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Armenia’s Domestic Policy
Pashinyan turns to repression and insults against refugees: Armenia two weeks before elections
YEREVAN (Realist English). Two weeks before the parliamentary elections on June 7, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has resorted to open suppression...
Cancer in Armenia: 43% growth in four years and 21% of all deaths
YEREVAN (Realist English). Oncology has become the second leading cause of death in Armenia, claiming the lives of 21% of all...
Amnesty International calls trials of Armenian political prisoners in Baku a ‘mockery of justice’: more than 80 people remain in prison
BAKU (Realist English). International human rights organizations and individuals have stepped up efforts to draw attention to the fate of Armenian...
Armenian Genocide: 111 years of tragedy and memory of 1.5 million victims
YEREVAN (Realist English). On April 24, 2026, the Armenian people marked the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman...
Parliamentary elections in Armenia: repression, insults to the opposition and a new constitution ‘for Baku’
YEREVAN (Realist English). The past week in Armenia has been marked by a sharp increase in both the foreign policy activity...
Armenia Under Drug Attack: Record Drug Trafficking and the “Zangezur Corridor”
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenia has found itself on the front line of a new undeclared war — the war on drugs....
Election fever, Iranian shock and “frozen” CSTO: overview of events in Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). The last three days of Armenian politics have become a vivid illustration of a governance crisis: the ruling...
Armenian court places billionaire Samvel Karapetyan under house arrest
YEREVAN (Realist English). An Armenian court has partially granted a defence motion for Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Tashir Group,...
Sarkis Tsaturyan: Samvel Karapetyan and Ruben Vardanyan are victims of political extortion
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenian businessmen Samvel Karapetyan and Ruben Vardanyan have become hostages of political extortion orchestrated by both the...
Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Jump 39% in May, But Budget Loses Out Due to Stronger Ruble
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian economy continues to adapt to external challenges, showing a mixed picture. A slowdown in economic growth...
“Cuba Does Not Change Its Principles”: Cuban Ambassador Orta González Responds to US Pressure
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Cuban people are ready to defend the life and dignity of Venezuela's leadership, just as 32 Cubans...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
The G2 Era as Reality: China Cannot Be Contained, the US Cannot Be Displaced
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and China are beginning to recognize that neither side is capable of forcing the...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
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