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Kremlin prepares shake-up as Kiriyenko expands control over Russia’s “external track”
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Presidential Administration of Russia is preparing a potential redistribution of authority between deputy chiefs Sergei Kiriyenko...
Read moreRussian PM discusses summer travel, Eastern rail expansion, and coal logistics with RZD chief
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a working meeting on May 23 with Oleg Belozerov, CEO and...
Read moreRussia to hold 2026 Duma elections in new regions with international observers invited
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved a new electoral map that, for the first time, includes...
Read moreRussia launches migrant surveillance pilot in Moscow region with biometric tracking
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian State Duma has approved a new law introducing an experimental surveillance system for migrants in...
Read moreMoscow ready for peace talks with Kyiv as Trump calls for immediate negotiations
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow is ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum...
Read morePrisoner exchange agreed in Istanbul talks, no ceasefire deal reached
ISTANBUL (Realist English). On May 16 Russia and the so-called Ukrainian government held their first face-to-face negotiations in three years....
Read moreDiplomatic bridge: Kalmykia delegation led by Batu Khasikov visits Nepal to deepen bilateral cooperation
KATHMANDU (Realist English). A high-level delegation from the Republic of Kalmykia, led by its Head Batu Khasikov, paid an official...
Read moreRussia condemns politicization of missing persons issue, calls for respect of humanitarian mandate
NEW YORK (Realist English). At a United Nations Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, Maria...
Read moreVoloshin: The Kremlin is not mystical — it reflects Russian society
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Kremlin is often seen as an enigmatic fortress of power, but according to Alexander Voloshin, who...
Read morePutin sends Medinsky and GRU chief to talks with Kyiv regime
ISTANBUL (Realist English). The Kremlin has finalized the composition of its delegation for the first direct talks with representatives of...
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Easter unites millions as Armenian, Catholic and Protestant churches celebrate together
ETCHMIADZIN (Realist English). Millions of Christians around the world are celebrating Easter — the central feast of the Christian calendar...
US aircraft losses mount as Iran claims downing of F-15E
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. forces are searching for a missing crew member after an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet went...
Iran says it can sustain Hormuz disruption for years amid standoff with US
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran could maintain the current disruption in the Strait of Hormuz for years, a senior Iranian security...
Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, appoints Todd Blanche as interim chief
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche...
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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