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Germany invites U.S. to Berlin talks on Ukraine ceasefire as Europe pushes for role in negotiations
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany has invited the United States to join a high-level meeting in Berlin early next week focused...
EU’s Kallas downplays harsh US security report, urges unity with Washington
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called for maintaining transatlantic unity after the Trump administration’s...
Former EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini detained in Belgian anti-fraud raids
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former EU High Representative Federica Mogherini was detained on Tuesday as Belgian police carried out raids linked...
Macron launches new voluntary military service to build France’s “hybrid” army
PARIS (Realist English). President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new national voluntary military service, announcing that France will begin...
Reeves’ budget leak exposes deeper strains in Britain’s economic strategy
LONDON (Realist English). An hour before Rachel Reeves delivered her budget on Wednesday, the independent fiscal watchdog accidentally posted its...
Former Zelensky chief of staff Andriy Yermak says he will go to the front after resignation amid corruption probe
KYIV (Realist English). Former head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak has announced that he intends to join frontline...
Europe faces power constraints but sees long-term advantages in next-generation data-centre buildout
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe is entering a decisive phase of data-centre expansion as the global AI boom drives demand for...
Washington signals openness to ending decades-long US hold over NATO’s top military post
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The United States is openly signalling that it may, in the future, give up its historic control...
EU warns Russia still seeks to redraw Europe’s borders amid pressure over US-led peace talks
STRASBOURG (Realist English). European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday that Europe must sustain pressure on Moscow,...
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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