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The feud between the Fed chair and the US president seems shocking, but the foundation for central bank independence has long since eroded · By [Henry Johnston, a Moscow-based editor who worked in finance for over a decade] · RT: FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump (R) and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. ©  Drew Angerer / Getty Images · Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s video address posted…

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to launch military strikes against the country amid ongoing mass protests there · RT: FILE PHOTO: US Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber. © Wikipedia · A US military attack on Iran is “imminent,” and could come within mere hours, Reuters has claimed, citing anonymous sources. · In recent days, President Donald Trump has issued several threats against the Islamic Republic,…

Member states have increased defense budgets, citing an alleged Russia threat, which Moscow dismisses as ‘nonsense’ · RT: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. © Getty Images / Thierry Monasse / Contributor · The EU has been working to boost its defense capabilities in order to become a “military powerhouse,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, Euractiv has reported,…

American threats against Greenland have forced Europe to rethink NATO’s most basic assumptions. Trump’s foreign policy combines global interventionism with neo-Monroeist ambitions closer to home. The result is an Atlantic Alliance facing erosion not from outside enemies, but from its own power center. · By Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on…

Peer-reviewed study finds that a common plant selectively induces apoptosis in human cancer cells while sparing normal cells. · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · A peer-reviewed study published inOncotarget reports that an orally administered ethanolic lemongrass extract (Cymbopogon citratus at ~80 mg/kg/day) dramatically suppressed tumor growth in a human lymphoma xenograft mouse model, while selectively inducing apoptosis in cancer cells and…

Frank Bergman · Claims that U.S. forces deployed a powerful, previously unseen “sonic weapon” during the raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro are spreading rapidly after a dramatic eyewitness account described Venezuelan security forces being incapacitated by what appeared to be a mysterious wave of sound or energy. · The eyewitness report received a major boost of authenticity after the post was shared on X by White…

Investigators reportedly located a garage in a Paris suburb where the missing gemstones were kept · RT: French police officers stand in front of the Louvre Museum after a robbery in Paris, France, on October 19, 2025. ©  Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images · Investigators probing last year's jewel heist from the Louvre Museum have traced the stolen gems to a garage in Aubervilliers, a suburb north of…

High energy prices, bureaucracy, and taxes are said to be key factors behind the increase in filings · RT: FILE PHOTO. ©  Global Look Press / CHROMORANGE / Bilderbox · The number of bankruptcies in Germany is alarmingly high and continues to grow, the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), has warned. It urged Berlin on Monday to take urgent measures to remedy the situation and tackle…

The US defended the island during World War II when Copenhagen couldn’t, Jeff Landry has said · RT: FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaking during a White House press conference with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry. © Getty Images / Win McNamee · Denmark is occupying Greenland in violation of UN rules, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, has said. · On…

The release of the United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy under President Trump is more than a geopolitical reset — it is a brutal mirror held up to countries that dismantled their own economic sovereignty while assuming globalisation would protect them. View the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy here · For New Zealand, that mirror is unforgiving. · Once ranked 3 in the OECD in the 1960s, New Zealand now hovers closer to 40, with…