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Global optimism declines sharply amid rising geopolitical and social tensions, Ipsos report shows
LONDON (Realist English). Public optimism has taken a marked downturn in 2025, with just 59% of citizens worldwide saying they...
Read moreUK experts warn of child-on-child sexual abuse crisis
LONDON (Realist English). Child protection experts have warned that the United Kingdom is facing a “crisis” of children sexually abusing...
Read moreManga meets politics: ‘One Piece’ emblem rallies global protests
KATHMANDU (Realist English). When Nepal’s historic Singha Durbar palace caught fire last week, protesters draped its golden gates with a...
Read moreUS researcher completes 100-day underwater mission in Florida lagoon
KEY LARGO (Realist English). U.S. biomedical researcher and former naval diver Joseph Dituri has completed a 100-day underwater stay in...
Read morePope Leo pledges continuity with Francis, signals no major changes in Church teaching
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo said he intends to continue many of Pope Francis’ hallmark policies — including outreach...
Read moreSaudi Arabia shutters dozens of music lounges amid conservative backlash
RIYADH (Realist English). In a dimly lit lounge in the Saudi capital, an Egyptian singer in a black gown recently...
Read moreRobert Redford, Hollywood legend and Sundance founder, dies at 89
SUNDANCE (Realist English). Robert Redford, one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors and an Oscar-winning director who later became a driving...
Read moreGen Z drives unexpected revival of Catholic faith in Europe
ROME (Realist English). The Roman Catholic Church, long associated with aging congregations and declining attendance in the West, is witnessing...
Read morePope Leo denounces Elon Musk’s fortune as symbol of runaway inequality
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo has condemned the widening gap between the world’s richest executives and ordinary workers, warning...
Read moreStudy shows human organ aging accelerates around age 50
BEIJING (Realist English). Human aging does not progress at a steady pace, and new research has identified a critical acceleration...
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Russia boosts gas exports to China as Europe’s loss weighs on revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is expected to increase its pipeline exports of natural gas to China by around 25% this...
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...
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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