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Russia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
Macron warns of erosion of global rules amid Trump’s confrontational rhetoric
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Thursday that the United States is “breaking free from international rules”...
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...
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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