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EU proposes sweeping 20th sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy and finance sectors
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission has unveiled a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, aiming to intensify pressure...
Starmer prepares China reset as UK ministers quietly rebuild ties with Beijing
Cabinet figures promote trade and investment revival ahead of high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, despite security concerns LONDON (Realist English)....
Macron pushes to fast-track social media ban for children under 15
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has called for an accelerated legislative process to ensure a ban on social...
US, Russia and Ukraine report progress after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Realist English). Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were “productive” and resulted...
Poland boosts gold reserves to 550 tonnes as central bank targets further expansion
WARSAW (Realist English). The National Bank of Poland has increased its gold reserves to around 550 tonnes, worth more than...
Bulgarian president Rumen Radev announces resignation amid political turmoil
SOFIA (Realist English). Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on Monday that he will resign from office, a move that has...
European allies condemn Trump’s Greenland tariff threat as transatlantic rift deepens
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eight European countries targeted by US President Donald Trump for a proposed 10% tariff over their opposition...
Trump threatens tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland dispute
WEST PALM BEACH (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington will impose a 10% import tariff...
Trump’s Greenland threats unsettle Europe’s far-right allies
PARIS (Realist English). Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric over Greenland is beginning to alienate even some of his potential allies in...
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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