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Shell and others abandon global climate standard group over oil and gas restrictions
LONDON (Realist English). Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge have exited a high-level climate advisory group after the Science Based Targets...
Read moreGeopolitical shocks erased $320bn in global corporate profits since 2017
LONDON (Realist English). Political and macroeconomic instability has wiped out more than $320bn in profits for the world’s largest public...
Read moreGlobal crypto market tops $4 trillion as U.S. passes stablecoin legislation
NEW YORK (Realist English). The global cryptocurrency market reached a valuation of $4 trillion on Friday, according to CoinGecko, underscoring...
Read moreMicrosoft ends China-based support for U.S. defense cloud clients amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Microsoft announced Friday it has revised its internal protocols to ensure that no engineers based in China...
Read moreElon Musk enters the Indian market — this time for real
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Elon Musk has long expressed interest in India, but until now, this interest rarely translated into...
Read morePowell defends Fed headquarters renovation amid Trump-era criticism
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has formally responded to allegations from Russell Vought, a senior official in...
Read moreCanadian oil sands emerge as lowest-cost producers in North America amid global downturn
CALGARY (Realist English). Canada’s oil sands producers — including Imperial Oil, Suncor, and Cenovus — have become some of the...
Read moreEU faces uphill battle over next long-term budget
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), due to run from 2028 to 2034, risks falling...
Read moreAfrica prepares for major oil and gas investment push with new licensing rounds
CAPE TOWN (Realist English). Africa is poised for a wave of new oil and gas exploration as countries across the...
Read moreChina’s exports rebound in June amid fragile U.S. tariff truce
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports regained strength in June, rising by 5.8% year-on-year as manufacturers rushed to capitalize on a...
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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...
From War to Cooperation: How Iraq Became Iran’s Main Partner but Maintained Neutrality
ERBIL (Realist English). Amid the escalating Middle East crisis, with Iran and the United States standing on the brink of...
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...
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