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‘Goodbye Trump’: Europe seeks new trade allies in Asia-Pacific
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Frustrated by escalating trade tensions with Donald Trump, the European Union is turning its gaze eastward, pursuing...
Pfizergate fallout: Ursula von der Leyen targeted in European Parliament rebellion
BRUSSELS (Realist English). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a formal no-confidence motion in the European Parliament,...
Germany to lead Europe in defence spending with €162bn military budget by 2029
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany is preparing to dramatically expand its defence budget by more than two-thirds by 2029, overtaking France...
Russia accuses Western states of interference as Duma tightens foreign agent law
MOSCOW (Realist English). A new report released on June 18 by Russia’s Center for the Protection of Sovereignty accuses Western...
Russia targets Dubno airbase in massive overnight strike
KYIV (Realist English). Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian territory, with the main target appearing to be a...
Norway’s $1.9tn oil fund urges deep reform of EU capital markets to reverse competitiveness decline
OSLO (Realist English). Norway’s $1.9tn sovereign wealth fund is calling for sweeping reforms to European capital markets, warning that without...
Nawrocki victory signals new course for Polish politics
WARSAW (Realist English). Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative and former director of the Institute of National Remembrance,...
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Polish presidency in razor-thin runoff
WARSAW (Realist English). Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland’s presidential runoff election, securing 50.89% of the vote against...
Farage premiership could push Scottish independence support to record highs – poll
EDINBURGH (Realist English). A Nigel Farage-led government in Westminster could drive Scottish support for independence to near-historic highs, according to...
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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