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‘Not just ballots’: Candidates in Uganda turn to traditional healers amid rising political tension
MBALE (Realist English). When Wilson Watira, a parliamentary candidate in eastern Uganda, extended his hand to a rival at a...
Read moreGen X poised for major inheritance boom amid record baby boomer wealth transfers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Members of Generation X — those currently aged 45 to 60 — are expected to benefit from...
Read morePope Leo XIV revives Castel Gandolfo retreat, signaling shift in Vatican style
CASTEL GANDOLFO (Realist English). After a 12-year hiatus, Pope Leo XIV will restore the centuries-old tradition of papal summer retreats...
Read moreAI-powered heartbreak: How ChatGPT became the ghostwriter of modern break-ups
LONDON (Realist English). Earlier this week, a London commuter witnessed a quietly surreal scene: a young man, phone in hand,...
Read moreGen Z alcohol consumption rises as boomers cut back, challenging industry assumptions
LONDON (Realist English). The study, which surveyed more than 26,000 consumers across the world’s 15 largest alcohol markets, found that...
Read more‘Squid Game’ finale asks: What is left of our humanity?
SEOUL (Realist English). As Squid Game approaches its final, blood-soaked chapter, the show’s masked Front Man offers Player 456 a...
Read moreLabubu 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...
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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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