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Asian markets plunge as oil nears $120 amid Hormuz disruption
SEOUL (Realist English). Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday as oil prices surged toward $120 per barrel following production...
Read moreKuwait cuts oil output as tanker traffic halts in Strait of Hormuz
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Kuwait has reduced its oil production and refining operations after tanker traffic through the Persian Gulf...
Read moreChina presses Iran for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
BEIJING (Realist English). China is negotiating with Iran to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas...
Read moreIran’s regional strikes shake global energy markets
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s expanding military campaign across the Persian Gulf and beyond is putting growing pressure on global energy...
Read moreGlobal conflicts disrupt travel as Middle East war triggers aviation chaos
DUBAI (Realist English). The escalating war involving Iran, the United States and Israel has triggered one of the largest disruptions...
Read moreVenezuela signs gold export deal with Trafigura for U.S. market
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuela’s state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold...
Read moreEuropean gas prices jump after Qatar halts LNG output amid Middle East escalation
AMSTERDAM (Realist English). European natural gas prices surged on Monday as intensifying conflict in the Middle East and a halt...
Read moreOil surges more than 8% as US-Iran conflict fuels supply fears
NEW YORK (Realist English). Crude oil prices jumped more than 8% on Sunday evening as investors reacted to the escalating...
Read moreUS-Israeli strikes on Iran rattle global markets as oil risks dominate outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting senior leadership and military...
Read moreBlackRock CEO warns AI could become capitalism’s biggest test
DAVOS (Realist English). BlackRock CEO Larry Fink cautioned global leaders at the World Economic Forum that the rapid expansion 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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