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Emmanuel Macron
Starmer and Macron show unity — but behind the smiles, tensions over Trump and trade simmer
LONDON (Realist English). UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are projecting a renewed era of Anglo-French...
France’s soaring debt threatens Macron’s €100bn defence ambitions
PARIS (Realist English). France’s ambitions to dramatically scale up defence spending — and cement its role as a leading European...
Macron threatens sanctions on Israeli settlers over Gaza aid blockade
SINGAPORE (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Paris may impose sanctions on Israeli settlers if Israel fails...
Macron signals openness to stationing French nuclear weapons abroad
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his readiness to initiate formal discussions with European allies about the...
Macron marks 110th anniversary of Armenian Genocide with call for truth and remembrance
PARIS (Realist English). On April 24, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a solemn statement to mark the 110th anniversary of...
The pension reform in France puts an end to the social state project in Europe
PARIS (Realist English). In France, we are now witnessing a new broad social movement after the "yellow vests" of 2018-2019....
France is preparing to raise the retirement age
PARIS (Realist English). On January 10, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne will announce the government's plans for pension reform, France...
French politicians urged Macron to guarantee the security of the Artsakh Armenians
PARIS (Realist English). Eleven French parliamentarians and political leaders from different sides, including Eric Ciotti, Olivier Faure and Fabien Roussel,...
The French Senate called on Macron to freeze the assets of Aliyev and his entourage, as well as to recognize the independence of Artsakh
PARIS (Realist English). On November 15, the French Senate almost unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government of Emmanuel...
FBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Putin calls for deeper BRICS cooperation and new financial infrastructure at Rio summit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stronger integration among BRICS nations and greater independence from...
Elon Musk announces launch of third party after fallout with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday the formation of a new political force — the America...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
The Church belongs to Christ, not to politicians: The Armenian Apostolic Church becomes a casualty of Yerevan’s political agony
YEREVAN (Realist English). First, they handed over part of the Holy Land to the Baku fascists, betraying the Armenians of...
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