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Canada and China strike landmark EV trade deal, cutting tariffs and reshaping auto ties
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canada and China have reached what officials described as a “landmark” trade agreement that sharply reduces tariffs...
Read morePoland boosts gold reserves to 550 tonnes as central bank targets further expansion
WARSAW (Realist English). The National Bank of Poland has increased its gold reserves to around 550 tonnes, worth more than...
Read moreOxfam warns billionaire wealth hits record as inequality deepens
LONDON (Realist English). The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has climbed to a record $18.3 trillion, with the super-rich...
Read moreChina’s AI models only months behind US rivals, DeepMind chief says
LONDON (Realist English). China’s artificial intelligence models may now lag behind US and Western competitors by only “a matter of...
Read moreHormuz risks resurface as Trump weighs options against Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Strait of Hormuz has returned to the centre of global energy concerns as the prospect of...
Read moreRussia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
Read moreUK investment in Somaliland port draws scrutiny amid Sudan war and regional power rivalries
BERBERA (Realist English). The United Kingdom holds a stake in Somaliland’s strategically located Berbera port through British International Investment (BII),...
Read moreBBC investigation raises questions over funds used in Prince Andrew property sale
LONDON (Realist English). A BBC investigation has raised fresh questions about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have indirectly benefited from funds...
Read moreChina voices concern as Trump renews push for U.S. control over Greenland
BEIJING (Realist English). China has reacted with concern to renewed statements by Donald Trump signaling U.S. intent to take control...
Read moreU.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
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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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