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U.K. economy shrinks again in May amid U.S. tariffs and business uncertainty
LONDON (Realist English). The British economy unexpectedly contracted in May, with fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Read moreNvidia briefly hits $4tn market cap, leading AI-driven tech rally
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Nvidia became the first publicly traded company to briefly touch a $4 trillion market capitalisation on...
Read moreEU closes in on Trump trade deal as UK secures better terms
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is nearing a trade agreement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that...
Read moreSamsung profits plunge 56% amid Nvidia delays and US chip restrictions
SEOUL (Realist English). Samsung Electronics has warned of a steep 56% drop in second-quarter operating profit, missing market expectations and...
Read moreTrump threatens 10% tariffs on nations aligning with BRICS
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday evening that an additional 10% tariff will be imposed on countries...
Read moreCanada bets on LNG to fuel its energy future and counter US trade risks
KITIMAT (Realist English). Once dubbed “the town of tomorrow,” the remote community of Kitimat in British Columbia is again at...
Read moreTrump announces reduced tariffs on Vietnam, averts trade clash ahead of broader import hikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new trade arrangement with Vietnam on Wednesday, confirming that most Vietnamese...
Read moreFive political battles that will define the EU’s next €1.2 trillion budget
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is entering a critical phase in designing its next long-term budget — a €1.2...
Read moreGulf oil giants rein in dealmaking as falling prices force rethink
ABU DHABI (Realist English). Two of the Middle East’s most powerful oil companies — Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National...
Read moreOracle shares hit all-time high on $30bn cloud deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Oracle shares surged to a record high of $218.63 on Monday following the announcement of a...
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Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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