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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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Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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