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Eurozone economy slows to 0.1%, inflation hits highest since September 2023
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The eurozone economy is clearly showing the effects of the war in Iran and the blockade of the...
Read moreBrent hits highest since 2022, breaking above $123: chronicle of price shock from closed Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK (Realist English). Oil prices have hit multi‑year highs, surpassing $126 per barrel for Brent, amid reports that US President...
Read moreOil blockade strangles Iran: production falls to 3 million barrels per day, gas sector cracking at the seams
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's oil and gas industries, the backbone of its economy, are under unprecedented pressure from the US naval...
Read moreUAE leaves OPEC from May 1: oil jumps to $111
DUBAI (Realist English). The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and...
Read moreWar crushes Iran’s economy: 23,000 enterprises destroyed, millions unemployed, inflation at 72%
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's economy, already in dire straits before the war with the United States and Israel, has now completely...
Read moreOil prices rise: Brent at $107, Urals at $95
LONDON (Realist English). The global oil market remains in the grip of acute geopolitical turbulence. By the close of trading on...
Read moreLeading central banks pause rate hikes amid Middle East turmoil
FRANKFURT (Realist English). The world’s leading central banks are widely expected to refrain from raising interest rates this week, as US...
Read moreThe world prepares for a record 15 reactor start-ups — a review of nuclear power
MOSCOW (Realist English). The world’s nuclear power industry is undergoing its most profound transformation since Fukushima. After decades of stagnation and...
Read moreThe petrodollar myth: FT explains what really keeps the dollar on top
LONDON (Realist English). The US‑Israeli war against Iran, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and talk of shifting oil deals...
Read moreOil and gas on April 25: Brent held at $105, Urals at $90, IEA sounds alarm
LONDON (Realist English). At the close of trading on 25 April, Brent crude oil prices settled above $105 per barrel, posting...
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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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