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OECD reports steep decline in work-related migration as visa rules tighten and global economy slows
PARIS (Realist English). Work-related migration to advanced economies dropped by more than one-fifth last year as labour markets weakened and...
Read morePope Leo XIV prays at Beirut port blast site as families continue fight for justice
BEIRUT (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday visited the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, offering a silent...
Read moreSwiss voters reject 50% inheritance tax on ultra-rich in landslide referendum
ZURICH (Realist English). Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly voted down a plan to impose a 50% tax on inherited wealth above...
Read moreSaudi Arabia to open two new alcohol stores as kingdom cautiously expands access
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is preparing to open two additional alcohol stores — including one inside an Aramco compound...
Read moreVirgin Mary procession in Tunis suburb draws diverse crowds and rekindles a multicultural tradition
TUNIS (Realist English). Night had just begun to settle over Halq al-Wadi — La Goulette, the coastal suburb of the...
Read moreIndia 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 morePsychologist Angela Duckworth: Let kids explore what they truly enjoy to build resilience and success
NEW YORK (Realist English). Parents who want to raise confident, resilient children should focus less on pushing specific sports or...
Read moreEthiopia confirms first Marburg virus outbreak, nine cases detected in the south
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). Ethiopia has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease after nine cases were detected in...
Read moreUK music industry hits record £8bn contribution to economy, boosted by global tours and streaming boom
LONDON (Realist English). The UK music industry contributed a record £8 billion to the national economy in 2024 — its...
Read moreChina prepares rescue mission for Tiangong astronauts after debris strike
BEIJING (Realist English). China is preparing an emergency mission to retrieve three astronauts from its Tiangong space station, after debris...
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Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
Putin says Russia has no plans for new military operations, blames West for tensions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow is not planning any new special military operations,...
Maduro rejects Trump’s claims over Venezuelan oil and land, accuses US of colonial ambitions
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about “reclaiming” Venezuelan land...
Trump 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...
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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