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India–US trade talks stall as tariffs eclipse early optimism
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Relations between India and the United States, which appeared set for a breakthrough at the start of...
Read moreJosh Woodward becomes a key figure in Google’s AI race
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Josh Woodward has emerged as one of the most influential executives inside Google, as the company...
Read moreJapan sets $19bn investment target for Central Asia in push to counter China’s influence
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has announced a five-year target of $19 billion in business projects across Central Asia, signalling a...
Read moreBP appoints Woodside Energy chief Meg O’Neill as new CEO
LONDON (Realist English). British oil major BP has appointed Meg O’Neill, the current chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as...
Read moreTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers...
Read moreChina’s slowdown deepens as retail sales and investment weaken in November
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s economic slowdown became more entrenched in November, with retail sales posting their weakest year-on-year growth since...
Read moreJapan’s green tea exports reach highest level in over 70 years
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s green tea exports hit a more than 70-year high in the first 10 months of this...
Read moreMicrosoft’s AI chief outlines “humanist” path as tech giants race toward superintelligence
SEATTLE (Realist English). The global artificial intelligence race is entering a new and far more costly phase, defined by massive...
Read moreIMF urges China to accelerate shift toward domestic consumption, warns export-led model is “too big” to sustain without sparking global tensions
BEIJING (Realist English). China must “accelerate” its transition away from export-driven growth and strengthen support for domestic consumption, or risk...
Read moreGold eyes further gains in 2026 after a historic 60% rally, but outlook hinges on growth, rates and geopolitics
LONDON (Realist English). Gold surged more than 60% in 2025 — its strongest annual performance since 1979 — as geopolitical...
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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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