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The true cost of America’s wars: $8 trillion and 4.7 million lives
WASHINGTON (Realist English). More than two decades of U.S.-led military interventions have left an immense human and financial toll —...
Read moreNATO chief hails Trump’s defence spending push: ‘Europe will pay in a BIG way’
THE HAGUE (Realist English). NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has privately applauded President Donald Trump for his role in pushing European...
Read moreGermany to lead Europe in defence spending with €162bn military budget by 2029
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany is preparing to dramatically expand its defence budget by more than two-thirds by 2029, overtaking France...
Read moreIran strikes U.S. air base in Qatar in retaliatory missile attack
DOHA (Realist English). Iran confirmed on Monday it launched a missile strike against the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base...
Read more“The world has changed”: Italian defense chief slams NATO and UN
PADUA (Realist English). Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto delivered a stark assessment of NATO and the European Union on Friday,...
Read moreRussia centralizes motorcycle procurement for assault units: Mordvichev’s idea becomes new doctrine
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian Defense Ministry is preparing a large-scale centralized purchase of light wheeled vehicles — including motorcycles,...
Read moreJapan eyes global defense market as it shifts from pacifism to industrial power
TOKYO (Realist English). In a significant departure from its postwar pacifist stance, Japan is positioning itself as a rising player...
Read moreUK appoints Blaise Metreweli as first female head of MI6 in agency’s 116-year history
LONDON (Realist English). For the first time since its founding in 1909, the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will...
Read moreIran confirms 150 Israeli targets hit in large-scale retaliation, warns more strikes may follow
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out a broad retaliatory operation against Israel, hitting at least...
Read moreIRGC vows retaliation after top commander Salami killed in Israeli strike on Tehran
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has condemned what it called a “brutal act of aggression” after...
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Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
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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