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More than 200,000 European banking jobs at risk as AI drives restructuring
LONDON (Realist English). More than 200,000 jobs in Europe’s banking sector could be eliminated over the next five years as...
US approves over $500m for military infrastructure projects in Poland
WARSAW (Realist English). The United States has approved more than $500 million in investments for the development of military infrastructure...
Ukraine appoints Oleh Ivashchenko as new military intelligence chief
KYIV (Realist English). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Oleh Ivashchenko has been appointed head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate...
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...
NATO chief rejects calls for EU-led forces in Ukraine, stresses reliance on US alliance
BERLIN (Realist English). NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has pushed back against proposals to deploy European-led forces in Ukraine under...
France to build next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier by 2038
ABU DHABI (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that France will proceed with the construction of a new...
Cyprus sets agenda for 2026 EU presidency amid war and geopolitical strain
NICOSIA (Realist English). Cyprus has unveiled its priorities for its upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union, pledging...
EU leaders abandon reparations loan plan, agree on €90bn joint debt to fund Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Realist English). European Union leaders have failed to agree on an unprecedented reparations-backed loan for Ukraine and instead decided...
Hannah Rothschild says she learned of her father’s succession plans only after his death
LONDON (Realist English). Dame Hannah Rothschild, a prominent figure in the Rothschild banking dynasty, has said she was unaware of...
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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