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U.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
Read moreTrump’s move against Maduro unlikely to shake oil markets, analysts say
NEW YORK (Realist English). The removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the administration of US President Donald Trump is...
Read moreMore than 200,000 European banking jobs at risk as AI drives restructuring
LONDON (Realist English). More than 200,000 jobs in Europe’s banking sector could be eliminated over the next five years as...
Read moreChina tightens silver export controls, raising alarm over supply chains
BEIJING (Realist English). China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on a metal increasingly...
Read moreEU squeezed between US and China as trade pressures intensify in 2025
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union has come under mounting pressure in 2025 from both the United States and China,...
Read moreAI boom puts data centers under pressure, driving search for radical new designs
NEW YORK (Realist English). The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is forcing technology companies and governments to rethink how data...
Read moreBaker Hughes wins multi-year contract to deploy artificial lift systems in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year contract with Kuwait Oil Company to roll out advanced artificial...
Read moreBP sells majority stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $10.1bn
LONDON (Realist English). British energy major BP has agreed to sell its 65% stake in lubricant brand Castrol to US...
Read moreUS economy posts strongest growth in two years, complicating Fed rate-cut outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US economy expanded at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, marking its fastest...
Read moreIndia’s rupee sinks to Asia’s weakest currency as US trade deal stalls
NEW DELHI (Realist English). The Indian rupee has become Asia’s worst-performing currency this year, weighed down by stalled negotiations on...
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Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
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