Independent News Roundup

A newly unsealed FBI document is fueling fresh questions about what the federal government may have known for decades regarding UFO encounters, extraterrestrial contact, and the mysterious deaths allegedly surrounding witnesses who spoke publicly about such incidents. By Frank Bergman · The 1967 memo, released Friday as part of President Donald Trump’s UFO transparency initiative, details claims from a young female informant who allegedly told…

US President Donald Trump has called Iran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal for ending the war “totally unacceptable,” after Tehran insisted it would not surrender the strategic leverage it has gained around the Strait of Hormuz. The contents of Iran’s response have not been made public, but according to US media reports, Tehran’s counterproposal focused on ending the war and securing guarantees that hostilities would not resume, while…

The Ukrainian military needs to pull back from Donbass for the peace process to move forward, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said. Talks between Moscow and Kiev will remain stalled until then, he told journalist Pavel Zarubin, adding that the Ukrainian government knows this. Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of talks, including with US mediation, since early 2025, when President Donald Trump returned to the White House.…

Vladimir Putin hints that the Ukraine conflict could soon conclude, stressing that Moscow won’t take Kiev’s ceasefire violations lightly, as he speaks to journalists following Victory Day commemorations. · As the first group of passengers finally disembark from a disease-hit ship in the Atlantic - a renowned American biochemist slams the media hype seen regarding the ‘hanta-virus’. · A man and his 12-year-old daughter are reported killed in a…

The Trump administration has released a new batch of previously classified files, photographs, and videos relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), claiming the disclosure marks the beginning of a major federal transparency effort surrounding unexplained aerial encounters and alleged extraterrestrial activity. According to the White House, the material was released under President Donald Trump’s newly established Presidential…

The Ukrainian military has violated the Victory Day ceasefire on 8,970 occasions since it took effect at midnight on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. · Moscow stated earlier that it had ordered all Russian forces along the Ukraine front line to halt combat operations and remain at their positions during the ceasefire period. Moscow says Russian forces are observing the truce · In a statement released Saturday, the Russian…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that a meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could take place “anywhere,” including in a third country, but only after a final long-term peace agreement is fully prepared and ready for signing. “The Ukrainian side and Mr. Zelensky, they are ready to have a personal meeting... We have never refused,” Putin said during a press conference after Victory Day celebrations on May 9. · “We can meet in the…