Little Palestine” this week, marking the area’s large Islamic population and concentration of Arab-owned businesses. · The announcement came during a ceremony held as part of Arab American Heritage Month. · Local Islamic leaders and business owners are highlighting the corridor’s long-standing Muslim…

Barbara exposes how a City of London-linked propaganda network is targeting JD Vance to derail Iran peace talks and damage Trump before the midterms, while Trump warns "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and DOJ prosecutions close in on the Russiagate insurrectionists. · Barbara Boyd · Barbara Boyd previews renewed Iran peace negotiations in Islamabad ahead of a ceasefire deadline, as Iran allegedly challenged a U.S. naval blockade, lost a…

Authored by Tilak Doshi · When Simon Wakter, Political Adviser to Sweden’s Minister for Energy, posted on X last Wednesday with a simple “Wow, incredible article” and a clapping emoji, he captured the shock rippling through Europe’s energy commentariat. · The target of his applause was not some fringe sceptic but Germany’s own Economy and Energy Minister, Katherina Reiche. · In a guest column for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Reiche…

Alex Krainer · The “peace” “negotiations” between Iran and the U.S. seem to have gone nowhere. The tense ceasefire took hold on 8 April, which President Trump described as a window of opportunity to finalize a broader agreement, contingent on Iran fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump apparently accepted that Iran’s ten-point proposal was the “workable basis” for the agreement, but despite this positive development,…

Turkey Explores Strategic Alignment with Russia and China · Report created from Lena Petrova's podcast · Proposal Emerges from Coalition Partner · A proposal is gaining traction within Turkish political circles that could reshape regional and global dynamics. The initiative calls for a strategic alignment between Turkey, Russia, and China. Notably, the idea is not being advanced directly by the presidency, but by a key political ally within…

Steve Watson · Officials vow zero tolerance for imported “barbaric customs · A Nigerian immigrant was arrested in Sarzana, Italy after local residents spotted him roasting a freshly killed cat on a makeshift barbecue in a Park—right beside a children’s playground. · The man, described as shoeless, had set up a grate over an open fire in the Crociata public space dedicated to a local partisan commander. Passersby called the carabinieri…