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Labubu mania propels Pop Mart into global toy elite
BEIJING (Realist English). A palm-sized, scruffy-looking elf has turned Pop Mart, a Beijing-based toy company, into a global phenomenon. The...
Read moreRussian office workers spend up to four hours daily on routine tasks, study finds
MOSCOW (Realist English). Office employees across Russia spend up to four hours a day on routine work, according to a...
Read moreDavid Beckham set to receive knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours
LONDON (Realist English). David Beckham, one of Britain’s most iconic footballers and global public figures, is expected to be knighted...
Read moreAI deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV surge online, exposing gaps in platform safeguards
ROME (Realist English). AI-generated videos and audio clips of Pope Leo XIV are proliferating rapidly across social media, drawing millions...
Read moreJapan’s birth rate falls below 700,000 for the first time, deepening demographic crisis
TOKYO (Realist English). The number of babies born in Japan fell to an all-time low in 2024, dropping below 700,000...
Read moreHealthcare flashpoint: Obama sounds alarm on Republican plan
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former President Barack Obama has issued a rare public warning about efforts by Congressional Republicans to significantly...
Read more81% of Japanese view Trump’s return with concern, not optimism
TOKYO (Realist English). A new survey conducted by Kyodo News reveals that 81% of Japanese citizens feel “more anxious than...
Read moreUNICEF: UK ranks low on child happiness and health
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has been ranked 21st out of 36 high-income countries for overall child wellbeing and...
Read moreVatican elects new pope: Robert Francis Prevost becomes Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (Realist News Agency). The College of Cardinals has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new head of...
Read moreConclave begins in Vatican to elect new pope after death of Francis
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave to elect a new pope officially began in the Sistine...
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Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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