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France and allies move to recognise Palestinian statehood at UN summit
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, together with five other European nations, formally recognised Palestinian statehood on Monday during a high-level...
Gen Z drives unexpected revival of Catholic faith in Europe
ROME (Realist English). The Roman Catholic Church, long associated with aging congregations and declining attendance in the West, is witnessing...
France’s borrowing costs rise after Fitch downgrades credit rating
PARIS (Realist English). France’s borrowing costs edged higher on Monday after Fitch Ratings downgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating from...
Macron appoints Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed former defense minister Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s new prime minister,...
Macron under pressure as French parliament ousts Prime Minister Bayrou
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron is facing his deepest political crisis yet after lawmakers voted on Monday to...
France’s Bayrou calls confidence vote on deficit plan
PARIS (Realist English). French Prime Minister François Bayrou said on Monday he would put his deficit-reduction plan to a confidence...
France summons US ambassador over claims Macron failed to curb antisemitism
PARIS (Realist English). France has summoned US ambassador Charles Kushner after he accused President Emmanuel Macron of failing to address...
France, Germany and UK warn of UN sanctions “snapback” on Iran without renewed nuclear talks
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, Germany and the UK have formally warned the United Nations that they are ready to...
France to recognize Palestinian state in September
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine in...
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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