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Pfizergate fallout: Ursula von der Leyen targeted in European Parliament rebellion
BRUSSELS (Realist English). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a formal no-confidence motion in the European Parliament,...
Russia accuses Western states of interference as Duma tightens foreign agent law
MOSCOW (Realist English). A new report released on June 18 by Russia’s Center for the Protection of Sovereignty accuses Western...
Germany’s economy minister warns EU: Industrial survival key to European sovereignty
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s new economy minister Katherina Reiche has issued a stark warning that the survival of Germany’s heavy...
Trump agrees to delay 50% EU tariffs after call with von der Leyen
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). President Donald Trump has agreed to postpone his planned 50% tariffs on European Union imports...
UK and EU strike landmark agreement to boost British economy, jobs, and trade
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has reached a sweeping new agreement with the European Union aimed at revitalizing economic...
Trump’s tough talk jolted Europe into action, says DWS chief
FRANKFURT (Realist English). The CEO of DWS, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and part of the Deutsche Bank Group,...
EU backs peace efforts between Armenia and so-called Azerbaijan amid regional tensions
BRUSSELS (Realist News Agency). The European Union supports efforts by Armenia and so-called Azerbaijan to reach a lasting and stable...
The EU refuses to include in the new package of sanctions a ban on the import of the pipeline gas from the Russian Federation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is unlikely to add a ban on the import of pipeline gas from Russia...
Europe is becoming a vassal of the USA — ECFR
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The peoples of Europe are currently unable to defend themselves, so they have no choice but to...
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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