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Trump unveils new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court curbs emergency powers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said he would immediately impose a new 10% global tariff and pursue alternative...
Read moreChinese-backed projects in Kenya move from signing to construction within a year, investment chief says
NAIROBI (Realist English). Investment agreements between Kenya and Chinese companies are often moving from signing to construction in under a...
Read moreJapan’s exports surge 16.8% in January, outpacing forecasts
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports jumped 16.8% year on year in January, marking their fastest expansion since November 2022 and...
Read moreFloating LNG vessel off Congo begins supplying gas to Europe
POINTE-NOIRE (Realist English). A massive floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility anchored off the coast of the Republic of the...
Read moreChabahar Port emerges as key node in Eurasian trade corridor
CHABAHAR (Realist English). Iran’s Chabahar Port, the country’s only deep-water gateway with direct access to the Indian Ocean, is taking...
Read moreUS importers face record customs bond shortfalls amid tariff surge
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A record number of companies importing goods into the United States are failing to meet federal requirements...
Read moreLibya awards new oil and gas exploration licences in first round since 2007
TRIPOLI (Realist English). Libya has awarded new oil and gas exploration and production licences to foreign energy companies in its...
Read moreBP suspends share buybacks as oil price slump weighs on profits
LONDON (Realist English). British oil and gas major BP reported fourth-quarter earnings in line with expectations on Tuesday but announced...
Read moreTaiwan rejects US push to relocate semiconductor supply chain
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has told the United States that plans to shift a large portion of the island’s semiconductor...
Read moreEU proposes sweeping 20th sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy and finance sectors
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission has unveiled a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, aiming to intensify pressure...
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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,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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