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Public opinion in Japan splits over future of Self-Defense Forces amid security concerns
TOKYO (Realist English). Nearly half of Japanese respondents believe the country’s Self-Defense Forces should remain at their current size and...
Read morePatriarch Kirill delivers Christmas address at Moscow cathedral
MOSCOW (Realist English). Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered his traditional Christmas address overnight on January 6–7, ahead...
Read moreRare Roman-era bathtub unearthed in ancient Ephesus
EPHESUS (Realist English). Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ephesus have uncovered a rare Roman-era marble bathtub dating to the...
Read moreIran steps up repression of religious minorities after war with Israel
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has sharply intensified pressure on religious minorities following the end of its brief summer war with...
Read morePhoto showing Trump’s face disappears from DOJ Epstein files release
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A photograph showing Donald Trump’s face — included in the Justice Department’s initial release of files tied...
Read moreHannah Rothschild says she learned of her father’s succession plans only after his death
LONDON (Realist English). Dame Hannah Rothschild, a prominent figure in the Rothschild banking dynasty, has said she was unaware of...
Read moreYouTube CEO says he restricts his children’s social media use amid growing concern over online harms
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). YouTube chief executive Neal Mohan has said he limits his children’s use of social media and...
Read moreNetflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and HBO Max in $82.7bn deal, ending high-stakes bidding war
LOS ANGELES (Realist English). Netflix announced Friday that it has struck a landmark agreement to acquire key assets of Warner...
Read moreOECD 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...
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Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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