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Trump’s Greenland threats unsettle Europe’s far-right allies
PARIS (Realist English). Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric over Greenland is beginning to alienate even some of his potential allies in...
French PM asks interior minister to explore early elections amid no-confidence threat
PARIS (Realist English). Facing two motions of no confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked Interior Minister Laurent Nunez to...
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”...
Algerian parliament declares French colonisation a crime, calls for apology and reparations
ALGIERS (Realist English). Algeria’s parliament has unanimously adopted legislation declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime, formally assigning legal...
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...
Macron warns China that Europe may impose U.S.-style punitive tariffs if trade imbalance persists into 2026
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has issued his strongest warning yet to Beijing, saying the European Union will...
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...
Sarkozy loses final appeal in Bygmalion financing case
PARIS (Realist English). France’s Court of Cassation has rejected former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s last remaining appeal in the Bygmalion case,...
François Hollande urges compromise on wealth tax to save France’s fragile government
PARIS (Realist English). Former French president François Hollande said on Thursday that his Socialist Party (PS) is ready to compromise...
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...
Turkey watches Iran protests warily, prioritising stability over regime change
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is closely monitoring the ongoing protests in Iran, wary that prolonged unrest could destabilise a key...
IRGC says it foiled foreign-backed plot to destabilise Iran
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has dismantled what it described...
US, Russia and Ukraine report progress after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Realist English). Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were “productive” and resulted...
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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