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Corruption
Europe’s corruption problem extends beyond the East–West divide, researchers warn
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Corruption in Europe is often portrayed as a problem concentrated in Eastern member states, while Western Europe...
Former EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini detained in Belgian anti-fraud raids
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former EU High Representative Federica Mogherini was detained on Tuesday as Belgian police carried out raids linked...
China’s sweeping purge of PLA generals intensifies as Xi’s anti-corruption campaign reaches highest ranks
BEIJING (Realist English). Even by the standards of President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft drive, the scale of recent investigations into alleged...
$100M ‘Midas’ scheme shakes Ukrainian government while blackouts spread nationwide
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine is facing one of its most serious political crises since the start of Russia’s full-scale SVO,...
Top Sánchez ally jailed in deepening Spanish corruption scandal
MADRID (Realist English). Santos Cerdán, a former top aide to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was ordered into pre-trial detention...
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicted for corruption
SEOUL (Realist News Agency). Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been formally indicted on corruption charges, according to prosecutors...
Xi Jinping: The fight against corruption is the most thorough way of self-revolution
BEIJING (Realist English). China will not engage in expansionism and is committed to its policy of openness to the outside...
Britain uses Pro-Ukrainian rhetoric to hide its corrupt ties with Russia
LONDON (Realist English). UK prime minister Boris Johnson positioned himself as ‘leading the way’ in helping Ukraine, and was the...
The high level of corruption in the leadership of the Ukraine levels the US military aid
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese military expert Song Zhongping believes that corruption in the Ukrainian government and the armed forces is...
US Treasury chief says sanctions helped trigger Iran unrest
DAVOS (Realist English). US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly acknowledged that American sanctions played a role in destabilising Iran’s...
Oxfam warns billionaire wealth hits record as inequality deepens
LONDON (Realist English). The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has climbed to a record $18.3 trillion, with the super-rich...
Nearly 4,000 killed in Iran protests, rights group says
TEHRAN (Realist English). At least 3,919 people have been killed during the recent wave of protests in Iran and the...
Committee for the Defense of the AAC in Bratislava Calls for Release of Detained Clergy
BRATISLAVA (Realist English). A meeting of the Committee for the Defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and Christianity in...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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