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Iran war boosts Russia’s economy through energy windfall
MOSCOW (Realist English). The war involving Iran has provided Russia with a significant economic boost, as rising global energy prices...
Read moreRussia rules out full VPN ban, plans targeted restrictions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is not considering a full ban on VPN services, but will continue targeted restrictions against platforms...
Read moreFSB reports prevention of alleged Ukraine-linked sabotage plot
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had prevented a series of planned attacks in Moscow and...
Read moreMoscow court orders detention of Znanie deputy head Serikov
MOSCOW (Realist English). A Moscow court has ordered the pre-trial detention of Anton Serikov, director general of the Mashuk Knowledge...
Read morePutin calls Crimea reunification a historic choice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described Crimea’s 2014 reunification with Russia as a “historic choice” and said Russian...
Read moreRussians withdraw record funds from banks amid shifting investment trends
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian households withdrew 1.6 trillion rubles ($17 billion) from bank accounts in January 2026, marking the second-largest...
Read moreLavrov warns strikes on Iran undermine nuclear non-proliferation regime
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has dealt a major blow...
Read moreRussian regions named leaders of digital transformation ranking for 2025
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has released its annual ranking of regional digital transformation for 2025, with Belgorod Region, Sakhalin Region,...
Read moreRussia allows compensation for tourists affected by Middle East airspace closures
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a government decree allowing tourists who planned trips to the...
Read moreMissile strike on Bryansk leaves six dead and dozens injured
BRYANSK (Realist English). Six people were killed and 42 injured in a missile strike on the Russian city of Bryansk,...
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“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Raúl Castro remains Cuba’s “shadow king”
HAVANA (Realist English). From the very moment in April 2021 when legendary General Raúl Castro, brother of the great Fidel, handed...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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