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Bystander disarms gunman during Bondi Beach attack, is hailed as hero
SYDNEY (Realist English). An Australian bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the attackers during a deadly shooting at Sydney’s...
Australia to provide households three hours of free solar power daily from 2026
SYDNEY (Realist English). Australia will offer at least three hours of free solar power each day to households — including...
Australia launches largest defence overhaul since World War II
SYDNEY (Realist English). Australia has embarked on its biggest military modernization drive since the Second World War, committing more than...
Australia to ban stalking and ‘nudify’ apps under new online safety reforms
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australia will prohibit applications that enable stalking and the creation of non-consensual deepfake nudes, the government announced...
Australians stage mass pro-Palestinian rallies as ties with Israel deteriorate
SYDNEY (Realist English). Thousands of Australians joined nationwide pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Sunday, organizers said, amid worsening relations between Israel and...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy wins $6.5bn Australian frigate deal in landmark naval export
TOKYO (Realist English). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been named Australia’s preferred bidder to build up to 11 general-purpose frigates,...
Albanese re-elected, holds warm call with Trump amid tariff tensions
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a “warm and positive” conversation with U.S. President Donald...
The European security architecture must take into account the Russian factor: Austrian Foreign Ministry
VIENNA (Realist English). February 24, 2022 was a violent shock that pulled us out of our dreams of a post-national...
Australia accelerates missile upgrades due to growing threats
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats...
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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