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Who really owns the world’s oil?
EDINBURGH (Realist English). 65% of the world's proven oil and gas reserves are controlled by national oil companies. This is...
Read moreEurope is preparing an agreement on the import of Azerbaijani natural gas to replace the Russian gas
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission has proposed to EU countries a deal with the Aliyev’s Baku regime of to...
Read moreThe US is still selling off its oil reserves to drop commodity prices
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States continues to use its Strategic Oil Reserve to reduce world prices for this raw...
Read moreGerman exports to Russia rose, despite sanctions
BERLIN (Realist English). Despite Western sanctions and a mass exit of companies from Russia, by the end of May, export...
Read moreChina buys Russian coal at steep discounts
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia’s coal shipments to China have been rising even though overall shipments to China have declined, CNBC...
Read moreUS has imposed ban on import of Russian gold
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Treasury Department has imposed an embargo on gold imports from Russia, as well as new...
Read moreEurope should prepare for a complete shutdown of Russian gas exports: IEA
PARIS (Realist English). The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, called on Europe to immediately prepare for...
Read moreDeutsche Bank CEO considers inflation the “strongest poison” for the global economy
BERLIN (Realist English). Europe and the U.S. face a high likelihood of recession as central banks are forced to aggressively...
Read moreCanadian company Kinross Gold has sold gold mining assets in Russia
TORONTO (Realist English). Canadian gold mining company Kinross Gold Corporation has announced the sale of 100% of its Russian assets...
Read moreUkraine disconnected itself from the power grid of Russia and Belarus four hours before the start of the special operation
KIEV (Realist English). Ukraine and the European Union have agreed on new opportunities and an increase in the export of...
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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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