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Ukraine receives $52 billion in foreign aid over the past year, half financed through frozen Russian assets
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine received $52 billion in external financial assistance between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025, excluding...
Eurozone inflation slows to 2.1% in October, nearing ECB target as Lagarde urges caution
FRANKFURT (Realist English). Inflation across the eurozone slowed further in October, edging closer to the European Central Bank’s 2% target,...
EU seeks to defuse rare earth dispute with China as trade tensions escalate
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Amid mounting pressure on European industries, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič held a phone call on Tuesday...
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...
Iran says Europe’s role in future nuclear talks will be “significantly diminished”
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that European powers had “undermined their standing” in efforts...
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...
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...
Southern Europe leads EU in electric vehicle subsidies as bloc races toward 2030 targets
BRUSSELS (Realist English). All EU member states now provide tax incentives to encourage electric vehicle (EV) purchases, but the scope...
Europe’s auto industry ‘in mortal danger,’ Mercedes-Benz chief warns
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe’s automotive industry is grappling with faltering sales, high energy prices and intensifying global competition, prompting urgent...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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