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Rare 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...
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...
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Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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