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Microsoft unveils $10bn Japan AI plan, boosts local tech stocks
TOKYO (Realist English). Shares of Sakura Internet surged by more than 20% on Friday after Microsoft announced plans to invest...
Read moreChina pushes AI-driven power grid to boost energy security
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for ускорение development of a “new-type power system” centered on renewable...
Read moreOil rally extends as Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed
SINGAPORE (Realist English). Global oil prices continued to climb during Asian trading as escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf and...
Read moreEU prepares for prolonged disruption in global energy markets
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union has urged member states to reduce energy consumption and prepare contingency measures as supply...
Read moreEnergy chiefs warn Iran war risks global fuel shortages
HOUSTON (Realist English). Executives from some of the world’s крупнейшие oil and gas companies warned that the war involving Iran...
Read moreOil prices hit three-year high as Hormuz tensions persist
NEW YORK (Realist English). Oil prices rose to their highest levels in more than three years on Friday, as continued...
Read moreEurope loses LNG cargoes to Asia amid Middle East war
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe is losing access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes as Asian buyers outbid for limited supplies,...
Read moreIran 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...
Read moreTrump threatens strikes on Iran power plants over Hormuz
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants within 48 hours unless Tehran...
Read moreGlobal shipping disrupted as Hormuz crossings fall 95%
LONDON (Realist English). Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by approximately 95% since the start of the Iran...
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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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