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ExxonMobil beats forecasts for sixth straight quarter, fueled by Guyana expansion
HOUSTON (Realist English). ExxonMobil Corp. has once again surpassed Wall Street expectations, posting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on the back of...
Read moreChina injects ¥200bn in new special bond quotas to boost provincial investment
BEIJING (Realist English). China has allocated an additional ¥200 billion ($28.1 billion) in special bond quotas to support investment and...
Read moreNvidia becomes world’s first $5 trillion company amid surging AI demand
NEW YORK (Realist English). Nvidia has become the first company in history to surpass a $5 trillion market capitalization, marking...
Read moreInvestors split as Google, Meta* and Microsoft pour nearly $80bn into AI infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). The world’s largest tech companies — Google, Meta*, and Microsoft — collectively spent almost $80 billion...
Read moreIndia launches $2.7 billion push to cut dependence on imported electronic components
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India’s government has approved the first set of projects under its $2.7 billion Electronics Component Manufacturing...
Read moreGazprom bets on LNG, rules out shale gas development
MOSCOW (Realist English). Gazprom has announced a strategic decision to focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG) production while ruling out...
Read moreGold’s retreat and the return of trust: what the latest correction tells us about global confidence
LONDON (Realist English). Just weeks after gold broke through the $4,000-per-ounce mark, the precious metal’s meteoric rally has stalled. Prices...
Read moreSaudi Arabia accelerates economic diversification beyond oil, investing heavily in AI and tourism
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is rapidly reshaping its oil-dependent economy, expanding into sectors such as artificial intelligence, tourism, and...
Read moreTotalEnergies lifts force majeure on $20 billion Mozambique LNG project after four-year halt
PARIS (Realist English). TotalEnergies announced on Friday that it has lifted force majeure on its $20 billion Mozambique LNG project,...
Read moreU.S. signs major trade and minerals deals with Southeast Asia amid China export curbs
KUALA LUMPUR (Realist English). The United States signed a series of trade and critical minerals agreements with four Southeast Asian...
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Xi Jinping Warns U.S. About the Threat of War Between Great Powers
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the central question of the current U.S.-China rivalry during talks with U.S....
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...
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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