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India investigates toxic cough syrup deaths as probe focuses on solvent contamination and regulatory failures
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Indian authorities are investigating whether failures in the chemical supply chain led to the contamination of...
Read moreNvidia posts stronger-than-expected earnings as CEO Jensen Huang downplays talk of an AI bubble
NEW YORK (Realist English). Nvidia delivered another round of blockbuster earnings on Wednesday, easily beating Wall Street forecasts for its...
Read moreUS asks Yemen’s Aden-based government about joining Gaza stabilisation force
ADEN (Realist English). The Trump administration has approached Yemen’s internationally recognised government (IRG) in Aden about potentially contributing troops to...
Read moreBangladesh restores caretaker election system, but not for upcoming 2025 vote
DHAKA (Realist English). Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the nonpartisan caretaker government system for overseeing national elections, but ruled...
Read moreWashington’s delayed Global Posture Review fuels concern over potential U.S. drawdown in Europe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Months after it was expected, the Biden administration’s Global Posture Review — the strategic assessment that determines...
Read moreJapan’s diplomatic rift with China threatens tourism and deepens economic risks
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s fragile economy faces fresh turbulence after China urged its citizens to avoid travelling to the country,...
Read moreGold leasing surges as wealthy investors seek yield from record-high bullion
LONDON (Realist English). With gold prices breaking record after record this year, a growing number of wealthy investors and family...
Read moreTrump shields Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing as White House unveils major arms and nuclear deals
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered full-throated support to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, insisting...
Read moreAmazon returns to US bond markets with $12bn offering to fuel massive AI infrastructure build-out
NEW YORK (Realist English). Amazon is raising $12bn in its first US bond sale in three years, joining a wave...
Read moreIraq’s prime minister wins largest bloc in parliament, but government formation likely to drag on
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s political bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary election, final results...
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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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