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European defense tech funding surges as war and security fears reshape investment priorities
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Once a niche sector shunned by many investors, European defense technology has become one of the continent’s...
EU plans new strategy to boost homegrown AI and cut reliance on US and China
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is preparing to launch a sweeping plan to accelerate the development and adoption of...
Italy projects deficit to fall to 3% of GDP in 2025 amid stronger tax revenues
ROME (Realist English). Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government expects Italy’s public deficit to decline to 3% of GDP in 2025,...
Sarkozy convicted of conspiracy in Libya corruption trial
PARIS (Realist English). Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy in a landmark corruption case over...
ECB signals digital euro could launch by 2029
FRANKFURT (Realist English). A digital euro could debut in 2029 if political and legislative hurdles are cleared, European Central Bank...
Eli Lilly chief slams UK as ‘worst in Europe’ for drug prices
LONDON (Realist English). The head of Eli Lilly has delivered one of the sharpest rebukes yet of Britain’s pharmaceutical pricing...
AfD gains ground in western Germany as Merz faces first electoral test
BERLIN (Realist English). Alternative for Germany (AfD) made significant gains in municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, highlighting the...
Musk calls for dissolution of UK parliament at far-right London rally
LONDON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has urged the United Kingdom to dissolve its parliament and hold new elections,...
Russia and Belarus launch joint ‘Zapad-2025’ strategic military drills
MINSK (Realist English). From September 12 to 16, the armed forces of Belarus and the Russian Federation are conducting Zapad-2025,...
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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