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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...
Germany’s economy minister warns EU: Industrial survival key to European sovereignty
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s new economy minister Katherina Reiche has issued a stark warning that the survival of Germany’s heavy...
Poland launches €1 billion expansion of EU’s only broad-gauge rail terminal to boost Ukraine trade and Asia cargo
SŁAWKÓW (Realist English). Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday announced a €1 billion investment plan to expand the Sławków...
Trump agrees to delay 50% EU tariffs after call with von der Leyen
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). President Donald Trump has agreed to postpone his planned 50% tariffs on European Union imports...
UK and EU strike landmark agreement to boost British economy, jobs, and trade
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has reached a sweeping new agreement with the European Union aimed at revitalizing economic...
Centrist surprise: Romania elects Nicușor Dan as president in stunning rebuke to far right
BUCHAREST (Realist English). In a striking political upset, Nicușor Dan, the independent centrist mayor of Bucharest, has been elected president...
Trzaskowski edges first round in Poland’s presidential race, faces tough runoff against right-wing challenger Nawrocki
WARSAW (Realist English). Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly won the first round of Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, setting...
Trump reveals ‘tough talk’ with Zelensky, promises upcoming meeting with Putin
WASHINGTON (Realist English). In a televised interview with Fox News, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “very tough...
Western leaders demand unconditional ceasefire from Russia during joint visit to Kyiv
KYIV (Realist English). British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
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,...
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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