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Trump confirms U.S. seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela, escalating tensions with Maduro government
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has seized a large crude-oil tanker off...
Read moreU.S. House approves $901bn defense bill with Ukraine aid and new limits on Pentagon, sends measure to Senate
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping $901bn National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...
Read moreRussia begins drafting new development strategy for the Far East through 2030–2036, Mishustin says
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has launched a strategic planning session to shape a new Socio-Economic Development...
Read moreMusk says Trump-era cost-cutting unit DOGE was only “somewhat successful,” rules out ever doing it again
AUSTIN (Realist English). Elon Musk said the Trump administration’s cost-cutting task force known as DOGE — the Department of Government...
Read moreEurope weighs future of transatlantic ties after blistering week of criticism from Trump administration
BRUSSELS (Realist English). After a week in which Washington publicly rebuked the European Union on issues ranging from migration to...
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...
Read moreHamas signals willingness to halt attacks for up to a decade if Israel fully withdraws from Gaza, Palestinian official says
GAZA (Realist English). Hamas has told mediators it is prepared to suspend all offensive operations against Israel for seven to...
Read moreEU prepares €1.2tn upgrade of electricity grids, identifies eight priority projects to speed up renewables rollout
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission has selected eight flagship projects under its forthcoming “Grids Package,” a sweeping plan aimed...
Read moreMacron warns China that Europe may impose U.S.-style punitive tariffs if trade imbalance persists into 2026
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has issued his strongest warning yet to Beijing, saying the European Union will...
Read moreHegseth says Monroe Doctrine “stronger than ever” as U.S. pivots national security strategy to Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to “restore U.S. military dominance” across the Western Hemisphere, declaring...
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Russia 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...
From voice of support to figurehead: Pahlavi seeks to steer Iran’s uprising
TEHRAN (Realist English). Protests across Iran entered their third week on Sunday amid a markedly harsher crackdown by the authorities,...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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