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Polish president vetoes law granting access to €44bn EU defence loans
WARSAW (Realist English). Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed legislation that would have allowed the country to access nearly €44...
Putin warns Europe over energy policy as gas prices surge
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe’s energy crisis is the result of years of flawed policy decisions...
France restricts US ambassador’s access after dispute over activist’s death
PARIS (Realist English). France has barred US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct access to government ministers after he failed to...
US envoy says Trump team has “woken up” Europe on security and migration
BRUSSELS (Realist English). U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Andrew Puzder said the Trump administration has helped Europe “wake up”...
Zaluzhnyi breaks silence on rift with Zelenskyy as political speculation grows
LONDON (Realist English). Since his removal as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces in 2024 and subsequent appointment as ambassador to...
Macron moves to shield French institutions ahead of 2027 election
PARIS (Realist English). President Emmanuel Macron is accelerating a series of high-level appointments across France’s state institutions, a move officials...
German intelligence chief urges tougher response to Russian hybrid warfare
MUNICH (Realist English). The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service called on Western governments to impose clearer and more direct...
Rubio reaffirms U.S. commitment to Europe at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH (Realist English). U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Washington has no intention of abandoning its...
Munich Security Conference opens amid warnings of a weakening global order
MUNICH (Realist English). World leaders gathering this week at the Munich Security Conference are being met with a stark warning:...
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,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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