Russia earns $760 million per day from oil: Urals jumps to $106
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past seven days (April 12–19, 2026), Russian oil and gas revenues have shown sharp growth, driven...
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Baku and Ankara cement alliance: economy, army and ‘Turkic front’ against Russia
BAKU (Realist English). On April 17, at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, the leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, held...
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Diplomacy fails: Iran boycotts talks with US, IRGC blocks strait, Pentagon seizes ship
TEHRAN (Realist English). A day before the critical ceasefire is due to expire, the world again finds itself on the brink...
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War in Iran brings coal miners $513 million per day: Russia, Indonesia and Australia ramp up supplies
SINGAPORE (Realist English). The war between the United States and Israel against Iran, which led to the effective blockade of the...
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Young men in US become more religious than young women — for first time in 25 years
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Gallup analysts Frank Newport and Lydia Saad have presented data documenting an unexpected turn in the religious attitudes of American youth. Over...
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Missile by 2035 and drones from Renault: France spends €6 billion on ammunition and prepares for major war
PARIS (Realist English). France is moving closer to a decision on its future rocket artillery system. As Patrick Pailloux, head of the...
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«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
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The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
Lebanon Ceasefire: Israel Keeps Finger on the Trigger
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The phone call that US President Donald Trump predicted never happened, but he left little doubt about...
Turkey deploys tanks and F-16s to borders of Greece and Cyprus
ANKARA (Realist English). While the world watches the escalation in the Middle East, Turkey is taking unprecedented steps to redraw the...
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