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Outgoing MI6 chief Richard Moore makes farewell speech in Istanbul, sparks controversy with Russia remarks
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Istanbul — long a city associated with espionage lore — provided the stage for Sir Richard Moore’s...
Read moreIDF says more than half a million civilians have fled Gaza City amid ongoing offensive
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said late Sunday that roughly 550,000 Palestinian civilians have now evacuated...
Read moreUS Army expands battlefield use of 3D printing for faster equipment repairs
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Army is increasing its use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to repair equipment directly...
Read moreEx-PA officer forms armed group against Hamas in Khan Younis, claims support from locals and foreign backers
KHAN YOUNIS (Realist English). A former Palestinian Authority security officer says he has formed a group in southern Gaza to...
Read moreUK signs £1.5bn defence tech partnership with Palantir
LONDON (Realist English). The Ministry of Defence has signed a £1.5 billion strategic partnership with U.S. technology company Palantir, aiming...
Read moreSaudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with Pakistan amid strains with U.S. and Israel
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia has signed a “strategic mutual defence” agreement with Pakistan, marking a significant step in Riyadh’s...
Read moreRussian satellite’s abnormal behaviour fuels global race for military space dominance
MOSCOW (Realist English). A Russian military satellite launched this summer has exhibited abnormal and potentially threatening behaviour, edging close to...
Read moreUS defense officials call for AI-first approach in cyber warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Cybersecurity leaders in the US defense establishment are warning that artificial intelligence has become both a weapon...
Read moreEgypt warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Cairo
CAIRO (Realist English). Senior Egyptian officials have accused Israel of plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders residing in Cairo and warned...
Read moreRussia and Belarus launch joint ‘Zapad-2025’ strategic military drills
MINSK (Realist English). From September 12 to 16, the armed forces of Belarus and the Russian Federation are conducting Zapad-2025,...
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Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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